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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread New Word? #178183 07/16/2008 9:38 PM Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1 Birdbrain stranger Birdbrain stranger Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1 I was amazed to look thru several Dictionaries (online and in book form) and discover the word "irrigant" does not -according to them- exist. I would propose that the word "irrigant" be launched and used. A proposed usage would be: Water is probably the world's most used irrigant." At least one definition would be "an application of one thing to another that encourages growth." "Once the coastal farmer did away with salt water as an irrigant, and used fresh water, his crops began to grow." "My wife is such an irrigant, always coming up with ideas that stretch my mind and cause me to grow." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: New Word? Birdbrain #178184 07/16/2008 10:25 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Irrigant. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: New Word? zmjezhd #178187 07/17/2008 10:12 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Brainwash? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: New Word? BranShea #178200 07/17/2008 7:49 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada "My wife is such an irrigant, always coming up with ideas that stretch my mind and cause me to grow." and it has that subtle undertone of "irritant" to add texture to the language. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: New Word? Zed #178204 07/18/2008 8:03 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague  Originally Posted By: Zed add "texture"to the language. I like it! Is this a standing expression? (Makes me think of a painting of which people say : Yeh yeh, it does have something allright, but it got no texture. Or food, yeh, it does taste of something but it got no texture. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: New Word? BranShea #178205 07/19/2008 3:55 AM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada We use texture in much the same way. I just meant the addition of shades of meaning for something more interesting than a flat statement. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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