So, I have decided as an act to better educate myself and widen my vocabulary, I'm making a thread all about words! I have looked around threads using numerous words but could not find a thread like this one. Anyway, on this thread I give permission to define, via picture or text, any word you want! Words less commonly used, known, or even from other languages (this is English, we use words from other languages daily without knowing it after all) are preferred, but you may define any word you wish as long as it wasn't previously defined in the thread. I'll start off this thread with the word logolepsy!

Anatidæphobia : phobia of ducks ( whose race is called anatidæ explaining the word ).

Exoptable:

adj. highly desirable.

Everything at Otakon looks highly exoptable.

Indolent:

Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.

Was in a rather indolent mood this morning, ended up waking up at 12.

I like this thread, by the way. Probably gonna post fairly often.

Doux:

adj. Gentle/Sweet/Soft/Mild

Etymology: French

>>5 Thank you! The more you post new words, the better x3

dromomania:
compulsive longing for travel

(I definitely have this)
also I think I will come back to this thread cause I love finding new words and sharing them C:

wyvern • \WYE-vern\  • noun
: a mythical animal usually represented as a 2-legged winged creature resembling a dragon

Examples:
Symbols commonly used in heraldry include a number of mythical creatures, among them the winged wyvern.

I love this thread! I'll definitely come back often :)

Wanderlust:

n. A strong desire to travel

>>7 Thanks! Thought you'd like this similar word x3

>>8 thanky thank :)

Estranged:

adj. No longer close or affectionate to that person; alienated.

Didactic /dīˈdaktik/
intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive

Ex:
Her "novels for children" are certainly didactic, and they are certainly moral.

quix·ot·ic
(kwikˈsätik)

adj. exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.

CALLISTEIA

[noun]

1. beauty prizes; awards given for beauty.

2. the study of beauty.

3. festival celebrating beauty.

Etymology: from Greek kalli-, “beautiful” + -eia, suffix for the forming of abstract nouns.

There's more...

wow this thread is cute ;w;

ALBESCENT

[adjective]

pale in colour; shading into, growing, or becoming white.

Etymology: from Latin albēscere, “to grow white”, from albus, “white”.

>>16 danks c:

VISCERAL
[adjective]
-relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect

(I love this word aaaaa)

Shower
[noun]
The only place where you can sing in private

CRYPTOZOOLOGY

[noun]

the study of evidence tending to substantiate the existence of, or the search for, creatures whose reported existence is unproved, as the Abominable Snowman or the Loch Ness monster. The discipline is traditionally viewed as a pseudoscience.

Etymology: from Greek kryptos, “hidden” + zoology; “study of animals”, literally, “study of hidden animals”.

Saccadic:

n. jerking and twitching

ubiquitous
adj. existing or being everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered 

taradiddle
n. 1. a fib 2. pretentious nonsense

>>23 I've always like the word "ubiquitous." I wish there was more opportunity to use it in everyday conversation.

SOPITE

[verb]

to put to sleep; to quiet.

Etymology: from Latin sopitus, past participle of sopire, “to put to sleep”; akin to sopor, “a sleeping draught, a heavy sleep”.

widdershins: adv. in a left-handed or contrary direction; counterclockwise

ALBESCENT

[adjective]

pale in color; shading or growing into white

DELECTATION

[noun]

delight; enjoyment.

Etymology: Middle English delectacioun < Latin dēlectātiōn- (stem of dēlectātiō), equivalent to dēlectāt(us).

ESTRANGE

[verb]

1. to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of.

2. to remove to or keep at a distance.

3. to divert from the original use or possessor.

4. separated and living apart from one’s spouse.

Etymology: from Middle French, Old French estranger; cognate with Portuguese estranhar, Spanish estrañar, Italian straniare < Mediaeval Latin exstrāneāre, “to treat as a stranger”.

Ecdysiast
\ek-ˈdi-zē-ˌast, -zē-əst\
[noun]
A striptease artist
Etymology:H.L. Mencken's invented proper word for "strip-tease artist," 1940, from Greek ekdysis "a stripping or casting off" , from ekdyein "to put off one's clothes, take off, strip off", from ek + dyein "to enter, to put on."

>>34 I like dis one.


OPHIOCOMOUS

[adjective]

snake-like hair.

Etymology: from Ancient Greek óphis, “snake” + kome, “head of hair”.

Agrestic
(adj.)
rural, rustic

Boondoggle
(n.)
work or activity that is wasteful or pointless but gives the appearance of having value.

(v.)
waste money or time on unnecessary or questionable projects.

Plaintiff
(n.)
The suer in a courtcase
(Also acting as a bump because I love this thread)

Davenport
(n.)
A large sofa, often one convertible into a bed.

