The word for today is… sophisticated (adjective) - 1: deprived of native or original simplicity: such as a: highly complicated or developed : complex b: having a refined knowledge of the ways of the world cultivated especially through wide experience 2: devoid of grossness: such as a: finely experienced and aware b:
The word for today is… fascicle (noun) - 1: a small or slender bundle: such as a: a tight cluster of plant parts (such as leaves or flowers) b: a slender bundle of anatomical fibers (such as muscle or nerve fibers) : fasciculus sense 1 2: one of the divisions of a
The word for today is… famish (verb) - transitive verb 1a: to cause to suffer severely from hunger —usually used in passive constructions b: to make very hungry —usually used in passive constructions 2 archaic : to cause to starve to death intransitive verb 1 archaic : starve 2: to suffer for lack
The word for today is… aggrandise (verb) - 1: to make great or greater : increase, enlarge 2: to make appear great or greater : praise highly 3: to enhance the power, wealth, position, or reputation of Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Aggrandise is a grand word, and we don’t just mean that
The word for today is… watershed (noun) - 1a: a dividing ridge between drainage areas b: a region or area bounded peripherally by a divide and draining ultimately to a particular watercourse or body of water 2: a crucial dividing point, line, or factor : turning point 3 British : the time of
The word for today is… fabulous (adjective) - 1a: resembling or suggesting a fable : of an incredible, astonishing, or exaggerated nature b: wonderful, marvelous a fabulous view from the summit 2: told in or based on fable Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Most of us use the word fabulous in an entirely
The word for today is… ambrosia (noun) - 1a: the food of the Greek and Roman gods b: the ointment or perfume of the gods 2: something extremely pleasing to taste or smell 3: a dessert made of oranges and shredded coconut Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Ambrosia literally means "immortality&
The word for today is… concede (verb) - transitive verb 1a(1): to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly (2): to relinquish grudgingly or hesitantly b: to accept as true, valid, or accurate 2: to grant as a right or privilege intransitive verb : to make concession : yield Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : After the
The word for today is… doldrums (plural noun) - 1: a spell of listlessness or despondency 2 often Doldrums oceanography : a part of the ocean near the equator abounding in calms (see calm entry 1 sense 1b), squalls, and light shifting winds 3: a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or
The word for today is… catalyst (noun) - 1: a person or thing that provokes or speeds significant change or action 2: a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible Source : Merriam-Webster
The word for today is… alow (adverb) - :below Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : In nautical use, alow means "in or to a lower part of the vessel," indicating the deck or the area of the rigging closest to the deck, or below-deck as opposed to above-deck. The
The word for today is… alliteration (noun) - : the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, thrifty and thriving) Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : In alliteration, consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables are repeated. The repeated
The word for today is… admiral (noun) - 1 archaic : the commander in chief of a navy 2a: flag officer b: a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard who ranks above a vice admiral and whose insignia is four stars 3 archaic : flagship 4: any of several brightly colored
The word for today is… tantivy (adverb, noun) - adverb : at a gallop noun 1: a rapid gallop or ride 2: tantara Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Tantivy is an adverb as well as a noun that refers to a rapid gallop. Although its precise origin isn't known, one theory
The word for today is… loath (adjective) - : unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Many usage commentators point out that the spelling of loath, the adjective, is distinct from loathe, the verb that means "to dislike greatly." Dictionaries
The word for today is… horticulture (noun) - : the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Hortus is Latin for "garden", and the first gardens were planted about 10,000 years ago in what is often called the Fertile Crescent—the
