Today I learnt that the word ‘solar’ was once used to describe a person as ‘distinguished, energetic, magnificent’. I love that, and say we try to bring it back!9mo ⋅ AllThingsAreReady ⋅ r/words
What's the word for when this happens? The line where two things of complete differences collide.1yr ⋅ ChaoticDominance ⋅ r/words
Each week, I collect novel words I have come across. I’m now putting in some effort to learn and use one new word from my collection each week. This week: Falstaffian1yr ⋅ one_dead_president ⋅ r/words
Each week, I collect novel words I have come across. I’m now putting in some effort to learn and use one new word from my collection each week. This week: bruit.1yr ⋅ one_dead_president ⋅ r/words
the belief that the world tends to improve and that humans can aid its betterment3yr ⋅ SGI256 ⋅ r/words
Can someone explain how this word has ever been used as a verb? I’ve never seen it and I don’t get it1yr ⋅ recentlyAnAdult ⋅ r/words
is there a word for when someone is hanging off the side of a car like in this pic?1yr ⋅ RkoIsLife17388 ⋅ r/words
A different look at some words (yes pinched from WP annual neologism contest)4yr ⋅ bleujaune ⋅ r/words
Looking for a word to describe something reflected in a mirror, but is different from what stands before it.2yr ⋅ NJ_TF2 ⋅ r/words
Is this allowed? Messing around with Bananagrams and got a four by four.3yr ⋅ DolphinInBlack ⋅ r/words
What I invisioned an 'undy blue and white flag' to be versus what an undy blue and white flag actually is. Yes, undy means wavy not underwear 3yr ⋅ mark30322 ⋅ r/words
I you had 1 buck for every time you misspelled broccoli how rich will you be?3mo ⋅ Cache_Sunny ⋅ r/words
A caltrop (also known as caltrap, galtrop, cheval trap, galthrap, galtrap, calthrop, jackrock or crow's foot) is an area denial weapon made up of two or more sharp nails or spines arranged in such a manner that one of them always points upward from a stable base (for example, a tetrahedron)3yr ⋅ mark30322 ⋅ r/words
I was curious so I looked up to see if iconic really has exploded in use recently as much as it seems. Judge for yourself.2yr ⋅ AlmanzoWilder ⋅ r/words
A workaround or quick-and-dirty solution that is clumsy, inelegant, inefficient, difficult to extend and hard to maintain2yr ⋅ SGI256 ⋅ r/words
Searching parsimonious and stumbled across a similar word that I wish I never knew. I honestly can't believe that is a word.4yr ⋅ ScaretheLocals ⋅ r/words
Took this photo to post about how Pokemon messed up and misspelled a word — clime — as either “climb” or “climate”...1yr ⋅ towerfella ⋅ r/words
portmanteau noun A large travelling bag, typically made of stiff leather and opening into two equal parts.5yr ⋅ mark30322 ⋅ r/words
Is there a word for these spaces on each side of a corridor/hallway? Or at least, how would you describe it?9mo ⋅ PooPooMan3876 ⋅ r/words
CTHULHU is a fictional cosmic entity created by writer H. P. Lovecraft and first introduced in the short story The Call of Cthulhu, published in the American pulp magazine Weird Tales in 1928.3yr ⋅ mark30322 ⋅ r/words
Don't know if this is the place for this but looking for some feedback. I don't write alot of shit but am happy enough with this I'd like a stangers opinion9mo ⋅ Ok-Aioli2758 ⋅ r/words
Does anyone have any guides similar to this for words besides “said”?5yr ⋅ letskeepthinking ⋅ r/words
What's the name of this vegetable? Excuse my ignorance but this is the first time I'm seeing it in my life.3yr ⋅ dicklessman ⋅ r/words
Sibylline (adj.): 1. Having oracle-like predicting powers, clairvoyant. 2. Mysterious.6yr ⋅ alfahadeen ⋅ r/words
Even when two languages use different alphabets, they may still share several letters that look identical. Are there any words that look like they are spelled identically in two different languages, but using two different alphabets?6yr ⋅ AttalusPius ⋅ r/words
Idiosyncrasy - habitual or characteristic manner or way of doing something3yr ⋅ BrandNewLogicVL ⋅ r/words
6x6 Playmat, letters A-Z, Numbers 0-9, Looking to spell something dirty on it to get a rise out of the wife. Any suggestions? (Daughter is too young to read yet)9yr ⋅ WaruPirate ⋅ r/words
English advanced class can't figure out what checken means, don't think it's a typo. Please help?5yr ⋅ TheSilverShroudette ⋅ r/words
1917 Popular Science Monthly announces a new word: camouflage (x-post /r/Europe)9yr ⋅ beleg_tal ⋅ r/words
Got indignant that my kid’s school used “boughten”; turns out it’s semi-legit?7yr ⋅ taon4r5 ⋅ r/words
