I was delighted to come across a blog post by author Katharine Tree recently which features wordplay. There is a link to the post here, and it lists a number of words that have been encountered, written down and then explored. This made me happy inside as I love discovering new words. Not all of them can – or need be – incorporated into my vocabulary, but I find comfort in understanding what they mean.
So I have rifled through my writing notebooks and have a few that I’d like to share.
Senescence: growing old, ageing. This is not what I thought it would be at all.
Cephalic: of or in the head.
Epigrammatic: (of) a short poem with a witty ending; a pointed saying.
Gloaming: twilight, dusk. This isn’t an unusual word, but it is one that I have come across several times lately. It is atmospheric and brings to my mind a certain slant of light.
Paean: a song of praise or triumph.
Quixotic: extravagantly and romantically chivalrous; visionary.
Quaquaversal: pointing in every direction – with thanks to Autumn to bringing this word into my orbit.
Have you come across any arresting words lately?
[Photo: detail of gate entrance at the Hydro Majestic Hotel, Medlow Bath]
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