Undulation
un·du·la·tion [ʌndjuˈleɪʃn] n. 1. A regular rising and falling or movement to alternating sides; movement in waves. 2. A wavelike form, outline, or appearance.
Synonyms: wave
Etymology: 1640s, from Medieval Latin *undulatio, from Late Latin undulatus "wavy, undulated," from undula "wavelet," diminutive of Latin unda "wave" (see water).
I really wanted to do undulate, because verbs are just cooler than nouns, but the etymology for undulate was: see undulation. Boring.
22 comments:
Like a pendulum.
I love the sound of undulation/undulate. It sounds just like it's meaning.
I quite like the word undulating.
I've seen this word but wasn't sure what it meant. Now I know. Thanks.
A great word.
Yvonne
You made me smile with the boring. Thanks, Matt.
Undulate always makes me think of the sea.
I'm feeling sea-sick..! LOL!! Take care
x
OK, first I have to remind you that I'm weird. That said; this is a sexy sounding word. Crazy? Maybe, but think about it for a few minutes. Ha!
LOL. I love this word. I may have even used it in my last novel, but maybe not. Probably just considered it while looking for synonyms.
Now I'm kicking myself for not having gotten to your blog until nearly the end of the A to Z. I LOVE etymology.
"Undulatio" sounds kinda dirty.
Can two bodies undulate against one another?
I'm not actually very fond of this word. It's awkward.
I love this word. Sounds so...awesome.
sounds very relaxing.
I absolutely hate it when I look up a word and the definition uses a variation of the same word I'm looking up. I can just see my past English teachers, with that awful scowl on their faces, promising to fail anyone in the class who tries to do such a thing.
Like the word undulation. Have used it in every manuscript.
very calming word. :)
Where it says, "diminutive of Latin unda 'wave,'" I thought it said, "diminutive of Latin unda wear." :p
The sound of the word matches the image it conjures...
Writer In Transit
Hi Matthew .. this is a great word and reminds me of a blogging friend, who doesn't do the Challenge, as she is writing a novel based on Undulations of the body kind - I don't think undulation could ever lead me anywhere else, til I'd adjusted my thought processes!
Cheers Hilary
Great word. I like the cadence, and I've used in in one of my books.
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