Tag: linguistics
Word of the Day Debacle
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of The Dictionary Project, is debacle (/di ˈbɑ kəl/ or deɪ- or də- or – -ˈbæk əl/, showing the different acceptable pronunciations). A debacle […]
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: 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 […]
Word of the Day: Clue
Today’s word of the day comes courtesy of The History of English Podcast by Kevin Stroud (https://historyofenglishpodcast.com/). Mr. Stroud began his podcast in June of 2012, and it has continued […]
Word of the Day: Aeolian
Today’s Word of the Day, courtesy of www.dictionary.com, is aeolian, an adjective meaning “pertaining to Aeolus, or to the winds in general,” or “(usually lowercase) of or caused by the wind; wind-blown.” […]