Posted by If you recall, back in… October… (seems like a lifetime ago in this pandemic), I had a post titled “FAVORITE WORDS and why I love them”. I promised you my next set of words… and here they are. What are your favorite words? Do they come from grandma, family jokes, or a book ? Let me know in the comments.
Petrichor
(n): the scent of rain on the earth
pronounciation: pet-ri-kawr, pe-trahy-kawr
Psithurism
(n): the sound of the wind through the trees
Scripturient
(adj): having a consuming passion to write
Callipygian
(adj.): having shapely buttocks
pronounciation: kal-uh–pij-ee-uhn
Palimpsest
(n): writing material used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased; something with diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface.
pronounciation: pal-imp-sest
Editor Note: Check out the ghost ads that I am researching, since palimpsest is one of my current favorite words from that! Also, be on the lookout for the “FADED” book I’m working on with Edward Branley.
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