The word for today is…
didactic (adj) – 1. Intended to instruct.
2. Morally instructive.
3. Inclined to teach or moralise excessively.
Source : The Free Dictionary
Etymology : “fitted or intended for instruction; pertaining to instruction,” 1650s, from French didactique, from Latinised form of Greek didaktikos “apt at teaching,” from didaktos “taught,” past participle of didaskein “teach,” from PIE *dens- “to learn” (source also of Sanskrit dasra- “effecting miracles”).
The word for today is… nectar (noun) - 1a: the drink of the Greek and Roman gods b: something delicious to drink c: a beverage of fruit juice and pulp 2: a sweet liquid that is secreted by the nectaries of a plant and is the chief raw material of
The word for today is… festinate (verb, adjective) - verb : hasten adjective : hasty Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Festinate is one among many in the category of words whose early recorded use is in the works of William Shakespeare. He used it as an adjective (which is pronounced \FESS-tuh-nut) in King Lear,
The word for today is… surd (adjective, noun) - adjective 1: lacking sense : irrational 2: voiceless — used of speech sounds noun 1a: an irrational root (such as √3) b: irrational number 2: a surd speech sound Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Both surd and its more common cousin absurd come from the
The word for today is… garniture (noun) - 1: embellishment, trimming 2: a set of decorative objects (such as vases, urns, or clocks) Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : In Middle French, garniture meant "accessory." It is an alteration of the Old French noun garneture, which is derived from the verb
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