The word for today is… facility (noun): 1: the quality of being easily performed 2: ease in performance : aptitude 3: readiness of compliance 4 a(1) : something that makes an action, operation, or course of conduct easier —usually used in plural (2): lavatory —often used in plural b: something (such
The word for today is… Byzantine (adjective): 1: of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient city of Byzantium 2 architecture : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire especially in the fifth and sixth centuries featuring the dome carried on
The word for today is… canard (noun): 1a: a false or unfounded report or story especially : a fabricated report b: a groundless rumor or belief 2: an airplane with horizontal stabilizing and control surfaces in front of supporting surfaces also : a small airfoil in front of the wing of an
The word for today is… pungent (adjective): 1: sharply painful 2: having a stiff and sharp point 3a: marked by a sharp incisive quality : caustic b: being sharp and to the point 4a: causing a sharp or irritating sensation b: having an intense flavor or odor Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology
The word for today is… consigliere (noun): : a person who serves as an adviser or counselor to the leader of a criminal organization Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The word consigliere comes from Italian and has been a part of English since the 17th century; it was originally used of someone
The word for today is… ruminate (verb): 1: to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly 2: to chew repeatedly for an extended period Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : When you ruminate, you chew something over, either literally or figuratively. Literal rumination may seem a little gross
The word for today is… lambent (adjective): 1: playing lightly on or over a surface : flickering 2: softly bright or radiant 3: marked by lightness or brilliance especially of expression Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In his short story “The Word,” Vladimir Nabokov limned a dream-like landscape where “a wind, like
The word for today is… ameliorate (verb): : to make better or more tolerable Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Ameliorate traces back to melior, the Latin adjective meaning “better,” and is a synonym of the verbs better and improve. When is it better to use ameliorate? If a situation is bad, ameliorate
The word for today is… jaundiced (adjective): 1: affected with or as if with jaundice 2: exhibiting or influenced by envy, distaste, or hostility Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Cast not a jaundiced eye on the word jaundiced—and by that we mean this: don’t dislike or distrust jaundiced because
The word for today is… assuage (verb): 1: to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease 2: pacify, quiet 3: to put an end to by satisfying : appease, quench Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Assuage comes from the Latin adjective suavis, meaning“sweet.” (Sweet itself is also a
The word for today is… indomitable (adjective): : incapable of being subdued : unconquerable Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The prefix in- (spelled im- before b, m, and p) means “not” in an innumerable collection of English words. The common suffix -able means “capable of, fit for, or worthy of.” Combine those two
The word for today is… arbiter (noun): 1: a person with power to decide a dispute : judge 2: a person or agency whose judgment or opinion is considered authoritative Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : A large portion of the words we use today come from Latin roots. Many of these words
The word for today is… microcosm (noun): 1: a little world 2: a community or other unity that is an epitome of a larger unity Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Small wonder that the oldest meaning of microcosm in our dictionary is “little world”: the word comes ultimately from the Greek
The word for today is… celebrate (verb): transitive verb 1: to perform (a sacrament or solemn ceremony) publicly and with appropriate rites 2a: to honor (an occasion, such as a holiday) especially by solemn ceremonies or by refraining from ordinary business b: to mark (something, such as an anniversary) by
The word for today is… reconcile (verb): 1a: to restore to friendship or harmony b: settle, resolve 2: to make consistent or congruous 3: to cause to submit to or accept something unpleasant 4a: to check (a financial account) against another for accuracy b: to account for Source : Merriam -Webster
The word for today is… nidifugous (adjective): : leaving the nest soon after hatching Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Nidifugous hatched from the Latin words nidus, meaning “nest,” and fugere, meaning “to flee.” Its contrasting word nidicolous, meaning “reared for a time in a nest,” combines nidus with the English combining form