Celt
(n.)
A prehistoric bevelled-edge axe.

Interestingly enough, it is assuned where the Celtic people's name derived from due to the fact that they typically used axes in battle instead of swords.

DISSOLUTION

[noun]

1. the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.

2. the resulting state.

3. the undoing or breaking of a bond, tie, union, partnership, etc.

4. the breaking up of an assembly or organisation; dismissal; dispersal.

5. Government: an order issued by the head of a state terminating a parliament and necessitating a new election.

Imbroglio
[n.]

- an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation.

Limerance
[n.]
-An attempt at a scientific study into the nature of romantic love.

TINCT

[noun]

1. to tinge or tint, as with colour.

2. Obsolete: to imbue.

[adjective]

3. tinged; coloured; flavoured.

[noun]

4. tint; tinge; colouring.

probably one of the words i use the most.

Abacinate (v)

to blind by putting red-hot copper basin near the eyes

sadism
ˈseɪdɪz(ə)m/ noun
the tendency to derive pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others.

masochism
ˈmasəˌkizəm,ˈmaz-/ noun
the tendency to derive pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from one's own pain or humiliation.

juvenilia
[n.]
works of one's youth; early works of an artist or author

CHICANERY

[noun]

1. trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry.

2. a quibble or subterfuge used to trick, deceive, or evade.

HEDONISM:

[noun]

1. the pursuit of pleasure; sensual self-indulgence.

2. the ethical theory that pleasure (in the sense of the satisfaction of desires) is the highest good and proper aim of human life.

jentacular
[adjective]
pertaining to breakfast

EMBRUE [aka IMBRUE]

[verb]

1. to stain, as with blood; bloodstains.

2. to impregnate or imbue.

xenoglossy
[noun]
purported use (as by a medium), while in a trance state, of a language unknown to the individual under normal conditions

scatomancy
[noun]
divination by studying excrement

Balatron
[noun]
Joker; clown

lol that sounds like Balaton's (lake in my country) cyberpunkified-ish...uh... version :D

(I found a few that we will probably never use, but they sure are fun. This is my favorite thread, btw.)

1. Machiavellianism (n.) the view that politics is amoral and that any means, however unscrupulous, can justifiably be used in achieving political power

2. Gedankenexperiment (n.) an experiment carried out in thought only

3. Hemidemisemiquaver (n.) a sixty-fourth note

4. Prestidigitation (n.) sleight of hand

5. Quattuordecillion (n.) a number equal to 1 followed by 45 zeros

6. Tintinnabulation (n.) the ringing or sounding of bells

mammothrept
[noun]
1. a spoiled child
2.Greek mammothreptos child brought up by his grandmother, from mammē mother, grandmother + -o- + threptos, verbal of trephein to bring up, nourish

In case people misuse the word ignorant ;)

1. agelast (n.) one who never laughs
2. nothosonomia (n.) the act of calling someone a bastard
3. dandle (v.) to dance (a child) on one's knees; the action taken by a dandler
4. whinge (v.) complain fretfully, whine
5. sternutation (n.) the act of sneezing; also, a sneeze

MADEFY

[verb]

to make wet or moist.

zwieback
[noun]
1.a rusk or cracker made by baking a small loaf and then toasting slices until they are dry and crisp.
2. Sweet toasted biscuit

bestiality
[noun]
1.savagely cruel or depraved behavior.
2.sexual intercourse between a person and an animal.

oocephalus.
(oh-oh. sef. ah. luhs.)
noun.

- an egghead.

little man.

brimborion
[noun]
a useless or valueless object

coenaesthesis
[noun]
general sensibility; awareness of one's body

pulchritudinous
[adjective]
physically beautiful; comely.

basorexia
[noun]
the overwhelming desire to neck or kiss

declassé
[adjective]
having fallen in social status.

pluviophile
(n) a lover of rain; someone who finds joy and peace of mind during rainy days

eccedentesiast (n)
Someone who hides behind a smile, when all they want to do is hide and/or die
This definishion is often found on the teenage side of tumblr.

epincion
[noun]
victory song or anthem

Cryptic (n):
Mysterious or obscure.

Lovely

Derives from the Old English word luflic

[adjective]
1. exquisitely beautiful
2.very pleasant or enjoyable; delightful

[noun]
1. a glamorous woman or girl

dysphagia
[noun]
pathological difficulty in swallowing

eutony
[noun]
pleasantness of the sound of a word

philanderer
[noun]
to have casual or illicit sex with a woman or with many women; especially : to be sexually unfaithful to one's wife

Fat (french):From the latin "fatuus" (Dumb,with no taste) it is used to describe somebody who is pedantic and full of himself.

