Words of Wisdom
| anthroposophy | knowledge of the nature of humanity; human wisdom |
| chirosophy | knowledge of palm-reading |
| cosmosophy | knowledge of the cosmos |
| deipnosophy | learned dinner-conversation |
| demonosopher | one who is inspired by a demon or devil |
| gastrosopher | a person skilled in matters of eating |
| gymnosophy | deep contemplation performed while naked |
| helicosophy | geometry that deals with spirals |
| hypnosophy | knowledge of phenomena relating to sleep |
| misosophy | hatred of knowledge or wisdom |
| morosophy | foolish pretence of wisdom |
| mysteriosophy | system of knowledge concerning secrets and mysteries |
| neutrosophy | study of the origin and nature of philosophical neutralities |
| ontosophy | knowledge of being or existence |
| palaeosophy | ancient learning or thought |
| pansophy | universal knowledge |
| pantosophy | universal knowledge; pansophy |
| philosophy | science of knowledge or wisdom |
| physiophilosophy | system of knowledge concerning principles of natural history |
| physiosophy | assumption of knowledge of nature |
| phytosophy | knowledge of plants |
| pneumatophilosophy | philosophy of spirits or the spirit world |
| pseudosophy | pretension to wisdom |
| psilosophy | shallow philosophy; limited knowledge |
| psychosophy | doctrine or theory of the soul |
| pyrosophy | knowledge of the properties of fire |
| rhabdology | knowledge or learning concerning divining rods |
| sciosophy | system of knowledge without basis in science |
| theanthroposophy | system of belief concerning Christ as god and man |
| theosophy | immediate divine illumination or wisdom |
| zoosophy | knowledge or learning concerning animals |
Words about Words
| abecedism | word created from the initials of words in a phrase |
| ablaut | variation in root vowel of words to change meaning |
| acronym | word formed from initial letters of another word |
| acrophonic | using a symbol for the initial sound of a thing |
| acroteleutic | phrase or words at the end of a psalm |
| adversative | word or phrase expressing opposition |
| allolalia | speech disorder featuring randomly spoken words |
| alveary | beehive; area of the ear where wax collects; word-list |
| anacrusis | syllable prior to the normal rhythm of a verse |
| annomination | pun; play on words |
| apheresis | taking away a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word |
| aphesis | loss of initial unaccented vowel from beginning of a word |
| apocope | cutting off the last sound of a word |
| arithmogram | number composed of numerical values of letters in a word |
| auslaut | final sound of a word or syllable |
| bahuvrihi | compound word whose second part is a noun but that acts as an adjective |
| biverbal | of, like or pertaining to two words; having a double sense |
| cacology | bad choice of words or faulty pronunciation |
| calligram | design using the letters of a word |
| calque | word or expression introduced into a language by literally translating it |
| catachresis | incorrect usage of a word |
| cheville | unnecessary word used to extend line of verse |
| cledonism | circumlocution used to avoid speaking unlucky words |
| cohyponym | word which is one of multiple hyponyms of another word |
| definiens | word or words used in a dictionary definition |
| diectasis | extending line of verse by adding extra syllable |
| dysphemism | replacement of an inoffensive by an offensive word |
| echoism | the formation of imitative words |
| eclipsis | omission of sounds or words in speech |
| ecthlipsis | omitting one or more sounds in pronouncing a word |
| epenthesis | insertion of extra sound into a word |
| epeolatry | worship of words |
| epithesis | addition of one or more letters to a word |
| etymology | study of origins of words |
| etymon | true origin of a word |
| euphonism | custom of using pleasing sounding words |
| euphonym | euphonious synonym |
| eutony | pleasantness of the sound of a word |
| flexiloquent | speaking ambiguously or using words of doubtful meaning |
| grammalogue | word represented by a single sign; logogram |
| grammatolatry | worship of letters and words |
| hadeharia | constant use of the word “hell” |
| hapax | word which occurs only once |
| haplography | omission of words or lines in recopying text |
| haplology | omission of a doubled or similar sound or syllable in a word |
| heteronym | word having same spelling but different sound and meaning |
| heterophemy | accidental use of word different from that meant |
| holophrase | single word expressing sentence or phrase |
| homograph | words spelled the same but of different meaning |
| homonym | words having the same sound but different meanings |
| hypernym | word representing a class of words or things |
| hyphaeresis | omission of sound or letter from a word |
| hyponym | term which is a member of a larger class |
| iconomatic | using pictures to represent sounds of words; rebus-writing |
| ideophone | word that is spoken but not written |
| illocution | an act which is performed by speaking words |
| inkhornism | pedantic word or expression |
| isonym | word having the same derivation or form as another |
| largiloquent | talkative; full of words |
| lethologica | inability to remember the right word |
| lexicology | study of words and their meanings |
| lexigram | sign which represents a word |
| lexigraphy | art of definition of words |
| lexigraphy | system of writing in which each sign represents a word |
| lexiphanic | bombastic; sesquipedalian; using many long words |
| loan-word | word borrowed from another language |
| loganamnosis | obsession with trying to recall forgotten words |
| logocracy | government of words |
| logodaedalus | artificer in words |
| logogogue | one who issues laws or rules regarding words |
| logogram | single sign standing for word or phrase |
| logogriph | riddle in which word is found from other words' letters |
| logomachy | contention about words or in words |
| logomancy | divination using words |
| logophile | a lover of words |
| logorrhea | excessive flow of words; uncontrollable garrulity |
| logotype | body of text with frequently occurring word or syllable |
| malapropism | misapplication of words without mispronunciation |
| meronym | word whose relation to another is a part to the whole |
