Words I Learned Today #5 (1 Viewer)

[mimi_mimi]

haha im stealing my evil twin @MrsJimin 's threads

sou·brette
/so͞oˈbret/
noun
an actress or other female performer playing a lively, flirtatious role in a play or opera.

sar·to·ri·al
/särˈtôrēəl/
adjective
relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress.
"sartorial elegance"

at·a·vis·tic
/ˌadəˈvistik/
adjective
relating to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral.
"atavistic fears and instincts"


I particularly like 'atavistic' . it sounds so pretty and fancy!!! why havent i ever seen it before : ( was totally missing out

 

[daesuki]

Soubrette is originally a French word, which meant 'coy'. Hence the flirtatious role haha

 

[mimi_mimi]

Soubrette is originally a French word, which meant 'coy'. Hence the flirtatious role haha

english words with french origin > everything else

 

[tai]

I like soubrette. It's fun to say.

 

[mimi_mimi]

I like soubrette. It's fun to say.

isnt it! god i love words

 

[tai]

isnt it! god i love words

I take it you must like reading then?

 

[mimi_mimi]

I take it you must like reading then?

no i sit in a room all day listening to someone read me the dictionary

 

[tai]

no i sit in a room all day listening to someone read me the dictionary

lmao are you serious?

 

[mimi_mimi]

lmao are you serious?

now im doubting myself

 

[tai]

now im doubting myself

 

[mimi_mimi]

@Mayah I forgot you lol

 

[Mayday]

@Mayah I forgot you lol

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Interesting thread tho

 

[mimi_mimi]

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Interesting thread tho

I think I’ve done a tag list, like, twice all my life