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I love defining words! There are two full featured dictionaries with four supporting websites. This site defines beautiful rare and obscure words by various interesting topics and themes. I also define creative and innovative terms, language and literary terms for word lovers, and the final one defines all scientific terms related to your brain, the power of the mind and the functions and systems that compose your consciousness. This last topic supports my primary focus: my book series, Be Mindful, Be Well on embracing mindful self care in the treatment of mental health. My message is simple. Mental Health Matters.
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DEFINING NEW IDEAS - CREATIVITY, INNOVATION AND DESIGN - Dictionary of Creativity, Innovation and Design.
THE LOGOPHILE LEXICON- WORDS ABOUT WORDS - Words About Words - a Resource for Logophiles, Readers and Writers
MAXIMIZE YOUR PERFORMANCE BY DEFINING YOUR BRAIN - Dictionary of the complexity of the brain and the power of the mind.
A BEAUTIFUL RARITY OF OBSCURITIES - Beautiful rate, unusual and obscure words. Coming soon
THE LOGOPHILE LEXICON
DICTIONARY OF WORDS ABOUT WORDS
READERS - WRITERS - WORD LOVERS
The true alchemists don’t change
lead into gold, they change the
world into words
William Gass
THE DICTIONARY CAN BE VIEWED ON THE WEBSITE OR DOWNLOADED IN DOCUMENT FORM.
WEBSITE: www.logophilelexicon.com
DOWNLOAD: https://bit.ly/logophilelexicon
FORMAT: Google Doc - Pages: 155
Defining words about words - A Resource for Word Lovers, Logophiles and Writers. Language, literary, poetic words are just a few chapters available. See the index for a complete list!
WEBSITE: www.logophilelexicon.com
DOWNLOAD: https://bit.ly/logophilelexicon
FORMAT: Google Doc - Pages: 155
Defining words about words - A Resource for Word Lovers, Logophiles and Writers. Language, literary, poetic words are just a few chapters available. See the index for a complete list!
WORDS CAN BE
bold, impactful, simple, colorful, weak, strong, sexy, seductive, alluring or intriguing, loving, positive, light, hopeful, cheerful, happy, nostalgic and optimistic or negative, cruel, haunting, dark, ugly, heartbreaking, understated, ominous, chilling, mystical, frightening or foretelling. They can be meticulous, concise, deep, lighthearted, insightful, meaningful, provocative, intellectual, informative, philosophical, scientific, historical, or silly, nonsensical, fun, lighthearted, humorous, or fun. Intent can be ironic, figurative, sarcastic, metaphorical, colloquial, symbolic or allegorical and delivery can be melodious, mellifluous, poetic, formal, artful, classy, dramatic, dry, elegant, literary, technical, concise, verbose, dull or lyrical. Words are rare, archaic, obscure, unusual, old, forgotten, modern, newly coined, neologistic, or popular.
WHAT IS A LOGOPHILE?
A logophile is a lover of words. We can also be called a philologist or dramatically, a logomaniac. Oxford English Dictionary defines that "a person who is obsessively interested in words." This definitely describes that magnetic pull words can have on us. From the Greek ‘logo’ meaning “word” and -phile meaning “love. Earliest documented use is 1959.
A logophile does not have to be a writer and a writer does not have to be a logophile. The one thing they both seem to have in common though is voracious love for reading. They have a passion for words. Both can always be found with their nose in a book. Where else could they have discovered their passion? Reading. Through reading we discover that we love to play with words.
WHAT IS A LEXICON?
A lexicon is the vocabulary of a person, language or branch of knowledge. The Logophile Lexicon is a word list that is catered to the vocabulary of logophiles. Who loves to play with beautiful words enough to be defined as a logophile? Writers do. And they weave beautiful words together to form the oldest form of communication in history - the art of storytelling. From the Early 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek ‘lexikon’ (biblion) ‘(book) of words’, from lexis ‘word’, from legein ‘speak’.
This lexicon is not a dictionary or glossary of terms. It’s an eclectic collection of literary words that appeal to the lover of words and form a literary vocabulary.
Most people know what an acronym is or what a synonym is. But what is a glottal stop? Tautology? Onomatopoeia? What about structure - what are the meanings of prefixes like ‘hypo’ or a suffixes such as ‘logue’? What is symbolism in the Elizabethan Age?
The more robust your vocabulary, the more effective your writing. This makes your message more powerful.
