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Cool word thread18 Years AgoHave a cool word? Please share it and give a sentence with its usage. I'm always looking for words to enrich my writing. The perfect descriptive word sends a shiver up my spine.
Serpentine The small shifty-eyed man, secretly smelling locks of hair as he went, serpentined through the crowd. |
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[no subject]18 Years AgoOh so many fun words... so little time.
Probably my favorite word (other than town names because who doesn't like saying Utica) is balderdash. |
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[no subject]18 Years AgoQuote:
Originally posted by Cameron Probert Oh so many fun words... so little time. Probably my favorite word (other than town names because who doesn't like saying Utica) is balderdash. Balderdash 1. senseless, stupid, or exaggerated talk or writing; nonsense. 2. Obsolete. a muddled mixture of liquors. Good word. |
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[no subject]18 Years AgoMercurial
1. changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic: a mercurial nature. (From dictionary.com) -cc |
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[no subject]18 Years Agomisanthrope
Pronunciation: 'mi-s&n-"thrOp Function: noun Etymology: Greek misanthrOpos hating humankind, from misein to hate + anthrOpos human being : a person who hates or distrusts humankind. Loved it ever since I first saw the word in Moliere's play, The Misanthrope. |
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[no subject]18 Years AgoI so love both of those words. And they reminded me of another favorite word of mine.
Quicksilver N. - mercury adj. - resembling or suggestive of quicksilver; especially : MERCURIAL From m-w.com |
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[no subject]18 Years AgoI've always been fond of circumloquacious (talking on and on in circles) and just stuck it in my novel, but when I google it, I'm coming up empty for a definition. Does anyone have a "REAL" dictionary any more? I'm sure it would be in there somewhere, or maybe I spelled it wrong? Maybe I imagined it?
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[no subject]18 Years AgoQuote:
Originally posted by B. Billy Curtis I've always been fond of circumloquacious (talking on and on in circles) and just stuck it in my novel, but when I google it, I'm coming up empty for a definition. Does anyone have a "REAL" dictionary any more? I'm sure it would be in there somewhere, or maybe I spelled it wrong? Maybe I imagined it? The base word is circumlocution -- noun. A roundabout expression; evasive talk. The adjective versions are circumlocutional and circumlocutionary. Granted, I didn't consult the OED, but this is from my PRINT Oxford dictionary. -cc |
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[no subject]18 Years AgoThanks CC. As odd as it is, I am a writer who no longer owns any books. Not even a dictionary. Pretty sad.
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[no subject]18 Years AgoMy dogs chewed on my dictionary. I don't use it much, not when the internet is just as good 99% of the time. You're fine, I think.
Wait. NO books? *faints* ::biggrin:: -cc |
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[no subject]18 Years AgoUp until last year, I had hundreds of books, but we downsized so we could afford our starving artist lifestyle and still have a baby. So I sold every last book. My wife kept a couple dozen of hers, but I'm an all-or-nothing kinda guy. We live next door to a library, though, so it is not as bad as it sounds.
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[no subject]18 Years AgoQuote:
Originally posted by B. Billy Curtis Up until last year, I had hundreds of books, but we downsized so we could afford our starving artist lifestyle and still have a baby. So I sold every last book. My wife kept a couple dozen of hers, but I'm an all-or-nothing kinda guy. We live next door to a library, though, so it is not as bad as it sounds. Shoot, didn't know you were a starving writer/artist. I gotta review you more often, we need to get you a book deal :P |
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[no subject]18 Years AgoQuote:
Originally posted by Anthony Shoot, didn't know you were a starving writer/artist. I gotta review you more often, we need to get you a book deal :P I wouldn't say no to that. But I have to admit, the starving part may be an exaggeration. The days of Ramen Noodles are behind me. But it is true I only work about 20 hours a week so we aren't dining any place too fancy like McDonalds or KFC. Here's a good word to add to the cool word thread: fain�ant noun A self-indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activity |
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[no subject]18 Years AgoOK, I'm looking for a word. The NOUN equivalent of ominous, looming, oppressive, something like that. I don't necessarily want the negative conotations to be as strong as oppressive, more like the weight of mystery or God, awesome but also terrifying. I tried to get away with ominousness (which, no, is NOT a real word) and Belle caught me and she's totally right that it's WAY too much of a mouthful. I repeat, I want a NOUN, not an adjective.
So any ideas? -cc |
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[no subject]18 Years AgoI've always liked the word 'fey'.
adj. suggestion of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness; slightly insane With a fey expression, she put her aluminum foil hat on before venturing outdoors. ::cool:: |
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[no subject]18 Years AgoI have no cool words, but I wanted to comment on fey. It is often used as (hipster) slang for gay. So if you describe your charcater as fey....
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[no subject]18 Years AgoJeeze! Shows you what I know. First they take 'gay', as in Yabadabadoo, we'll have a gay ol' time. Now they take 'fey'. It ain't right, I tell ya! ::tongue::
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[no subject]18 Years Agotee hee. It's a conspiracy I tell you!
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[no subject]18 Years AgoQuote:
Originally posted by C C Holtman OK, I'm looking for a word. The NOUN equivalent of ominous, looming, oppressive, something like that. I don't necessarily want the negative conotations to be as strong as oppressive, more like the weight of mystery or God, awesome but also terrifying. I tried to get away with ominousness (which, no, is NOT a real word) and Belle caught me and she's totally right that it's WAY too much of a mouthful. I repeat, I want a NOUN, not an adjective. So any ideas? -cc Took me awhile to find a noun form but how about "foreboder", which is "one who forebodes." Yes, it's actually a word. ;-) Fore`bod�er n. 1. One who forebodes. fore�bode(f�r-bd, fr-) v. fore�bod�ed, fore�bod�ing, fore�bodes v.tr. 1. To indicate the likelihood of; portend: harsh words that foreboded estrangement. 2. To have a premonition of (a future misfortune). v.intr. To prophesy or predict. |
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[no subject]18 Years AgoQuote:
Originally posted by Cdnsurfer Took me awhile to find a noun form but how about "foreboder", which is "one who forebodes." Yes, it's actually a word. ;-) Fore`bod�er n. 1. One who forebodes. fore�bode(f�r-bd, fr-) v. fore�bod�ed, fore�bod�ing, fore�bodes v.tr. 1. To indicate the likelihood of; portend: harsh words that foreboded estrangement. 2. To have a premonition of (a future misfortune). v.intr. To prophesy or predict. The ominous forboding of sanctity. That works perfectly Rob. Thanks. -cc |
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