The word for today is… melee (noun): : a confused struggle especially a hand-to-hand fight among several people Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : English has no shortage of words for confused and noisy fights, some (fray, brawl, scrap) more common than others (donnybrook, fracas). Melee tends to be encountered more
The word for today is… forfend (verb): 1a archaic : forbid b: to ward off : prevent 2: protect, preserve Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Forfend is an unusual word in that its most commonly used sense is considered archaic, meaning it survives in English chiefly in specialized uses. When forfend was first
The word for today is… precision (noun, adjective): noun 1: the quality or state of being precise : exactness 2a: the degree of refinement with which an operation is performed or a measurement stated b: the accuracy (as in binary or decimal places) with which a number can be represented usually
The word for today is… cohesive (noun): : exhibiting or producing cohesion or coherence Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :The Latin verb haerere has shown remarkable stick-to-itiveness in influencing the English lexicon, which is fitting for a word that means “to be closely attached; to stick.” Among its descendants are
The word for today is… demagogue (noun, verb): noun 1: a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power 2: a leader championing the cause of the common people in ancient times verb : to behave like a demagogue Source : Merriam -Webster
The word for today is… word (form): 1: secure from violation or profanation 2: secure from assault or trespass : unassailable Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Inviolable is a venerable word that has been with us since the 15th century. Its opposite, violable (“capable of being or likely to be violated”), appeared
The word for today is… : loss of hair, wool, or feathers alopecia (noun): Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Doctors use “alopecia” to refer to various forms of hair loss, including “alopecia areata,” a sudden loss of hair in patches that involves little or no inflammation. It may surprise you to learn
The word for today is… cohort (noun): 1: companion, colleague 2a: band, group b: a group of individuals having a statistical factor (such as age or class membership) in common in a demographic study c: one of 10 divisions of an ancient Roman legion d: a group of warriors or
The word for today is… ken (noun, verb): noun 1: the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge 2a: the range of vision b: sight, view verb 1 archaic : see 2 chiefly dialectal : recognize 3 chiefly Scotland : know Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Ken is a word that can encompass all that
The word for today is… assail (verb): 1: to attack violently : assault 2: to encounter, undertake, or confront energetically 3: to oppose, challenge, or criticize harshly and forcefully 4a: to trouble or afflict in a manner that threatens to overwhelm b: to be perceived by (a person, a person’s
The word for today is… homage (noun): 1a: a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord b: the relationship between a feudal lord and his vassal c: an act done or payment made in meeting the obligations due from a vassal to a feudal
The word for today is… tendentious (adjective): : marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Tendentious is one of several words English speakers can choose when they want to suggest that someone has made up their mind in advance. You may
The word for today is… burgeon (verb): 1a: to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout b: bloom 2: to grow and expand rapidly : flourish Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Burgeon arrived in Middle English as burjonen, a borrowing from the Anglo-French verb burjuner, meaning “to bud
The word for today is… palpable (adjective): 1: capable of being touched or felt : tangible 2: easily perceptible : noticeable 3: easily perceptible by the mind : manifest Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Palpable, which has since the 14th century described things that can be literally felt through the skin (such as a
The word for today is… noblesse oblige (noun): : the obligation of honorable, generous, and responsible behavior associated with high rank or birth Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In a tale collected in 16th-century Germany, a noblewoman wonders why the hungry poor don’t simply eat Krosem (a sweet bread), her
The word for today is… gingerly (adjective, adverb): adjective : very cautious or careful adverb : with extreme care concerning the result of a movement or action : very cautiously and carefully Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Always extra pleasure when WOTD features an adverb – breaks up the endless procession of nouns, adjectives and
