The word for today is… onus (noun) - 1[Latin] a: burden b: a disagreeable necessity : obligation c: blame d: stigma 2[New Latin] : burden of proof Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Understanding the etymology of onus shouldn’t be a burden; it’s as simple as knowing that English borrowed the
The word for today is… anchorite (noun) - : a person who lives in seclusion usually for religious reasons Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The term "anchor" was being used for religious hermits about 450 years before "anchorite" came into common use in our language. The reclusive "anchor&
The word for today is… slight (adjective, verb, noun) - adjective 1a: having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body b: lacking in strength or substance : flimsy, frail c: deficient in weight, solidity, or importance : trivial 2: small of its kind or in amount verb 1: to
The word for today is… florid (adjective) - 1a: very flowery in style : ornate. Also : having a florid style b: elaborately decorated 2a: tinged with red : ruddy b: marked by emotional or sexual fervor 3: fully developed : manifesting a complete and typical clinical syndrome 4 archaic : healthy Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology:
The word for today is… demeanour (noun) - : behavior toward others : outward manner Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The history of demeanour begins with a threat: the word has its roots in Latin minārī, meaning “to threaten.” A form of that word was used in contexts having to do with driving animals—
The word for today is… aberrant (adjective, noun) - adjective 1: deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical, abnormal 2: straying from the right or normal way noun 1: a group, individual, or structure that is not normal or typical : an aberrant group, individual, or structure 2: a person whose
The word for today is… syllabub (noun) - : milk or cream that is curdled with an acid beverage (such as wine or cider) and often sweetened and served as a drink or topping or thickened with gelatin and served as a dessert Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Syllabub's a concoction
The word for today is… subsequent (adjective) - : following in time, order, or place Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The English language has many ways to indicate that something has come after another thing, but a number of these words have subtle differences. Something is subsequent if it follows something else in
The word for today is… arrogate (verb) - 1a: to claim or seize without justification b: to make undue claims to having : assume 2: to claim on behalf of another : ascribe Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The resemblance between arrogate and arrogant is more than coincidence: they both have the Latin verb
The word for today is… caldera (noun) - : a volcanic crater that has a diameter many times that of the vent and is formed by collapse of the central part of a volcano or by explosions of extraordinary violence Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : A large, bowl-shaped volcanic depression, a caldera
The word for today is… comrade (noun) - 1a: an intimate friend or associate : companion b: a fellow soldier 2 [from its use as a form of address by communists] : communist Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : In Latin, camara or camera denoted a vaulted ceiling or roof. Later, the word simply mean
The word for today is… paranymph (noun) - 1: a friend going with a bridegroom to fetch home the bride in ancient Greece. Also : the bridesmaid conducting the bride to the bridegroom 2a: best man b: bridesmaid Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Paranymph resulted from the marriage of the Greek prefix para-
The word for today is… canaille (noun) - 1: rabble, riffraff 2: proletarian Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : For a creature said to be man's best friend, the dog doesn't get a whole lot of respect in the English language. Something that has "gone to the dogs,
The word for today is… dudgeon (noun, noun) - noun 1 obsolete : a wood used especially for dagger hilts 2a archaic : a dagger with a handle of dudgeon b obsolete : a haft made of dudgeon noun : a fit or state of indignation — often used in the phrase in high dudgeon Source
The word for today is… flamboyant (adjective, noun) - adjective 1: marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior that attracts attention 2 often Flamboyant : characterized by waving curves suggesting flames noun : royal poinciana - a showy Madagascan tree (Delonix regia synonym Poinciana regia) widely planted for its
The word for today is… métier (noun) - 1: vocation, trade 2: an area of activity in which one excels : forte Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Over the centuries, English has borrowed several French words related in some way to work or working, among them oeuvre (“a substantial body of work of
