Hello! I am glad to be back! To add some musings to my blog. Immersed in the fictional world of my children’s books. I never forget this blog which is never far from thoughts. It is time which has been short and obligations long!
I recently found a book of words that belonged to my oldest son. It was put away in the farthest part of a bookshelf, collecting a bit of dust. And as I was recently organizing all of the books within it, I found it. I sat on the floor riffling through the pages, as if looking through a time portal into moments we shared, learning words, using them each day until the meaning was clear and we could move on to the next.
Thinking of that, made me decide to start a word of the day (or week depending on time), here in this blog. Easy words, seldom heard words or words that are no longer in use. As vocabulary in any language seems to be evolving according to the dictates of technology or how we interact with each other in social media. I think is interesting to look back, or ponder at the words we have used through history or that might still be in use.
So without further ado and before I put you to sleep… here is the word for today:
Slumberous: Adj*
1: Very sleepy
2: Causing or tending to cause sleep
Is this a word you still hear being used nowadays?
In what context could you use it?
Also, is this a word you would like to add into your own storytelling?
Which adjective could we use instead of “slumberous”?
For my part, I think this is the perfect word to use in a children’s book. Those type of stories in which adults are very much part of the storyline. Or one in which we have a smartypants kid as the “know-it-all” character. So for today, I am using that word as much as I can around my family (to their utter chagrin of course:) Perhaps I might even add it in one of my stories.
“During the long ride home from the Autumn Fair, Mr. & Mrs. Pumpkin barely heard a peep from the slumberous bunch in the backseat.”
Until I write again,
M.G. Lenari 