adjective: of, relating to, or pertaining to th idealistic philosophy of George (Bishop) Berkeley which maintains that material objects exist only thru th action of being perceivd -- that reality may b described as th perception of th divine mind; also, as a noun: an advocate of such philosophy
Floribundity is th condition or state of being freely flowering, as during an exuberant springtime efflorescence. Metaphorically, then, it implies th vigour & vivacity associated wth youth as it comes into maturity. (< latin, flora, flower + -bund, suffix meaning tending toward (as used n th term moribund) & also influenced by th -bund n th word abundance)
Strigiform as an adjective means owllike; it may b used as a noun to indicate a member of th avian order Strigiformes. (< latin striges, plural of strix, screech owl)
Linguicide, literally, is th killing of a language, but metaphorical usage of th term can describe either th inadvertent butchery of good usage by an inadept speaker or th deliberate orwellian perversion or misconstruction of th vocabulary of a language as can b seen n xpressions of soidisant political correctness. Also, n keeping wth usage of more common -cide's, a linguicide may also b an agent responsibl for linguistic murder.
A trigintillion is th next number n th sequence: decillion, vigintillion, &c. It is th 180th power of ten n th anglogerman numeronymy, which shd b preferred for its greater logical consistency by naming numbers according to powers of one million which provides a direct correspondence btween prefix & resultant number, as opposed to th clumsier francoamerican numeronymy which produces a constant incongruity of one step. E.g., billion = th third power of a thousand, trillion, th zenzizenzic of a thousand, &c. An additional benefit of th anglogerman numeronymy is th ability to name larger numbers utilising th same prefixes.
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zardoz commented on the word berkeleyan
adjective: of, relating to, or pertaining to th idealistic philosophy of George (Bishop) Berkeley which maintains that material objects exist only thru th action of being perceivd -- that reality may b described as th perception of th divine mind; also, as a noun: an advocate of such philosophy
December 19, 2009
zardoz commented on the word isangelous
possessing equal stature wth angels; isangelical
December 19, 2009
zardoz commented on the word oobe
plural: oobes; out of body xperience
December 19, 2009
zardoz commented on the word nde
plural, ndes; near death xperience; pronunciation is by pronouncing th individual letters
December 19, 2009
zardoz commented on the word floribundity
Floribundity is th condition or state of being freely flowering, as during an exuberant springtime efflorescence. Metaphorically, then, it implies th vigour & vivacity associated wth youth as it comes into maturity. (< latin, flora, flower + -bund, suffix meaning tending toward (as used n th term moribund) & also influenced by th -bund n th word abundance)
December 9, 2009
zardoz commented on the word strigiform
Strigiform as an adjective means owllike; it may b used as a noun to indicate a member of th avian order Strigiformes. (< latin striges, plural of strix, screech owl)
December 7, 2009
zardoz commented on the word thanatologue
Th dying words of a person may b termd a thanatologue.
December 7, 2009
zardoz commented on the word linguicide
Linguicide, literally, is th killing of a language, but metaphorical usage of th term can describe either th inadvertent butchery of good usage by an inadept speaker or th deliberate orwellian perversion or misconstruction of th vocabulary of a language as can b seen n xpressions of soidisant political correctness. Also, n keeping wth usage of more common -cide's, a linguicide may also b an agent responsibl for linguistic murder.
December 6, 2009
zardoz commented on the word trigintillion
A trigintillion is th next number n th sequence: decillion, vigintillion, &c. It is th 180th power of ten n th anglogerman numeronymy, which shd b preferred for its greater logical consistency by naming numbers according to powers of one million which provides a direct correspondence btween prefix & resultant number, as opposed to th clumsier francoamerican numeronymy which produces a constant incongruity of one step. E.g., billion = th third power of a thousand, trillion, th zenzizenzic of a thousand, &c. An additional benefit of th anglogerman numeronymy is th ability to name larger numbers utilising th same prefixes.
December 6, 2009