Category: Word of the Day
Daily posts of an individual word study
Word of the Day: Equivocal
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of http://www.wordthink.com/, is equivocal, an adjective that means “Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous. Uncertain or questionable in nature.” Dictionary.com provides three definitions: […]
Word of the Day: Saturnine
Today’s word of the day, thanks to https://www.synonyms.com/wotd.php, is saturnine. It’s an adjective that means “sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn,” “suffering from lead poisoning, as a person,” or “due to […]
Word of the Day: Psychohistory
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Oxford English Dictionary, is psychohistory. Psychohistory is a noun that means “history or the writing of history employing the techniques of psychoanalysis […]
Word of the Day: Vainglory
The first word of the day for the new year is vainglory, which www.dictionary.com defines as “excessive elation or pride over one’s own achievements, abilities, etc.; boastful vanity” and “empty […]
Word of the Day: Lugubrious
Today’s word of the day is lugubrious, an adjective meaning 1. “sad or gloomy” or 2. “exaggeratedly mournful,” according to Word Genius (https://www.wordgenius.com/). Dictionary.com defines it as “mournful, dismal, or […]
Word of the Day: Aphorism
The word of the day for today is aphorism, a noun which means “a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation” (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/aphorism?s=t). It’s interesting to me that the […]
Word of the Day: Virulent
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of WordThink, is virulent, an adjective which means, according to the website, “Extremely severe or harmful in its effects. Bitterly hostile or antagonistic; hateful” […]
Word of the Day: Ephemeral
The word of the day for today is ephemeral. Ephemeral, according to www.dictionary.com, can be used as an adjective or as a noun. As an adjective, it can mean 1. […]
Word of the Day: Luminary
Today’s word of the day is luminary. Luminary can be either a noun or an adjective. As a noun, it actually has three meanings: 1. “a celestial body, as the […]
Word of the Day: Panacea
Thanks to WordGenius.com for today’s word of the day, panacea. The website gives two definitions for panacea: 1. “A mythical remedy for all illness and disease,” and 2. “A solution […]
Word of the Day: Surreal
The word of the day is courtesy of WordThink.com: surreal. Surreal is an adjective that means “Having the disorienting quality of a dream; unreal; fantastic” (http://www.wordthink.com/). According to www.dictionary.com, it […]
Word of the Day: Halcyon
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Oxford English Dictionary, is halcyon. If you have ever heard this word in conversation or seen this word in print, you probably […]











