It's the first day of a new year, time for a new thread!

This year @FionaLMacIntyre and I will both be posting one word a day each, tagged #lingobingo

It'll be a word that has struck our fancy that day, primarily from English but also the other languages we speak

I will be consulting Word Web for any English words, will not promise to stick to British spelling or colloquialisms only though.

For words from other languages, I shall consult the great god Google, or those fluent dictionaries also known as family and friends #lingobingo

Inspired by something @kate_englefield said a while ago! #lingobingo https://twitter.com/anu_gram/status/1156562737251737601?s=19

For Jan 1, I'm leaning into my Indian roots and choosing 'Shubha' from Kannada ('shubh' in Hindi), as my word today. It means 'auspicious' and invoking auspiciousness at the start of anything new is a key part the culture I grew up with and in #lingobingo

Word today is 'Prosaic' because is there anything as commonplace as the 2nd day of Jan, or indeed, a Thursday?

"I never could get the hang of Thursdays" in the immortal words of the fictitious Arthur Dent

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As an aside, point of lingual curiosity is how prosaic and Prozac are so close to each other...as if the drug aims to bring about a state of prosaicness to those who experience anything but. It's comforting and somewhat amusing coincidence... hat tip worthy, perhaps? #lingobingo

Today's word is one I discovered thanks to my skincare obsession.

'Jeong' is a Korean concept, a rather complex one encompassing all that comes with building a deep and emotional connection with others, your environment and even objects #lingobingo

Apparently it's difficult to describe in Korean as well.

I discovered it in coveting @thenimetyou_'s products and branding and was struck by the beauty of the idea

May we all be blessed with jeong (정) aplenty in our lives #lingobingo

One of my favourite discoveries ever, today: 'floccinaucinihilipilification', the act/habit of deeming something worthless

Special also as then brand-new bf (now spouse) shared it on discovering I loved words

Per OED, it's the longest non-technical word in English #lingobingo

Is there any word that says Sunday more than 'Supine'? (well, er, other than Sunday itself)

Here's to getting as much repose as possible in preparation for the first full week back this year #lingobingo

I had a different word lined up for today but that was before I saw the new Star Wars last night... If I have to sit here with my feelings then so do you, so here's a one word review/opinion: 'preposterous' #lingobingo

I've discovered a new (to me) word! 'Mordacity': a tendency to bite

The man I married reliably informs me that in footie terms this is also called a Luis Suarez

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The irony is that if it goes on for long enough, insomnia is 'Soporific'

I know I'm certainly feeling its eventual sleep inducing effects today after a particularly bad night

Never mind luftballons, there is some serious lead ballooning happening here now

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Today's word is a little Italian gem I learned yesterday, in reading a book being touted as a love letter to stories and storytelling.

'Sognatore', meaning dreamer

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Today's word is one from Sanskrit and I love its sound as much as its meaning.

'Kshama' (क्षमा)

I grew up thinking it meant forgiveness, but it encompasses forbearance, patience and endurance (along with forgiveness), shown or asked for in contrition #lingobingo

"... what is written is what is true. Words and their meanings have weight in the world of matter, shaping and reshaping realities through a most ancient alchemy." - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow perfectly exposits how I feel re. words + why I do #lingobingo

On that note, word today is 'Koine'. A dialect of ancient Greek originally, it's come to mean 'a common language used by speakers of different languages', a.k.a lingua franca

For some of us, a love of words, language, stories and storytelling is koine enough

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I've hit upon a treasure trove of words thanks to re-discovering 'The Book of Human Emotions' in my reading pile. Words that describe emotions? My current favourite kind!

'Kaukokaipuu' (from Finnish): a longing and homesickness for a place you've never been to! #lingobingo

Another one from The Book of Human Emotions today

'Matutolypea': morning sorrow, or waking up overcome with misery and a bad temper

A word made for Mondays, if there ever was one

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Tuesdays, hey?

