Today's five new words
arduous
Pronunciation: 'är-j&-w&s, -dyu-w&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin arduus high, steep, difficult; akin to Old Irish ard high
1 a : hard to accomplish or achieve : DIFFICULT b : marked by great labor or effort : STRENUOUS
2 : hard to climb : STEEP
jurisprudence
Pronunciation: "jur-es-'prü-den(t)s
Function: noun
1 a : a system or body of law b : the course of court decisions
2 : the science or philosophy of law
3 : a department of law
bedlam
Pronunciation: 'bed-l&m
Function: noun
Etymology: Bedlam, popular name for the Hospital of Saint Mary of Bethlehem, London, an insane asylum, from Middle English Bedlem Bethlehem
1 obsolete : MADMAN, LUNATIC
2 :(often capitalized) a lunatic asylum
3 : a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion
wane
Pronunciation: 'wAn
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): waned; wan·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wanian; akin to Old High German wanOn to wane, Old English wan wanting, deficient, Latin vanus empty, vain
1 : to decrease in size, extent, or degree : DWINDLE: as a : to diminish in phase or intensity -- used chiefly of the moon b : to become less brilliant or powerful : DIM c : to flow out : EBB
2 : to fall gradually from power, prosperity, or influence
neigh
Pronunciation: 'nA
Function: intransitive verb
Etymology: Middle English neyen, from Old English hn[AE]gan; akin to Middle High German nEgen to neigh
: to make the prolonged cry of a horse
Ok... these are five new words, but I have to use them in sentences in my social life...today!
It is pretty difficult! or should I say, arduous?
my sources : Merriam-Webster, and my really old English-Greek dictionary (Oxford English-Greek Learner's dictionary)
Pronunciation: 'är-j&-w&s, -dyu-w&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin arduus high, steep, difficult; akin to Old Irish ard high
1 a : hard to accomplish or achieve : DIFFICULT
2 : hard to climb : STEEP
jurisprudence
Pronunciation: "jur-es-'prü-den(t)s
Function: noun
1 a : a system or body of law b : the course of court decisions
2 : the science or philosophy of law
3 : a department of law
bedlam
Pronunciation: 'bed-l&m
Function: noun
Etymology: Bedlam, popular name for the Hospital of Saint Mary of Bethlehem, London, an insane asylum, from Middle English Bedlem Bethlehem
1 obsolete : MADMAN, LUNATIC
2 :(often capitalized) a lunatic asylum
3 : a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion
wane
Pronunciation: 'wAn
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): waned; wan·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wanian; akin to Old High German wanOn to wane, Old English wan wanting, deficient, Latin vanus empty, vain
1 : to decrease in size, extent, or degree : DWINDLE: as a : to diminish in phase or intensity -- used chiefly of the moon b : to become less brilliant or powerful : DIM c : to flow out : EBB
2 : to fall gradually from power, prosperity, or influence
neigh
Pronunciation: 'nA
Function: intransitive verb
Etymology: Middle English neyen, from Old English hn[AE]gan; akin to Middle High German nEgen to neigh
: to make the prolonged cry of a horse
Ok... these are five new words, but I have to use them in sentences in my social life...today!
It is pretty difficult! or should I say, arduous?
my sources : Merriam-Webster, and my really old English-Greek dictionary (Oxford English-Greek Learner's dictionary)
posted by Memento aka a moment in life at 13:00
2 Comments:
I always wanted to know what the meaning of James Blunt's album "Back to Bedlam" is ... now I know. Thanks.
Very intersting. I find the fact that some words also have German roots rather surprising, because I can't think of any German word that sounds similar.
Keep us updated on how you use the words in social life!!! I'm really curious how you will use "neigh" in a normal conversation.
nicely done, little devil!
Now I have to post five more ... to keep up with you... (sigh)
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