How do you use Aponia in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Aponia in a sentence
Aponia meaning
The absence of pain considered as a state of spiritual serenity
Using Aponia
- The main meaning on this page is: The absence of pain considered as a state of spiritual serenity
- In the example corpus, aponia often appears in combinations such as: and aponia.
Context around Aponia
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Aponia
- In this selection, "aponia" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pain and absence stand out and add context to how "aponia" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ataraxia and aponia and bodily pain aponia. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "aponia" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with aponia
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Epicurus regarded ataraxia (tranquility, freedom from fear) and aponia (absence of pain) as the height of happiness. (17 words)
He also considered prudence an important virtue and perceived excess and overindulgence to be contrary to the attainment of ataraxia and aponia. (22 words)
This would lead one to attain a state of tranquility ( ataraxia ) and freedom from fear as well as an absence of bodily pain ( aponia ). (24 words)
For Epicurus, the purpose of philosophy was to attain the happy, tranquil life, characterized by ataraxia —peace and freedom from fear—and aponia —the absence of pain—and by living a self-sufficient life surrounded by friends. (37 words)
This would lead one to attain a state of tranquility ( ataraxia ) and freedom from fear as well as an absence of bodily pain ( aponia ). (24 words)
He also considered prudence an important virtue and perceived excess and overindulgence to be contrary to the attainment of ataraxia and aponia. (22 words)
Example sentences (4)
Epicurus regarded ataraxia (tranquility, freedom from fear) and aponia (absence of pain) as the height of happiness.
For Epicurus, the purpose of philosophy was to attain the happy, tranquil life, characterized by ataraxia —peace and freedom from fear—and aponia —the absence of pain—and by living a self-sufficient life surrounded by friends.
He also considered prudence an important virtue and perceived excess and overindulgence to be contrary to the attainment of ataraxia and aponia.
This would lead one to attain a state of tranquility ( ataraxia ) and freedom from fear as well as an absence of bodily pain ( aponia ).
Common combinations with aponia
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: