Month: June 2025
Word of the Day: Torpor
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the WordGuru daily email, is torpor. Torpor, pronounced / ˈtɔr pər /, is a noun that means “sluggish inactivity or inertia,” or “lethargic […]
Word of the Day: Esoteric
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary) is esoteric. According to Dictionary.com, the pronunciation is / ˌɛs əˈtɛr ɪk /, which is somewhat surprising because, despite the […]
Word of the Day: Tergiversate
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is tergiversate. Tergiversate is pronounced / ˈtɜr dʒɪ vərˌseɪt /, with a soft g as in George rather than a […]
Word of the Day: Euphony
Today’s word of the day, sort of courtesy of Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is euphony. Euphony is a noun, pronounced / ˈyu fə ni /, means “agreeableness of sound; pleasing effect […]
Word of the Day: Footle
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is footle. Now, I have to admit right off that until I looked at the Words Coach website, I had […]
Word of the Day: Calumny
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is calumny. Calumny, pronounced / ˈkæl əm ni /,is a noun that means “a false and malicious statement designed […]
Word of the Day: Dexterous
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is dexterous. Dexterous is an adjective that means “mentally adroit and skillful” or “done with mental or physical skill, quickness, […]
Word of the Day: Mountebank
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is mountebank. In his famous dictionary first published in 1755, Samuel Johnson says that a mountebank is “A doctor that […]
Word of the Day: Nondescript
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is nondescript. Nondescript is an adjective meaning “of no recognized, definite, or particular type or kind” or “undistinguished or uninteresting; […]
Word of the Day: Longueurs
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is longueur. Longueur is a noun, pronounced /lɔŋˈgɜr, lɒŋ-/, that means “a long and boring passage in a literary work, […]
Word of the Day: Euphemism
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is euphemism. Euphemism is a noun that means “the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought […]
Word of the Day: Ostensible
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary/ostensible), is ostensible. Ostensible is an adjective that means “intended for display, open to view” or more commonly “being such in […]