Thursday, 6 November 2014

Perfect Words

I am not sure if there is a word for the opposite of pet peeve, but whatever that term is, one of mine is seeing/writing/saying "perfect words". I adore these words either because of their definition or just because I love the sound of them, but regardless of my reasoning, I consider these words to be perfect:

Mamihlapinatapai - "It is that look across the table when two people are sharing an unspoken but private moment. When each knows the other understands and is in agreement with what is being expressed. An expressive and meaningful silence."

Melancholia - "melancholia is the beauty of being sad."

Superfluous - "a kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous."

Petrichor - "fluid in the veins of the gods hitting stone"; the scent of rain on dry earth.

Subterfuge - "I only have secrets that keep you safe, darlin'."

Lascivious - "I will find you twenty lascivious turtles ere one chaste man."

Misophonia - the hatred of sound; a neurological disorder in which negative emotions are triggered by specific sounds or words.