'Euchred' today for #lingobingo, meaning exhausted or at the end of one's tether. I'm feeling it is understating it

Word today is a contribution from sis, who has left this morning to return to India

'Decathect': to withdraw one's feelings of attachment from (a person, idea, or object), as in anticipation of a future loss

I, on the other hand, am indulging in denial

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Word today is from Urdu

'Leher': meaning wave, there is an elegance to the movement that suggests unfurling, graceful undulation and flourishes

A reminder of Life's peaks and troughs, but that there's beauty, grace and elegance in how it moves

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Today's word is 'Imponderabilia': things that cannot be precisely determined, measured, or evaluated

All the mysteries of Life, The Universe and Everything that shall remain mysteries... Except perhaps for knowing that the answer to the question of all that is 42 #lingobingo

For #lingobingo today, we have 'Rax': to stretch, as you do on waking up

#lingobingo today is the Sanskrit (and Hindi, Kannada) word for Sunday: 'Ravivaar' (रविवार, ರವಿವಾರ)

What I am struck by is how the concept of a Sun Day is common across cultures, 'ravi' being a name for the Sun... Dominicus, domenica (Italian), domingo(Spanish) are synonymous

Today's word is the delightful 'Sprachgefuhl': an intuitive feeling for the natural idiom of a language

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Going with the impromptu theme of 'words that don't sound anything like their meaning' today to match one from @Thea_ticky_MR and choosing 'Effulgence': the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

My mind always heads towards 'effluent' on hearing it
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And today we have 'Legerdemain': an illusory feat, sleight of hand, prestidigitation etc

Or as I like to think of it, what the sun does on winter days in the UK

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Word today is 'Ameliorate': to make/feel better, amend or bounce back

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So I did a little math yesterday and apparently, I've been learning Italian for about 2 years now

Duolingo was my primary source, I now learn skimming Instagram captions, or Italian translations of favourite books

Learning only new words is more fun, admittedly #lingobingo

Today's word therefore is a reigning favourite of mine from Italian, I Iove how it sounds

'Mezzogiorno', meaning midday

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Time feels like it has a mind of its own right now... Today's word is the Kannada one for 'moment' therefore, the beautiful sounding 'KshaNa'

The N has a hard emphasis, pronounced by moving your tongue from the roof to the floor of the mouth in a speedy arc

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There isn't an equivalent to the sound in English

It's written ಕ್ಷಣ in the script of Kannada #lingobingo

Today's word is 'Rataplan', synonym for drumbeat. Perfect for the alt/indie rock playlist I currently have playing

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Today's word is 'Nebulous': cloudy, indistinct or not clearly defined

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Going with 'Irascible' today, irritable or quick-tempered

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Today's word is more of a phrase, 'rim jhim' from Hindi (रिम झिम), meaning the pleasant sounding pitter-patter of raindrops

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Today's word is 'Exuberance', the quality of overflowing with joyful enthusiasm

It's what comes to mind when I look at that lower case 'e' in the font I use for these word tiles

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Word today is 'Infinitesimal', immeasurably small. Like a 'KshaNa' is in time

Something about it feels very poignant

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Word today is courtesy The X-Files and Agent Scully about to go and 'Finagle' some extra resources, by trickery or devious methods

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Here's a new word I've learned today

'Fictile', of or relating to pottery

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Today's word is one that has tickled my fancy

'Beetle-browed' meaning sullen or unfriendly looking

'Caterpillar-browed' would make more sense if you ask me but I like the alliteration of beetle-browed

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Today's word is 'Temerarious': presumptuously daring

For all the heroines and female role models I've ever admired, fictitious and real

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Today's word is a typography term that is very fun to say!

'Tittle' refers to the dot or diacritical mark appearing over a letter, such as the dot on an i or j

Fittingly, tittle also means a small, indefinite, scarcely measurable amount

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Today's word is courtesy the fabulous @susie_dent

'Apricity', the warmth of the sun on a chilly day

https://twitter.com/susie_dent/status/1225359154707075073?s=19

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Did you know that 'Snooker' also means fool or dupe?

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Today's word is 'Extraordinary', to describe Anne Hathaway's performance in Modern Love. Holy shit

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Word today is one I discovered reading Georgette Heyer, it's ever so fun and satisfying to exclaim!

'Codswallop', meaning nonsense, or something untrue

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Today's word is courtesy the opening scene of Sabrina the Teenage Witch

'Conniption', meaning a display of bad temper, or a tantrum

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Word today is 'Vagaries', sudden and/or inexplicable changes in something

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Started Italian class so today's word is from Italian

'Meraviglioso', meaning wonderful

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One of my all time favorite words today, love how it sounds

'Svelte', meaning 'of delicate or thin build'

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Clichéd, but valid

Word today is the Kannada for 'love', 'Preeti' (ಪ್ರೀತಿ)

It's also a fairly common name for girls

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The Urdu 'mohabbat' sounds a lot more emphatic, elegant, sophisticated and sincere though, I think... Maybe even slightly mysterious, powerful and intoxicating

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Speaking of closeness, choosing its synonym today:

'Propinquity'

I think I like it just a little bit more than proximity

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https://twitter.com/anu_gram/status/1228631575472017411?s=19

Learned a new word today!

