What is a Nemophilist?

Noun. nemophilist (plural nemophilists) (rare) One who is fond of forests or forest scenery; a haunter of the woods.
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What is the root word of Nemophilist?

Nemophilist (pronounced ne-'mo-fe-list), is an obscure word that hasn't really been used for over 100 years. It means someone with a love or fondness for forests, woods, or woodland scenery, or someone who often visits them – a 'haunter' of woods. The word derives from the Greek 'nemos,' grove, and 'philos,' affection.
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What is Nemophilist in Latin?

This rare English word has fallen out of use since the beginning of the 20th century. Although, in Ancient Latin, the word Nemo means nobody. So this makes a Nemophilist a lover of nobody, or a solitude seeker.
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What is a Nemophilist Oxford dictionary?

The OED. @OED. Nemophilist: a person who loves or is fond of woods or forests.
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What is a Nemophilist Merriam Webster?

n. 1. One who is fond of forest or forest scenery; a haunter of the woods. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C.
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What is a Snollygoster?

snollygoster (plural snollygosters) (slang, obsolete) A shrewd person not guided by principles, especially a politician. quotations ▼
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What is a Snickersnee?

snickersnee (plural snickersnees) A large sword-like knife, especially one used as a weapon. quotations ▼ (archaic) A knife fight.
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What is a throttlebottom?

Noun. throttlebottom (plural throttlebottoms) (derogatory) An incompetent holder of a public office.
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What is a Ninnyhammer?

Noun. ninnyhammer (plural ninnyhammers) a foolish person; a simpleton quotations ▼
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What is Crapulence?

crapulence (countable and uncountable, plural crapulences) sickness or indisposition caused by excessive eating or drinking. intemperance; debauchery; excessive indulgence.
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What do you call a person who loves calmness?

synonyms for peace-loving

amiable. amicable. calm. complacent. conciliatory.
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What is Selenophile?

(informal) A person who is fond of or interested in the Moon.
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What is a Dendrophile?

dendrophile (plural dendrophiles) One who loves trees.
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What is Flumadiddle?

: something foolish or worthless : nonsense, trash. : bauble, frill.
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What is the person who loves nature called?

synonyms for nature-lover

Compare Synonyms. Green Panther. activist. conservationist. ecologist.
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What is a Tidsoptimist?

someone who is optimistic about how much time they have (to prepare for something), who is therefore often late.
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What is a Catawampus person?

dialectal : fierce, savage, destructive. dialectal : askew, awry, cater-cornered.
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What is a scobberlotcher?

Noun. scobberlotcher (plural scobberlotchers) An idle person.
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What is a Catawampus mean?

adjective. askew; awry. positioned diagonally; cater-cornered. adverb. diagonally; obliquely: We took a shortcut and walked catawampus across the field.
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What does Cheeseparing mean?

cheeseparing • \CHEEZ-pair-ing\ • noun. 1 : something worthless or insignificant 2 : miserly economizing.
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What is the Valetudinarian?

valetudinarian \val-uh-too-duh-NAIR-ee-un\ noun. : a person of a weak or sickly constitution; especially : one whose chief concern is his or her ill health.
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What is the meaning of Bumfuzzle?

bum·​fuz·​zled ˈbəm-ˌfə-zəld. US, informal. : in a state of bewilderment : confused or perplexed. Elliott seemed a little bumfuzzled by the negativity, saying he had received a lot of offers of various kinds of help for the ballpark.
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What is Slugabed?

slug·​abed ˈslə-gə-ˌbed. Synonyms of slugabed. : a person who stays in bed after the usual or proper time to get up. broadly : sluggard.
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What is a Foofy?

foofy (comparative foofier, superlative foofiest) (slang) Excessively frilly or frou-frou, typically in a manner calculated to attract attention to an otherwise unremarkable person or event. (slang) Poofy; inflated in a funny way.
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What is a Sleekit?

sleek·​it ˈslē-kət. chiefly Scotland : sleek, smooth. chiefly Scotland : crafty, deceitful.
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