Category: Word of the Day
Daily posts of an individual word study
Word of the Day: Snollygoster
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Julia McCoy’s “34 of the Craziest Words in English” article on the ExpressWriters website (May 20, 2014), is snollygoster. “Snolly what?” you ask. […]
Word of the Day: Widdershins
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Julia McCoy of ExpressWriters, is widdershins, an adverb meaning “in a direction contrary to the natural one, especially contrary to the apparent course […]
Word of the Day: Infantilize
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary website, is infantilize, a verb which means “to make or keep infantile,” or “to treat as if infantile.” According to […]
Word of the Day: Philippic
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the website www.dictionary.com, is philippic, a noun or adjective meaning “any speech or discourse of bitter denunciation.” The website goes on the explain, […]
Word of the Day: Recidivate
Carrying a heavy bat to make up for his modest 5’11”, 175-pound frame, Baker began showing more pop for the Athletics in 1911. It resulted with his leading the AL with 11 home runs—the most hit by any player in the junior circuit over the previous five years.
Word of the Day: Potentate
Today’s word of the day, thanks to WordThink.com, is potentate, which the website defines as “One who has the power and position to rule over others: A monarch or ruler.” […]
Word of the Day: Palindrome
Today’s word of the day is palindrome. It’s a noun that refers to “a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as ‘Madam, I’m Adam’ […]
Word of the Day: Sagacious
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of www.dictionary.com, is sagacious, an adjective meaning “having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd.” The IPA transcription looks like this: […]
Word of the Day: Feuilleton
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Anu Garg of “A.Word.a.Day” at the Wordsmith website, is feuilleton. The noun means “a part of a European newspaper devoted to light literature, […]
Word of the Day: Copious
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Quizlet, is copious. According to www.dictionary.com, copious means “large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful,” or “having or yielding an abundant supply,” or […]
Word of the Day: Serendipity
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the 18th century English writer Horace Walpole, is serendipity. The noun means “an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident” or “good fortune; […]
Word of the Day: Boojum
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Oxford English Dictionary, boojum, a word coined by Lewis Carroll in his poem The Hunting of the Snark. The poem was originally […]