the signs as pretty words

fauxastrology:

Aries: zeitgeist (n.)

“the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time”

Taurus: mellifluous (adj.)

“sweet or musical; pleasant to hear”

Gemini: scintillating (adj.)

“brilliantly and excitingly clever or skillful; sparkling or shining brightly”

Cancer: halcyon (adj.)

“denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful”

Leo: efflorescence (n.)

“the action or process of developing and unfolding as if coming into flower”

Virgo: epitome (n.)

“a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type”

Libra: zephyr (n.)

“a very slight or gentle breeze” 

Scorpio: susurrous (adj.)

“full of whispering sounds”

Sagittarius: maelstrom (n.)

“a situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil”

Capricorn: incipient (adj.)

“in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop”

Aquarius: imbue (v.)

“inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality”

Pisces: phosphene (n.)

“a luminous impression due to excitation of the retina”