Tag: dictionary
Word of the Day Piper
Today’s word of the day, again thanks to the Old English Wordhord website, is piper. A piper is someone who plays a pipe. The Old English is pipere (/ˈpiː-pɛ-rə/ or […]
Word of the Day Deor
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Old English Wordhord website, (https://oldenglishwordhord.com/), is deor, an Old English (or Anglo-Saxon) noun meaning “an animal.” According to www.etymonline.com, deor came “from […]
Word of the Day: Psychopathy
Today’s Word of the Day is psychopathy, a noun that means “a mental disorder in which an individual manifests amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish […]
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 […]
Samuel Johnson: Foundations of Lexicography
There is no argument that Samuel Johnson had influence on society due to his work creating the first influential dictionary for the English language. His dictionary is one of the […]
An Expert’s Opinion on The Meaning of Everything
Lyssa Henry What would the world be like if nobody understood each other? If no two people spoke the same language, how would anyone get along? These are problems that […]