Apr 24, 20191 minSORTABLESOR-taah-bluh -- (French adj.) A friend you can take anywhere with the comfort of knowing they won't embarrass you. A true friend is...
Apr 23, 20191 minTSUNDOKUSUN-doe-koo -- (n.) The act of buying a book and leaving it unread amongst a collection of other unread books. A compulsory habit -- some...
Apr 9, 20191 minPALADIN(PAL-ah-din) -- (n.) A heroic figure; a champion, defender, and advocate of a noble cause. An exceptional word referring to exceptional...
Apr 5, 20191 minSAUDADEsau-DAH-j -- (n.) A profound melancholy for something or someone that is lost. Behold a word of many layers. The Portuguese word...
Apr 4, 20191 minTROUVAILLEtru-va-EE -- (n.) A lovely or lucky find; to discover something good by chance. The French have a way with words -- this one is no...
Mar 29, 20191 minQUERENCIA(n.) A place where one can be one’s most authentic self -- a place where one feels most at home, safe, comforted, and strong. Rarely do...
Mar 7, 20191 minORENDAo-REN-dah -- (n.) The spiritual energy flowing from all things animate and inanimate. Standing in a cathedral to the opening chorus of...
Mar 7, 20191 minFERLYFUR-lee - (n.) Strange, marvelous, inspiring wonder. This Scottish gem flash-banged onto the mid 18th century scene, then, promptly...
Feb 23, 20191 minAMARANTHINEAh-muh-RAN-thyne — (adj.) Undying, everlasting. Amaranthine, a word Enya fans know well, comes to us by way of Greece where the...
Feb 11, 20191 minKISMETKIZ-met (n.) Fate, destiny. The noun kismet refers to fate or destiny -- the outcome of something that was somehow meant to be or...