Tag: etymology
Word of the Day: Neophilia
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Wordsmith.org’s A_Word_A_Day email, is neophilia. The email says that this noun means “The love of what’s new or novel.” Dictionary.com defines it as […]
Word of the Day: Primordial
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Dictionary.com, is primordial. Primordial is an adjective that means “constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original” or “first formed” […]
Word of the Day: Inure
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the The Dictionary Project is inure. Inure is a verb that means “to accustom or harden by frequent or prolonged exposure,” according to […]
Word of the Day: Zetetic
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Dictionary.com is zetetic, and this one starts out crazy. The Word of the Day webpage (https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/) gives as a definition for the adjective, […]
Word of the Day: Subterfuge
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Dictionary.com, is subterfuge, a noun which means “an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.” (https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/). […]
Word of the Day: Precipitate
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Word Guru at Wordsmith.org, is precipitate, which can be either an adjective, a noun, or a verb. It is interesting that the […]
Word of the Day: Redoubt
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary website, is redoubt. The noun is pronounced /rɪˈdaʊt/, with the emphasis on the second syllable and the first syllable containing […]
Word of the Day: Marathon
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Dictionary Project, is marathon. Marathon is a noun that means “a foot race that covers a distance of 26 miles, 385 yards […]
Word of the Day: Praxis
Today’s word of the day, thanks again to Merriam-Webster, is praxis. Praxis is a noun that means “practice, as distinguished from theory; application or use, as of knowledge or skills,” […]
Word of the Day: Lambaste
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Merriam-Webster dictionary website, is lambaste, or lambast, which can be pronounced /læmˈbeɪst/ or /læmˈbæst/ (the first one rhymes with paste and the […]
Word of the Day: Divest
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Word Guru email (their word was divestiture), is divest. Divest is a verb that means to “to strip of clothing, ornament, etc.,” […]
Word of the Day: Tenuous
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the New York Times, is tenuous. Tenuous is an adjective that means “lacking substance or significance,” “affording no ease or reassurance,” “very thin […]