Word For The Day, Thursday, May 31, 2012 - ventose

dictionaries ad nauseam | 31 May 2012 | Thursday's sub

[secret garden]

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

ventose \VEN-tohs\, adjective
Given to empty talk; windy.

Example sentences:
Anyhow, it is better to wind up that way than to go growling out one's existence as a ventose hypochondriac.
-- Thomas Henry Huxley, Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley

The ventose orator was confounded, and put himself and his glass down together.
-- L. J. Bigelow, Bench and Bar

Etymology:
First used in English in the 1700s, ventose is derived from the Latin word for wind, "vent."

The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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Review Threads:

Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate

WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!

[secret garden]

Rise and shine!

[ConorMacNessa]

The Narcissist-in-Chief, who has never taken up arms for this Nation, embodies all the attributes of a miles gloriosus: arrogant, ventose and maladroit.



Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[secret garden]

Well said. A for you.

[xsmommy]

great word! so many it applies to!!

[afraidfortherepublic]

The ventose spokespeople representing what passes for "liberal" thinking on Fox News Channel make me sick: Beckel, Colmes, Holder, Ratner, et al. I can no longer watch them.

[theDentist]

When you're speeches are empty, senseless and ventose,
perhaps you should begin with some Mentos?

[Darksheare]

Great, now I have a Mentos commercial in my head.
“Ventose, the boredom maker!”

[SoothingDave]

No, thanks, I’m ventose intolerant.

[NicknamedBob]

First used in English in the 1700s, ventose is derived from the Latin word for wind, "vent."

Veni, vidi, venti?

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

The voters are suffering bent toes
They kicked themselves letting the ventose
Narcissicist win
His Healthcare’s a sin
And our trillions of dollars? He spent those

[left that other site]

I am not Looking Forward to the ventose displays, otherwise known as Political Conventions.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Veni, vidi, venti?

Obama's credo: I came, I saw, I blustered.

[count-your-change]

Ventose.

This ventose was part of our high school class motto:

“They came, they spoke, we slept. Ventose, verbose, comatose”.

[secret garden]

I know. I think I'll use it at least twice today!

[secret garden]

Colmes is still around? I haven't seen him in years. A for you.

[secret garden]

Bring enough for everyone! A for you.

[secret garden]

Unless you put them in Diet Coke.

[secret garden]

Me too. It’s why I press mute when the big zero comes on the TV.

[blueunicorn6]

My Norwegian Grandma used to say, “Get outta da street ven tose cars are coming!”