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DIRECTORY OF OBSCURITY
The Old, Rare & Unusual
OBSCURE | WEIRD | OBSOLETE
Obscurity WordMap
WORD LISTS SPECIAL FEATURES WORDS FROM OTHER CATEGORIES ARTICLES FROM THE REFERENCE CENTER:
WEIRD AND WACKY WORDS
strange and bizarre old and rare words
OBSCURITY OF THE NORM
obscure words for the ordinary & normal
THE GREAT RESURRECTION
bringing the best obsolete words back
LEARN ABOUT OBSCURE WORDS
The Word Reference Corner
- THE NERD WORDS
- Are Not on the Guest List for any Normal Party
ABENDROT - the color of the sky while the sun is setting. See more obscure colors!
AGOTHOKAKOLOGOCAL - composed of both good and evil. From the Greek roots agath- (good), kako- (a variant of cac-, meaning bad), and -logical (the adjectival suffix based on logos, meaning word).
ATTICISM - concise and elegant expression or diction.
BOFFIN - a technical or scientific expert.
DEIPNOSOPHIST - a person who is an adept conversationalist at table.
DEMISEXUAL - a person who does not experience sexual attraction unless they form an emotional connection.
ERUDITE - having or showing great knowledge or learning. From Latin erudire meaning to instruct or train.
ESOTERIC - means something intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest. See more esoteric words!
HEURISTIC - enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves.
INDAGATE - to search out and answer or investigate. From the Latin word indagare meaning to track.
LYSSOPHOBIA - the fear of madness or going insane. See more phobia words!
MEGILLAH - an elaborate, complicated production or sequence of events. Megillah derives from the Yiddish megile, which itself comes from the Hebrew word mĕgillāh, meaning "scroll" or "volume."
MERAKI - Greek for doing something with soul, creativity, or love — when you put “something of yourself” into what you're doing, whatever it may be.
MONOCHOPSIS - the subtle by persistent feeling of being out of place.
NEOLOGIZE - to make or use new words or create new meanings for existing words. Learn more about neologisms!
NESCIENCE - a lack of knowledge or ignorance.
NYCTOPHILIA - the love of the darkness or night. See more Phile words!
PERSPICACIOUS - having a ready insight into and understanding of things. From Latin perspicax, perspicac which means seeing clearly.
PHILOMATH - a lover of learning.
PHOSPHENES - are the stars you see in your vision.
PLEONASM - the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning either as a fault of style or for emphasis.
SCIENTIAL - is having efficient knowledge.
AGOTHOKAKOLOGOCAL - composed of both good and evil. From the Greek roots agath- (good), kako- (a variant of cac-, meaning bad), and -logical (the adjectival suffix based on logos, meaning word).
ATTICISM - concise and elegant expression or diction.
BOFFIN - a technical or scientific expert.
DEIPNOSOPHIST - a person who is an adept conversationalist at table.
DEMISEXUAL - a person who does not experience sexual attraction unless they form an emotional connection.
ERUDITE - having or showing great knowledge or learning. From Latin erudire meaning to instruct or train.
ESOTERIC - means something intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest. See more esoteric words!
HEURISTIC - enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves.
INDAGATE - to search out and answer or investigate. From the Latin word indagare meaning to track.
LYSSOPHOBIA - the fear of madness or going insane. See more phobia words!
MEGILLAH - an elaborate, complicated production or sequence of events. Megillah derives from the Yiddish megile, which itself comes from the Hebrew word mĕgillāh, meaning "scroll" or "volume."
MERAKI - Greek for doing something with soul, creativity, or love — when you put “something of yourself” into what you're doing, whatever it may be.
MONOCHOPSIS - the subtle by persistent feeling of being out of place.
NEOLOGIZE - to make or use new words or create new meanings for existing words. Learn more about neologisms!
NESCIENCE - a lack of knowledge or ignorance.
NYCTOPHILIA - the love of the darkness or night. See more Phile words!
PERSPICACIOUS - having a ready insight into and understanding of things. From Latin perspicax, perspicac which means seeing clearly.
PHILOMATH - a lover of learning.
PHOSPHENES - are the stars you see in your vision.
PLEONASM - the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning either as a fault of style or for emphasis.
SCIENTIAL - is having efficient knowledge.
The Old, Rare & Unusual
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Obscurity WordMap
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