Porn for Logophiles

Congeries

bewilderedmataeologist — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:41:27 -0400

con·ge·ries (kon-juh-rees | kɒndʒəriz )
Latin

noun
a collection, a mass of heterogeneous parts, an assemblage, aggregation or heap

Each one is a miniature world unto itself, a tiny functioning mechanism,a congeries of minute and mysterious moving parts.

Abrogate

bewilderedmataeologist — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:29:38 -0400

ab·ro·gate (ab-ruh-gayt | æbrəgeɪt)
Latin

verb
to put an end to or abolish by formal means

You cannot abrogate your responsibility in this matter

Insouciance

bewilderedmataeologist — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:24:22 -0400

in·sou·ci·ance (in-soo-see-uns | ɪnsusiəns)
French

noun
indifference, lack of concern

The cat’s air of insouciance was shattered after we adopted a puppy as well.

Hello again all, hope you’re well. Tumblr has kindly reminded me that I’m neglecting you...

bewilderedmataeologist — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:58:00 -0400

Hello again all, hope you’re well.

Tumblr has kindly reminded me that I’m neglecting you terribly, so expect some more posts starting tomorrow evening (it’s late here) and this time let’s see if I can actually maintain it for more than a week because goodness knows I’ve been here nearly a year and should be able to keep up by now.

Our submissions box is always open if you’d like to help (and don’t worry if you don’t have everything the submissions page asks for, the word and a little clarification is enough to hunt down the rest but I can’t edit the guidelines to say that).

Edit: I will also fix the formatting on the more recent ones where the italics appear to have fallen off :I

Nobody saw that, okay?

bewilderedmataeologist — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:15:00 -0400

Nobody saw that, okay?

Parsimonious

bewilderedmataeologist — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:01:29 -0400

par·si·mo·ni·ous (par-su-mow-nee-us | pɑrsəmoʊniəs)
Late Middle English, from Latin

adjective
excessively frugal or stingy

This parsimonious behaviour is going to have to continue until I’ve finished my degree and have a real job.

Dilettante

bewilderedmataeologist — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:59:57 -0400

dil·e·tante (dill-uh-tant | dɪlətɑnt)
Italian, from Latin

noun
one who takes up or dabbles in an activity or art solely for amusement

There’s always the odd dilettante who shows up for every other lesson and never does any real work.

Saturnine

bewilderedmataeologist — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:57:01 -0400

sat·ur·nine (sat-er-nine | sætərnaɪn)
late Middle English, from Medieval Latin

adjective
reserved, reluctant, sluggish

His saturnine disposition makes him a very relaxing pet to keep around.

Adipose

bewilderedmataeologist — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 12:01:32 -0400

ad·i·pose (ad-i-pohs | ædɪpoʊs)
Latin

adjective
fatty, consisting of or resembling fat

Even the dog wouldn’t try the terrible adipose monstrosity I’d managed to cook up.

Sinuous

bewilderedmataeologist — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 11:58:49 -0400

sin·u·ous (sin-yoo-us | sɪnyuəs)
Latin

adjective
1) composed of many curves, twists and turns
2) indirect or devious

The prosecution’s bewilderingly sinuous line of questioning eventually lead to the accused accidentally admitting to the murder.

Pellucid

bewilderedmataeologist — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:53:20 -0400

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...

bewilderedmataeologist — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:45:06 -0400

~~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...

bewilderedmataeologist — Wed, 23 May 2012 07:21:52 -0400

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.

Otiose

bewilderedmataeologist — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:48:38 -0400

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.

What the fuck these aren't real words

bewilderedmataeologist — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:20:00 -0400

Redolent

bewilderedmataeologist — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0400

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.

Synanym

bewilderedmataeologist — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 09:00:00 -0400

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.

Sarchasm

bewilderedmataeologist — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0400

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.

Ignoranus

bewilderedmataeologist — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 03:00:00 -0400

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.

for those of us who blacklist porn, could you maybe not tag posts as "word porn" please and thank you

bewilderedmataeologist — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:14:00 -0400

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.