Add some whimsy to your life
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
Aoibhneas (pronounced eevnass) is an Irish Gaelic word that translates to mean or refer to the joy we feel from external things such as music, song, scenery and good weather. Aoibhneas is to fill our senses with the world around us. To hear the music, smell the sweet, fresh air, feel the soft, crisp… Continue reading Word Nerd: Aoibhneas
Chivalry, now here's a word that's thrown around quite a lot, yet often in a rather disparaging way. It can feel as though in the same breath that you hear "Chivalry is dead." you'll hear something about how patronizing chivalrous guys can act toward women or something of the sort - and I call bunk… Continue reading Word Nerd: Chivalry
Apricity is an exquisite word that derives from the Latin aprīcus ("warmed by the sun"). Apricity is a particularly apt word since yesterday marked Imbolc which is the middle of the Winter season. It's also the time when the Groundhog makes his prediction and I know many feeling a sense of apricity hope for an early… Continue reading Word Nerd: Apricity
Tenebrific is darkness and gloom in one glorious descriptive term. Tenebrific is Latin in origin (combining tenebrea which translated would be darkness + fic) and it's one of those deliciously poetic words that adds a poignant touch to whatever it may be used in. Winter, especially those seemingly dead middling weeks that stretch on forever… Continue reading Word Nerd: Tenebrific
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