Tag: linguistics
Word of the Day: Mansuetude
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is mansuetude. Pronounced / ˈmæn swɪˌtud, / or / ˈmæn swɪˌtyud / (personally, given that the last syllable opens […]
Word of the Day: Irascible
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Word Guru daily email, is irascible. According to Dictionary.com, it is pronounced / ɪˈræs ə bəl / (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/irascible), but I think I […]
Word of the Day: Scapegoat
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Dictionary Project (https://www.dictionaryproject.org/), is scapegoat. Pronounced / ˈskeɪpˌgoʊt /, scapegoat is a compound noun, as is evidenced by the fact that the […]
Word of the Day: Aberration
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary) is aberration. Pronounced / ˌæb əˈreɪ ʃən /, the word is a noun that means “the act of departing from […]
Word of the Day: Farce
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Dictionary Project (https://www.dictionaryproject.org/), is farce. Farce, pronounced / fɑrs /, is a noun that means “a light, humorous play in which the […]
Word of the Day: Imprimatur
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Words Coach (https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=imprimatur), is imprimatur. Pronounced / ˌɪm prɪˈmɑ tər / with the stress on the third syllable and the vowel like the […]
Word of the Day: Chivalry
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is chivalry. Pronounced / ˈʃɪv əl ri /, chivalry is a noun that means “the sum of the ideal qualifications […]
Word of the Day: Rebarbative
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is rebarbative. Rebarbative, pronounced / riˈbɑr bə tɪv /, is an adjective that means “causing annoyance, irritation, or aversion; repellent” […]
Word of the Day: Whilom
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is whilom. Whilom is an adverb that means “former; erstwhile” (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/whilom). In his 1755 Dictionary, Samuel Johnson defines it as […]
Word of the Day: Bellicose
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary) is bellicose. Bellicose, pronounced / ˈbɛl ɪˌkoʊs /, is an adjective that means “inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile” […]
Word of the Day: Afflatus
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Words Coach website (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is afflatus. Afflatus, pronounced / əˈfleɪ təs /, is a noun that means “inspiration; an impelling mental force […]
Word of the Day: Hobnob
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is hobnob. Hobnob is pronounced / ˈhɒbˌnɒb /, with a secondary emphasis on the second syllable, which lets us know […]