BEAUTIFUL WORDS
BUILD A BETTER VOCABULARY
Words posted by @kairosoflife on Twitter
under the hashtag #beautifulwords
This section is still under construction. The word lists are slowly being transferred here from Creativity Chaos
BUILD A BETTER VOCABULARY
Words posted by @kairosoflife on Twitter
under the hashtag #beautifulwords
This section is still under construction. The word lists are slowly being transferred here from Creativity Chaos
STARLIGHT NAVIGATION
HOME ~ SITEMAP ~ ABOUT ~ WHAT’S NEW
LEARN new words, old words, obscure words and untranslatable words from faraway lands.
HOME ~ SITEMAP ~ ABOUT ~ WHAT’S NEW
- ORIGINAL POETRY [A -F] [G-M] [N-Z]
- THOUGHTS & COMMENTARY [Narratives] [Articles] [Commentary] [Book Excerpts]
- STORYTELLING [Short Stories]
LEARN new words, old words, obscure words and untranslatable words from faraway lands.
Our Many Moods & States of Mind
Your state of mind is your mood or mental state at a particular time. The mood affects thinking and behavior. In psychology, a mood is an emotional state. In contrast to emotions, feelings, or affects, moods are less specific, less intense and less likely to be provoked or instantiated by a particular stimulus or event. Moods are typically described as having either a positive or negative valence.
Mood also differs from temperament or personality traits which are even longer-lasting. Mood is an internal, subjective state but it often can be inferred from posture and other behaviors. "We can be sent into a mood by an unexpected event, from the happiness of seeing an old friend to the anger of discovering betrayal by a partner. We may also just fall into a mood.”
UNUSUAL WORDS TO DESCRIBE A MOOD
Mood also differs from temperament or personality traits which are even longer-lasting. Mood is an internal, subjective state but it often can be inferred from posture and other behaviors. "We can be sent into a mood by an unexpected event, from the happiness of seeing an old friend to the anger of discovering betrayal by a partner. We may also just fall into a mood.”
UNUSUAL WORDS TO DESCRIBE A MOOD
- Acedia is the state of apathy or boredom. Acedia comes from a combination of the negative prefix a- and the Greek noun ‘kēdos’ meaning "care, concern, or grief." Acedia initially referred specifically to the "deadly sin" of sloth.
- Compunction is the state of remorse or regret. From 1350–1400; Middle English ‘compunccion’ late Latin ‘compūnctiōn’ which is equivalent to the Latin ‘compūnct(us )’ and ‘compungere’ meaning to prick severely.
- Concupiscence is the state of strong desire, especially a sexual desire. From the Late Latin ‘concupiscere’ or to desire ardently
- Desiderium is an ardent desire or longing; especially: a feeling of loss or grief for something lost. From the Latin ‘dēsīderātus’ (past participle of dēsīderāre to long for, require)
- Fantods is a state of irritability and tension. Unknown origin but it may have come from the English word ‘fantigue’ a word meaning state of great tension or excitement.
- Hebetude is the state of dullness or lethargy. It usually suggests a mental dullness, often marked by laziness. Comes from the Late Latin word hebetudo, meaning lethargic.
- Imbroglio is the state of embarrassment from an acutely painful misunderstanding. It descends from the Middle French verb ‘embrouiller’ with the prefix ‘em’ meaning "thoroughly," and ‘brouiller’ meaning "to mix" or "to confuse."
- Leucocholy is a state of feeling that accompanies preoccupation with trivial and insipid diversions. It appears to be the creation of one Thomas Gray, an 18th century poet and man of letters.
- Paroxysm is a sudden violent emotion or act. It derives from the Greek ‘paroxynein’ which means "to stimulate." Oxynein, a parent of paroxynein, means "to provoke" or "to sharpen" and comes from oxys, a Greek word for "sharp."
- Querulous is habitually complaining or whining. The Middle English form of the word, "querelose," was an adaptation of the Latin word ‘querulus’ which was derived from the Latin verb ‘queri’ meaning "to complain."
- Torpid is a sluggish state in functioning. Lacking in energy or vigor. Middle English, from Latin ‘torpidus’, from ‘torpēre’ meaning to be sluggish or numb.
- Truculent is aggressively self-assertive or the state of belligerence. Scathingly harsh. It derives from "truculentus," a form of the Latin adjective trux, meaning "savage." In the 16th century it described people or things that are cruel and ferocious.
STARLIGHT POETRY BY KAI
View Me on Twitter @kairosoflife
See Creativity Chaos - a Creativity Blog by Kai
About | Reprints & Copyrights
© 2019-2020 Copyright Starlight Poetry
View Me on Twitter @kairosoflife
See Creativity Chaos - a Creativity Blog by Kai
About | Reprints & Copyrights
© 2019-2020 Copyright Starlight Poetry