# words

date: 2025-01-03
word: serendipity
ipa: /ˌsɛɹ.ənˈdɪp.ɪ.ti/
pos: Noun
definition:
A combination of events which have come together by chance to make a surprisingly good or wonderful outcome.


date: 2025-01-06
word: ethereal
ipa: /ɪˈθɪə.ɹɪ.əl/
pos: Adjective
definition:
Pertaining to the presupposition of an invisible air-like element permeating all of space, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere.


date: 2025-01-07
word: nefarious
ipa: /nɪˈfɛː.ɹi.əs/
pos: Adjective
definition:
Sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.


date: 2025-01-09
word: pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
ipa: /njuːˌmɒ.nəʊ.ʌl.tɹə.maɪ.kɹəʊˈskɒ.pɪkˌsɪ.lɪ.kəʊ.vɒl.keɪ.nəʊ.kəʊ.niˈəʊ.sɪs/
pos: Noun
definition:
(nonce word) A disease of the lungs, allegedly caused by inhaling microscopic silicate particles originating from the eruption of a volcano. 


date: 2025-01-13
word: tantamount
ipa: /ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt/
pos: Adjective
definition:
Equivalent in meaning or effect; amounting to the same thing in practical terms, even if being technically distinct. [1641–]


date: 2025-01-14
word: melancholy
ipa: /ˈmɛlənkəli/
pos: Noun
definition:
(historical) Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.


date: 2025-01-17
word: antidisestablishmentarianism
ipa: /ˌæntiˌdɪsɪˌstæblɪʃmənˈtɛəɹiəˌnɪz(ə)m/
pos: Noun
definition:
A political philosophy opposed to the separation of a religious group (church) and a government (state), especially the belief held by those in 19th-century England opposed to separating the Anglican church from the civil government or to refer to separation of church and state. [from 20th c.]


date: 2025-01-19
word: petrichor
ipa: /ˈpɛt.ɹɪˌkɔɹ, -kɚ/
pos: Noun
definition:
The distinctive scent, caused by geosmin, which accompanies the first rain after a long, warm, dry spell.


date: 2025-01-20
word: eucatastrophe
ipa: /ˌjuːkəˈtæstɹəfi/
pos: Noun
definition:
(narratology) A catastrophe (dramatic event leading to plot resolution) that results in the protagonist's well-being. [from 1944]


date: 2025-01-21
word: pareidolia
ipa: /ˌpæɹ.aɪˈdəʊ.li.ə/
pos: Noun
definition:
(psychology) The tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals, seeing shapes in clouds, or hearing hidden messages in music.


date: 2025-01-22
word: floccinaucinihilipilification
ipa: /ˌflɒksɪˌnɔːsɪˌnɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
pos: Noun
definition:
(often humorous) The act or habit of describing or regarding something as unimportant, of having no value or being worthless.


date: 2025-01-26
word: equinox
ipa: /ˈɛkwɪnɒks/
pos: Noun
definition:
One of two times in the year (one in March and the other in September) when the length of the day and the night are equal, which occurs when the sun is directly overhead at the equator; this marks the beginning of spring in one hemisphere and autumn in the other.


date: 2025-01-29
word: vellichor
ipa: /ˈvɛl.əˌkɔː/
pos: Noun
definition:
(neologism) The pensive nostalgia and temporality of used bookstores; the feeling evoked by the scent of old books or paper.


date: 2025-01-30
word: syzygy
ipa: /ˈsɪz.ɪ.d͡ʒi/
pos: Noun
definition:
(astronomy, astrology) An alignment of three celestial bodies (for example, the Sun, Earth, and Moon) such that one body is directly between the other two, such as occurs at an eclipse.


