The word for today is… laconic (adjective): : using or involving the use of a minimum of words Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Laconia was an ancient country in southern Greece. Its capital city was Sparta, and the Spartans were famous for their terseness of speech. Laconic comes to us by way
The word for today is… coalesce (verb): 1 : to grow together 2a : to unite into a whole : fuse b : to unite for a common end : join forces 3 : to arise from the combination of distinct elements Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :The meaning of many English words equals the sum of
The word for today is… rancid (adjective): 1 : having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition 2 : distinctly unpleasant or distasteful : offensive Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Rancid and putrid and fetid. While all three words are used to describe unpleasant smells and tastes, each also traces
The word for today is… broadside (noun, adjective, adverb, verb): noun 1a(1) : a sizable sheet of paper printed on one side (2) : a sheet printed on one or both sides and folded b : something (such as a ballad) printed on a broadside 2 archaic : the side of a ship
The word for today is… titivate (verb): : to make smart or spruce Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Titivate, spruce, smarten, and spiff all mean “to make a person or thing neater or more attractive.” Titivate often refers to making small additions or alterations in attire (“titivate the costume with sequins and
The word for today is… invective (noun, adjective): noun 1 : insulting or abusive language 2 : an abusive expression or speech adjective : of, relating to, or characterized by insult or abuse Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Invective originated in the 15th century as an adjective meaning “of, relating to, or characterized by
The word for today is… substantive (adjective): 1 : having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned 2 : considerable in amount or numbers 3a : real rather than apparent : b : belonging to the substance of a thing : essential c : expressing existence 4a : having the nature or function of
The word for today is… obliterate (verb): 1a : to remove utterly from recognition or memory b : to remove from existence : destroy utterly all trace, indication, or significance of c medical : to cause (something, such as a bodily part, a scar, or a duct conveying body fluid) to disappear or collapse
The word for today is… colossus (noun) : 1 : a statue of gigantic size and proportions 2 : a person or thing of immense size or power Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :The original colossi (notice the plural form) were the larger-than-life statues made by the Greeks and Romans. The most famous of
The word for today is… facsimile (noun): 1 : an exact copy 2 : a system of transmitting and reproducing graphic matter (such as printing or still pictures) by means of signals sent over telephone lines Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :The facsimile machine (or fax machine) was an office staple, but its
The word for today is… mawkish (adjective): 1 : lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste 2 : exaggeratedly or childishly emotional Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Mawkish really opens up a can of worms—or maggots, as it were: the word wriggled out from Middle English mawke, meaning “maggot.” Its earliest sense,
The word for today is… conciliate (verb): 1 : appease 2 : to gain (something, such as goodwill) by pleasing acts 3 : to make compatible : reconcile Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :The immediate source of conciliate is a form of the Latin verb conciliare, meaning “to assemble, unite, win over,” and when conciliate
The word for today is… panache (noun): 1 : an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet 2 : dash or flamboyance in style and action Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Few literary characters can match the panache of French poet and soldier Cyrano de Bergerac, from Edmond Rostand’s 1897
The word for today is.. assiduous (adjective): : showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Assiduous came to English directly from the Latin assiduus, an adjective derived from the verb assidere “to sit beside.” To the ancient Romans, assiduus carried
The word for today is… demeanour (noun): : behaviour toward others Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :The history of demeanour begins with a threat: the word has its roots in Latin minari “to threaten.” A form of that word was used in contexts having to do with driving animals—that is, impelling
The word for today is… adjure (verb): 1 : to command solemnly under or as if under oath or penalty of a curse 2 : to urge or advise earnestly Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Adjure comes, by way of Anglo-French, from the Latin verb adjurure, which means “to affirm with an oath”
