Tag: linguistics
Word of the Day: Jack-o’-lantern
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is jack-o’-lantern. Pronounced / ˈdʒæk əˌlæn tərn /, this noun refers to “a hollowed pumpkin with openings cut to […]
Word of the Day: Litigious
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary) is litigious. Pronounced / lɪˈtɪdʒ əs /, this adjective means “excessively or readily inclined to litigate” or “inclined to […]
Word of the Day: Legerity
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is legerity. Pronounced / ləˈdʒɛr ɪ ti /, with a soft g sound, this noun means “physical or mental […]
Word of the Day: Felicity
Today’s word of the day, somewhat thanks to the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary; the word there was actually felicitous, but that is derived from felicity), is felicity. Pronounced / fɪˈlɪs ɪ […]
Word of the Day: Stipulate
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is stipulate. Pronounced / ˈstɪp jəˌleɪt /, with a secondary stress on the third syllable, it means “to make […]
Word of the Day: Kvell
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary) is kvell. Pronounced / kvɛl /, just as it is spelled, this slang verb means “to be extraordinarily pleased; […]
Word of the Day: Dissemble
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is dissemble. Pronounced / dɪˈsɛm bəl /, with the stress on the second syllable, it is a verb that […]
Word of the Day: Quotidian
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Merriam-Webster, is quotidian, which means “daily,” or “usual or customary,” or “ordinary or commonplace,” or, when used of a fever, “characterized by paroxysms […]
Word of the Day: Meliorism
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is meliorism. Pronounced / ˈmil jəˌrɪz əm /, this noun means “the doctrine that the world tends to become […]
Word of the Day: Instruction
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of The Dictionary Project’s daily email, is instruction. This noun, pronounced / ɪnˈstrʌk ʃən /, means “the act or practice of instructing or teaching; […]
Word of the Day: Rubicund
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary) is rubicund. It’s pronounced / ˈru bɪˌkʌnd /, with a secondary stress on the third syllable, which is why […]
Word of the Day: Rhapsodize
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is rhapsodize. Pronounced / ˈræp səˌdaɪz /, this intransitive verb means “to talk with extravagant enthusiasm” or “to speak […]