- 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) To criticize someone or something severely and publicly, often with harsh or scathing language.
The columnist excoriated the company’s leadership for ignoring repeated safety warnings.
Excoriate comes from the Latin excoriare, meaning “to strip off the skin,” from ex- (“off”) and corium (“hide” or “skin”). While the word originally described physical abrasion, its meaning shifted metaphorically over time to describe verbal attacks so harsh they feel skin-deep, leaving nothing protected.