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Word of the Day for Monday August 8, 2005
somniferous \som-NIF-uhr-uhs\, adjective:
Causing or inducing sleep.
Somniferous comes from Latin somnifer, "sleep-bringing," from
somnus, "sleep" + ferre, "to bring."
Since I never paid attention to the somniferous lectures in my accounting classes, I find the financial reports I must complete during work are quite difficult.
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Although I haven't signed up to receive any of those, I noticed one on the Merriam-Webster site as word of the day. It was moxie. (Pronunciation: 'mäk-sE
Function: noun
Etymology: from Moxie, a trademark for a soft drink
1 : Energy, pep
2 : Courage, determination
3 : Know-how, expertise )
I think it's a cool word -- very 1940s black and white movie.
- Dan
zzzzzzzzzzzz **wha?
*snrk*
Beckie
I was going to come up with a good use of the word somniferous, but I could barely keep my eyes open. And then I thought bingo. I don't know why, I just like it, the word, ya' know, bingo!
I find the sound of a dentist drill to be quite calming and somniferous.
Jessica, so then is the sound of your sister also somniferous? I would imagine they are of a similar timbre and volume.
Mike, I think you're on to something. It's all becoming clear now.
Hey, do we get nitrous if we visit Jessica's sister?
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