Word of the Day – Yclept 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 0 Love1
Word of the Day – Zugzwang 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 0 Love1
Word of the Day – Gloaming 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 0 Love0
Word of the Day – Overmorrow Word of the Day April 11, 2015 Word of the Day – Overmorrow Overmorrow (noun) (obs) (archaic) (biblical) o-ver-mor-row The day after tomorrow. This archaic and now obsolete… Kath 0 Love3
26 of your Favourite Words Discussion and RecommendationsWord of the Day April 10, 2015 26 of your Favourite Words Over on Facebook last week I asked everyone to tell us what their favourite word… Kath 9 Love4
Word of the Day – Tmesis LanguageWord of the Day March 30, 2015 Word of the Day – Tmesis Tmesis (noun) t-mi-sis The separation of parts of a compound word by an intervening word… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day – Cwts Word of the Day March 28, 2015 Word of the Day – Cwts Cwts (accepted anglicised cwtch/cwtsh)(noun)(Welsh) koo-ch A small safe storage space/a hug. Originally cwt, a gap;… Kath 0 Love4
Word of the Day – Vellichor Word of the Day March 21, 2015 Word of the Day – Vellichor Vellichor (noun) (literary) vell-ik-or The strange wistfulness of a used bookshop. Bookshops are somehow infused… Kath 0 Love8
Word of the Day – Miasma Word of the Day March 15, 2015 Word of the Day – Miasma Miasma (noun) (literary) Me-azma An unpleasant or unhealthy odour or vapour, or more metaphorically an… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day: Triskaidekaphobia Word of the Day March 13, 2015 Word of the Day: Triskaidekaphobia Triskaidekaphobia (noun) tris-kahy-dek-uh-foh-bee-uh With the second Friday 13th in as many months, this is a… Kath 0 Love1