Playwords in mo12/13/2023 ![]() Playwords makes learning words fun for kids. ★ Also available for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch! ★ Featured by Apple in "New and Noteworthy"! (USA) “With the plethora of librarian words at our disposal, all of us have the opportunity to become sesquipedalianists.★ Playwords has been in the Top 10 Paid Education Apps in over 10 countries, including USA, UK, Italy, India and New Zealand! Translation: A person who tends to use really, really long words. (Don’t you just love it when you have to look up the definition of a word in a definition?) Sesquipedalianist – A person who tends to use sesquipedalian words. Speaking for myself, I prefer to be around folks who are obsequious (obedient) rather than obstreperous (difficult to control).Īnd finally, to describe people who take the use of librarian words to an extreme, we have: The classic struggle of angel versus devil. “One could make the argument that forking over $1,000 for one ounce of beauty cream is an esoteric way to spend money.”Ĭonsider the similar-sounding but opposite meaning duo of obsequious and obstreperous. Something that the rich and famous might use in their ablutions.Īt least I’m in the ballpark with that one since esoteric means something that only a select number of people have interest in or understand. Now, to me, esoteric sounds like a super-expensive anti-aging cream that is available in teensy-tiny jars, exclusively at a by-appointment-only salon on Rodeo Drive. As in, “It might be pleasant enough to be prose-like but it sure isn’t poetry”. One might think that prosaic means beautiful – it sure sounds like it, right? Let’s take the word prosaic, for instance. “painful inflammation of small blood vessels in your skin that occur in response to repeated exposure to cold but not freezing air.”īut, in order to be effective, librarian words must be used with full understanding of their meaning. She sympathetically asked about his little chilblains, knowing the exact single word to use in lieu of: My brother tells the story of once visiting our sister sporting an irritation on the back of his hand. ![]() Often, they describe in one word what a lazy writer would need a paragraph to portray. Librarian words add sophistication and richness. Sure, you could use common terms like “just ducky” or “hunky-dory” but why do that when you have copacetic in your vocabulary toolbox? Particularly when said in the French way, accouterments sounds so much better than “extra stuff” or “junk”, n’est-ce pas? Copacetic – fine, satisfactory, OK. Accouterments – additional items of dress or equipment. One precise word can describe our morning ritual without having to fully disclose the number of steps necessary to go from bed head to fabulous. A few of our favorites: Ablution – the process of washing oneself. We called the fancy words she used “librarian words” as an homage to her profession. A brilliant gal with a sweeping vocabulary, she used fancy words effortlessly and always in the proper context. My sister was the first person I remember using the word plethora. Or, the number of Pinterest suggestion for the use of Mason jars. A supply so great that no one could possibly need or be able to consume the entire lot.įor example, the amount of wine in our wine cellar. Plethora, in the purest form before its meaning was watered down by know-nothings like me, indicates an OVER-abundance. Plethora doesn’t simply mean an abundance of something. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that the way in which I had been using the word was not quite right. “Surveying the plethora of items on my to-do list, I decided to take a nap instead.” “How will I decide between the plethora of possibilities in choosing toppings for my pizza?” Why say “lots of” something when there is a lovely linguistic alternative? Plethora. I take great pleasure in bandying the word about in conversation. Plethora is one of my favorite “fancy words.” ![]() photo credit: Reading in the round via photopin (license) Mo delivers words in a build-up of discourse and intelligence, strung along with wit and wherewithal. Today, Mo’s here as a guest blogger, taking Deb Runs’ Wednesday Word challenge: Plethora. ![]() She spoke of honor and respect and the meaning of “Love thy neighbor.”Ī wonderful blogging friendship began that day. When I wrote about it, today’s guest poster, Mo of Mocadeaux, chimed in on the CD for the first time. She went off with the grandparents that day. So I explained what the Pride Parade meant. Grace heard keywords – parade … ride a float … matching T-shirts! She was stoked. We’d talked in church about joining the Pride Parade a few years ago. This one time, Grace thought she’d become famous.Īll it took was a parade. The search for the right word can sometimes be like this.
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