Retromnesia (n.): A sudden flooding of old memories, often unbidden or from beyond personal recall. Example: In the scent of dust and dry ink, retromnesia opened like a locked drawer. Rétromnésie (n.f.) : Retour intense de souvenirs anciens, parfois hérités,…
Retromnesia (n.): A sudden flooding of old memories, often unbidden or from beyond personal recall. Example: In the scent of dust and dry ink, retromnesia opened like a locked drawer. Rétromnésie (n.f.) : Retour intense de souvenirs anciens, parfois hérités,…
Ursprache (n.): A hypothetical ancestral language from which others descend. Example: The word carried the hush of an Ursprache—older than borders, older than ink. Langue-mère (n.f.) : Langue hypothétique originelle, dont descendent des familles entières de…
Ursprache (n.): A hypothetical ancestral language from which others descend. Example: The word carried the hush of an Ursprache—older than borders, older than ink. Langue-mère (n.f.) : Langue hypothétique originelle, dont descendent des familles entières de…
Antiquation (n.): The process of becoming obsolete or aged; the graceful decline of once-modern things. Example: He found comfort in the antiquation of the old tools, worn smooth by time. Antiquation (n.f.) : Fait de vieillir, de passer de mode — parfois avec…
Antiquation (n.): The process of becoming obsolete or aged; the graceful decline of once-modern things. Example: He found comfort in the antiquation of the old tools, worn smooth by time. Antiquation (n.f.) : Fait de vieillir, de passer de mode — parfois avec…
Desinence (n.): The end of a word, or figuratively, the final trace or remnant of something once whole. Example: Her surname bore the desinence of a vanished dialect. Désinence (n.f.) : Terminaison grammaticale d’un mot; par extension, fragment persistant d’un…
Desinence (n.): The end of a word, or figuratively, the final trace or remnant of something once whole. Example: Her surname bore the desinence of a vanished dialect. Désinence (n.f.) : Terminaison grammaticale d’un mot; par extension, fragment persistant d’un…
Dies natalis (n., Latin): The anniversary of a founding or birth, especially one commemorated formally. Example: The museum held its centennial dies natalis with solemn brass and slow speeches. Dies natalis (n.m. invariable) : Jour…
Dies natalis (n., Latin): The anniversary of a founding or birth, especially one commemorated formally. Example: The museum held its centennial dies natalis with solemn brass and slow speeches. Dies natalis (n.m. invariable) : Jour…
Mnemosyne (n.): The Greek goddess of memory; invoked to suggest deep or mythic remembrance. Example: As the anniversary approached, Mnemosyne stirred—soft and unrelenting. Mnémosyne (n.f.) : Déesse grecque de la mémoire, mère des Muses; symbole du souvenir…
Mnemosyne (n.): The Greek goddess of memory; invoked to suggest deep or mythic remembrance. Example: As the anniversary approached, Mnemosyne stirred—soft and unrelenting. Mnémosyne (n.f.) : Déesse grecque de la mémoire, mère des Muses; symbole du souvenir…
Palimpsest (n.): A manuscript written over but still bearing traces of earlier writing; figuratively, something layered with history. Example: The city was a palimpsest—modern glass overlaying Roman stone. Palimpseste (n.m.) : Parchemin réécrit où subsistent…
Palimpsest (n.): A manuscript written over but still bearing traces of earlier writing; figuratively, something layered with history. Example: The city was a palimpsest—modern glass overlaying Roman stone. Palimpseste (n.m.) : Parchemin réécrit où subsistent…
Gelicide (adj., rare): Frost-killing; destructive by freezing. Example: The gelicide wind stripped the orchard of both blossom and hope. Gélicide (adj.) : Qui tue par le froid, aussi bien les fleurs que les élans. Exemple : Une rafale gélicide souffla sur…
Gelicide (adj., rare): Frost-killing; destructive by freezing. Example: The gelicide wind stripped the orchard of both blossom and hope. Gélicide (adj.) : Qui tue par le froid, aussi bien les fleurs que les élans. Exemple : Une rafale gélicide souffla sur…
Hibernity (n., rare): The state of being in or like winter; wintriness. Example: Her voice held the brittle hibernity of someone who had already said goodbye. Hibernité (n.f., néologique) : État d’hiver — silence rigide, froideur figée, cœur en…
