Interesting and useful words

[SCEtoAUX]

Cotton.

Sorry, wrong thread

[davhill]

Not a word but a character name I've always appreciated.

From 'The keys of the kingdom' by A. J. Cronin.

The character is the bishop's secretary. Tall and thin, bony with a glassy stare, he wears a black soutane and has no empathy whatsoever.

He is called Monsignor Sleeth.

[RizzoTheRat]

SCEtoAUX said:

Flange.

Edit: Sorry, wrong thread.

Ah yes, the collective noun for Baboons

[captain_cynic]

Palaver: Prolonged and tedious fuss or discussion.

Esoteric: Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialised knowledge or interest. Describes this thread.

[Kermit power]

Speed 3 said:

Trophy Husband said:

Johnnytheboy said:

Frangible - able to be broken into fragments; brittle or fragile.

Partner word to friable.

..as opposed to malleable....... all varyingly good examples of onomatopoeia

I actually had to go and check that onomatopoeia actually meant what I thought it did then!

I can't think of a single thing that, when broken into fragments, makes a noise like "frangible", not can I get any closer with the other two?

[227bhp]

If you suffer from a fear of blushing you have ereuthophobia.
Fear of sex and you're Genophobia.

[cherryowen]

Sebunctious

In old Shropshire dialect "something special" or "extra good"

[juice]

GetCarter said:

Moved to Scotland and hear 'outwith' a lot.

Meaning (e.g.) people from outwith the area.

It'll be common for people from this part of the country, but never heard it in England.

Quite common in legalese (according to my Wife)

[TazR6]

Peregrination. Along the lines of a nice Sunday afternoon walk.

Ideations. Things you can't easily stop thinking about.

Ameliorate. To makes something better.

[blearyeyedboy]

Words written in the negative, where the positive is rarely used, if ever.

For example: "dishevelled" or "unkempt".

I have never heard a well-dressed and well-groomed man or woman described as "hevelled".

[br d]

Kermit power said:

I actually had to go and check that onomatopoeia actually meant what I thought it did then!

I can't think of a single thing that, when broken into fragments, makes a noise like "frangible", not can I get any closer with the other two?

"The dogs wee'd on the carpet again" he said, onomatopoeingly.

[tumble dryer]

Flammable. Inflammable. Same meaning.

[TVR Sagaris]

I hope we are able to cover the whole gamut of interesting words. We will then have no trouble being loquacious.

[paua]

Frottage - rubbing oneself against others, usually in crowded public places. Apparently quite a thing on overcrowded trains in Japan

[227bhp]

SCEtoAUX said:

Flange.

Edit: Sorry, wrong thread.

Right and wrong, flange is a great word. Can you imagine if someone like this:



Said he fancied a bit or put it into one of his speeches?

[Bacon Is Proof]

mellifluous
mɛˈlɪflʊəs/
adjective
adjective: mellifluous

(of a sound) pleasingly smooth and musical to hear.
"her low mellifluous voice"

[Seventy]

Concatenation

A series of connected things.

[010101]

br d said:

"The dogs wee'd on the carpet again" he said, onomatopoeingly.

Chortle

[anonymous-user]

Concurrent vs consecutive
I doubt the need to explain to the intelligent folk on here the difference.
Out in the real world I have been obliged to explain the difference several times.
It usually comes up in the subject of criminal sentencing.
Concurrent is of course all done at same time ie he got 6 months for robbery 6 months for fraud and 6 months for sending offensive material to a Labour MP all sentences to be served concurrently
Whereas of course had he received the same sentence but the terms had to be served consecutively he would of course had to serve 18 months.

[Evoluzione]

Biannual - twice a year.
Biennial - Once every two years.