The word for today is… minion (noun) – 1. An obsequious follower or dependent; a sycophant. 2. A subordinate official, especially a servile one. 3. One who is highly esteemed or favored; a darling. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Minion comes to us from Middle French and has a somewhat surprising
The word for today is… mettlesome (adj) – Full of mettle; spirited and plucky. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : The 17th-century adjective mettlesome (popularly used of spirited horses) sometimes appeared as the variant metalsome. That’s not surprising. In the 16th century and for some time after, mettle was a variant
The word for today is… leviathan (noun) – 1. Something unusually large of its kind, especially a ship. 2. A very large animal, especially a whale. 3. A monstrous sea creature mentioned in the Bible. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Old Testament references to a huge sea monster, Leviathan (in Hebrew,
The word for today is… impetus (noun) – 1. An impelling force; an impulse. 2. The force or energy associated with a moving body. 3. (a) Something that incites; a stimulus. (b) Increased activity in response to a stimulus: Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Impetus comes from Latin, where it means
The word for today is… hoopla (noun) – 1. (a) Boisterous, jovial commotion or excitement. (b) Extravagant publicity: The new sedan was introduced to the public with much hoopla. 2. Talk intended to mislead or confuse. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : In French, the interjection houp-l? is used roughly the same
The word for today is… hamartia (noun) – A flaw in character that brings about the downfall of the hero of a tragedy. Tragic flaw. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Hamartia arose from the Greek verb hamartanein, meaning “to miss the mark” or “to err.” Aristotle introduced the term in the
The word for today is… grift (noun) – 1. Money made dishonestly, as in a swindle. 2. A swindle or confidence game. (verb) – To engage in swindling or cheating. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Grift was born in the argot of the underworld, a realm in which a “grifter” might be
The word for today is… exemplar (noun) – 1. One that is worthy of imitation; a perfect example or model. 2. One that is typical or representative; an example. 3. A copy, as of a book. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Late 14th century, “original model of the universe in the
The word for today is… gibbous (adj) – 1. (a) Characterised by convexity; protuberant: a gibbous seashell. (b) More than half but less than fully illuminated from the point of view of an observer. Used of phases of the moon or the planets. 2. (Archaic) Having a hump; humpbacked. Source : The
The word for today is… finicky (adj) – Insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fastidious. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : You may be familiar with an advertising campaign featuring Morris, the finicky housecat who would only eat a certain brand of cat food. Morris’s tastes
