The "there's no word for" thread

[Popcorn Sutton]

There's no antonym for suicide/suicidal, so I'm going to make one.

 

The opposite of suicidal is conservavite, from Latin conservo and aevum meaning to preserve age.

Edited February 23, 2014 by Popcorn Sutton

[dimreepr]

The opposite of suicidal would be happy or content; the opposite of the act of suicide is living.

[Popcorn Sutton]

Being suicidal means that you want to kill yourself, the opposite of that is farrr from happy/content. I'm not suicidal, but I'm far from happy. When I say that I am the opposite of suicidal, I mean that I want to live forever, and there has hitherto been no name for that notion, so I created one.

 

I am a clinically depressed conservavite.

[dimreepr]

Stop feeling sorry for yourself, it’s getting old, don’t imagine you’re the only one that’s felt/attempted suicide and there’s a word for living forever; so you want to be immortal? The phrase ‘be careful what you wish for’ springs to mind.

[Lizzie L]

Being suicidal means that you want to kill yourself, the opposite of that is farrr from happy/content. I'm not suicidal, but I'm far from happy. When I say that I am the opposite of suicidal, I mean that I want to live forever, and there has hitherto been no name for that notion, so I created one.

 

I am a clinically depressed conservavite.

 

I know what you mean. I'm moderately clinically depressed (or would be if I wasn't taking citalopram) and death to me seems like the ultimate deadline I'm in danger of not meeting!

 

*shudders*

[dimreepr]

What I’ve learnt from my journey is:
As harsh as it may seem ‘know body owes you happiness’ and the decision not to ‘accept’ a situation, you have no control of, is yours alone and can only affect YOU and cause you pain. And if you are able to change what’s causing upset, change it, don’t demand others change it for you; but if they choose to help then say thanks and accept gratefully.

Never expecting makes it easier accepting.

[hypervalent_iodine]

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Moderator Note

Try and stick to the topic, please.

[dimreepr]

Being suicidal means that you want to kill yourself, the opposite of that is farrr from happy/content. I'm not suicidal, but I'm far from happy. When I say that I am the opposite of suicidal, I mean that I want to live forever, and there has hitherto been no name for that notion, so I created one.

 

I am a clinically depressed conservavite.

Why do you need a special word for wanting to be something you’re currently not? For instance I’ve always wanted to race in the motogp but never did I think it needed a special word to describe that want; although a word for that does exist, ‘wannabe’ IIRC.

[Popcorn Sutton]

Erobonumipsum- one who will be good to themself. Derivation- Latin. erô (will be) bonum (good) ipsum (self).

Edited February 23, 2014 by Popcorn Sutton

[Popcorn Sutton]

Why do you need a special word for wanting to be something youre currently not? For instance Ive always wanted to race in the motogp but never did I think it needed a special word to describe that want; although a word for that does exist, wannabe IIRC.

How do you know what I am or am not? I've been saying that I want to live forever since I was 12. It's become a mouthful, especially when you're typing it on a iphone. I've searched antonyms for suicidal several times by now and there have been no results every time. As a linguist, I find it to be an opportunity.

Edited February 24, 2014 by Popcorn Sutton

[Popcorn Sutton]

Erobonipsum sounds better.

[dimreepr]

If you want people to take up and use your word, then give some thought to the phonetics and the society you want to use it; may I suggest something like ‘longsta’.

[CharonY]

While I am very rusty in Latin, bonum is either an adjective (accusative singular neuter or masculine) but it would lack an appropriate noun.

The alternative would be using bonum as noun, in which case "ipsum bonum" would mean the good itself (either nominative or accusative). In that case it would be something like 'I will be the good itself" (and one would also put the verb at the end).

 

Doing good would be more appropriately translated to bene facere (sometimes contracted around the middle ages, I believe) which would then take the dative.

[dimreepr]

“Now write that, 100 times; or I’ll cut your balls off”

 

“Doing good” ‘for me’ is, maybe, more accurate in this case.

[Popcorn Sutton]

I made a new object in python which is probably going to be standard for smart, dispositionally sensitive, highly specialized artificial agents. Here's the word-

 

Dicceptionary (dik.sep.shin.ery)- a dictionary where every definition is another dictionary.

Edited August 8, 2014 by Popcorn Sutton