OT- Word of the day.

[Alneyan]

So, you seem to have forgotten something of great importance Lan; me! *Huddles in a corner and cries*

Kidding aside, here comes my modest contribution for the day. I had a better word in mind, but I have forgotten it (as usual).

Serif (it should be pronounced as it is written. Hopefully)
Noun
A fine line finishing off the main strokes of a letter (as the top and bottom of M). (Definition shamelessly "inspirated" by dictionary.com)

[Kamog]

inebriate

1. To make drunk; intoxicate
2. To exhilarate or stupefy as if by alcohol
3. One who is drunk; an intoxicated person

[Iansidious]

My dear Alneyan! There is nothing wrong with dictionary.com. I love the site myself and I get their 'Word of the Day' email. Merriam-Webster, is the best so far I have seen. Not only do they have another word of the day email. They also have some great word games as well !*heart races at the thought* I can get to excited about words. I can see now why my friends are starting to call me "Mr.Dictionary"! Anyway, its been a while so here is today's word...


Today's word:

Plenipotentiary plen*a*po*ten*tiary


adj
1. having full power: invested with complete authority to act independently
2. conferring full power: giving the holder complete authority to act independently


n (plural plen·i·po·ten·ti·ar·ies)
official with full powers: an ambassador, envoy, or delegate invested with full authority to act or negotiate independently on behalf of a government or sovereign


[Mid-17th century. Via medieval Latin plenipotentiarius from the late Latin stem plenipotent- , literally “having full power,” from plenus “full” + potens “powerful.”]

[Alneyan]

Well, it does look like you have their Word of the Day email; plenipotentiary was featured as a Word of the Day a few days ago (if memory serves). Granted, I was going to submit it myself, hoping nobody would notice it, but...

I only know Word Crazy from Merriam-Webster; did they make other such games? (Word Crazy was for computers, and was released several years ago; 1995 or 1996 perhaps)

Arabesque will be my not so daily contribution. It is a noun, pronounced more or less like "arabesk". Its meanings are as follow:
1) A ballet position (no, I will *not* do it myself)
2) An ornate musical composition, especially for piano
3) An intricate or elaborate design or pattern, that may include floral or geometric figures.

[Iansidious]

Oh Mr. Alneyan I think you would have the legs for an arabesque!


Today's Word:

Jamais vu zha(long a) may voo

n
disconnection of perception and memory: an irrational feeling, occurring in some forms of epilepsy and some psychiatric conditions, that what is being perceived has never been seen before
See also déjà vu


[From French , literally “never seen”]

[Alneyan]

Well, a ballet would require more than one dancer; therefore, I should ask you to perform an arabesque with myself (I would indeed be quite annoyed should you say "yes").

Hierophant (pronouncation would probably be roughly the same one as in Ancient Greek; I cannot decipher the "how to say it" part of dictionary.com definition though). It would literally mean something such as "Someone showing the holy".

1) Originally a title for Greek priests in mystery cults, especially the Eleusinian mysteries.
2) By extension, someone interpreting mysteries or arcane knowledge.

[Alneyan]

I should do my best to avoid leaving this thread without a daily update. This will be my apology for giving a rather mundane word today.

Galore (it is pronounced as "galore"; if you do not know how to say "galore", check at "galore"). This word is an adjective. Its meaning is "in great numbers; in abudance".

An example sentence would be "There were mistakes galore in that paper". A more interesting sentence to most Users of this forum will be: "Beer galore".

[Iansidious]

Alneyan said:
Well, a ballet would require more than one dancer; therefore, I should ask you to perform an arabesque with myself (I would indeed be quite annoyed should you say "yes").

Hierophant (pronouncation would probably be roughly the same one as in Ancient Greek; I cannot decipher the "how to say it" part of dictionary.com definition though). It would literally mean something such as "Someone showing the holy".

1) Originally a title for Greek priests in mystery cults, especially the Eleusinian mysteries.
2) By extension, someone interpreting mysteries or arcane knowledge.

What do you think I would say? Yes. I would like to do ballet with you. As long you are the coryphée. Narf, Kamog, and I would be the other dancers. Wait! I would feel bilious at the thought of us dancing. Never mind. On to the words!


I want to do something different today. The person of the day.

Today's Person:

Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
(1778 -1852) Russian explorer. He explored an area of the Antarctic Sea (1819–1821) that was later named for him.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

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[Iansidious]

If you do I shall see you in court.




Today's Word:

Fianchetto fee in chet toe

n (plural fi·an·chet·tos or fi·an·chet·ti)
chess move of bishop: in chess, the development of a bishop by moving it from its original position to the second square of the adjacent knight’s file


vt (past fi·an·chet·toed, past participle fi·an·chet·toed, present participle fi·an·chet·to·ing, 3rd person present singular fi·an·chet·tos)
move bishop: to move a bishop using a fianchetto


[Mid-19th century. From Italian , literally “little flank,” from fianco “flank.”]