Word of the Day

WORD OF THE DAY: CRONYISM noun | KROH-nee-iz-um What It Means Cronyism is the unfair practice by a powerful person...

WORD OF THE DAY: INCANDESCENT adjective | in-kun-DESS-unt What It Means Incandescent has literal and figurative meanings. Its literal meanings...

WORD OF THE DAY: BYZANTINE adjective | BIZ-un-teen What It Means Something described as byzantine (or Byzantine) is very complicated,...

WORD OF THE DAY: MISE-EN-SCÈNE noun | meez-ahn-SEN What It Means Mise-en-scène can refer to the setting of a play,...

WORD OF THE DAY: CLEMENT adjective | KLEM-unt What It Means Clement is a formal word used to describe weather...

WORD OF THE DAY: LOLLYGAG verb | LAH-lee-gag What It Means To lollygag is to spend time doing things that...

WORD OF THE DAY: OSSIFY verb | AH-suh-fye What It Means In general contexts, something that ossifies becomes hardened or...

WORD OF THE DAY: PROPINQUITY noun | pruh-PING-kwuh-tee What It Means Propinquity is a formal word that typically refers to nearness...

WORD OF DAY: FALLACIOUS adjective | fuh-LAY-shus What It Means Fallacious is a formal word that typically describes something, such...

WORD OF THE DAY: ATTENUATE verb | uh-TEN-yuh-wayt What It Means To attenuate something is to make it weaker or...