| metanalysis | incorrect placement of 'n' at start of word following a nindefinite article |
| metaplasm | alteration in spelling of a word by adding, removing, or transposing letters |
| metathesis | transposition of sounds or letters of a word |
| metonymy | figurative use of word to name an attribute of its subject |
| monepic | comprising only one word or single-word sentences |
| monoptote | word with one form for all cases; indeclinable noun |
| multiloquence | talkativeness; use of many words |
| neoterism | introduction of new things, especially words |
| nomenclator | lexicon; word-list; one who assigns names |
| notarikon | making words from letters taken from throughout a sentence |
| oligosyllable | word of few syllables |
| onomatomania | irresistible desire to repeat certain words |
| onomatophobia | fear of hearing a certain word |
| orthology | correct use of words |
| oxytone | word bearing acute accent on last syllable |
| palabra | a word; talk |
| palilalia | disorder characterized by rapid repetition of words |
| paragoge | addition of a sound to end of word |
| paragraphia | writing of different letters and words than intended |
| paramnesia | abnormality of memory; inability to remember meaning of word |
| paranym | euphemism; word whose meaning altered to conceal evasion |
| paraphasia | disorder in which one word substituted for another |
| parasynesis | corruption of forms of words |
| parasynthesis | derivation of words using hyphenated compounds |
| paresis | omission of an element from a word |
| paronym | word from same root or having same sound as another |
| paroxytone | having an acute accent on the next to last syllable |
| pauciloquent | of few words; speaking little |
| penacute | having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable; paroxytone |
| polyonym | name consisting of several words |
| polysemant | word with many meanings |
| portmanteau | word formed by blending two existing words |
| proclisis | pronunciation of word dependent on following word |
| provection | transfer of last letter of one word to first of next |
| pundigrion | play on words; pun |
| quatch | a word; a sound |
| radix | root; root-number or numerical base; root word or stem |
| rebus | picture puzzle representing a word |
| repetend | figures, words, notes or numbers that are repeated |
| rhema | word; verb |
| rhematic | of words or verbs; forming a word or words |
| rheme | speech element that expresses an idea |
| rhopalic | having each word one syllable longer than that before |
| semanteme | word expressing an idea, such as a noun |
| semantology | science of meanings of words |
| sesquipedalian | tending to use long or cumbersome words |
| skothending | rhyme in which final consonant is same but preceding vowel differs |
| syncategorematic | meaningless or unable to form a term without other words |
| syncope | omission of a sound from middle of a word |
| synsemantic | of a word, having no meaning outside a specific context |
| telestich | poem where final letters of each line spell a word |
| tetragrammaton | sacred word or acronym of four letters |
| tmesis | separation of word into parts by an intervening word |
| trionym | name consisting of three words |
| univocalic | having only one vowel; written passage using only one vowel |
| verbalism | undue attention to words alone |
| verbatim | word for word |
| verbicide | destroying the meaning of a word |
| verbigeration | morbid and purposeless repetition of certain words |
| verbile | one whose mental processes are stimulated by words |
| verbomania | craze for words |
| wordbound | unable to find expression in words |
Styles of Speech
| alieniloquy | speech on subjects other than the matter at hand; off-topic speech |
| alloquy | speaking to another or many others; an address |
| altiloquence | pompous or high speech |
| ambiloquous | using dubious or ambiguous expressions |
| amphoriloquy | cavernous voice of a patient heard over a patient's lung cavity |
| anteloquy | a preface |
| antiloquy | speaking against some idea; contradicting or gainsaying |
| biloquist | one capable of speaking with two distinct voices |
| blandiloquence | complimentary speech; flattery |
| blesiloquent | speaking with a stammer or lisp |
| breviloquence | short-windedness; tendency towards brevity in speech |
| caverniloquy | cavernous voice of a patient heard over a patient's lung cavity |
| centiloquy | work consisting of one hundred aphorisms, attributed to Ptolemy |
| colloquy | speaking together; mutual discourse |
| dentiloquent | speaking with clenched teeth |
| diversiloquent | speaking in different ways; speaking on different subjects |
| doctiloquent | speaking learnedly |
| dulciloquent | speaking sweetly |
| eloquence | forceful and appealing speech |
| falsiloquence | deceitful speech |
| fatiloquent | speaking prophetically; declaring fate |
| flexiloquent | speaking ambiguously or using words of doubtful meaning |
| gastriloquist | ventriloquist |
| grandiloquent | bombastic |
| inaniloquent | prone to foolish or empty babbling |
| ineloquence | unappealing speech |
| largiloquent | talkative; full of words |
| longiloquence | long-winded language |
| loquence | speech |
| magniloquent | speaking in a grand or pompous style |
| melliloquent | speaking harmoniously or sweetly |
| mendaciloquence | lying speech |
| multiloquence | talkativeness; use of many words |
| obloquy | censure; calumny; slander; disgrace |
| omniloquent | speaking on all subjects |
| parciloquy | laconic speech |
| pauciloquent | of few words; speaking little |
| pectoriloquy | sound of patient’s voice as heard through stethoscope |
| planiloquent | speaking plainly |
| pleniloquence | excessive talking; fullness of speech |
| polyloquent | speaking much; loquacious |
| sanctiloquent | speaking on heavenly or holy matters |
| sialoquent | spitting greatly while speaking |
| soliloquent | speaking in soliloquies; prone to giving soliloquies |
| soliloquy | talking or conversing with oneself; dramatic production of this nature |
| somniloquence | talking in one’s sleep |
| stultiloquence | foolish or senseless talk |
| suaviloquence | pleasing or agreeable speech |
| tardiloquent | speaking slowly |
| tolutiloquence | smooth or flowing speech |
| tristiloquy | mournful manner of speech |
| vaniloquence | vain or foolish talk |
