The word for today is… hibernaculum (noun) - : a shelter occupied during the winter by a dormant animal (such as an insect, snake, bat, or marmot) Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : If you’re afraid of snakes or bats, you probably won’t enjoy thinking about hibernacula, where hundreds, even thousands, of
The word for today is… stereotype (verb, noun) - verb 1: to make a stereotype from 2a: to repeat without variation : make hackneyed b: to develop a mental stereotype about noun 1: a plate cast from a printing surface 2: something conforming to a fixed or general pattern, especially : a standardized
The word for today is… franchise (noun, verb) - noun 1a(1): the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory. Also : a business granted such a right or license (2): the territory involved in such a
The word for today is… pious (adjective) - 1 a: marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship b: marked by conspicuous religiosity 2: sacred or devotional as distinct from the profane or secular : religious 3: showing loyal reverence for a person or thing : dutiful 4 a:
The word for today is… conversant (adjective) - 1: having knowledge or experience —used with with 2 archaic : having frequent or familiar association 3 archaic : concerned, occupied Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The adjectives conversant and conversational both descend from the Latin verb conversari, meaning "to associate with." Conversant dates
The word for today is… dreidel (noun) - 1: a 4-sided toy marked with Hebrew letters and spun like a top in a game of chance 2: a children's game of chance played especially at Hanukkah with a dreidel Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : If your dreidel is spinning
The word for today is… multitudinous (adjective) - 1: including a multitude of individuals : populous 2: existing in a great multitude 3: existing in or consisting of innumerable elements or aspects Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : “I am large, I contain multitudes.” So wrote Walt Whitman in his most celebrated poem, “Song
The word for today is… vaunted (adjective) - : highly or widely praised or boasted about Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The verb vaunt has been used since the 15th century with the meaning "to make a vain display of one's own worth or attainments"—in other words, "
The word for today is… matinee (noun) - : a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : In English, soiree means “a fancy evening affair.” The word comes directly from French and was formed from the word soir,
The word for today is… grift (verb) - : to acquire money or property illicitly Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Someone who grifts is a thief, but of a particular sort: they illegally obtain money or property by means of cleverness or deceit, and do not usually resort to physical force or violence.
The word for today is… paltry (adjective) - 1: inferior, trashy 2: mean, despicable 3: trivial 4: meager, measly Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Before paltry was an adjective, it was a noun meaning trash. That now-obsolete noun came from palt or pelt, a dialect term referring to a piece of
The word for today is… perquisite (noun) - 1: a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages, especially : one expected or promised 2: gratuity, tip 3: something held or claimed as an exclusive right or possession Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Looking to acquire a job loaded with perquisites,
The word for today is… Delphic (adjective) 1: of or relating to ancient Delphi or its oracle 2 often delphic: ambiguous, obscure Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Delphi in Greece was the site of a temple to Apollo at which there resided an oracle, a woman through whom Apollo would speak,
The word for today is… bodice (noun) - 1: the upper part of a woman's dress 2 archaic : corset, stays Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The term bodice is derived from body. One sense of the word body is “the part of a garment covering the body or trunk.” In
The word for today is… frowsy (adjective) - 1: musty, stale 2: having a slovenly or uncared-for appearance Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Despite its meanings suggesting neglect and inattention, frowsy has been kept in steady rotation by English users since the late 1600s. The word (which is also spelled frowzy
The word for today is… alchemy (noun) - 1: a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of 2: a power or process that changes or transforms something in a mysterious or impressive way 3: an inexplicable or mysterious