Hibernity (n., rare): The state of being in or like winter; wintriness. Example: Her voice held the brittle hibernity of someone who had already said goodbye. Hibernité (n.f., néologique) : État d’hiver — silence rigide, froideur figée, cœur en…
119 sugar calories ~Shopping List~ 6 wonton wrappers Parmesan cheese, grated (for topping, add to taste) Mozzarella, shredded (for topping, add to taste) 1/2 cup ricotta 1/4 cup ground beef, cooked 1/4 cup marinara sauce Salt & Pepper ~To do~ Preheat oven to 375F. Oil two muffin tin…
119 sugar calories ~Shopping List~ 6 wonton wrappers Parmesan cheese, grated (for topping, add to taste) Mozzarella, shredded (for topping, add to taste) 1/2 cup ricotta 1/4 cup ground beef, cooked 1/4 cup marinara sauce Salt & Pepper ~To do~ Preheat oven to 375F. Oil two muffin tin…
Albescent (adj.): Becoming white or frosted; paling toward cold illumination. Example: The fields lay albescent under a moonlit frost, untouched and breathless. Albescente (adj.) : Qui devient blanc, comme effleuré par la neige ou la cendre. Exemple : Sa peau…
Albescent (adj.): Becoming white or frosted; paling toward cold illumination. Example: The fields lay albescent under a moonlit frost, untouched and breathless. Albescente (adj.) : Qui devient blanc, comme effleuré par la neige ou la cendre. Exemple : Sa peau…
Glaciate (v.): To freeze over or to become emotionally cold. Example: With every unanswered call, her heart began to glaciate. Glacer (v.) : Rendre froid, figé, parfois jusqu’au cœur. Exemple : À force de promesses rompues, il avait glacé sa tendresse. image generated…
Glaciate (v.): To freeze over or to become emotionally cold. Example: With every unanswered call, her heart began to glaciate. Glacer (v.) : Rendre froid, figé, parfois jusqu’au cœur. Exemple : À force de promesses rompues, il avait glacé sa tendresse. image generated…
Frigorific (adj.): Producing or causing cold, literal or figurative. Example: Her frigorific reply turned the room colder than the snow outside. Frigorifique (adj.) : Qui engendre le froid — par température ou par attitude. Exemple : Un regard frigorifique…
Frigorific (adj.): Producing or causing cold, literal or figurative. Example: Her frigorific reply turned the room colder than the snow outside. Frigorifique (adj.) : Qui engendre le froid — par température ou par attitude. Exemple : Un regard frigorifique…
Cirriferous (adj.): Bearing or producing ice crystals or frost; adorned with winter filigree. Example: The cirriferous branches etched lacework against the pewter sky. Cirrhifère (adj., rare/néologique) : Qui porte du givre ou des cristaux de…
Cirriferous (adj.): Bearing or producing ice crystals or frost; adorned with winter filigree. Example: The cirriferous branches etched lacework against the pewter sky. Cirrhifère (adj., rare/néologique) : Qui porte du givre ou des cristaux de…
Hiems (n., poetic/archaic): Winter; the coldest season, invoked in classical and poetic contexts. Example: Beneath the grip of hiems, even the river forgot how to flow. Hiems (n.m., poétique) : L’hiver personnifié, saison des silences gelés et…
Hiems (n., poetic/archaic): Winter; the coldest season, invoked in classical and poetic contexts. Example: Beneath the grip of hiems, even the river forgot how to flow. Hiems (n.m., poétique) : L’hiver personnifié, saison des silences gelés et…
Terminus (n.): The end point in time or space; the final stop. Example: No fireworks, no flares — just the quiet arrival at the year’s terminus. Terminus (n.m.) : Dernière étape, bout de la ligne, parfois atteint sans fanfare. Exemple : Le terminus fut doux, presque…
Terminus (n.): The end point in time or space; the final stop. Example: No fireworks, no flares — just the quiet arrival at the year’s terminus. Terminus (n.m.) : Dernière étape, bout de la ligne, parfois atteint sans fanfare. Exemple : Le terminus fut doux, presque…
Clithridiate (adj.): Closed by a key-shaped aperture; metaphorically, sealed or shut by something oddly specific. Example: The year ended not with clarity, but a clithridiate silence that only she understood. Cléiforme (adj.) : Fermé par une ouverture en…
