crasis

noun /ˈkɹeɪsɪs/

1. One's constitution; the balance of humours in a person's body.

   countable, obsolete, uncountable

   Some men have peculiar symptoms, according to their temperament and crasis, which they had from the stars and those celestial influences […]

2. A mixture or combination.

   countable, uncountable

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek κρᾶσις (krâsis, “mixture”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry crasis (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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