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Verifical is being truthful. From mid 17th century, from Latin veridicus (from verus ‘true’ + dicere ‘say’) + -al.
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Wabi-Sabi is a beautiful untranslatable word that means loving someone for who they are. Perfectly imperfect, or the acceptance of imperfection.
Whelve is an old English word that means to to bury something deep. It is derived from the act of turning something upside down usually to cover something.
Woolgathering is the indulgence in aimless Thought or dreamy imagination. It comes from the act of gathering loose tufts of wool that had gotten caught on bushes and fences as sheep passed by.
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Zemblanity is the opposite of serendipity (an unplanned pleasant surprise) and was coined in 1998 to mean making an unhappy and unlucky discovery by design. The name derives from the cold and barren Arctic landscape of Nova Zembla while serendipity comes from the lush and green Sri Lanka.
Verifical is being truthful. From mid 17th century, from Latin veridicus (from verus ‘true’ + dicere ‘say’) + -al.
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Wabi-Sabi is a beautiful untranslatable word that means loving someone for who they are. Perfectly imperfect, or the acceptance of imperfection.
Whelve is an old English word that means to to bury something deep. It is derived from the act of turning something upside down usually to cover something.
Woolgathering is the indulgence in aimless Thought or dreamy imagination. It comes from the act of gathering loose tufts of wool that had gotten caught on bushes and fences as sheep passed by.
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Zemblanity is the opposite of serendipity (an unplanned pleasant surprise) and was coined in 1998 to mean making an unhappy and unlucky discovery by design. The name derives from the cold and barren Arctic landscape of Nova Zembla while serendipity comes from the lush and green Sri Lanka.
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A SERIES OF BEAUTIFUL WORDS BY KAI
The Collection Includes:
Defining the Brain: Website | Downloads (science)
A Beautiful Word: Website | Downloads (rare/obscure)
The Logophile Lexicon: Website | Book (literary)
Defining New Ideas: Website | Book (creativity)
Author Homepage: Bookshelf by Kairos (all my work)
Words posted by @kairosoflife on Twitter under the hashtag #beautifulwords and on my vocabulary bulletin boards on Pinterest.
Original content © 2020 Copyright, Kairos
A SERIES OF BEAUTIFUL WORDS BY KAI
The Collection Includes:
Defining the Brain: Website | Downloads (science)
A Beautiful Word: Website | Downloads (rare/obscure)
The Logophile Lexicon: Website | Book (literary)
Defining New Ideas: Website | Book (creativity)
Author Homepage: Bookshelf by Kairos (all my work)
Words posted by @kairosoflife on Twitter under the hashtag #beautifulwords and on my vocabulary bulletin boards on Pinterest.
Original content © 2020 Copyright, Kairos
