heg·e·mon·ic (hej-uh-mon-ik | hɛdʒəmɒnɪk)
Greek
adjective
dominant or influencing over others
The domineering, hegemonic attitude did nothing to improve relationships between the two parties.
March 30, 2012
Hegemonic
January 13, 2012
miasma
mi·as·ma (my-az-muh, mee-az-muh | maɪæzmə, miæzmə)
Greek
noun
1) noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere
2) a dangerous, foreboding, or deathlike influence or atmosphere
The miasma in the air was indicative of the approaching zombie hoard.
October 2, 2011
isangelous
isangelous (ice-an-jell-us | aɪsændʒələs)
Ancient Greek (now obsolete)
adjective
equal to the angels
She was a creature of isangelous grace and beauty.
Word and definition submitted by an anonymous; etymology and pronunciation submitted by ikaroswalks.
(Source: wordsaresexytoo)
September 28, 2011
ataraxia
at·a·rax·i·a (at-uh-rak-see-uh | ˌætəˈræksiə)
Greek
noun
1) calmness untroubled by mental or emotional disquiet
2) tranquility
Jedi must reach a state of ataraxia to fully descend into mediation and connect with the Force.
Submitted bycoeurdelhistoire.
(Source: dictionary.reference.com)
September 17, 2011
apotropaic
ap·o·tro·pa·ic (ap-uh-truh-pey-ik | ˌapətrəˈpā-ik)
Greek
adjective
supposedly having the power to avert evil influences or bad luck: apotropaic statues.
Statues more than 3 millennia old found in Palestine may have been used as apotropaic or protective charms.
Submitted by jdgentleman.
(Source: dictionary.reference.com)
September 3, 2011
abyssopelagic
a·byss·o·pe·la·gic (a-bis-oh-puh-lay-jik | əˌbɪsəʊpɛˈlædʒɪk)
Greek
adjective
referring to or occurring in the region of deep water above the floor of the ocean
The abyssopelagic layer of the ocean is quite deep down.
(Source: dictionary.reference.com)
August 26, 2011
cacophony
ca·coph·o·ny (kuh-kof-uh-nee | kəˈkɒfəni)
Greek
noun
a harsh, discordance of sounds
Improperly composed, music can become a Cacophony of musical instruments.
Submitted by earl-din.
(Source: dictionary.reference.com)
August 26, 2011
aesthetic
aes·thet·ic (es-thet-ik |ɛsˈθɛtɪk)
German or possibly French < Greek
adjective
1) pertaining to a sense of the beautiful or to the science of aesthetics
2) having a sense of the beautiful; characterized by a love of beauty
3) pertaining to, involving, or concerned with pure emotion and sensation as opposed to pure intellectuality
noun
4) a philosophical theory or idea of what is aesthetically valid at a given time and place
6) Archaic. the study of the nature of sensation
The clean lines, bare surfaces, and sense of space that bespeak the machine-age aesthetic.
(Source: dictionary.reference.com)
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