The word for today is… authentic (adjective): 1: not false or imitation : real, actual 2: true to one’s own personality, spirit, or character 3a: worthy of acceptance or belief as conforming to or based on fact b: conforming to an original so as to reproduce essential features c: made
The word for today is… kinetic (adjective): 1: of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith 2a: active, lively b: dynamic, energizing 3: of or relating to kinetic art Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Ever watch a top spin? Or see one snooker
The word for today is… culprit (noun): 1: one accused of or charged with a crime 2: one guilty of a crime or a fault 3: the source or cause of a problem Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Culprit is related to culpable, which itself comes (via Middle English and Anglo-French)
The word for today is… olfactory (adjective): : of or relating to the sense of smell Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Olfactory comes from the Latin word olfacere (“to smell”), which in turn combines two verbs, olere (“to give off a smell”) and facere (“to do”). It often appears in scientific contexts
The word for today is… panjandrum (noun): 1- a pompous self-important official or person of rank 2 – Secret WWII rocket propelled rolling bomb project designed to be used at beach assaults. It was an abject failure and was never deployed in action. Source : Interesting literature.com; Youtube Etymology : One of
The word for today is… abnegate (verb): 1 formal : deny, renounce 2 formal : surrender, relinquish Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : There’s no denying that the Latin root negare, meaning “to deny,” has given English some useful words, among them abnegate, which is used in formal settings to mean “to deny
The word for today is… nebbish (noun): : a timid, meek, or ineffectual person Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Nebbish comes from the Yiddish word nebekh, meaning “poor” or “unfortunate.” In keeping with the term’s semantic timidity, its journey from Yiddish to English wasn’t accomplished in a single bold leap.
The word for today is… tranche (noun): : a division or portion of a pool or whole Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In French, tranche means “slice.” Cutting deeper into the word’s etymology, we find the Old French word trancer, meaning “to cut.” Tranche emerged in the English language in the
The word for today is… scrumptious (adjective): :delightful, excellent, delicious Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : First appearing in English in the early 1800s, scrumptious is a mouth-watering word that is used to describe things delightful and delectable. It may have originated as an alteration of sumptuous, carrying the elegant connotations of
The word for today is… ransack (verb): 1: to look through thoroughly in often a rough way 2: to search through and steal from in a forceful and damaging way Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Ransack carries the image of a house being roughly disarranged, as might happen when you are
The word for today is… laissez-faire (noun): 1: a doctrine opposing governmental interference in economic affairs beyond the minimum necessary for the maintenance of peace and property rights 2: a philosophy or practice characterized by a usually deliberate abstention from direction or interference especially with individual freedom of choice and
The word for today is… inordinate (adjective): 1: exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate 2 archaic : disorderly, unregulated Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Although today it describes something that exceeds reasonable limits, inordinate used to be applied to what does not conform to the expected or desired order of things. That sense, synonymous
The word for today is… disabuse (verb): : to free from error, misconception, or fallacy Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Taken as a product of its parts, one might assume that disabuse means “to not abuse.” While the usage has changed over the years, that assumption isn’t entirely wrong. We know
The word for today is… vermin (noun): 1a: small common harmful or objectionable animals (such as lice or fleas) that are difficult to control b: birds and mammals that prey on game c: animals that at a particular time and place compete (as for food) with humans or domestic animals
The word for today is… doge (noun): : the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Italian dialect, from Latin duc-, dux leader. First known use was in 1549 If you enjoyed this BFD word of the day please consider sharing it with your friends
The word for today is… hallmark (noun, verb): noun 1a: an official mark stamped on gold and silver articles in England to attest their purity b: a mark or device placed or stamped on an article of trade to indicate origin, purity, or genuineness 2: a distinguishing characteristic, trait, or
