All right, given that the last thread was moderately well-received, it looks like I'll be doing this regularly. I know it kind of seemed out-of-the-blue, but I'm sure that once it becomes a regular thing, everyone'll be used to it.

This is gonna be another straightforward selection of words--no gimmicks for now, but I'm sure there'll be some special editions in the coming days.

Oh, and I'll add an archive to each thread, as well:

Now with audio pronunciations!

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Ephemeral - /eh - FEH - mer - uhl/
[ephemerally] [ephemerality]
Derived from the Greek ephēmeros.

Here's a relatively common one. It's an adjective used to describe things that last a very short time: Though their love for each other seemed genuine at first, it resulted only in an ephemeral relationship. The term is also used in botany, to describe plants with a particularly short lifespan, and in geology, to describe bodies of water that briefly fill up land formations, only to be evaporated shortly thereafter. Normally, you would use the word to describe a situation that, though it lasted for only moments, you wish lasted for a far greater amount of time--if not forever.

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Convalesce - /con - vuh - LESS/
[convalescent] [convalescence] [convalesces] [convalescing] [convalesced]
From the Latin con, meaning "altogether", and valescere, meaning "grow strong" (which in itself is derived from valere, meaning "be well")

I hope you'll never have to use this word any time soon. That's because this word means to recuperate, or regain one's health and strength after suffering an illness: He will have to stay in bed for two weeks until he convalesces. Normally, due to its dramatic-sounding nature, you would only use the word if you're dealing with a serious illness: While you can convalesce from your paper cut, people might give you odd looks if you use that specific term.

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Oneiric - /oh - NAHY - rik/
[oneirically] [oneirism]
From the Greek oneiros, meaning "dream".

What a cool word. It has a simple definition: of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of dreams. It's just a fancy-pants way of saying "dreamlike". Oneirism is a concept in film theory that discusses what makes a film feel dreamlike, whether it be a dream scene or not: The scene was very oneiric, as it contained a lot of surreal imagery, a distilled atmosphere, and incomprehensible dialogue.

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The next time your significant other is ill, ask them after awhile if they've convalesced.

compote

Ew. Material nouns.

If I wanted words of the day, I'd download the Dictonary app

Which I have

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These threads are salubrious to my range of vocabulary

Quote from: The Lord Ruler on June 11, 2015, 01:02:35 PM

These threads are salubrious to my range of vocabulary

You have expanded your mouth

:0

Quote from: Orbital Malaise 69 on June 11, 2015, 01:04:03 PM

Quote from: The Lord Ruler on June 11, 2015, 01:02:35 PM

These threads are salubrious to my range of vocabulary

You have expanded your mouth

:0

Soon it will be wide enough

Ohh, I didn't know that last one.

I like saying "Ephemeral".

there's this word in french that doesn't have an english translation that refers to when you think of something witty to say after the time for it has passed

step it up english

Quote from: Emberor on June 11, 2015, 04:50:04 PM

there's this word in french that doesn't have an english that refers to when you think of something witty to say after the time for it has passed

step it up english

Would you happen to remember it?

i looked it up, turns out it's a phrase, not a word

L'esprit de l'escalier

literal translation is "staircase wit"

keep them up

Quote from: RadicalClass32 on June 11, 2015, 07:01:15 PM

Nice.

Now do pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

I feel like a lot of people know that one.

What makes you say that?

Quote from: RadicalClass32 on June 11, 2015, 07:05:46 PM

What makes you say that?

It's the go-to "longest word you can think of", along with antidisestablishmentarianism.

i guess no one knows what it means, though.

Ok.

is that your voice?

cool voice man

i'm going to use the word of the day once a day in my daily vocab