The word for today is… fulgent (adj) – Shining brilliantly; radiant. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : “The weary Sun betook himself to rest; — / Then issued Vesper from the fulgent west.” That’s how the appearance of the evening star in the glowing western sky at sunset looked to 19th-century poet William
Ideologues live in perpetual terror of children becoming susceptible to “undesirable messages”. Whether it’s the religious right fretting over the “Satanic” influence of Dungeons and Dragons, Muslims offended by Winnie-the-Pooh, or the Cultural Marxist left horrified by Enid Blyton and C. S. Lewis. The latest children’s entertainment to
The word for today is… foible (noun) – 1. A minor weakness or failing of character. 2. The weaker section of a sword blade, from the middle to the tip. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : In the 1600s, English speakers borrowed the French word foible to refer to the weakest part
You can understand the temptation. There they are, natural show-offs, suddenly with a live audience of millions and a rare chance to benefit us poor non-showbiz types with their superior wisdom. That special wisdom not gained by serious study or lived experience but by, ahem…playing dress-ups. For, in most
The word for today is… evergreen (adj) – 1. Having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year. 2. Perennially fresh or interesting; enduring. 3. Automatically renewed or repeatedly made valid. (noun) – 1. A tree, shrub, or plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year. 2. evergreens
The word for today is… elixir (noun) – 1. A sweetened aromatic solution of alcohol and water, serving as a vehicle for medicine. 2. (a) See philosophers’ stone. (b) A substance believed to maintain life indefinitely. Also called elixir of life. (c) A substance or medicine believed to have the power
Recent surveys show an “alarming” plunge in young Americans’ “comfort with LGBTQ individuals”. Younger Americans are more and more likely to say that that are “uncomfortable with an LGBTQ family member”, “their child’s placement with an LGBTQ teacher”, or “their child experienc[ing] an LGBTQ school lesson”. That last
The word for today is… dragoon (verb) – 1. To subjugate or persecute by the imposition of troops. 2. To compel by violent measures or threats; coerce. (noun) – A member of a European military unit trained and armed to fight mounted or on foot. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : A dragoon
In several recent BFD articles, I’ve detailed how, for all their self-serving bullshit about “inclusion”, “respect” and “making people feel safe and welcomed”, the Rainbow lobby are about the most vicious, intolerant bullies on the face of the planet. The Rainbow lobby – “the Alphabet People” as comedian Dave Chappelle
The word for today is… discriminate (verb) – 1. To make a clear distinction; distinguish. 2. To make distinctions on the basis of class or category without regard to individual merit, especially to show prejudice on the basis of ethnicity, gender, or a similar social factor. 3. To perceive or notice
The word for today is… convoke (verb) – To cause to assemble in a meeting; convene. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : The Latin noun vox (“voice”) and verb vocare (“to call”) have given rise to many English words, including convoke. Other English descendants of those roots are usually spelled with voc
The word for today is… carrel (noun) – A partially partitioned nook in or near the stacks in a library, used for private study. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : 1590s, “a small study in a cloister,” from Medieval Latin carula “enclosure in a cloister in which to sit and read,” which
The word for today is… belated (adj) – Having been delayed; done or sent too late. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Long ago, there was a verb belate, which meant “to make late.” From the beginning, belate tended to mostly turn up in the form of its past participle, belated. Eventually,
The word for today is… agrarian (adj) – 1. Relating to the cultivation of land; agricultural. 2. Relating to or concerning the land and its ownership, cultivation, and tenure. (noun) – A person who favors equitable distribution of land. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Today, an acre is generally considered to be
The word for today is… xenophobia (noun) – Fear, hatred, or mistrust of that which is foreign, especially strangers or people from different countries or cultures. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : If you look back to the ancient Greek terms that underlie the word xenophobia, you’ll discover that xenophobic individuals
The word for today is… mellifluous (adj) – Having a pleasant and fluid sound. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : In Latin, mel means “honey” and fluere means “to flow.” Those two linguistic components flow smoothly together in mellifluus (from Late Latin) and mellyfluous (from Middle English), the ancestors of mellifluous. The
