Word of the day: Portent
Posted onPortent ˈpɔː.tent’noun 1 A sign or warning that a momentous or calamitous event is likely to happen. ‘many birds are regarded as being portents of death’ 2 literary An exceptional or wonderful person or thing.
Month: June 2021
Word of the Day: Caliginous
Posted oncaliginous/kəˈlɪdʒɪnəs/ adjective LITERARY dark, dim, or misty. “the caliginous sky”
Word of the Day: Suborn
Posted onsuborn/səˈbɔːn/ verbbribe or otherwise induce (someone) to commit an unlawful act such as perjury.“he was accused of conspiring to suborn witnesses”
Word of the day: Sibilant
Posted on/ˈsɪbɪl(ə)nt/ adjective 1. making or characterized by a hissing sound.“his sibilant whisper” 2. [PHONETICS](of a speech sound) sounded with a hissing effect, for example s, sh.noun [PHONETICS]a sibilant speech sound.