Dendrophile... Somebody who loves trees a bit too much for his own good.
Reyn wrote:Merry Andrew wrote:Reyn wrote:littlek wrote:Oooh, I like weltshmertz
Whaaat?
Meaning. Meaning, please!
Reyn, being of Dutch extraction, you should certainly know that word.
Being born Dutch doesn't guarantee you that you know the language very well. I came to Canada when I was 5, and my parents spoke English in our house to help us aclimatize in school.
I can only recognize Dutch words when they are spoken to me slowly.
By the way, are you sure that word is Dutch?
No, the word is actually German. But the languages are similar enough that I thought a Dutch speaker would recognize that Weltschmertz literally means "the world's pain." It means a kind of stress or mild depression at the way things are going in this sad world.
Lachrymose= tearfull or saddened
Welcome to A2K, 'dadpad'! Hope you enjoy your stay.
chromatography
-- a process in which a chemical mixture carried by a liquid or gas is separated into components as a result of differential distribution of the solutes as they flow around or over a stationary liquid or solid phase
freemartin -
A female calf born as a twin, the other twin being male.
The freemartin is ususally sterile.
torsion--the twisting of an object by applying equal and opposite torques to its ends
Heteroasis -
ask Kicky.
Apparantly has something to do with him hanging around Greenwich Village.
Wanna learn new words? Check this out:
http://phrontistery.info/
Interesting site, Andrew. Thanks!
epiphany
-- 1 capitalized : January 6 observed as a church festival in commemoration of the coming of the Magi as the first manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles or in the Eastern Church in commemoration of the baptism of Christ
2 : an appearance or manifestation especially of a divine being
3 a (1) : a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something (2) : an intuitive grasp of reality through something (as an event) usually simple and striking (3) : an illuminating discovery b : a revealing scene or moment
Pavement
Well, may sound lame, but I've just never heard it before today.
Nothing is lame here. Post whatever word you recently learned. :wink:
PLINEAN-when , like, something goes off, it like blows itself up too. It was named after Pliny the elder, who, in his role as Empirical engineer, went over the Bay of Naples to see what all that smoke was in 79AD. BAWHHOOM
It was Vesuvius. Bet he felt stupid
Yes, most engineers do tend to be empirical, don't they, farmer?
Or did you mean 'Imperial'?
Milfmaster9 wrote:Todger - a penis
In what dialect? (or language?)
Also Todga, english english...
gliosis
Useful, but not a good word to find in one of my files. It means someone's going to have a very bad time of it.
serendipitous
Being lucky or things happens with luck. A serendipitous discovery.
I learned a new word yesterday (outside of the usual flow of jargon), but can't remember what it was.