| ventriloquism | speaking so that the voice appears to come from elsewhere |
| veriloquent | speaking truthfully; truthful |
Sciences and Studies
| acarology | study of mites |
| accidence | grammar book; science of inflections in grammar |
| aceology | therapeutics |
| acology | study of medical remedies |
| acoustics | science of sound |
| adenology | study of glands |
| aedoeology | science of generative organs |
| aerobiology | study of airborne organisms |
| aerodonetics | science or study of gliding |
| aerodynamics | dynamics of gases; science of movement in a flow of air or gas |
| aerolithology | study of aerolites; meteorites |
| aerology | study of the atmosphere |
| aeronautics | study of navigation through air or space |
| aerophilately | collecting of air-mail stamps |
| aerostatics | science of air pressure; art of ballooning |
| agonistics | art and theory of prize-fighting |
| agriology | the comparative study of primitive peoples |
| agrobiology | study of plant nutrition; soil yields |
| agrology | study of agricultural soils |
| agronomics | study of productivity of land |
| agrostology | science or study of grasses |
| alethiology | study of truth |
| algedonics | science of pleasure and pain |
| algology | study of algae |
| anaesthesiology | study of anaesthetics |
| anaglyptics | art of carving in bas-relief |
| anagraphy | art of constructing catalogues |
| anatomy | study of the structure of the body |
| andragogy | science of teaching adults |
| anemology | study of winds |
| angelology | study of angels |
| angiology | study of blood flow and lymphatic system |
| anthropobiology | study of human biology |
| anthropology | study of human cultures |
| aphnology | science of wealth |
| apiology | study of bees |
| arachnology | study of spiders |
| archaeology | study of human material remains |
| archelogy | the study of first principles |
| archology | science of the origins of government |
| arctophily | study of teddy bears |
| areology | study of Mars |
| aretaics | the science of virtue |
| aristology | the science or art of dining |
| arthrology | study of joints |
| astacology | the science of crayfish |
| astheniology | study of diseases of weakening and aging |
| astrogeology | study of extraterrestrial geology |
| astrology | study of influence of stars on people |
| astrometeorology | study of effect of stars on climate |
| astronomy | study of celestial bodies |
| astrophysics | study of behaviour of interstellar matter |
| astroseismology | study of star oscillations |
| atmology | the science of aqueous vapour |
| audiology | study of hearing |
| autecology | study of ecology of one species |
| autology | scientific study of oneself |
| auxology | science of growth |
| avionics | the science of electronic devices for aircraft |
| axiology | the science of the ultimate nature of values |
| bacteriology | study of bacteria |
| balneology | the science of the therapeutic use of baths |
| barodynamics | science of the support and mechanics of bridges |
| barology | study of gravitation |
| batology | the study of brambles |
| bibliology | study of books |
| bibliotics | study of documents to determine authenticity |
| bioecology | study of interaction of life in the environment |
| biology | study of life |
| biometrics | study of biological measurement |
| bionomics | study of organisms interacting in their environments |
| botany | study of plants |
| bromatology | study of food |
| brontology | scientific study of thunder |
| bryology | the study of mosses and liverworts |
| cacogenics | study of racial degeneration |
| caliology | study of bird's nests |
| calorifics | study of heat |
| cambistry | science of international exchange |
| campanology | the art of bell ringing |
| carcinology | study of crabs and other crustaceans |
| cardiology | study of the heart |
| caricology | study of sedges |
| carpology | study of fruit |
| cartography | the science of making maps and globes |
| cartophily | the hobby of collecting cigarette cards |
| castrametation | the art of designing a camp |
| catacoustics | science of echoes or reflected sounds |
| catalactics | science of commercial exchange |
| catechectics | the art of teaching by question and answer |
| cetology | study of whales and dolphins |
| chalcography | the art of engraving on copper or brass |
| chalcotriptics | art of taking rubbings from ornamental brasses |
| chaology | the study of chaos or chaos theory |
| characterology | study of development of character |
| chemistry | study of properties of substances |
| chirocosmetics | beautifying the hands; art of manicure |
| chirography | study of handwriting or penmanship |
| chirology | study of the hands |
| chiropody | medical science of feet |
| chorology | science of the geographic description of anything |
| chrematistics | the study of wealth; political economy |
| chronobiology | study of biological rhythms |
| chrysology | study of precious metals |
| ciselure | the art of chasing metal |
| climatology | study of climate |
| clinology | study of aging or individual decline after maturity |
| codicology | study of manuscripts |
| coleopterology | study of beetles and weevils |
| cometology | study of comets |
| conchology | study of shells |
| coprology | study of pornography |
| cosmetology | study of cosmetics |
| cosmology | study of the universe |
| craniology | study of the skull |
| criminology | study of crime; criminals |
| cryobiology | study of life under cold conditions |
| cryptology | study of codes |
| cryptozoology | study of animals for whose existence there is no conclusive proof |
| ctetology | study of the inheritance of acquired characteristics |
| cynology | scientific study of dogs |
| cytology | study of living cells |
| dactyliology | study of rings |
| dactylography | the study of fingerprints |
| dactylology | study of sign language |
| deltiology | the collection and study of picture postcards |
| demology | study of human behaviour |
| demonology | study of demons |
| dendrochronology | study of tree rings |
| dendrology | study of trees |
| deontology | the theory or study of moral obligation |
| dermatoglyphics | the study of skin patterns and fingerprints |
| dermatology | study of skin |
| desmology | study of ligaments |
| diabology | study of devils |
| diagraphics | art of making diagrams or drawings |
| dialectology | study of dialects |