'Defilade': the arrangement of defensive fortifications against enemy fire

I'm reading a fast paced space opera with lots of space battles, and that's my source

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Another new word!

'Argot', meaning jargon, vernacular or slang particular to a specific group

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Today's word is delightfully short but expressive

'Futz', meaning to fool around or to act without plan or purpose

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Late entry today, picked the silly sounding 'Dingbat'

It means both a silly, empty-headed person, and also refers to symbols in character set that are not letters, numbers or punctuation

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Here's a word I wish I heard used more often in common parlance

'Snafu', situation normal all fucked up (WWII usage), meant to signal stalling or snarled up in complete confusion

I've also just discovered that one of its synonyms is 'embrangled', which I adore

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Choosing 'Sybarite' today, someone addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses

Mostly so I can manifest it into being, and do away with the anhedonia I'm experiencing

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It's been a few years since I've read Anne of Green Gables but I still remember vividly how much 13yo me was taken with the concept of being 'Irrepressible', a word the book introduced me to and something I aspired to... Impossible to repress or control

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Word today is the evocative 'Gullywasher', meaning a typically short and heavy rainstorm

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Missed a post yesterday for the first time ever in this thread!

Choosing 'Ameliorate', to make/get better, to commemorate a positive change I'm experiencing

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And today's word is a new one I have learned

'Thersitical', meaning foul mouthed or the more fun to say 'scurrilous'

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Word today is courtesy a catch up of Elementary, the TV show

Sherlock uses the word 'Quotidian' and I love that it's a complicated sounding word that means routine, unremarkable or mundane... The irony of quotidian being not quotidian is amusing

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Today's word is also courtesy Elementary

'Sophistry', meaning a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone

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Apropos of nothing, today's word is the Hindi for puzzle or riddle

'Paheli' (पहेली)

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To mark #LeapDay, today's word is 'Intercalary': inserted or interpolated in the calendar, as an extra day or month

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Word today is 'Limn', to trace, outline or make a portrait of

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More Elementary inspired vocabulary today, of German origin this time

'Umwelt', meaning one's subjective experience, as dictated by our biology... Such as how we feel in size compared to creatures bigger or smaller than us

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I fancied a plethora of 'i's today so I chose

'Verisimilitude': the appearance of truth or the quality of seeming to be true

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Today's word is 'Deipnosophist', someone skilled at informal chitchat or small talk

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Ever feel an irresistible urge, like mania?

There's a word for it! 'Cacoethes'

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You know when you mishear or misinterpret something said aloud, often with funny results

It's called a 'Mondegreen', coined by Sylvia Wright in 1954. A little #IWD2020 tribute

I STILL mishear the chorus of Love Like This as 'bye bye biscuit boy'

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Just rediscovered a personal favourite from back in the day

'Pettifogging': arguing or quibbling over trivial, petty matters

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With all the support, encouragement and admiration being shared on #IWD2020, it's apt that today's word captures emotions felt when you revel in another's good fortune

'Mudita' is from Sanskrit but is found in several Indian languages, including Kannada (ಮುದಿತ)

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With the weather showing distinct change for the better, here's a word for those open air places we love in the summer

'Hypethral', wholly or partly open to the sky, especially of a classical building; having no roof

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Today's word is 'Empyreal', meaning both awe inspiring and also of or related to the sky or heavens

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Here's a new word I've learned today

'Stownlins', meaning secretly or stealthily

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Did you know a one-humped Arabian camel is also called a 'Dromedary'?

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Taking a leaf out of @FionaLMacIntyre's book and following suit with the Italian 'Speranza' today

Hope, always a good thing to have in worrying times. Not the only thing to rely on, of course, but still an important thing to have in your arsenal

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I find the language in Regency and pre-Regency era books to be particularly colourful. Sure they used 10 words where 1 might suffice but that's forgivable when you encounter delightful terms such as 'nip cheese', meaning a stingy, miserly person, a penny pincher

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Continuing the theme today with 'Fribbling': to be or act in a trifling or foolish manner

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As things continue to get more serious and uncertain, here's hoping everyone who needs it has 'Raksha' (रक्षा Sanskrit, ರಕ್ಷಾ Kannada), protection and security from any and all threats

Stay safe, and stay home so everyone has the best chance at getting through this

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I realised I haven't posted a single word from Marathi so that's today's source.

