The word for today is… menagerie (noun): 1a : a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition b : a collection of wild or foreign animals kept especially for exhibition 2 : a varied mixture Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Back in the days of Middle French, ménagerie meant “the management
he word for today is… ineffable (adjective): 1a : incapable of being expressed in words b : unspeakable 2 : not to be uttered Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :”Every tone was a testimony against slavery, and a prayer to God for deliverance from chains. The hearing of those wild notes always depressed my
The word for today is… plausible (adjective): 1 : superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious 2 : superficially pleasing or persuasive 3 : appearing worthy of belief Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Today the word plausible usually means “reasonable” or “believable,” but it once held the meanings “worthy of being applauded” and
The word for today is… ostentatious (adjective): : attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Showy, pretentious, and ostentatious all mean “given to outward display,” but there are subtle
The word for today is… luddite (noun): one of a group of early 19th century English workmen destroying labour saving machinery as a protest broadly : one who is opposed to especially technological change Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Long before your Luddite friend was waxing poetic about how blissful it is
The word for today is… confabulate (verb): 1 : to talk informally : chat 2 : to hold a discussion : confer 3 : to fill in gaps in memory by fabrication Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Confabulate is a fabulous word for making fantastic fabrications. Given the similarities in spelling and sound, you might guess
he word for today is… dragoon (noun, verb): noun 1 : a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed mounted troops 2 : cavalryman verb 1 : to subjugate or persecute by harsh use of troops 2 : to force into submission or compliance especially by violent measures Source : Merriam
The word for today is… extradition (noun): : the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Extradition and its related verb extradite are both ultimately
The word for today is… pathos (noun): 1 : an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion 2 : an emotion of sympathetic pity Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The Greek word pathos means “experience, misfortune, emotion, condition,” and comes from Greek path-, meaning “experience, undergo, suffer.” In English,
The word for today is… iconoclast (noun): 1 : a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions 2 : a person who destroys religious images or opposes their veneration Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Iconoclast comes from the Greek word eikonoklastes, which translates literally as “image destroyer.” While the destruction wrought by today’
The word for today is… legacy (noun, adjective): noun 1 : a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest 2 : something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past 3 : a candidate for membership in an organization (such as a school) who
The word for today is… waggish (adjective): 1 : resembling or characteristic of a wag 2 : done or made in waggery or for sport : humorous Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : One who is waggish acts like a wag. What, then, is a wag? It has nothing to do with a dog’s
The word for today is… sanction (noun, verb): noun 1 : a formal decree especially : an ecclesiastical decree 2a obsolete : a solemn agreement : oath b : something that makes an oath binding 3 : the detriment, loss of reward, or coercive intervention annexed to a violation of a law as a means of
The word for today is… nuance (noun): 1 : a subtle distinction or variation 2 : a subtle quality : nicety 3 : sensibility to, awareness of, or ability to express delicate shadings (as of meaning, feeling, or value) Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The history of nuance starts in Latin with the noun nubes,
The word for today is… effete (adjective): 1 : no longer fertile 2a : having lost character, vitality, or strength b : marked by weakness or decadence c : soft or delicate from or as if from a pampered existence 3 : effeminate Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Effete derives from Latin effetus, meaning “no longer
The word for today is… mordant (adjective, noun, verb): adjective 1 : biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style 2 : acting as a mordant (as in dyeing) 3 : burning, pungent noun 1 : a chemical that fixes a dye in or on a substance by combining with the dye to form
