Obscurity. It is the state of being unknown, inconspicuous, or unimportant. The quality of being difficult to understand.
The description of “obscurity” comes from Webster. Not me.
I’ve been getting it wrong. In my mind, when something is obscure, it is no longer relevant. Perhaps something from the long ago past. But that is not so. Apparently, it simply means that something is unknown or hard to understand.
Today, I’ve chosen some words from the dictionary. While they may truly be “obscure,” I selected them because they are not frequently used. Perhaps a better description would be “uncommon.”
So here are some words which rare, to say the least.
But I picked them out because I think they should make a comeback in our everyday language. But also because they all apply to this blog at various times.
fugacious
=lasting a very short time
(But in the case of the blog, a very long time)
motile
=capable of movement
(Oh, how we move)
quartan
=occurring every fourth day
(And third day, and seventh day, and on and on)
solivagant
=rambling alone : marked by solitary wandering
(Uh. That would be me)
galere
=a coterie of undesirable people
(Not us, of course. But all the others)
bellycheer
=obsolete : gratification of the belly : gluttony
(Seems like I am talking about food. A lot)
callipygian
=pertaining to or having finely developed buttocks
(I wanted to see if you were still paying attention.)
schtickl
=a really little shtick
(Everyone needs a little schtickl in their lives)
parapraxis
=a small, inadvertent mistake in speech or writing
(Once again. That would be me)
filipendulous
=suspended by or strung upon a thread
(I’m always hanging by a thread here)
deipnosophist
=a person skilled in table talk
(Yes, we are)
chawbacon
=a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
(I resemble that remark)
hypnagogic
=sleep inducing
(Wakey. Wakey. I’m not finished yet)
recogitate
=to think over again
(And again, and again)
conjubilant
=shouting together with joy
(Woot. Shout it loud. It’s over now)
So, until tomorrow. Word.
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The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
― Confucius
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The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.
― Josh Billings
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Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.
― Chanakya
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What’s the word? It belongs here.
