Now I am always forggeting wordsd on the tip of my tounge and I thought having a thread where we could ask what the word is would be usueful.
So first word. My sister has just asked me what the adjective to describe someon who only lives in the now is .
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erm...
the present?
No, lima the present isn't an adjective... I think its a noun and a person isnt the present... Im looking for the word you would use to describe somoen who lives only in the present.
( and before anyone says it yes I am aware we all only live in the present as it is always the present but go with me please)
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Originally Posted by Nightshade
No, lima the present isn't an adjective... I think its a noun and a person isnt the present... Im looking for the word you would use to describe somoen who lives only in the present.
( and before anyone says it yes I am aware we all only live in the present as it is always the present but go with me please)
Hedonistic, possibly.
close but still not what she is after her latest explanation:
Almost autistic you can't see past what is happeing now. There is only now with no awareness almost of anything else.
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How about ephemeral or transient or transitory?
"What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare." W.H. Davies
Got another one....evanescent
"What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare." W.H. Davies
indulgent? Complacent? I dunno, just guessing
There is no darkness, there is no light, there is only Lasagne!
Thanks people! she has disspaeared for the moment ( having stolen my new books she is hogging them and not letting me at them) Ill ask her if any of these do when I corner her
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That's pretty much the definition of mindfulness, as I understand it.
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Go corner your sister, I have a word! ... PRESENTIPITUOUS ...Thanks people! she has disspaeared for the moment ( having stolen my new books she is hogging them and not letting me at them
If we owe Shakespeare many of our modern words, why not owe me one?
Definition (from the World Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, that is, MINE !!
Presentipituous: someone who lives only in the now in an autistic fashion with no concern for the other stages of time. Example: "you immature presentipituous one, stop living in the now and get yourself a bit of a future!"
So... what do you think? Am I still suitable to be a member of society? ...
I can't find that word in my Webster's Dictionary. Granted it is copyrighted 1965... But I think your word, Max, is a made up word, like staycation..LOL
Have you heard some of the nonsensical words they're putting in dictionaries these days?
"What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare." W.H. Davies
so you are looking for a word that means living in the here and now?
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