Wiktionary:Word of the day/Nominations/Archive 2014

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December 2014 edit

acheiropoieton (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Ungoliant ^(falai) 02:40, 31 December 2014 (UTC) — set for 1 May 2016 (Easter Sunday in the Eastern Orthodox calendar). Smuconlaw (talk) 13:29, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
acnestis (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Ungoliant ^(falai) 21:33, 31 December 2014 (UTC) — set for 5 November 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 13:29, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
~~ma (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) WikiWinters (talk) 00:11, 2 December 2014 (UTC)~~ — too simple, and doesn't really have "exotic usefulness". Smuconlaw (talk) 13:29, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

November 2014 edit

grit (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) (specifically the etymology 1 noun) Ks0stm ^{(T•[[Special:Co--AJCarey (talk) 14:26, 7 December 2014 (UTC)ntributions/Ks0stm|C]])} 16:05, 18 November 2014 (UTC) — set for 11 June 2016. Smuconlaw (talk) 15:43, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
constraint (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 77.160.95.122 16:08, 15 November 2014 (UTC) — set for 10 January 2016 (birth anniversary of Lord Acton). Smuconlaw (talk) 13:29, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
house of cards (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -Random non-member 8:16, 13 November 2014 (set for 27 Feb 2015)
entelechy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —Romanophile (talk) 11:36, 8 November 2014 (UTC) — set for 4 November 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 13:29, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
think of the children (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Cirt (talk) 22:25, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Appeared on WOTD on 15 December 2014. Smuconlaw (talk) 14:06, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

October 2014 edit

zombocalypse (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) This would be a good word for Halloween, I think. Cloudcuckoolander (talk) 00:40, 22 October 2014 (UTC) — set for 31 October 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 07:38, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
sunstead (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) I really like this word. —CodeCa t 15:00, 13 October 2014 (UTC) — set for 22 December 2015 (winter solstice). Smuconlaw (talk) 16:26, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
in articulo mortis (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — I.S.M.E.T.A. 23:21, 15 October 2014 (UTC) — set for 2 November 2015 (All Souls' Day). Smuconlaw (talk) 14:16, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
umami (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) (one of 5 basic tastes) Margin1522 (talk) 09:11, 3 October 2014 (UTC) — set for 22 October 2015 (Health and Sports Day in Japan). Smuconlaw (talk) 16:26, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

September 2014 edit

thanatocoenose (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) (an entire ecosystem, fossilized) bd2412 T 16:54, 29 September 2014 (UTC) (set for 8 February 2015)[reply]
prograde (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MandatoryTeaser (talk) 08:28, 21 September 2014 (UTC) — set for 3 November 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 13:29, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
polar opposite (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MandatoryTeaser (talk) 12:39, 18 September 2014 (UTC) — set for 14 December 2015 (anniversary of first expedition to the Geographic South Pole). Smuconlaw (talk) 17:17, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
circumlocution (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 172.248.68.73 17:17, 17 September 2014 (UTC) — set for 30 October 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 20:52, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
pangram (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Meemo16 (talk) 06:53, 17 September 2014 (UTC) — appeared on 18 September 2010. Smuconlaw (talk) 20:52, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Log cabins (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Bryancyriel (talk) 09:16, 7 September 2014 (UTC) – sorry, no red links. Smuconlaw (talk) 18:31, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

August 2014 edit

coquette (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Lapeirousia (talk) 10:43, 25 August 2014 (UTC) — set for 29 October 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 20:48, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
jape (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — This unsigned comment was added by Toddles9 (talk • contribs) at 06:34, 22 August 2014. — appeared on 1 April 2012. Smuconlaw (talk) 20:48, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
noumenon (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Exotic. ~~Never been nominated.~~ sorry, looks like it has once before in 2009 -- OlEnglish ^(Talk) 05:01, 14 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
apotropaic (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Ungoliant ^(falai) 20:01, 6 August 2014 (UTC) (10 January)[reply]
penitent (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 95.145.106.67 23:50, 8 August 2014 (UTC) — appeared on 9 July 2012. Smuconlaw (talk) 20:48, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
mare's nest (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --CopperKettle (talk) 05:33, 5 August 2014 (UTC) — set for 23 July 2016 (unveiling of Piltdown Man memorial). Smuconlaw (talk) 20:48, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
miscellany (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 96.245.249.117 01:21, 4 August 2014 (UTC) — set for 27 October 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 20:28, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

