Word of the Day

Afflatus (noun) a-flay-tus A divine creative impulse or inspiration. Mid 17th century: from Latin, from…

Resipiscence (noun) resi-pisns Originally: repentance for misconduct; recognition of one's past misdeeds or errors. Later…

Tergiversate (verb) tur-jiv-urs-ayt Make conflicting or evasive statements; equivocate. Mid 17th century: from Latin tergiversat-…

Manque (adj) mon-kay Having failed to become what one might have been. Late 18th century:…

Bewail (verb) bee-way-l Express great regret, sadness, or disappointment about (something)   (more…)

Macaronic (adj) mak-a-ron-ik Denoting language, especially burlesque verse, containing words or inflections from one language…

trilemma (noun) tri-lem-a A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between…

Bavardage (noun) bav-ard-arj Idle gossip, chitchat. French, from bavarder ‘to chatter’, from bavard ‘talkative’, from…

Lucifugous (adj) loo-sif-ug-us Shunning the light (of a creature). Mid 17th century: from Latin lucifugus…