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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What words do you want to celebrate today?