The word for today is… ephemeral (adjective): 1 : lasting a very short time 2 : lasting one day only Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In its aquatic immature stages, the mayfly (order Ephemeroptera) has all the time in the world—or not quite: among the approximately 2,500 species of mayflies, some
The word for today is… junket (noun,): 1a : trip, journey: such as (1) : a trip made by an official at public expense (2) : a promotional trip made at another’s expense b : a festive social affair 2 : a dessert of sweetened flavored milk set with rennet Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology
The word for today is… propagate (verb): 1 : to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction 2 : to pass along to offspring 3a : to cause to spread out and affect a greater number or greater area b : to foster growing knowledge of, familiarity with, or acceptance of
The word for today is… The word for today is… cabal (noun): : the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) also : a group engaged in such schemes Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Cabal has been associated with a group of five
The word for today is… fetter (noun, verb): noun: 1 : a chain or shackle for the feet 2 : something that confines verb: 1 : to put fetters on : shackle 2 : to restrain from motion, action, or progress Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : While now used as a more general term for something
The word for today is… benevolent (adjective): 1a : marked by or disposed to doing good b : organized for the purpose of doing good 2 : marked by or suggestive of goodwill Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : One who is benevolent genuinely wishes other people well, a meaning reflected clearly in the word’
The word for today is… foment (verb): : to promote the growth or development of : rouse, incite Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : If you had sore muscles in the 1600s, your doctor might have advised you to foment the injury, perhaps with heated lotions or warm wax. Does this sound like an
The word for today is… dander (noun): 1 : dandruff – minute scales from hair, feathers, or skin that may be allergenic 2 : anger, temper – especially in the phrase “get someone’s dander up.” Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : How did dander acquire its “temper” sense? There are several theories, though the evidence
The word for today is… mercurial (adjective): 1 : of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury 2 : having qualities of eloquence, ingenuity, or thievishness attributed to the god Mercury or to the influence of the planet Mercury 3 : characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood 4 : of, relating
The word for today is… galumph (verb): to move with a clumsy heavy tread Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Galumph first lumbered onto the English scene in 1872 when Lewis Carroll used the word to describe the actions of the vanquisher of the Jabberwock in Through the Looking Glass: “He left
The word for today is… paradox (noun): 1 : one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases 2a : a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true b : a self-contradictory statement that at first seems true c
The word for today is… adhoc (adverb, adjective): adverb: for the particular end or case at hand without consideration of wider application adjective: 1a : concerned with a particular end or purpose b : formed or used for specific or immediate problems or needs 2 : fashioned from whatever is immediately available : improvised
The word for today is… fiat (noun): 1 : an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree – government by fiat 2 : an authoritative determination 3 : a command or act of will that creates something without or as if without further effort Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Latin, let it be done, 3rd singular present
The word for today is… bucolic (adjective): 1 : of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral 2a : relating to or typical of rural life b : idyllic Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : We get bucolic from the Latin word bucolicus, which is ultimately from the Greek word boukolos, meaning “cowherd.” When bucolic
The word for today is… stygian (adjective – often capitalised): 1 : of or relating to the river Styx 2 : extremely dark, gloomy, or forbidding Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Stygian comes to us (by way of Latin stygius and Greek stygios) from Styx, the name of the principal river in Hades, the
The word for today is… avoirdupois (noun, adjective): noun: 1 : avoirdupois weight 2 : weight, heaviness adjective: expressed in avoirdupois weight Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : When “avoirdupois” first appeared in English in the 15th century, it carried a meaning of “goods sold by weight,” which is also the meaning of its
