English Language

Mignardise (noun) min-jar-deez Tenderness, gentleness; affected delicacy of behaviour or appearance; affectation. Early 17th century;…

Plumage (noun) plew-mij A bird's feathers collectively. Late Middle English from Old French, from plume…

Distrain (verb) dis-trayn (law) Seize (someone's property) in order to obtain payment of rent or…

Liminal (adj) lim-in-al Relating to a transitional or initial stage of a process. Late 19th…

Disconsolate (adj) dis-kon-so-layt Very unhappy and unable to be comforted. Late Middle English from medieval…

Mythopoeia (adj) mith-oh-pee-a The making of a myth or myths. 1950s from Greek muthopoiia, from…

Ineffectual (adj) in-ef-ek-chu-al Not producing any significant or desired effect./(of a person) lacking the ability…

Priggish (adj) prig-ish Self-righteously moralistic and superior. (more…)

Egomaniac (noun) ee-go-may-nee-ak A person who is obsessively egotistical or self-centred. (more…)