Word of the Day – Meretrix Word of the Day July 27, 2024 Word of the Day – Meretrix Meretrix (noun) mere-triks A prostitute Latin, from merēre to earn, gain (more…) Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day – Logorrhea Word of the Day July 26, 2024 Word of the Day – Logorrhea Logorrhea (noun) log-o-ree-a Incessant or compulsive talkativeness First recorded in 1900–05; see logo- + -rrhea.… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day – Panopticon Word of the Day July 25, 2024 Word of the Day – Panopticon Panopticon (noun) pan-op-ti-kon a building, as a prison, hospital, library, or the like, so arranged… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day – Donnybrook Word of the Day July 24, 2024 Word of the Day – Donnybrook Donnybrook (noun) don-ee-bruk an inordinately wild fight or contentious dispute; brawl; free-for-all. First recorded in… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day – Volar Word of the Day July 23, 2024 Word of the Day – Volar Volar (adj) voh-ler Of or relating to the palm of the hand or the sole… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day – Asterism Word of the Day July 22, 2024 Word of the Day – Asterism Asterism (noun) as-ter-izm (astrology) A group of stars./ A constellation. 1590–1600; Greek asterism ( ós… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day – Parsimonious Word of the Day July 21, 2024 Word of the Day – Parsimonious Parsimonious (adj) par-sim-oh-nee-us Unwilling to spend money, or use resources. Overly frugal. First recorded in… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day – Trope Word of the Day July 20, 2024 Word of the Day – Trope Trope (noun) trohp any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day – Sibylline Word of the Day July 19, 2024 Word of the Day – Sibylline Sibylline (adj) sib-il-een mysterious; cryptic First recorded in 1570–80. From Latin Sibyllīnus, “pertaining to a… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day – Plouk Word of the Day July 18, 2024 Word of the Day – Plouk Plouk (noun) plwk A pimple. C15, unknown origin. (more…) Kath 0 Love0