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Nerd Words

A collection of wonderful words for writers and other nerds.
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Nerd Word of the Week: Heterochiral ~ reversed (as a mirror image), but otherwise identical. As in: Her heterochiral self always inspired thoughts of parallel realities. #nerdword #amwriting #alwayslearning Words For Writers, Words, Writer, Amwriting, Reality, Author, Always Learning, Parallel, Nerd
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Nerd Word of the Week: Heterochiral ~ reversed (as a mirror image), but otherwise identical. As in: Her heterochiral self always inspired thoughts of parallel realities. #nerdword #amwriting #alwayslearning
Nerd Word of the Week: Obovoid ~ egg shaped with the broad end toward the apex. As in: It was either a cheerful bit of Easter whimsy or a cerulean, obovoid alien head. #nerdword Cheerleading, Egg Shape, Shapes, Whimsy, Egg, Apex
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Nerd Word of the Week: Obovoid ~ egg shaped with the broad end toward the apex. As in: It was either a cheerful bit of Easter whimsy or a cerulean, obovoid alien head. #nerdword
Nerd Word of the Week: Atavistic ~ relating to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral. As in: They backed away from the atavistic scene, hoping they might remain unseen. Film Posters, Word Nerd, Wonderful Words, Movie Posters, Ancestral
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Nerd Word of the Week: Atavistic ~ relating to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral. As in: They backed away from the atavistic scene, hoping they might remain unseen.
Nerd Word of the Week: Rime ~ frost formed on cold objects. As in: The rime on the window pane obscured the source of the rosy light. Objects, Frost, Light, Cold
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Nerd Word of the Week: Rime ~ frost formed on cold objects. As in: The rime on the window pane obscured the source of the rosy light.
Nerd Word of the Week: Deliquescent ~ having repeated division into branches. As in: As living things, we sit on a deliquescent evolutionary tree. Books, Division, Book Cover, Comic Book Cover, Comic Books
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Nerd Word of the Week: Deliquescent ~ having repeated division into branches. As in: As living things, we sit on a deliquescent evolutionary tree.
Nerd Word of the Week: Tessellate ~ to decorate (usually a floor) with mosaics. As in: The tessellated floors of the Vatican rival its much lauded ceilings. Vatican, Mosaics, Floors, Floor, Ceilings
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Nerd Word of the Week: Tessellate ~ to decorate (usually a floor) with mosaics. As in: The tessellated floors of the Vatican rival its much lauded ceilings.
Nerd Word of the Week: Basorexia ~ an overwhelming urge to kiss. As in: For months they lived in a constant state of basorexia. (Many thanks to Ashley Lovell for sending this word my way!) My Way, Lovell, Edition, Thankful
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Nerd Word of the Week: Basorexia ~ an overwhelming urge to kiss. As in: For months they lived in a constant state of basorexia. (Many thanks to Ashley Lovell for sending this word my way!)
Nerd Word of the Week: Nugatory ~ of no value or importance. As in: I had a friend once who threw pennies in the trash, claiming that the nugatory coins only served to make his pockets heavy. Coins, Threw, Keep Calm Artwork
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Nerd Word of the Week: Nugatory ~ of no value or importance. As in: I had a friend once who threw pennies in the trash, claiming that the nugatory coins only served to make his pockets heavy.
Nerd Word of the Week: Agora ~ a public open space used for assemblies and markets (plural = agorae). As in: Our right to free speech has, for centuries, depended upon agorae such as the Lincoln Memorial Plaza. Outdoor, Public, Lincoln, Free Speech, Speech, Plurals
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Nerd Word of the Week: Agora ~ a public open space used for assemblies and markets (plural = agorae). As in: Our right to free speech has, for centuries, depended upon agorae such as the Lincoln Memorial Plaza.
