The word for today is… doyen (noun) – A man who is the eldest or senior member of a group. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : English picked up doyen from French in the 17th century. The French word in turn comes, via the Old French deien, from the Late Latin word
The word for today is… convalesce (verb) – To return to health and strength after illness; recuperate. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : When you convalesce, you heal or grow strong after illness or injury, often by staying off your feet. The related adjective convalescent means “recovering from sickness or debility,” and
The word for today is… contraband (noun) – 1. (a) Goods prohibited by law or treaty from being imported or exported. (b) Goods that are possessed contrary to law or rule, as in a prison or school. 2. (a) Illegal traffic in contraband; smuggling. (b) Smuggled goods. 3. Goods that may
The word for today is… constitution (noun) – 1. The act or process of composing, setting up, or establishing. 2. (a) The composition or structure of something; makeup. (b) The physical makeup of a person: Having a strong constitution, she had no trouble climbing the mountain. 3. (a). The system of
The word for today is… comity (noun) – 1. An atmosphere of social harmony. 2. Comity of nations. The act of giving effect to the laws, executive acts, or legal decisions of one nation by another in recognition of the two nations’ mutual respect. 3. (Law) The principle by which a
The word for today is… antediluvian (adj) – 1. (Bible) Occurring or belonging to the era before the Flood. 2. Extremely old or old-fashioned. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Before there was antediluvian, there were the Latin words ante (meaning “before”) and diluvium (meaning “flood”). In the 1600s, English speakers were
The word for today is… mucilaginous (adj) – 1. Resembling mucilage; moist and sticky. 2. Relating to, consisting of, or secreting mucilage. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Early 15th century, “viscous, sticky; slimy and ropy,” from Medieval Latin muscilaginosus, from Late Latin mucilaginosus, from mucilago. If you enjoyed this BFD word
The word for today is… malodorous (adj) – Having a bad odour; foul. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : “Having a bad or offensive odour,” 1832, from mal- “bad” + odorous. If you enjoyed this BFD word of the day please consider sharing it with your friends.
The word for today is… gunk (noun) – A thick greasy substance. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : “Viscous substance,” 1949, American English, apparently from Gunk, trademark for a thick liquid soap patented 1932 by A.F. Curran Co. of Malden, Mass. If you enjoyed this BFD word of the day please
The word for today is… grift (noun) – 1. Money made dishonestly, as in a swindle. 2. A swindle or confidence game. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : 1906 as a noun; 1915 as a verb, U.S. underworld slang, perhaps a corruption of graft. If you enjoyed this BFD word of
The word for today is… ubiquitous (adj) – Being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Ubiquitous comes to us from the noun ubiquity, meaning “presence everywhere or in many places simultaneously.” Both words are ultimately derived from the Latin word for “everywhere,
The word for today is… translucent (adj) – Transmitting light but causing sufficient diffusion to prevent perception of distinct images. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Look closely and you will see the same group of three letters in translucent and elucidate, letting the family relationship between the two words shine through.
The word for today is… sinuous (adj) – 1. Characterised by many curves or turns. 2. Characterised by supple and lithe movements. 3. Sinuate: a sinuous leaf. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Although it probably makes you think more of snakes than head colds, sinuous is etymologically more like sinus than
The word for today is… shill (verb) – 1. To act as a shill for (a deceitful enterprise). 2. To lure (a person) into a swindle. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Someone who shills today may very well be employed to simply extol the wonders of legitimate products. But in the
The word for today is… rambunctious (adj) – Boisterous and disorderly. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Rambunctious first appeared in print in the early half of the 19th century, at a time when the fast-growing United States was forging its identity and indulging in a fashion for colorful new coinages suggestive
The word for today is… frenzy (noun) – 1. A state of violent mental agitation or wild excitement. 2. Temporary madness or delirium. 3. A mania; a craze. Todays word is a nod towards the Boxing Day sales, where frenzied mobs buy stuff they don’t need with money they don’
