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Minutiae (which is the plural of minutia, which means"smallness.") are those tiny, seemingly insignificant details of something. Really, minutiae are the very things that make the whole of something that much more pleasing, yet so many will overlook them or not notice how significant the minutia is until it's missing. Saying "the minutiae of everyday… Continue reading Word Nerd: Minutiae
Peiskos is a Norwegian word that describes the feelings one gets as they sit in front of a fire enjoying it's warmth. Peiskos is a beautiful feeling and it's exciting to find a word that actually describes that cozy in the bones sensation that comes from curling up in front of a crackling fire and… Continue reading Word Nerd: Peiskos
Gracious may seem like a simple word to choose, yet I feel as though it is a word that holds even more meaning in this day and age then ever before. Graciousness in the face of hatred, ignorance, intolerance, bigotry, and out-right, blatant bullying is difficult. Yet, it is the only way to not drop… Continue reading Word Nerd: Gracious
Sanguine feels like such an apt and decidedly needed word right now. Despite all of the chaos, the disappointment, the unsettling upset that is pervading so many, there is the ability to have a certain sort of sanguine mindset. To be sanguine, or optimistically hopeful in an apparently terrible and difficult situation is exactly what… Continue reading Word Nerd: Sanguine
The haunting of leaves' melody / Crunching like so many bones /Spellbound by the moonlight's glow / By the haunting thought of what no one knows. / Stardust it scatters itself through the trees / A sparkling shadow of the veil unseen / Leaving its mark upon gravestones and me. ~ Ella A blessed Samhain… Continue reading Blessed Samhain and Happy Halloween
Whelve is an interesting word since it's old English origins have it meaning to turn (as a dish or vessel) upside down usually to cover something, and more modern definitions have it meaning to bury deeply or hide something. Both versions of whelve are akin to each other, since both end up hiding something. I… Continue reading Word Nerd: Whelve
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