Are you always caught with your nose in a good book? Do you feel close enough to fictional characters that you consider them your friends?
Well, chances are you鈥檙e an eager reader. We don’t blame you. Books are often how we learn new words and understand how to apply them in everyday conversations.
Sometimes, we read so many new words (and don’t hear them spoken) that we tend to mispronounce them too. How did you pronounce Hermoine when you read it in your head? No judgment, we were shocked when we saw the movie too.
Pronunciations aside, we rounded up some of the best bookworm words to use for describing your nerdiness or your love of literature or both. Have you used any of them before?
colophon
If you’re truly crazy about books, no page is left unturned when you read, including the author section, acknowledgments, and even the title page. That’s where you find the听colophon: a publisher’s or printer’s distinctive emblem, used as an identifying device on its books and other works.
bibliotaph
We all have our vices. But, if you are a bibliotaph, or “book hoarder,” maybe your obsession isn鈥檛 so bad. It just means you鈥檙e so into reading that you stow away tons of books wherever you can: your closet, the stove, under your bed, under your dog鈥檚 bed. Anywhere to keep them safe or you know, keep your dirty little secret safe.
fascicle
While some readers thrive on an 800-pager that will keep them busy for, oh, say, just a few long nights, others prefer something on the smaller scale. A fascicle, published installments or sections of a book, provides the perfect amount to read in a short amount of time. A great example is Emily Dickinson鈥檚 Fascicles, which include over 800 of her poems across 40 different booklets.
Did you know what “coze” means? Jane Austen popularized these five words we still use today.
logophile
Sure, you鈥檙e a certified book devotee, but are you also a听logophile? Well, if you like to read, then you most likely enjoy the words behind the story. And if that鈥檚 the case, you can be sure to add the term logophile to your r茅sum茅, because that means you are a serious word enthusiast鈥攁 鈥渨ord lover.鈥�
sesquipedalian
Sometimes being long-winded isn鈥檛 a good thing. No one wants to listen to an overly long (and boring) speech, but using long words (especially when they are perfect for what鈥檚 being communicated) isn鈥檛 always a bad thing. Sesquipedalian听means 鈥済iven to using long words鈥�; it can also characterize a very long word.
bibliophile
If you鈥檙e a听bibliophile, you鈥檙e a 鈥渓over of books,鈥� especially a collector of fine, beautifully made books. Bibliophiles pay close attention to the whole package, from a book鈥檚 spine to the quality of paper the words are printed on.
bookish
When you spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about fictional characters (and the many plot twists that come their way), you can definitely classify yourself as听bookish. Curling up with a good book over the weekend sounds much better than drinks at a new club鈥攁nd that鈥檚 because you鈥檙e devoted to those pages like any true book nerd should be!
