Tag: linguistics
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 […]
Word of the Day: Laissez faire
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is laissez faire. Pronounced / ˌlɛs eɪˈfɛər / or / lɛ seɪˈfɛr / (I prefer the second pronunciation), this noun […]
Word of the Day: Lagniappe
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is lagniappe. Pronounced / lænˈyæp / or / ˈlæn yæp / (the difference is the stress), it means “a […]
December 5 Victual
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is victual. Pronounced / ˈvɪt l /, which sounds more like the non-standard spelling vittle (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/victual), we usually find […]
Word of the Day: Zetetic
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Word Guru daily email, is zetetic. Pronounced / zəˈtɛtɪk /, with them emphasis on the second syllable (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/zetetic), this adjective means “proceeding […]
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 […]