What word in the English language did you learn most recently?

[Still-alive]

Let's all expand our vocabulary!

just post whatever word in an English dictionary and its meaning.
I'll start with:

ameliorate: transitive verb: to make better or more tolerable
And a bonus one for good measure

Eschew: transitive verb: to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun

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https://www.merriam-webster.com/

Here's a link to the dictionary

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New word of the day:

copacetic
adjective
Very satisfactory or acceptable; fine. completely satisfactory. Fine, excellent, OK.

[CrazyGirl2]

Apocryphal. adjective

apoc·​ry·​phal \ ə-ˈpä-krə-fəl \
Definition of apocryphal

1: of doubtful authenticity : SPURIOUS an apocryphal story about George Washington
2 (often capitalized): of or resembling the Apocrypha. Apocryphal books of the Old Testament

[DarkCarousel]

Oooh I like ameliorate!


I can’t think of one right now but my comment is a placeholder for when I do think of one.

[NathanDavis]

nefelibata...

[DarkCarousel]

Moment of Tangency: A Glimpse of What Might Have Been

https://youtu.be/cxOuG6zQo_0

A phrase rather than a word. But still.

*Side note, I really want this book that’s referenced— The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.

[NathanDavis]

that reminded me of something, someone said to me once... "we were but a moment..."

https://youtu.be/To5yW0dW2oU?t=3

[DarkCarousel]

I feel like things like this are what inspired the Missed Connections section of Craigslist.
But in a more poetic way.

[NathanDavis]

probably so... I could have used it 20 years ago... lol

[DarkCarousel]

Might not be too late…

[NathanDavis]

acnestis... which is that spot on my back, between the shoulder blades that I cannot reach and scratch for the life of me... lol

[DonkeyDan]

Borborygmi - the growling and bubbling sounds that the gastrointestinal tract makes as food, fluid, and gas pass through them.

[DonkeyDan]

Thanks for the MHO

[menina]

I'm always learning new words in English and the most recent was dam which is a simple word Lol

a: a barrier preventing the flow of water or of loose solid materials (such as soil or snow)
b: a barrier to check the flow of liquid, gas, or air
c: a body of water confined by a barrier

[aided_]

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis:
an invented long word said to mean a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine ash and sand dust.

[LovingLoverReturned]

Ohhh yeah. In a novel I found a few words.. lol if I can remember it I'll share.

I'll come back with the definition of Rigmarole

[LovingLoverReturned]

noun
a lengthy and complicated procedure.
"he went through the rigmarole of securing the front door"
2)
a long, rambling story or statement.
"she went into a long rigmarole about the different jobs she'd had

[LovingLoverReturned]

Just checked the latest chapter in the novel I left off at

[UniquelyBasic]

Narcissist. Never knew what it meant but people kept calling me that so I looked it up. 😉

[aided_]

tragic :'<

[UniquelyBasic]

@aided_ 😂😂

[flirtatiousgirl]

my mother tongue is not English so every different word is a new word for me

[Still-alive]

whats a recent one for you?

[flirtatiousgirl]

fictitious

[Still-alive]

Definition of fictitious

1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary fictitious events described in his novel
2a : conventionally or hypothetically assumed or accepted a fictitious concept
b of a name : false, assumed
3 : not genuinely felt

[flirtatiousgirl]

yes but I didn't know it was used instead of invent

[Scootergirl]

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is ironically, the fear of long words.

[aided_]

Sesquipedalophobia is qn alternative word for it too
but its not all that much better

[WhitneySnow]

Jejune: naive, simplistic, superficial

[TyLeeAndPink]

You put me on the spot there

[supercutebutt]

Maundy

[Still-alive]

Definition of maundy

1 : a ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on Maundy Thursday
2a : alms distributed in connection with the maundy ceremony or on Maundy Thursday
b : maundy money With the growth of the numismatic hobby … the silver Maundy coins, especially full sets … have become more highly prized and correspondingly expensive.— Herbert C. Bardes, New York Times, 22 Mar. 1964 maundy coinage
3 obsolete : feast

[purplepoppy]

When I heard maundy Thursday as a kid I thought it was Monday Thursday.

[supercutebutt]

@purplepoppy It really should be Maundy Monday. There is already an awesome theme song for it.
https://youtu.be/k6JJrtHRDwk

[Still-alive]

keeping with the theme of 'Monday songs'. here's another https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsmVgoXDq2w

[Rizwan_khan]

Elope = take away me with you.

[JoeSnedger]

Usher

[Still-alive]

Definition of usher

(Entry 1 of 2)
1a : an officer or servant who has the care of the door of a court, hall, or chamber
b : an officer who walks before a person of rank
c : one who escorts persons to their seats (as in a theater)
2 archaic : an assistant teacher

[JoeSnedger]

Yeah

[DonkeyDan]

Yeah!
https://youtu.be/GxBSyx85Kp8

[skyeee_]

abase

[HeartFullOfGlue]

Myriad

[Dinosaursandanime65]

Ophthalmosaurus

[thedaffodils]

It was “Nutty” ..

[Anonymous]

Poofter.