WORD OF THE DAY 1 JUNE 2023
unbecoming (comparative more unbecoming, superlative most unbecoming) adj
Not flattering, attractive or appropriate.
Not in keeping with the expected standards of one's position.
WORD OF THE DAY 30 MAY 2023
birthday (plural birthdays) n
1) The anniversary of the day on which someone is born. [From 1570s]
2) The anniversary of the day on which something is created.
3) The date on which someone is born or something is created, more commonly called birthdate or date of birth.
4) A birthday party.
WORD OF THE DAY 29 MAY 2023:
remembrance (countable and uncountable, plural remembrances) n
The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection.
The state of being remembered, or held in mind; memory, recollection.
Something remembered; a person or thing kept in memory.
That which serves to keep in or bring to mind; a memento, a memorial, a souvenir, a token; a memorandum or note of something to be remembered.
The power of remembering; the reach of personal knowledge; the period over which one's memory extends.
(obsolete) Something to be remembered; an admonition, counsel, instruction.
WORD OF THE DAY 27 MAY 2023
mirth (usually uncountable, plural mirths) n
The emotion usually following humour and accompanied by laughter; merriment; jollity; gaiety.
That which causes merriment.
WORD OF THE DAY 26 MAY 2023
recommitment (countable and uncountable, plural recommitments) n
A renewal of a commitment, or an act of recommitting quotations
WORD OF THE DAY 25 MAY 2023
dereliction (countable and uncountable, plural derelictions) n
1) Willful neglect of one's duty.
2) The act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned.
3) Land gained from the water by a change of water-line.
WORD OF THE DAY 24 MAY 2023
litotes n
(rhetoric) An ironic figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite, particularly the negation of a negative quality to say something positive.
WORD OF THE DAY 23 MAY 2023:
virid adj
(literary, poetic) Green, verdant.
virid n
(literary, poetic, rare) A green colour. [...]
WORD OF THE DAY 22 May 2023:
biodiversity hotspot n
(ecology) A place with a significant level of biodiversity, particularly if the flora and fauna are threatened with loss of their habitat.
Today is the International Day for Biological Diversity or World Biodiversity Day, which is recognized by the United Nations to promote awareness of the importance of biodiversity. The Convention on Biological Diversity was adopted on this day in 1992.
