Rex Trulove
Senary is a word that goes to show that there is a word for almost anything. This is a word that has a worthwhile meaning and it does have a practical application, but it might not mean what you might think that it does.
Senary is pronounced very much like “scenery” is, though the meaning is quite a bit different. Senary means “of or relating to six”. This word comes from the Latin word, “senarius”, which means ‘consisting of six’. It is an adjective and could be used, for example, to describe the number of legs an insect has.
The word has been in use since at least the 1600’s. If that isn’t interesting enough, the Latin word was originally brought into early English as seks, in reference to time and literally meaning six weeks. It is from this same term that we get the words “siesta” and “semester”. The latter makes a lot of sense as a semester usually lasts six weeks.
At any rate, senary relates to the number six.
I haven’t seen a damsel fly in years and years. They are so cute.
We have lots of damselflies and dragonflies, but most are down by the river.
I was going to try and use it in my comment, but I cannot think that straight lol.
I can understand that. Still, the old saying, “Half a dozen of one and six of the other” is senary.
I don’t like insects! In fact I have phobia of insects! However this one looks so cute!
This insect is a damselfly and is ralated to dragonflies. You might appreciate it if I let you know that it preys on other insects. :))
…this is another nice post Rex..and another new word I’ve learned today…good job!
Hopefully, it is being presented in a way that makes it fun and fairly easy to remember. I know that we need to use words in order to remember them, but I believe that the more fun a person has learning new words, the more apt they are to use them.
You are right Rex. that’s why I’m a big fan of yours when it comes to your posts like this… Good job!
Neat post. Would senary and scenery be considered homophones? How would senary be used in a modern sentence?
Although the pronunciation isn’t exactly the same…scenery is seen-er-ee and senary is seen-ah-ree…they could be thought of as homophones, yes. In a sentence? Insects have six legs so their appendages are senary.
Learned something new, like always
I would say that is a very good thing. :))
Another new word to add to my vocabulary list Rex.
Great! I’m glad to hear it!