Clithridiate (adj.): Closed by a key-shaped aperture; metaphorically, sealed or shut by something oddly specific. Example: The year ended not with clarity, but a clithridiate silence that only she understood. Cléiforme (adj.) : Fermé par une ouverture en…
Autoscopy (n.): The act of seeing oneself from an external perspective; a mental stepping outside the body. Example: In the quiet between countdown and cheer, she slipped into autoscopy and watched herself smiling. Autoscopie (n.f.) : Phénomène où l’on se voit…
Autoscopy (n.): The act of seeing oneself from an external perspective; a mental stepping outside the body. Example: In the quiet between countdown and cheer, she slipped into autoscopy and watched herself smiling. Autoscopie (n.f.) : Phénomène où l’on se voit…
Fugacious (adj.): Fleeting; passing quickly out of existence, like time or a fading scent. Example: The fugacious hour just before midnight held more truth than the whole year. Fugace (adj.) : Qui ne dure pas, qui file entre les doigts comme un soupir ou un…
Fugacious (adj.): Fleeting; passing quickly out of existence, like time or a fading scent. Example: The fugacious hour just before midnight held more truth than the whole year. Fugace (adj.) : Qui ne dure pas, qui file entre les doigts comme un soupir ou un…
Quondam (adj.): Former, belonging to some prior time; a ghost of what once was. Example: They toasted their quondam selves — the version that once believed in resolutions. D’antan (adj. / adv.) : Appartenant à un temps révolu, souvent chargé de nostalgie ou…
Quondam (adj.): Former, belonging to some prior time; a ghost of what once was. Example: They toasted their quondam selves — the version that once believed in resolutions. D’antan (adj. / adv.) : Appartenant à un temps révolu, souvent chargé de nostalgie ou…
Talliate (v., rare): To reckon or settle by tally — to count out or bring to a close with numbers. Example: She talliated the debts of the year: favors owed, silences given, love spent. Clore les comptes (v. locution) : Terminer un cycle en…
Talliate (v., rare): To reckon or settle by tally — to count out or bring to a close with numbers. Example: She talliated the debts of the year: favors owed, silences given, love spent. Clore les comptes (v. locution) : Terminer un cycle en…
Chronophage (n.): A devourer of time; one who or that which consumes time relentlessly. Example: The endless meetings and petty tasks — all swallowed by the chronophage. Chronophage (n.m.) : Ce qui dévore le temps — personne, machine, ou habitude qui engloutit…
Chronophage (n.): A devourer of time; one who or that which consumes time relentlessly. Example: The endless meetings and petty tasks — all swallowed by the chronophage. Chronophage (n.m.) : Ce qui dévore le temps — personne, machine, ou habitude qui engloutit…
Crapulous (adj.): Sick or lethargic from excessive eating or drinking, especially after indulgent feasts. Example: They lay among torn wrapping and half-eaten yule log, crapulous but content. Raplapla des fêtes (adj. locution) : Accablé par les…
Crapulous (adj.): Sick or lethargic from excessive eating or drinking, especially after indulgent feasts. Example: They lay among torn wrapping and half-eaten yule log, crapulous but content. Raplapla des fêtes (adj. locution) : Accablé par les…
Ultracrepidarian (n.): One who gives opinions beyond their knowledge—especially when assigning roles or critiquing the feast. Example: The ultracrepidarian assigned everyone their “ideal” seat, then ruined the roast. Touche-à-tout…
Ultracrepidarian (n.): One who gives opinions beyond their knowledge—especially when assigning roles or critiquing the feast. Example: The ultracrepidarian assigned everyone their “ideal” seat, then ruined the roast. Touche-à-tout…
Fustilarian (n., archaic insult): A low, bloated, worthless fellow — Shakespearean invective for someone utterly unimpressive. Example: His only contribution to dinner was criticism, like the fustilarian he was. Fatras pompeux (n.m.…
Fustilarian (n., archaic insult): A low, bloated, worthless fellow — Shakespearean invective for someone utterly unimpressive. Example: His only contribution to dinner was criticism, like the fustilarian he was. Fatras pompeux (n.m.…