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[Ennaybur]

For the sake of expanding vocabulary, what words do you like/ have recently become fond of?

 

[Ennaybur]

fecund \FEE-kuhnd; FEK-uhnd\, adjective:
1. Capable of producing offspring or vegetation; fruitful; prolific.
2. Intellectually productive or inventive.

 

[Ennaybur]

holy fuck:

hemidemisemiquaver • \hem-ih-dem-ih-SEM-ih-kway-ver\ • noun

: a musical note with the time value of 1/64 of a whole note : sixty-fourth note

 

[jhakka]

While it is inevitable that some people will post naughty words up, I would like to point out that this is not Non School, and these posts will be deleted on sight.

Apart from that, good thread.

 

[lengy]

But what if they really are my favourite words?

 

[lengy]

ap·a·thy /ˈæpəθi/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ap-uh-thee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -thies.
1. absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
2. lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting.
3. Also, ap·a·thei·a, ap·a·thi·a /ˌæpəˈθiə/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ap-uh-thee-uh] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation. Stoicism. freedom from emotion of any kind.
[Origin: 1595–1605; (< F) < L apathīa < Gk apátheia insensibility to suffering, equiv. to apathe- (s. of apaths) unfeeling (a- a-6 + pathe-, var. s. of páthos pathos) + -ia -ia]

—Synonyms 1. coolness. 2. See indifference.
—Antonyms 1. ardor, fervor.

hate /heɪt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[heyt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation verb, hat·ed, hat·ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
2. to be unwilling; dislike: I hate to do it.
–verb (used without object)
3. to feel intense dislike, or extreme aversion or hostility.
–noun
4. intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
5. the object of extreme aversion or hostility.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME hat(i)en, OE hatian (v.); c. D haten, ON hata, Goth hatan, G hassen]

—Related forms
hater, noun

—Synonyms 1. loathe, execrate; despise. Hate, abhor, detest, abominate imply feeling intense dislike or aversion toward something. Hate, the simple and general word, suggests passionate dislike and a feeling of enmity: to hate autocracy. Abhor expresses a deep-rooted horror and a sense of repugnance or complete rejection: to abhor cruelty; Nature abhors a vacuum. Detest implies intense, even vehement, dislike and antipathy, besides a sense of disdain: to detest a combination of ignorance and arrogance. Abominate expresses a strong feeling of disgust and repulsion toward something thought of as unworthy, unlucky, or the like: to abominate treachery.
—Antonyms 1. love.

venge·ance /ˈvɛndʒəns/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ven-juhns] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. infliction of injury, harm, humiliation, or the like, on a person by another who has been harmed by that person; violent revenge: But have you the right to vengeance?
2. an act or opportunity of inflicting such trouble: to take one's vengeance.
3. the desire for revenge: a man full of vengeance.
4. Obsolete. hurt; injury.
5. Obsolete. curse; imprecation.
—Idiom
6. with a vengeance,
a. with force or violence.
b. greatly; extremely.
c. to an unreasonable, excessive, or surprising degree: He attacked the job with a vengeance.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME < OF, equiv. to vengi(er) to avenge (see venge) + -ance -ance]

—Synonyms 1. requital, retaliation. See revenge.
—Antonyms 1. forgiveness.

sin1 /sɪn/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[sin] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, sinned, sin·ning.
–noun
1. transgression of divine law: the sin of Adam.
2. any act regarded as such a transgression, esp. a willful or deliberate violation of some religious or moral principle.
3. any reprehensible or regrettable action, behavior, lapse, etc.; great fault or offense: It's a sin to waste time.
–verb (used without object)
4. to commit a sinful act.
5. to offend against a principle, standard, etc.
–verb (used with object)
6. to commit or perform sinfully: He sinned his crimes without compunction.
7. to bring, drive, etc., by sinning: He sinned his soul to perdition.
[Origin: bef. 900; (n.) ME; OE syn(n) offense, misdeed; akin to G Sünde, ON synd sin, L sōns guilty; (v.) deriv. of the n., r. ME sin(i)gen, syn(i)gen, OE syngian, itself deriv. of the n.]

—Related forms
sinlike, adjective
sin·ning·ly, adverb
sin·ning·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. trespass, violation. 2. wrong, wickedness. 4. transgress, trespass.

vice1 /vaɪs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[vahys] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation,
–noun
1. an immoral or evil habit or practice.
2. immoral conduct; depraved or degrading behavior: a life of vice.
3. sexual immorality, esp. prostitution.
4. a particular form of depravity.
5. a fault, defect, or shortcoming: a minor vice in his literary style.
6. a physical defect, flaw, or infirmity: a constitutional vice.
7. a bad habit, as in a horse.
8. (initial capital letter) a character in the English morality plays, a personification of general vice or of a particular vice, serving as the buffoon.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME < AF, OF < L vitium a fault, defect, vice]

