Refulgence
Still writing on TRTWD, which still needs a new title, despite Raine and Bernita's valiant efforts.
I haven't got anything inspiring to say and no one has ticked me off enough that I feel the need to rant.
Although I did find a really neat word yesterday. I was reading a 1998 Regency anthology and found this sentence: "His refulgent Hussar boots shone scarcely less than the gold fobs at his waist and the gold brocade waistcoat that a stickler might have considered more suited to the ballroom."
My mind's eye was temporarily blinded.
But I like that word, refulgent. I don't even know what it means and I like it. It's like buttah. Great mouth-feel. Wait. I looked it up. The dictionary says it means "a radiant or resplendent quality. Brilliant." Pretty much what I thought it was, but I'm going to have to use that word in this ms. I'll just toss it in somewhere for fun.
Anyway, one of my neighbors made me a deal. She takes ds for the afternoon today (she's even picking him up from pre-school!) and I take her youngest for the afternoon tomorrow. Works for me! I've got a lot to do, so I'd best get to it.
Huzzah for my refulgence! (I'm going to use that word til it don't shine no more.)
4 Comments:
My new word lately has been cantankerous.
By 
Kristen Painter, at
1:03 PM
logorrhea \law-guh-REE-uh\, noun:
Excessive talkativeness or wordiness.
Probably applies to all us writers, at times. ;)
I get that word of the day thing, recently: quondam \KWAHN-duhm; KWAHN-dam\, adjective:
Having been formerly; former; sometime. I love the way it 'rounds' out the mouth as you say it. Like a luscious, silky mouthful of slightly melting ice cream.
By vanessa jaye, at
7:33 PM
Kristen, your word or your mood? ;P
I've had logorrhea before. It's never a pretty sight and often involves the generous application of alcohol.
Quondam. I like it. Right off the top of my head, it reminds me of TH White's The Once and Future King: Quondam rex, rex futuram. I may have that wrong. I think it sounds very strong.
By Sela Carsen, at
12:08 AM