Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Wednesday Word: Funicular

funicular |fyoŏˈnikyələr|adjective1 (of a railroad, esp. one on a mountainside) operating by cable with ascending and descending carscounterbalanced.2 of or relating to a rope or its tension.nouna railroad operating in such a way.ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense [of or like a cord or thread] ): from Latin funiculus (diminutive of funis‘rope’ ) + -ar 1.
It's probably one of those words many people know but rarely have and occasion to use. I simply love this word because of the way it sounds.
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4 comments:

  1. HelenaNovember 13, 2013 at 8:10 AM

    Was it Readers' Digest that used to have a category "funny peculiar"? (as opposed to "funny ha-ha"). I always think that funicular sounds like an abbreviation of that.

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    1. Lou HarperNovember 13, 2013 at 8:29 AM

      LOL! And that label fits the funicular so well.

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  2. ChrisNovember 13, 2013 at 9:07 AM

    I've heard the word, but pretty sure I've never known what it meant.

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