increscent means of the Moon: growing in apparent size; waxing. It carries an Arena rating of 1740, earned across 55 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, increscent ranks #290 of 17,130 for Most Beautiful Words, #787 of 17,149 for Most Exacting Words, #1,703 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words, #2,159 of 17,126 for Most Elegant Words.
Why “increscent” is a great word
INCRESCENT — [Adjective] Of the Moon: waxing or growing in apparent size. From Latin increscens, present participle of increscere ("to grow upon, increase"), from in- ("in, upon") + crescere ("to grow"). Attested since about 1675. Unlike "crescent," which neutrally describes a curved sickle-shape, or "decrescent," its direct and diminishing opposite, increscent specifies the particular ascent towards fullness. It is the first silver paring reclaiming the evening from total dark, the palpable swelling of the lunar belly, the slow accumulation of borrowed light on a windowsill night by night—a quiet, celestial promise that all growth, however glacial, is written in the heavens.
Etymology
Attested since about 1675, from Latin increscens, present participle of increscere.
adj
- Of the Moon: growing in apparent size; waxing.
noun
- A crescent oriented with horns turned to dexter (pointing to the viewer's left).
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