Lalochezia (verb): The act of using abrasive language to relieve stress or ease pain.
Rare Word: Lalochezia
Category Archives: rare word
Rare Word: Kenopsia
Rare Word – Nudiustertian
Nudiustertian – Pertaining to the day before yesterday
Rare Word: Nefelibata
Nefelibata. (ne-fe-LE-ba-ta) Noun: -A cloud walker; one who lives in the cloud of their own imagination or dreams, or one who does not abide by the precepts of society, literature, or art; -An unconventional, unorthodox person.
Rare Word – Sesquipedalian
Sesquipedalain (ses-kwi-pi-dal-yen): Characterized by long words; polysyllabic.
Rare Word – Tmesis
Tmesis (tme-sis): Seperation of the parts of a compound word by one or more intervening words.
Example: “a-whole-nother” or “abso-bloddy-lutely”
Rare Word: Vellichor
Vellichor (noun) The strange wistfulness of used bookstores, which are somehow infused with the passage of time—filled with thousands of old books you’ll never have time to read, each of which is itself locked in its own era, bound and dated and papered over like an old room the author abandoned years ago, a hidden annex littered with thoughts left just as they were on the day they were captured.
Rare Word: Petrichor
Rare Word: Thalassophile
Thalassophile — (noun) A rare word, thalassophile is defined as a lover of the ocean. A thalassophile appreciate the calm and violent beauty of the sea, as well as its natural duality between vulnerability and strength. Water is the only element which is simultaneously strong to cause an uprising, but delicate enough to sneak into the Earth’s smallest creaks.
Rare Word: Sillage
Sillage— (noun) A rare word, originated from France, sillage is described as a trail or essence left behind, particularly from the lingering smell of perfume in the air.
Rare Word : Susurrus
Susurrus (sʊˈsɜr əs, noun)As one of the most beautiful words in the English language, susurrus is defined as a soft, murmuring sound. It resembles the rustling symphony of the fallen leaves moving across the pavement or the whispers created by the branches of the trees on a windy, autumn day. Uttering susurrus also simulates the acoustics of nature’s effect; this is one of those rare words where its aesthetic, sound and feel coincide beautifully.
Rare Word: Hamartia
Rare Word: Abditory
Abditory
Noun • [ab-di-to-ri:]
A place into which you can disappear • a hiding place
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