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Word of the Day – Lexical

By April 8, 2018Word of the Day

Lexical (adj)

lek-si-kul

Relating to the words or vocabulary of a language.

Mid 19th century: from Greek lexikos ‘of words’ (from lexis ‘word’) + -al.

Example sentences

“She committed to a full lexical analysis of the language.”

Word of the Day – Nemesism

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Word of the Day - Nemesism (noun) nem-uh-sizm

Word of the Day – Fauteuil

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Word of the Day - Fauteuil (noun) foh-til

Word of the Day – Frim

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Word of the Day - Frim (adj) (Br/En) (Dialectal) frim

Word of the Day – Infelicity

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Word of the Day - Infelicity (noun) in-fel-is-i-tee

Word of the Day – Encomium

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Word of the Day - Encomium (noun) en-koh-me-um

Word of the Day – Vacillate

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Word of the Day - Vacillate (verb) vas-ul-ayt

Word of the Day – Myriad

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Word of the Day - Myriad (noun) mi-ree-ad

Word of the Day – Snirtle

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Word of the Day - Snirtle (intransitive verb) (Scots) snur-tl

Word of the Day – Oracular

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Word of the Day - Oracular (adj) or-ak-yu-ler

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