Psithurism
noun /'siTH-ur-'iz-m /
An adaptation of the Ancient Greek ψιθύρισµα (psithurisma) or ψιθυρισµός (psithurismos), from ψιθυρίζω (psithurizō, "I whisper"), from ψίθυρος (psithuros, "whispering”, “slanderous").
1. the sound of the wind through trees
2. a low whispering sound, such as the rustle of leaves
An adaptation of the Ancient Greek ψιθύρισµα (psithurisma) or ψιθυρισµός (psithurismos), from ψιθυρίζω (psithurizō, "I whisper"), from ψίθυρος (psithuros, "whispering”, “slanderous").
1. the sound of the wind through trees
2. a low whispering sound, such as the rustle of leaves
Enraptured by psithurism
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