Word of the Day -3
Today’s word is
Valetudinarian
means
a person who is excessively concerned about his or her poor health or ailments.
Today’s word is
Valetudinarian
means
a person who is excessively concerned about his or her poor health or ailments.
‘Shrink’ means a psychiatrist. or become or make smaller in size or amount. or move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.
Harlequin means (sometimes capital) ( theatre) a stock comic character originating in the commedia dell’arte; the foppish lover of Columbine in the English harlequinade. He is usually represented in diamond-patterned multicoloured tights, wearing a black mask or a clown or buffoon or varied in colour or decoration The word originated from Old French Herlequin, Hellequin, etc., leader of…
Grantha means a literary work or treatise or The Grantha script (Tamil Kiranta eḻuttu, Malayalam Grantha lipi) was widely used between the sixth century and the 20th centuries by Tamil speakers in South India, particularly in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, to write Sanskrit and the classical language Manipravalam, and is still in restricted use in…
Traduce means shame using lies. Sam loves to watch politicians traducing each other with bogus facts.
Olympic means of or relating to the Olympic Games of or relating to ancient Olympia The word originated from Mount Olympos, also to Olympia (Khora),town or district in Elis in ancient Greece, where athletic contests in honor of Olympian Zeus were held 776 B.C.E. and every four years thereafter; from Greek Olympiakos, from Olympos, of unknown origin. The modern…
Word for today is Tulipomania means widespread obsession with tulips, especially of highly prized varieties, as those of a streaked, variegated, or unusual color. Tulipomania is derived from tulip, which derives from the Turkish word tülbent meaning “turban” (for the flower’s likeness), and the combining form -mania, which is used to indicate extreme and transient…
Can you use it in a sentence for me??
A valetudinarian going for her healing had a sparkle in her eyes.
Love your words of the day!
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