clockworkrat(he/him)@slrpnk.net to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoIs there a word for the happiness in finding the exact right word?message-squaremessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down13
arrow-up149arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for the happiness in finding the exact right word?clockworkrat(he/him)@slrpnk.net to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squareMechanismatic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 days agoYou can coin a neologism if you can’t find an existing word. onomato- is a prefix that is often used to mean word or name felic- is a prefix that means happy ortho- can mean correct, but also straight So maybe orthonomatofelicity? Probably too long. Maybe just onomatofelicity? There are other roots you can find with similar meanings to mix up your own neologism.
You can coin a neologism if you can’t find an existing word.
onomato- is a prefix that is often used to mean word or name felic- is a prefix that means happy ortho- can mean correct, but also straight
So maybe orthonomatofelicity?
Probably too long.
Maybe just onomatofelicity?
There are other roots you can find with similar meanings to mix up your own neologism.