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Have fun with a new word each day. I'll choose a word. You make up a meaning.
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1. I choose an obscure dictionary word.
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3. After a certain time I list the true meaning and choose a winner for the invented meaning.
There are no prizes, just lots of fun!
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2. You invent a wacky meaning and add it as a comment.
3. After a certain time I list the true meaning and choose a winner for the invented meaning.
There are no prizes, just lots of fun!
Remember, children use this site too.
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39 comments:
"ASPERITY"
The part "asper" gives me the feel, that the word would be dealing with "volatiliy".
Or a person who is in an indecisive state of mind......
Asperity means somebody's version of an event.. i.e., the flow of events as per somebody.
e.g.
According to his asperity of the second world war,he shot Hitler dead.
Asperity - The level of wealth achieved by someone who is viewed as an extreme jackass.
"Mr. Trump has reached premier asperity."
Dear Word Imp - fantabulous blog! Thank you for the opportunity to be silly and get the ole creativity flowing, each day! Love it!
Hi, Imp lady.
Asperity? Easy one. The condition of having extreme fluidity in the limbs, making snakelike movements as if boneless. e.g. He shows amazing asperity in his new dance routine.
Hi lady lmp,
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Asperity is when you look at the Word of the Day on Word Imperfect ahd have a great invented meaning only to find that others had posted something similar. Now that's asperity!! ;) (Great minds think alike...)
Asperity gazed into the dark, brooding depths of Mr Higson's eyes. They were suddenly so close, so questioning, so, so ...
"Why, Mr Higson" she gasped breathlessly, "you're standing on me bleedin' foot ain'tcha!?"
Pop! the romantic bubble faded into thin air.
It's perfect for a Bronte-esque heroine don't you think? Congrats on making Blogs of Note!
Hi,
This could be acrid aspic jelly or someone who persists in casting aspersions, or it could be a bit of rough justice.
Regards,
Coral
Coralpoetry
i would say asperity is the bile frothing ugly cousin of prosperity.
or
it could be as-per-ity
a character relating to each per son (as-per). this wont make sense if u dont think about it for an entire day :)
I am glad I found it ..... a blog for everyone ...
The first word that struck me from asperity was asprin ... to me aspirity would resemble headache, rough bad headche
A venomous cruel wit which can strike out suddenly at others, snake-like
Collins says that it is "roughness or sharpness of temper". I've heard it like "prosperity", so for me "asperity" sounds like success and holiday mood.
Asperity - An overwhelming feeling of helpless compulsion leading to a negative act, almost the opposite of prosperity.
E.g. "In a moment of complete asperity Baxter pushed the accelerator firtmly to the floor and closed his eyes."
I said I'd be back. Keep up the good work. Jas.
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Asperity is when one has reached the point where he, she or it is completely free from an irrational fear. (such as a fear of pink elephants messing up one's garden patch or the fear of waking up with more than the correct number of buttocks.)
Eg. Wilbur has has obtained asperity from his fear of green polka-dotted shower caps.
Asperity is a physical and mental condition where the victim suffers from fits of laugher. After the series of laughs which can last up to 2 weeks, the victim normally has severe pains in the abdomen area due to muscle pulls caused by the laughing.
An example would be: Due to his medical condition Chronic Asperity, Johnny has to resort to watching sad movies everyday to keep himself from laughing.
ohno.
in the example. there's supposed to be one has.
and i hope mentioning butts's alright.
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Asperity is the branch of horticulture concerned with the cultivation of the asper. The asper is a flower related to the aster, but much more troublesome to grow and much less rewarding. Those who undertake such adventures are known as aspersions.
Stephen from Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
http://stephen-has-spoken.blogspot.com/
Asperity, (n.) the condition of imagining oneself richer than one actually is.
Asperity (n)- the case or condition of having ambitions too large and/or strange to ever be fulfilled.
Asperity
[uh-sper-i-tee]
The measurement unit of an asparagus' emotional quotient. The average asperity level of a normal asparagus is 136.53. An emotionally-scarred asparagus may measure anywhere between 1 and 94, depending on how well the asparagus has coped with it's loss.
A person with great asperity is like the spinster-school marm in the old books: someone rather grim and no-nonsense after years of penny-pinching, plain living. Humorless (on the surface) but with great tenacity.
Asperity: a feeling of great joy without particular reason. Commonly felt in sunshine, or following peaceful awakenings.
The quality of hope mingled with high aspirations:
Her asperity led her to believe tomorrow would be a better day.
The state of being in debt, without, or lacking of something. Ex. He could no longer afford to make the payments due to his new-found asperity.
Asperity: Well, I beleive Pirate Jim and the Word Imp know all too well that asperity is intimately related to bleb. It is with a heightened sense of asperity that the accomplished blebber knows which chore to bleb before and after a dinner party, so that he is never held responsible for that assignment again. His innate sense of asperity allows him to bleb the most distainful chores, while leaving the tolerable ones, knowing that he will, inevitably, have to contribute something to the household good.
a want/need to become long and thin....possibly venomous. among the top sufferers of this are catwalk models
Jumping to wrong conclusions
Asperity: A Finnish word for great disappointment, and anguish. I.E.
After being at sea all night without a catch, the fishermen returned the next morning with a great feeling of asperity.
Immunity to the effects of aspirin.
"Though aspirin normally works quite well for all his aches and pains, Ike developed acute asperity when trying to deal with his rotting teeth.
This is a great blog...now let's see, ASPERITY appears to refer to the balanced and equitable distribution of ones posterior. The ASPERITY of my youth is gone forever, alas.
Asperity is the state of being completely exhausted at the end of a long day, but still having too much to do to be able to rest.
"Judith was so tired after being up since 4 am. She thought she would be able to sit and rest, but her husband reminded her he needed to ice his hurt leg. In sheer asperity, she took a deep breath and headed for the freezer."
Asperity is the ability to bend some part of your body in an unsual way.
e.g. John was always able to touch his wrist with his thumb.
Asperity is the perfect balance between hot and cold.
Also known as shower nirvana.
Fred is not a safecracker, so he rarely reaches asperity in the shower. Rather, you will often hear him yelping in pain as he moves the lever between scalding hot and the most recent ice age.
This explains Fred's ruddy countenance.
Asperity : When asses and donkeys prosper, it is called asperity.
( Prosperity of asses )
Asperity, when someone says GASP with out the G, the second meaning for asperity is the old form for the french word "apéritif", thanks for your nice blog, I'm soon going to learn English to understand everything! Have a nice day :)
Before reading the definition, I thought "asperity" was something like dignity, or polite disgust.
What an awesome blog! I'm very interested in words and language, and I think this is an awesome, creative way to explore the many random mysteries of the English language! You truly deserve the notable achievement of becoming a "Blog of Note"!
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