Backpacking in a remote park with no cell service left me completely incommunicado overnight. 📵 This #WordOfTheDay means without communication. Send this to someone who wants a digital detox!
English
Dictionary.com
42.4K posts
Dictionary.com
@Dictionarycom
The official feed for https://t.co/pmc26gGhhZ, the world's leading digital dictionary. Home to #WordOfTheDay and place to indulge your inner #WordNerd.
Katılım Mart 2009
35 Takip Edilen360.4K Takipçiler
Love word games? 🧩 bit.ly/47D5yZN
Introducing Words.com— a new game website from the creators of Dictionary.com.
Choose from 4 fun word games that you can play every day at the link above!
Which one is your favorite?
English
Have you ever heard someone say “old wise tale” instead of “old wives’ tale”… and it almost sounds right? There’s a #WackyWord for that: eggcorn. 🥚😅 bit.ly/4tVEUVE
An eggcorn is when a word or phrase gets swapped for something that sounds reasonably similar — so it almost makes sense — but isn’t actually correct.
Drop your favorite eggcorn in the comments!👂💬
English
Each pericope in the anthology felt like a teaser for a bigger story. Today's #WordOfTheDay is an excerpt from a larger work. Comment your favorite literary term.
English
My parents have a favorite photo of me that they love, because in it, I’m wearing a beatific smile. 😇 Our #WordOfTheDay means blissful or saintly. Share this with someone whose lights up a room.
English
Do you know these ethereal words with Greek roots? ☁️
Diaphanous, ambrosial, and Elysian carry a light, almost otherworldly feeling. ✨
What’s your favorite ethereal word? 💬
#GreekRoots #Ethereal #WordNerds #Etymology #DreamyWords
English
The office move was planned entirely sub rosa: it came as a total surprise to every employee. 🌹 This #WordOfTheDay means secretly or privately. Comment another Latin phrase you like!
English
Reboots are often dismissed as a cynical cash grab — a last resort when fresh ideas run dry.
But here, @benzaidi looks at how storytelling has always involved retelling older tales — something we might casually call a “reboot” today. 🎬✨ Send this to someone who loves a great story!
#ReimaginedStories #CreativeWriting #PopCultureLanguage #WordNerds
English
Did you know the Oscar-nominated movie “Bugonia” gets its title from a strange ancient belief?
Bugonia was a Mediterranean folk practice based on the belief that bees could spontaneously emerge from the carcass of a dead ox. Before people understood bee life cycles, the ritual was thought to restore lost colonies. 🐝
One of the characters in Yorgos Lanthimos' film is a conspiracy-obsessed beekeeper, and throughout the story, bees symbolize ecological collapse, exploitation of workers, and the cyclical nature of destruction and rebirth. 🔄
Have you heard of bugonia before?
English
Our book club has about twenty members, and we used to take turns hosting and picking books. Thankfully, it evolved into a leadership triumvirate, because that was awfully chaotic! Today's #WordOfTheDay refers to a group of three in authority. Can you think of a famous triumvirate from history, fiction, or pop culture? 📚
English
Every week, we scan the headlines to find words in action. See what we're spotlighting #ThisWeekInWords! 📰 bit.ly/4bddyC5
English
Last weekend in the mountains at a ski resort, I spent my time exercising and breathing fresh air. It gave me a juvenescent boost I really needed. ⛷️ Today's #WordOfTheDay means becoming youthful. What gives you this kind of rejuvenating reset?
English
The haunted hotel had a ghostly eidolon that kept appearing in mirrors. 👻 Today's #WordOfTheDay refers to a phantom or apparition. Share this with someone who likes words about supernatural phenomena.
English
