- Today's Word
Gemmelity
[jem-mel-i-tee]
Definition
- (noun) A delightful portmanteau of “gemmel” (twin) and “felicity” (intense happiness), this term describes the sublime joy and rapture experienced when witnessing the stunning duality or twin aspects of nature’s beauty, evoking a sense of resplendent bliss.
Example
The breathtaking vista of the twin waterfalls cascading into a crystalline pool below was a true gemmelity, the harmonious duality of the roaring torrents and the serene basin below creating a resplendent scene that filled the onlookers with a sense of profound felicity and awe.
Fun Fact
The concept of “gemmelity” celebrates the idea that certain natural phenomena or environments possess a beautiful duality or twin aspect that, when experienced together, evokes a profound sense of happiness and blissful rapture. It suggests that the harmony and resplendence found in the interplay of contrasting yet complementary natural elements can ignite the soul with a sublime sense of felicity, creating an experience of pure, gemmelity-inducing joy.
(verb/noun) To boast about or praise something excessively, especially one’s own achievements or qualities.
The company’s much-vaunted innovation strategy had produced exactly one product in three years — a fact the press release somehow failed to mention.