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yarb commented on the word oneirotic
...those three lovely ladies, now suddenly divested of their clothes (a well-known oneirotic device)...
- Nabokov, Ada, or Ardor
June 3, 2008
rolig commented on the word oneirotic
Did Nabokov coin this (oneiric + erotic)?
June 3, 2008
yarb commented on the word oneirotic
I reckon so - same for thesialist (and many, many others...)
June 3, 2008
E@L commented on the word oneirotic
Nabokov also uses "oneirotic" in The Eye, but I can't find the actual reference. I didn't note it down at the time.
October 26, 2010