The Smell of Rain

"Did you know:
There’s a word for the pleasant smell that accompanies the first rain after a dry spell? Petrichor, combining petros (Greek for stone) and ichor (the fluid that flows in the veins of Greek gods).

An illeist is one who refers to oneself in the third person.

There’s a word for feigning lack of interest in something while actually desiring it: accismus.

For any aspiring deipnosophist (a good conversationalist at meals) or devoted Philomath (a lover of learning), this anthology of entertaining etymology is an ideal way to have fun while getting smarter. "

New Book: The Dord, the Diglot and an Avocado or Two; The Hidden Lives and Strange Origins of Common and Not-So-Common Words by Anu Garg
Anu Garg is the founder of Wordsmith.org
Wordsmith: A.Word.A.Day

Picture: Rain, 2007, Brad Spence