Wondrous Words Wednesday
Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where you can share new words that you’ve encountered or spotlight words you love. Feel free to get creative! If you want to play along, grab the button, write a post and come back and add your link to Mr. Linky!
I’m reading at a slow pace these days so I haven’t found any new words in my reading and had to turn to my Word-a-Day calendar this week.
1. philomath – “Renee was such a philomath that even after she received her doctorate in chemistry, she went back to school to take classes in comparative literature.”
Renee is one smart cookie! A philomath is a lover of learning: scholar; especially a student of mathematics.
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2. polonymous – “Common epithets of Shiva, the polyonymous Hindu god of destruction and regeneration, are Shambhu, Shankara, Mahadeva, and Mahesha.”
Polyonymous means having or known by various names.
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3. attenuate – “In her old age, the vividness of Helen’s memories attenuated.”
In this case, attenuate means to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of: weaken.
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All 3 words are new to me.
I didn’t know any of those words, either.
Nailed it – #3, that is. No clue on #1 and #2.
I didn’t have a clue either. Do you ever find a new word that you incorporate into your daily language?
Attenuate I knew, but not the first two.
My son is a total philomath – can’t wait to share this word with him. Thanks Kathy!
I vaguely recognized attenuate, but the others are new to me. Great words, Kathy!
Attenuated seems to be speaking to me lately. I certainly like it better than saying my brain is getting fuzzy.
Seriously? I always think I know these words but in reality I probably really don’t…sigh!
Did not know any of these!
I have never heard those
Excellent calendar words, Kathy! I have been so busy–I need to check my own calendar for some words! 🙂
I learned three new words today, thanks! for sharing.
I could figure polyonymous out based on the root! But the first one is new to me!
I figured out philomath as well as the second word! YAY new words.
I would have had to look up one and two also. I love new words. That used to be a favorite section of Reader’s Digest for me! 🙂