Nerd Word of the Week: Prognathic ~ having protrusive jaws. As in: The prognathic skull structure indicated that the beast had, in life, been a ferocious hunter. Prehistoric, Predator, Skull, Endangered, Creepy, Creatures, Extinction, Mammals, Creepy Halloween
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Nerd Word of the Week: Prognathic ~ having protrusive jaws. As in: The prognathic skull structure indicated that the beast had, in life, been a ferocious hunter.
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Nerd Word of the Week: Tonsure ~ as a verb: to shave the hair on the crown of. (It can also be used as a noun to describe the bare part of the head that is left by the tonsuring). As in: He felt closer to God after the tonsuring, but had to admit that his head was often cold. God, Closer, Nouns, Left, Verb
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Nerd Word of the Week: Tonsure ~ as a verb: to shave the hair on the crown of. (It can also be used as a noun to describe the bare part of the head that is left by the tonsuring). As in: He felt closer to God after the tonsuring, but had to admit that his head was often cold.
Nerd Word of the Week: Farrago ~ a confused mixture. As in: The paint, pushed around into a vibrant farrago, was a piece of art all its own. Art, Confused, Art Pieces
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Nerd Word of the Week: Farrago ~ a confused mixture. As in: The paint, pushed around into a vibrant farrago, was a piece of art all its own.
Nerd Word of the Week: Calumny ~ the making of false and defamatory statements; slander. As in: Despite the insistent calumny of the older boys, little George knew Santa would be visiting. Slander, False, George, Santa, Older
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Nerd Word of the Week: Calumny ~ the making of false and defamatory statements; slander. As in: Despite the insistent calumny of the older boys, little George knew Santa would be visiting.
Nerd Word of the Week: Panoply ~ an impressive collection of things. As in: Almost overnight, a panoply of presents appeared beneath the tree. Presents, Calm, Artwork
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Nerd Word of the Week: Panoply ~ an impressive collection of things. As in: Almost overnight, a panoply of presents appeared beneath the tree.
Nerd Word of the Week: Impecunious ~ having little or no money. As in: It was a difficult time of year for the impecunious members of the family. Playbill, Difficult, Money, Members
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Nerd Word of the Week: Impecunious ~ having little or no money. As in: It was a difficult time of year for the impecunious members of the family.
Nerd Word of the Week: Alpenglow ~ the rosy light of the setting or rising sun seen on high mountains. As in: The alpenglow of the Mohave reminded her that she was home. Films, Rising Sun, Mountains, High, Wonder, Movies
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Nerd Word of the Week: Alpenglow ~ the rosy light of the setting or rising sun seen on high mountains. As in: The alpenglow of the Mohave reminded her that she was home.
Nerd Word of the Week: Nacre ~ mother-of-pearl. As in: She turned the shell over and the nacre glinted gold in the sunlight. Turn Ons, Gold, Shell, Pearl
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Nerd Word of the Week: Nacre ~ mother-of-pearl. As in: She turned the shell over and the nacre glinted gold in the sunlight.
Nerd Word of the Week: Persiflage ~ light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter. As in: It was harmless persiflage, but it only served to confirm that the newlyweds were a couple of ass hats. Humour, Mockery, Banter, Flirting Quotes, Flirting Quotes For Him, Flirting Memes, Flirting
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Nerd Word of the Week: Persiflage ~ light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter. As in: It was harmless persiflage, but it only served to confirm that the newlyweds were a couple of ass hats.
Nerd Word of the Week: Espial ~ the action of watching or catching sight of something. As in: Masters of espial, the ostriches stood ever-alert. Masters, Action, Alert, Ostriches, The Ostrich
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Nerd Word of the Week: Espial ~ the action of watching or catching sight of something. As in: Masters of espial, the ostriches stood ever-alert.
Nerd Word of the Week: Exequy ~ funeral rites. As in: The exequy was lit by hundreds of candles and framed with dark, smoking incense. Candles, Funeral Rite, Dark
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Nerd Word of the Week: Exequy ~ funeral rites. As in: The exequy was lit by hundreds of candles and framed with dark, smoking incense.
