Word Lover's Dictionary
Author | : Josefa Heifetz |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2002-07-31 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9781567315547 |
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Author | : Josefa Heifetz |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2002-07-31 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9781567315547 |
Author | : George Stone Saussy |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : |
Reprint of the 1984 Oxter English Dictionary, with a substantial appendix of newer words. Literary words are defined and used in context from the fiction of best-selling and less-selling writers published from 1945 to the present. Over 1300 words are defined using examples from 200 novels by 90 authors. No pronunciation. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author | : Josefa Heifetz Byrne |
Publisher | : Skyhorse |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2012-07-01 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9781616086503 |
From aasvogel (the South African vulture) to knurry (full of knots), from melangeur (a machine for making chocolate syrup) to zumbooruk (a small cannon fired from the back of a camel), the words in this book are guaranteed to expand your vocabulary and confound your friends. They may be obscure and even preposterous, but every entry in this eye-opening book has been accepted as a formal or legitimate English word by at least one major dictionary. This dictionary does not claim or attempt to be complete. It is based completely on the editor’s sense of wonder and absurdity. It is educational, yes, but also more fun than any dictionary has a right to be!
Author | : Skyhorse Publishing |
Publisher | : Skyhorse |
Total Pages | : 528 |
Release | : 2021-08-03 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9781510765719 |
Broken down by category, this comprehensive reference is the go-to guide for readers and writers who want to expand their knowledge of language. This unique reference book strives to define words and phrases that the average person often encounters but which may not be immediately familiar. Batten, kiosk, proctor, coup de grace, alliteration, parsec, corona, renal, joystick, decant, citadel. Broken down into over fifty categories—from cultural essentials like art, history, and sports to modern obsessions like text messaging and hip hop slang—this book is a word lover's dream and a useful handbook for any student. It covers theatre. It even has a section of foreign words commonly used in English. Expand your vocabulary. Improve your writing. Broaden your horizons!
Author | : John Koenig |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2021-11-16 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1501153668 |
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “It’s undeniably thrilling to find words for our strangest feelings…Koenig casts light into lonely corners of human experience…An enchanting book. “ —The Washington Post A truly original book in every sense of the word, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows poetically defines emotions that we all feel but don’t have the words to express—until now. Have you ever wondered about the lives of each person you pass on the street, realizing that everyone is the main character in their own story, each living a life as vivid and complex as your own? That feeling has a name: “sonder.” Or maybe you’ve watched a thunderstorm roll in and felt a primal hunger for disaster, hoping it would shake up your life. That’s called “lachesism.” Or you were looking through old photos and felt a pang of nostalgia for a time you’ve never actually experienced. That’s “anemoia.” If you’ve never heard of these terms before, that’s because they didn’t exist until John Koenig set out to fill the gaps in our language of emotion. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows “creates beautiful new words that we need but do not yet have,” says John Green, bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars. By turns poignant, relatable, and mind-bending, the definitions include whimsical etymologies drawn from languages around the world, interspersed with otherworldly collages and lyrical essays that explore forgotten corners of the human condition—from “astrophe,” the longing to explore beyond the planet Earth, to “zenosyne,” the sense that time keeps getting faster. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is for anyone who enjoys a shift in perspective, pondering the ineffable feelings that make up our lives. With a gorgeous package and beautiful illustrations throughout, this is the perfect gift for creatives, word nerds, and human beings everywhere.
Author | : Josefa Heifetz |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Robin Devoe |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 2017-03-12 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781545109274 |
A dictionary of English's 3500 most interesting and/or beautiful words. Many are obscure words -- this book is not useful for foreigners learning English, but best enjoyed by fluent or native speakers. A book for word-lovers who enjoy learning and appreciating more of the English language. Includes some poetical quotes showing usage and select etymologies.
Author | : Jane Solomon |
Publisher | : Frances Lincoln Children's Books |
Total Pages | : 115 |
Release | : 2019-05-02 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : 1786038102 |
What is a bumbershoot? Or a moonbow? And what does it mean when someone absquatulates...? Find out all this and more in The Dictionary of Difficult Words. Test your knowledge with more than 400 words to amaze, confuse, and inspire budding wordsmiths (and adults). All of the words featured in this book are difficult to spell, hard to say, and their meanings are obscure to most children (and most adults)! Written with simple, easy-to-understand definitions by lexicographer Jane Solomon, this dictionary celebrates the beauty of the English language for family trivia time spent around the printed page.
Author | : David K. Barnhart |
Publisher | : Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Humor |
ISBN | : |
A compact reference book that collects words and phrases so new they have not yet been recorded in dictionaries. Delightfully illustrated by Elwood Smith, this is a useful tool for the serious lexicographer and a lighthearted look at some of the wackiest words in the English language. 20 cartoons.
Author | : Erin McKean |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 2006-10-23 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 0199886032 |
Do you know what a snollygoster is? Would you eat something called a muktuk? Do you know anyone who engages in onolatry? Impress your friends and pepper your dinner party conversations with such nuggets as gobemouche, mumpsimus, and cachinnate. You can learn about all of these bizarre and beautiful words and many more in Totally Weird and Wonderful Words. Offering a potpourri of colorful and fascinating words compiled by noted lexicographer Erin McKean, it contains hundreds of definitions, and has been updated to include two new essays, with over 150 words new to this edition. Written in a clear and conversational style, the book contains full-page cartoon illustrations by Roz Chast and Danny Shanahan. Featuring hundreds of words guaranteed to amuse and astonish, this is a book that will appeal to logophiles everywhere. It also features a bibliography of Oxford's dictionaries and a guide to creating your own unusual words correctly from Greek and Latin roots.