Uncommon words and Meanings

[TheRealTMA]

Micawberism, the empty hope that something will turn up.

 

[DejaBrew]

Micawberism, the empty hope that something will turn up.

Like a great J sale fare during a DSC promo?

 

[AuSammy]

Ailurophile - what/who it describes is much more common than usage of the descriptor.

 

[Seat0B]

I learnt a fabulous word today - breviloquent.

It means able to express deep, comprehensive meaning in very few words. For example haiku is a breviloquent form of writing.

It was used to describe a professor who answered students briefly but comprehensively.

It’s kind of the opposite of loquacious.

 

[anat0l]

I learnt a fabulous word today - breviloquent.

It means able to express deep, comprehensive meaning in very few words. For example haiku is a breviloquent form of writing.

It was used to describe a professor who answered students briefly but comprehensively.

It’s kind of the opposite of loquacious.

Are the words eloquent, concise, terse and succinct related in any way?

 

[Seat0B]

Are the words eloquent, concise, terse and succinct related in any way?

Im not expert in this area but I’d think eloquent (at least) has to be related.

 

[Seat0B]

Today I learnt another great word courtesy of Greg Sheridan in The Australian. Recondite.

It means little known, obscure or too hard/complex for most people to understand. Sounds like a word that could apply to QFF and the recent changes - aside from us all here in AFF of course

 

[oz_mark]

Jentacular

Of or pertaining to breakfast. Heard from someone that had been given a challenge to slip it into conversation....

 

[DejaBrew]

Jentacular

Of or pertaining to breakfast. Heard from someone that had been given a challenge to slip it into conversation....

Her antejentacular asceticism gave way to a modest jentacular repast, yet by noon her prandial indulgence had induced such a profound postprandial lethargy that she completely eschewed the subsequent cenatory assembly.

Spoiler: Give up?

• Antejentacular asceticism: Severe self-discipline or fasting before breakfast.
• Jentacular repast: A breakfast meal.
• Prandial indulgence: Overeating at lunch.
• Postprandial lethargy: The food coma or tiredness after lunch.
• Cenatory assembly: A gathering for dinner.