The word for today is… nocebo (noun) - : a harmless substance or treatment that when taken by or administered to a patient is associated with harmful side effects or worsening of symptoms due to negative expectations or the psychological condition of the patient Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Nocent has been in
The word for today is… reciprocity (noun) - 1: the quality or state of being reciprocal : mutual dependence, action, or influence 2: a mutual exchange of privileges, specifically : a recognition by one of two countries, states, or institutions of the validity of licenses or privileges granted by the other Source
The word for today is… sobriquet (noun) - : a descriptive name or epithet : nickname Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : This synonym of nickname has the same meaning in modern French as it does in English. In Middle French, however, its earlier incarnation soubriquet referred to both a nickname and a tap under
The word for today is… heraldry (noun) - 1: the practice of devising, blazoning, and granting armorial insignia and of tracing and recording genealogies 2: an armorial ensign, broadly : insignia 3: pageantry Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The art and science of devising, displaying, and granting armorial insignia and of tracing and
The word for today is… metonymy (noun) - : a figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated (such as "crown" in "lands belonging to the crown&
The word for today is… radial (adjective, noun) - adjective 1: arranged or having parts arranged like rays 2a: relating to, placed like, or moving along a radius b: characterized by divergence from a center 3: of, relating to, or adjacent to a bodily radius 4: developing uniformly around a
The word for today is… heyday (non, interjection) - noun 1: the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity 2 archaic : high spirits interjection archaic: used to express elation or wonder Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The day in heyday originally had nothing to do with the kind of
The word for today is… abide (verb) - transitive verb 1a: to bear patiently : tolerate b: to endure without yielding : withstand 2 archaic : to wait for : await 3: to accept without objection intransitive verb 1: to remain stable or fixed in a state 2: to continue in a place : sojourn
The word for today is… confer (verb) - 1: to bestow from or as if from a position of superiority 2: to give (something, such as a property or characteristic) to someone or something Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Confer and consult are very closely related in meaning, and each has senses
The word for today is… mariner (noun) - : a person who navigates or assists in navigating a ship : seaman, sailor Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : In Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner, an old seaman tells of how, by shooting a friendly albatross, he had brought storms and disaster to
The word for today is… temerity (noun) - 1: unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness, recklessness 2: a rash or reckless act Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : When you're feeling saucy, there's no shortage of words in the English language you can use to describe
The word for today is… matriculate (verb) - transitive verb : to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university intransitive verb : to be enrolled at a college or university Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Anybody who has had basic Latin knows that alma mater, a fancy
The word for today is… inherent (adjective) - : belonging to the basic nature of something or someone : involved in the constitution or essential character of something : intrinsic Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Inherent literally refers to something that is "stuck in" something else so firmly that they can't
The word for today is… insidious (adjective) - 1a: causing harm in a way that is gradual or not easily noticed b of a disease : developing so gradually as to be well established before becoming apparent 2a: awaiting a chance to entrap : treacherous b: harmful but enticing : seductive Source : Merriam-Webster
The word for today is… belligerent (adjective, noun) - adjective 1: inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness 2: waging war, specifically : belonging to or recognized as a state at war and protected by and subject to the laws of war noun : a nation or person at war Source
The word for today is… lout (verb, noun) - verb 1: to bow in respect 2: submit, yield noun : an awkward brutish person Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Lout belongs to a large group of words that we use to indicate a particular sort of offensive and insensitive person, that group also
