Noun – la-la land 1: a euphoric, dreamlike mental state detached from the harsher realities of life When you spend time around [him] you are struck by someone who isn’t living in la-la land and isn’t a pushover. — Todd Read More …
Noun > la-la land
Category: Nouns
Noun > Eatery
Noun > Snafu
Noun – Snafu This word was born in the US military, around 1941. It started out as an acronym, SNAFU, meaning “Situation Normal: All Fouled Up.” (“Fouled” is the clean version!) So, “snafu” first suggested that “things are going really Read More …
Noun > Booze
Noun > Generosity
Noun – Generosity (noncount) the quality of being kind, understanding, and not selfish : the quality of being generous She is admired for the generosity of her spirit. = She is admired for her generosity of spirit. (=she is admired Read More …
Noun > Eccentricity
Noun – Eccentricity The word “eccentric” comes through Latin, but it has Greek roots that mean “out of the center.” Originally, an eccentric circle was one that didn’t have the same center as some other particular circle. And an eccentric Read More …
Noun > Foyer
Noun > Dissent
Noun – Dissent “Dissent” has Latin roots that mean “to feel or think differently.” To dissent is to disagree: to have or show a different opinion. “Dissent” is also a noun. Dissent is disagreement. In other words, dissent is the Read More …
Noun > Eve
Noun – Eve (count) 1 literary : EVENING one pleasant summer’s eve “…from noon to dewy eve…” — John Milton, Paradise Lost (1667) 2 : the evening or the day before a special day — usually singular New Year’s Eve Read More …
Noun > Anomaly
Noun – Anomaly “Anomaly” comes through Latin, but it has Greek roots. You can see how it literally means “(something that’s) not the same.” The “a-” part means “not,” and the “nom” part comes from homos, “same.” An anomaly is Read More …