The word for today is… snooze (verb, noun): verb: : to take a nap noun: : nap Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : For something a bit different this morning, the origin of snooze is……unknown. However its first documented use as a verb is 1785 and as a noun eight years later. If
The word for today is… wend (verb, noun): verb: : to direct one’s course : to proceed on (one’s way) noun (capitalised) : a member of a Slavic people of eastern Germany Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Wend is related to the verb wind, which means, among other things, “to follow a
The word for today is… limerick (noun): : a light or humorous verse form of five chiefly anapestic verses of which lines 1, 2, and 5 are of three feet and lines 3 and 4 are of two feet with a rhyme scheme of aabba Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : A limerick
The word for today is… gregarious (adjective): 1a : tending to associate with others of one’s kind b : marked by or indicating a liking for companionship c : of or relating to a social group 2a of a plant : growing in a cluster or a colony b : living in contiguous nests
The word for today is… cryptography (noun): 1 : secret writing 2 : the enciphering and deciphering of messages in secret code or cipher Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : For a word having to do with secrets, cryptography has a surprisingly transparent origin. The word comes from Greek kryptos, meaning “hidden” or “secret,
The word for today is… behest (noun): 1 : an authoritative order : command 2 : an urgent prompting Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Behest first appeared in Old English and was formed from the prefix be- and the verb hatan (“to command” or “to promise”). While this word was originally used only in
The word for today is… quorum (noun): 1 : a select group 2 : the number (such as a majority) of officers or members of a body that when duly assembled is legally competent to transact business 3 : a Mormon body comprising those in the same grade of priesthood Source : Merriam -Webster
The word for today is… propaganda (noun): 1 capitalized : a congregation of the Roman curia having jurisdiction over missionary territories and related institutions 2 : the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person 3 : ideas, facts, or allegations
The word for today is… awe (noun, verb): noun 1 : an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime 2 archaic a : dread, terror b : the power to inspire dread verb : to inspire or fill with awe Source : Merriam -Webster
The word for today is… uncouth (adjective): 1a : awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude b : lacking in polish and grace c : strange or clumsy in shape or appearance 2a archaic : not known or not familiar to one : seldom experienced b obsolete : mysterious, uncanny Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology
The word for today is… archetype (noun): 1 : the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies 2 psychology : an inherited idea or mode of thought in the psychology of Carl Gustav Jung that is derived from the experience of the race
The word for today is… imbroglio (noun): 1a : an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding b : scandal c : a violently confused or bitterly complicated altercation : embroilment d : an intricate or complicated situation (as in a drama or novel) 2 : a confused mass Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Imbroglio and embroilment are more
The word for today is… idiom (noun): 1 : an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for “undecided”) or in its grammatically atypical
The word for today is… unison (noun, adjective): noun: 1a : identity in musical pitch specifically : the interval of a perfect prime b : the state of being so tuned or sounded c : the writing, playing, or singing of parts in a musical passage at the same pitch or in octaves 2
The word for today is… elixir (noun): 1a(1) : a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold (2) : a substance held capable of prolonging life indefinitely b(1) : cure-all (2) : a medicinal concoction 2 : a sweetened liquid usually containing alcohol that is used in medication either for
The word for today is… mystery (noun): 1a : something not understood or beyond understanding : enigma b : a piece of fiction dealing usually with the solution of a mysterious crime c : the secret or specialized practices or ritual peculiar to an occupation or a body of people d obsolete : a private
