Tag: linguistics
Word of the Day: Encomium
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Word Guru daily email, is encomium. It means “a formal expression of high praise” and is pronounced / ɛnˈkoʊ mi əm / […]
Word of the Day: Catachresis
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Word Guru daily email, is catechresis. It is pronounced / ˌkæt əˈkri sɪs /, with a secondary stress on the first syllable […]
Word of the Day: Zymurgy
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Word Guru daily email, is zymurgy. Pronounced / ˈzaɪ mɜr dʒi /, this noun names “the branch of applied chemistry dealing with […]
Word of the Day: Avant-Garde
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is avant-garde. Pronounced / əˌvɑntˈgɑrd /, / əˌvænt ˈgɑrd /, /ˌæv ɑnt ˈgɑrd /, /ˌɑ vɑnt ˈgɑrd /, or / […]
Word of the Day: Panegyric
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is panegyric. Pronounced either / ˌpæn ɪˈdʒɪr ɪk / or / ˌpæn ɪ ˈdʒaɪ rɪk / (I have heard the […]
Word of the Day: Encore
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of The Dictionary Project, is encore. It can be pronounced / ˈɑŋ kɔr /, or / ˈɑŋ koʊr /, or / ˈɑn kɔr /, […]
Word of the Day: Invidious
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Word Guru, is invidious. Pronounced / ɪnˈvɪd i əs /, it’s an adjective that means “calculated to create ill will or resentment or […]
Word of the Day: Subjugate
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is subjugate. Pronounced / ˈsʌb dʒəˌgeɪt /, subjugate means “to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master” or “to […]
Word of the Day: Sempiternal
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Words Coach, is sempiternal. Samuel Johnson, in his 1755 Dictionary, says that it means “Eternal in futurity; having beginning, but no end” and […]
Word of the Day: Fugacious
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is fugacious. Pronounced / fyuˈgeɪ ʃəs /, in everyday usage this adjective means “fleeting; transient” while in botany it means […]
Word of the Day: Choleric
Today’s word of the day, thanks to WordGuru.com, is choleric. Pronounced / ˈkɒl ər ɪk / or / kəˈlɛr ɪk / (stress on first or second syllable), the adjective means […]
Word of the Day: Ridiculous
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Dictionary Project, is ridiculous. Pronounced / rɪˈdɪk yə ləs /, this adjective means “causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; […]