Tag: linguistics
Word of the Day: Neophilia
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Wordsmith.org’s A_Word_A_Day email, is neophilia. The email says that this noun means “The love of what’s new or novel.” Dictionary.com defines it as […]
Word of the Day: Primordial
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Dictionary.com, is primordial. Primordial is an adjective that means “constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original” or “first formed” […]
Word of the Day: Brusque
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Merriam-Webster, is brusque, which can also be spelled brusk, though the first version is preferred. It’s an adjective, and M-W says, “A person […]
Word of the Day: Inure
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the The Dictionary Project is inure. Inure is a verb that means “to accustom or harden by frequent or prolonged exposure,” according to […]
Word of the Day: Zetetic
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Dictionary.com is zetetic, and this one starts out crazy. The Word of the Day webpage (https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/) gives as a definition for the adjective, […]
Word of the Day: Exculpate
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Word Guru blog, is exculpate, a verb which means “to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame” (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/exculpate). […]
Word of the Day: Subterfuge
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Dictionary.com, is subterfuge, a noun which means “an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.” (https://www.dictionary.com/e/word-of-the-day/). […]
Word of the Day: Precipitate
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Word Guru at Wordsmith.org, is precipitate, which can be either an adjective, a noun, or a verb. It is interesting that the […]
Word of the Day: Conjecture
Today’s word of the day, thanks again to Merriam-Webster, is conjecture. Conjecture can be either a noun or a verb. As a noun, it means “the formation or expression of […]
Word of the Day: Redoubt
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary website, is redoubt. The noun is pronounced /rɪˈdaʊt/, with the emphasis on the second syllable and the first syllable containing […]
Word of the Day: Marathon
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Dictionary Project, is marathon. Marathon is a noun that means “a foot race that covers a distance of 26 miles, 385 yards […]
Word of the Day: Praxis
Today’s word of the day, thanks again to Merriam-Webster, is praxis. Praxis is a noun that means “practice, as distinguished from theory; application or use, as of knowledge or skills,” […]