A.Word.A.Day
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lentiginous
PRONUNCIATION:
(len-TIJ-uh-nuhs)
MEANING:
adjective:
Covered with freckles.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin lentiginosus (freckled), from lentigo (freckle), from lens (lentil).
USAGE:
“I realised that my freckly Celtic complexion wasn’t a curse I had to
endure for life, and my offensively lentiginous skin could be smoothed
into picture-perfect ivory.”
Simon Price; Cover-up, Powder and Eyeliner; The Guardian (London, UK);
Dec 14, 2002.
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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
I have ever hated all nations, professions, and communities, and all my
love is toward individuals. -Jonathan Swift, satirist (1667-1745)
Spokane7
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JeanieSpokane on November 05 at 8:32 a.m.
Hey! That word describes ME!!! :) My Dad always told me they were angel kisses. I once had a puppy who tried to “clean” me - just short of nibbling off my freckles. Poor Simon Price - what a pity he didn’t see the beauty behind those wonderful freckles.
Proud to Be Freckled, er, Lentiginous!
Rifleman__Dodd on November 05 at 8:42 p.m.
Not be confused with Litigious, under which the definition would say “see Rocky Trepiedd”
Of course if you were a freckled run-away attorney would it be Lentilitigious?