The word for today is… dally (verb) – 1a : to act playfully b : to deal lightly : toy 2a : to waste time b : linger, dawdle Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : English speakers have been playing with different uses of dally since the 14th century. They first started using the word with the meaning
The word for today is… pulchritude (noun) – : physical comeliness Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : If English poet John Keats was right when he wrote that “a thing of beauty is a joy forever,” then pulchritude should bring bliss for many years to come. That word has already served English handsomely for
The word for today is… recrudescence (noun)- : a new outbreak after a period of abatement or inactivity Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Recrudescence derives from the Latin verb recrudescere, meaning “to become raw again” (used, for example, of wounds). Ultimately, it can be traced back to the Latin word for raw,
The word for today is… bipartisan (adjective) – : of, relating to, or involving members of two parties – specifically : marked by or involving cooperation, agreement, and compromise between two major political parties Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Bipartisan is a two-part word. The first element is the prefix bi-, which means “two”
The word for today is… wherefore (adverb, noun) – adverb 1 : for what reason or purpose : why 2 : therefore noun : an answer or statement giving an explanation : reason – wants to know the whys and wherefores Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : A bit of a rarity this morning, an adverb. When Shakespeare’s
The word for today is… bivouac (noun, verb) – noun 1 : a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter 2a : encampment usually for a night b : a temporary or casual shelter or lodging verb 1 : to make a bivouac 2 : to take shelter often temporarily Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In
The word for today is… jeremiad (noun) – : a prolonged lamentation or complaint Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Jeremiah was a naysayer. That Jewish prophet, who lived from about 650 to 570 BC, spent his days lambasting the Hebrews for their false worship and social injustice and denouncing the king for his
The word for today is… urbane (adjective) – : notably polite or polished in manner Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : City slickers and country folk have long debated whether life is better in town or in the wide open spaces, and urbane is a term that springs from the throes of that debate.
The word for today is… hagiography (noun) – 1 : biography of saints or venerated persons 2 : idealizing or idolizing biography Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Like “biography” and “autograph,” the word hagiography has to do with the written word. The combining form “-graphy” comes from Greek graphein, meaning “to write.” “Hagio-” comes
The word for today is… expropriate (verb) – 1 : to deprive of possession or proprietary rights 2 : to transfer (the property of another) to one’s own possession Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : If you guessed that expropriate has something in common with the verb appropriate, you’re right. Both words ultimately
The word for today is… guttural (adjective) – 1 : articulated in the throat 2 : being or marked by utterance that is strange, unpleasant, or disagreeable Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Though it is now used to describe many sounds or utterances which strike the listener as harsh or disagreeable, the adjective guttural
The word for today is… attenuate (verb) – 1 : to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken 2 : to reduce the severity, virulence, or vitality of 3 : to make thin or slender 4 : to make thin in consistency : rarefy 5 : to become thin, fine, or less Source : Merriam -Webster
The word for today is… capricious (adjective) – governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive, unpredictable Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The noun caprice, which first appeared in English in the mid-17th century, is a synonym of whim. Evidence shows that the adjective capricious debuted about sixty years before caprice; it’s
The word for today is… torpor (noun) – 1a : a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility b : a state of lowered physiological activity typically characterized by reduced metabolism, heart rate, respiration, and body temperature that occurs in varying degrees especially in hibernating and estivating animals 2
The word for today is… omniscient (adjective) – 1 : having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight 2 : possessed of universal or complete knowledge Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : One who is omniscient literally knows all. The word omniscient, which has been part of English since at least the beginning of the 17th century,
The word for today is… flounder (noun, verb) – noun : flatfish especially any of various marine fishes (families Pleuronectidae, Paralichthyidae, and Bothidae) that include important food fishes verb : 1 : to struggle to move or obtain footing : thrash about wildly 2 : to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology
