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Philocalist

Philocalist

Philocalist


fih-LOH-kuh-list

Definition

(noun) A person who loves beauty—especially in art, nature, or everyday life.

Example

As a true philocalist, he collected small moments of beauty wherever he went, from sunlit windows to wildflowers growing through cracks in the sidewalk.

Word Origin

From Greek philo- (“loving”) + kallos (“beauty”).

Fun Fact

While the word isn’t widely used in everyday conversation, philocalist appears often in artistic and philosophical circles. The early Christians even had a text called Philocalia, meaning “love of the beautiful,” emphasizing spiritual and aesthetic appreciation. Modern philocalists often express their love of beauty through photography, journaling, or simply noticing what others overlook—tiny details that bring delight, wonder, or calm.

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Wont

Wont

Wont


WOHNT (rhymes with “don’t”)

Definition

(noun/adjective) A habitual or customary practice; accustomed to behaving in a particular way.

Example

As was her wont, she arrived twenty minutes early and rearranged the furniture before anyone else showed up.

Word Origin


From Old English gewunod, past participle of gewunian (“to be accustomed”), related to wunian (“to dwell, to remain”). The word shares a root with “won” (archaic past tense of “to dwell”) and is distantly related to the modern German wohnen (“to live, to dwell”). A wont is something you dwell in — a habit so settled it becomes a kind of home.

Fun Fact

“Wont” is one of the most consistently misused words in English — it’s regularly confused with “won’t” (the contraction of “will not”) simply because they sound identical in many accents. Despite this, “wont” has survived in literary and formal writing for over a thousand years, appearing in Shakespeare, Milton, and Austen. It’s also one of the few words in English that functions as a noun, adjective, and past participle without changing its form at all — a linguistic Swiss Army knife that most people have never noticed.

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