| dioptrics | study of light refraction |
| diplomatics | science of deciphering ancient writings and texts |
| diplomatology | study of diplomats |
| docimology | the art of assaying |
| dosiology | the study of doses |
| dramaturgy | art of producing and staging dramatic works |
| dysgenics | the study of racial degeneration |
| dysteleology | study of purposeless organs |
| ecclesiology | study of church affairs |
| eccrinology | study of excretion |
| ecology | study of environment |
| economics | study of material wealth |
| edaphology | study of soils |
| Egyptology | study of ancient Egypt |
| ekistics | study of human settlement |
| electrochemistry | study of relations between electricity and chemicals |
| electrology | study of electricity |
| electrostatics | study of static electricity |
| embryology | study of embryos |
| emetology | study of vomiting |
| emmenology | the study of menstruation |
| endemiology | study of local diseases |
| endocrinology | study of glands |
| enigmatology | study of enigmas |
| entomology | study of insects |
| entozoology | study of parasites that live inside larger organisms |
| enzymology | study of enzymes |
| ephebiatrics | branch of medicine dealing with adolescence |
| epidemiology | study of diseases; epidemics |
| epileptology | study of epilepsy |
| epistemology | study of grounds of knowledge |
| eremology | study of deserts |
| ergology | study of effects of work on humans |
| ergonomics | study of people at work |
| escapology | study of freeing oneself from constraints |
| eschatology | study of death; final matters |
| ethnogeny | study of origins of races or ethnic groups |
| ethnology | study of cultures |
| ethnomethodology | study of everyday communication |
| ethnomusicology | study of comparative musical systems |
| ethology | study of natural or biological character |
| ethonomics | study of economic and ethical principles of a society |
| etiology | the science of causes; especially of disease |
| etymology | study of origins of words |
| euthenics | science concerned with improving living conditions |
| exobiology | study of extraterrestrial life |
| floristry | the art of cultivating and selling flowers |
| fluviology | study of watercourses |
| folkloristics | study of folklore and fables |
| futurology | study of future |
| garbology | study of garbage |
| gastroenterology | study of stomach; intestines |
| gastronomy | study of fine dining |
| gemmology | study of gems and jewels |
| genealogy | study of descent of families |
| genesiology | study of reproduction and heredity |
| genethlialogy | the art of casting horoscopes |
| geochemistry | study of chemistry of the earth's crust |
| geochronology | study of measuring geological time |
| geogeny | science of the formation of the earth's crust |
| geogony | study of formation of the earth |
| geography | study of surface of the earth and its inhabitants |
| geology | study of earth's crust |
| geomorphogeny | study of the origins of land forms |
| geoponics | study of agriculture |
| geotechnics | study of increasing habitability of the earth |
| geratology | study of decadence and decay |
| gerocomy | study of old age |
| gerontology | study of the elderly; aging |
| gigantology | study of giants |
| glaciology | study of ice ages and glaciation |
| glossology | study of language; study of the tongue |
| glyptography | the art of engraving on gems |
| glyptology | study of gem engravings |
| gnomonics | the art of measuring time using sundials |
| gnosiology | study of knowledge; philosophy of knowledge |
| gnotobiology | study of life in germ-free conditions |
| graminology | study of grasses |
| grammatology | study of systems of writing |
| graphemics | study of systems of representing speech in writing |
| graphology | study of handwriting |
| gromatics | science of surveying |
| gynaecology | study of women’s physiology |
| gyrostatics | the study of rotating bodies |
| haemataulics | study of movement of blood through blood vessels |
| hagiology | study of saints |
| halieutics | study of fishing |
| hamartiology | study of sin |
| harmonics | study of musical acoustics |
| hedonics | part of ethics or psychology dealing with pleasure |
| helcology | study of ulcers |
| heliology | science of the sun |
| helioseismology | study of sun's interior by observing its surface oscillations |
| helminthology | study of worms |
| hematology | study of blood |
| heortology | study of religious feasts |
| hepatology | study of liver |
| heraldry | study of coats of arms |
| heresiology | study of heresies |
| herpetology | study of reptiles and amphibians |
| hierology | science of sacred matters |
| hippiatrics | study of diseases of horses |
| hippology | the study of horses |
| histology | study of the tissues of organisms |
| histopathology | study of changes in tissue due to disease |
| historiography | study of writing history |
| historiology | study of history |
| homiletics | the art of preaching |
| hoplology | the study of weapons |
| horography | art of constructing sundials or clocks |
| horology | science of time measurement |
| horticulture | study of gardening |
| hydrobiology | study of aquatic organisms |
| hydrodynamics | study of movement in liquids |
| hydrogeology | study of ground water |
| hydrography | study of investigating bodies of water |
| hydrokinetics | study of motion of fluids |
| hydrology | study of water resources |
| hydrometeorology | study of atmospheric moisture |
| hydropathy | study of treating diseases with water |
| hyetology | science of rainfall |
| hygiastics | science of health and hygiene |
| hygienics | study of sanitation; health |
| hygiology | hygienics; study of cleanliness |
| hygrology | study of humidity |
| hygrometry | science of humidity |
| hymnography | study of writing hymns |
| hymnology | study of hymns |
| hypnology | study of sleep; study of hypnosis |
| hypsography | science of measuring heights |
| iamatology | study of remedies |
| iatrology | treatise or text on medical topics; study of medicine |
| iatromathematics | archaic practice of medicine in conjunction with astrology |
| ichnography | art of drawing ground plans; a ground plan |
| ichnology | science of fossilized footprints |
| ichthyology | study of fish |
| iconography | study of drawing symbols |
