[ˈplo͞ovēəl]
ADJECTIVE —
relating to or characterized by rainfall.” the alternation of pluvial and arid periods in the Quaternary”
NOUN-
pluvial (plural noun) a period marked by increased rainfall.
ORIGIN-
mid 17th century: from Latin pluvialis, from pluvia ‘rain’.
Continue reading Word of the Weekn. – admiration of a particular part of someone’s body
“This agastopia I have for your neck renders me insensate.”
“Have you ever noticed his agastopia? He cannot raise his eyes above waist level when a particularly callipygian woman walks by.”
spires (plural noun)
Definition-
~a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, typically a church tower.
steeple · belfry · fleche · shikari
~the continuation of a tree trunk above the point where branching begins, especially in a tree of a tapering form.
“a long tapering object. “spires of delphiniums”
Old English spīr ‘tall slender stem of a plant’ ; related to German Spier ‘tip of a blade of grass’.
trea·cle[ˈtrēk(ə)l]NOUN
treacles (plural noun) BRITISHa
thick, sticky dark syrup made from partly refined sugar; molasses. cloying sentimentality or flattery.” enough of this treacle—let’s get back to business
“ORIGIN”
Middle English (originally denoting an antidote against venom): from Old French triacle, via Latin from Greek thēriakē ‘antidote against venom’, feminine of thēriakos (adjective), from thērion ‘wild beast British
Current senses date from the late 17th century.
Pronounced~[kənˈsinədē]
NOUN rare – the skillful and harmonious arrangement or fitting together of the different parts of something. studied elegance of literary or artistic style.
ORIGIN mid 16th century: from Latin concinnitas, from concinnus ‘skillfully put together’.
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