Word of the Day
Definition: (adjective) Extremely wicked. Synonyms: nefarious. Usage: A villainous band of thieves targeted our neighborhood and in one night made off with 17 cars. Discuss
Definition: (verb) Remove (someone's or one's own) clothes. Synonyms: undress, disinvest, strip. Usage: Frowning with vexation at the effort necessary to divest himself of his coat and trousers, the prince undressed. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance. Synonyms: loutish, neanderthal, oafish, swinish. Usage: He was boorish and insensitive, and he made her cry far too often, but she loved him regardless. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Said or done without having been planned or written in advance. Synonyms: spontaneous, unwritten. Usage: The bride's father made a few ad-lib remarks at the rehearsal dinner, and they turned out to be the most memorable and meaningful words of the night. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Having great beauty and splendor. Synonyms: resplendent, splendid, glorious. Usage: For our 10th anniversary, we went to the most expensive restaurant in the city and had a truly splendiferous meal. Discuss
Definition: (noun) Any joyous diversion. Synonyms: celebration. Usage: The whole town was filled with mirth and dance and festivity. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Lacking civility or good manners. Synonyms: rude. Usage: Dost think, because you have seen some great ladies rude and uncivil to persons below them, that none of them know how to behave themselves when they come before their inferiors? Discuss
Definition: (noun) Degradation or humiliation of oneself, especially because of feelings of guilt or inferiority. Synonyms: self-mortification, penance. Usage: "Let them break my heart if they like," she had thought to herself, in the self-abasement of that bitter moment; "it will be no more than I have deserved." Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Shining brilliantly; resplendent. Synonyms: radiant, refulgent, beamy, beaming. Usage: Hidden nooks and corners, unused to observation, suddenly gleam and blush in effulgent exposure,—like lovers whom the unexpected turning on of a light has revealed kissing in the dark. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Disposed to please. Synonyms: amiable. Usage: He was generally a good-humored, sensible man; but if his temper was a little out…nobody liked to come too near his fist, for he could deal a very heavy blow. Discuss