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 haven’t come across any new words in my current reading so I turned to my Word-a-Day calendar this week.
1. eleemonsynary – “A publishing house is not an eleemosynary organization: who today would publish Proust?” — Cynthia Ozick, Harper’s Magazine, April 2007
Eleemosynary is an adjective that means of, relating to, or supported by charity.
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2. desuetude – “The old bridge, which fell into desuetude after the railroad was shut down, has recently been opened as a pedestrian walkway.”
Desuetude is a noun that means discontinuance from use of exercise: disuse.
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3. vox populi – “It’s too early to determine with certainty just how much influence the vox populi will have on the new administration’s policy decisions.”
Vox populi is a noun that means popular sentiment.
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What words do you want to celebrate today?
I can not even say that first one
Whoa…how could those even be used?
I knew #3 but probably will never use it in everyday conversation.
I knew #3. High school Latin still comes in handy every now and then.
I guess it’s time for the weekly “Let’s show everybody how much Lloyd doesn’t know.” Well, I got 1/3. So there!
I knew #2 but the others stumped me!
You found some good ones in your calendar, Kathy. I like desuetude. It sounds old-fashioned and much like it’s meaning.
I knew #3 from Latin also,I guess it never leaves you.
All new to me, although I could figure out #3!
I dare anyone to actually use eleemonsynary in conversation.