Today's Word of the Day:

Deign /deɪn/ Verb

(intransitive) To consider it appropriate or worthy to do something, often when it is seen as beneath one's dignity; to condescend, to think fit, to vouchsafe.

July 31st, 2026

Previous Word of the Days:

Secondee /sɪˌkɒnˈdiː/ Noun

(chiefly Commonwealth, UK, labour) A person who is seconded (“transferred temporarily to alternative employment”). [from 1980s].

July 30th, 2026

Tonology /tə(ʊ)ˈnɑlədʒi/ Noun

(linguistics, uncountable) The study of tone in human languages.

July 29th, 2026

Bode /bəʊd/ Noun

A feeling that something is going to happen; a premonition, a presentiment.

July 28th, 2026