Author: Paul Schleifer
Word of the Day: Wizard
Today’s word of the day, following on from the last two days, is wizard. Pronounced / ˈwɪz ərd /, this noun designates “a person who practices magic; magician or sorcerer,” […]
Word of the Day: Witch
Today’s word of the day, as a follow up to yesterday’s, is witch. Pronounced / wɪtʃ /, this noun means “a person, especially a woman, who professes or is supposed […]
Word of the Day: Warlock
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Jim Butcher (IYKYK), is warlock. I have known this word for many, many years, but I never thought about it beyond what the […]
Word of the Day: Demagogue
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is demagogue. Pronounced / ˈdɛm əˌgɒg / or / ˈdɛm əˌgɔg /, with primary stress on the first syllable […]
Word of the Day: Beleaguer
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is beleaguer, which the Words Coach website defines as “annoy persistently.” Pronounced / bɪˈli gər /, with the stress […]
Word of the Day: Rodomontade
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Word Guru daily email, is rodomontade, although the email uses the less common spelling, rhodomontade. Pronounced / ˌrɒd ə mɒnˈteɪd / or […]
Word of the Day: Resplendent
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary) is resplendent. Pronounced / rɪˈsplɛn dənt /, this adjective means “shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid” (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/resplendent). Merriam-Webster says, “Resplendent has a lot […]
Word of the Day: Resolution
Today’s word of the day is resolution. Pronounced / ˌrɛz əˈlu ʃən / (there could be, I suppose, be a word pronounced /’ri sə ‘lu ʃən /, which would be […]
Word of the Day: Hogmanay
Today’s word of the day is Hogmanay. Pronounced / ˌhɒg məˈneɪ / (with primary stress on the last syllable and secondary stress on the first syllable), it refers to “the […]
Word of the Day: Yule
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the season, is yule. Pronounced / yul /, this noun means “Christmas, or the Christmas season” or “an ancient Germanic pagan holiday centering […]
Word of the Day: Elf
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Dictionary Project (https://www.dictionaryproject.org/), is elf. Pronounced / ɛlf /, this noun means “(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially […]
Word of the Day: Bailiwick
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Word Guru’s daily email, is bailiwick. Pronounced / ˈbeɪ ləˌwɪk / (although I have heard many people pronounce it more like / ˈbeɪ […]