The word for today is… garniture (noun) – Something that garnishes; an embellishment. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : In Middle French, garniture meant “accessory.” It is an alteration of the Old French noun garneture, which is derived from the verb garnir, which meant “to equip, trim, or decorate.” In fact, an
The word for today is… faze (verb) – to worry or disturb. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Faze (not to be confused with phase) first appeared in English in the early 1800s—centuries after the works of Shakespeare and Chaucer were penned. But both of those authors were familiar with the
The word for today is… démarche (noun) – 1. A course of action; a manoeuvre. 2. A diplomatic representation or protest. 3. A statement or protest addressed by citizens to public authorities. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : When it comes to international diplomacy, the French may not always have the last
The word for today is… déclassé (adj) – 1. Low or lowered in class, rank, or social position. 2. Characteristic of the lower classes; of low social status Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : “having lost one’s place in the social order,” 1887, from French déclassé, past participle of déclasser “to
The word for today is… balkanize (verb) – 1. To divide (a region or territory) into small, often hostile units. 2. To divide (an organization or system) into small, incompatible units. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : The Balkan Peninsula of southeastern Europe is lapped by the Adriatic Sea in the west
The word for today is… aggregate (noun) – 1. A total considered with reference to its constituent parts; a gross amount. 2. The mineral materials, such as sand or stone, used in making concrete. (adj) – 1. Constituting or amounting to a whole; total. 2. ()Botany Crowded or massed into a dense
The word for today is… whinge (verb) – To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Whinge isn’t a simple spelling variant of whine. Whinge and whine are actually entirely different words with separate histories. Whine traces to an Old English verb,
The word for today is… mawkish (adj) – 1. Excessively and objectionably sentimental. 2. Archaic Having a sickening taste. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : 1660s, “sickly, nauseated” (a sense now obsolete), from Middle English mawke “maggot” (early 15th century; see maggot), but the literal sense of “maggoty” is not found. Figurative
The word for today is… maggot (noun) – 1. The legless, soft-bodied, wormlike larva of any of various dipteran flies, often found in decaying matter. 2. (Slang) A despicable person. 3. (Archaic) An extravagant notion; a whim. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : The worm or grub of various insects (especially a
* The word for today is… undergird (verb) – To support or strengthen from beneath. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : The English verb gird means, among other things, “to encircle or bind with a flexible band.” When undergird first entered English in the 16th century, it meant “to make secure underneath,” as
The word for today is… motley (adj) – 1. Having elements of great variety or incongruity; heterogeneous. 2. Having many colours; variegated; parti-colored. (noun) – 1. The parti-colored attire of a court jester. 2. A heterogeneous, often incongruous mixture of elements. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Motley made its debut as an
The word for today is… phalanx (noun) – 1. A compact or close-knit body of people. 2. A formation of infantry carrying overlapping shields and long spears, developed by Philip II of Macedon and used by Alexander the Great. 3. (pl. phalanges Anatomy) A bone of a finger or toe. Also
The word for today is… phalanstery (noun) – 1. (a) A self-sustaining cooperative community of the followers of Fourierism. Also called phalanx. (b) The buildings in such a community. 2. An association resembling a Fourierist phalanstery. Fourierism : A system for social reform advocated by Charles Fourier in the early 1800s, proposing
The word for today is… sanguine (noun) – 1. (a) Cheerfully confident; optimistic. (b) At ease; accepting. 2. (Archaic) (a) Having blood as the dominant humour in terms of medieval physiology. (b) Having the temperament and ruddy complexion formerly thought to be characteristic of a person dominated by this humour; passionate.
The word for today is… luftmensch (noun) – A person unconcerned with the practicalities of earning a living. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Are you one of those people who always seem to have their head in the clouds? Do you have trouble getting down to the lowly business of earning
The word for today is… importune (verb) – 1. To make an earnest request of (someone), especially insistently or repeatedly. 2. (Archaic) (a) To ask for (something) urgently or repeatedly. (b) To annoy; vex. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Importune has many synonyms—including beg, entreat, beseech, and implore. Beg suggests
