The word for today is… verisimilitude (noun): 1: the quality or state of being verisimilar - i.e. having the appearance of truth; probable or depicting realism (as in art or literature) 2: something verisimilar Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : From its roots, verisimilitude means basically "similarity to the truth&
The word for today is… de rigueur (adjective): : prescribed or required by fashion, etiquette, or custom : proper Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : de rigueur, is a direct borrowing from French where it means “out of strictness” or “according to strict etiquette.” Rigour is also what distinguishes de rigueur from a similar
The word for today is… neologism (noun): 1: a new word, usage, or expression 2 psychology : a new word that is coined especially by a person affected with schizophrenia and is meaningless except to the coiner, and is typically a combination of two existing words or a shortening or distortion
The word for today is… permeate (verb): intransitive verb : to diffuse through or penetrate something transitive verb 1: to spread or diffuse through 2: to pass through the pores or interstices of Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Permeate was borrowed into English in the 17th century from Latin permeatus, which comes
The word for today is… vernal (adjective): 1: of, relating to, or occurring in the spring 2: fresh or new like the spring Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : “The sun’s coming soon. / A future, then, of warmth and runoff, / and old faces surprised to see us. / A cache of love,
The word for today is… rife (adjective): 1: prevalent especially to an increasing degree 2: abundant, common 3: copiously supplied : abounding - usually used with with Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Rife comes from the Old English adjective rȳfe and first appeared in written form in the 12th century. Its oldest
The word for today is… stratagem (noun): 1a: an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy b: a cleverly contrived trick or scheme for gaining an end 2: skill in ruses or trickery Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : A stratagem is any clever scheme—sometimes one that&
The word for today is… habeas corpus (noun): 1: any of several common-law writs issued to bring a party before a court or judge 2: the right of a citizen to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as a protection against illegal imprisonment Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The literal meaning
The word for today is… empathy (noun): 1: the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another also : the capacity for this 2: the act of imagining one's ideas, feelings, or attitudes as fully inhabiting something observed
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
