The word for today is… thesaurus (noun) – 1a : a book of words or of information about a particular field or set of concepts especially : a book of words and their synonyms b : a list of subject headings or descriptors usually with a cross-reference system for use in the organization of
The word for today is… insouciance (noun) – : lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Don’t worry – be insouciant. Perhaps your mind will rest easier if we explain that English speakers learned “insouciance” from the French in the 1700s (and the adjective “insouciant” has been part of our language since
The word for today is… affluent (adjective) – 1 : having an abundance of goods or riches : wealthy 2 : flowing in abundance Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Are your coffers overflowing? Is your cash flow more than adequate? Are your assets fluid? If so, you can consider yourself affluent. Affluent is all about
The word for today is… forswear (verb) – 1 : to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath 2a : to reject or renounce under oath b : to renounce earnestly 3 : to deny under oath Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Forswear (which is also sometimes spelled foreswear) is the modern
The word for today is… emeritus (noun, adjective) – noun a person retired from professional life but permitted to retain as an honorary title the rank of the last office held adjective 1 : holding after retirement an honorary title corresponding to that held last during active service 2 : retired from an
The word for today is… miasma (noun) – 1 : a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease also : a heavy vaporous emanation or atmosphere 2 : an influence or atmosphere that tends to deplete or corrupt Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In notes taken during a voyage to South America on HMS Beagle
The word for today is… inveigle (verb) – 1 : to win over by wiles : entice 2 : to acquire by ingenuity or flattery : wangle Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Inveigle, a word that dates from the 16th century, refers to the act of using clever talk, trickery, or flattery to either persuade somebody
The word for today is… progeny (noun) – 1a : descendants, children b : offspring of animals or plants 2 : outcome, product 3 : a body of followers, disciples, or successors Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Progeny is the progeny of the Latin verb progignere, meaning “to beget.” That Latin word is itself an offspring
The word for today is… abrupt (adjective) – 1a : characterized by or involving action or change without preparation or warning : sudden and unexpected b : rudely or unceremoniously curt c : lacking smoothness or continuity : an abrupt transition 2 : giving the impression of being cut or broken off: especially involving a sudden steep
The word for today is… calumny (noun) – 1 : a misrepresentation intended to harm another’s reputation 2 : the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another’s reputation Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Calumny made an appearance in these famous words from Shakespeare’s Hamlet: “If thou
The word for today is… harry (verb) – 1 : to make a pillaging or destructive raid on 2 : to force to move along by harassing 3 : to torment by or as if by constant attack Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Was there once a warlike man named Harry who is the source
The word for today is… jocund (adjective) – : marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Don’t let the etymology of jocund play tricks on you. The word comes from jucundus, a Latin word meaning “agreeable” or “delightful,” and ultimately from the Latin verb
The word for today is… fealty (noun) – 1a : the fidelity of a vassal or feudal tenant to his lord b : the obligation of such fidelity 2 : intense fidelity Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In The Use of Law, published posthumously in 1629, Francis Bacon wrote, “Fealty is to take an oath
The word for today is… deride (verb) – 1 : to laugh at or insult contemptuously 2 : to subject to usually bitter or contemptuous ridicule or criticism Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : When deride was borrowed into English in the 16th century, it came to us by combining the prefix de- with ridere,
The word for today is… titanic (adjective) – having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Before becoming the name of one of the most famous ships in history, titanic referred to the Titans, a family of giants in Greek mythology who were believed to have once ruled
The word for today is… poignant (adjective) – 1a(1) : painfully affecting the feelings : piercing (2) : deeply affecting : touching b : designed to make an impression : cutting poignant satire 2a : pleasurably stimulating b : being to the point : apt 3 : pungently pervasive a poignant perfume Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Poignant comes to us
