A Word of Doubtful Clarity
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| No need to adjust screen--it's a fuzzy dinner! |
Everything a little fuzzy during the Holidays? We
have a word for that …
OBNUBILATE (äb nōō’bɘ lāt’) vt. – to make unclear,
indistinct, vague, etc. [memories obnubilated by the passage of
time] (n. – obnubilation). [WW #242]
To be serious, I can think of no
instance in fiction or non-fiction that I would use this word. However, I’ll
bet you can! Perhaps I’m not in a creative mood.
Don’t let me stop you from turning
your writing into genius prose this week, to use obnubilate in an
inventive turn of phrase.
Perhaps your murder mystery character babbled to the
investigating officer, to the point of obnubilation. Or (in real
life) your student struggled to qualify his/her essay POV, with obnubilated
results. (Return the paper with obnubilated scribbled in the
margin notes and watch with concealed amusement as confusion plays over the student’s
face. A great learning experience!)
Word Challenge: OBNUBILATE. It’s awkward and ambiguous while defining the indefinable
… a wonderful challenge as you fit obnubilate into your week of incisive writings.
Learning knows no prejudices or boundaries, and it isn’t fattening!
Expanding your mind is a no-cost, simple joy. Do you feel that way too? What’s
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Write first for yourself … only then can you write for others. (L.Rochelle)
[LinDee Rochelle is a writer and editor by
trade, and an author by way of Rock & Roll. She has published two books (of
three) in her Blast from Your Past series about pioneering R&R Radio DJs. True behind-the-mic tales
make GREAT Holiday and anytime Gifts available on Amazon (eBook and print): Book 1 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The First Five Years
1954-1959; and Book
2 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The Swinging Sixties. Coming soon … The Psychedelic
Seventies!]
Note: Dictionary
definitions are quoted from Webster’s New World College Dictionary.
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