Tag: linguistics
Word of the Day: Usufruct
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is usufruct. Pronounced / ˈju zʊˌfrʌkt / or / ˈju sʊˌfrʌkt /, with a secondary stress on the third […]
Word of the Day: Poignant
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is poignant. Pronounced / ˈpɔɪn jənt /, this adjective means “keenly distressing to the feelings,” “keen or strong in […]
Word of the Day: Weltanschauung
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary) is weltanschauung. It’s pronounced / ˈvɛltˌɑnˌʃaʊ ʊŋ /, with a secondary stress on the third syllable. You may notice […]
Word of the Day: Fanfaronade
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary) is fanfaronade. Pronounced / ˈfæn fər əˈneɪd /, with stresses on both the first and last syllable, this noun […]
Word of the Day: Sylph
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary) , is sylph. Pronounced / sɪlf / (the /ɪ/ is what we used to call a short i sound), […]
Word of the Day: Manticore
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary) is manticore. Pronounced / ˈmæn tɪˌkɔr /, with a secondary stress on the third syllable, this noun refers to […]
Word of the Day: Suffrage
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Dictionary Project email, is suffrage. Pronounced / ˈsʌf rɪdʒ /, this noun means “the right to vote, especially in a political election,” […]
Word of the Day: Inchoate
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is inchoate. Pronounced / ɪnˈkoʊ ɪt / or / ɪnˈkoʊ eɪt /, this adjective means “not yet completed or […]
Word of the Day: Nomothetic
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is nomothetic. Pronounced / ˌnɒm əˈθɛt ɪk /, with the primary stress on the third syllable and a secondary […]
Word of the Day: Absquatulate
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary) is absquatulate. Pronounced / æbˈskwɒtʃ əˌleɪt /, with the stress on the second syllable, this verb means “to flee; […]
Word of the Day: Pertinacious
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary) is pertinacious. Pronounced / ˌpɜr tnˈeɪ ʃəs /, this adjective means “holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, […]
Word of the Day: Subterfuge
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is subterfuge. Pronounced / ˈsʌb tərˌfjudʒ /, with a secondary stress on the third syllable, this noun means “an […]