Month: December 2023
Word of the Day: Felicific
Today’s Word of the Day, thanks to dictionary.com, is felicific, an adjective that means “causing or tending to cause happiness” (https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/). The website adds the following information about the word: […]
Word of the Day: Confetti
December 30 Confetti Today’s Word of the Day, thanks to the Dictionary Project, is confetti, a noun which means “small pieces of colorful paper thrown or dropped from overhead during […]
Word of the Day: Genial
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Merriam-Webster, is genial. This adjective means “warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial,” or “favorable for life, growth, or comfort; pleasantly warm; comfortably mild.” According […]
Word of the Day: Umbrage
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Word Guru email I get every day, is umbrage /ˈʌm brɪdʒ/, a noun which means offense; annoyance; displeasure; OR the slightest indication […]
Word of the Day: Tedium
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the WordGuru website, is tedium. According to WordGuru, the noun means “the state of being tedious; boredom; monotony.” According to www.etymonline.com, the word […]
Word of the Day: Convalesce
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Merriam-Webster, is convalesce. To convalesce means “to recover health and strength gradually after sickness, injury, or weakness.” I don’t think we hear that […]
The Andy Griffith Show Media Crit by Julia Reeves
Julia turns back time to show us what The Andy Griffith Show is all about.