New Words and Cute Guys #23

Ineffable

 

adj. /inˈefəbəl/ in·ef·uh·buhl

1. Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words.

2. Too sacred to be uttered.

3. Unimaginable or mind-boggling.

 

You bring me ineffable joy.

 

 

 

Etymology: late 14c., from Old French ineffable (14c.) or directly from Latin ineffabilis "unutterable," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + effabilis "speakable," from effari "utter," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + fari "speak" (see fame (n.)). Plural noun ineffables was, for a time, a jocular euphemism for "trousers" (1823). Related: Ineffably.

New Words & Cute Guys #22

Commuove

Italian verb /cum-oo-O-veh/

     1. To move one emotionally

     2. To effect

     3. To touch one deeply on an emotional level

Commuovere is a word usually lost in translation that comes close to meaning “heartwarming,” but in the sense that it directly relates to a story that has touched one so deeply that it has moved one to affectionate tears.

La tua passione mi commuove profondamente.

Your passion effects me deeply.

New Words and Cute Guys #21

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

 

Enraptured by psithurism

New Words and Cute Guys #20

Orphic

adj. /ˈôrfik /

     1.     mysterious
     2.     entrancing, mystical
     3.     secret
     4.     having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding: "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients"

An orphic young man, don't you think?

Preston Davis by Rob Kristian Photography

New Words and Cute Guys #19

Bereft

adj. /biˈreft/

     1.   deprived of or lacking something, especially a nonmaterial asset: "his room was stark and bereft of color"

     2.   (of a person) lonely and abandoned, especially through someone's death or departure

I am bereft without you.

New Words and Cute Guys #18

Basorexia

noun / ba-sO-'rek-sE-a /

          1. an overwhelming urge to neck or kiss
          2. a strong craving or hunger for kissing

adj. basorexic

          1. overwhelmed with a desire to neck or kiss

Kissing is an art: Why do we kiss?

New Words and Cute Guys #17

Meraki

Greek. adj. / may-rah'-kee /

     1. to do something with soul, creativity, and love

     2. to put "something of yourself" into what you're doing



Definitely some meraki going on here.

New Words and Cute Guys #16

Tandem

noun  / ˈtandəm / 
tandems, plural

     1.    A bicycle with seats and pedals for two riders, one behind the other

     2.    A carriage driven by two animals harnessed one in front of the other

     3.    A group of two people or machines working together

     4.    A truck with two rear drive axles

adverb  / ˈtandəm / 

     1.    With two or more horses harnessed one behind another - I rode tandem to Paris

     2.    Alongside each other; together

adjective / ˈtandəm / 

     1.    Having two things arranged one in front of the other - satisfactory steering angles can be maintained with tandem trailers



Loving in tandem.

New Words and Cute Guys #15

Tristful

adj. / trist-fuhl /

    
     1.    deeply, yet romantically melancholy

     2.    sadness, sorrowful, or gloomily romantic

New Words and Cute Guys #14

Logolepsy

noun / lo-go-lep-see /

     1.    an obsession with words

     2.    a fascination or obsession with words

Definitely no logolepsy going on here.

New Words and Cute Guys #13

Cheiloproclitic

adj. / 'chE-LO-prO-kli-tick /

     1.    Being attracted to a person's lips

     2.    Having an erotic attraction to a person's lips

noun 

     1.    One who is attracted to a person's lips

New Words and Cute Guys #12

Causeuse

noun / kōˈ-zə(r)z, koh-zez /

      1.    a couch made for two

      2.    a small cozy sofa for two people to have a long chat

      3.    an upholstered settee for two persons

Stop the hate, embrace the Love.

On a causeuse!

New Words and Cute Guys #11

Sphallolalia

noun / SFAL-oh-LAY-lee-uh /

     1.    Flirtatious talk that does not lead to amorous action

     2.    Flirtatious talk that leads nowhere

I'd guess this flirtation is leading somewhere, so it isn't sphallolalia.

New Words and Cute Guys #10

Argot

noun / ˈärgō /
Plural, argots

     1.     The jargon or slang of a particular group or class, often obscure to those outside it - teenage argot

     2.     A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds

     3.     The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathemeticians or hackers

 

     4.     Argot is a special or secret language used by two or more people. An example of argot is pig latin

 

     5.     Argot is the French, Spanish and Catalan word for slang.

Would the secret language of love be considered an argot?

New Words and Cute Guys #9

Apodyopsis

noun / a-po-de-op-sis /

     1.     The act of mentally undressing a person

     2.     The act of imagining a person nude

I bet there is some apodyopsis going on here. What do you think?

New Words and Cute Guys #8

Quiescent

adj. / kwee·es'·nt /

     1.     inactive, in repose, tranquil, at rest, still, quiet

     2.     causing no trouble or symptoms <quiescent arthritis>

noun qui·es·cence
adverb qui·es·cent·ly

The quiescent guy in the picture is tre-cute!

New Words and Cute Guys #7

Tincture

noun /ˈtiNGkCHər/ 

tinctures, plural

     1.    A medicine made by dissolving a drug in alcohol - the remedies can be administered in the form of tinctures - a bottle containing tincture of iodine

     2.    A slight trace of something - she could not keep a tincture of bitterness out of her voice

     3.    Any of the conventional colors (including the metals and stains, and often the furs) used in coats of arms

     4.     A light color, tint, or tinge

     5.     A slight admixture or infusion of some substance or quality, trace smattering

verb

     1.    Be tinged, flavored, or imbued with a slight amount of - Arthur's affability was tinctured with faint sarcasm

                                 Actions receive their tincture from the times,
                                 And as they change are virtues made or crimes?
                                                                          ~Daniel Defoe, A Hymn to the Pillory

The tincture of this guy's eyes is green.

New Words and Cute Guys #6

Epicene

adj. /ˈepiˌsēn/

       1.  Having characteristics of both sexes or no characteristics of either sex; of indeterminate sex - the sort of epicene beauty peculiar to boys of a certain age

       2.  Effeminate; effete - the actor infused the role with an epicene languor

       3.  (of a noun or pronoun) Denoting either sex without change of gender

noun /ˈepiˌsēn/
      1.  An epicene person

The supermodels Andrej Pejic, Stav Strashko, Danila Kovalev, Jacob Dekat are epicenes. Not all epicenes are gay. 

Andrej Pejic

Stav Strashko

 

Danila Kovalev

Jacob Dekat

New Words and Cute Guys #5

Inimitable

adj. /iˈnimitəbəl/

       1. So good or unusual as to be impossible to copy; unique

       2. Incapable of being imitated or copied; surpassing imitation; matchless

Someone referred to me as "inimitably electrifying" in a blog post a few weeks ago. *scratches head and wonders if that is a good thing* I'll simply say: the dude below is inimitably hot!

New Words and Cute Guys #4

Codex

noun / ˈkōˌdeks/

     1.     An ancient manuscript text in book form

     2.     An official list of medicines, chemicals, etc

Yes, the printed and bound relics we call a books are properly referred to as a codices—singularly a codex. A codex has multiple separate leaves of written, printed, or illustrated matter, bound between two protective covers. This format has been with us for nearly two thousand years.