- Today's Word
Lumerastic
[loo-muh-ras-tik]
Definition
- (adjective) A captivating blend of “luminous” and “fantastic,” this term describes something that possesses a luminous, radiant quality imbued with a sense of enchanting wonder and fantastical allure, igniting the imagination and filling the senses with delight.
Example
The newly opened interactive art exhibit was a truly lumerastic experience, with luminous installations and dazzling light displays that seemed to dance and shimmer with fantastical energy, transporting visitors into a realm of radiant enchantment.
Fun Fact
The concept of “lumerastic” celebrates the idea that certain experiences, creations, or phenomena can possess a luminous, radiant quality that transcends the merely beautiful or fantastic – instead evoking a sense of enchanting wonder and fantastical allure that dazzles the senses and ignites the imagination. It suggests a quality of radiance and enchantment so captivating that it seems to blur the lines between reality and fantasy, inviting the beholder into a lumerastic realm where luminous splendor and fantastical delight become one.
(adjective) Overly concerned with formal rules, details, or academic accuracy—especially in a way that feels nitpicky or condescending.
His pedantic lecture about the placement of commas made the entire class groan.
Late 16th century: from French pédantique, from pédant (pedant), originally meaning “a schoolmaster or teacher.”