Language – Page 117 – For Reading Addicts

Word of the Day

October 12, 2022

Word of the Day – Terraqueous

Terraqueous (adj) ter-ayk-wee-us consisting of land and water, as the earth. Terraqueous “consisting of land…

Kath 0

Love0

Word of the Day

October 11, 2022

Word of the Day – Deft

Deft (adj) deft dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever. First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English; variant of…

Kath 0

Love0

Word of the Day

October 10, 2022

Word of the Day – Mezzaluna

Mezzaluna (noun) mets-a-loo-na a crescent-shaped, single- or double-bladed chopping knife, with a handle on each…

Kath 0

Love1

Word of the Day

October 9, 2022

Word of the Day – Antiwork

Antiwork (adj) an-tee-werk of or relating to a social and cultural movement that distinguishes between…

Kath 0

Love0

Word of the Day

October 8, 2022

Word of the Day – Evection

Evection (noun) e-vek-shun a periodic irregularity in the moon's motion, caused by the attraction of…

Kath 0

Love0

Word of the Day

October 7, 2022

Word of the Day – Gingerly

Gingerly (adverb) jin-jer-lee with great care or caution; warily. Despite the similar spelling and pronunciation,…

Kath 0

Love0

News Word of the Day

October 6, 2022

Word of the Day – Folklorico

Folklorico (noun) fohk-lor-i-ko Mexican folk dancing, especially a program or repertoire of such dances. First…

Kath 0

Love0

Word of the Day

October 5, 2022

Word of the Day – Interrobang

Interrobang (noun) in-ter-a-bang a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to…

Kath 0

Love0

Word of the Day

October 4, 2022

Word of the Day – Stentorian

Stentorian (adj) sten-taw-ree-an very loud or powerful in sound. First recorded in 1600–10; Stentor +…

Kath 0

Love1

Word of the Day

October 3, 2022

Word of the Day – Saponify

Saponify (verb) sap-on-i-fai To become converted into soap. Saponify, “to become converted into soap,” is…

Kath 0

Love1