The word for today is… eructation (noun): : an act or instance of belching Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Eructation is simply a fancier, and some might argue a more decorous, word for “belch.” “Eructation” was borrowed from Latin in the 15th century; the verb eruct, meaning “to belch,” followed in the
The word for today is… futile (adjective): 1: serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective 2: occupied with trifles : frivolous Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Futile broke into 16th-century English as a Latinate borrowing from Middle French. The Latin derivative, f?tilis, was used to describe things that are brittle or
The word for today is… inkling (noun): 1: a slight knowledge or vague notion 2: a slight indication or suggestion : hint, clue Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Inkling has nothing to do with ink, whether of squid, tattoo, or any other variety. Originating in English in the early 16th century, inkling
The word for today is… volatile (adjective, noun): adjective 1a: characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change b: unable to hold the attention fixed because of an inherent lightness or fickleness of disposition 2a: tending to erupt into violence : explosive b: easily aroused c: lighthearted, lively 3: readily
The word for today is… soiree (noun): : a party or reception held in the evening Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In English, soiree means “a fancy evening affair.” The word comes directly from French and was formed from the word soir, meaning “evening” or “night.” The French make a subtle distinction
The word for today is… dialectic (noun): 1 philosophy : logic 2 philosophy a: discussion and reasoning by dialogue as a method of intellectual investigation specifically : the Socratic techniques of exposing false beliefs and eliciting truth b: the Platonic (see platonic sense 1) investigation of the eternal ideas 3 philosophy : the
The word for today is… context (noun): 1: the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning 2: the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs : environment, setting Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In its earliest uses (documented in the 15th
The word for today is… chasten (verb): 1: to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline also : purify 2a: to prune (something, such as a work or style of art) of excess, pretense, or falsity : refine b: to cause to be more humble or restrained : subdue Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Chasten,
The word for today is… asunder (adverb or adjective): 1: into parts 2: apart from each other Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Another adverb today; I like it when adverbs turn up. To get to the root of today’s word, it helps to take it apart and focus on the
The word for today is… travesty (noun, verb): noun 1: a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation 2: a burlesque translation or literary or artistic imitation usually grotesquely incongruous in style, treatment, or subject matter verb : to make a travesty of : parody Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : When disaster strikes, keeping
The word for today is… fungible (adjective , noun): adjective 1: being something (such as money or a commodity) of such a nature that one part or quantity may be replaced by another equal part or quantity in paying a debt or settling an account 2: capable of mutual substitution : interchangeable
The word for today is… myrmidon (noun): 1 capitalized : a member of a legendary Thessalian people who accompanied their king Achilles in the Trojan War 2: a loyal follower Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The Myrmidons, legendary inhabitants of Thessaly in Greece, were known for their fierce devotion to Achilles, the
The word for today is… encomium (noun): : glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Kudos to encomium for being a marvelous, magnificent, must-have word for high praise for over four centuries—at least in formal speech and writing. Indeed, like its synonym panegyric, encomium (from the Greek
The word for today is… feckless (adjective): 1: weak, ineffective 2: worthless, irresponsible Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Someone feckless is lacking in feck. And what, you may ask, is feck? In Scots—our source of feckless—feck means “majority” or “effect.” The term is ultimately an alteration of the Middle
The word for today is… environment (noun): 1: the circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded 2a: the complex of physical, chemical, and biotic factors (such as climate, soil, and living things) that act upon an organism or an ecological community and ultimately determine its form and survival
The word for today is… preen (verb): 1 of a bird : to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland 2: to dress or smooth (oneself) up : primp 3: to pride or congratulate (oneself) on an
