Guess the Definition

[WatcherWraith]

Does anyone want the answer to this word, a new word, or to continue guessing?

 

[Deimos]

I'm "sitting this one out" for now... I've got other irons in the fire I need to deal with. Sorry.

 

[AaronAzrael]

monah - solitude (monk in Bulgarian, and it must be similar to the greek origin)
psys - pscyhe
lonely feeling , isolation that causes discomfot?
besides monahos in greek means lonely, I believe.

 

[WatcherWraith]

Well done! I believe you have hit the nail on the head!
There is a specific meaning to this word, but since you have, in fact, gained the accurate description of said specific, would you like me to tell you the specific, or would you prefer to guess further?

 

[AaronAzrael]

state of being a hermit

 

[WatcherWraith]

Not quite here. As I stated in an earlier message, this words refers to something a person can feel. Isolation and discomfort, but specified to particular situations.
I can give a hint, if you like :]

 

[AaronAzrael]

feeling redundant and out of place, like a per-se third wheel but not in a friendship but generally in life?

wow that must be me.

 

[WatcherWraith]

And now the nail is firmly in place. Excellent work! Thank you for playing. If you like, it is now your turn to propose a word for us to guess! :]

 

[AaronAzrael]

Yey! Glad I guessed it.
Wow the word was me all along. 😁 🤓 💔

"Petrichor -"

if it still hasn't been suggested here

 

[WatcherWraith]

I don't recall its meaning, in any case.

Hm. I'm not nearly as versed in philology as some of our members, but I think "petri" as a root has something to do with stillness or inability to move. I may be wrong 🥴

Is it a noun?

 

[AaronAzrael]

literally it is derived from the word petra for stone but it is not directly connected to the literal translation. A stone could ...

 

[WatcherWraith]

So it is a verb, or a state of being?

 

[AaronAzrael]

noun

 

[Eljorahir]

Petrichor

I wonder if "chor" means the same in chorus and choreography. Maybe: a group of people?

So petrichor = a group of motionless people or a group of frightened people (as in: petrified)?

 

[AaronAzrael]

No, not close at all... do you need hints?

 

[Eljorahir]

Requiring a slight alteration...

Animals unite! Join the Petricorps!
Then, we'll be the masters!​

 

[AaronAzrael]

This thing can be emmitted and perceived by humans.

 

[Eljorahir]

Given the hint, maybe the chor is related to a musical chord?

Is it a sound?

 

[AaronAzrael]

no, try again with the human senses

 

[Glorfindel Goldtress]

"Petrichor -"

It's the smell of rain in the atmosphere after it's already fallen. A beautiful word.