Hey guys! Someone I know needs a lot of interesting words so I figured I would come to Notebook for help! If you know any big or interesting words, put them here, in this format:
vendetta (noun)
ven·det·ta ┊ /venˈdedə/
— a blood feud in which the family of a murdered person seeks vengeance on the murderer or the murderer's family.
now go find interesting words! be full of knowledge!
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• Cattywampuss
is not lined up or not arranged correctly, or diagonally.
• Rock and mineral names can be interesting. Ex: Bornite, Flourite, Calcite, Antimonite…
yeah but im not looking for mineral names
im looking for like nouns and adjectives and verbs
Aww… Okay… CATTYWAMPUS!!!
Tamarack
…boomerang is a funny word…
we need bigger, fancier words
enigma (noun)
eh-nig-mah
:a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand.
Uhtceare is an old english word meaning lying awake before dawn and worrying. It was literally used only once, but it's pretty cool.
Also one that's used a little more often than once is Rawgabbit, which is talking confidently about something you know absolutely nothing about. It's a type of person, according to the definition.
Irridescent- displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow.
Clandestine- characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of
subversion or deception; private or surreptitious:
Inauspicious- boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable.
Quixotic- extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable.
Belvedere- a building, or architectural feature of a building, designed and situated to look out upon a pleasing scene
Melancholy- a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression
Monolith- an obelisk, column, large statue, etc., formed of a single block of stone.
Allegro- Musical term meaning brisk or rapid in tempo.
Chiaroscuro- composition of strong contrasts in light and dark
Also, I know a lot of horse related words so here's some:
Equitation- a rider's position while mounted, and encompasses a rider's ability to ride correctly and with effective aids
Levade- a movement in which the horse first lowers its body on increasingly bent hocks, then sits on its hind hooves while keeping its forelegs raised and drawn in.
Capriole- a movement in which the horse jumps up with its forelegs well drawn in, kicks out with its hind legs in a horizontal position in the air, and then lands again on the same spot.
Martingale-part of the tack or harness of a horse used to steady or hold down the horse's head.
Latigo- a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
Kimblewick- A type of mild curb bit.
(I also know some veterinary vocabulary because I work at a vet clinic. Idk if it's the kind of words you're looking for, but I can post some tomorrow if you want?)
we need bigger, fancier words
How's this:
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- The fear of long words (yeah really).
omg thats a lot!!! thanks!!
Defenestration: the act of throwing someone out a window.
Overmorrow: the day after tomorrow:
Sonder: The realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own.
These are all such amazing words.
boosting this!! pls don't let this die TAT
Here's some more:
Effervescent- vivacious; merry; lively; sparkling.
Ethereal- light, airy, or tenuous
Pinniped- belonging to the Pinnipedia, a suborder of carnivores with limbs adapted to an aquatic life, including the seals and walruses.
Inauspicious- boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable.
Bombastic- high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious.
Discombobulate- to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate
Piaffe- a cadenced trot executed on one spot, with a well-elevated leg action
Asunder- into separate parts; in or into pieces
edit: forgot one
Eclectic- selecting or choosing from various sources.
ooooooh thank you!!! these are such pretty words!!! oh my gosh!!!
Bumfuzzle-confused, perplexed, to cause confusion
Snickersnee- a type of long dangerous knife
Gubbins- something of little value, gadget, device, someone who is silly
Flibbertigibbet- someone who is silly and talks incessantly
Wabbit-exhausted
Erinaceous-someone or something that resembles a hedgehog
Quire-2 dozen sheets of paper
Zoanthropy- a person who has delusions that they are a form of animal/are an animal
And my personal favorite:
Pauciloquent-a person of few words
Uxurious: a great love of one's wife (got this from reading Everything, Everything, it was great)
Parse: to analyze/break down a sentence into its parts and describe the roles of each part