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SUSURRATIONS

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AMARANTHINE

ETY: 1660s, coined by Milton, originally in sense "unfading", as amaranth +‎ -ine, from Ancient Greek ‎(amárantos, “unfading”). Later used for color. 

EXAMPLE: 'he never questioned the amaranthine beauty of the garden before him.'

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BOMBINATE

ETY: late 19th century: from medieval Latin bombinare, bombinat- ‘buzz’, from Latin bombus ‘humming’

EXAMPLE: ‘the humblebees in their element, bombinating around the flowers.’

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CLEMENT

ETY:  late Middle English (in sense 2): from Latin clemens, clement-

EXAMPLE:  "it is a very clement day"

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DESIRE PATH

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ESSE

ETY: Latin  ‘to be’ (used as a noun).

EXAMPLE: ‘seeking the esse of all things beautiful.’

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FLORESCENCE

ETY:  late 18th century: from modern Latin florescentia, from Latin florescere ‘begin to flower’, based on flos, flor- ‘flower’.

EXAMPLE:  ‘the great florescence throughout the this time of year...’

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GOKOTTA

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HELIOPHILIA

ETY: 

EXAMPLE:  "The sunflower needs the sun to survive as so does a person with heliophilia".

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IRIDESCENT

ETY:  1796, literally "rainbow-colored," coined from comb. form of Latin iris(genitive iridis) "rainbow"

EXAMPLE:  ‘ While exploring the rainforest, I was captivated by the iridescent plants that give the area its vibrant colors.’

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JOUISSANCE

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KOMOREBI

(JAPAN)

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LUSH

ETY: late Middle English: perhaps an alteration of obsolete lash ‘soft, lax’, from Old Frenchlasche ‘lax’, by association with luscious.

EXAMPLE:  "lush greenery and fields full of tulips..."

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MURMURATION

ETY:  from French, from Latin murmuratio(n- ), from murmurare ‘to murmur’. The usage as a collective noun dates from the late 15th century.

EXAMPLE: ‘a murmuration of beautiful starlings...’

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NURTURANT

ETY: from Old French noureture ‘nourishment’, based on Latin nutrire ‘feed, cherish’.

EXAMPLE: ‘Find yourself a few strategies to meet your nurturant needs so as to create more space in your life for others.’

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OLENT

ETY:  Latin olent-, olens, present participle ofolēre to smell

EXAMPLE: 

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PLENITUDE

ETY:  from Old French, from late Latin plenitudo, from plenus ‘full’.

EXAMPLE: ‘nature is plenitude’