Word of the Day : February 5, 2025 Canard noun kuh-NARD What It Means Canard refers to a false report or story, or to a belief or rumor that isn't true. It can also refer to a kind of airplane as well as to a kind of small airfoil. // The book unfortunately repeats some of history's oldest canards. … Continue reading Word of the Day : Canard
Word of the Day : Apprehension
Word of the Day : January 17, 2025 Apprehension noun ap-rih-HEN-shun What It Means Apprehension most often refers to the fear that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; it’s a feeling of being worried about the future. The word can also refer to seizure by legal process. // There is growing apprehension that next quarter’s profits will … Continue reading Word of the Day : Apprehension
Word of the Day : Hackneyed
Word of the Day : January 15, 2025 Hackneyed adjective HAK-need What It Means Something is considered hackneyed when it is not interesting, funny, etc., because of being used too often; in other words, it's neither fresh nor original. // The new crime drama's characters are shallow stereotypes who engage one another in hackneyed dialogue. See the entry … Continue reading Word of the Day : Hackneyed
Word of the Day : Sublimate
Word of the Day : December 11, 2024 Sublimate What It Means To sublimate something—such as an impulse, desire, or feeling—is to express it in a changed form that is socially acceptable. Sublimate can also mean "to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state." // Nora later came to understand that she had used painting … Continue reading Word of the Day : Sublimate
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