word names
( origin, meaning )

feminine

alacrity ( latin, brisk and cheerful readiness )
anaphora ( greek, repetition )
apricity ( latin, the warmth of the sun in winter )
arabesque ( italian, ornate design )
ariose ( italian, melodious )
aviatrix ( latin, female aviator )

bonnet ( english, hat )

cabriole ( english, balletic leap )
caldera ( spanish, cauldron )
carefree ( english, without worry )
chalice ( latin, cup )
clarinet ( french, little bell )

dotterel ( english, eurasian plover )
duet ( latin, music for two )
dulcet ( french, sweet and soothing )

enigma ( greek, riddle )
ephemera ( greek, short-lived )

hallelujah ( hebrew, God be praised )

imagine ( latin, form mental image of )

julep ( english, rose water )

kismet ( english, fate )

lullaby ( english, gentle song sung to send a child to sleep )

madrigal ( latin, song for unaccompanied voices )
mirage ( french, optical illusion )

panacea ( greek, cure for all illnesses )
parabola ( greek, curve )
parity ( english, equality )
penumbra ( latin, partial shade )
perchance ( english, perhaps )
pipistrelle ( french, bat )
pixel ( english, picture cell )

serendipity ( english, unexpected good fortune )
sibilance ( english, hissing sound )
silhouette ( french, shadow outline )
sonata ( italian, instrumental musical composition )

tenacity ( english, persistence )
tuya ( english, flat-topped volcano )

umbra ( latin, shadow )
utopia ( greek, imagined place of perfection )

velleity ( latin, a wish not strong enough to lead to action )
velveteen ( english, soft fabric )
vespertine ( latin, of the evening )
vivid ( english, bold )

whimsy ( english, playfully quaint )

masculine

acre ( english, unit of land )
axiom ( greek, statement of truth )

bard ( irish, poet )
bronco ( spanish, unbroken horse )

clerihew ( english, humorous verse form )

denarius ( latin, silver coin )

eager ( english, keen )
epoch ( latin, period of time )

farrier ( english, blacksmith )
fresco ( italian, fresh )

gregarious ( english, sociable )
guardian ( french, warden )

jive ( english, dance )
jovial ( english, cheerful )

lariat ( english, lasso )
laureate ( english, crowned with laurels )

orison ( english, prayer )

paladin ( french, trusted knight )
petrichor ( latin, the earthy scent of fresh rain on dry ground )
pinto ( latin, mottled )

radar ( english, electronic communication system )
redeem ( english, buy back )
rondeau ( french, verse form )

sago ( malay, palm starch )
samurai ( japanese, warrior )
sandur ( icelandic, sand )
sentinel ( english, lookout )
sonder ( unknown, the realization that each passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own )

talisman ( arabic, lucky charm )

wanderer ( english, one who roams )

unisex

akita ( japanese, field of rice )
ardent ( latin, passionate )
artisan ( french, specialist maker )
axis ( latin, pivot )

brocade ( spanish, twisted thread )

camber ( english, curved inwards )
cambric ( english, fine linen )
chorus ( latin, group of singers )

defiance ( french, resistance )
dreamer ( english, one that dreams )

elixir ( arabic, medicinal substance )
elysian ( latin, blissful )
euphonious ( greek, sweet-sounding )
evanescence ( latin, vanishing )
evensong ( english, evening service )
evergreen ( english, always green )
evoke ( english, call up )
explorer ( english, adventurer )

fierce ( english, untamed )
flair ( french, natural ability for doing something well )
flourish ( latin, thrive )
flux ( english, flow )

glow ( english, shine softly )
gossamer ( english, fine silky thread )

hanalei ( hawaiian, crescent bay )

kindred ( english, family )
knowledge ( english, a person's acquired facts, information, and skills )

luminance ( latin, brightness )
luminary ( french, person who inspires others )

mage ( latin, learned magician )
mallow ( greek, mellow )
mariner ( latin, sea-farer )
meridian ( latin, midday/pinnacle )
matrix ( latin, orderly mathematical arrangement )
mission ( latin, dispatch )

nebula ( latin, mist )
nepenthe ( greek, poetic drug said to banish sorrow from a person's mind )
novel ( english, new )

pioneer ( english, trailblazer )
pirate ( english, person who attacks and robs ships at sea )
power ( latin, ability to do something )

reason ( english, explanation/rationality )

salvation ( latin, saving )
science ( english, knowledge )
solstice ( english, when the sun stands still )
spark ( english, glowing particle )
spur ( english, encourage )
stanza ( italian, poetic verse )

tempest ( english, turbulent )
temple ( english, building devoted to worship )
theory ( english, idea )
trill ( italian, warbling note )
triolet ( french, short verse poem )

valiant ( english, brave )
velocity ( latin, speed )
vigor ( english, force )
voyager ( english, traveler )

warrior ( english, wage war )

zeal ( english, passion )

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