Awesome Words Thread

Just come across an awesome word that the world (of Lusternia) needs to know about? Post it here, along with its definition(s).

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  • I'll start with what remains my favourite word:

    sonder - n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own. 
  • dotard
    ˈdəʊtəd/

    noun
    1. an old person, especially one who has become weak or senile.
  • XenthosXenthos Shadow Lord
    Listening to people trying to pronounce that word was amusing to me; it's almost like nobody has heard the phrase "in their dotage".  Which is basically the same meaning as yours, just more referencing the state of the person rather than the individual directly.
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  • lackadaisical
    ˌlakəˈdeɪzɪk(ə)l/
    adjective
    1. lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy.
  • RancouraRancoura the Last Nightwreathed Queen Canada
    edited September 2017
    I've always liked this word...

    ensconce
    /ɛnˈskɒns/ 
    verb (used with object), ensconced, ensconcing.
    1. to settle securely or snugly:
    2. to cover or shelter; hide securely:

    Tonight amidst the mountaintops
    And endless starless night
    Singing how the wind was lost
    Before an earthly flight

  • RancouraRancoura the Last Nightwreathed Queen Canada
    Thank you, Game of Thrones.

    profligacy
    \ ˈprä-fli-gə-sē \
    noun
    1. shameless dissoluteness.
    2. reckless extravagance.
    3. great abundance.

    Tonight amidst the mountaintops
    And endless starless night
    Singing how the wind was lost
    Before an earthly flight

  • Riluna said:
    petrichor
    /ˈpeˌtrīkôr/

    That pleasant, earthy smell that comes with rainfall, especially after a period of drought.
    Love the word, love the referent. Love, love, love, love it! :)
  • caboodle

    [kuh-bood-l]

    noun, Informal.
    1.The lot, pack, or crowd: I have no use for the whole caboodle.
    Idioms
    2.kit and caboodle.

    Egads! I caught the whole caboodle of youngsters canoodling in the library! Pftah! What a scandal!
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