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Chargement... From Afterwit to Zemblanitypar Simon Hertnon
   Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.  ThothJ | Dec 4, 2015 |   "Ambrosial": Divinely fragrant, exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell, celestial or ethereal. "Antepenultimate": The last but two or before the next to last. "Bleezed": Scottish word meaning affected in the eyes by alcoholic excitement, in other words, a synonym for drunk. "Caliginous": Misty, dim, murky, obscure, dark, literally and figuratively. "Chiaroscuro": Representation in terms of light and shade without regard or use of color; also describes the method used to create such art; black and white photography and film fit this word. "Concupiscible": vehemently desirous; the coveting of carnal things. "Curglaff": Scottish dialect for the shock felt in bathing, when one first plunges into cold water. "Lalochezia": Emotional relief gained by using indecent or vulgar language. "Logodaedalus": One who is cunning in words; inventor of words, ala William Shakespeare. "Noosphere": the part of the biosphere occupied by thinking humanity; a stage of evolutionary development characterized by the emergence of consciousness, the mind and interpersonal relationships; in other words: 'the sphere of thought'. "Omnist": a person who believes in a single transcendent purpose or cause uniting all things or people. "Paraph": a flourish made after a signature, originally a precaution against forgery, ala John Hancock's on the Declaration of Independence. "Perendinate": to defer until the day after tomorrow; to postpone for a day. "Plutomania": excessive or frenzied pursuit of wealth. "Schlimmbesserung": a so-called improvement that makes things worse. (  ) ThothJ | Dec 3, 2015 | "Ambrosial": Divinely fragrant, exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell, celestial or ethereal. "Antepenultimate": The last but two or before the next to last. "Bleezed": Scottish word meaning affected in the eyes by alcoholic excitement, in other words, a synonym for drunk. "Caliginous": Misty, dim, murky, obscure, dark, literally and figuratively. "Chiaroscuro": Representation in terms of light and shade without regard or use of color; also describes the method used to create such art; black and white photography and film fit this word. "Concupiscible": vehemently desirous; the coveting of carnal things. "Curglaff": Scottish dialect for the shock felt in bathing, when one first plunges into cold water. "Lalochezia": Emotional relief gained by using indecent or vulgar language. "Logodaedalus": One who is cunning in words; inventor of words, ala William Shakespeare. "Noosphere": the part of the biosphere occupied by thinking humanity; a stage of evolutionary development characterized by the emergence of consciousness, the mind and interpersonal relationships; in other words: 'the sphere of thought'. "Omnist": a person who believes in a single transcendent purpose or cause uniting all things or people. "Paraph": a flourish made after a signature, originally a precaution against forgery, ala John Hancock's on the Declaration of Independence. "Perendinate": to defer until the day after tomorrow; to postpone for a day. "Plutomania": excessive or frenzied pursuit of wealth. "Schlimmbesserung": a so-called improvement that makes things worse. ( ) ThothJ | Dec 3, 2015 | "Ambrosial": Divinely fragrant, exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell, celestial or ethereal. "Antepenultimate": The last but two or before the next to last. "Bleezed": Scottish word meaning affected in the eyes by alcoholic excitement, in other words, a synonym for drunk. "Caliginous": Misty, dim, murky, obscure, dark, literally and figuratively. "Chiaroscuro": Representation in terms of light and shade without regard or use of color; also describes the method used to create such art; black and white photography and film fit this word. "Concupiscible": vehemently desirous; the coveting of carnal things. "Curglaff": Scottish dialect for the shock felt in bathing, when one first plunges into cold water. "Lalochezia": Emotional relief gained by using indecent or vulgar language. "Logodaedalus": One who is cunning in words; inventor of words, ala William Shakespeare. "Noosphere": the part of the biosphere occupied by thinking humanity; a stage of evolutionary development characterized by the emergence of consciousness, the mind and interpersonal relationships; in other words: 'the sphere of thought'. "Omnist": a person who believes in a single transcendent purpose or cause uniting all things or people. "Paraph": a flourish made after a signature, originally a precaution against forgery, ala John Hancock's on the Declaration of Independence. "Perendinate": to defer until the day after tomorrow; to postpone for a day. "Plutomania": excessive or frenzied pursuit of wealth. "Schlimmbesserung": a so-called improvement that makes things worse. ( ) ThothJ | Dec 3, 2015 | oldmanbluewater | Jun 21, 2010 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
"When a word perfectly captures a human truth, humans respond to it in the same way that they respond to a beautiful melody. They smile. They nod their heads. They tell others of their discovery." So says Simon Hertnon in his introduction to Endangered Words, and after wrapping your tongue around the lexical rarities he offers up to his readers, you'll have to agree! Hertnon provides one hundred hand-selected rarities, and, in a virtuoso display of concinnity and logodaedaly, breathes life into them with his lucid descriptions of their meaning and engaging examples of their usage. Thanks to Endangered Words, you no longer have to be at a loss for words or reach for the clichéd and commonplace. The English language is brimming with ambrosial alternatives, and this compendium offers the cream of the crop. Filled with words to be treasured for their elegant precision, from anacampserote to sprezzatura to zemblanity, Endangered Words is the perfect handbook for writers, an excellent resource for communicators, and an entertaining read for anyone with an appetite for the very brightest gems of the English language. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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"Ambrosial": Divinely fragrant, exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell, celestial or ethereal.
"Antepenultimate": The last but two or before the next to last.
"Bleezed": Scottish word meaning affected in the eyes by alcoholic excitement, in other words, a synonym for drunk.
"Caliginous": Misty, dim, murky, obscure, dark, literally and figuratively.
"Chiaroscuro": Representation in terms of light and shade without regard or use of color; also describes the method used to create such art; black and white photography and film fit this word.
"Concupiscible": vehemently desirous; the coveting of carnal things.
"Curglaff": Scottish dialect for the shock felt in bathing, when one first plunges into cold water.
"Lalochezia": Emotional relief gained by using indecent or vulgar language.
"Logodaedalus": One who is cunning in words; inventor of words, ala William Shakespeare.
"Noosphere": the part of the biosphere occupied by thinking humanity; a stage of evolutionary development characterized by the emergence of consciousness, the mind and interpersonal relationships; in other words: 'the sphere of thought'.
"Omnist": a person who believes in a single transcendent purpose or cause uniting all things or people.
"Paraph": a flourish made after a signature, originally a precaution against forgery, ala John Hancock's on the Declaration of Independence.
"Perendinate": to defer until the day after tomorrow; to postpone for a day.
"Plutomania": excessive or frenzied pursuit of wealth.
"Schlimmbesserung": a so-called improvement that makes things worse. (