locus amoenus
nounEtymology Learned borrowing from Latin locus amoenus (“pleasant place”).
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Communications, Journalism, Literature, Media, Poetry, Publishing, Writing A literary motif of an idealised place of safety or comfort, typically comprising a meadow, trees (for shade) and water; sometimes evoking connotations of Eden or Elysium.
- Related terms
- locus terribilis, locus horridus, Arcadia