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Discuss Email this Feedback RSS/XML Permalink A.Word.A.Day--misology Little strokes make a letter and those letters come together to form words. We assign meanings to the words. Often they express simple ideas: tree, rock, water, and so on. Sometimes a word describes a more complex idea. Have you ever found yourself wondering, "Wouldn't it be nice if there were a word for it?" Well, there is a word for almost everything under the sun. This week we have dug up five words you may not have known existed. misology (mi-SOL-uh-jee) noun Hatred of logic or reason. [From Greek miso- (hate) + -logy (science, study).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus. -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) Note: Subscribers in the Seattle area are invited to attend the Kirkland Spelling Bee on Wednesday, February 28. You could even take part in an "Audience Spells" contest. I selected the words for the bee, and will be doing a booksigning. "Fletcher laughed. 'Your coyness smacks of misology. Sinking back down to that dark place within yourself, the one that you tried so desperately to suffocate.'" Chris Mooney; Deviant Ways; Atria; 2000. X-Bonus One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person. -William Feather, author, editor and publisher (1889-1981)

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