THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 08, 2024
carte blanche
[ kahrt-blanch, blahnch ]SHOW IPA
noun
unconditional authority; full discretionary power.
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Word of the Day
docile
adjective DAH-sul
What It Means
Docile is used to describe those who are easily taught, led, or managed.
// Though the professor feared a rowdy incoming class, he found that his new students were docile and eager to learn.
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largess
noun
generosity of spirit or attitude.
MORE ABOUT LARGESS
- Largess was first recorded in 1175–1225.
- Largess is also spelled largesse and comes from the Middle English word largesse, from Old French.
- Largess is related to large, which comes from the Latin word meaning “ample, generous.”
EXAMPLES OF LARGESS
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- Despite her humble beginnings, the politician displayed an incredible largess by sponsoring scholarships for underprivileged students.
- The artist’s largess was displayed in his willingness to share her creative process with others, inspiring a new generation of painters.
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cryptomnesia
noun
the phenomenon of not recognizing the return of an old memory as a product of memory, but instead regarding it as a new or original thought or idea.
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mansuetude
[ man-swi-tood, -tyood ]
noun
mildness; gentleness.
WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF MANSUETUDE?
Mansuetude, “mildness, gentleness,” comes from Latin mānsuētūdō, which is equivalent to manus, “hand”; suēscere, “to become accustomed”; and -tūdō, a noun-forming suffix similar to English -hood and -ness. Manus is also the source of manacle, manicure, manual, and the Word of the Day mano a mano. Suēscere, which contains the common element -sc-, “to become” (see the Word of the Day opalesce), is related to Ancient Greek êthos, “custom, habit,” as in ethics. Mansuetude was first recorded in English in the late 14th century.
EXAMPLE OF MANSUETUDE USED IN A SENTENCE
Every day on the job, teachers have to balance strictness with mansuetude as they lead their students through lessons.
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cat·a·comb
[ˈkadəˌkōm]
NOUN
(catacombs)
- an underground cemetery consisting of a subterranean gallery with recesses for tombs, as constructed by the ancient Romans.synonyms:underground cemetery · sepulcher · crypt · vault · mausoleum · tomb · ossuary · tunnels · labyrinth · maze
- an underground construction resembling the catacombs built by ancient Romans.
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