| iconology | study of icons; symbols |
| ideogeny | study of origins of ideas |
| ideology | science of ideas; system of ideas used to justify behaviour |
| idiomology | study of idiom, jargon or dialect |
| idiopsychology | psychology of one's own mind |
| immunogenetics | study of genetic characteristics of immunity |
| immunology | study of immunity |
| immunopathology | study of immunity to disease |
| insectology | study of insects |
| irenology | the study of peace |
| iridology | study of the iris; diagnosis of disease based on the iris of the eye |
| kalology | study of beauty |
| karyology | study of cell nuclei |
| kidology | study of kidding |
| kinematics | study of motion |
| kinesics | study of gestural communication |
| kinesiology | study of human movement and posture |
| kinetics | study of forces producing or changing motion |
| koniology | study of atmospheric pollutants and dust |
| ktenology | science of putting people to death |
| kymatology | study of wave motion |
| labeorphily | collection and study of beer bottle labels |
| larithmics | study of population statistics |
| laryngology | study of larynx |
| lepidopterology | study of butterflies and moths |
| leprology | study of leprosy |
| lexicology | study of words and their meanings |
| lexigraphy | art of definition of words |
| lichenology | study of lichens |
| limacology | study of slugs |
| limnobiology | study of freshwater ecosystems |
| limnology | study of bodies of fresh water |
| linguistics | study of language |
| lithology | study of rocks |
| liturgiology | study of liturgical forms and church rituals |
| loimology | study of plagues and epidemics |
| loxodromy | study of sailing along rhumb-lines |
| magirics | art of cookery |
| magnanerie | art of raising silkworms |
| magnetics | study of magnetism |
| malacology | study of molluscs |
| malariology | study of malaria |
| mammalogy | study of mammals |
| manège | the art of horsemanship |
| Mariology | study of the Virgin Mary |
| martyrology | study of martyrs |
| mastology | study of mammals |
| mathematics | study of magnitude, number, and forms |
| mazology | mammalogy; study of mammals |
| mechanics | study of action of force on bodies |
| meconology | study of or treatise concerning opium |
| melittology | study of bees |
| mereology | study of part-whole relationships |
| mesology | ecology |
| metallogeny | study of the origin and distribution of metal deposits |
| metallography | study of the structure and constitution of metals |
| metallurgy | study of alloying and treating metals |
| metaphysics | study of principles of nature and thought |
| metapolitics | study of politics in theory or abstract |
| metapsychology | study of nature of the mind |
| meteoritics | the study of meteors |
| meteorology | study of weather |
| metrics | study of versification |
| metrology | science of weights and measures |
| microanatomy | study of microscopic tissues |
| microbiology | study of microscopic organisms |
| microclimatology | study of local climates |
| micrology | study or discussion of trivialities |
| micropalaeontology | study of microscopic fossils |
| microphytology | study of very small plant life |
| microscopy | study of minute objects |
| mineralogy | study of minerals |
| molinology | study of mills and milling |
| momilogy | study of mummies |
| morphology | study of forms and the development of structures |
| muscology | the study of mosses |
| museology | the study of museums |
| musicology | study of music |
| mycology | study of funguses |
| myology | study of muscles |
| myrmecology | study of ants |
| mythology | study of myths; fables; tales |
| naology | study of church or temple architecture |
| nasology | study of the nose |
| nautics | art of navigation |
| nematology | the study of nematodes |
| neonatology | study of newborn babies |
| neossology | study of nestling birds |
| nephology | study of clouds |
| nephrology | study of the kidneys |
| neurobiology | study of anatomy of the nervous system |
| neurology | study of nervous system |
| neuropsychology | study of relation between brain and behaviour |
| neurypnology | study of hypnotism |
| neutrosophy | study of the origin and nature of philosophical neutralities |
| nidology | study of nests |
| nomology | the science of the laws; especially of the mind |
| noology | science of the intellect |
| nosology | study of diseases |
| nostology | study of senility |
| notaphily | collecting of bank-notes and cheques |
| numerology | study of numbers |
| numismatics | study of coins |
| nymphology | study of nymphs |
| obstetrics | study of midwifery |
| oceanography | study of oceans |
| oceanology | study of oceans |
| odology | science of the hypothetical mystical force of od |
| odontology | study of teeth |
| oenology | study of wines |
| oikology | science of housekeeping |
| olfactology | study of the sense of smell |
| ombrology | study of rain |
| oncology | study of tumours |
| oneirology | study of dreams |
| onomasiology | study of nomenclature |
| onomastics | study of proper names |
| ontology | science of pure being; the nature of things |
| oology | study of eggs |
| ophiology | study of snakes |
| ophthalmology | study of eye diseases |
| optics | study of light |
| optology | study of sight |
| optometry | science of examining the eyes |
| orchidology | study of orchids |
| ornithology | study of birds |
| orology | study of mountains |
| orthoepy | study of correct pronunciation |
| orthography | study of spelling |
| orthopterology | study of cockroaches |
| oryctology | mineralogy or paleontology |
| osmics | scientific study of smells |
| osmology | study of smells and olfactory processes |
| osphresiology | study of the sense of smell |
| osteology | study of bones |
| otology | study of the ear |
| otorhinolaryngology | study of ear, nose and throat |
| paedology | study of children |
| paedotrophy | art of rearing children |
| paidonosology | study of children's diseases; pediatrics |
| palaeoanthropology | study of early humans |
| palaeobiology | study of fossil plants and animals |
| palaeoclimatology | study of ancient climates |
| palaeolimnology | study of ancient fish |
| palaeolimnology | study of ancient lakes |
| palaeontology | study of fossils |
| palaeopedology | study of early soils |
| paleobotany | study of ancient plants |