>>12 Interesting to note that this word (probably) originated from this Renaissance novel called "Don Quixote", which is about some guy who was slightly delusional (I'd describe him as a chuuni patient xD) :3

Anyways, here's my word~

Prestidigitation (noun)
- "sleight of hand", legerdemain
- nimble fingers/hands
- being skillful in using your hands.

like for example, if you are going to perform a magic trick involving fast hand movement (like, a card trick), you need prestidigitation.

1. twee (adj.) affectedly cute or quaint; overly precious or nice.

2. thewy (adj.) muscled, brawny.

3. skosh (n.) a small amount; a tad.

4. misprision (n.) neglect or wrongful action committed by a public official.

5. psithurism (n.) a low whispering sound, such as the rustle of leaves.

6. prescind (v.) turn aside; leave out of consideration

Germanophilia
[noun]
love or fondness for Germany or the Germans

phantasmagoria (n.) a confusing or strange scene that is like a dream because it is always changing in an odd way

1. absquatulate (v.) flee, make off; abscond.

2. biffy (n.) a toilet or outhouse.

3. hebdomadal (adj.) weekly.

4. malinger (v.) pretend to be ill in order to avoid work or shirk duty.

5. katzenjammer (n.) a loud, discordant noise; also, a hangover; also, a state of depression or bewilderment.

6. kickshaw (n.) a trinket or bauble; a culinary delicacy.

hemiplegic
[adjective]
paralyzed on one side only

1. akimbo (adv.) of the arms, with the hands on the hips and elbows bent outward.

2. borborygmic (adj.) pertaining to the rumbling of one's stomach or intestines.

3. duff (n.) decaying matter in a forest

4. walla-walla (n.) the unintelligible sound made by many people talking at once.

5. termagant (n.) a shrewish, bullying woman.

6. pandiculation (n.) the stretching that accompanies yawning.

immarcescible
[adjective]
unfading; lasting

Imprecation- A spoken curse
Delectable- Delicious
Avaricious- Having or showing an extreme greed for material gain or wealth
Misanthrope- A hater of mankind
Soliloquise- Talk to oneself
Conjecture- The formation/expression of an opinion/theory without sufficient evidence/proof
Laconic- Using few words, expressing much in few words, concise

GRAWLIX

[noun]

1. a spiral-shaped graphic used to indicate swearing in comic strips.

2. a string of typographical symbols, especially “@#$%&!”, used (especially in comic strips) to represent an obscenity or swearword.

3. a series of violence related images in a speech bubble to represent obscenity, swearwords, or profanity.

Etymology: apparently coined by American cartoonist Mort Walker circa 1964.

ARDUOUS
[adjective]
ˈɑːdjʊəs

involving or requiring strenuous effort;
difficult and tiring.

eg. "an arduous journey"

barmecide
adjective

1. illusory or imaginary and therefor disappointing.

hundred
[noun]
1. the number 100
2. a 100-dollar bill
3. a subdivision of some English and American counties

Today's theme of words: Words that mean endearing things but sound mechanical and not-so-endearing.

1. evancalous (adj.) pleasant to embrace.

2. cynosure (n.) a center of attraction or admiration.

3. eesome (adj.) pleasing to the eye.

4. graustark (n.) an imaginary place of high romance.

5. ludic (adj.) characterized by playfulness.

6. osculate (v.) kiss.

jabberwocky
[noun]
meaningless speech or writing

MICROCOSM

[noun]

1. a miniature representation of something, especially a unit, group, or place regarded as a copy of a larger one; a little world; a world in miniature; a miniature form that represents a larger reality.

2. Philosophy: a) a person regarded as epitomising the universe. b) human beings, humanity, society, or the like, viewed as an epitome or miniature of the world or universe.

3. anything that is regarded as a world in miniature.

>>103 We went over this word while talking about Lord of the Flies in English today! :D

1. anadromous (adj.) of fish, migrating up rivers from the sea to spawn in fresh water.

2. discalced (adj.) barefooted.

3. macerate (v.) to make or become soft by steeping in a liquid; also, to waste away by fasting.

4. octothorps (n.) the '#' symbol; also, "octothorp."

5. sanguinary (adj.) bloodthirsty; murderous.

6. riant (adj.) smiling.

kippage
[noun]
an excited or irritated state

DELENDA

[noun]

things to be erased or blotted out; to be deleted; removed.

lickerish
[adjective]
1. greedy, desirous
2. tempting to the appetite
3. lecherous

Only one right now! I'll post more when I get to lunch.

