---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Learning Kingdom's Cool Word of the Day for September 29, 1999 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- susurrus [n. soo-SUR-us] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A soft, indistinct whispering sound might be described as a susurrus. Example: "The gentle waves made a quiet susurrus among the gravel cobbles." A word with exactly the same meaning is susurration [n. soo-suh-RAY-shun]. This is an onomatopoetic word whose sound imitates the sound of what it describes. The root was Latin susurrus (whisper), which was also probably derived from a much older imitative word. A rather uncommon variant is insusurration [n. in-SOO-suh-RAY-shun] (whispering in the ear; insinuation). There are also two adjectives, susurrant [soo-SUR-unt] and sussurous [soo-SUR-us], both of which describe a susurrus. We'd also like to suggest the verb susurrate [SOO-suh-rayt], which is not listed in any of our dictionaries. Onomatopoeia is a Cool Word: http://www.cool-word.com/archive/1998/12/07.html Today's sponsor: Net Atlantic http://www.netatlantic.com FRONT PAGE 2000 web site hosting made easy and affordable with Net Atlantic Microsoft FRONT PAGE 2000 web hosting - www.yourdomain.com $24 / month - www.yournon-profit.org $20 / month great traffic reports - powerful e-commerce - and more mention The Learning Kingdom and we'll waive the setup fee http://www.netatlantic.com or mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cool Word of the Day list membership: 148,571 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send a free gift subscription: http://www.tlk-lists.com/giftsub/ Subscribing, unsubscribing, address changes: Existing subscribers: http://www.tlk-lists.com/change/ To join as a new subscriber: http://www.tlk-lists.com/join/ To become a sponsor: http://www.tlk-lists.com/sponsor/ Feedback: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (c) 1999, The Learning Kingdom, Inc. http://www.LearningKingdom.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------