Definitions Galore

Would you like to become Galorious?


Is galorious a word? It is not in my pocket dictionary, nor in my collegiate dictionary, let me check the unabridged. The unabridged dictionary lists the word galore in adverb and noun form, but no adjective form. NOT YET, anyway.

Galore - adv. abundantly.

Galore - n. abundance. (archaic)



I would like to formally submit this new word for your approval!


Galorious - adj. abundant, plentiful.

Now I can acheive harmonious alliteration by calling myself, Galorious Gloria!

Inside Out and Upside Down

What is the opposite of Inside Out?

Inside in, or outside out?
Or is it rightside in or rightside out?

And what about upside down?

Downside down or upside up?

Would vertically aligned be the opposite, and vertically challenged a synonym for upside down?

And shouldn't they be hyphenated, anyway?!

I'm definitely Inside-out and Upside-down on this matter!

Surplus Surfeit

Sur plus. from sub?

Plus from latin.

Bountiful or bounteous.

The G-Spot

I don't want to be crass or crude, but I'm thinking about changing the name of my newsletter and blog to "The G-Spot." Because my name starts with G.

My first newsletter was "Gloria's Good News." I guess I've always liked alliteration. But it lacked pizzazz. This idea came to me to call it G-Spot and promote The G-spot. I really don't want to be risque, though. Please let me know what you think.

I think I will get lots of comments on this blog. If so, it may mean that I will change the name from Verbal Impact to The G-Spot. Or maybe just have a special article in each edition called The G-Spot. Not sure. I would like your feedback.

Thank you!

And now back to our regular feature:

Crass--adj. grossly vulgar or stupid. From Latin.

Crude--adj. Unrefined, raw, immature, unripe, unfinished, lacking taste, unrefined. From Latin, too.

I was thinking I'd rather be crass than crude, but according to the denotation, I'd rather be crude.

The problem is that crude sounds like rude and that gives it a slightly different flavor...

Serendipity

Serendipity. Where did this come form? Not Greek. Not Latin. But it was coined in 1754 by Horace Walpole, in a book called The Princes of Serendip.

It sounds a little bit whimsicle.

It means the faculty of happening upon fortunate discoveries while not looking for them.

Sounds like good luck. Some synonyms for serendipitous: fortuitous, fortunate, opportune and unexpected.

It says in my dictional The word was coined in 1754. That's an interesting use of the word coin.

Coin as a verb means to make, originate, or invent.

Coinage(noun)is the making of metal currency, or the making of words!

It would be serendipitous to find a purse full of coins!

Raving Lunatic

If you get Rave reviews, that's a compliment. But if you a raving lunitic, that's bad, right?

So what does rave mean?

Rave - v.i. 1. to speak wildly or incoherently. 2.to praise extravagantly. - n. a frenzy. 2. enthusiastic praise. From Old French word for to be delirious.

Please use the comment link below to rave about my articles. Thank you.

Glut

Glut. Not a pleasant sound, for something that means abundance!

Glut. One syllable for an unlimited, bountiful word.

Too bad it's related to gluttony. That's definitely a negative. It's even one of the seven deadly sins!

Glut --n. surplus, excess. Not from Latin or Greek! From Old French.

Glutton -- n. 1. one who eats to excess. 2. one who has an enormous appetite for something.

gluttonous -- adj. greedy. or would hungry be better? Voracious, insatiable, and greedy are the synonyms in my thesaurus.

I'm not sure how this simple word accumulated so much negativity, but I thnk Glut is a perfectly nice, succinct word for Abundance. I think I would like to use it as an acronym for my next business project: Gloria's Luxurious Unlimited Table. Good name for a Restaurant. Gloria's Luxurious Unlimited Time, Test, Telephone. Tickle? Time Table. Text. Testament (maybe I could use it as a title for a book). Truth? Talk. Type. Tutorial.

Stay tuned for more of Gloria's Luxurious Unlimited Truths!