pronunciation | 'nU-mi-nus note | The word originated in religious usage, but it can be applied to natural experiences as well as supernatural. It can also mean "suggesting the presence of something holy or divine".
pronunciation | 'sE-yazh notes | sillage is how close a perfume stays to your skin; perfume with light sillage does not leave much trace in the air. also, not to be confused with silage (sy-ladzh), which is a type of cow food.
#scent#gone#lingers#otherwordly#words#sillage#the scent that lingers#perfume#trace#trail#the trail left in water#impression#space#after#after someone has gone#other wordly#other-wordly#definitions#S#english#french#noun#origin: french#'your perfume has such perfect silage!'#'what did you say?!'#'no sorry I meant sillage!'
pronunciation | "ne-me-'siz-m
#frustration#emotion#anger#otherwordly#words#definitions#noun#nemesism#english#origin: greek#other wordly#frustration directed inward#inward#feeling#feelings#aggression#hate#I kind of feel this way about myself post-finals#it was kind of a rough semester.#but summer and next semester will be much better#good luck to all of you guys still struggling#and I love you a lot regardless of how you may feel about yourself#and this got way mushy way fast#but yeah you're pretty great so take it easy#tagging: gone overboard#leaving now#other-wordly
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pronunciation | ‘red-a-“man-sE
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pronunciation | fi-ni-'fU-gal
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pronunciation | ‘bron-tId (brawn-TIDE)
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pronunciation | ‘mE-lE-or-iz-m