LanguageWord of the Day May 2, 2015 Word of the Day – Conflagration Conflagration (noun) kon-fla-gray-shun An extensive and destructive fire. A blaze that destroys all it consumes.… Kath Love0
Word of the Day April 30, 2015 Word of the Day – Dysphoria Dysphoria (noun) dis-for-ee-a A state of unease or dissatisfaction in life. The opposite of euphoria.… Kath Love0
LanguageWord of the Day April 30, 2015 Word of the Day – Veridical Veridical (adj) ve-rid-ik-al Truthful, honest, able to be verified, corresponding to facts. What a great… Kath Love0
Word of the Day April 27, 2015 Word of the Day – Apocryphal Apocryphal (adj) ap-ok-riff-al Having doubtful authenticity although widely circulated as true. Usually of a story.… Kath Love0
LanguageWord of the Day April 26, 2015 Word of the Day – Eldritch Eldritch (adj) (Scottish) eld-rich Weird, sinister and ghostly Originally from Scottish, possibly related to elf.… Kath Love0
Word of the Day April 24, 2015 Word of the Day – Hiraeth Hiraeth (noun) (Welsh) Heer-eye-th A deep homesickness; an intense form of longing or nostalgia for… Kath Love32
LanguageWord of the Day April 20, 2015 Word of the Day – Kummerspeck Kummerspeck (noun) (German) kUm-ir-shpek Excess weight gained due to emotional eating. This went around the… Kath Love0
Word of the Day April 18, 2015 Word of the Day – Yclept Yclept (adj) (archaic) i-klept By the name of What a wonderful archaic word, and what… Kath Love1
Word of the Day April 16, 2015 Word of the Day – Zugzwang Zugzwang (noun) zug-zvan A situation in which the obligation to make a move is a… Kath Love1
Word of the Day April 13, 2015 Word of the Day – Gloaming Gloaming (noun) (literary) glow-ming (the gloaming) Twilight: Dusk. I first encountered 'The Gloaming' reading a… Kath Love0