The Word: Nirvana

Dictionary definition: a place or state characterized by freedom from or oblivion to pain, worry, and the external world.

Origins: 1830–40;  < Sanskrit nirvāṇa

Synonyms: awakening, serenity, bliss, ecstasy

Use in a sentence: Lying in your arms, the ultimate feeling of nirvana!

The Word: Gangle

Dictionary definition: To move awkwardly or ungracefully

Origins: 1965–70;  back formation from gangling

Use in a sentence: I gangle through the room hoping no one will notice me

The Word: Redamancy

Dictionary definition: The act of loving in return.

Use in a sentence: Despite his lack of redamancy her passion for him was unabated for several years.

Don’t you love when you find a word that lifts your spirits? I had a long chat with a “friend” last night and things have been sitting shaky for a while but, after this convo I felt I understood things better and this morning I heard a song that encapsulated my entire state of being then stumbled upon this word, now I have no idea where its origins lie or anything like that and some dictionaries don’t even list this word but I instantly fell in love with it.
I love words and this one word has managed to cement that for me.

Thank you to the creators of the English language!

The Word: Gaiety

Dictionary definition: the state of being gay or cheerful; gay spirits.

Origins: 1625–35;  < French gaieté,  equivalent to gai gay + -té -ty

Use in a sentence: The gaieties of the New Year season.

Synonyms:  merriment, mirth, glee, jollity, joyousness

The Word: Stupendous

Dictionary definition: Extremely impressive

Origins: 1965–70;  < Latin stupendus,  gerund of stupēre  to be stunned

Use in a sentence: That was a stupendous display of strength

Synonyms:  wonderful, amazing, astounding 

The Word: Nuque

Dictionary definition: Back of the neck

Origins: 1570–80;  < French;  see nucha

Use in a sentence: On hot summer days sweat drips vehemently down to my nuque 

The Word: Madcap

Dictionary definition: wildly or heedlessly impulsive; reckless

Origins: from mad + cap (in the figurative sense: head

Use in a sentence: In his madcap youth, Teboho won notoriety for a series of vulgar pranks.

Synonyms: audacious, bold, wild, reckless, forward

The Word: Clement

Dictionary definition: (of a person) mild or merciful in disposition or character; lenient; compassionate
(of a weather) mild or temperate; pleasant.

Origins: late Middle English (< Old French ) < Latin clēment-,  stem of clēmēns  gentle, merciful

Use in a sentence: A clement judge reduced his sentence.

Synonyms: Clear, Fair, Temperate, Cloudless, Pleasant