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Gamine is a French term that is the feminine of gamin (a waif or street urchin). Gamine is used to describe a female who has a boyish, mischievous charm, though gamine has taken on a more chic meaning what with glamours stars like Audrey Hepburn, Leslie Caron, and Twiggy (to name but a very few)… Continue reading Word Nerd: Gamine
Shinrin-yoku (pronounced shin-rin-ya-ku) is a Japanese health term that was developed in the 80's by Mr. Tomohide Akiyama, with shinrin (meaning forest) and yoku (meaning here bathing or basking in). Shinrin-yoku is forest bathing, and it's the medicine of simply being in the forest. The idea behind shinrin-yoku is to encourage people to get outside and allow… Continue reading Word Nerd: Shinrin-yoku
Caim (pronounced as keim) is a Celtic word that originally was the name of a protective spirit in the early pre-Christian days. Caim has since become more of a prayer of protection and is associated with the idea of drawing a protective circle around yourself (or someone else) as a means of safety and sanctuary.… Continue reading Word Nerd: Caim
Pneuma is a Greek based word meaning breath, spirit, or wind (and it's pronounced noo-muh). Philosophically, pneuma means a person's soul, their living essence. As an example from A Philosophical Dictionary by Voltaire "'Psyche' was in the breast;'pneuma' was spread throughout the body;and 'Nous' was in the head." Pneuma could also be used to describe… Continue reading Word Nerd: Pneuma
Jovial is such a merry, playful word and one that I use quite often. To be in a jovial state of mind is the best and simply saying or writing it is quite cheerful! As a matter of fact, if you're enjoying a farcical entertainment, odds are fairly good that you're in a jovial mood.… Continue reading Word Nerd: Jovial
Farcical is one of those oh, so wonderful descriptive words that sounds almost as ludicrous as it's meaning implies. To be farcical one needs only to act ridiculous, and not necessarily overly so. Serious situations that become preposterous and nonsensically absurd are farcical to a tee. The current Trump "political" situation is scarily farcical since… Continue reading Word Nerd: Farcical
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