apricious means sunny; warmed by or basking in the sun. It carries an Arena rating of 1299, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, apricious ranks #2,494 of 17,058 for Most Vivid Words, #2,515 of 17,052 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #2,574 of 17,052 for Most Whimsical Words, #2,728 of 17,052 for The Improbable.
apricious is pronounced /əˈpɹɪʃəs/.
Why “apricious” is a great word
Sunny; warmed by or basking in the sun. From the Latin aprīcus ("warmed by the sun, sunny") with the English suffix -ous. Unlike "capricious," which is governed by whim and sudden change, or "radiant," which emits its own light from within, apricious describes a condition of receptive, steady contentment, a thing made warm from without. It is the drowsy stillness of a cat on a windowsill, the slow ripening of fruit on a south-facing wall, and the gentle, grateful heat of skin after hours in a summer meadow—the quiet bliss of being a recipient of the world's most fundamental generosity.
Etymology
From Latin aprīcus (“warmed by the sun, sunny”) + -ous. Compare apricity.
adj
- Sunny; warmed by or basking in the sun.e.g.“The light, warm wind freshens as the barque surges along the Ausonian coasts in the blue apricious glow of its summer.”
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