It's more a phrase, a relatively genteel exclamation/swear that's rather satisfying

'Aai shapath' (आई शपथ) literally translates to 'mother promise' or 'I swear on my mother'

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Word today is a prayer for these uncertain times.

'Phronesis', wisdom in determining ends and the means of attaining them.

May we all do our part towards ending this crisis.

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Here's a curious emotion

'Pronoia', a strange, creeping feeling that everyone is out to help you

I hope everyone feels it at least once in their life

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It feels appropriate to choose 'Liminal' today.
'At a threshold or transitional stage. Also of a stimulus just strong enough to be consciously experienced

Source: https://twitter.com/TheClaudiaBlack/status/1240805036432568322?s=19

Go check out the thread for lots of interesting words!

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Feeling 'Scripturient' today: having a strong urge to write (journal, to be more specific in my case. Still works I think)

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Choosing 'thwarted' today, meaning defeated and/or disappointed.

As in "I really hope this #pandemic can be thwarted despite how widespread it is"

And on that note, please do your bit and #StayHome

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Missed yesterday's entry because I did not have the energy.

Indulge my strange SoH as I post a word I made up

'Irrelephant', when there's an elephant in the room but is rendered petty and irrelevant by *gestures at everything*

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A word for something a lot of us must be feeling right now

'Agromania': an intense desire to be alone, or out in the open

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Did you know there's an actual term for the # sign?!

It's called an 'Octothorpe'

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One upside to wfh and video calls is that your colleagues are not subjected to your stomach loudly announcing itself at lunchtime

That sound is called 'Borborygmus'

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Word today is 'Beatitude': felicity, or a state of well-being characterised by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy.

Brought on by a chat with two of my favourite people, @lucyzoebirch and @Gill_PwC

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Next time you go out for your daily govt sanctioned walk, call it the Italian 'Passeggiata' and add some instant glamour and charm to the activity

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Borrowing from German today and choosing 'Ruinenlust': the feeling of being irresistibly drawn to ruined buildings and abandoned places

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I am extremely tickled by the discovery that 'brad' means 'a small nail' (pl. brads)

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Whoops, missed an entry yesterday because my nap turned into a night's sleep

'Persnickety' was my choice, one of my favourite words. It means both a uppity, snobbish person and someone who is driven by excessive precision and attention to trivial details

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And here's a new word I have learned today!

'Fuscous', meaning having a dusky, brownish gray colour

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Learned another new word today

'Aperçu', an immediate estimate or judgment; understanding; insight.

French origin, pronounced a-per-sy

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Spring theme word today

'Giunchiglie', Italian for daffodils

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Word yesterday should have been 'Slaphappy', cheerfully irresponsible

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And today's is another favourite of mine

'Insouciant', marked by blithe unconcern. I picture a rooster's comb every time I think of this word

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Entry yesterday should have been 'Jabberwocky', an example of writing/speech containing or made up of meaningless words

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Today's entry inspired by a childhood memory of my brother asking for something 'Swadisht' for lunch/dinner.

A Sanskrit word (स्वादिष्ट, Kannada ಸ್ವಾದಿಷ್ಟ), literally translating to 'flavourful' but 'lip-smackingly tasty' is a closer interpretation.

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Today's word courtesy the new season of #BrooklynNineNine

'Internecine': of conflict within an organisation, characterised by bloodshed on both sides

NINE-NINE!

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Pondering the deeper meaning of things, so its Sanskrit term seems appropriate for today's #lingobingo

Arth (अर्थ)

Did you know that the term for the text based graphics that appear under video content (captions, tickers etc) is 'Chyron'?

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Learned a new word today

'Perigee', the point in the orbit of a heavenly body, especially the moon, or of an artificial satellite at which it is nearest to the earth

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Yesterday's word should have been the fun to say, almost tongue-twister 'Daffadowndilly', synonym for daffodil

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Going with the very elegant and dreamy sounding 'Parcchayi' today. It's Hindi (परछाई) for 'shadow'.

Something about the days lengthening makes me think of it, as well as quarantine life making us shadows of our cohabitants

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New word I learned today

'Quidnunc', somebody who is eager to know the latest news or gossip; a busybody

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Going with 'Felicific' today, for all the things that are currently causing or tending to cause me happiness!