| paleo-osteology | study of ancient bones |
| palynology | study of pollen |
| papyrology | study of paper |
| parapsychology | study of unexplained mental phenomena |
| parasitology | study of parasites |
| paroemiology | study of proverbs |
| parthenology | study of virgins |
| pataphysics | the science of imaginary solutions |
| pathology | study of disease |
| patrology | study of early Christianity |
| pedagogics | study of teaching |
| pedology | study of soils |
| pelology | study of mud |
| penology | study of crime and punishment |
| periodontics | study of gums |
| peristerophily | pigeon-collecting |
| pestology | science of pests |
| petrology | study of rocks |
| pharmacognosy | study of drugs of animal and plant origin |
| pharmacology | study of drugs |
| pharology | study of lighthouses |
| pharyngology | study of the throat |
| phenology | study of organisms as affected by climate |
| phenomenology | study of phenomena |
| philately | study of postage stamps |
| philematology | the act or study of kissing |
| phillumeny | collecting of matchbox labels |
| philology | study of ancient texts; historical linguistics |
| philosophy | science of knowledge or wisdom |
| phoniatrics | study and correction of speech defects |
| phonology | study of speech sounds |
| photobiology | study of effects of light on organisms |
| phraseology | study of phrases |
| phrenology | study of bumps on the head |
| phycology | study of algae and seaweeds |
| physics | study of properties of matter and energy |
| physiology | study of processes of life |
| phytology | study of plants; botany |
| piscatology | study of fishes |
| pisteology | science or study of faith |
| planetology | study of planets |
| plutology | political economy; study of wealth |
| pneumatics | study of mechanics of gases |
| podiatry | study and treatment of disorders of the foot; chiropody |
| podology | study of the feet |
| polemology | study of war |
| pomology | study of fruit-growing |
| posology | science of quantity or dosage |
| potamology | study of rivers |
| praxeology | study of practical or efficient activity; science of efficient action |
| primatology | study of primates |
| proctology | study of rectum |
| prosody | study of versification |
| protistology | study of protists |
| proxemics | study of man’s need for personal space |
| psalligraphy | the art of paper-cutting to make pictures |
| psephology | study of election results and voting trends |
| pseudology | art or science of lying |
| pseudoptics | study of optical illusions |
| psychobiology | study of biology of the mind |
| psychogenetics | study of internal or mental states |
| psychognosy | study of mentality, personality or character |
| psychology | study of mind |
| psychopathology | study of mental illness |
| psychophysics | study of link between mental and physical processes |
| pteridology | study of ferns |
| pterylology | study of distribution of feathers on birds |
| pyretology | study of fevers |
| pyrgology | study of towers |
| pyroballogy | study of artillery |
| pyrography | study of woodburning |
| quinology | study of quinine |
| raciology | study of racial differences |
| radiology | study of X-rays and their medical applications |
| reflexology | study of reflexes |
| rhabdology | knowledge or learning concerning divining rods |
| rhabdology | art of calculating using numbering rods |
| rheology | science of the deformation or flow of matter |
| rheumatology | study of rheumatism |
| rhinology | study of the nose |
| rhochrematics | science of inventory management and the movement of products |
| runology | study of runes |
| sarcology | study of fleshy parts of the body |
| satanology | study of the devil |
| scatology | study of excrement or obscene literature |
| schematonics | art of using gesture to express tones |
| sciagraphy | art of shading |
| scripophily | collection of bond and share certificates |
| sedimentology | study of sediment |
| seismology | study of earthquakes |
| selenodesy | study of the shape and features of the moon |
| selenology | study of the moon |
| semantics | study of meaning |
| semantology | science of meanings of words |
| semasiology | study of meaning; semantics |
| semiology | study of signs and signals |
| semiotics | study of signs and symbols |
| serology | study of serums |
| sexology | study of sexual behaviour |
| siderography | art of engraving on steel |
| sigillography | study of seals |
| significs | science of meaning |
| silvics | study of tree's life |
| sindonology | study of the shroud of Turin |
| Sinology | study of China |
| sitology | dietetics |
| sociobiology | study of biological basis of human behaviour |
| sociology | study of society |
| somatology | science of the properties of matter |
| sophiology | science of ideas |
| soteriology | study of theological salvation |
| spectrology | study of ghosts |
| spectroscopy | study of spectra |
| speleology | study and exploration of caves |
| spermology | study of seeds |
| sphagnology | study of peat moss |
| sphragistics | study of seals and signets |
| sphygmology | study of the pulse |
| splanchnology | study of the entrails or viscera |
| spongology | study of sponges |
| stasiology | study of political parties |
| statics | study of bodies and forces in equilibrium |
| stemmatology | study of relationships between texts |
| stoichiology | science of elements of animal tissues |
| stomatology | study of the mouth |
| storiology | study of folk tales |
| stratigraphy | study of geological layers or strata |
| stratography | art of leading an army |
| stylometry | studying literature by means of statistical analysis |
| suicidology | study of suicide |
| symbology | study of symbols |
| symptomatology | study of symptoms of illness |
| synecology | study of ecological communities |
| synectics | study of processes of invention |
| syntax | study of sentence structure |
| syphilology | study of syphilis |
| systematology | study of systems |
| taxidermy | art of curing and stuffing animals |
| tectonics | science of structure of objects, buildings and landforms |
| tegestology | study and collecting of beer mats |
| teleology | study of final causes; analysis in terms of purpose |
| telmatology | study of swamps |
| teratology | study of monsters, freaks, abnormal growths or malformations |
