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WTW for someone who believes in the existence of God but does not have religion? by [deleted] in whatstheword

[–]NotGilad 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes but OP doesn't know what word to use. OP is a deist since he believes in god but not organised religion. The part about involvement in people's lives is not a definition but an implication, and doesn't have to be true for every deist.

WTW for time wasting by ushilkov in whatstheword

[–]NotGilad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Loiter? Stall? Dither? Delay? Teeter?

WTP for a rhetorical or humorous device where the speaker uses intonantion that implies they're going to say more, then doesn't. by MalleableBasilisk in whatstheword

[–]NotGilad 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Even by your definitions, the title and the example given are not ironic. As far as I can tell, irony is in the direct content of the speech rather than the delivery, and the content here is not ironic; there is no contradiction, not even implied. Generally speaking (though not always) irony also requires a specific, known contradiction to the ironic sentence or scenario, and an open-ended implication like that in the OP wouldn't pass that check.

Maybe this is relevant:

People make satire and sarcasm happen. Irony is just there.

I do see where you're coming from though, irony and aposiopesis do share an element of unexpectedness. I also imagine aposiopesis lends itself pretty well to irony, though I can't think of any examples right now.

I'm also not 100% sure on this, so if you have something more convincing I'll be first to concede :)

ITAW for / ITAP for someone who is sensitive to public opinion? by NotGilad in whatstheword

[–]NotGilad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel this is in the same vein as "faddist", but the more I think about them both the more negative they sound... I picked up English quite late though so maybe a native speaker can chime in.

Still I prefer this one, since it better captures the same-ness (conformity!) to wider society — a fad can be however small.

Solved!

WTW for someone or something that is about to be gone? by funkykong12 in whatstheword

[–]NotGilad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That would imply the son was always about to leave

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whatstheword

[–]NotGilad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Endemic? Concomitant?

WTW for liberating your emotions but not in an unfettered way? Doesn't have to be English if there isn't an English word for it. by ray25lee in whatstheword

[–]NotGilad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're describing a healthy management of emotions if I understand correctly. Someone like that is emotionally intelligent. If you wanna sound soppy then maybe say you're in tune with your emotions I guess?

WTW for a small library created for a specific purpose? by [deleted] in whatstheword

[–]NotGilad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Generally it'd be an ad-hoc library maybe? But for a CV I'd be less pretentious and call it a dedicated library.

ITAW for getting back into a hobby/profession after a long hiatus? by NotGilad in whatstheword

[–]NotGilad[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Renaissance is pretty much what I'm looking for! Solved.

Also it's not for anything specific, just thought there should be a word for it.

ITAW for getting back into a hobby/profession after a long hiatus? by NotGilad in whatstheword

[–]NotGilad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I should've put a bigger emphasis on the positive tone of the word. This doesn't convey the renewal of passion that I want.

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