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
The word for today is… kismet (noun): 1: a hypothetical force or personified power that determines the course of the future events : fate, destiny 2: an inevitable and often bad outcome, condition, or end that a particular person or thing will experience Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Is it your fate
The word for today is… algorithm (noun): : a procedure for solving a mathematical problem (as of finding the greatest common divisor) in a finite number of steps that frequently involves repetition of an operation. Broadly - a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or accomplishing some end. Source : Merriam -Webster
The word for today is… equity (noun): 1a: fairness or justice in the way people are treated, often, specifically : freedom from disparities in the way people of different races, genders, etc. are treated b: something that is equitable 2a: the money value of a property or of an interest in
The word for today is… phantasm (noun): 1: a product of fantasy: such as a: delusive appearance : illusion b: ghost, spectre c: a figment of the imagination 2: a mental representation of a real object Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Phantasm is from Middle English fantasme, a borrowing from Anglo-French fantasme,
The word for today is… exclusive (adjective, noun): adjective 1a: excluding or having power to exclude b: limiting or limited to possession, control, or use by a single individual or group 2a: excluding others from participation b: snobbishly aloof 3a: accepting or soliciting only a socially restricted patronage (as of
The word for today is… meld (verb, noun, verb, noun): verb (1) transitive verb : to declare or announce (a card or combination of cards) for a score in a card game especially by placing face up on the table intransitive verb : to declare a card or combination of cards as
The word for today is… superfluous (adjective): 1a: exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra b: not needed : unnecessary 2 obsolete : marked by wastefulness : extravagant Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : If, say, you were to go chasing waterfalls in addition to the rivers and the lakes that you’re used to,
