In no order.
Pierian - of or relating to learning or poetry
Bravura - a display of daring; brilliant performance.
Berceuse - a cradlesong; lullaby.
Panchreston - a proposed explanation intended to address a complex problem by trying to account for all possible contingencies but typically proving to be too broadly conceived and therefore oversimplified to be of any practical use.
Imponderabilia - things that cannot be precisely determined, measured, or evaluated
Cimmerian - very dark; gloomy
Echolalia - meaningless repetition of words just spoken by another person
Echopraxia - the involuntary repetition of another person's movements or actions
Eunoia - well mind; beautiful thinking. The good will that speakers cultivate between themselves and their audiences, a condition of receptivity.
Mirabilia - marvels; miracles.
Nocent - harmful; injurious
Defenestration - throwing someone out of a window
Auto Defenestration - jumping out of window
I’m going to start saying I’m about to auto defenstrate
Dear Avan,
I have really enjoyed seeing your words pop up in my inbox this week. This is a lovely look at language. What stands out to me is the juxtaposition of words like cimmerian and berceuse. I am reminded of a quotation from Picture Us in the Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert: “If nothing else there's a comfort in knowing someone's holding space in their own life for what's hurting you. That's the thing that makes life bearable sometimes, I think: that you can feel more than one thing at a time, that it floods into you from so many directions at once.” What a comforting thought that such darkness and gentleness can coexist.
-j