ANILE (adj.)
like a doddering, foolish old woman.

in honor of my halloween costume:

harlequin
[noun]
1. a mute character in traditional pantomime, typically masked and dressed in a diamond-patterned costume.
2. a stock comic character in Italian commedia dell ' arte.
3. a small duck of fast-flowing streams around the Arctic and North Pacific, the male having mainly gray-blue plumage with bold white markings.

[verb]
1. in varied colors; variegated.

1. apolaustic (adj. ) wholly devoted to the seeking of enjoyment.

2. esurient (adj.) hungry.

3. moon glade (n.) the bright reflection of the moon on a body of water.

4. noctambulist (n.) a sleepwalker; somnambulist.

5. squiffed (adj.) intoxicated.

6.insufflate (v.) to blow on or breathe into.

suburban
[adjective]
1. of or characteristic of a suburb.
2. contemptibly dull and ordinary.

1. arcadian (adj.) idyllically pastoral, simple, or untroubled.

2. anthropophagy (n.) cannibalism.

3. epeolatry (n.) worship of words.

4. foudroyant (adj.) dazzling, flashing; also, thunderous, noisy.

5. philtrum (n.) the vertical groove between the nose and upper lip.

6. mulct (v.) to take money from, by taxation or by trickery.

I have quite the abundance of words, so I could probably keep going for a long while with six a day. Still, I'm bored in class, so here are a few more.

1. ecdysiast (n.) stripper.

2. fernticle (n.) freckle.

3. neologist (n.) one who makes up new words.

nymph
[noun]
1. a mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations.
2. a beautiful young woman.
3. an immature form of an insect that does not change greatly as it grows, e.g., a dragonfly, mayfly, or locust.
4. an artificial fly made to resemble the aquatic nymph of an insect, used in fishing.
5. a mainly brown butterfly that frequents woods and forest glades.

1. avuncular (adj.) of or pertaining to an uncle; also, uncle-like.

2. floccinaucinihilipilification (n.) the categorizing of something as worthless.

3. marmoreal (adj.) resembling marble.

4. sanguine (adj. ) cheerfully confident or optimistic; also, having a healthy, reddish color.

5. ultracrepidarian 1. (n.) one who gives opinions or criticism beyond one's own range of experience. 2. (adj.) noting or pertaining to a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside the area of his or her expertise.

6. hoyden (n.) a boisterous, carefree girl; a tomboy.

1. bodewash (n.) dried buffalo dung, used as fuel for fire.

2. emollient (adj.) characteristic of that which softens or soothes the skin.

3. hallux (n.) big toe.

4. pate (n.) top of the head, usually a bald head.

5. grimthorpe (v.) remodel or restore an old building without proper grounding or knowledge of its authentic character or without exercising care to remain faithful to its original quality and uniqueness; after Baron Grimthorpe, English lawyer and architect, restorer of St. Alban's cathedral.

6. tootle (v.) to talk or act foolishly; to waste time.

ophiuroid
[noun]
brittle star

1. malapropism (n.)
-Ludicrous misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound.

2. cenacle (n.)
-A clique or circle, especially of writers.
-A small dining room, usually on an upper floor.

3. tatterdemalion (n.) (adj.)
-A person wearing ragged or tattered clothing; a ragamuffin.
-Ragged; tattered.

4. bloviate (v.)
-To speak pompously or brag.

5. pandiculation (n.)
-A full body stretch.

6. pyrrhic (adj.)
-Successful with heavy losses.

1. bezonian (n.) a scoundrel.

2. chthonic (adj.) dwelling in the underworld.

3. nosocomephrenia (n.) depression due to a prolonged hospital stay.

4. nudiustertian (adj.) pertaining to the day before yesterday.

5. rebarbative (adj.) causing aversion or irritation.

6. raconteur (n.) one skilled in telling stories.

poststructuralism
[noun]
an approach to literature that, proceeding from the tenets of structuralism, maintains that, as words have no absolute meaning, any text is open to an unlimited range of interpretations

1. deasil (adv.) clockwise.

2. hornswoggle (v.) bamboozle, deceive.

3. popliteal (adj.) of or pertaining to the back of the knee.

4. undulate (v.) sway in place.

5. vexillologist (n.) one who studies flags.

6. barratry (n.) the offense of frequently stirring up lawsuits or quarrels; also, in maritime law, fraud or gross criminal negligence by a captain or crew at the expense of a ship's owner or of the owner of a ship's cargo.

