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The Word of the Day for Jun 11 is:
polyonymous \pah-lee-ON-uh-muss\ adjective
: having or known by various names
Example sentence:
The police finally captured the polyonymous criminal when he tried to fly under the name "Elvis Presley."
Did you know?
"Polyonymous" comes to us from Greek. The "poly-" part means "many," and the "-onymous" part derives from the Greek word "onoma" or "onyma," meaning "name" - so a reasonable translation of "polyonymous" is, in fact, "having many names." There are a number of other descendants of "onoma" or "onyma" in English, including "anonymous" ("having no name"), "pseudonym" ("false name"), "eponym" (someone who lends their name to something, or a word that comes from someone's name), and "patronymic" (a name taken from one's father). Even "name" itself is derived from the same ancient word that gave rise to the Greek "onyma," making it a distant cousin of all these name-related words.
*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence
I want to change my name. I don't know why, but I think it would be most beneficial somehow. An old friend of mine from high school has completely reinvented herself in the last year. New name, new look, new outlook on life. I'm so proud of her for having had the courage to make so many changes in her life, especially with all the attitude she has gotten from some people who don't believe rules are meant to be broken. I guess my friend has unknowingly been encouraging me through her example. I want to completely revamp my whole life....
But I'm one of those people who is always afraid to make the first steps.
Things to look forwards to:
1) Moving August 1st.
2) Going back to school in September!!!
It has taken me a couple years to build up the courage to reapply to university. I've had serious insecurities; fears of succeeding, fears of failure. I don't know why I have, but I've been plagued with self-doubt which have lead to complete inaction for the last five years. But I'm sick of denying myself; I deserve it to myself to actualize my own potential.
(It's late, I'm running out of alcohol, and I've just spotted a hairball on the carpet. You know those nights when you really shouldn't be home alone with your thoughts???)
polyonymous \pah-lee-ON-uh-muss\ adjective
: having or known by various names
Example sentence:
The police finally captured the polyonymous criminal when he tried to fly under the name "Elvis Presley."
Did you know?
"Polyonymous" comes to us from Greek. The "poly-" part means "many," and the "-onymous" part derives from the Greek word "onoma" or "onyma," meaning "name" - so a reasonable translation of "polyonymous" is, in fact, "having many names." There are a number of other descendants of "onoma" or "onyma" in English, including "anonymous" ("having no name"), "pseudonym" ("false name"), "eponym" (someone who lends their name to something, or a word that comes from someone's name), and "patronymic" (a name taken from one's father). Even "name" itself is derived from the same ancient word that gave rise to the Greek "onyma," making it a distant cousin of all these name-related words.
*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence
I want to change my name. I don't know why, but I think it would be most beneficial somehow. An old friend of mine from high school has completely reinvented herself in the last year. New name, new look, new outlook on life. I'm so proud of her for having had the courage to make so many changes in her life, especially with all the attitude she has gotten from some people who don't believe rules are meant to be broken. I guess my friend has unknowingly been encouraging me through her example. I want to completely revamp my whole life....
But I'm one of those people who is always afraid to make the first steps.
Things to look forwards to:
1) Moving August 1st.
2) Going back to school in September!!!
It has taken me a couple years to build up the courage to reapply to university. I've had serious insecurities; fears of succeeding, fears of failure. I don't know why I have, but I've been plagued with self-doubt which have lead to complete inaction for the last five years. But I'm sick of denying myself; I deserve it to myself to actualize my own potential.
(It's late, I'm running out of alcohol, and I've just spotted a hairball on the carpet. You know those nights when you really shouldn't be home alone with your thoughts???)