Word of the day- 16
Today’s word is
Bonhomie
pronunciation [bon-uh-mee]
means
frank and simple good-heartedness; a good-natured manner, friendliness, geniality
Bonhomie was derived from the French word “bonhomie” meaning “good-natured man”.
Today’s word is
Bonhomie
pronunciation [bon-uh-mee]
means
frank and simple good-heartedness; a good-natured manner, friendliness, geniality
Bonhomie was derived from the French word “bonhomie” meaning “good-natured man”.
Felicity means happiness or Felicity is an American drama television series created by J. J. Abrams and Matt Reeves In this Emmy Award winner, Felicity Porter abandons her med school plans to follow her heart — and her crush, Ben — to a different college. Once there, she falls for another guy, establishing one of…
Infallible means Never wrong (in the Roman Catholic Church) credited with papal infallibility. “Not to worry- our key witness has an infallible memory”, the lawyer said.
Buffoon means a person who amuses others by tricks, jokes, odd gestures and postures, etc. or a person given to coarse or undignified joking. The word originated from French bouffon, from Italian buffone, from Medieval Latin būfō, from Latin: toad
Lampoon means to mock or ridicule in a satire. On TV, it is common to see comedians lampoon our political leaders.
Adhyasa means Used to refer to the ‘mistake’ that we make when we ‘superimpose’ a false appearance upon the reality or mix up the real and the unreal.
Deciduous means (of trees and shrubs) shedding all leaves annually at the end of the growing season and then having a dormant period without leaves (of antlers, wings, teeth, etc) being shed at the end of a period of growth (rare) impermanent; transitory The word has been derived from Latin dēciduus falling off, from dēcidere to fall…
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