July 2014 edit

~~parsimonious (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)~~ — set for 15 December 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 20:25, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
nacre (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Renard Migrant (talk) 13:06, 20 July 2014 (UTC) — set for 25 October 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 20:25, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
manpack (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --Wiki Tiki 89 16:21, 14 July 2014 (UTC) — set for 24 October 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 20:25, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
poplit (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — That bit of skin behind one's knee that formerly had no name. — I.S.M.E.T.A. 10:58, 14 July 2014 (UTC) — set for 23 October 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 20:25, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
chronique scandaleuse (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — I.S.M.E.T.A. 06:44, 12 July 2014 (UTC) — set for 10 December 2015 (abdication of Edward VIII of the UK). Smuconlaw (talk) 20:25, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
calumniate (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - When "besmirch," "aspersions" or "defamation" just aren't doing the trick. 216.20.152.85 23:08, 10 July 2014 (UTC) — appeared on 16 February 2007. Smuconlaw (talk) 20:25, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
allometry (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - Studying growth of a part of an organism relative to a whole; could be used metaphorically to refer to organizations, electorates, movements, etc 216.20.152.85 23:08, 10 July 2014 (UTC) — set for 22 October 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 20:25, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
exuviate (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - Would have been an ideal word to describe Britney Spears' shaving of her own head. 216.20.152.85 23:08, 10 July 2014 (UTC) — appeared on 15 February 2009. Smuconlaw (talk) 20:25, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
contumacy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 216.20.152.85 23:08, 10 July 2014 (UTC) — set for 21 June 2016 (birth anniversary of Edward Snowden). Smuconlaw (talk) 20:25, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
haecceity (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - The quality of something that makes it unique and idiosyncratic 216.20.152.85 23:08, 10 July 2014 (UTC) — set for 21 October 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 20:48, 20 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
atrabilious (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - A unique and more specific way of saying "irritable" implying that the person is suffering from indigestion. 216.20.152.85 23:08, 10 July 2014 (UTC) — set for 20 October 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 20:48, 20 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
cacoethes (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Used to describe an irrational yet irresistable reason for doing something. 216.20.152.85 22:57, 10 July 2014 (UTC) — set for 19 October 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 20:48, 20 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
tetchy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Amusingly similar to "touchy" although they have completely different etymologies. 216.20.152.85 22:57, 10 July 2014 (UTC) — set for 1 December 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 20:48, 20 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
volute (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - Adjective meaning "in the shape of a coil." 216.20.152.85 22:57, 10 July 2014 (UTC) — set for 17 October 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 20:48, 20 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
rivalrous (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - Doesn't mean "animosity," more like ambition 216.20.152.85 22:57, 10 July 2014 (UTC) – set for 11 September 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 13:51, 29 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
aureate (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - Great word for describing prose/oratory or set and setting 216.20.152.85 22:51, 10 July 2014 (UTC) — set for 16 October 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 20:48, 20 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
concenter (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - Verb meaning "to bring different elements into alignment." Like "synthesize" but implying that the individual elements remain discrete. 216.20.152.85 23:08, 10 July 2014 (UTC) — concentre, the main lemma, set for 2 September 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 13:16, 15 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
escapology (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - Normally used to refer to magician acts like Houdini, this would be a great word to describe what a modern media critic does 216.20.152.85 23:08, 10 July 2014 (UTC) — scheduled for 24 March 2016. Smuconlaw (talk) 13:53, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
klecksography (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Ungoliant ^(falai) 02:37, 9 July 2014 (UTC) — set for 8 November 2015 (birth anniversary of Hermann Rorschach). Smuconlaw (talk) 20:48, 20 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

June 2014 edit

bellytimber (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) User:Leasnam gave me the idea. --Wiki Tiki 89 03:00, 25 June 2014 (UTC) — set for 15 October 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 20:41, 19 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
acclimate (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --108.26.50.4 08:17, 25 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
mocudrama (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) cellomilk91 10:18, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
premunire (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --CopperKettle (talk) 06:04, 15 June 2014 (UTC) — main lemma praemunire set for 21 July 2016. Smuconlaw (talk) 16:55, 14 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
vitriolic (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) One might encounter this word with the approaching U.S. election season. --WikiEnthusiastNumberTwenty-Two (talk) 06:18, 14 June 2014 (UTC) — set for 8 7 November 2016 (eve of Election Day of the US Presidential Election, 2016). Smuconlaw (talk) 16:54, 9 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- Suitable for 8 November 2016 (update after 8 November 2015) – Election Day for the United States presidential election, 2016. Smuconlaw (talk) 19:36, 13 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
dude-bro (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —Mr. Granger (talk • contribs) 23:08, 11 June 2014 (UTC) — set for 14 October 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 19:38, 13 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