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Here's a Sanskrit word that has me amused greatly

'Koopamandooka', literally frog in a well, used to describe someone who has a restricted worldview because they haven't explored beyond their immediate surroundings

ಕೂಪಮಂಡೂಕ in Kannada

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Playing catch up, so my next word should have been

'Farraginous', composed of a mixture of substances; hodgepodge

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And an over-embellished word to say something is appropriate, suitable, fit or apt

'Idoneous'

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Suppose what the person coining 'idoneous' needed was to be

'Breviloquent', spoken or expressed concisely or tersely; using brevity

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And seeing as how we've meandered, here's an idoneous word for winding, roundabout paths or ways

'Ambages'

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Playing catch up again.

My next word should have been 'Saponaceous', meaning soapy. Quite du jour given the status quo

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And then there was 'Iwis' (ih-wis), meaning 'certainly'

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And 'Ylem' (pronounced ahy-luhm), meaning 'the hypothetical initial substance of the universe from which all matter is derived.

I personally prefer the phrase 'primordial soup'

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Just as well that my next word is one that means 'substitute'

The rather imperious sounding 'Succedaneum'

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And the next one I chose is 'Silvics', the scientific study of trees and their environment

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This next one is a personal favourite of mine from years ago

'Otiose' meaning superfluous, excess, extra or redundant

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And then there's the mouthful 'Tergiversation', which has two meanings

The act of abandoning a party for a cause, but also, falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language

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And finally, catching up to today at last, we have a word from Kannada

'NeraLu' (ನೆರಳು) can mean both shadow and the shade of trees. I love how elegant and romantic it sounds compared to the stony sounding shadow

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I've procrastinated, and how!

I have no excuse save being consumed whole by playing #AnimalCrossingNewHorizon every spare moment.

But, I have discovered a fantastic (if somehat sweary and rude sounding) word for procrastination, so here goes

'Cunctation'

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I'm certain we've all had moments where we've had to take a deep breath (or five) over the last few weeks. There is a word for it! It describes breathing or blowing in and is

'Insufflate'

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I've learned that the act of grasping or seizing something eagerly and suddenly is termed 'Cleek'

All I can picture with that is baby grabby hands

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Here is a word I discovered last year and have loved
'Crepescular' meaning if or relating to twilight, but also dim or indistinct

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Did you know 'Garth' is a synonym for a yard or garden?

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A word that is particularly relevant right now

'Proxemics', the study of the spatial requirements of humans and animals and the effects of population density on behavior, communication, and social interaction

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And another word that feels so very timely

'Solace', something that brings relief, comfort or consolation

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You know all that walking you've been doing? It sounds so much more purposeful and glamorous when you refer to it as "I'm off to peregrinate"

It means to journey or travel, but particularly by foot

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One of the outcomes of #COVID19 has been previously agreed to things not going ahead.

I love that the French have a word for it, 'Force Majeure': an unexpected and disruptive event that may operate to excuse a party from a contract.

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Is it odd that I'm experiencing cute aggression because of the word 'Drib'? Describes a small, indefinite quantity, especially of a liquid

The fact that 'driblet' is a synonym has about finished me

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The only thing more satisfying than saying the word 'Stupefaction' is being able to cause that reaction in someone else, a reaction of amazemen or astonishment

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I don't know why i have only just discovered this word but it's made my life a little bit more complete

'Ailurophile', cat lover

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Why do we keep using the phrase 'influencing skills' when the word 'Cogent' exists?

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Apropos of nothing, I love the word 'Aeonian', meaning ageless

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And we finally get to today's entry

It's 'Glossator', meaning commentator

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I've just had a heaping bowlful of bitter chocolate and pistachio gelato and am in heaven. Only fair that I go with a Italian word to describe the gelato

'Squisita', meaning exquisite

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Today's entry is a recent discovery that I love

'Verklempt' from Yiddish, describing being overcome by emotion to the point of speechlessness

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Ooooh guess who's playing catch up again. I'll try and do better from now

Because the 18th was the start of #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, it's apt that I choose 'Neurasthenia', meaning a nervous breakdown

It's NOT all in a sufferer's head

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Continuing that theme, recovery can feel 'Sisyphean', both extremely effortful and futile

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Mental illness can make the seemingly smallest of things seem 'Gargantuan', huge and bulky to a sufferer

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Moving on, here are some new words I have learned!

