liminal

PRONUNCIATION:
(LIM-uh-nl)

MEANING:
adjective: 1. At an intermediate state. 2. At the threshold of consciousness.

Do these people know their new year's words or what? :-)

Years ago, my close friend bestowed "Coyote" on me, saying that it sounded like my full name wrapped into one.  He was the only one to call me that and we're almost back in touch now so it may get resurrected.  I hope so.
In NY, some folks know me as CJ, without even knowing what it stands for.  Now, one of my friends has shortened that to Siege.  ( Read more... )

This week's theme: miscellaneous words.

ataraxia (at-uh-RAK-see-uh) also ataraxy, noun

A state of freedom from disturbance of mind.

[From Greek ataraktos (not disturbed), from tarassein (to disturb).]

Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=ataraxia

-Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org)

"Once ataraxia has been achieved, happiness ( Read more... )

This week's theme: yours to discover.

dilli or dilly (DIL-ee) noun

Someone or something that is remarkable or unusual.

[Shortening of delightful or delicious.]

-Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org)

"You're the most impossible man I ever met. And I've met some dillies."
  Raymond Chandler; Playback; Ballantine Books; 1958.