Remarkable Majesty

Majesty is a majestic word. Seems somehow related to royalty, and to Magic.

Remarkable is an interesting word. Like interesting, it can be used to indicate something that is neutral, but sounds good. If you don't know what to make of something someone said, you can simply say, that's interesting, even if you really aren't impressed. Remarkable can also mean significant, important, wonderful or merely interesting.

It is remarkable that there are so many exquisite, majestic words in the English language.

You Blow Me Away

More light and airy expressions.

Blown Away. Is this a good thing?

Blown over is usually good, when said of a storm.

Blow my mind. 80s flashback. Or did it come from the 70s and acid trips?

Blow up means to explode. Not usually a good thing.

And this sounds like a pirate expression:

Why, Blow me down!

Hero vs. Heroine

Heroine. A hallucinogenic, illegal drug.

Hero. An elongated sandwich.

Heroine is more powerful, but still too many negative connotations.

We could of course, go with She-ro....

Too childish.

Where are the feminine role models?

Women are so aggressive in the movies now. There is definitely too much violence overall. Isn't there anything else to watch? My son likes to watch Crush, Kill, Destroy.

There are lots of shows that destroy or blow things up. And they are educational. Why can't peacemaking be so appealing as a good explosion?

Why can't a heroine be more compassionate than a hero?

Superfluity

Speaking of superfluity, I am intrigued by the pronunciation of this word. Especially how the emphasis differs from the word, superfluous.

It's like outrage and outrageous.

Outrage means extreme anger. Outrageous means extremely good. Or is that the connotation? It could also mean egregious.

Therefore, outrageous is one of those rare words which means something and its opposite!


Flummoxed. Did I discuss this word already, or am I confused with flamboozled?

A few other intriguing words: Flummery and Frippery.

Redundant

Good Morning! Is that an oxymoron? Some days it is.

Happy Monday! That is.

"Blithe indifference." If blithe means happy, and indifferent means without feeling, it would be an oxymoron. But wait! If indifferent means without caring, and blithe means carefree, it really isn't an oxymoron, but a redundant phrase. I guess that illustrates the difference between denotation (dictionary meaning) and connotation (common meaning). Because "blithe" is such a pleasant little word, and "indifferent" has a coldness to it.

I was thinking about my last blog and wondering if I should have defined blithe.

Blithe—carefree, cheerful, jolly

Therefore I have decided that "insouciant" is good, because "blithe" is good.