—Synonyms 1. See fault. 2. depravity, sin, iniquity, wickedness, corruption. 5. blemish.
—Antonyms 1, 2. virtue.

lib·er·tine /ˈlɪbərˌtin, -tɪn/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[lib-er-teen, -tin] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained, esp. a dissolute man; a profligate; rake.
2. a freethinker in religious matters.
3. a person freed from slavery in ancient Rome.
–adjective
4. free of moral, esp. sexual, restraint; dissolute; licentious.
5. freethinking in religious matters.
6. Archaic. unrestrained; uncontrolled.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME libertyn < L lībertīnus of a freedman (adj.), freedman (n.), equiv. to lībert(us) freedman (appar. by reanalysis of liber-tās liberty as libert-ās) + -īnus -ine1]

—Synonyms 1. roué, debauchee, lecher, sensualist. 4. amoral, sensual, lascivious, lewd.
—Antonyms 1. prude.

 

[Ennaybur]

Way to make the dictionary thread, nerd.

Main Entry: dic·tio·nary
Pronunciation: 'dik-sh&-"ner-E, -"ne-rE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -nar·ies
Etymology: Medieval Latin dictionarium, from Late Latin diction-, dictio word, from Latin, speaking
1 : a reference source in print or electronic form containing words usually alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, etymologies, meanings, and syntactical and idiomatic uses
2 : a reference book listing alphabetically terms or names important to a particular subject or activity along with discussion of their meanings and applications

For the sake of expanding vocabulary, what words do you like/ have recently become fond of?

No sorry, you are wrong.

 

[Tulipa]

Superfluous

Main Entry: su·per·flu·ous
Pronunciation: su-'p&r-flü-&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin superfluus, literally, running over, from superfluere to overflow, from super- + fluere to flow -- more at FLUID
1 a : exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : EXTRA b : not needed : UNNECESSARY
2 obsolete : marked by wastefulness : EXTRAVAGANT
- su·per·flu·ous·ly adverb
- su·per·flu·ous·ness noun

 

[lengy]

dec·a·dent /ˈdɛkədənt, dɪˈkeɪdnt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[dek-uh-duhnt, di-keyd-nt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
1. characterized by decadence, esp. culturally or morally: a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility.
2. (often initial capital letter) of or like the decadents.
–noun
3. a person who is decadent.
4. (often initial capital letter) one of a group of French and English writers of the latter part of the 19th century whose works were characterized by aestheticism, great refinement or subtlety of style, and a marked tendency toward the artificial and abnormal in content.
[Origin: 1830–40; back formation from decadence; see -ent]

—Related forms
dec·a·dent·ly /ˈdɛkədəntli, dɪˈkeɪdnt-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[dek-uh-duhnt-lee, di-keyd-nt-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, adverb

—Synonyms 1. corrupt, immoral, degenerate, debased, debauched, self-indulgent.

her·e·sy /ˈhɛrəsi/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[her-uh-see] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -sies.
1. opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine, esp. of a church or religious system.
2. the maintaining of such an opinion or doctrine.
3. Roman Catholic Church. the willful and persistent rejection of any article of faith by a baptized member of the church.
4. any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs, customs, etc.
[Origin: 1175–1225; ME heresie < OF eresie < L haeresis school of thought, sect < Gk ha�*resis, lit., act of choosing, deriv. of haireǐn to choose]

—Synonyms 4. dissent, iconoclasm, dissension.

her·e·tic /n. ˈhɛrɪtɪk; adj. ˈhɛrɪtɪk, həˈrɛtɪk/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[n. her-i-tik; adj. her-i-tik, huh-ret-ik] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.
2. Roman Catholic Church. a baptized Roman Catholic who willfully and persistently rejects any article of faith.
3. anyone who does not conform to an established attitude, doctrine, or principle.
–adjective
4. heretical.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME heretik < MF heretique < LL haereticus < Gk hairetikós able to choose (LGk: heretical), equiv. to hairet(ós) that may be taken (verbal adj. of haireǐn to choose) + -ikos -ic]

—Synonyms 1. apostate, backslider, recreant, protestant. 3. dissenter, skeptic, freethinker.

blas·phe·my /ˈblæsfəmi/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[blas-fuh-mee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -mies.
1. impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things.
2. Judaism.
a. an act of cursing or reviling God.
b. pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton (YHVH) in the original, now forbidden manner instead of using a substitute pronunciation such as Adonai.
3. Theology. the crime of assuming to oneself the rights or qualities of God.
4. irreverent behavior toward anything held sacred, priceless, etc.: He uttered blasphemies against life itself.
[Origin: 1175–1225; ME blasphemie < LL blasphémia < Gk. See blasphemous, -y3]

—Synonyms 1. profanity, cursing, swearing; sacrilege, impiety.

sac·ri·le·gious /ˌsækrəˈlɪdʒəs, -ˈlidʒəs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[sak-ruh-lij-uhs, -lee-juhs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
1. pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices.
2. guilty of sacrilege: a sacrilegious person.
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME sacrilegiose; see sacrilege, -ous]

