ravenquill's blog post - Loaded words

In a reply to one of my earlier ravings, morninglory used a word I love, but haven't heard in a long time - "cherished". Cherished is what I call a "loaded" word because of the many mental images it totes along on its back. To cherish someone or something is to hold them close, for that person or thing is irreplacable.

She caused me to think of some other words loaded with meaning that we seldom hear anymore. The lack of usage is a loss to us all, for those mental images convey more meaning than a thousand more commonly used words.

froth - is there any othe word in the English language so descriptive? The very sound of the word is light and foamy.

exquisite - The images this word contains speak of the ultimate sense of something, be that sense sight, sound, touch or taste.

erotica - usually I see "porn" substituted for erotica, but their meanings are entirely different. Erotica is subtle. It hints, teases, tantalizes, and seduces the mind into thinking of what is or what might be. Erotica is lace stockingtops against silky-smooth bare thighs. Porn is blatant and leaves nothing for the imagination. Porn is a hard cock half-buried between those same bare thighs. There's nothing wrong with either. Let's just stop confusing the two.

glisten or glistening - I just like the sound of this word, but it also conjurs up images of shining wetness, as when the early morning sunlight catches dew drops on the grass...or other things I'll leave to the imagination.

Glitter - no, not the sparkly stuff women paint on their breasts when they wear low-cut gowns, although that's pretty neat too. Glitter is the reflected light from crystals, like the sunlight on new snow.

special - as used to mean unique in all ways as opposed to the derogatory usage. I've known and liked a lot of people in my life. Only a few were special.