The word for today is… crocus (noun): 1a: any of a genus (Crocus) of herbs of the iris family developing from corms and having solitary long-tubed flowers and slender linear leaves b: saffron (sense 1a) 2: a dark red ferric oxide used for polishing metals Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : A
The word for today is… curfew (noun): 1: the sounding of a bell at evening 2a: a regulation enjoining the withdrawal of usually specified persons (such as juveniles or military personnel) from the streets or the closing of business establishments or places of assembly at a stated hour b: a
The word for today is… multifarious (adjective): : having or occurring in great variety : diverse Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Before the late 16th-century appearance of multifarious, English speakers used another word similar in form and meaning: multifary, meaning "in many ways," appeared—and disappeared—in the 15th century. Before
The word for today is… acolyte (noun): 1: a person who assists a member of the clergy in a liturgical service by performing minor duties 2: follower: a: a person who attends or assists a leader b: disciple, pupil c: fan, devotee Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Follow the etymological path
The word for today is… morphology (noun): 1a: a branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of animals and plants b: the form and structure of an organism or any of its parts 2a: a study and description of word formation (such as inflection, derivation, and compounding)
The word for today is… quark (noun) : any of several elementary particles that are postulated to come in pairs (as in the up and down varieties) of similar mass with one member having a charge of +²/₃ and the other a charge of −¹/₃ and are held to make up hadrons Source
The word for today is… imperturbable (adjective): : marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : This word, as well as its antonym perturbable, comes from the Latin verb perturbare, meaning "to agitate, trouble, or throw into confusion." Perturbare comes in turn from the combination
The word for today is… oppugn (verb): 1: to fight against 2: to call into question Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Oppugn was first recorded in English in the 15th century. It came to Middle English from the Latin verb oppugnare, which in turn derived from the combination of ob-, meaning
The word for today is… emollient (adjective, noun): adjective 1: making soft or supple. also : soothing especially to the skin or mucous membrane 2: making less intense or harsh : mollifying noun : something that softens or soothes Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The noun emollient is used most often in reference to
The word for today is… cognoscente (noun): : a person who has expert knowledge in a subject : connoisseur Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Cognoscente and connoisseur are more than synonyms; they're also linguistic cousins. Both terms descend from the Latin verb cognōscere, meaning "to know," and they'
The word for today is… prodigy (noun): 1a: a highly talented child or youth b: an extraordinary, marvelous, or unusual accomplishment, deed, or event 2a: something extraordinary or inexplicable b: a portentous event : omen Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Is a prodigy a genius or a monster - or both? Nowadays,
The word for today is… hermetic (adjective): 1 often capitalized a: of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. and attributed to Hermes Trismegistus b: relating to or characterized by subjects that are mysterious and difficult to understand : relating
The word for today is… sensibility (noun): 1: ability to receive sensations : sensitiveness 2: peculiar susceptibility to a pleasurable or painful impression (as from praise or a slight)—often used in plural 3: awareness of and responsiveness toward something (such as emotion in another) 4: refined or excessive sensitiveness in
The word for today is… adulation (noun): : extreme or excessive admiration or flattery Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The word ultimately comes from the Latin verb adūlārī, meaning "to fawn on" (a sense used specifically of the affectionate behaviour of dogs) or "to praise insincerely." Adulation has
The word for today is… fractal (noun): : any of various extremely irregular curves or shapes for which any suitably chosen part is similar in shape to a given larger or smaller part when magnified or reduced to the same size Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : This term was coined in 1975
The word for today is… requisition (noun): 1a: the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action b: a formal demand made by one nation upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice 2a: the act of requiring something to be furnished
