#weirdwords

[mouthtapedguy]

Schrödinger’s adjective

[pipoetry]

Strange words with profound meanings that I love:

✨ Frenzy ✨ Ethereal ✨ Serendipity ✨ Ineffable ✨ Epiphany ✨ Forelsket ✨ Ephemeral ✨ Nefelibata ✨ Iridescence ✨ Ataraxy ✨ Ikigai ✨ Meraki ✨ Destinesia ✨ Fernweh ✨ Eudaimonia ✨ Transubstantiation ✨ Effervescence ✨ Alexithymia ✨ Sophrosyne ✨ Chrysalism ✨ Sidereal ✨ Insouciant✨ Petrichor✨ Aeipathy✨ Hygge✨ Oblivion✨

[rjbailey]

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[eellie31]

[speakupinstitute]

Learning English can be a real puzzle! 🤔 Ever tried to figure out the rule ‘I before E except after C,’ only to stumble upon words like ‘weird’? 😂 Who came up with these rules anyway?

[angelinamilevski]

w o r d s

[fandomstookovermylife]

I just feel like everyone needs to know that the plural of shoe used to be shoon instead of shoes. I just-

shoon

[qsdblogging]

More Weird & Wonderful Words

If you haven’t checked out the first article regarding Weird + Wonderful Words, you really should. You don’t have to, but this is a continution of that list. I figured, that it hadn’t even been my full list, so why not share the rest too?

In case you don’t feel like going back and reading the other one, I’ll explain my reasoning behind this.

As an aspiring writer, I’m always in search of unique and new words to add to my vocabulary. I can’t include everything I want to as some words don’t fit my writing style or the topic I’m writing about. I enjoy learning and finding new words and compiled a list over the last few years of some of my favorites that I’ve come across.

I have hopes that maybe I can use them one day in one way or another so until then I like refreshing my mind on them.

DEODATE; a gift to or from god

GLAIREOUS; slimy, viscous

DEPURATE; to purify

This is one of my very, like top one, favorites. I don’t know why, but I enjoy the word.

THEOLEPSY; seizure or possession by a god

When I found this word and read it’s definition, I just really wanted to know if it ever got mixed up with demonic possession.

TARDILOQUENT; speaking slowly

SENOCULAR; having six eyes

OPSIMATH; a person who begins to learn or study late in life

Did you know there was a word for this? I didn’t.

PRIMORDIAL; existing at or from the beginning or time, primeval

This one I knew, but I included it because I feel like more people know primeval rather than this one, but they mean the same thing. And now, I really want to start rewatching Primeval.

TAUTCHRONOUS; lasting the same amount of time

WOWSER; a puritanical, prudish person or a killjoy

This is how I like to describe my sister, or I call her a bluenose, which is, I think, 1920s slang for a prude.

VICINAL; neighbouring or adjacent

ZETETIC; proceeding by inquiry or investigation

SECURIGEROUS; bearing an axe

Oddly specific, right?

WABBIT; exhuasted or slightly unwell

I can’t read this one without thinking of that one Wabbit Game I used to play online as a kid. Kill the Wabbits, I think?

YLEM; (in big bang theory) the primordial matter of the universe

I just think this one is fun to say.

THEANDRIC; divine and human at the same time

WINEBIBBER; a heavy drinker

VELLEITY; wish or inclination which is not strong enough to lead one to take action

This was interesting for me to find considering I definitely can use it and apply it to myself regarding practically anything. I have so much I want to do, but I’m not in a rush to ever start anything.

UMBRIFEROUS; shady

VAGARIOUS; erratic and unpredictable in behaviour or direction

TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA; extreme superstition about the number thirteen

My AP English teach my senior year definitely had this. She refused to write out the number, always leaving it blank or writing 12+1, and refused to even say it.