| teuthology | study of cephalopods |
| textology | study of the production of texts |
| thalassography | science of the sea |
| thanatology | study of death and its customs |
| thaumatology | study of miracles |
| theology | study of religion; religious doctrine |
| theriatrics | veterinary medicine |
| theriogenology | study of animals' reproductive systems |
| thermodynamics | study of relation of heat to motion |
| thermokinematics | study of motion of heat |
| thermology | study of heat |
| therology | study of wild mammals |
| thremmatology | science of breeding domestic animals and plants |
| threpsology | science of nutrition |
| tidology | study of tides |
| timbrology | study of postage stamps |
| tocology | obstetrics; midwifery |
| tonetics | study of pronunciation |
| topology | study of places and their natural features |
| toponymics | study of place-names |
| toreutics | study of artistic work in metal |
| toxicology | study of poisons |
| toxophily | love of archery; archery; study of archery |
| traumatology | study of wounds and their effects |
| tribology | study of friction and wear between surfaces |
| trichology | study of hair and its disorders |
| trophology | study of nutrition |
| tsiganology | study of gypsies |
| turnery | art of turning in a lathe |
| typhlology | study of blindness and the blind |
| typography | art of printing or using type |
| typology | study of types of things |
| ufology | study of alien spacecraft |
| uranography | descriptive astronomy and mapping |
| uranology | study of the heavens; astronomy |
| urbanology | study of cities |
| urenology | study of rust molds |
| urology | study of urine; urinary tract |
| venereology | study of venereal disease |
| vermeology | study of worms |
| vexillology | study of flags |
| victimology | study of victims |
| vinology | scientific study of vines and winemaking |
| virology | study of viruses |
| vitrics | glassy materials; glassware; study of glassware |
| volcanology | study of volcanoes |
| vulcanology | study of volcanoes |
| xylography | art of engraving on wood |
| xylology | study of wood |
| zenography | study of the planet Jupiter |
| zoiatrics | veterinary surgery |
| zooarchaeology | study of animal remains of archaeological sites |
| zoochemistry | chemistry of animals |
| zoogeography | study of geographic distribution of animals |
| zoogeology | study of fossil animal remains |
| zoology | study of animals |
| zoonomy | animal physiology |
| zoonosology | study of animal diseases |
| zoopathology | study of animal diseases |
| zoophysics | physics of animal bodies |
| zoophysiology | study of physiology of animals |
| zoophytology | study of plant-like animals |
| zoosemiotics | study of animal communication |
| zootaxy | science of classifying animals |
| zootechnics | science of breeding animals |
| zygology | science of joining and fastening |
| zymology | science of fermentation |
| zymurgy | branch of chemistry dealing with brewing and distilling |
Pretenders and Dabblers
| astrologaster | a foolish or petty astrologer |
| criticaster | inferior or petty critic |
| grammaticaster | a piddling grammarian |
| hereticaster | a petty or contemptible heretic |
| latinitaster | a petty scholar of Latin |
| logicaster | a petty logician |
| mathematicaster | minor or inferior mathematician |
| medicaster | quack; charlatan |
| militaster | soldier without skill or ability |
| musicaster | a mediocre musician |
| opiniaster | one who obstinately holds to an opinion |
| parasitaster | a mean or sorry parasite |
| philologaster | petty or contemptible philologist |
| philosophaster | amateur or superficial philosopher |
| poetaster | petty poet; writer of contemptible verses |
| politicaster | petty politician |
| rhetoricaster | petty rhetorician |
| scientaster | petty scientist |
| theologaster | petty or shallow theologian |
| usageaster | self-appointed and conservative language usage expert |
| witticaster | a petty or inferior wit |
Phobias
| acarophobia | fear of itching or of insects causing itching |
| acrophobia | fear of heights |
| aerophobia | fear of flying or draughts |
| agoraphobia | fear of open spaces |
| agyiophobia | fear of crossing busy streets |
| aichmophobia | fear of sharp or pointed objects |
| ailurophobia | fear of cats |
| algophobia | fear of pain |
| amathophobia | fear of dust |
| amaxophobia | fear of riding in a car |
| ambulophobia | fear of walking |
| anglophobia | fear of England or the English |
| anthrophobia | fear of humans |
| anuptaphobia | fear of staying single |
| aquaphobia | fear of water |
| arachibutyrophobia | fear of peanut butter sticking to roof of mouth |
| arachnophobia | fear of spiders |
| astraphobia | fear of being struck by lightning |
| astrapophobia | fear of thunder and lightning |
| automysophobia | fear of being dirty |
| autophobia | fear of solitude |
| ballistophobia | fear of missiles |
| bathophobia | fear of falling from a high place |
| batophobia | fear of heights or being close to tall buildings |
| batrachophobia | fear of frogs and toads |
| belonephobia | fear of pins and needles |
| bibliophobia | fear of books |
| blennophobia | fear of slime |
| brontophobia | fear of thunder and lightning |
| cancerophobia | fear of cancer |
| cathisophobia | fear of sitting |
| cenophobia | fear of empty spaces |
| chrematophobia | fear of money |
| cibophobia | fear of or distaste for food |
| claustrophobia | fear of closed spaces |
| climacophobia | fear of falling down stairs |
| clinophobia | fear of staying in bed |
| cremnophobia | fear of cliffs and precipices |
| cyberphobia | fear of computers |
| cynophobia | fear of dogs |
| dromophobia | fear of crossing streets |
| dysmorphophobia | fear of physical deformities |
| ecophobia | fear of home |
| eleutherophobia | fear of freedom |
| eosophobia | fear of dawn |
| ergasiophobia | fear of work |
| ergophobia | fear of work |
| erotophobia | fear of sex |
| erythrophobia | fear of red lights or of blushing |
| euphobia | fear of good news |
| Francophobia | fear of France or the French |
| gallophobia | fear of France or the French |
| gamophobia | fear of marriage |
| geniophobia | fear of chins |
| genophobia | fear of sex |
| gerascophobia | fear of growing old |
| graphophobia | fear of writing |
| gymnophobia | fear of nudity |
| heliophobia | fear of sunlight |
