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 Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 3:52 pm
In this thread, please post your favorite unusual words, with their definitions.
Mine is:
numinous.
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin numin-, numen numen
1 : SUPERNATURAL, MYSTERIOUS
2 : filled with a sense of the presence of divinity : HOLY
3 : appealing to the higher emotions or to the aesthetic sense : SPIRITUAL
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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 4:03 pm
abulia
n.
Loss or impairment of the ability to make decisions or act independently.
adj.
abulic
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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 4:24 pm
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 1:45 am
.zomg,[Unctuous!
Or something, anyway. It means 'greasy'.],yah.
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 6:49 am
Ho-hum adj. Informal dull or mediocre.
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Hoity-toity adj. Informal arrogant or haughty.
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Hoi-polloi n. the ordinary people.
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Hoodoo n., pl. -doos. (cause of) bad luck.
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Hoo-ha n. fuss or commotion.
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And that's just some of the simpler 'h' words.
Words <3
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 7:01 am
Undulate:
Verb:
1. To move up in down in a wave-like motion.
My friends and I have undulation parties.. we made a beverage we call an undulator.
Regular light soda on the bottom, dark diet soda on the top. It undulates!
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:39 am
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 7:42 pm
quorum
1. The minimal number of officers and members of a committee or organization, usually a majority, who must be present for valid transaction of business.
2. A select group.
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:35 pm
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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 7:32 am
Ooid - n. an oval. adj. shaped like an oval.
Not sure of the etymology. Etymology, however, is a lovely word.
The ooid is a most fluid shape. Chicken eggs are lovely examples of ooids.
I always want to say, "Oh, an ooid!"
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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 6:55 pm
Botryoidal (as long as we're doing shapes)
Function: adjective
Etymology: Greek botryoeidEs, from botrys bunch of grapes
: having the form of a bunch of grapes
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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:36 pm
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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:09 pm
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 8:10 am
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:13 pm
What a fine word, Jiggy! Along those lines ... Chatoyant. Function: adjective Etymology: French, from present participle of chatoyer to shine like a cat's eyes : having a changeable luster or color with an undulating narrow band of white light
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