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fainéant (noun/adjective)
Pronunciation: /fɛ.ne.ɑ̃/ ~ /fe.ne.ɑ̃/p
Meaning: (noun) a lazybones; one who makes little or no effort; (adjective) 1. lazy; 2. nonchalant; 3. apathetic
Origin: From feignant, the present participle of feindre
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fainéant (noun/adjective)
Pronunciation: /fɛ.ne.ɑ̃/ ~ /fe.ne.ɑ̃/p
Meaning: (noun) a lazybones; one who makes little or no effort; (adjective) 1. lazy; 2. nonchalant; 3. apathetic
Origin: From feignant, the present participle of feindre
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ecdemomania (noun)
Pronunciation: /ɛkˌdiː.məˈmeɪ.ni.ə/
Meaning: A compulsion to go outside or to travel.
Origin: Greek "ekdemos" (ἔκδημος) meaning "away from home" or "abroad," and "mania".
Usage: My ecdemomania is at odds with my agoraphobia.
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ecdemomania (noun)
Pronunciation: /ɛkˌdiː.məˈmeɪ.ni.ə/
Meaning: A compulsion to go outside or to travel.
Origin: Greek "ekdemos" (ἔκδημος) meaning "away from home" or "abroad," and "mania".
Usage: My ecdemomania is at odds with my agoraphobia.
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darkle (verb)
Pronunciation: /ˈdɑɹk(ə)l/
Meaning: 1) To be dark; to be visible only darkly.; 2) To become dark; to show indistinctly.
Origin: Back-formation from darkling.
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darkle (verb)
Pronunciation: /ˈdɑɹk(ə)l/
Meaning: 1) To be dark; to be visible only darkly.; 2) To become dark; to show indistinctly.
Origin: Back-formation from darkling.
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cacology (noun)
Pronunciation: /kəˈkɒləd͡ʒi/
Meaning: Poor diction or choice of words.
Origin: From caco- + -logy.
Usage: His cacology made him a laughingstock.
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cacology (noun)
Pronunciation: /kəˈkɒləd͡ʒi/
Meaning: Poor diction or choice of words.
Origin: From caco- + -logy.
Usage: His cacology made him a laughingstock.
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balderdash (noun)
Pronunciation: /ˈbɔːldə.dæʃ/
Meaning: Senseless talk or writing; nonsense.
Origin: Unknown, possibly from the early English drink of wine mixed with beer or water or other substances that was sold cheaply.
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balderdash (noun)
Pronunciation: /ˈbɔːldə.dæʃ/
Meaning: Senseless talk or writing; nonsense.
Origin: Unknown, possibly from the early English drink of wine mixed with beer or water or other substances that was sold cheaply.
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abducent (adjective)
Pronunciation: /æbˈdus.ənt/, /æbˈdjus.ənt/
Meaning: Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle
Origin: From Latin abducō (“to lead away”).
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abducent (adjective)
Pronunciation: /æbˈdus.ənt/, /æbˈdjus.ənt/
Meaning: Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle
Origin: From Latin abducō (“to lead away”).
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zeriba (noun)
Pronunciation: /ˈziː.brə/ or /ˈze.brə/
Meaning: an improvised stockade built of thornbushes
Origin: Borrowed from Arabic زَرِيبَة
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zeriba (noun)
Pronunciation: /ˈziː.brə/ or /ˈze.brə/
Meaning: an improvised stockade built of thornbushes
Origin: Borrowed from Arabic زَرِيبَة
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yerk (verb)
Pronunciation: /jɜː(ɹ)k/
Meaning: To bind or tie with a jerk.
Origin: From Middle English ȝerken
Usage: He yerked the rope around the tree and climbed down to the stranded hiker.
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yerk (verb)
Pronunciation: /jɜː(ɹ)k/
Meaning: To bind or tie with a jerk.
Origin: From Middle English ȝerken
Usage: He yerked the rope around the tree and climbed down to the stranded hiker.
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wantage (noun)
Pronunciation: /ˈwɑːntɪdʒ /
Meaning: want; lack; deficiency
Origin: British English
Usage: The wantage was eating into the ship's profits.
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wantage (noun)
Pronunciation: /ˈwɑːntɪdʒ /
Meaning: want; lack; deficiency
Origin: British English
Usage: The wantage was eating into the ship's profits.
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vagient (adjective)
Pronunciation: /ˈveɪd͡ʒiənt/
Meaning: Crying like a child.
Origin: From Latin vagiens, present participle of vagire
Usage: He was vagient behind closed doors, hiding his pain.
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vagient (adjective)
Pronunciation: /ˈveɪd͡ʒiənt/
Meaning: Crying like a child.
Origin: From Latin vagiens, present participle of vagire
Usage: He was vagient behind closed doors, hiding his pain.
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ullagone (noun)
Pronunciation: /ˌʌləˈɡoʊn/
Meaning: a cry of sorrow or a dirge, often a song or lament for the dead
Origin: Irish Gaelic, specifically from the word olagón or olagān.
Usage: The ullagone ripped through the morning air.
