The word for today is… candor (noun): Source : Merriam -Webster 1 : unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness 2 : freedom from prejudice or malice 3a literary : brightness, brilliance b obsolete : unstained purity Etymology : Candor comes from Latin candere, meaning “to shine or glow.” That origin is reflected in the word’s
The word for today is… nonchalant (adjective): : having an air of easy unconcern or indifference Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : There is no word chalant in English. Nonchalant comes from an Old French word nonchaloir, meaning “to disregard.” That word comes from non-, meaning “not,” + chaloir, meaning “to concern.” Nonchalant can
The word for today is… anarchy (noun): 1a : absence of government b : a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority c : a utopian society of individuals who enjoy complete freedom without government 2a : absence or denial of any authority or established order b : absence
The word for today is… slapdash (adjective): : haphazard, slipshod Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : An early recorded use of slapdash comes from 17th-century British poet and dramatist John Dryden, who used it as an adverb in his play The Kind Keeper. “Down I put the notes slap-dash,” he wrote.
The word for today is… meander (noun, verb): noun: 1 : a winding path or course 2 : a turn or winding of a stream verb: 1 : to follow a winding or intricate course 2 : to wander aimlessly or casually without urgent destination Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Meander comes from Greek Maiandros,
The word for today is… fastidious (adjective): 1a : showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care b : reflecting a meticulous, sensitive, or demanding attitude c : having high and often capricious standards : difficult to please 2 having complex nutritional requirements fastidious microorganisms 3 archaic : scornful Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Fastidious comes from
The word for today is… collaborate (verb): 1 : to work with another person or group in order to achieve or do something 2 disapproving : to give help to an enemy who has invaded your country during a war Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The Latin prefix com-, meaning “with, together, or
The word for today is… peremptory (adjective): a : putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay specifically : not providing an opportunity to show cause why one should not comply b : admitting of no contradiction 2 : expressive of urgency or command 3a : characterized by often imperious
The word for today is… disheveled (adjective): marked by disorder or disarray Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Disheveled comes from Middle English discheveled, meaning “bareheaded” or “with disordered hair.” That word is partially based on Anglo-French deschevele, a combination of the prefix des- (“dis-“) and chevoil (“hair”). In English, disheveled
The word for today is… sycophant (noun): a servile self-seeking flatterer Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In ancient Greece, sykophantes meant “slanderer.” It derives from two other Greek words, sykon (meaning “fig”) and phainein (meaning “to show or reveal”). How did fig revealers become slanderers? One theory has to do
The word for today is… schadenfreude (noun – often capitalised): : enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Schadenfreude is a combination of the German nouns Schaden, meaning “damage” or “harm,” and Freude, meaning “joy.” So it makes sense that schadenfreude means joy over some harm or misfortune
The word for today is… jettison (verb): 1 : to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision 2 : to drop (cargo) to lighten a ship’s load in time of distress 3 : to drop from
The word for today is… bona fides (noun): 1 : good faith : sincerity 2 : the fact of being genuine —often plural in construction 3 : evidence of one’s good faith or genuineness —often plural in construction 4 : evidence of one’s qualifications or achievements —often plural in construction Source : Merriam -Webster
The word for today is… obsequious (adjective): : marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : According to the origin of the word, an obsequious person is more likely to be a follower than a leader. The word comes from Latin sequi, meaning “to follow”; the prefix ob-
The word for today is… litany (noun): 1 : a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation 2a : a resonant or repetitive chant b : a usually lengthy recitation or enumeration c : a sizable series or set – e.g. a litany
The word for today is… factoid (noun): 1 : an invented fact believed to be true because it appears in print 2 : a briefly stated and usually trivial fact Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : We can thank Norman Mailer for factoid: he used the word in his 1973 book Marilyn (about Marilyn
