Word of the Day November 14, 2017 Word of the Day – Bavardage Bavardage (noun) bav-ard-arj Idle gossip, chitchat. French, from bavarder ‘to chatter’, from bavard ‘talkative’, from… Kath Love1
Word of the Day November 13, 2017 Word of the Day – Lucifugous Lucifugous (adj) loo-sif-ug-us Shunning the light (of a creature). Mid 17th century: from Latin lucifugus… Kath Love0
Word of the Day November 12, 2017 Word of the Day – Prolegomenon Prolegomenon (noun) pro-le-gom-uh-non A critical or discursive introduction to a book. Mid 17th century: via… Kath Love4
Word of the Day November 11, 2017 Word of the Day – Jobation Jobation (noun) (informal) job-ay-shun Also jawbation. A lengthy rebuke or reprimand, a lecture, a harangue.… Kath Love1
Word of the Day November 10, 2017 Word of the Day – Ululate Ululate (verb) u-loo-lay-t/ yu-loo-lay-t Howl or wail as an expression of strong emotion, typically grief.… Kath Love1
Word of the Day November 9, 2017 Word of the Day – Quiddity Quiddity (noun) kwid-it-ee The very essence of; the inherent nature of something or someone. Late… Kath Love1
Word of the Day November 8, 2017 Word of the Day – Imago Imago (noun) im-ay-go The idealised mental image of someone, often a parent, that affects our… Kath Love1
Word of the Day November 7, 2017 Word of the Day – Nescient Nescient (adj) ness-ee-unt Lacking knowledge; ignorant. Late Middle English: from Latin nescient- ‘not knowing’, from… Kath Love0
Word of the Day November 6, 2017 Word of the Day – Tantamount Tantamount (adj) tan-ta-mow-nt Equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as. Mid 17th century: from… Kath Love0
Word of the Day November 5, 2017 Word of the Day – Mundungus Mundungus (noun) (archaic) mun-dun-gus Tobacco of poor quality, bad smelling. Mid 17th century (in an… Kath Love1