Acquiescence- (n) the reluctant acceptance of something.
Lackadaisical- (adj.) lacking in enthusiasm.
Misanthrope- (n) someone who dislikes humankind and avoids society.
Innuendos- (n) oblique mark or hint.
Ambidextrous- (adj.) able to use the left and right hand equally well.
Incessant- (adj.) continuing without pause or interruption.
Fortuitous- (adj.) happening by accident or chance.
Onomatopoeia- (n) the formation of a word from a sound.
Chauvinistic- (adj.) feeling or displaying aggressive.
Heterochromatic- (adj.) having multiple different colors.
Preternatural- (adj.) beyond what is normal.
Rhapsody- (n) effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression
Dulcet- (adj.) sweet or soothing.
Sequester- (v) isolate or hide away.

1. boeotian (adj./n.) stupid, dull, obtuse; also, such a person.

2. caryatid (n.) a draped female figure supporting an entablature.

3. donnybrook (n.) a brawl or heated public dispute.

4. flummery (n.) meaningless chatter; also, deceptive language.

5. funambulist (n.) a tightrope walker

6. seersucker (n.) a light, thin fabric, such as cotton or rayon, with a crinkled surface and a usually striped pattern.

bump

Wolpertinger:
a mythological hybrid animal allegedly inhabiting the alpine forests of Bavaria in Germany. The most widespread description portrays the Wolpertinger as having the head of a rabbit, the body of a squirrel, the antlers of a deer, and the wings and occasional legs of a pheasant

1. anserine (adj.) goose-like; also, silly, foolish, or stupid.

2. corybantic (adj.) frenzied or agitated.

3. frowzy (adj.) ill-smelling, musty; also, slovenly, unkempt.

4. kalopsia (n.) the delusion that things are more beautiful than they really are.

5. nyctalopia (n.) night blindness.

6. ululate (v.) lament loudly and shrilly; wail.

>>125 "Occasional legs"? Does it retract them or something?

frisson - a brief moment of emotional excitement.

Bump! This is a cool thread! ^^

hippopomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (noun)

the excessive fear of long words... made with 34 letters! (yup...)

1. bibcock (n.) a faucet that is bent downward

2. bibliobibuli (n.) those who read too much.

3. bugaboo (n.) something that causes baseless fear or worry; also, a false belief used to intimidate.

4. obdormition (n.) numbness caused by pressure on a nerve, as when one's foot is "asleep."

5. tohubohu (n.) a state of chaos, disorder, and confusion.

6. pilose (adj.) covered with hair.

paralipsis
[noun]
fixing attention on subject by pretending to neglect it

acosmist - One who believes that nothing exists
paralian - A person who lives near the sea
aureate - Pertaining to the fancy or flowery words used by poets
dwale - To wander about deliriously
sabaism - The worship of stars
dysphoria - An unwell feeling
aubade - A love song which is sung at dawn
eumoirous - Happiness due to being honest and wholesome
mimp - To speak in a prissy manner, usually with pursed lips

Lethargic- lazy, and slow

accolade- a granted privilege or award.
autothaumaturgist- person appearing to act as if being mystical or mysterious.

Hello, friends, I am here.

1. bastinado (n.) torture by beating on the soles of the feet.

2. caseifaction (n.) the act of turning into cheese.

3. cerumen (n.) earwax.

4. jillick (v.) to skip a stone across water.

5. oxter (n.) armpit.

6. sericate (adj.) silky.

Clinomania (n.) Excessive desire to stay in bed

Interesting (and barely useful) Latin expression used even nowadays
Directly from my Latin Lessons Notebook.

Absit iniuria verbo: synonymous of "No offense meant"

Acta est fabula: "The show is over"

Ad kalendas graecas: "Never!"
(Greek Kalendaes, in fact, were a non-existent part of the year.)

Captain benevolentiae: syn. Flattery

Coram populo: "with everybody, with the consent of everybody"

Cui prodest? : "Who cares?"

De lana caprina: Talking about nonsense or futile topics
(It literally means "made of whool of goat" which in fact is not useful nor interesting)

Ergo: "as a consequence"

Ex nihilo nihil: "From nothing comes nothing"

Facsimile (n): exact yet not legit reproduction of an object or document

Hic et nunc! : "Here and now!"

Idem: "it's the same"
Exemplum:
"Do you prefer chocolate or cream ice-cream?"
"Idem."

Idola (n. pl): Shadows, Phantoms, Ghosts

Ipse dixit: "*he said that employing these exact words" (such a long meaning in 2 words. ;U; )

Lapsus (n): mistake made when writing or speaking

Multa paucis: "Many things in few words"

Mors tua, vita mea: "Your death is my life"

Non omnia possumus omnes: "Not everybody is able to do everything"

Obtorto collo: "Against your/my own will"
(It literally means "Brocken neck".)

Salve! : "Be safe and sound!"
In Italian "salve" is used as a formal greet.

