Tag: linguistics
Word of the Day: Maecenatism
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Wordsmith’s daily A.Word.A.Day email, is maecenatism. Maecenatism means “Patronage, for example, the support or financial sponsorship provided to artists, musicians, or writers,” […]
Word of the Day: Caveat
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Merriam-Webster, is caveat. Caveat is a noun that means “an explanation or warning that should be remembered when you are doing or thinking […]
Word of the Day: Galvanic
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Wordsmith’s “A Word A Day” email, is galvanic. The –ic suffix should make it clear that galvanic is an adjective. According to the […]
Word of the Day: Extempore
Today’s word of the day is extempore. Extempore is an adverb that means “in an extemporaneous manner,” according to Merriam-Webster in another one of those really annoying circular definitions (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extempore). […]
Word of the Day: Etymology
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of The New York Times, is etymology, which is also one of the features of this blog. The Times defines it as “a history […]
Word of the Day: Deracinate
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Vocabulary.com, is deracinate. Deracinate is a verb that means “to pull up by the roots” or “to isolate or alienate (a person) from […]
Word of the Day: Connoisseur
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of The Dictionary Project’s daily email, is connoisseur. A connoisseur is a person “who has expert knowledge and is competent to critique, particularly in […]
Word of the Day: Nefandous
Today’s word of the day, thanks to nothing in particular, is nefandous. Nefandous is an adjective that means “unfit to be spoken of” (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nefandous), although M-W says that the word […]
Word of the Day: Sooth
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Dictionary Project’s daily email, is sooth. It is pronounced with a voiceless th sound, as in both, rather than a voiced th […]
Word of the Day: Cohesive
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Merriam-Webster, is cohesive. Cohesive is an adjective that means “tending to cohere; well-integrated; unified” (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/cohesive). This is one of those definitions which is […]
Word of the Day: Inculcate
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Word Guru’s daily email, is inculcate. Inculcate is a transitive verb (meaning that it takes a direct object) that means “to instill […]
Word of the Day: Neophilia
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Wordsmith.org’s A_Word_A_Day email, is neophilia. The email says that this noun means “The love of what’s new or novel.” Dictionary.com defines it as […]