May 2014 edit

beyond the black stump (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Ungoliant ^(falai) 00:40, 31 May 2014 (UTC) — set for 26 January 2016 (Australia Day). Smuconlaw (talk) 14:54, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
cenote (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Ungoliant ^(falai) 02:37, 8 June 2014 (UTC) — set for 13 October 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 19:38, 13 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
purpurous (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 92.234.87.150 19:56, 26 May 2014 (UTC) — set for 12 March 2016 (birth anniversary of William Henry Perkin). Smuconlaw (talk) 19:38, 13 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
petrichor (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) (a sublime word with permeating fragrance) — appeared on 10 May 2011. Smuconlaw (talk) 19:38, 13 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

April 2014 edit

alnage (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --CopperKettle (talk) 16:54, 18 May 2014 (UTC) — set for 11 October 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 19:38, 13 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
yonic (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --Vahag (talk) 06:13, 25 April 2014 (UTC) — set for 10 October 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 19:38, 13 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
xenocide (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —Doctor Pleasant (talk) 16:23, 19 April 2014 (UTC) — set for 1 November 2015 (UK release of Alien (1979)). Smuconlaw (talk) 19:38, 13 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
macroeconomics (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —Doctor Pleasant (talk) 16:23, 19 April 2014 (UTC) — set for 21 April 2016 (death anniversary of John Maynard Keynes). Smuconlaw (talk) 19:38, 13 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
seriatim (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —Mr. Granger (talk • contribs) 21:48, 8 April 2014 (UTC) (set for 16 Feb 2015)[reply]
mesmerism (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —Mr. Granger (talk • contribs) 21:40, 8 April 2014 (UTC) — set for 5 March 2016 (death anniversary of Anton Mesmer). Smuconlaw (talk) 16:26, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
skysill (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) (just such an extremely vivid word I had to nominate it) DerekWinters (talk) 22:04, 3 April 2014 (UTC) (set for 15 Feb 2015)[reply]

March 2014 edit

háček (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —Mr. Granger (talk • contribs) 18:40, 30 March 2014 (UTC) — set for 28 October 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 19:38, 13 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
gardyloo (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 101.163.100.41 08:05, 28 March 2014 (UTC) — set for 30 November 2015 (St. Andrew's Day). Smuconlaw (talk) 11:05, 8 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
dzud (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Ungoliant ^(falai) 18:56, 24 March 2014 (UTC) — set for 26 November 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 15:43, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
fictionary (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --TeleComNasSprVen (talk) 05:40, 17 March 2014 (UTC) – set for 9 October 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 19:38, 13 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
have legs (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --CopperKettle (talk) 03:59, 16 March 2014 (UTC) — set for 24 April 2016 (London Marathon). Smuconlaw (talk) 15:43, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
myrrhic (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Dylanvt (talk) 18:27, 5 March 2014 (UTC) — set for 6 January 2016 (Epiphany). Smuconlaw (talk) 14:07, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

February 2014 edit

memoriter (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) (irregular adverb!) --Æ&Œ (talk) 01:56, 24 February 2014 (UTC) – set for 8 October 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 19:38, 13 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
flack (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) (publicity agent) --CopperKettle (talk) 08:08, 19 February 2014 (UTC) – set for 7 October 2015. Smuconlaw (talk) 10:47, 8 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
coop (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) (enclosure) – b_jonas 20:09, 15 February 2014 (UTC) – set for 30 June 2016. Smuconlaw (talk) 10:42, 8 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

January 2014 edit

unbirthday (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Ungoliant ^(falai) 13:43, 2 January 2014 (UTC) — this is perfect for 28 February 2016. Smuconlaw (talk) 09:18, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
obsidional (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --Æ&Œ (talk) 18:54, 20 January 2014 (UTC) — set for 24 January 2016. Smuconlaw (talk) 15:43, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]