— Word of the Day
Daily Logolepsy.
In a world of business jargon, social slang and text speak, it’s easy to forget just how deeply expressive and beautiful the English language can be. Each day, our copywriters select a sadly neglected gem. One word. Absolutely free. Everyday. Drop these diamonds into conversation. Marvel at how you become infinitely more desirable to the opposite/same sex. Or your money back. You have our word.
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Jun 27th '17
Rancor
Rancor
Noun: bitter resentment or ill will; extreme hatred or spite.
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Jun 26th '17
Sequacious
Sequacious
Adjective: proceeding smoothly and regularly.
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Jun 25th '17
Abtruse
Abtruse
Adjective: difficult to comprehend or understand.
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Jun 24th '17
Forfend
Forfend
Transitive verb: 1. a. (archaic) to prohibit; to forbid. b. to ward off ; to prevent; to avert. 2. to defend; to protect; to preserve.
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Jun 23rd '17
Brummagem
Brummagem
Adjective: cheap and showy, tawdry; also, spurious, counterfeit.
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Jun 22nd '17
Nabob
Nabob
Noun: 1. a native ruler in India in the Mogul empire; by extension, a person from India who made a fortune there. 2. a very wealthy and prominent person; mogul.
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Jun 21st '17
Numen
Numen
Noun: divine power, especially one who inhabits a particular object.
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Jun 20th '17
Escutcheon
Escutcheon
Noun: 1. a shield decorated with a coat of arms. 2. a protective metal plate around a keyhole and lock, drawer handle or pull, light switch etc. 3. the panel on a ship's stern bearing her name.
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Jun 19th '17
Caitiff
Caitiff
Noun: a mean, cowardly person. Adjective: cowardly and mean.
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Jun 18th '17
Guerdon
Guerdon
Noun: a reward.
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Jun 17th '17
Prink
Prink
Transitive verb: to dress up; to deck for show.
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Jun 16th '17
Cacology
Cacology
Noun: defectively produced speech; socially unacceptable diction.
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Jun 15th '17
Deipnosophist
Deipnosophist
Noun: a person who is an adept conversationalist at the dinner table.
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Jun 14th '17
Felicitous
Felicitous
Adjective: 1. suitably applied or expressed; appropriate; apt. 2. happy; delightful; marked by good fortune.
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Jun 13th '17
Sere
Sere
Adjective: dry; withered.
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Jun 12th '17
Obscurantism
Obscurantism
Noun: opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
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Jun 11th '17
Fulgurant
Fulgurant
Adjective: flashing like lightning.
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Jun 10th '17
Exiguous
Exiguous
Adjective: scanty; meagre; small; slender: exiguous income.
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Jun 9th '17
Metempirical
Metempirical
Adjective: beyond or outside the field of experience.
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Jun 8th '17
Tocsin
Tocsin
Noun: 1. an alarm bell, or the ringing of a bell for the purpose of alarm. 2. a warning.
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Jun 7th '17
Pusillanimous
Pusillanimous
Adjective: lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint hearted; timid.
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Jun 6th '17
Pandurate
Pandurate
Adjective: shaped like a fiddle, as a leaf.
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Jun 5th '17
Exilic
Exilic
Adjective: pertaining to exile, especially that of the Jews in Babylon.
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Jun 4th '17
Apocryphal
Apocryphal
Adjective: of doubtful authorship or authenticity.
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