Chrys’s Theme: Unusual Words
I love
to fit unusual words into my writing if I can. I also love to discover
new-to-me words. They are so much fun. I enjoy looking at them, saying them,
and writing them. Yes, I have a real love for words. I bet many of you do too.
So I am sharing 20 odd words for each of my letters.
Today
is H!
Hackneyed
– unoriginal
Hagridden
– obsessed
Halcyon
– calm
Hara-kiri
– suicide
Hardihood
– boldness
Harlequin
– clown
Harridan
– a critical, scolding woman
Harrier
- bully
Harry –
to plunder; ravage; destroy
Hedonist
– one with pursuit of pleasure
Herculean
– huge
Heteroclite
– abnormal
Hinterland
– frontier
Hoary –
ancient
Hokum –
nonsense
Homunculus
– a very small human
Hoodoo
– jinx
Hugger-mugger
– secret/secretly
Husbanding
– conservation
Hyperbole
– exaggeration
I’ll
be back for P!
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I've definitely heard some of those words but I've never used them in my writing! That would definitely require the right kind of voice or character to pull it off.
ReplyDelete@Sarah, you're right. A character like a professor or a historical setting could pull these off, but not you're everyday character or contemporary story.
DeleteDon't you just adore words?
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Best wishes!
This was fun! Always love learning new words or revisiting ones I'd forgotten.
ReplyDeleteI love obscure words--language is so fun. Hugger-mugger is a favorite.
ReplyDeleteI'd never seen hagridden before.
ReplyDeleteI love unique words too. Not sure how often they actually creep up into my writing, but if I can get away with using and, and my thought still making complete sense, I will utilize them.
ReplyDeleteHugger-mugger! Really?!
ReplyDeleteBeth Lapin
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Please excuse my harlequin attempt to relay in all hardihood that I am a hagridden hedonist for this new hinterland of herculean hyperbole! Thanks for the wondrous words, lady Chrys :-)
ReplyDeleteSome of those are pretty neat. My favorite is Homunculus!
ReplyDeleteA few of those words are familiar to me, but I did learn some new ones. =)
ReplyDelete~Ninja Minion Patricia Lynne aka Patricia Josephine~
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I love using unusual and less-common words in my writing, though I can't gut-load them in. My favorite H word is hands-down hemidemisemiquaver.
ReplyDelete@Darla I do love words! :D
ReplyDelete@Em-Musing, I'm glad you enjoyed this.
@Sarah, language is fun. There are so many less-used and outdated words out there that just tickle me. :)
@Liz, I'm glad I could introduce you to "hagridden". ;)
@Jeffrey, it is hard to use these odd word, but I try to use them when I can too.
@Beth, yup..hugger-mugger. That was a new one for me too.
ReplyDelete@Diedre, great use of these words. :D
@Jeff, they are neat and fun to say.
@Patricia, I'm glad I could share a few new ones with you. :)
@Carrie-Anne, you're right. Gut-loading isn't good with these odd words, but sprinkling them in is nice. I didn't come across that H word! That obe is a beast!
That's quite a list! I think hara kiri is Indonesian origin
ReplyDelete@Sharon, it might be.
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