Thursday, January 7, 2016

rapturously
paradisiacally
paradisiacal

felicitously

 

 See

https://www.merriam-webster.com/

 

par·​a·​di·​si·​a·​cal | \ ˌper-ə-də-ˈsī-ə-kəl

, -ˌdī-, -ˈzī-, ˌpa-rə- \
variants: or paradisiac \ ˌper-​ə-​ˈdi-​zē-​ˌak
, -​sē-​ , ˌpa-​rə-​-​ \

Definition of paradisiacal

: of, relating to, or resembling paradise

 

The result is a paradisiacal structure that bends beams of light and mystifies the mind. Seth Combs Writer, San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Dieo Art Prize winners stand together," 26 Sep. 2020 But beneath this paradisiacal surface lies a host of disturbances both natural and man-made. Nancy Keates, WSJ, "Wealthy Property Owners All Want a Slice of Hawaii’s Kona-Kohala Coast," 27 Feb. 2020 

 

 

First Known Use of paradisiacal

1632, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for paradisiacal

paradisiac borrowed from Late Latin paradīsiacus, borrowed from Late Greek paradeisiakós, from Greek parádeisos paradise + -iakos, adjective suffix (from -i-, noun stem ending + -akos, variant of -ikos -ic entry 1 after nouns stems ending in -i-); paradisiacal from Late Latin paradīsiacus + -al entry 1, or from paradisiac + -al entry 1

 

par·a·di·si·a·cal
/ˈˌperədəˈsīək(ə)l,ˈˌperədəˈzīək(ə)l/
adjective
(of a place or state) ideal or idyllic; heavenly.
"a paradisiacal island in the Bahamas"
 
 

 

Sunday, January 3, 2016

Word power garrulity

Word power  garrulity

Masons garrulity is legendary.

Peter is the master of amusing garulity - most likely born of rock star past and melodiousness cadence instincts.  


Word power
 
Pronoucation sites
 
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garrulity
 
https://www.lexico.com/definition/garrulity
 
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/garrulous
 
 
 
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&ei=xJfXX57QB8XbtAalw4GYBw&q=garrulity+pronunciation&oq=garrulity+pron&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQARgAMgUIABDJAzoECAAQRzoECAAQQzoCCAA6BggAEBYQHlCvhARYoooEYPWXBGgAcAJ4AIABeYgB7AOSAQMzLjKYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6yAEIwAEB&sclient=psy-ab
 
 

noun. loquacity



Sesquipedalian: A long word, or characterized by the use of long words. From the Latin roots meaning "a foot-and-a-half long." Loquaciousness: That would be garrulousness, verboseness, effusiveness. ... Also known as "gross verbosity".
He was not garrulous by any means. On the contrary, there was a fine reserve in his manner toward the entire domestic economy of his life which was all that is comprehended by the popular term, gentlemanly. —Theodore Dreiser, Sister Carrie,1900
 
 
 
: a rhythmic sequence or flow of sounds in language b : the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity 2 a : a falling inflection of the voice b : a musical chord sequence moving to a harmonic close or rest 3 : the modulated and rhythmic recurrence of a sound especially in nature.