I love learning new words when I'm reading. Check out bermudaonion's blog if you'd like to learn some in addition to the ones I've picked up this month.
Two from James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon, by Julie Phillips.
Two from James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon, by Julie Phillips.
Rodomontade is a noun referring to boastful or inflated talk or behavior. According to Wikipedia, the
term is a reference to Rodomonte, a character in the Italian Renaissance
epic poems Orlando innamorato and its sequel Orlando furioso.
Negentropy is
negative entropy, or reverse entropy. It means things becoming more in order: more organized, structured, functional. (simple Wikipedia)
Panegyric is a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something.
" . . . he filled my tooth, while intoning a panegyric to all my teeth . . ." from My Friend Muriel by Jane Duncan.
Polysemy: poly- "many" + sema "sign" is the capacity of a sign/symbol to have multiple meanings.
"The Polysemy of Veiling" (a section title) in What is veiling? by Sahara Amer
Panegyric is a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something.
" . . . he filled my tooth, while intoning a panegyric to all my teeth . . ." from My Friend Muriel by Jane Duncan.
Polysemy: poly- "many" + sema "sign" is the capacity of a sign/symbol to have multiple meanings.
"The Polysemy of Veiling" (a section title) in What is veiling? by Sahara Amer
These are all new for me.
ReplyDeleteNow if I could just remember all the new words I ran across on other's blogs . . .
DeleteWow, those are all such smart words! They're new to me but I really like negentropy - the word and the action. Thanks for playing along!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! Just things I ran across that I couldn't define.
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