English Words

Spumescent (adj) spoo-mes-ent foamy; foamlike; frothy. Spumescent was first recorded in 1855–60 and comes from…

Eudemonia (noun) yoo-dee-mo-nee-uh happiness; well-being. Eudemonia comes from the Greek word eudaimonía. The root, eudemon,…

Phoneme (noun) (linguistics) fo-neem any of a small set of units, usually about 20 to…

Grapheme (noun) (linguistics) graf-eem a unit of a writing system consisting of all the written…

Modicum (noun) mod-i-cum A moderate or small amount. Modicum was first recorded in 1375–1425 and…

Horal (adj) haw-rul of or relating to an hour or hours; hourly. 1615–25; Late Latin…

Ponderous (adj) pon-der-us of great weight; heavy; massive. 1375–1425; late Middle English

Brouhaha (noun) broo-ha-ha excited public interest, discussion, or the like, as the clamor attending some…

Ick (interjection/noun) ik (used as an expression of distaste or repugnance.). A feeling you get…

Interloper (noun) in-ter-low-per a person who interferes or meddles in the affairs of others. /…