Okay, not strictly the meaning of life. But on this page you will find the meanings of many interesting, unique and fascinating words. Perhaps they will provide inspiration or be the impetus for a new story, poem or other creative endeavour. Perhaps they will simply broaden your vocabulary. Browse, enjoy and learn.

Acedia:

1.      Laziness or indifference in religious matters

2.      Spiritual torpor and apathy; ennui.

3.      Apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Brontide:

1.      A rumbling noise heard occasionally in some parts of the world, probably caused by seismic activity.

2.      Sound akin to the low rumbling of distant thunder

Cortile:

1.      An enclosed courtyard, within or attached to a building, usually roofless.

Dendrite:

1.      A branching figure or marking, resembling moss or a shrub or tree in form, found on or in certain stones or minerals due to the presence of a foreign material.

2.      Any of several parts branching from the body of a neuron that receive and transmit nerve impulses.

Enfilade:

1.      Architecture: an axial arrangement of doorways connecting a suite of rooms with a vista down the whole length of the suite.

2.      Architecture: an axial arrangement of mirrors on opposite sides of a room so as to give an effect of an infinitely long vista.

3.      Military: a position of works, troops, etc., making them subject to a sweeping fire from along the length of a line of troops, a trench, a battery, etc.

Folderol:

1.      Foolishness; nonsense.

2.      A trifle; a gewgaw.

Guidon:

1.      a small flag or streamer carried as a guide, for marking or signaling, or for identification.

2.      A soldier carrying it.

Hibernal:

1.      of or pertaining to winter; wintry.

Inscape:

1.      the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, esp. depicted in poetry or a work of art. [phrase coined by Gerald Manley Hopkins 1844-89, English poet]

 Juvenescent:

1.      being or becoming youthful; young.

2.      young in appearance.

3.      having the power to make young or youthful: a juvenescent elixir.

 

 Kermis:

1.      (in the Low Countries) a local, annual outdoor fair or festival.

2.     a similar entertainment, usually for charitable purposes.

Lobulate:

1.      consisting of, divided into, or having lobes [origin 1860 - 65]

Murrey:

1.      a dark purplish-red color [origin 1375 - 1425]