Welcome to Wednesday, the day to celebrate new (to me) words. Wondrous Words Wednesday is sponsored by Kathy of Bermuda Onion’s Weblog. Here are some new words I found this week:
I saw a travel book on Ms. Bookish/Belle’s website that caught my attention. I was interested because it’s about traveling in Italy and the title caught my attention too. The title is a new word to me. The book is Passeggiata: Strolling Through Italy by G.G. Husak. I thought I knew what it meant but I wanted to know more.
1. passeggiata: ”From their first shared trip to Italy in 1993, which marked the first of their empty nest years, their annual passeggiata reflects the shift in their lives through the next decade.”
Passeggiata means a leisurely walk or stroll, especially one taken in the evening; a promenade.
The next two words came from reading The Big Four by Agatha Christie.
2. capacious: And, rushing forward, he enveloped me in a capacious embrace.
Capacious means having a lot of space inside; roomy.
3. sententiously: ” There are some jests that you should not permit yourself to make, Hastings,” he said sententiously.
Sententiously means given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner. [Ol' Hercule Poirot can sure get after Hastings in that sententious way of his.]
That’s what I found this week. Let me know if you found any new words. Don’t forget to visit Kathy to see what new words she and others have discovered in their reading.
NORTHERN CALLIFORNIA
I only know capacious!
Here is my Wondrous Words Wednesdays post.
We thought our house was capacious when we bought it, but we’ve crammed so much junk in it, that it’s not that way anymore! You always find great words! Thanks for participating!
Wish I could take a passeggiata through Italy!!!
These are such fun-sounding words!
I know passeggiata from watching Gilmore Girls.
I love the thought of a capacious embrace. Great words today Margot.
Sententious is a good one that I had heard before but couldn’t define outright. I love these posts! I like to try to guess the meanings before I read the definition.
I know passeggiata from Italian classes in college, but I know the scene in Gilmore Girls that WordLily is referring too – love that show!
Great words, mom! How clever to use capacious with embrace. I love writers who know their words and use them to illustrate a complex idea, thought or emotion.
I didn’t know passeggiata – what a wonderful word
Here’s mine
Wow – the title was even a word I didn’t know. I’d like to take a passeggiata soon.
It seems I usually only take a passeggiata when I am on vacation. I should go out for more.