Word of the Day

Dragée (noun) dra-jhey a sugarcoated nut or candy. First recorded in 1850–55 and comes from…

Chagrin (noun) sha-grin A feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation. First recorded in…

Naiveté (noun) nai-eev-e-tee The quality or state of having or showing a lack of experience…

Wistful (adj) wist-ful characterized by melancholy or longing. First recorded in 1605–15; obsolete wist “quiet,…

Synchronicity (noun) sin-kron-is-it-ee an apparently meaningful coincidence in time of two or more similar or…

Jubilation (adj) jyu-bil-ay-shun A feeling of or the expression of joy or exultation. First recorded…

Connoisseur (noun) kon-uh-sur a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an…

Malamute (noun) mal-a-myoot one of an Alaskan breed of large dogs having a dense, coarse…

Bedizen (verb) bed-iz-uhn to dress or adorn in a showy, gaudy, or tasteless manner. First…