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kalon
[ kuh-lon ]
noun
- (especially in ancient Greek philosophy) the ideal of beauty, especially moral goodness or nobility:
He had done what was morally right and necessary, had taken possession of kalon, and thus fulfilled his destiny as a man.
Achilles decides that his physical life is less important than the demands of kalon.
Word History and Origins
Origin of kalon1
Example Sentences
The bowls are designed in L.A., turned by specialized craftspeople in Amish country and sold at the Kalon showroom in Atwater Village.
Kalon’s low-slung maple bowl with a lid is a luxurious alternative to Tupperware for the person in your life who never shows up empty-handed at dinner parties.
Nowadays, Schigt trains Kalon employees to try to make every guest happy — within limits — “but at the same moment, try not to forget the other guests that are equally valuable,” he says.
Once, at Kalon Surf, a luxury all-inclusive resort in Costa Rica, a woman emailed asking who else was on her husband’s upcoming reservation.
The Panthers finished the afternoon by selecting 6-foot-5, 246-pound edge rusher Amare’ Barno from Virginia Tech and 6-foot-5, 311-pound guard Cade Mays from Tennessee in the sixth round before taking Baylor cornerback Kalon “Boogie” Barnes in the seventh round.
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