A liar, or one who tells fables.
This word thrills me to no end, not only for the fact that I rarely hear it, but also because it sounds so similar to fabulous, which fabulists most certainly are.
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A silly word to describe what I imagine as a silly action. It has a weird, juddery rhythm to it and makes me think of someone stumbling along or gallavanting, if you will. Kathryn This word just sounds inherently sinister. I can imagine saying it while evilly rubbing my hands together. Kathryn It’s such a “big” word, and when we had to say prayers as kids it was very prevalent, it made me feel smart that I knew what it meant and it still does Rachel Mercer Island, WA A 128th note in music. It is an unusual and obscure word which is really fun to say out loud. It also contains 4 prefixes which is very instructive. Matt Hargrave Phoenix, Arizona Meaning, to ponder, it is an awesome word describing such an impotant human process. It is important to me because I discovered and used it for the first time during the writing of my first novel. Andrea I had first learned of this word when it was ‘word of the day’ on a website that I visit. While visiting Las Vegas, I attended a Wayne Brady show, and in the beginning, the audience was asked to provide words that were rather uncommon and not widely used, saying they would be incorporated [...] Read Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky. Seriously, do it. This word will invariably find a place in your heart. This is the perfect word to describe… well, the state of the world. Also, calling someone depraved can be such a delight. It has the best variants ever- depravity, depravitites, depravedly, and depravedness. Derek G [...] I adore the word Hullabaloo (din or fuss). Not only because I can’t say it without smiling, but it just tumbles out my mouth excitedly everytime its spoken. For me it manages to encapsulate childhood magic and exoticism all in one. Cookie Daniel My favourite word is oxymoron. It just sounds so fantastic. It always reminds me of a large load carrying beast and an idiot. For example an ox carrying Homer Simpson. Amelia My favorite word came to me via a horoscope reading. In mid page, under the heading of Sagittarius, I read for the first time the word sentipensante. It has it’s root in the Spanish language, and is a thought composite of “to feel while thinking”. The heart and the head should have equal say, [...] My favourite word is rhetoric because it’s such a pleasure to say out loud. Your tongue sweeps down the roof on your mouth before the word ends with a sharp little flourish in the back of your throat. Nabokov makes a similar observation about the name ‘Lolita’ – I love the way that words [...] |
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