Word of the day

[Richland123]

Dryasdust

1. A boring, pedantic speaker or writer.
2. Dull and boring.

 

[slobake]

somber
adjective

1
: so shaded as to be dark and gloomy

2a: of a serious mien : GRAVE
somber dignitaries

b: of a dismal or depressing character : MELANCHOLY

c: conveying gloomy suggestions or ideas

3: of a dull or heavy cast or shade : dark colored

 

[Richland123]

Eleemosynary

Relating to or dependent on charity; charitable.

 

[Richland123]

Faubourg

(Usually in place names) A suburb, especially one in Paris

 

[Richland123]

Jongleur

An itinerant minstrel.

 

[Richland123]

Apothegm

A concise saying or maxim; an aphorism.

 

[Richland123]

Rubescent

Reddening; blushing.

 

[Richland123]

Lapidary

Relating to stone and gems and the work involved in engraving, cutting, or polishing.

 

[bassdude51]

Lazy

1.
unwilling to work or use energy.

 

[Richland123]

Amanuensis

A literary or artistic assistant, in particular one who takes dictation or copies manuscripts.

 

[Tom Bomb]

robinsonade

Robinsonade … is [a name given to] a literary genre … wherein the protagonist is suddenly separated from civilization, usually by being shipwrecked or marooned on a secluded and uninhabited island, and must improvise the means of their survival from the limited resources at hand. The genre takes its name from the 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
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[roccobass]

Jocular

1: said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : PLAYFUL
jocular remarks

2 : given to jesting : habitually jolly or jocund

In high school, we had our own definition. It was in reference to the extreme segment of certain athletic types that a lot of us had to put up with. (I.E.: He's pretty jocular)

 

[Richland123]

Sisyphean

Denoting or relating to a task that can never be completed.

 

[Richland123]

Oppidan

A resident of a town.

 

[Richland123]

Argle-Bargle

Copious but meaningless talk or writing; nonsense.

 

[hbarcat]

My most favorite word:

VERISIMILITUDE

ver·i·si·mil·i·tude
/ˌverəsəˈmiləˌto͞od/

noun
the appearance of being true or real.

"the detail gives the novel some verisimilitude"

 

[Richland123]

Transpicuous

1. Transparent.

2. Easily understood, lucid.

 

[Richland123]

Nugacity

Triviality or frivolity.

 

[fig]

Vootie.

Used when asked in any other forum or discussion what you think the word of the day is.

 

[Richland123]

Enjambment

The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.