'Ferly' meaning something unusual, strange, or causing wonder or terror

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'Flubdub', meaning pretentious nonsense or show; airs

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'Doover' is Australian slang for thigumbob or thingumajig

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'Pasquinade' means a satire or lampoon, especially one posted in a public place

Certain govt figures are deserving of this currently

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25th May is 'Towel Day', celebrated as a tribute to Douglas Adams, the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

'Asciugamano', Italian for towel is my towel day tribute

A serendipitous happy discovery was that 25/05/1977 was the release date of Star Wars

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Random new discovery

'Scilicet' means to wit, or namely

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Here is a word that can't be applied to me on holidays and weekends

'Antemeridian', before noon. It doesn't exist afaiac

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Another timely (hah!) word is 'Eftsoons' meaning soon after

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Did you know that 'Whelked' means ridged, like the shell of a snail?

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Or that 'Lateritious' means something that is the colour of brick?

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And finally, a word from Kannada for today

'Antahakarana' (ಅಂತಃಕರಣ), a feeling of love encompassing empathy, kindness and understanding.

In solidarity with the Black community as they repeatedly face the repercussions of police brutality and systemic oppression

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Word choice today is from Sanskrit

'Sankshipt' (संक्षिप्त in Sanskrit, ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತ in Kannada) meaning concise or brief

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Pondering the Italian sentiment of 'Dolce far niente': the pleasure of doing nothing

An essential part of well-being, and one we all need a reminder of when life and work have become a about 'productivity' and busyness

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Sometimes I think about just how much I love cheese

Yesterday I discovered that 'Caseous' means of or related to cheese and life feels a little more complete for it

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Word today is 'Ersatz', an artificial or inferior substitute /imitation

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Should I just accept this thread is fortnightly?

I've discovered so many new words thanks to my @Dictionarycom mailing list.

One of them was 'Augean', a difficult and unpleasant chore; an Augean chore

At what point does an augean chore become a sisyphean task?

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So was 'Dilly': someone or something regarded as remarkable or unusual

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Did you know that 'Osmatic' means of or relating to the sense of smell

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And I love the sound of 'Skullduggery', meaning dishonourable proceedings or trickery

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How delightful is the word 'Klatsch', meaning a casual gathering of people, especially for refreshments and informal conversation: a sewing klatsch

Oooohhhh do I have a few puns to make!

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Apparently, 'Alligate' means to attach or bind

What does that make an alligator?

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I like how fun to say 'Flibbertigibbet' is, less so that it means 'foolish woman'

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I remembered the Sanskrit word 'Krodh' (क्रोध), and something about it captures the emotions of fury rage in a way that is both beautiful and frightening

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I didn't know this till recently but Hindu mythology speaks of a river that flows between the earthly realm and that of the infernal realm of the god of death, a dip in which cleanses you of sin

The river is called 'Vaitarani' (ವೈತರಣಿ in Kannada)

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I wonder if that dip leads to a state of 'Eudaemonia', a contented state of being happy healthy and prosperous

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And here's a word I learned courtesy @FionaLMacIntyre

'Kitsune' meaning fox in Japanese (きつね)

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And finally, here's a word that makes me feel both seen and attacked simultaneously

'Panivorous' meaning bread-eating or subsisting on bread. Never mind being herbivorous, carnivorous or omnivorous, being a panivore is where it's at

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Being third from the end/final is termed 'Antepenultimate'

If you have 3 aunts the youngest is auntypenultimate #sorrynotsorry

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I'm sat here marveling at how evocative the word 'Reverberant' is. It's not onomatopoeic but instantly calls to mind the idea of having a tendency to reverberate or be reflected repeatedly

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Growing up in India, you find Urdu and Hindi mix seamlessly in our culture which is a brilliant stroke of fortune given how mellifluous and beautiful Urdu is

Sample, for instance, 'Aarzoo' (آرزو) meaning 'wish'

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This one makes me laugh

Kambakht (hindi: कमबख्त) (Urdu: کمبخت ) means 'wretched', sometimes used as gentle swear and is exactly as satisying to exclaim as you'd expect!

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One of my favourite things is discovering linguistic commonalities in cultures and languages. Imagine my delight when I learned that 'appa' in Korean ( 아빠) means dad/father just like in several South Indian languages! (ಅಪ್ಪ in Kannada) Courtesy @KimsConvenience

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Choosing a rather stately sounding word today from Kannada

'Prōtsāhane' (ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹನೆ ) meaning encouragement

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I'll make up for the missed month soon but for now, just picking this thread back up with a word I learned watching The Stepford Wives

'Copacetic' (also copasetic, or copesetic), meaning completely satisfactory

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