The word for today is… glower (verb, noun): verb : to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger noun : a sullen brooding look of annoyance or anger Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : We send this word, glower, out to the glaring grumps, the scowling scoundrels, and the pouting pessimists of the
The word for today is… sangfroid (noun): : self-possession or imperturbability especially under strain Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Sangfroid comes from the French term sang-froid, which literally translates as “cold blood.” When describing amphibians and reptiles, cold-blooded means “having a body temperature that is similar to the temperature
The word for today is… chapfallen (adjective): 1: having the lower jaw hanging loosely 2: cast down in spirit : depressed Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : To be chapfallen is, literally, to have one’s jaw in a fallen or lower position, a physical sign of dejection. The chap in chapfallen is
The word for today is… envisage (verb): 1: to view or regard in a certain way 2: to have a mental picture of especially in advance of realization Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Envisage is a word borrowed from French in the mid-17th century and sticks around to be used
The word for today is… purview (noun): 1a: the body or enacting part of a statute b: the limit, purpose, or scope of a statute 2: the range or limit of authority, competence, responsibility, concern, or intention 3: range of vision, understanding, or cognizance Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : It may
The word for today is… Kafkaesque (adjective): : of, relating to, or suggestive of Franz Kafka or his writings, especially having a nightmarishly complex, bizarre, or illogical quality Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Franz Kafka (1883-1924) was a Czech-born German-language writer whose surreal fiction vividly expressed the anxiety, alienation,
The word for today is… overweening (adjective): 1: arrogant, presumptuous 2: immoderate, exaggerated Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : “The overweening conceit which the greater part of men have of their own abilities is an ancient evil remarked by the philosophers and moralists of all ages.” So wrote the Scottish philosopher Adam
The word for today is… portmanteau (noun, adjective): noun 1: a word or part of a word made by combining the spellings and meanings of two or more other words or word parts (such as smog from smoke and fog) 2: a large suitcase adjective : combining more than one element,
The word for today is… word (visceral) adjective 1: felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep 2: not intellectual : instinctive, unreasoning 3: dealing with crude or elemental emotions : earthy 4: of, relating to, or located on or among the viscera : splanchnic Source : Merriam -Webster
The word for today is… delve (verb): 1: to dig or labour with or as if with a spade 2a: to make a careful or detailed search for information b: to examine a subject in detail archaic : excavate Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The verb traces to the early Old English
The word for today is… piquant (adjective): 1: engagingly provocative also : having a lively arch charm 2: agreeably stimulating to the taste Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Piquant flavors “sting” the tongue and piquant words “prick” the intellect, arousing interest. These varying senses reflect the etymology of the word piquant, which
The word for today is… ululate (verb): : to utter a loud, usually protracted, high-pitched, rhythmical sound especially as an expression of sorrow, joy, celebration, or reverence : howl Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : “When other birds are still, the screech owls take up the strain, like mourning women their ancient u-
The word for today is… aplomb (noun): : complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : If you do something with aplomb, you do it with composure and self-assurance—you do it with poise. This English noun aplomb was borrowed directly from French, where it carries
The word for today is… genial (adjective): 1a: marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness b: favorable to growth or comfort : mild 2: displaying or marked by genius 3 obsolete : of or relating to marriage or generation 4 obsolete : inborn, native 5 : of or relating to the chin Source
The word for today is… exhort (verb): : to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Exhort arrived in the 15th century from the Anglo-French word exorter, exhort traces back further to the Latin verb hortari, meaning “to incite to action, urge on, or encourage.” Latin
The word for today is… mentor (noun, verb): noun 1 capitalized : a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus’ son Telemachus 2a: a trusted counselor or guide b: tutor, coach verb : to serve as a mentor for : tutor Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Mentor is pretty ubiquitous in today’
