OT- Word of the day.

[Alneyan]

Perhaps a nice word such as Hymeneal would work? It means "Pertaining to a wedding or a marriage", and comes in straight line from Greek. I cannot think of a word on this root that would mean "wedding" though.

In case it doesn't qualify (and I have a hunch it won't), I will settle for a nice "to mesmerise":
1: To spellbind; enthrall
2: To induce hypnosis in.

Voilà!

[Kamog]

incorrigible
adjective
1. Incapable of being corrected or reformed: an incorrigible criminal.
2. Firmly rooted; ineradicable: incorrigible faults.
3. Difficult or impossible to control or manage: an incorrigible, spoiled child.

[Captain Kwok]

Kamog said:
incorrigible
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Who is Fyron?

[Iansidious]

Your Words are just fine. Sorry I been lax with the Word of the Day topic.


Today's Word:
Kvetch pronounced "ka vech"

kvetch·ing, 3rd person present singular kvetch·es)
complain incessantly: to grumble and complain about things all the time (like your wife?)


n (plural kvetch·es) (informal)
1. somebody incessantly complaining: somebody who is always grumbling and complaining about things (like your wife?)
2. complaint: a complaint about something (what your your wife likes to do?)

[Renegade 13]

Kvetch was originally a Russian word. Unless my memory is failing me again...

[TerranC]

Renegade 13 said:
Kvetch was originally a Russian word. Unless my memory is failing me again...

I thought it was Hebrew/Yiddish.

[Renegade 13]

TerranC said:

I thought it was Hebrew/Yiddish.

Ah, you could be right. Not the first time I was wrong!

[Alneyan]

Piquant:
1. Spicy.
2. Appealingly provocative.
3 Charming, interesting, or attractive.
4. Archaic: Causing hurt feelings; stinging.

Being fairly lazy, the above definition comes straigth from the trusted dictionary. For once, a French word has almost kept the same meaning in English and the same spelling (well, expect that the fourth meaning is the most common in French; is it really archaic?).

Oh, and what about creating words as well? For example, wouldn't "gabegie" be a nice-looking word for English? It means "turmoil or various trouble, especially due to a mismanagement" in French, but you could probably broaden its meaning a bit.

Let's see: "The word "Gabegie" was the only one fitting to describe the situation at the office after his blunder." Hmm... It is perhaps not such a great idea.

[Iansidious]

Alneyan! tut tut tut. You didn't tell us how to pronounce it. I myself said pee*quant. But, I found out piquant is pronounced pee*kent. I offically ban Alneyan for one week effective today. For voilating the rule of words . While I'm here...
Today's Word:
Effulgence pronounced ef·ful·gence

n
brightness: brightness or a brilliant light radiating from something (literary)

[Iansidious]

TerranC said:

I thought it was Hebrew/Yiddish.

My dictionary says... [Mid-20th century. Via Yiddish kvetsh (noun) and kvetshn (verb) from German Quetsche “crusher” and quetschen “to crush, squeeze.”]