Nerd Word of the Week: Eldritch ~ weird and sinister or ghostly. As in: Their afternoon hike turned suddenly eldritch when they happened upon an abandoned graveyard. Sinister, Graveyard, Weird, Shit Happens, Abandoned
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Nerd Word of the Week: Eldritch ~ weird and sinister or ghostly. As in: Their afternoon hike turned suddenly eldritch when they happened upon an abandoned graveyard.
Nerd Word of the Week: Gnathic ~ having to do with the jaws. As in: Everything we know about that particular branch of the genus "homo" was deduced from a single gnathic fossil. French, Fossil, Branch, Single
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Nerd Word of the Week: Gnathic ~ having to do with the jaws. As in: Everything we know about that particular branch of the genus "homo" was deduced from a single gnathic fossil.
Nerd word of the Week: Vitiate ~ spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of. As in: Vitiated by years of exposure, the Jaguar was hardly recognizable. Jaguar, Efficiency, Quality
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Nerd word of the Week: Vitiate ~ spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of. As in: Vitiated by years of exposure, the Jaguar was hardly recognizable.
Nerd Word of the Week: Fugacious ~ transient or fleeting. As in: The light danced along the leaves in a dazzling, fugacious display. Dance, Positivity
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Nerd Word of the Week: Fugacious ~ transient or fleeting. As in: The light danced along the leaves in a dazzling, fugacious display.
Nerd Word of the Week: Punctilio ~ a fine or petty point of conduct or procedure. As in: The event planner insisted on precise adherence to various punctilios. Petty, Procedure, College Advisor, Point
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Nerd Word of the Week: Punctilio ~ a fine or petty point of conduct or procedure. As in: The event planner insisted on precise adherence to various punctilios.
Nerd Word of the Week: Douceur (pronounced "do-ser") ~ a financial inducement (gratuity or bribe). As in: He hid the douceur in plain site, carrying the briefcase to his office with none of his coworkers the wiser. Bribe, His Office, Wise, Jukebox, Hide
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Nerd Word of the Week: Douceur (pronounced "do-ser") ~ a financial inducement (gratuity or bribe). As in: He hid the douceur in plain site, carrying the briefcase to his office with none of his coworkers the wiser.
Nerd Word of the Week: Lutaceous ~ pertaining to or made of mud. As in: The only color in the lutaceous landscape lay in puddles of water that reflected the brilliant blue sky above. Mud, Sky, Water, Reflection
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Nerd Word of the Week: Lutaceous ~ pertaining to or made of mud. As in: The only color in the lutaceous landscape lay in puddles of water that reflected the brilliant blue sky above.
Nerd Word of the Week: Coprolite ~ a piece of fossilized dung. As in: In some circles, pond slime is a delicacy and coprolite is made into jewelry. Jewellery, Delicacy, Slime, Jewelry
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Nerd Word of the Week: Coprolite ~ a piece of fossilized dung. As in: In some circles, pond slime is a delicacy and coprolite is made into jewelry.
Nerd Word of the Week: Ruche ~ a pleated, fluted, or gathered strip of fabric (noun) or to gather fabric in a repeating pattern to make a pleat or ruffle (verb). As in: Ruched in all the right places, the satin dress accentuated her hips. Repeating Patterns, Pleat, Pleated
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Nerd Word of the Week: Ruche ~ a pleated, fluted, or gathered strip of fabric (noun) or to gather fabric in a repeating pattern to make a pleat or ruffle (verb). As in: Ruched in all the right places, the satin dress accentuated her hips.
Nerd Word of the Week: Insensate ~ lacking physical sensation. As in: A few moments barefoot left the cuffs of her pajamas stiff and her diminutive toes insensate. Physics, In This Moment, Barefoot
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Nerd Word of the Week: Insensate ~ lacking physical sensation. As in: A few moments barefoot left the cuffs of her pajamas stiff and her diminutive toes insensate.