Euphrosyne

American  

[yoo-fros-uh-nee] / yuˈfrɒs əˌni /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. one of the Graces.

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Euphrosyne British  

/ juːˈfrɒzɪˌniː /

noun

1. Greek myth one of the three Graces

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Etymology

Origin of Euphrosyne

< Greek, personification of euphrosýnē mirth, merriment

Example Sentences

Instead she heard her mother, Euphrosyne Stephanides, speaking in this very cocoonery years ago, elucidating the mysteries of silkworms—“To have good silk, you have to be pure,” she used to tell her daughter.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

No issue was born of this union, and after the death of her husband and accession of her stepson Theophilus Euphrosyne again retired into a convent.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various

And through that turmoil I heard him telling them, as he had done before often enough no doubt, the story of how he met his dear Euphrosyne in the old French Quarter.

From Captain Macedoine's Daughter by McFee, William

There had been many others, which he did not regard with any particular sentiment, and had sold or exchanged for feminine trinkets for his dear Euphrosyne.

From Captain Macedoine's Daughter by McFee, William

Thus there are only nine silvery or pearly spots on each hind wing of Euphrosyne, while there are seventeen on Selene.

From Butterflies and Moths (British) by Furneaux, William S.