Tag: etymology
Word of the Day: Latent
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Word Guru, is latent. Latent is an adjective that means “present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential but not […]
Word of the Day: Plagiarism
Today’s word of the day, thanks to The Dictionary Project, is plagiarism. Plagiarism is a noun that refers to “the act of using another person’s work (words, ideas, passages, etc.) […]
Word of the Day: Inconspicuous
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the NY Times, is inconspicuous, an adjective that means “not conspicuous, noticeable, or prominent” (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/inconspicuous). Yeah. Another one of those circular definitions. So […]
Word of the Day: Connive
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Merriam-Webster, is connive. Connive is a verb that means “to secretly help someone do something dishonest or illegal” (https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day). Dictionary.com gives these definitions: […]
Word of the Day: Bellwether
Today’s word of the day is bellwether, thanks to Dictionary.com. Bellwether is a noun that means “a person or thing that shows the existence or direction of a trend” (https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/). […]
Word of the Day: Forsaken
Today’s word of the day is forsaken. Forsaken is the past participle of the verb to forsake, and thus it can be part of a verb phrase or used adjectivally. […]
Word of the Day: Idiopathic
Today’s word of the day, to continue the very brief medical-term trend, is idiopathic. It is one of my all-time favorite words. Idiopathic means “of unknown cause, as a disease” […]
Word of the Day: Iatrogenic
Today’s word of the day, thanks to a podcast I listened to yesterday, is iatrogenic (/aɪˌæ trəˈdʒɛn ɪk/ or ahy-a-truh-jen-ik). This adjective means “(of a medical disorder) caused by the […]
Word of the Day: Extirpate
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Word Guru email, is extirpate. Extirpate is a verb that means “to remove or destroy totally; do away with” or “to pull […]
Word of the Day: Commodious
Today’s word of the day is commodious, an adjective that means “spacious and convenient; roomy” or “ample or adequate for a particular purpose” (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/commodious). Dictionary.com says that it appeared in […]
Word of the Day: Voracity
Today’s word of the day is voracity. Voracity is a noun that means “the condition or quality of being voracious” (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/voracity). As I have said before, I really do not […]
Word of the Day: Hiatus
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Merriam-Webster, is hiatus. Hiatus is a noun which means “a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.” or […]