Friday word: Apricity

[med_cat]

Apricity
(uh-PRISS-ih-tee)

Noun:
-The sun’s warmth on a cold winter’s day.

From Latin "apricus" representing a sunny day.

Used in a sentence:

"Her cold stare held within it all the pain and joy of apricity."

(from Grandiloquent Word of the Day FB page)

Comments

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

Thus, to apricate -- to lie in the sun.

[med_cat]

I see; thanks! :)

Apricating certainly sounds like a good idea at the moment! :P

(btw/offtopic, did you ever get a chance to back up the comm to Dreamwidth?)

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

(No, not yet. It's in my bucket of various online TBDs.)

[med_cat]

OK :)