eunoia

noun·/juːˈnɔɪ.ə/

Beautiful thinking, a gracious, well-disposed mind. Goodwill not merely felt, but cultivated as a habit of perception. Eunoia is a stance, the mind's settled inclination toward benevolence.

Even in argument, her eunoia showed—she spoke as if the other person’s dignity were part of the facts.

Etymology

From Greek eúnoia “goodwill,” from eu- “good” + noos/nous “mind.” A small word with a luminous claim: that goodness can be an intellectual style.

Related Words

benevolencethe moral posture eunoia names
nousmind; the root that anchors it
charitygoodwill in action, often with religious coloring
magnanimitylarge-heartedness; broader and more public