Coriaceous – Wordplay Wednesday™ 04/10/2019

Long on Letters Blessedly Short Definition 

Short on time, I opened the dictionary and asked for a quick and simple word for today’s offering. Voilà!

CORIACEOUS (kōʹrē āʹshɘs) adj. – of or like leather. [WW #211]

Friend Vicki's "Roger the Rubber Plant"

Now, the dictionary definition is rather vague and doesn’t narrow its scope in any way. However, per Wiki,coriaceous is a botanical term applied specifically to plants: “coriaceous – Leathery; stiff and tough, but somewhat flexible.” Of course, the rubber plant comes easily to mind.

The beauty of the English language is that we can take a word like coriaceous out of its original context and send it in a completely different direction with intriguing results. “Weathered and wrinkled, Grandpa Jerry raised a coriaceous hand gently to my cheek.”

Word Challenge: CORIACEOUS. What context, other than plants, can you dream up for this interesting word? Put your muse and imagination to work, as you fit coriaceous into your week of fiction or nonfiction fibrous writing.

Learning knows no prejudices or boundaries, and it isn’t fattening! Expanding your mind is a no-cost, simple joy. Do you feel that way too? What’s your inspiration? Share your creative genius and Wordplay Wednesday comments below.

Write first for yourself … only then can you write for others. (L.Rochelle) 

Cheers to learning a new word on Wordplay Wednesday!

           

@PenchantForPen

@Irishwriter

[LinDee Rochelle is a writer and editor by trade, and an author by way of Rock & Roll. She has published two books (of three) in her Blast from Your Past series about pioneering R&R Radio DJs. The true behind-the-mic tales make GREAT Holiday Gifts available on Amazon (eBook and print): Book 1 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The First Five Years 1954-1959; and Book 2 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The Swinging Sixties. Coming soon … The Psychedelic Seventies!]

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Fictive – Wordplay Wednesday™ 04/03/2019

I Dare Say … Indubitably!

                                                                                                         

It’s a tough trick as a writer or other creative person to speak and write imaginatively without coming off as pompous or arrogant. This week’s word is especially cool because it is deceptively sophisticated. Short and sweet …

FICTIVE (fikʹtiv) adj. – 1) of fiction or the production of fiction; 2) not real, imaginary, feigned  [WW #210]

 

While relatively common, fictive isn’t seen much in a story of fiction … only as a description of the work. Consider slipping it into a character’s vocabulary, polishing their creatively expressive dialogue.

Even in your own casual conversation, how often do you slip fictive into the chat when discussing your books and other writing? I’d guess never … well, that’s okay, neither have I. So what are you waiting for?

Work fictive into your vocabulary for an inventive touch to your hefty arsenal of factual and fictive lexes.

Word Challenge: FICTIVE. Challenge your creative prowess, as you fit fictive into your week of unreal writing.

Learning knows no prejudices or boundaries, and it isn’t fattening! Expanding your mind is a no-cost, simple joy. Do you feel that way too? What’s your inspiration? Share your creative genius and Wordplay Wednesday comments below.

Write first for yourself … only then can you write for others. (L.Rochelle) 

Cheers to learning a new word on Wordplay Wednesday!

      

@PenchantForPen

@Irishwriter

[LinDee Rochelle is a writer and editor by trade, and an author by way of Rock & Roll. She has published two books (of three) in her Blast from Your Past series about pioneering R&R Radio DJs. The true behind-the-mic tales make GREAT Holiday Gifts available on Amazon (eBook and print): Book 1 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The First Five Years 1954-1959; and Book 2 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The Swinging Sixties. Coming soon … The Psychedelic Seventies!]

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Plenum – Wordplay Wednesday™ 03/27/2019

A Matter of Plenty …   

Being human, we may often feel life is lacking, so we seek ways to fill the void. Extreme sports, insane amounts of chocolate, and binge-watching a favorite show are admiral attempts.

However, perhaps we simply need be more pragmatic and look around our personal physical and mental space. Could be, our lives are already thriving with  …

PLENUM (plēʹnɘm, plenʹɘm) n. – 1) space filled with matter, as opposed to vacuum; 2) fullness; 3) a full or general assembly, as in all members of a legislative body; 4) an enclosed volume of gas under greater pressure than that surrounding the container. [WW #209]

Taken in different contexts, plenum could indicate so full, “about to blow”—if in a lab situation, perhaps cause for worry. Alternatively, a family plenum at your dinner table at least once a week creates positive, lifelong memories. Or the jar on your desk jammed with a plenum of M&Ms is a yummy, immediate satisfaction. Each “filled with matter” in a different way. 

Edward Grant in God and Reason in the Middle Ages (2001) said, "The key to understanding medieval interpretations of motion in hypothetically void space is to realize that medieval natural philosophers analyzed the same bodies in the void that they discussed in the plenum of their natural world."

Word Challenge: PLENUM. If you think your life is a void, look around and count your blessings. In life, “void” is relative … think plenum, as you fit this new word into your week of full writing.

FYI: A search of “plenum” finds a plethora of references to a plenum chamber of pressurized air, gas, or liquid. But it is much more versatile than that, as exhibited above and in Wiki’s definition page.

Learning knows no prejudices or boundaries, and it isn’t fattening! Expanding your mind is a no-cost, simple joy. Do you feel that way too? What’s your inspiration? Share your creative genius and Wordplay Wednesday comments below.

Write first for yourself … only then can you write for others. (L.Rochelle) 

Cheers to learning a new word on Wordplay Wednesday!

           

@PenchantForPen

@Irishwriter

[LinDee Rochelle is a writer and editor by trade, and an author by way of Rock & Roll. She has published two books (of three) in her Blast from Your Past series about pioneering R&R Radio DJs. The true behind-the-mic tales make GREAT Holiday Gifts available on Amazon (eBook and print): Book 1 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The First Five Years 1954-1959; and Book 2 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The Swinging Sixties. Coming soon … The Psychedelic Seventies!]

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