Ahimsa Glossary

By Julia Wolf · Edited by Jessica Fonvergne · Last reviewed October 14, 2022

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Written by Julia Wolf

Decorum

Etiquette, decency

Briny

Salty, of the sea

Petulant

Touchy, quick to offense

Vivacious

Lively, vibrant

Jaunty

Merry, lively

Inhume

To bury, entomb

Limn

To depict, describe

Muliebrity

Womanhood, feminity

Nigh

Nearly, almost

Gist

Essence, core, real point

Docile

Obedient, dutiful

Atrocity

Cruelty, horror

Reverberate

To echo, resound

Lavish

Generous, wasteful

Futile

Useless, fruitless

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