The word for today is… canard (noun) – 1. An unfounded or false, deliberately misleading story. 2. (a) A short winglike control surface projecting from the fuselage of an aircraft, such as a space shuttle, mounted forward of the main wing and serving as a horizontal stabiliser. (b) An aircraft whose
The word for today is… ancillary (adj) – 1. Of secondary importance; subordinate. 2. Auxiliary or accessory. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Ancillary derives from the English word ancilla, a rare word that means “an aid to achieving or mastering something difficult.” That word derives from Latin, in which it means
The word for today is… allege (verb) – 1. To assert to be true; affirm. 2. To assert prior to a final determination. 3. To state (a plea or excuse, for example) in support or denial of a claim or accusation. 4. (Archaic) To bring forward as an authority. Source : The
The word for today is… outlandish (adj) – 1. Conspicuously unconventional; bizarre. 2. Located far from civilized areas; remote. 3. (Archaic) Of foreign origin; not native. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : In olden times, English speakers used the phrase “outlandish man” to refer to a foreigner—or, one who came from
The word for today is… nurture (verb) – 1. (a) To raise or educate (a child, for example). (b) To encourage or help develop; cultivate. 2. To provide sustenance for; nourish. (noun) – 1. (a) The action of raising or caring for offspring: the nurture of an infant. (b) (Biology) The sum
The word for today is… euphoria (noun) – A feeling of great happiness or well-being. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Health and happiness are often linked, sometimes even in etymologies. Nowadays euphoria generally refers to happiness, but it derives from euphoros, a Greek word that means “healthy.” Given that root, it’
The word for today is… dauntless (adj) – Incapable of being intimidated or discouraged; fearless. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : The history of the world is peopled with dauntless men and women who refused to be “subdued” or “tamed” by fear. The word dauntless can be traced back to Latin domare,
The word for today is… bonhomie (noun) – A pleasant and affable disposition; geniality. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : English speakers borrowed bonhomie from French, where the word was created from bonhomme, which means “good-natured man” and is itself a composite of two other French words: bon, meaning “good,” and homme,
The word for today is… whipsaw (noun) – A narrow two-person crosscut saw. (verb) – 1. To cut with a whipsaw. 2. To cause to move or alternate rapidly in contrasting directions. 3. In card games, especially poker, for two players to raise and re-raise with one or more players in between
The word for today is… weal (noun) – 1. Prosperity; happiness. 2. The welfare of the community; the general good. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Weal is most often used in contexts referring to the general good. One reads, for example, of the “public weal” or the “common weal.” The latter
The word for today is… vicarious (adj) – 1. Experienced or felt by empathy with or imaginary participation in the life of another person. 2. Endured or done by one person substituting for another. 3. Committed or entrusted to another, as powers or authority; delegated. 4. (Physiology) Occurring in or performed
The word for today is… tontine (noun) – 1. An investment plan in which participants buy shares in a common fund and receive an annuity that increases every time a participant dies, with the entire fund going to the final survivor or to those who survive after a specified time. 2.
The word for today is… surfeit (verb) – To feed or supply to excess, satiety, or disgust. (noun) – 1. (a) Overindulgence in food or drink. (b) The result of such overindulgence; satiety or disgust. 2. An excessive amount. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : There is an abundance—you could almost say
The word for today is… lily-livered (adj) – Cowardly; timid. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : The basis of the word lily-livered lies in an old belief. Years ago, people thought that health and temperament were the products of a balance or imbalance of four bodily fluids, or humours: blood, phlegm, black
The word for today is… numismatic (adj) – 1. Of or relating to coins or currency. 2. Of or relating to numismatics. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : The first metal coins are believed to have been used as currency by the Lydians, a people of Asia Minor, during the 7th century
The word for today is… intercalate (verb) – 1. To insert (a day or month) in a calendar. 2. To insert, interpose, or interpolate. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Intercalate was formed from the Latin prefix inter-, meaning “between” or “among,” and the Latin verb cal?re, meaning “to proclaim” or
