Shakespeare Insult Kit
Shakespeare Insult Kit Since 1996, the origin of this kit was listed as anonymous. It came to me on a piece of paper in the 90's with no attribution, and I thought it would make a cool web page. Though I searched for the origin, I could never find it. Combine one word from each of the three columns below, prefaced with "Thou": My additions: cullionly whoreson knave fusty malmsey-nosed blind-worm caluminous rampallian popinjay wimpled lily-livered scullian burly-boned scurvy-valiant jolt-head misbegotten brazen-faced malcontent odiferous unwash'd devil-monk poisonous bunch-back'd toad fishified leaden-footed rascal Wart-necked muddy-mettled Basket-Cockle pigeon-liver'd scale-sided Back to the insulter. Chris Seidel
The 100 Most Beautiful Words in English
ere are the 100 most beautiful words in English. How do we know we have the most beautiful? They were chosen by Robert Beard, who has been making dictionaries, creating word lists, and writing poetry for 40 years. For five years he wrote the Word of the Day at yourDictionary.com and since 2004 he has written up 1500 words in the series, So, What's the Good Word? here at alphaDictionary. Below is a select list of his favorite words that he used in his poetry—or wishes he had. Dr. The words in this book will decorate your articles, essays, blogs, term papers, memos, love letters-even conversations with those we love.
Word of the Day!
Unusual Words Rendered in Bold Graphics
by Maria Popova A visual A-Z of the hidden treasures of language. As a lover of language and words, especially obscure and endangered words, I was instantly besotted with Project Twins’ visual interpretations of unusual words, originally exhibited at the MadArt Gallery Dublin during DesignWeek 2011. Acersecomic A person whose hair has never been cut. Biblioclasm The practice of destroying, often ceremoniously, books or other written material and media. Cacodemonomania The pathological belief that one is inhabited by an evil spirit. Dactylion An anatomical landmark located at the tip of the middle finger. Enantiodromia The changing of something into its opposite. Fanfaronade Swaggering; empty boasting; blustering manner or behavior; ostentatious display. Gorgonize To have a paralyzing or mesmerizing effect on: Stupefy or petrify Hamartia The character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall. Infandous Unspeakable or too odious to be expressed or mentioned. Jettatura Ktenology Leptosome Welter
Obscure Words
Unanswered Questions New Answers Q&A Categories Coupons Guides English▼ English▼ Deutsch Español Français Italiano Tagalog Home Entertainment Technology Health Food Business Animals Cars Sports History & Politics Hobbies Home & Garden Humor Jobs & Education Legal Local Literature Relationships Religion Science Shopping Travel Browse More Q&A Reference New to Answers.com? We provide ReferenceAnswers from the world's leading publications, and questions & answers from our WikiAnswers community. Dive in... Reference library Answered questions Unanswered questions Home > Library > Literature & Language > Obscure Words Obscure Words Ironically labeled by their dedicated compiler as "WWFTDs" (worthless words for the day), these obscure, abstruse or recondite words are offered for your consideration: some of them may be worthy of everyday use. On this page: anaptyxis to apostasy. Search inside for: Title Index: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z anaptyxis anastrophe anathematize anatidaephobia anchorite anemocracy anfractuous
19 Outstanding Words You Should Be Working Into Conversation
There are some of our favorite words that appeared in mental_floss stories in 2011. Some are foreign words. Others come from medical dictionaries. And there's a surprising amount of hobo slang. Gene Lee / Shutterstock.com 1. 2. 3. 4. milliHelen: The quantity of beauty required to launch just one ship. 5. 6. 7. 8. © Joe Giron/Corbis 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Thanks to Stacy Conradt, Adrienne Crezo, Bill DeMain, Haley Sweetland Edwards, Jamie Spatola, Ethan Trex and a reader named John .
otherwordly
pronunciation | nats-ka-‘shE (nahtzkah-SHEE)Japanese | 懐かしいtip | The final pronunciation doesn’t really have an “oo” sound in it. pronunciation | swon-‘nyA Anonymous asked: What is Zealous? "As she looked, aghast, at the pony that was tethered in her front lawn and munching comfortably on her flowers, she realized how just how alarmingly she’d underestimated his zeal to impress her. 'I did not mean it when I said I wanted a pony,' she explained to him later through gritted teeth. He looked surprised. Zeal is the noun form. Anonymous asked: Hi there! That sounds like a brilliant idea! pronunciation | 'kI-ros (KYE-ross, English); kEr-‘os (keer-OSS, Greek)Greek | καιρόςnote | Kairos is both a rhetorical term for “the opportune moment” (as above) and the word for “weather”. Anonymous asked: make a facebook page for these? You’re welcome! I have Twitter and Pinterest too, if those are more your thing. pronunciation | 'RAs-fA-ber (RACE-fay-ber) Anonymous asked: are you still alive?
Urban Dictionary
"This is the result of an ongoing project to collect and distribute the most obscure and rare words in the English language. It also contains a few words which do not have equivalent words in English. At present, the dictionary contains approximately 2700 words, though it is constantly growing." by macopa May 14
As a word collector of sorts, I find this site exquisite. Definitely worth checking out if you are interested in rare or obscure words. by infiniti Nov 3