—Related forms
sac·ri·le·gious·ly, adverb
sac·ri·le·gious·ness, noun

—Pronunciation note The almost universal pronunciation of sacrilegious as /ˌsækrəˈlɪdʒəs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[sak-ruh-lij-uhs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation is the result of folk etymology—modifying the pronunciation of an unfamiliar word so that it conforms to a more familiar one—in this case religious. Etymologically, sacrilegious has no direct relationship to religious. The historical pronunciation /ˌsækrəˈlidʒəs/[sak-ruh-lee-juhs] occurs in American English, though not in British English, and criticism of the newer pronunciation has almost disappeared.

sac·ri·lege /ˈsækrəlɪdʒ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[sak-ruh-lij] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred.
2. an instance of this.
3. the stealing of anything consecrated to the service of God.
[Origin: 1275–1325; ME < OF < L sacrilegium, equiv. to sacri- (comb. form of sacrum holy place) + leg(ere) to steal, lit., gather + -ium -ium]

sa·la·cious /səˈleɪʃəs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[suh-ley-shuhs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
1. lustful or lecherous.
2. (of writings, pictures, etc.) obscene; grossly indecent.
[Origin: 1635–45; < L salāci- (s. of salāx) lustful (deriv. of salīre to jump, move spasmodically, spurt; see salient, saltation) + -ous]

—Related forms
sa·la·cious·ly, adverb
sa·la·cious·ness, sa·lac·i·ty /səˈlæsɪti/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[suh-las-i-tee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, noun

—Synonyms 1. lewd, wanton, lascivious, libidinous. 2. pornographic.
—Antonyms 1. modest.

 

[pffft]

in·can·des·cent
/ˌɪn

kənˈdɛs

ənt/ [in-kuh

n-des-uh

nt]
–adjective 1.(of light) produced by incandescence. 2.glowing or white with heat. 3.intensely bright; brilliant. 4.brilliant; masterly; extraordinarily lucid: an incandescent masterpiece; incandescent wit. 5.aglow with ardor, purpose, etc.: the incandescent vitality of youth.
Origin: 1785–95; < L incandéscent- (s. of incandéscéns), prp. of incandéscere to glow.

—Related forms in·can·des·cent·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 5. electrifying, brilliant, dynamic.

 

[lengy]

Almost Famous reference. <3

 

[liverpool3k]

ca·pri·cious [kuh-prish-uhs, -pree-shuhs]
–adjective
1. subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic: He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react.
2. Obsolete. fanciful or witty.
[Origin: 1585–95; < It capriccioso capriccioso]

—Related forms
ca·pri·cious·ly, adverb
ca·pri·cious·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. variable, flighty, mercurial. See fickle.
—Antonyms 1. steady, constant, consistent.

 

[yosemite sam]

buttload [buh-tt-low-d]
- adjective
1. a large amount
2. an amount likeable to being able to fill the behind of a large person

 

[TDjie]

Beverage
[bev-er-age, bev-er-ij, bev-rij]
- Noun
any potable liquid, esp. one other than water, as tea, coffee, beer, or milk

Effervescent
[ef-er-ves-uhnt]
- Adjective
1.bubbling.
2.vivacious; lively; sparkling.

Eloquently
[el-uh-kwuh-nt-ly]
- Adverb
movingly expressive

Epiphany
[i-pif-uh-nee]
- Noun
a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience.

 

[*BIRDIE*]

Intrepid (in - trep - id)
Fearless and Couragous (cant even spell that)

love IT!!!

 

[WTF!bbq]

Asinine.

Beguiling.

Ilk.

I am really too lazy to put up the dictionary definitions

Beverage
[bev-er-age, bev-er-ij, bev-rij]
- Noun
any potable liquid, esp. one other than water, as tea, coffee, beer, or milk

Heh, potable is now on my list as well, because it looks funny and cute. My brain always goes "THATS MEANT TO SAY PORTABLE" when really it isn't.

 

[.ShAkEdOwN.]

i really like the word affliction always been very fond of it.

and i like shakedown... my love derived from behind crimsons eyes' song of the same name. hence the username

deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)-- just because i use it when i play hangman

overload. i know its simple but its just one of my favourites.

Heh, potable is now on my list as well, because it looks funny and cute. My brain always goes "THATS MEANT TO SAY PORTABLE" when really it isn't.

... yes it just one of those words that looks wrong :]

 

[Talitha31]

sublime
surreptitious
eloquent
unsalubrious
deliciously

to name but a few

I enjoy choosing extravagantly unneccesary words in the same way I enjoy choosing frocks

 

[AAO89]

Beverage

lol americans use the word beverage all the time instead of drink :/ it's really annoying

 

[xeuyrawp]

Cantankerous,and peculiar must be my two favourites.