November 2010
5 posts
forswat
adjective • covered with sweat
sprezzatura
noun • studied nonchalance.
From Italian, coined in The Book of the Courtier (1528), which describes it as “a certain nonchalance, so as to conceal all art and make whatever one does or says appear to be without effort and almost without any thought about it.”
concinnity
noun • the harmonious reinforcement of the various parts of a work of art (music)
From Latin concinnitās, “skillfully put together”, coined by Sir Thomas Elyot.
divagate
verb • /dīˈvə-gātˌ, dĭvˈə-/ • to wander about; stray; ramble; digress.
perichareia
noun • excessive and violent rejoicing.