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 – 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 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 – 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 (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 “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 …
Noun & Verb – Sluice In Latin, excludere means “to shut out” or “to close off.” This excludere eventually gave us the word “exclude,” as well as the word we’re checking out right now: “sluice.” A sluice, literally speaking, is Read More …
Noun – Crease 1 a (count) : a line or mark made by folding, pressing, or crushing something (such as cloth or a piece of paper) He ironed his pants to make the creases sharp. a crease in the paper Read More …