pel·lu·cid (pel-loo-sid | pəlusɪd)
Latin
adjective
transparent or translucent, allowing the passage of light, clear (can be used of writing, an argument etc in this case).
The treasure glittered under the pellucid waters.
(submitted by Tinypapercat from someone else’s computer, sorry I didn’t queue anything before I left!)
Tumblr, please, don’t mix up my personal and this blog. I’m sure these lovely logophiles don’t want to read me burbling about my food allergies.
Sorry all, let me queue up some sexy words for you as penance.
Hello all, hope you’re well. Just a quick note to say my last exam for a while is today so I should be able to queue some more delightful sexy words tonight, but our submissions box is always open and we’d love to hear from you! If you can’t provide everything in the guidelines (like the IPA, I know I find that ridiculously tricky) feel free to just have a stab at it and let us edit in the rest, it’s what we’re here for.
o·ti·ose (oh-tee-ose | oʊtioʊs)
Latin
adjective
superfluous, useless or ineffectual
Most of his otiose rambling went in one ear and out of the other.
Anonymous asked: What the fuck these aren't real words
red·o·lent (red-uh-lunt | rɛdələnt)
Middle English, from Latin
adjective
1) pleasantly smelling, or having the pleasant odour of (usually in the phrase “redolent of”)
2) suggestive or reminiscent of
Her skin was redolent of the oil paints she’d been toiling over all day.
syn·a·nim (sin-uh-nim | sɪnənɪm)
Latin, from Greek
noun
a word having the same meaning as another the writer cannot spell.
It’s a synanym for veleity, or possibly velleity, I can never remember how many ls to put in.
sar·chas·m (sar-kaz-um | sɑrkæzəm)
Latin, from Greek
noun
the yawning void between you and the idiot taking your irony seriously
The gaping sarchasm did hinder the conversation a little, but my point got through eventually.
ig·no·ra·nus (ig-nuh-ray-nus | ɪgnəreɪnəs )
Latin
noun
one who is both ignorant and an arsehole.
He kept insisting evolution was made up, what an ignoranus.
Anonymous asked: for those of us who blacklist porn, could you maybe not tag posts as "word porn" please and thank you
Whoops, didn’t think of that. Will do, I’ll remove it from the newest entries in the queue but it may take a while to de-tag all of the existing ones.
Edit: never mind, I didn’t realise the mass post editor was a thing. They should all be de-tagged now, but I’ll make sure any that slipped past get dealt with as they post.
