Word of the Day: variegated variegated (adjective) VAIR-ee-uh-gay-tud Definition 1 : having discrete markings of different colors 2 : various, diverse, varied Examples The flower has bright variegated petals. “Everyone of significance in the region has multiple agendas and variegated geopolitical interests.” — Robert Robb, The Arizona Republic, 21 Aug. 2016 Did You Know? Variegated has…
Word of the Day: myriad myriad (noun) MEER-ee-ud Definition 1 : ten thousand 2 : a great number Examples “After sold-out shows in New York and Los Angeles, Rise will make its debut in Boston with a myriad of hand-carved jack o’ lanterns that will light up a trail that people can walk on as music…
Word of the Day: beatific beatific (adjective) bee-uh-TIFF-ik Definition 1 : of, possessing, or imparting a state of utmost bliss 2 : having a blissful appearance Synonyms angelic; blissful; cherubic; delightful; divine; elated; ethereal; euphoric; happy; heavenly; joyful; lovely; rapturous; saintly Examples “She was Italian, funny, a beatific tomboy, with just the hint of a…
My Take I found out recently that some of my followers don’t know that I add ‘My Take‘ to my Word of the Day posts. My Take? What does that mean you ask? What good would it do if I just spit out what someone else wrote? I ask you. It’s a waste of time…
Word of the Day: imbue imbue (verb) im-BYOO Definition 1 : to permeate or influence as if by dyeing 2 : to tinge or dye deeply 3 : to provide with something freely or naturally : endow Synonyms endow, inculcate, ingrain, instill, leaven, permeate, pervade, saturate, steep, suffuse Examples The children were imbued with a passion…
Word of the Day: domicile domicile (noun) DAH-muh-syle Definition 1 : a dwelling place : place of residence : home 2 a : a person’s fixed, permanent, and principal home for legal purposes b : the place where a corporation is actually or officially established Examples “I got married, when I was 66,…
Word of the Day: glaucous glaucous (adjective) GLAW-kus Definition 1 a : of a pale yellow-green color   b : of a light bluish-gray or bluish-white color 2 : having a powdery or waxy coating that gives a frosted appearance and tends to rub off Examples “Her eyes, a clear, glaucous gray, express unambiguous yearning.”…
Word of the Day: frieze frieze (noun) FREEZ Definition 1 : the part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice 2 : a sculptured or richly ornamented band (as on a building or piece of furniture) 3 : a band, line, or series suggesting a frieze Examples “The house commands a hilltop and…
Word of the Day: evanescent evanescent (adjective) ev-uh-NESS-unt Definition : tending to vanish like vapor Synonymons brief; disappearing; elusive; elusory; ephemeral; fading; fleeting; illusory; indefinable; insubstantial; intangible; momentary; passing; short-lived; temporary; tenuous; transitory; vanishing Examples “As stunning as his dishes could be, in the end, the maestro understood its evanescent nature. Furstenberg remembers Richard telling him, ‘It’s…
Work of the Day: hoick Hoick: (verb) HOIK Definition : to move or pull abruptly : yank Synonyms buck, hitch, jerk, jolt, twitch, yank, hike Examples “to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion” <hoicked up his pants and hastily waded into the water> “Occasionally he hoicks up the waistband of his trousers…
