The word for today is… steampunk (noun): science fiction dealing with 19th-century societies dominated by historical or imagined steam-powered technology Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : “I think Victorian fantasies are going to be the next big thing, as long as we can come up with a fitting collective term for [Tim]
The word for today is… coeval (adjective): of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Coeval comes to English from the Latin word coaevus, meaning “of the same age.” “Coaevus” was formed by combining the “co-” prefix (“in or to the same degree”) with Latin
The word for today is… responsive (adjective): 1 : giving response 2 : quick to respond or react appropriately or sympathetically 3 : using responses Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Responsive comes from the joining of Latin responsus with the suffix -ivus, which gave English -ive. That suffix changes verbs into adjectives, as in
The word for today is… word inflammable (adjective): Inflammable describes things that can easily catch fire. It also means “easily excited or angered.” Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Combustible and incombustible are opposites, but flammable and inflammable are synonyms. How can that be? The in- of incombustible is a common prefix
The word for today is… adversary (noun, adjective): noun : one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent adjective 1 : of, relating to, or involving an enemy or adversary 2 : having or involving antagonistic parties or opposing interests Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : If you’ve ever had someone
The word for today is… sedentary (adjective): 1 : not migratory 2a : doing or requiring much sitting b : not physically active 3 : permanently attached Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : English speakers borrowed sedentary in the late 16th century from Middle French sedentaire, which in turn derives from Latin sedentarius. Sedentarius, which means
The word for today is… fulminate (verb,noun): verb : to utter or send out with denunciation fulminate a decree : to send forth censures or invectives noun :an often explosive salt (such as mercury fulminate) containing the group -CNO Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Lightning strikes more than once in the history
The word for today is… brogue (noun): 1 : a stout coarse shoe worn formerly in Ireland and the Scottish Highlands 2 : a heavy shoe often with a hobnailed sole 3 : a stout oxford shoe with perforations and usually a wing tip 4 : a dialect or regional pronunciation especially : an Irish
The word for today is… egregious (adjective): 1 : conspicuous – especially, conspicuously bad 2 : archaic : distinguished Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Egregious derives from the Latin word egregius, meaning “distinguished” or “eminent.” In its earliest English uses, egregious was a compliment to someone who had a remarkably good quality that placed him
The word for today is… suborn (verb): 1 : to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing 2 : to induce to commit perjury Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The Latin word that gave us suborn in the early part of the 16th century is subornare, which translates literally as “to secretly furnish
The word for today is… coiffure (noun): : a style or manner of arranging the hair Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : First appearing in English in the 1630s, coiffure derives from the French verb coiffer, which can mean “to arrange (hair)” or “to cover with a coif (any of various close-fitting caps,
The word for today is… halcyon (adjective, noun): adjective 1a : characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity b : calm, peaceful a halcyon atmosphere c : prosperous, affluent 2 : of or relating to the halcyon (see halcyon entry 2) or its nesting period noun : a bird identified with the kingfisher Source : Merriam
he word for today is… ephemeral (adjective): 1 : lasting a very short time 2 : lasting one day only Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The mayfly (order Ephemeroptera) typically hatches, matures, mates, and dies within the span of a few short hours (though the longest-lived species may survive a record two days)
The word for today is… obfuscate (verb): 1a : to throw into shadow : darken b : to make obscure 2 : confuse 3 : to be evasive, unclear, or confusing Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : To obfuscate something means to make it so that it isn’t clear or transparent, much like dirty water makes
The word for today is… utmost (adjective, noun): adjective 1 : situated at the farthest or most distant point 2 : of the greatest or highest degree, quantity, number, or amount noun 1 : the most possible : the extreme limit : the highest attainable point or degree 2 : the highest, greatest, or best of
The word for today is… adamantine (adjective): 1 : rigidly firm 2 : resembling the diamond in hardness or lustre Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The Greek and Latin word for the hardest imaginable substance, whether applied to a legendary stone or an actual substance, such as diamond, was “adamas.” Latin poets used