Articulate writers have power behind their words; they create, motivate and inspire. They invoke deep emotions in readers. They change people’s thoughts or opinions with persuasive arguments. This is a powerful responsibility. It’s also personal. The way we use language gives insight into who we are. Our personalities, goals, motives, and desires are seen on the pages we write. The study and awareness of linguistics helps us to know why we speak and write in different ways; how general language develops; and how so many words different languages share the same roots and origins. Pretty cool right?
Discover the people who love words, master words or govern words. View the form and structure that makes up the framework of language, fiction and poetry. Read how words are created, altered, defined, and what can be done to change meaning.
This is a language reference defining words about words.
You can view the words by topic on the pages of this website or you can download the complete volume in a document you can save, print or share. Free. All free.
WORDS CAN BE
bold, impactful, simple, colorful, weak, strong, sexy, seductive, alluring or intriguing, loving, positive, light, hopeful, cheerful, happy, nostalgic and optimistic or negative, cruel, haunting, dark, ugly, heartbreaking, understated, ominous, chilling, mystical, frightening or foretelling. They can be meticulous, concise, deep, lighthearted, insightful, meaningful, provocative, intellectual, informative, philosophical, scientific, historical, or silly, nonsensical, fun, lighthearted, humorous, or fun. Intent can be ironic, figurative, sarcastic, metaphorical, colloquial, symbolic or allegorical and delivery can be melodious, mellifluous, poetic, formal, artful, classy, dramatic, dry, elegant, literary, technical, concise, verbose, dull or lyrical. Words are rare, archaic, obscure, unusual, old, forgotten, modern, newly coined, neologistic, or popular.
WHAT IS A LOGOPHILE?
A logophile is a lover of words. We can also be called a philologist or dramatically, a logomaniac. Oxford English Dictionary defines that "a person who is obsessively interested in words." This definitely describes that magnetic pull words can have on us. From the Greek ‘logo’ meaning “word” and -phile meaning “love. Earliest documented use is 1959.
A logophile does not have to be a writer and a writer does not have to be a logophile. The one thing they both seem to have in common though is voracious love for reading. They have a passion for words. Both can always be found with their nose in a book. Where else could they have discovered their passion? Reading. Through reading we discover that we love to play with words.
WHAT IS A LEXICON?
A lexicon is the vocabulary of a person, language or branch of knowledge. The Logophile Lexicon is a word list that is catered to the vocabulary of logophiles. Who loves to play with beautiful words enough to be defined as a logophile? Writers do. And they weave beautiful words together to form the oldest form of communication in history - the art of storytelling. From the Early 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek ‘lexikon’ (biblion) ‘(book) of words’, from lexis ‘word’, from legein ‘speak’.
This lexicon is not a dictionary or glossary of terms. It’s an eclectic collection of literary words that appeal to the lover of words and form a literary vocabulary.
Most people know what an acronym is or what a synonym is. But what is a glottal stop? Tautology? Onomatopoeia? What about structure - what are the meanings of prefixes like ‘hypo’ or a suffixes such as ‘logue’? What is symbolism in the Elizabethan Age?
- Words alone convey basic meaning.
- Mood is conveyed in the way that words are strung together and understood and pronounced.
- Words can inspire, teach, clarify, amuse, motivate or persuade.
- The way we use language - in addition to the particular words we choose - is crucial for effective communications and better understanding.
The more robust your vocabulary, the more effective your writing. This makes your message more powerful.
Articulate writers have power behind their words; they create, motivate and inspire. They invoke deep emotions in readers. They change people’s thoughts or opinions with persuasive arguments. This is a powerful responsibility. It’s also personal. The way we use language gives insight into who we are. Our personalities, goals, motives, and desires are seen on the pages we write. The study and awareness of linguistics helps us to know why we speak and write in different ways; how general language develops; and how so many words different languages share the same roots and origins. Pretty cool right?
Discover the people who love words, master words or govern words. View the form and structure that makes up the framework of language, fiction and poetry. Read how words are created, altered, defined, and what can be done to change meaning.
This is a language reference defining words about words.
You can view the words by topic on the pages of this website or you can download the complete volume in a document you can save, print or share. Free. All free.
THIS IS NO ORDINARY GLOSSARY
THE LOGOPHILE LEXICON IS A LANGUAGE AND LITERARY REFERENCE FOR THE LOVERS OF WORDS.
Written exclusively for you.
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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
Words posted by @kairosoflife on Twitter under the hashtag #beautifulwords and on my vocabulary bulletin boards on Pinterest - Submit Feedback
Original content © 2020 Copyright, Kairos.
