The study of change over time, without properly taking history into account.

Found in:
Turner, Edith and Turner, Victor (1978) Image and Pilgrimage in Christian Culture New York, NY: Columbia University Press

Loose clay at the end of a river where it meets the sea.

The muddy, clayey substance often found at the bottom of a lake.

An aeroplane which appears in a time in history when it should not have been present.

Found in:
Clifton, Allan S. (1950) Time of Fallen Blossoms Sydney, Australia: Cassell.

Sliding down something on your arse.

Bold or daring riddles.

Found in:
Eco, Umberto (2014) From the Tree to the Labyrinth Cambridge, MS: Harvard University Press
Here he is citing Dionysius’ Letter Nine, translated by Colm Luibheid.

Charming voluptuousness.

Good vibes.

Found in:
Denis, Léon (1909) After Death: Being a Treatise on Spiritual Philosophy, Offering a Scientific and Rational Solution of the Problems of Life and Death Translated by George G. Fleurot. New York, NY: Brentano.

Free-spirited enthusiasm.

Found in:
di Nardo, Antony (2015) Roaming Charges Ontario, CA: Brick Books.

The personification of the tendency amongst psychotherapists, doctors and other healers to act like they are in some way better than their clients.

Found in:
Güggenbuhl-Craig, Adolf (2009) Power in the Helping Professions Translated by Myron Gubitz. New York, NY: Spring Publications.

A fragrance reminiscent of twilight.

A cylinder-shaped box that holds a relic or antique.

Damp green woodland.

Found in:
Tartt, Donna (1993) The Secret History London: Penguin

The inability to speak about something because it is so divine or sacred that it blurs your mind into silent awe.

Found in:
Eco, Umberto (2014) From the Tree to the Labyrinth Cambridge, MS: Harvard University Press

Beautifully constructed arguments.

Found in:
Eco, Umberto (2014) From the Tree to the Labyrinth Cambridge, MS: Harvard University Press

An inferior sofa.

I think this was probably from a book about psychoanalysis, comparing a particular therapist’s couch with, for example, Sigmund Freud’s.

An enthusiasm so strong it makes you feel fizzy.

Found in:
McCullouch, Gretchen (2020) Because Internet: Understanding How Language Is Changing London: Vintage

A lucky combination.

Found in:
Webb, Mary (2012) The House in Dormer Forest Fairford, UK: Echo

A lucky occurrence.

Found in:
Poincaré, Henri (1903) The Foundations of Science Translated by George Bruce Halsted. Reprint. New York, NY: The Science Press, 2012.

A foxtail is a type of grass. A fetlock is part of a horse’s leg.

Useless fantastical imagery.

Found in:
Wadia, Ardaser Sorabjee (1938) The Message of Buddha London: J.M. Dent & Sons

A word or phrase which occurs only once within a given context.

Streams of water or lava progressing down an uneven ridge.

Fancy language.

Dante (1305) De Vulgari Eloquentia Translated by Steven Botterill. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.

The visible part of the moon, when it looks like it is crying.

Found in:
Sartre, Jean-Paul (1963) Iron in the Soul Translated by Gerard Hopkins. London: Penguin

Brief, sharp dizziness.

Lazy apathy.

Found in:
Slimani, Leïla (2018) Lullaby Translated by Sam Taylor. London: Faber & Faber

Foxes with shiny, thick fur.

Poetic passion.

Found in:
Gonnaud, Maurice (2014) An Uneasy Solitude Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press

A flow of language that is beautiful to hear; reminiscent of a song.

Bitingly sarcastic brilliance.

Found in:
UNCUT Magazine (May 2022) Special 300th Issue. Review of ‘Purple Mountains’ by Purple Montains, p.82.

Spiritual disappearance.

Found in:
Deren, Maya (1953) Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti Kingston, NY: MacPherson & Company

Laughter that is just beginning.

Clip-clopping around in a way meant to demonstrate that you’re very busy and important.

Rotten corpse.

Sorry friends, this is already the name of a metal band, that’s how I found it.

Bickering in a way that shows you’re not really bothered.

Found in:
Fowler, Karen Joy (2013) We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves London: Penguin

Boisterous harmonious.

Bureaucratic idiocies.

Found in:
Eco, Umberto (2012) Inventing the Enemy Translated by Richard Dixon. London: Vintage

Angel and hermit.

Plowed soil glows.

Shiny treacherous.

Found in:
Tartt, Donna (1993) The Secret History London: Penguin

Prayers said on your own.

Found in:
Blakney, Raymond Bernard (1941) Meister Eckhart: A Modern Translation New York, NY: Harper & Row

Warm cloaks stuffed with swans’ feathers.

Calm confusion.

Found in:
Wilson, Eric G. (2006) The Melancholy Android: On the Psychology of Sacred Machines New York, NY: State University of New York Press

Little see-through fish.

Found in:
Batuman, Elif (2018) The Idiot London: Vintage

A nervous cough.

Found in:
Freud, Sigmund and Breuer, Joseph (2004) Studies in Hysteria London: Penguin

Magic that is performed modestly; not for show.

Shoes whose heels are so high that wearing them makes you feel dizzy

Found in:
Honeyman, Gail (2018) Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine London: HarperCollins

A type of moth larva found in Australia.