The word for today is… nosegay (noun): : a small bunch of flowers : posy Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Nosegay is a homegrown word—that is, it originated in English. 15th-century Middle English speakers joined nose (which meant then what it does today) with gay (which, at the time, meant "
The word for today is… sleuth (noun, verb): noun : detective intransitive verb : to act as a detective : search for information transitive verb : to search for and discover Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : "They were the footprints of a gigantic hound!" Those canine tracks in Arthur Conan Doyle's
The word for today is… rubric (noun): 1a: an authoritative rule - especially : a rule for conduct of a liturgical service b(1): name, title - specifically : the title of a statute (2): something under which a thing is classed : category c: an explanatory or introductory commentary : gloss 2: a heading of
The word for today is… trajectory (noun): 1: the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space 2: a path, progression, or line of development resembling a physical trajectory Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Formed with part of the prefix
The word for today is… biased (adjective): 1: exhibiting or characterised by bias 2: tending to yield one outcome more frequently than others in a statistical experiment 3: having an expected value different from the quantity or parameter estimated Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In recent years, we have seen more
The word for today is… credible (adjective): 1: offering reasonable grounds for being believed or trusted 2: good enough to be effective - often, specifically : of sufficient capability to be militarily effective Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Credible evidence is evidence that's likely to be believed. A credible plan is
The word for today is… monger (noun, verb): noun 1: broker, dealer - usually used in combination 2: a person who attempts to stir up or spread something that is usually petty or discreditable - usually used in combination verb : peddle Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Peddlers (especially fish merchants) have been called
The word for today is… heretic (noun): 1 religion : a person who differs in opinion from established religious dogma, especially : a baptised member of the Roman Catholic Church who refuses to acknowledge or accept a revealed truth 2: one who differs in opinion from an accepted belief or doctrine : nonconformist
The word for today is… slew (noun, verb): noun : a large number transitive verb 1: to turn (something, such as a telescope or a ship's spar) about a fixed point that is usually the axis 2: to cause to skid : veer intransitive verb 1: to turn, twist, or
The word for today is… demographic (noun,adjective): noun 1 demographics plural : the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets 2 business : a market or segment of the population identified by demographics adjective 1: of or relating to demography or demographics 2
The word for today is… concession (noun): 1a: the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) b: the admitting of a point claimed in argument 2: something conceded or granted: a: acknowledgment, admission b: something done or
The word for today is… emissary (noun): 1: one designated as the agent of another : representative 2: a secret agent Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : An emissary is often a person who is sent somewhere in order to act as a representative. The key in that sentence is sent; emissary derives
The word for today is… inertia (noun): 1a: a property of matter by which it remains at rest or in uniform motion in the same straight line unless acted upon by some external force b: an analogous property of other physical quantities (such as electricity) 2: indisposition to motion, exertion,
The word for today is… guru (noun): 1: a personal religious teacher and spiritual guide in Hinduism 2a: a teacher and especially intellectual guide in matters of fundamental concern b: one who is an acknowledged leader or chief proponent c: a person with knowledge or expertise : expert Source : Merriam -Webster
The word for today is… alacrity (noun): : promptness in response : cheerful readiness Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : “I have not that alacrity of spirit / Nor cheer of mind that I was wont to have,” says William Shakespeare’s King Richard III in the play that bears his name. Alas and alack,
The word for today is… humility (noun): : freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Humility means “the state of being humble.” Both it and humble have their origin in the Latin word humilis, meaning "low." Humble can be used