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ullagone (noun)
Pronunciation: /ˌʌləˈɡoʊn/
Meaning: a cry of sorrow or a dirge, often a song or lament for the dead
Origin: Irish Gaelic, specifically from the word olagón or olagān.
Usage: The ullagone ripped through the morning air.
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talar (noun)
Pronunciation: /ˈteɪ.lər/
Meaning: An ankle-length robe.
Origin: unclear. This is a word in many languages with many different definitions.
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talar (noun)
Pronunciation: /ˈteɪ.lər/
Meaning: An ankle-length robe.
Origin: unclear. This is a word in many languages with many different definitions.
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sagittary (noun)
Pronunciation: /ˈsæd͡ʒɪtəɹi/
Meaning: A centaur, half-human and half-horse.
Origin: From Latin sagittarius
Usage: The sagittary community was in an uproar over the new laws.
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sagittary (noun)
Pronunciation: /ˈsæd͡ʒɪtəɹi/
Meaning: A centaur, half-human and half-horse.
Origin: From Latin sagittarius
Usage: The sagittary community was in an uproar over the new laws.
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ranarian (adjective)
Pronunciation: /ɹəˈnɛ.ɹi.ən/
Meaning: of, relating to, or resembling frogs.
Origin: From Latin rāna (“frog”) + -arian.
Usage: He was a bit ranarian and easily spooked.
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ranarian (adjective)
Pronunciation: /ɹəˈnɛ.ɹi.ən/
Meaning: of, relating to, or resembling frogs.
Origin: From Latin rāna (“frog”) + -arian.
Usage: He was a bit ranarian and easily spooked.
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quadriga (noun)
Pronunciation: /kwɑˈdɹi.ɡə/, /kwɑˈdɹaɪ.ɡə/
Meaning: A Roman racing chariot drawn by four horses abreast.
Origin: From Latin quadrīgae, literally "four yoked"
Usage: Four matched black stallions pulled the quadriga.
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quadriga (noun)
Pronunciation: /kwɑˈdɹi.ɡə/, /kwɑˈdɹaɪ.ɡə/
Meaning: A Roman racing chariot drawn by four horses abreast.
Origin: From Latin quadrīgae, literally "four yoked"
Usage: Four matched black stallions pulled the quadriga.
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paillette (noun)
Pronunciation: /pælˈjɛt/, /paɪˈjɛt/
Meaning: A sequin or spangle.
Origin: Borrowed from French paillette
Usage: The paillettes on her gown shimmered in the bright flashes from the cameras.
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paillette (noun)
Pronunciation: /pælˈjɛt/, /paɪˈjɛt/
Meaning: A sequin or spangle.
Origin: Borrowed from French paillette
Usage: The paillettes on her gown shimmered in the bright flashes from the cameras.
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obliquation (noun)
Pronunciation: /ɒblɪˈkweɪʃən/
Meaning: 1) The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side; obliquity; 2) Deviation from moral rectitude.
Origin: From Latin obliquātiō
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obliquation (noun)
Pronunciation: /ɒblɪˈkweɪʃən/
Meaning: 1) The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side; obliquity; 2) Deviation from moral rectitude.
Origin: From Latin obliquātiō
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Today is a fun one that will require a bit of a longer thread, as it serves as an adjective, a verb, and an interjection.
The pronunciation & origin remain the same.
Good Morning, Threadsters, FBers, Skyers, and Linkers!
Today is a fun one that will require a bit of a longer thread, as it serves as an adjective, a verb, and an interjection.
The pronunciation & origin remain the same.
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laetificate (verb)
Pronunciation: (phonetic since I couldn't find IPA) laetifi-cate
Meaning: To make, or become, happy.
Origin: From Latin laetificātus, from laetificō
Usage: A simple act of kindness can laetificate a weary spirit.
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laetificate (verb)
Pronunciation: (phonetic since I couldn't find IPA) laetifi-cate
Meaning: To make, or become, happy.
Origin: From Latin laetificātus, from laetificō
Usage: A simple act of kindness can laetificate a weary spirit.
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katzenjammer (noun)
Pronunciation: /ˈkætsənd͡ʒæmə(ɹ)/
Meaning: 1) A hangover; 2) Jitters; discord; confusion; 3) Depression.
Origin: Borrowed from German Katzenjammer (“hangover”, literally “the wailing of cats”)
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katzenjammer (noun)
Pronunciation: /ˈkætsənd͡ʒæmə(ɹ)/
Meaning: 1) A hangover; 2) Jitters; discord; confusion; 3) Depression.
Origin: Borrowed from German Katzenjammer (“hangover”, literally “the wailing of cats”)
I'm sitting in my stepmother's house in Tucson, AZ. Tomorrow is moving day for her stuff, and I just changed my Tuesday, July 1st flight with her to Sunday, the 29th, to shorten the torture.
I'm sitting in my stepmother's house in Tucson, AZ. Tomorrow is moving day for her stuff, and I just changed my Tuesday, July 1st flight with her to Sunday, the 29th, to shorten the torture.