Friday 30 July 2021
Ab Vrbe Condita 2774
07/25/2021
Macaronic (adjective)
Of speech or writing that combines two or more languages, traditionally Latin and a modern vernacular: “We like to think all other things are equal, but in this case ceteris ain’t paribus.”
Macaronic (adjective)
Of speech or writing that combines two or more languages, traditionally Latin and a modern vernacular: “We like to think all other things are equal, but in this case ceteris ain’t paribus.”
Recent entries
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07/18/2021: Vexillology (noun) The study of flag design
07/11/2021: Auxetic (adjective) In some recently discovered materials, the peculiar property of expanding in thickness while being stretched
07/04/2021: Seigniorage (noun) The profit a government turns by issuing currency — in other words, the face value of the coins or bills minus their production cost
06/27/2021: Tetrachromaticity (noun) The rare and enviable ability to see color in four channels as opposed to the normal three (red-green-blue). Such individuals, exclusively female, carry certain genes for colorblindness.
06/20/2021: Enneatic (adjective) Occurring once every nine times
06/13/2021: Neoteny (noun) The retention of child-like features into adulthood
06/06/2021: Euxine (adjective) Pertaining to the Black Sea
05/30/2021: Argyria (noun) A permanent condition of bluish or grayish skin, caused by ingesting excessive amounts of silver. Similar to chrysiasis, from ingesting too much gold.
05/23/2021: Exoculation (noun) The act of putting out the eyes. Cherished tradition holds that scissors in the hands of running children or long, thin sticks haphazardly waved by the same are potentially exoculative.
05/16/2021: Nudiustertian (adjective) Relating to the day before yesterday, or by extension, extremely recent
05/09/2021: Byssus (noun) Also known as sea silk or lana pinna, byssus classically refers to an ultrafine gold-colored fabric woven from threads produced by the Mediterranean pen shell mollusc
05/02/2021: Rhotic (adjective) Pronouncing all the Rs in one’s speech wherever they occur. Non-rhotics, for example speakers of Received Pronunciation in England, usually drop Rs that aren’t immediately followed by vowels.
04/25/2021: Gegenschein (noun) A faint glowing patch in the night sky caused by sunlight reflecting off dust particles in the solar system’s plane. It shows up at 180° away from the sun.
04/18/2021: Saponifiable (adjective) Capable of being made into soap
04/11/2021: Keranography (noun) The supposed process whereby a lightning flash creates a photographic image onto a surface. (The light from powerful nuclear blasts can do this.)
04/04/2021: Gride (verb) To make a grinding or scraping sound
03/28/2021: Aphaeresis (noun) Omission of the beginning syllable of a word. Example: “You’ve got a lot of ‘splaining to do.”
03/21/2021: Catholepistemiad (noun) A place to acquire universal knowledge. Coined by University of Michigan founder Augustus B. Woodward (1774-1827).
03/14/2021: Ludibund (adjective) Playful. A kind of opposite to moribund.
03/07/2021: Tughra (noun) An ornamental Arabic signature used as an official seal, traditionally associated with Ottoman Empire sultans.
Touch word to see definition.
07/18/2021: Vexillology (noun) The study of flag design
07/11/2021: Auxetic (adjective) In some recently discovered materials, the peculiar property of expanding in thickness while being stretched
07/04/2021: Seigniorage (noun) The profit a government turns by issuing currency — in other words, the face value of the coins or bills minus their production cost
06/27/2021: Tetrachromaticity (noun) The rare and enviable ability to see color in four channels as opposed to the normal three (red-green-blue). Such individuals, exclusively female, carry certain genes for colorblindness.
06/20/2021: Enneatic (adjective) Occurring once every nine times
06/13/2021: Neoteny (noun) The retention of child-like features into adulthood
06/06/2021: Euxine (adjective) Pertaining to the Black Sea
05/30/2021: Argyria (noun) A permanent condition of bluish or grayish skin, caused by ingesting excessive amounts of silver. Similar to chrysiasis, from ingesting too much gold.
05/23/2021: Exoculation (noun) The act of putting out the eyes. Cherished tradition holds that scissors in the hands of running children or long, thin sticks haphazardly waved by the same are potentially exoculative.
05/16/2021: Nudiustertian (adjective) Relating to the day before yesterday, or by extension, extremely recent
05/09/2021: Byssus (noun) Also known as sea silk or lana pinna, byssus classically refers to an ultrafine gold-colored fabric woven from threads produced by the Mediterranean pen shell mollusc
05/02/2021: Rhotic (adjective) Pronouncing all the Rs in one’s speech wherever they occur. Non-rhotics, for example speakers of Received Pronunciation in England, usually drop Rs that aren’t immediately followed by vowels.
04/25/2021: Gegenschein (noun) A faint glowing patch in the night sky caused by sunlight reflecting off dust particles in the solar system’s plane. It shows up at 180° away from the sun.
04/18/2021: Saponifiable (adjective) Capable of being made into soap
04/11/2021: Keranography (noun) The supposed process whereby a lightning flash creates a photographic image onto a surface. (The light from powerful nuclear blasts can do this.)
04/04/2021: Gride (verb) To make a grinding or scraping sound
03/28/2021: Aphaeresis (noun) Omission of the beginning syllable of a word. Example: “You’ve got a lot of ‘splaining to do.”
03/21/2021: Catholepistemiad (noun) A place to acquire universal knowledge. Coined by University of Michigan founder Augustus B. Woodward (1774-1827).
03/14/2021: Ludibund (adjective) Playful. A kind of opposite to moribund.
03/07/2021: Tughra (noun) An ornamental Arabic signature used as an official seal, traditionally associated with Ottoman Empire sultans.