-This is my favourite one.-

"Qui bene amat, bene castigat": "Who loves well, hurts well."

1. brobdingnagian (adj.) enormous, immense.

2. chatoyant (adj. ) changing in luster or color, as cat's eyes.

3. napiform (adj.) resembling a turnip.

4. somnambulist (n.) a sleepwalker; noctambulist.

5. vicarious (adj. ) characteristic of feelings or emotions felt or shared imaginatively through the feelings or emotions of another person.

6. whelm (v.) to cover or engulf completely, usually with disastrous effect.

Evanesce (v.) to pass out of sight, memory, or existence. This is one of my favorite words.

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious -
adjective
1.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)

Horripilation. The hairs on the back of your neck sticking up.
Frigorific. To cause or produce cold.
Parapraxis. When you say a word and mean a mother... Another.
Pusillanimous. Cowardly.
Spoonerism. When you mix up consonants in a sentence like, the final punch is the blushing crow!
Faux pas. Socialy embarrassed.
Malapropism. Misuse of an expression.
Gormandize. Eating gluttonously.
Nosh. Eating casually.
Platitudinous. Boring.
Indubidably. Certainly, you are certain of something, yes.

1. brummagem (adj.) cheap and showy but inferior and worthless.

2. fugacious (adj.) fleeting, transitory; difficult to capture.

3. gallimaufry (n.) jumble or medley; hodgepodge.

4. insouciant (adj.) blithely unconcerned.

5. myrmidon (n.) an unscrupulously faithful follower; henchman.

6. ochlocracy (n.) mob rule.

1. aglet (n.) the plastic tip on the end of a shoelace.

2. bolus (n.) a large medicinal pill; also, a mass of chewed food.

3. bosky (adj.) having an abundance of trees or shrubbery.

4. cicisbeo (n.) a male escort or lover of a married woman.

5. dottle (n.) the plug of unburned tobacco left in a pipe after smoking.

6. doddle (n.) something easy or requiring little effort.

perduellion
[noun]
treason

What's this thread doing all the way down here?

1. buccal (adj.) of or pertaining to the cheek or the mouth.

2. edacious (adj.) devouring, consuming, voracious.

3. liripipe (n.) a long scarf or cord attached to and hanging from a hood.

4. omphalopsychite (n.) one who contemplates his navel.

5. omphaloskepsis (n.) contemplation of one's navel.

6. placebo (n.) a harmless substance given as medicine, usually to humor a patient.

This is s great idea!
1. Pluvial: Rainy
2. Pulchritude: Beauty
3. Xyst: (in a Roman villa) A walk planted with trees
4. Xanthous: Yellow
5. Osculate: To kiss (I want to osculate Izaya! xD)

A very interesting thread, as a non native english speaker learning english and aiming to make a job out of it, it is really a goldmine! I'll make my own contribution too!

to deflower [sb]
(vb.)
Originally a poetic way to mean taking the virginity of a young woman. Often used carelessly for a non-so poetic impact.
From the old french "déflorer".

Alright, here's another one:

Apotropaic
(adj.)
Which wards off evil or negativity.

ex: He drew an apotropaic symbol on the front door of his house to protect himself from the malicious spirits.

comeback
[noun]
1a. a return by a well-known person, especially an entertainer or sports player, to the activity in which they have formerly been successful.
1b. a return to fashion of an item, activity, or style.
2a. a quick reply to a critical remark.
2b. the opportunity to seek redress.

I chose this word, because I believe this thread should have a comeback, lol.

dysfunctional
[adjective]
1. not operating normally or properly.
2. deviating from the norms of social behavior in a way regarded as bad.

Mizpah
[noun]
Hebrew for watchtower, but also means this:

I found this online the other day and loved it- definitely my new favorite word.

Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitänsmütze
[noun]
A German compound word meaning the Danube river steamboat company captain's hat.

>>153 This is a thread for the English language and foreign words we borrow.

Sinistrophobia - This is when you are afraid of things to your left side or just left-handed things (and people) in general.
Dextrophobia - Conversely, this is when you fear things to your right.
Euphobia - fear of good news(not literally).
Sciaphobia - fear of shadows.
Phobophobia - A fear of phobias.

