Vocabulary Exploration

[Noizchild]

Canonical: adjective:
1. Authorized; recognized.
2. Religion: Relating to canon law.
3. Art: Relating to a particular artist's works established as authentic and complete.
4. Literature: Relating to a list of literary works permanently established as having highest merit.
5. Math: In simplest or standard form.
6. Music: Relating to a piece of music in which a melody is played by different overlapping voices. Example: Pachelbel's Canon.

[DGSquared]

Canonical: adjective:
1. Authorized; recognized.
2. Religion: Relating to canon law.
3. Art: Relating to a particular artist's works established as authentic and complete.
4. Literature: Relating to a list of literary works permanently established as having highest merit.
5. Math: In simplest or standard form.
6. Music: Relating to a piece of music in which a melody is played by different overlapping voices. Example: Pachelbel's Canon.

Dang! That's a lot of meaning in one word.

Lagom
Description
Lagom is a Swedish word meaning "just the right amount".
The Lexin Swedish-English dictionary defines lagom as "enough, sufficient, adequate, just right".\
 Lagom is also widely translated as "in moderation", "in balance", "perfect-simple", and "suitable". ~ ~Wikipedia

[Noizchild]

Fortean: adjective: Relating to paranormal phenomena.

[DGSquared]

For you history and fantasy writers out there, HALFPACE.

From Meriam Webster,

"Definition of halfpace
1: a raised floor or dais or a platform or footpace at the top of steps (as for a throne or an altar)
2: a landing of a staircase like a broad step between two half flights
— compare QUARTERPACE"

[Noizchild]

Prosopography: noun: A study of people in a group, identifying patterns, connections, etc.: a collective biography.

[DGSquared]

Orthography  Definition of orthography by Merriam-Webster Dictionary
noun
"1a:    the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
  b:    the representation of the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
2a:    part of language study that deals with letters and spelling
                                     A student of orthography is likely to be a good speller."

[Noizchild]

Red Queen Hypothesis: noun: The hypothesis that organisms must constantly adapt and evolve in order to survive in an evolutionary arms race.

[DGSquared]

Pot-valor - Definition: boldness or courage resulting from alcoholic drink

The fancy way of saying liquid courage, pot-valor is the perfect word to describe how imbibing a few ounces of something can make a very bad idea seem like something you should definitely do right now.

[Noizchild]

Girl Friday: noun: A female assistant, especially in an office, who does a wide variety of duties.

[DGSquared]

obsequious - marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness


This is an interesting word that many people use incorrectly.

I actually heard a woman say, "That is an obsequious brownie."

I wonder who the brownie was fawning over. I laughed in my head. 

[Noizchild]

Ad Absurdum: adverb 1. to the point of absurdity.

[DGSquared]

dithyramb - any wildly enthusiastic speech or writing.

[Gyppo]

We've seen a few of them on here over the years ;-)

[Noizchild]

Akimbo: adjective, adverb 1. with hand on hip and elbow bent outward: to stand with arms akimbo. 2. (of limbs) splayed out in an awkward or ungainly manner: After the strenuous hike, she sat on the floor with her legs akimbo.

[DGSquared]

We've seen a few of them on here over the years ;-)

I think I'm guilty of one or two of those myself. That is if one can be considered guilty of such a thing. 

logorrhea log-uh-RI-uh, n an excessive flow of words

~from, The Phrontistery