WRITER IN THE DARK ⋆ Names

⤷ word names

word names
( origin, meaning )

feminine

alacrity ( latin, brisk and cheerful readiness )
anaphora ( greek, repetition )
apricity ( latin, the warmth of the sun in winter )
arabesque ( italian, ornate design )
ariose ( italian, melodious )
aviatrix ( latin, female aviator )

bonnet ( english, hat )

cabriole ( english, balletic leap )
caldera ( spanish, cauldron )
carefree ( english, without worry )
chalice ( latin, cup )
clarinet ( french, little bell )

dotterel ( english, eurasian plover )
duet ( latin, music for two )
dulcet ( french, sweet and soothing )

enigma ( greek, riddle )
ephemera ( greek, short-lived )

hallelujah ( hebrew, God be praised )

imagine ( latin, form mental image of )

julep ( english, rose water )

kismet ( english, fate )

lullaby ( english, gentle song sung to send a child to sleep )

madrigal ( latin, song for unaccompanied voices )
mirage ( french, optical illusion )

panacea ( greek, cure for all illnesses )
parabola ( greek, curve )
parity ( english, equality )
penumbra ( latin, partial shade )
perchance ( english, perhaps )
pipistrelle ( french, bat )
pixel ( english, picture cell )

serendipity ( english, unexpected good fortune )
sibilance ( english, hissing sound )
silhouette ( french, shadow outline )
sonata ( italian, instrumental musical composition )

tenacity ( english, persistence )
tuya ( english, flat-topped volcano )

umbra ( latin, shadow )
utopia ( greek, imagined place of perfection )

velleity ( latin, a wish not strong enough to lead to action )
velveteen ( english, soft fabric )
vespertine ( latin, of the evening )
vivid ( english, bold )

whimsy ( english, playfully quaint )

masculine

acre ( english, unit of land )
axiom ( greek, statement of truth )

bard ( irish, poet )
bronco ( spanish, unbroken horse )