Psithurism

Thanks to the fabulous Instagram account of Budget Traveler, I learned a new beautiful word today: Psithurism.  Apparently, its definition is "the sound of the wind through the trees."  How gorgeous is that?!  Who knew there was a word for the rustling of the leaves after a wind?  Not only is the sound beautiful, but the word is too.  It sort of flows off the tongue.  I know it sounds ridiculous but just say the word out loud, it's sort of addictive.

This new one, is even better than my last new nature-ific word: Petrichor, which is the smell of dust after the rain. Gorgeous! (Thank you Doctor Who!)

The English language may have some ridiculous rules and regulations, but you can't fault it for all its amazing words!