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
[noun]
The longest english word in a major dictionary, refers to a lung disease that is otherwise known as silicosis.

anatidaephobia: fear that somewhere in the world, there is a duck watching you

guffaw: a loud and boisterous laugh

homework
[noun]
1. piecework done at home for pay
2.an assignment given to a student to be completed outside the regular class period
3.preparatory reading or research (as for a discussion or a debate)

Epoch
[noun]
-a period of time in history or a person's life, typically one marked by notable events or particular characteristics.
-the beginning of a distinctive period in the history of someone or something.

definition
[noun]
1a. a statement of the exact meaning of a word, especially in a dictionary.
1b. an exact statement or description of the nature, scope, or meaning of something.
1c. the action or process of defining something.
2a. the degree of distinctness in outline of an object, image, or sound, especially of an image in a photograph or on a screen.
2b. the capacity of an instrument or device for making images distinct in outline.

Awesome:
-extremely impressive or daunting; inspiring great admiration, apprehension, or fear
-extremely good; excellent
-filled with awe
-Gilbert Beilschmidt (aka APH Prussia)

Lackadaiscal - Lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy
"Lackadaisical study habits got the student a fail"

Bitchin'
[adjective]
Awesome, sweet
Ex: "Dude, check out that bitchin' Camaro."

ach·ro·mat·ic
adjective
1. relating to, employing, or denoting lenses that transmit light without separating it into constituent colors.
2. without color.

Arachnaphelia
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a fetish of being attracted to spiders and stuff
Example sentence: Mary suffers from arachnaphelia.

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

[noo-muh-noh-uhl-truh-mahy-kruh-skop-ik-sil-i-koh-vol-key-noh-koh-nee-oh-sis, nyoo-]

an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.

Ocher:
/ˈōkər/

noun

An earthy pigment containing ferric oxide, typically with clay, varying from light yellow to brown or red.

Limerence

(n) The state of being infatuated with another person.

>>166 The actual pronunciation

>>168 me every day

skellum
[noun]
villain; rascal; scoundrel

Sententious
Adjective
sen . ten . tious
Having strong opinions (often patronizing) about morals, what others should and should not do.

Tacenda
[tah·CHEN·dah]
(n.) things better left unsaid; matters to be passed over in silence

Antephialtic
[AN·tee·phee·AHL·tik]
(n.) something that protects against nightmares

Rubatosis
[roo·buh·TOH·sis]
(n.) the unsettling awareness of your own heartbeat

Paracosm
[pehr·ah·KOZ·m]
(n.) a detailed, prolonged imaginary world created by a child that includes human, animal, or alien creations

Latibule
[LAYT·ih·byul]
(n.) a hiding place; somewhere no one could find you—a place of safety and comfort

Metanoia
[meh·tah·NOY·ah]
(n.) the journey of changing one’s mind, heart, self, or way of life

Clemency
[KLEM·uhn·see]
(n.) disposition to show forbearance, compassion, or forgiveness in judging or punishing; leniency; mercy

Kvetch
[kə'veCH]
(n.) a person who complains a lot; a complaint
(v.) to complain

Sans
[Sans]
(prep.) without

Debutante
[debyəˌtänt]
(n.) a young woman just beginning to make her way in the world

Saccharine
[sak(ə)rən]
(adj.) excessively sweet or sentimental

Splenda Daddy
(Noun)
A man who strives to be a sugar daddy, but has insufficient funds to do so

This is actually an interesting thread, why has no one bump it?

equestrian

(adj.) relating to horse riding.

acedia

n.
sloth; spiritual torpor or indifference; apathy.

Anatidaephobia

(n.)
The irrational fear that somewhere, a duck or goose is watching you.

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia : The fear of long words or it is characterized by intense fear and irrational fear of the possibility of having to pronounce long words in a speech or conversation. quite ironic how it is one of the longest words in dictionary.

Torpor

n.
a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy.
"they veered between apathetic torpor and hysterical fanaticism"

apathetic:

Adjective
showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
"apathetic slackers who don't vote"

hysterical:

Adjective
deriving from or affected by uncontrolled extreme emotion.
"the band was mobbed by hysterical fans"

fanaticism:

Noun
the quality of being fanatical.
"the dangers of religious fanaticism"

Fanatic:

Noun
a person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extreme religious or political cause.
"religious fanatics"

Zeal:

great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.
"his zeal for privatization"

Pursuit:

Noun
the action of following or pursuing someone or something.
"the cat crouched in the grass in pursuit of a bird"

Leisure:

Noun
free time.
"people with too much enforced leisure"

veer:

Verb
change direction suddenly.
"For I have veered so far from myself, I no longer know who I may be."

apathy:

Noun
lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
"widespread apathy among students"

Fanatical

Adjective
filled with excessive and single-minded zeal.

Defined by Philosopher, George Santayana as "Redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim."