| herpetophobia | fear of snakes |
| hierophobia | fear of sacred things |
| homichlophobia | fear of fog |
| homophobia | fear of homosexuals |
| hydrophobia | fear of water |
| hypsophobia | fear of high places |
| iatrophobia | fear of going to the doctor |
| iconophobia | fear or hatred of images |
| kainotophobia | fear of change |
| kakorrhaphiophobia | fear of failure |
| kenophobia | fear of empty spaces |
| ligyrophobia | fear of loud noises |
| linonophobia | fear of string |
| lygophobia | fear of darkness |
| lyssophobia | fear of hydrophobia |
| macrophobia | fear of prolonged waiting |
| metrophobia | fear of poetry |
| monophobia | fear of being alone |
| muriphobia | fear of mice |
| myophobia | fear of mice |
| mysophobia | fear of contamination or dirt |
| nebulaphobia | fear of fog |
| necrophobia | fear of corpses |
| negrophobia | fear of blacks |
| neophobia | fear of novelty |
| nosophobia | fear of disease |
| novercaphobia | fear of one's stepmother |
| nyctophobia | fear of the night or darkness |
| ochlophobia | fear of crowds |
| oenophobia | fear or hatred of wine |
| ombrophobia | fear of rain |
| onomatophobia | fear of hearing a certain word |
| ophidiophobia | fear of snakes |
| ophthalmophobia | fear of being stared at |
| optophobia | fear of opening one’s eyes |
| ornithophobia | fear of birds |
| paedophobia | fear of children; fear of dolls |
| panophobia | melancholia marked by groundless fears |
| pantophobia | fear of everything |
| parthophobia | fear of virgins |
| pathophobia | fear of disease |
| pediculophobia | fear of lice |
| pentheraphobia | fear or hatred of one’s mother-in-law |
| phagophobia | fear of eating |
| phengophobia | fear of daylight |
| phonophobia | fear of noise or of speaking aloud |
| photophobia | fear of light |
| pogonophobia | fear of beards |
| psychrophobia | fear of the cold |
| pteronophobia | fear of being tickled by feathers |
| pyrophobia | fear of fire |
| Russophobia | fear of Russia or Russians |
| satanophobia | fear of the devil |
| sciaphobia | fear of shadows |
| scopophobia | fear of being looked at |
| scoptophobia | fear of being looked at |
| scotophobia | fear of the dark |
| sitiophobia | fear of food |
| sitophobia | fear of food or eating |
| spectrophobia | fear of looking in a mirror |
| symmetrophobia | fear of symmetry |
| syphilophobia | fear of syphilis |
| taphephobia | fear of being buried alive |
| technophobia | fear of technology |
| thalassophobia | fear of the sea |
| thanatophobia | fear of death |
| theophobia | fear of God |
| tocophobia | fear of pregnancy or childbirth |
| tonitrophobia | fear of thunder |
| topophobia | fear of performing; fear of certain places |
| toxicophobia | fear of poisoning |
| toxiphobia | fear of poison or being poisoned |
| triskaidekaphobia | fear of the number thirteen |
| uranophobia | fear of heaven |
| xenophobia | fear of foreigners |
| zelophobia | fear of jealousy |
| zoophobia | fear of animals |
Nonsense Words
| ackamarackus | pretentious or deceptive nonsense |
| baboonery | foolishness; stupidity; nonsense |
| balderdash | nonsense; a jumble of words |
| ballyhoo | bombastic or pretentious nonsense |
| baloney | humbug; nonsense |
| bambosh | deceptive nonsense |
| bilge | lower point of inner hull of a ship; nonsense or rubbish |
| blague | humbug; pretentious nonsense |
| blague | pretentious nonsense |
| blarney | skilful flattery; nonsense |
| bletherskate | a garrulous talker of nonsense |
| brimborion | worthless nonsense; trash |
| bugaboo | loud or empty nonsense |
| buncombe | speech-making intended for the mass media; humbug |
| bunk | nonsense; humbug |
| bushwa | nonsense |
| cack | rubbish; worthless nonsense |
| claptrap | showy language designed to gain praise; nonsense |
| clatfart | idle chatter; nonsense |
| codswallop | something utterly senseless; nonsense |
| effutiation | twaddle; humbug |
| eyewash | humbug; something done merely for effect |
| fadoodle | nonsense |
| falderal | nonsense; meaningless refrain of a song |
| fandangle | pretentious tomfoolery |
| fiddlededee | nonsense |
| fiddle-faddle | trifling talk |
| flam | humbug; trickery |
| flannel | ostentatious nonsense |
| flapdoodle | gross flattery; nonsense |
| flimflam | nonsense; trickery |
| flummadiddle | nonsense; humbug |
| flummery | anything insipid; empty compliment; humbug |
| fribble | frivolous nonsense; a trifling thing or person |
| fustian | pretentious writing or speech; inflated or nonsensical language |
| galbanum | nonsense; a kind of gum resin |
| galimatias | nonsense; confused mixture of unrelated things |
| gammon | to feign an action; perpetrate a hoax on; nonsense, rubbish |
| gibberish | nonsense talk |
| grimgribber | learned gibberish; legal jargon |
| haver | foolish nonsense |
| hibber-gibber | gibberish |
| hogwash | nonsense; worthless idea |
| hooey | nonsense; humbug |
| humbug | nonsense |
| jabberwock | nonsense, gibberish |
| jiggery-pokery | deceptive or manipulative humbug |
| kelter | nonsense |
| kidology | deceptive trickery; nonsense |
| linsey-woolsey | coarse inferior wool or wool-flax weave; nonsense or confusion |
| macaroni | nonsense; foolishness |
| malarkey | humbug; nonsense |
| morology | nonsense |
| mullock | nonsense; rubbish |
| mumbo-jumbo | obscure nonsense |
| narrischkeit | foolishness; nonsense |
| nugament | nonsense; trifle |
| phonus-bolonus | exaggerated trickery or nonsense |
| piddle | nonsense |
| pigwash | rubbish; nonsense |
| poppycock | humbug; nonsense |
| posh | nonsense |
| quatsch | nonsense |
| rannygazoo | foolish nonsense |
| razzmatazz | meaningless talk; hype; nonsense |
| rhubarb | nonsense; actors' nonsense background chatter |
| riddle-me-ree | nonsense language |
| rottack | rubbish; nonsense |
| schmegeggy | nonsense; an idiot |
| shuck | nonsense |
| skittles | rubbish; nonsense |
| slipslop | nonsensical talk |
| spinach | nonsense |
| squit | silly talk; nonsense; an insignificant person |
| stultiloquence | foolish or senseless talk |
| taradiddle | senseless talk; deception; nonsense |
| tarradiddle | lie; falsehood; nonsense; fib |
| tootle | nonsensical writing or speech |
| tosh | rubbish; drivel; nonsense |
| trumpery | deception; trickery; showy nonsense |
| twaddle | rubbish; nonsense |
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