The Gypsy on Adventure

I am a Cinest

cineast \SIN-ee-ast\ noun

: a devotee of motion pictures; also : moviemaker

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resplendent \rih-SPLEN-dunt\ adjective

: shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor

"Resplendent" has a lot in common with "splendid" ("shining, brilliant"), "splendent" ("shining, glossy"), and "splendor" ("brightness or luster"). Each of those glowing terms gets its shine from the Latin verb "splendēre" ("to shine"). Etymologists believe "splendēre" might also be related to Middle Irish "lainn," meaning "bright." "Splendent," "splendor," and "resplendent" first showed their lustrous senses in English during the 15th century, but "splendid" didn't show up until over 175 years later; its earliest known use dates from 1624.

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jocose \joh-KOHSS\ adjective

*1 : given to joking : merry
2 : characterized by joking : humorous

Example sentence:
In the office, Ellie's lively, jocose personality keeps everyone smiling and upbeat.

Did you know?
When you need a word to describe something (or someone) that causes or is intended to cause laughter, you might pick "jocose" or a synonym such as "humorous," "witty," "facetious," or "jocular." Of those terms, "humorous" is the most generic and can be applied to anything that provokes laughter. "Witty" suggests cleverness and a quick mind, while "facetious" is a word for something that is not meant to be taken seriously. "Jocose" and "jocular" both imply a habitual waggishness and a fondness for joking.

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wetware \WET-wair\ noun

: the human brain or a human being considered especially with respect to human logical and computational capabilities

Example sentence:
With the right wetware at the helm, the company should be able to turn a sizeable profit.

Did you know?
When the computer terms "software" and "hardware" sprang to life in the mid-20th century, a surge of visions and inventions using the new technology immediately followed... along with a revival of the combining form "ware." An early coinage was "wetware," which began circuiting techie circles in the 1970s as a name for the software installed by Mother Nature (a.k.a. the brain). Other "ware" names for people and their noggins have made a blip in our language — for example, "meatware" and "liveware" — but none have become firmly established in the general lexicon like "wetware."

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We are supposed to have pluvial rain by Wednesday!

pluvial \PLOO-vee-ul\ adjective

1 a : of or relating to rain *b : characterized by abundant rain
2 of a geologic change : resulting from the action of rain

Example sentence:
The pluvial climate of England didn't dampen our trip; instead, it gave us a chance to visit some excellent pubs and chat with the locals.

Did you know?
In the early 17th century, clerics began wearing long cloaks known as "pluvials" for protection against the rain during processions. The name of the cloak is based on the Latin word for "rain": "pluvia." By the mid-17th century, "pluvial" was also being used as an adjective meaning "of or relating to rain," as in "pluvial water." Later, in the 19th century, it made a splash in the geologic field as a word describing epochs having relatively high average rainfall and things caused or formed by rain, like "pluvial erosion" or "pluvial lakes."

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Ah! A word I understand! That would be ME! Giggle

heterodox \HET-uh-ruh-dahks\ adjective

*1 : contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox, unconventional
2 : holding unorthodox opinions or doctrines

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splenetic \splih-NET-ik\ adjective

: marked by bad temper, malevolence, or spite

Example sentence:
Phil's review of the book was written with a harsh, splenetic tone that did little to conceal his preexisting grudge against the author.

Did you know?
In early Western physiology, a person's physical qualities and mental disposition were believed to be determined by the proportion of four bodily humors: blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile. The last of these, associated with feelings of intense sadness, was believed to be secreted by the spleen. This now-discredited association explains how, in the mid-16th century, use of "splenetic" (deriving from the Late Latin "spleneticus" and the Latin "splen," meaning "spleen") came to mean "given to melancholy" as well as "of or relating to the spleen." In later years, the meaning of "splenetic" shifted to refer more to feelings of ill humor or malevolence, and eventually the "melancholy" sense fell out of use.

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.  [Source]