I ran across this word and cannot get it out of my head

Phobos
Meaning: Fear
Origin: Greek

>>183 I wonder why Mars's moon was named that

I'm a feminine Eminem, a slim shady lady
But nice cause I texted Haiti
90 lady cops on the road and I'm arrested for doing 80.
Like hamlet, all about "words, words, words"
Divide a whole into thirds, thirds, thirds.
I'm a gay sea otter.
I blow other dudes out of the water.
I'm the man muffin, divin', muffin,
Cold and fly like an arctic puffin,
Puffin whacky tobaccy
Hatin other rappers like I'm Helga Pataki
And I've been rockin this mic before electricity
Way back in 1000 BCE - that's before the common era.
I can't be stopped, flow so sick that it should be mopped up
Chick's got a dixie cup, I gotta dick full of helium, I'll fuck you up.
A boy, a girl, a middle aged bitch, botox in the third person.
I give the perspective a switch and bo talks in the third person.
Just relax, if you wanna know me, here's two facts
I hate catchy choruses and I'm a hypocrite.
Hungry hungry hypocrite.
I hate catchy choruses and I'm a hypocrite.
Met a girl named Macy had sex with her all day,
But she was dyslexic, so I ended up doin the YMCA
We ballin', Asian, Wii bowlin', prostate cancer semi-colon,
Find that hole like I'm Stephen Hawking,
Atticus Finch, killing, mocking.
Cry like a child would, you raped my childhood
Just stroll in, roll in your pole into Rolie Polie Olie's colon.
To relax my mind I take a walk by the clock and I pass the time and
Rhymin', mathematic timin', syntax impacts the intact hymen.
I'm an internet provider, came from the web like a horny spider,
Fucked a girl in an apple orchard, then came in cider (inside her)
I thought AIDS was a butt virus like conjunction junction conjunctivitis
I spit gold bars cause I was molested by my uncle Midas
Gay dads blow pops, another sucker,
Oedipus was the first motherfucker.
We the people of the USA
Jose, we're not talkin to you, esse.
We got a border in order to keep you out,
It's what my NYU essay's about
Cause we're, xenophobic warrior princess,
Molested by my uncle sam, is that incest?
"I want you" to smell my finger
Does my nephew's scent still linger?
South of queers, north of hell,
The queer ones suck and the brown one's smell
We guard the border and we guard it well
But some slip through the cracks of the liberty bell
Did I say liberty? I meant taco, paco, hey you better let that rock go
Cause in real life goliath wins
And then sells all the silk that the widow spins.
We the people of the USA
Jose, we're not talkin to you, esse.
We got a border in order to keep you out,
It's what my NYU essay's about
Cause we're, xenophobic warrior princess,
Molested by my uncle sam, is that incest?
"I want you" to smell my finger
Does my nephew's scent still linger?
South of queers, north of hell,
The queer ones suck and the brown one's smell
We guard the border and we guard it well
But some slip through the cracks of the liberty bell
Did I say liberty? I meant taco, paco, hey you better let that rock go
Cause in real life goliath wins
And then sells all the silk that the widow spins.
Bitches and hoes, bo's hoes, oh, bitches and hoes, bitches, hoes.
Bitches and hoes don't exist because the hoes know bo's a feminist,
Bitches and hoes don't exist because the hoes know bo's a feminist
So take off your bras and burn em or you can let me burn em
Take off your bras and burn em, or you can let bo burnham burn em

I find it hilarious how English can have words like "defenestration" (>>182) and "accubation" (the act of eating while lying down) but doesn't have a word for the day after tomorrow XD

As for my favourite word, one I really like lately is the Japanese word "natsukashii" (懐かしい); it's like nostalgia, but only the good kind.

Another word that I've heard people say they like using/implementing into their everyday vocabulary is the Chinese word má fan (麻烦); it's something you utter upon coming across a minor yet annoying inconvenience.

>>186 Believe it not, in old English, the day after tomorrow is called Overmorrow.

In a similar vein, I recently learned that the word for the day before yesterday used to be ereyesterday. Petition to bring back overmorrow and ereyesterday?

Ereyesterday and overmorrow are still in english, just not common in modern english. you can still find the two in online dictionaries and larger physical dictionaries

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/overmorrow

https://www.definitions.net/definition/ereyesterday

They are considered archaic, however, and Word will try to seperate the two root words.

Also the etymology for ereyesterday is quite funny IMO. So, 'yesterday' comes from the old english 'geostran daeg'

- geostran comes from proto germanic and translates to yesterday
- daeg means day in both old english and through to proto germanic

so we start with 'yesterday day' lol

then in early modern english, we add the prefix of 'ere', which ultimately derived from proto indo-european 'ayer', which means 'day'.
this meaning did shift over time so by old english aer has come to mean 'before'. but It's still funny that you could rework the etymology of ereyesterday to mean: "day yesterday day"