Author: Paul Schleifer
Word of the Day: Quandary
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Word of the Day app from ADS Services, is quandary, a noun meaning “a tough decision or dilemma.” It is pronounced /’kwand(ɘ)ri/, […]
Word of the Day: Gumption
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is gumption. Dictionary.com says that gumption is an informal noun (that is like saying it is a slang word) that […]
Word of the Day: Inconnu
Today’s word of the day is inconnu, courtesy of www.dictionary.com. The noun means “a person who is unknown; stranger.” Oddly, it also means, “a game fish, Stenodus leucichthys, of fresh […]
Word of the Day: Go
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Old English Wordhord, is go. Well, actually, the word on Wordhord today is gangan. According to the website, gangan means “to go, […]
Word of the Day: Narcissist
Today’s word of the day, thanks to The Dictionary Project, is narcissist. According to The Dictionary Project, the noun means “a person who is overly conceited and self-centered or who […]
Word of the Day: Glee
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Old English Wordhord app, is glee. According to dictionary.com, glee has two definitions: 1. “open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation”; and […]
Word of the Day: Paladin
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Merriam-Webster, is paladin. Merriam-Webster defines the word this way: “A paladin is a leading champion of a cause, or a trusted military leader.” […]
Word of the Day: Epiphany
Today’s word, thanks to Wiktionary, is epiphany, a noun with several meanings, all related: “[1] a Christian festival, observed on January 6, commemorating the manifestation of Christ to the gentiles […]
Word of the Day: Pub
Today’s word of the day is pub. A pub, according to www.dictionary.com, is a bar or a tavern, and while that is probably what most people would think of, that […]
Word of the Day: Rune
For today’s word of the day, I have returned to the Old English Wordhord to pull out the word rune. The Old English is actually rӯne, pronounced /’rʏ nɘ/. I […]
Word of the Day: Scop
Today’s word of the day is scop, an Old English word referring to a person who makes up and recites poetry. Etymonline says this about scop: “cognate with Old High […]
Word of the Day: Qualtagh
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Wiktionary, is qualtagh. According to the website, the qualtagh (or quaaltagh) is the first person one meets after leaving their house on New […]