I love words. I keep a list of my favorites, the ones that draw a mental picture that involves taste and feel as much as sight and sound. Here are some of them:
- abecedirian–means what it says–a beginner.Rudimentary. The abc’s.
- bandog–a large and fierce chained dog. This one’s appealing mostly because I love dogs.
- caliginous–murky, dark. Say it aloud. It sounds good.
- carabinieri–Italian national police force. This has a strength, a foreign power that I’ll probably never get to use because my characters aren’t going to Italy. I might have to plot a trip.
- cobble, as in ‘cobble together’. Can’t you just see that 1700’s cobbler tap-tapping at your plan, creating a beautiful mental quilt from scraps of disparate ideas
- confluence–a flowing together a coming together of people. ‘A confluence of events’. Comes after you’ve cobbled for a while.
- concatenation–interlinked series. MS Excel users know this word. It’s how you cobble together clues and discover a confluence of events. I love problem solving in quirky original ways.
- dappled–mottled, spotted. A dappled meadow, or horse. I see the dancing spots of brilliant color
- deus ex machina–a powerful image of an unexpected problem-solver. I’ll get it into my writing eventually. So far, it’s sounded contrived.
- doppelganger–Alter ego. I know in my writer’s soul I can turn this ghostly double into a problem-solver.
You have to admit, these are cogent and pithy words. Let me know how you use them.
More?
- Beautiful Words
- Ten Favorite Words (Part I)
- Ten Favorite Words (Part II)
- Eight Favorite Words (Part III)
- Ten Favorite Geek Words (Part I)
- Ten Favorite Geek Words (Part II)
- Seven More Favorite Geek Words
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Oh great thanks so much
Adam
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