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Meaning of penthos | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

/ˈpɛnθɒs/

Definitions

sorrow; grief; mourning or sadness

uncountable

Examples

“He watched with a chill of wonder the basalt mask splotched with ivy shadow whose round eyes stared back with Kolonian penthos, Dushara with his face among leaves.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

Penthouse Penthouses penthrichloral penthrite penthusiasm penthusiast