Word of the Day 22-27

Word of the Day 22~~October 22, 2009


Aesthete \ES-theet\

noun;

1.
One having or affecting great sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature.


Origin:
Aesthete is from Greek aisthetes, "one who perceives," from aisthanesthai, "to perceive."

Word of the Day 23~~October 23, 2009


Galumph \guh-LUHM(P)F\

intransitive verb;

1.
To move in a clumsy manner or with a heavy tread.


Origin:
Galumph is probably an alteration of gallop. It was coined by Lewis Carroll in the nonsense poem "Jabberwocky."

Word of the Day 24~~October 24, 2009


Confabulation \kon-FAB-yuh-lay-shuhn\

noun;

1.
Familiar talk; easy, unrestrained, unceremonious conversation.
2.
(Psychology) A plausible but imagined memory that fills in gaps in what is remembered.


Origin:
Confabulation comes from Late Latin confabulatio, from the past participle of Latin confabulari, "to talk together," from con-, "together, with" + fabulari, "to talk." It is related to fable, "a fiction, a tale," and to fabulous, "so incredible or astonishing as to resemble or suggest a fable."

Word of the Day 25~~October 25, 2009


Sycophant \SIK-uh-fuhnt\

noun;

1.
A person who attempts to win favor by flattering people of wealth or influence; a parasite; a toady.


Origin:
Sycophant derives from Greek sukophantes, "an accuser (especially a false accuser) or rogue," from sukon, "fig" + phantes, "one who shows," from phainein, "to show."

Word of the Day 26~~October 26, 2009


Loquacious \loh-KWAY-shuhs\

adjective;

1.
Very talkative.
2.
Full of excessive talk; wordy.


Origin:
Loquacious comes from Latin loquax, "talkative," from loqui, "to speak."

Word of the Day 27~~October 27, 2009


Punctilious \puhnk-TIL-ee-uhs\

adjective;

1.
Strictly attentive to the details of form in action or conduct; precise; exact in the smallest particulars.


Origin:
Punctilious derives from Late Latin punctillum, "a little point," from Latin punctum, "a point," from pungere, "to prick."