The word for today is… ecstatic (adj) – 1. Marked by or expressing ecstasy. 2. Being in a state of ecstasy; joyful or enraptured. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Ecstatic has been used in our language since the late 16th century, and the noun ecstasy is even older, dating from the
The word for today is… propitious (adj) – 1. Presenting favorable circumstances or showing signs of a favourable outcome; auspicious. 2. Merciful or kindly. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Propitious, which comes to us through Middle English from the Latin word propitius, is a synonym of favorable and auspicious. All three
The word for today is… resurrection (noun) – 1. (a) The act of restoring a dead person, for example, to life. (b) The condition of having been restored to life. 2. Resurrection (Christianity) (a) The return of Jesus to life on the third day after the Crucifixion. (b) The restoration of
The word for today is… inexorable (adj) – 1. Impossible to stop, alter, or resist; inevitable: an inexorable fate. 2. Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : The Latin antecedent of inexorable is inexorabilis, which is itself a combination of the prefix in-, meaning “not,
The word for today is… writhe (verb) – 1. To make twisting bodily movements, as in pain or struggle. 2. To move with a twisting or contorted motion. 3. To suffer emotional or physical distress, as from embarrassment or anguish. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Writhe wound its way into English
The word for today is… logy (adj) – Characterised by lethargy; sluggish. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Based on surface resemblance, you might guess that logy (also sometimes spelled loggy) is related to groggy, but that’s not the case. Groggy ultimately comes from “Old Grog,” the nickname of an English
The word for today is… resuscitate (verb) – 1. To restore consciousness or other signs of life to (one who appears dead). 2. To restore to use, activity, vigor, or notice; reinvigorate:. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : The 16th century was a good one for words ending in the suffix -ate.
The word for today is… hypermnesia (noun) – Exceptionally exact or vivid memory, especially as associated with certain mental illnesses. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Perhaps the most famous individual to exhibit hypermnesia was a Russian man known as “S,” whose amazing photographic memory was studied for 30 years by a
The word for today is… trivial (adj) – 1. Of little significance or value. 2. Concerned with or involving unimportant matters; superficial. 3. (Mathematics) (a) Of, relating to, or being the solution of an equation in which every variable is equal to zero. (b) Of, relating to, or being the simplest
The word for today is… despot (noun) – 1. A ruler with absolute power. 2. A person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant. 3. (a) A Byzantine emperor or prince. (b) An Eastern Orthodox bishop or patriarch. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : In his 1755 dictionary, Samuel Johnson said of despot,
The word for today is… cubit (noun) – An ancient unit of linear measure, originally equal to the length of the forearm from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow, or about 17 to 22 inches (43 to 56 centimetres). Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : The cubit is an
The word for today is… circadian (adj) – (Biology) Relating to or exhibiting approximately 24-hour periodicity. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : In 1959, a scientist formed the word circadian from the Latin words circa (“about”) and dies (“day”), and it caught on quickly. Most often, it’s seen and heard in
The word for today is… cerebral (adj) – 1. Of or relating to the brain or cerebrum. 2. Appealing to or requiring the use of the intellect; intellectual rather than emotional. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : English borrowed its word cerebrum directly from the Latin word for “brain,” but the adjective
The word for today is… asperity (noun) – 1. (a) Roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate. 3. Harshness of manner; ill temper or irritability. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : The etymology of asperity is “rough.” It is adapted from Middle English asprete, which was borrowed from the Anglo-French
The word for today is… arduous (adj) – 1. Demanding great effort or labour; difficult. 2. Testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous. 3. Hard to traverse, climb, or surmount. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : “To forgive is the most arduous pitch human nature can arrive at.” When Richard Steele published
The word for today is… woke (adj) – Pretensiouly aware of and actively attentive to important facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice). Source : Merriam-Webster.com Etymology : Woke is a political term of African American origin that refers to a perceived awareness of issues concerning social justice and
