ανεπαισθήτως

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Hellenistic Koine Greek ἀνεπαισθήτως.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.ne.peˈsθi.tos/
  • Hyphenation: α‧νε‧παι‧σθή‧τως

Adverb

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ανεπαισθήτως (anepaisthítos)

  1. (formal) imperceptibly, unperceived
    • Konstantinos Kavafis (1863‑1933) poem: "Walls"
      Χωρίς περίσκεψιν, χωρίς λύπην, χωρίς αιδώ
      μεγάλα κι υψηλά τριγύρω μου έκτισαν τείχη.
      [...] Αλλά δεν άκουσα ποτέ κρότον κτιστών ή ήχον.
      Ανεπαισθήτως μ’ έκλεισαν από τον κόσμον έξω.
      Chorís perískepsin, chorís lýpin, chorís aidó
      megála ki ypsilá trigýro mou éktisan teíchi.
      [...] Allá den ákousa poté króton ktistón í íchon.
      Anepaisthítos m’ ékleisan apó ton kósmon éxo.
      With no consideration, no pity, no shame,
      they have built walls around me, thick and high.
      [...] But I never heard the builders, not a sound.
      Imperceptibly they have closed me off from the outside world.
      English translation by Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard @cavafy.com
    Polytonic spelling: ἀνεπαισθήτως