# calypsis

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The act of covering, concealing, hiding, or veiling.
2. The act of covering, concealing, hiding, or veiling.
3. The act of covering, concealing, hiding, or veiling.
4. A type of closed or negative body language often expressing extremely anerotic feelings, sexual abhorrence, scorn and contempt toward someone viewed as a sexual turn-off in terms of physical appearance, personality, or social behavior.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek καλύπτω (kalúptō, “cover, conceal”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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