What words do you think I would like if I like the words:
vermillion
patinoire
incarnadin
Sebastien
Max
crimson.
I'm looking for words that are at least just a tiny bit obscure or underused.
2007-01-08 11:53:59 · 7 answers · asked by Incarnadin 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The feeling of the sound and look of the letters does affect it alot for me. It's not just that I'm looking for intellectual words they have to have like a graceful or striking connotation or appearance. Mastication is reminiscent of mastodon which has a big clumsy meaning and. . . aura. I guess you could say... the combination of letters and sounds seems big and clumsy too.
Oiredin brings to mind Ireland or some sort of adjective meaning "of or pertaining to Ireland or the Irish." And when I search I get no results, I'd prefer something with an actual meaning but it's not 100% necessary. Oreponsian also had no results.
Sadistic is almost good. I've always like zephyr but its both a bit too common and it makes me think of the boat in Anne of Green Gables.
2007-01-08 12:31:21 · update #1
Vermillion is very nice.
I like the word ubiquitous, but part of the reason why I like it is because I see the word often, and thats sort of what the definitions means. So I guess thats not really underused, but maybe it is for you.
I also like magnanimous.
2007-01-08 11:58:23 · answer #1 · answered by michelle17 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
diaphanous (when talking about thin material)
diaphanous \dy-AF-uh-nuhs\, adjective:
1. Of such fine texture as to allow light to pass through; translucent or transparent.
2. Vague; insubstantial.
2007-01-08 19:59:56 · answer #2 · answered by ricochet 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
max?
ok...
hyperbole
deluge
zephr
talisman
try searching on SAT vocabulary on google - u'll come up w/ a bunch of results like this one:
http://www.takesat.com/wordlist.php?PHPSESSID=9750f7a0b516ea7f4041ee7dd68f9fa8
2007-01-08 20:03:45 · answer #3 · answered by just me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oreponsian azure
2007-01-08 20:00:45 · answer #4 · answered by lindasue m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sadistic is one.
2007-01-08 19:56:57 · answer #5 · answered by blah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mastication (chewing)
2007-01-08 19:58:05 · answer #6 · answered by Kristy T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oiredin?
2007-01-08 19:57:29 · answer #7 · answered by Trevor159 I 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