Word of the Day

Word of the Day : November 24, 2020 Mogul noun MOH-gul Definition 1 capitalized Mogul : an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin; especially : Great Mogul 2 : a great personage : magnate Did you know? Started by Bābur, a descendant of Genghis Khan, the Muslim Mogul dynasty ruled much of India from the early 16th … Continue reading Word of the Day – Mogul

Word of the Day : October 20, 2020 Visage noun VIZ-ij Definition 1 : the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal 2 : aspect, appearance Did you know? The word face may be a pretty generic word, but it has several high-flown synonyms. Physiognomy, for instance, refers to facial features thought to reveal qualities of temperament or … Continue reading Word of the Day – Visage

Quotidian Quotidian adjective kwoh-TID-ee-un Definition 1 : occurring every day 2 a : belonging to each day : everyday b : commonplace, ordinary Did you know? In William Shakespeare's play As You Like It, the character Rosalind observes that Orlando, who has been running about in the woods carving her name on trees and hanging love poems on branches, "seems to have the … Continue reading Word of the Day – Quotidian

Word of the Day : October 16, 2020 Futile adjective FYOO-tul Definition 1 : serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective 2 : occupied with trifles : frivolous Did you know? Futile broke into 16th-century English as a Latinate borrowing from Middle French. The Latin derivative, fūtilis, was used to describe things that are brittle … Continue reading Word of the Day – Futile