The word for today is… vivacious (adjective): : lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Vivacious may not be onomatopoeic in a strict sense, but there’s definitely something lively in the way its three syllables trip off the tongue. Perhaps this is why it has appealed
The word for today is… capitulate (verb): 1a: to surrender often after negotiation of terms b: to cease resisting : acquiesce 2 archaic : parley, negotiate Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : When it first entered English in the 16th century, capitulate meant “to discuss terms with an enemy; to negotiate.” Its Latin source
The word for today is… unfettered (adjective): : not controlled or restricted : free, unrestrained Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : A fetter is a chain or shackle for the feet (such as the kind sometimes used on a prisoner), or, more broadly, anything that confines or restrains. Fetter and unfetter both function as
The word for today is… sarcasm (noun): 1: a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain 2a: a mode of satirical wit depending for its effect on bitter, caustic, and often ironic language that is usually directed against an individual b: the use or
The word for today is… conflate (verb): 1a: to bring together : blend b: confuse 2: to combine (things, such as two versions of a text) into a composite whole Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Conflate can be traced back to the same roots as the English verb blow. Conflate comes from
he word for today is… kindred (adjective , noun): adjective 1: of a similar nature or character : like 2: of the same ancestry noun 1a: a group of related individuals b: one’s relatives 2: family relationship : kinship Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Family—both ancestral and in spirit—is what puts
The word for today is… harangue (noun, verb) noun 1: a speech addressed to a public assembly 2: a ranting speech or writing 3: lecture intransitive verb : to make a harangue, declaim transitive verb : to address in a harangue Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In Old Italian, the verb aringare meant
The word for today is… axiomatic (adjective): Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : An axiom is a principle widely accepted for its intrinsic merit, or one regarded as self-evidently true. A statement that is axiomatic, therefore, is one against which few people would argue. Axiomatic entered English from the New Latin word
The word for today is… whinge (verb): : to complain fretfully : whine Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : One of the strengths of the English language is the nuance it exhibits when called upon to supply words for every possible kind of whining and complaining. We English users vent, we lament, we fuss
The word for today is… oneiric (adjective): : of, relating to, or suggestive of dreams : dreamy Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The notion of using the Greek noun oneiros (meaning “dream”) to form the English adjective oneiric wasn’t dreamed up until the mid-19th century. But back in the late 1500s and
The word for today is… gargoyle (noun): 1a: a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building b: a grotesquely carved figure 2: a person with an ugly face Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In the
The word for today is… bedlam (noun): 1: a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion 2 capitalised: Bedlam : an asylum for the mentally ill 3 obsolete : madman, lunatic Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Bedlam, popular name for the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem, London, an asylum for the
The word for today is… epiphany (noun): 1 capitalized : January 6 observed as a church festival in commemoration of the coming of the Magi as the first manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles or in the Eastern Church in commemoration of the baptism of Christ 2: an appearance or manifestation
The word for today is… elysian (adjective): 1: of or relating to Elysium 2: blissful, delightful Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In classical mythology Elysium, also known as the Elysian Fields, was the paradise reserved for the heroes immortalized by the gods. Ancient Greek poets imagined it as the abode of
The word for today is… tenet (noun): : a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true. Especially : one held in common by members of an organization, movement, or profession Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Tenet holds a centuries-long tenure in the English language, but its hometown is Latin. In that
The word for today is… ominous (adjective): : being or exhibiting an omen : portentous : especially foreboding or foreshadowing evil : inauspicious Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Ominous didn’t always mean that something bad was about to happen. If you look closely, you can see the omen in ominous, which gave it the
