epiphanette en · NOUN
Etymology
From epiphany + -ette. First use in print may be by Tom Maurstad in a music review in early 1991.
Meanings
-
(countable) A small epiphanylike realization or insight.
I was introduced to the word on a podcast where David Allen the author of, Getting Things Done, used it in the context of arriving at his current position. He said he had not had one big epiphany he would start one of the most successful business consultancy firms in the world, he only had small epiphanettes.
2019 September 23, Ethan Crowell, “https://learnandlead.medium.com/epiphany-of-epiphanette-e739804c50e7] Epiphany of Epiphanette”, in Medium:... I had a small insight. An epiphanette, if you will.
2006 July 10, Jay Lake, “A brief mediation on etiquette”, in LiveJournal:2016 Zina Nibley Petersen, "Deus Mea Lux Est: A Mormon Among Catholics," Dialogue, Volume 49, No. 1, pp. 109-118, Spring 2016. I have had questions resolved by overheard snatches of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas and have had little epiphanies (epiphanettes, I call them) by recalling seemingly random song lyrics—they pop into my head fortuitously, and God and I share a chuckle.
... I would begin with some grand epiphanette like, "KC and The Sunshine Band wasn't as bad as you think," ...
1991 Tom Maurstad, from a review of "The Best of KC and The Sunshine Band" in Dallas Morning News, republished in The Charlotte Observer, "The Week in Reviews," Sun, Jan 06, 1991, page 98
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| epiphanettes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |