is there a word for like a really confident person who’s extremely set in their beliefs (usually moral ones), and they’ll completely curt off people cause they have different beliefs? thank you!

We often surmise meaning of a word through context. Another good knowledge to have is the knowledge of word roots. They help you make an educated guess about what the word is talking about. Plus once you start having an eye for roots, you will automatically start spotting them. Great way to enhance your vocabulary.

I myself never memorized word roots but just kinda read about them and even then I can see myself be aware of it. See if it helps.

Here is a list: it was made for hard words but should help any vocabulary enthusiast in general.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht7okgG-5cs

I'm having a disagreement with someone; is this a proper usage of the word "relativity"?

"Z's main commodities for trade with other cities are oxygen and spirits due to the relativity of monsters to the city."

1. ⁠Retrospection
   
2. ⁠Forward Building
   
3. ⁠Prematurity
   
4. ⁠Generativity
   
5. ⁠None of the above
   
6. You use a different word altogether

Please share your responses on this thought provoking question by pasting options of your choice in comment.

You know how sometimes in lyrics or poetry two words will be merged together to encompass both meanings?

The only examples I think of right now are:

Chappell Roan using "femininomenon" to mean a feminine phenomenon.

Lily Allen using "nonmonogamummy" to mean a non-monogamous mother.

Is there a word for this? Also, if anyone can think of any other examples I'd love to hear them

Here is a wonderful word for you; wiseacre. The Mirriam Webster definition is: one who pretends to knowledge or cleverness. It comes from the Middle Dutch word wijssegger, meaning "soothsayer."

I recently came across this word in The Order of the Day by Éric Vuillard, which tells of the meetings between the Germans and Austrians leading up to the Anschluss, the annexation of Austria in March 1938.

But that isn't the first time I came across the word. The first time was in St. Athenasius on the Incarnation. It is referred to in C.S. Lewis' introduction when he refers to the usage on the first page. Lewis says "… those who compare the version with the original will be able to estimate how much wit and talent is presupposed in such a choice, for example, as "these wiseacres" on the very first page."

The sentence in question is "His goodness makes most fit; and things which these wiseacres laugh at as "human" He by His inherent might declares divine."

The translation and editing is by 'A Religious of C.S.M.V.' ( a nun). The introduction is signed as just WANTAGE, January 1953.

Fun fact, I went to school in Wantage and would often on a Sunday afternoon walk by the Convent, which I presume is the convent the translator lived in. I was a border so Sunday afternoons we had to go out... somewhere, for a couple of hours! I must stress I was at school there in the 1970's not the 1950's.

Meaning : Refers to a feeling of intense dislike combined with the belief that someone or something is beneath you or unworthy of your respect

Example : Nina always feels that her manager treats her opinions with disdain.

Could you share me some tips because I am gonna take b2 first exam.

desultory /ˈdes.əl.tɔːr.i/ (adj.) — leaping between things; aimless and disconnected.

It literally comes from the circus. The Latin desultor was a rider who vaulted from one galloping horse to another mid-race (de- "down" + salire "to leap"). A desultory conversation does the same thing: hopping from topic to topic, landing on nothing.

What's a word you love mostly for its origin story?

I saw following two statements in the lift:

In the case of power failure, do not panic and lift will stop in next floor automatically.

In the event of fire, use the stairs not the elevator.

Is there any nuanced difference between these two phrases, can’t we swap them in those two statements?

I found a woman that likes to find unusual words and I thou ght it can be easy to remember since it kinda similar to the name "Isabella" but in a short version

Edited:Guys I accidentally spelled the word.It's "Isolé"

This is a list of words I’ve gathered that I did not initially know the meaning of before looking them up. I’d love more

Comport - behave oneself

Dearth - a scarcity or lack of something

Contraindicate - suggest or indicate that a technique or drug should not be used in the case of the question

Illapse - to flow, glide, or slip in

Delapse - falling or sinking down

Zeugma - a figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses

Evitative - grammatically expressing the notion that something is avoided or feared

Iconoclast - a person who attacks or criticises cherished beliefs or institutions

Fulmination - a violent explosion or flash like lightning

Illaqueable - capable of being ensnared or caught

Dilettante - a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge

Perfidy - the state of being deceitful or untrustworthy

Expropriate - of the state of an authority take property from its owner for public use or benefit

Inanition - exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment

Cenotaph - a monument to someone buried elsewhere

Transitoriness - the state or quality of only lasting for a short time

Louche - disreputable or sordid in a rakish or appealing way

Evince - reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling), indicate

Pleonasm - the use of more words than are necessary to convey the meaning

Sartorial - relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress

Matriculate - be enrolled at a college or university

Contumelious - scornful and insulting behaviour

Iniquitous - grossly unfair and morally wrong

Aspersion - an attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something

Acme - the point at which something is at its best or most highly developed

Indelible - making marks that cannot be removed

Machiavellian - cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous especially in politics

Appliqué - decorate with pieces of fabric to form pictures or patterns

Phantasmagoria - a sequence of real or imaginary images like that seen in a dream

Perspicacity - the quality of having a ready insight into things

Loquacious - tending to talk a great deal

Svelte - slender

Futz - waste time

Impel - force or urge to do something

Halcyon - denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful

Gregarious - fond of company

Anachronism - a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old fashioned

A priori - relating to or denoting reasoning or knowledge which proceeds from theoretical deduction rather than from observation or experience

Obsequious - obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

Vacuous - having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence

Sedulous - showing dedication and diligence

Foible - a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone’s character

Genuflect - lower one’s body briefly by bending one knee to the ground, typically in worship or as a sign of respect

Verisimilitude - the appearance of being true or real

Jocular - fond of or characterised by joking, humorous or playful

Vituperate - blame or insult someone in strong or violent language

Apophasis - the raising of an issue by claiming to not mention it

Sedentary - spending to spend much time seated, somewhat inactive

Hirsute - hairy

Obstreperous - noisy and difficult to control

Fortissimo - very loudly

Supererogatory - involving doing more than necessary

Susurrus - whispering or rustling

Ersatz - (of a product) made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else

Invigilator - to watch people taking an exam and ensuring that they do not cheat

Facile - ignoring the true complexities of an issue; or easily achieved or effortless

Defalcate - embezzle

Lour - look angry or sullen

Iniquity - immoral or grossly unfair behaviour

Apotropaic - supposedly having the power to avert evil influences or bad luck

Braggadocio - boastful or arrogant behaviour

Locus - a particular position or place where something occurs or is situated

Discotheque - a club or event where people dance to recorded pop music

Lampoon - publicly criticise by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm

Garrulous - excessively talkative especially on trivial matters

Profligate - someone who indulges and overindulges in sexual behaviour and activities

Internecine - destructive to both sides in a conflict

Sequela - an after effect of a disease, injury, or condition

Variegated - having discrete markings of different colours

Oneiric - of, related to, or suggestive of dreams

The closest I've managed to get is "discovering beauty," but that's very nonspecific and doesn't feel quite right.

for poetry reasons, i’m always searching for words that sound like colors, but their meaning is (seemingly) unrelated.

examples: marooned=stranded or green=inexperienced or blue=sadness. marooned is the best example for what i mean here.

i don’t exactly mean characteristics of colors, like yellow being cowardly, though this is a fine line. i don’t mean synonyms/shades for colors either (red=scarlett, crimson etc). more like things people actually say, and the color is secondary to the meaning.

it’s a great way to have a subtle color story whether you use the words as defined or flip them on their heads. please help me come up with more!!!

I hope you find this list useful or at least interesting. And I hope I've remembered the definitions correctly.

1. autochthonous - indigenous to that place, such as a person or plant species etc
2. congeries - groups of different things placed together in a haphazard way. Often used in the plural.
3. machicolated - jutting parapet on the side of a castle wall with holes in through which you can fire arrows etc and therefore defend the castle from attackers climbing up the walls.
4. debouch - get out of a car
5. vitiated - to spoil, impair, or invalidate the quality or legal effectiveness of something. Has a general and a legal meaning.
6. prolixity - overly verbose, wordy language
7. bowdlerize - censor certain words and passages of a work of literature to make it less offensive to modern readers
8. lapidary - concise and exact regarding language. Is also to do with gemstone cutting.
9. orotund - rounded, sonorous sound of voice (to hear). For written language the definition is more negative, meaning an overly grandiose vocabulary in writing.
10. integuments - the outer skin or shell of something

Hmo, I understand what it's supposed to be,BUT at the same time, *sigh*,WHY THE HELL MAKE LIFE HARDER, spell it like a normal human please,if anyone cares to share why the hell they spell it like this feel free,I'll gladly listen,and no I won't be looking it up myself,cuz no

I was somewhat bothered by the fact that I couldn't seem to find a specific term for the largest city in a region or country, so I created my own: maxopolis.

Example: "Paris is the maxopolis of France."

By extension, the second-largest city would be the submaxopolis.

English words that make absolutely no sense but we've accepted anyway 😂

Queue

Debt

Salmon

Island

Psychology

What word would you add to the list?

Meaning : obvious to the eye or mind ,easily seen.

Example : The philanthropist's generosity was conspicuously evident in the many schools and hospitals they funded.

1. easel "a wooden, usually three-legged support used to hold a canvas for painting"
2. alcove "a large recessed section of a room often used as a place for a bed, cabinet, etc."
3. frisbeetarianism (satirical coining, slight caution) "the belief that one's soul (after their death) would get stuck on the roof upon its ascension"
4. lapel "the elongated collar-like part of a suit jacket (among other similar clothing)"
5. adit "the technical word for a horizontal passage that is dug for mining purposes," shaft is a word that technically refers to a vertical passage instead
6. corbel "a sloped, structural support of an overhang," it's like a buttress but flipped vertically
7. footgun "a feature that works as intended that could accidentally harm their own users," compare to shoot oneself in the foot
8. surcoat "a thin, sleeveless cloth worn by a knight over their armor"
9. libration "a cyclic variation in which part of a tidally-locked moon is visible to an observer on its planet," we see 59% of the Moon's surface cumulatively instead of just 50%
10. metal (astronomical definition) "any element other than hydrogen and helium; even if the element is not a metal in standard chemistry, it's still grouped as a metal," metallicity

Also, the cute nickname for a cleanroom suit is a bunny suit! I've no idea how common this nickname is actually though.

CAGOULE (noun): a lightweight, hooded, usually knee-length rain jacket — the thin kind you stuff into its own pocket. Borrowed from French cagoule ("hood, cowl"), it settled into everyday British English in the 1970s, while American English mostly went with windbreaker or rain shell instead.

What fascinates me is how perfectly regional it is. If you grew up in the UK, a cagoule isn't vocabulary — it's childhood: school trips, drizzle, the smell of wet nylon. If you grew up almost anywhere else, the word simply doesn't exist for you.

I noticed this because of a word game I help make (UniWords — that's my disclosure; no links, this is about the word): a player recently played CAGOULES for 95 points, and the reactions split exactly down geographic lines — half the players nodded, half reached for the dictionary. Same letters, completely different relationships to them.

It makes me wonder how much of anyone's vocabulary is actually geography in disguise. What's the word like this from where you grew up — the one you were shocked to learn other English speakers simply don't have?