Word of the Day April 28, 2020 Word of the Day – Roseate Roseate (adj) row-see-ate Rose-coloured. Optimistic or idealistic. Late Middle English from Latin roseus ‘rosy’ (from… Kath Love1
Word of the Day April 27, 2020 Word of the Day – Whataboutism Whataboutism (noun) (Br/En) wot-a-bow-tiz-m The technique or practice of responding to an accusation or difficult… Kath Love1
Word of the Day April 26, 2020 Word of the Day – Tripartite Tripartite (adj) try-part-ite Shared by or involving three parties. Late Middle English from Latin tripartitus,… Kath Love0
Word of the Day April 25, 2020 Word of the Day – Monastery Monastery (noun) mon-as-tu-ree A building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under… Kath Love0
Word of the Day April 24, 2020 Word of the Day – Metaliterature Metaliterature (noun) met-a-lit-er-i-cher The discussion in any piece of writing of other texts; (Literary Criticism)… Kath Love0
Word of the Day April 23, 2020 Word of the Day – Dingle Dingle (noun) (literary) din-gl A deep wooded valley or dell. Middle English (denoting a deep… Kath Love0
Word of the Day April 22, 2020 Word of the Day – Congregate Congregate (verb) kon-ge-grayt Gather into a crowd or mass. Late Middle English from Latin congregat-… Kath Love0
Word of the Day April 21, 2020 Word of the Day – Gnarl Gnarl (noun) na-rl A rough, knotty protuberance, especially on a tree. Early 19th century back-formation… Kath Love0
Word of the Day April 20, 2020 Word of the Day – Quarantine Quarantine (noun/verb) kwa-ren-teen A state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals… Kath Love0
Word of the Day April 19, 2020 Word of the Day – Diallage Diallage (noun) (rare) (rhetoric) die-lij A figure of speech by which arguments, after having been… Kath Love0