English teacher in progress... I hope you enjoy what you find written here :)

Search This Blog

My Treasure

I adore new words which are ancient, and are rarely used. They are a truly treasure for me. The fun part is that even Microsoft Word can't recognize most of these words :D.
Here are some of what I found so far:

  1.  Woolgathering (n): Indulgence in aimless thoughts or dreamy imagination.
  2.  Bibliosmia (n): The smell of a good book <3
  3.  Aspectabund (adj): being able to let expressive emotions show easily through one's face and eyes. 
  4.  Acatalepsy (n): the impossibility of comprehending the universe <3 
  5. Shemonechama (v): eating beyond the point of feeling full because you're enjoying your food so much. (me everyday :p) 
  6. Faodail (n): a lucky find. 
  7. Faileas (n): Reflection.
  8. Paroxysm (n): sudden outburst of emotion. ( Every night state :) ) 
  9. Toska (n): A dull ache of the soul, a sick pining. 
  10. Philocaly (n): The love of beauty.  <3
  11. Engentado (n): Feeling "peopled out" and wishing to be alone. ( Me this semester :P)
  12. Aliferous (adj): Having wings.
  13. Virago (n): a strong, brave, war-like woman who demonstrates heroic qualities.
  14. Nyctophilia (n): Love of darkness. <3
  15. Minutiae (n): The precise small details that make one unique. <3
  16. Alamort (adj): Half dead of the exhaustion. ( Us, in the last half of the last semester: Fall 2017 :P)
  17. Flit (V): To move swiftly. 
  18. Redamancy (n): The act of loving in return <3 
  19. Askhole (n): a person who asks for advice, yet does the opposite if what you told him. :p
  20. Rantipole: (n) a wild person - (v) to be wild- (adj) Wild. 
  21. Advesperascit (v): when dark is almost falling. 
  22. Abditury (n): A place you can hide in. <3 ( I have my own abditury :D)
  23. Novaturient (adj): seeking powerful change in one's life. 
  24. Orenda (n): A force present in everyone that empower  him to make a change in the world. 
  25. Scripturient (adj): Having passion to write.<3
  26. Insouciant (adj): Free from stress and anxiety. 
  27. Apricity (n): The warmth of the sun in the winter. <3
  28. Cordiform (adj): Heart-shaped <3 

2 comments:

  1. Impressive!! I really like them!
    I believe we have many 19's out there! :D
    I like that they are actually usable!!

    ReplyDelete
  2. I swear to god when I was writing number 19 I was laughing, and thinking of people who are so. They are annoying even though we love them to give them our own pieces of advice. :) They might be usable, but not in our region at least which makes them hard to use.

    ReplyDelete