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My Word of the Day today is QUARRY-FACED. Read the definition at 👉 https://buff.ly/q8WvnXg Share YOUR words to describe this picture in the comments! #WordOfTheDay #PocketIreland #Photography #vocabulary #GothicFolly #HistoricRuins #IrishHeritage #StoneArchitecture

Japanese has a word for when your husband makes you sick. Learn the language behind one of Japan's most surprising ideas about marriage and retirement. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/07/17/language/japanese-husband-stress-illness/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #grammar #jlptn2 #jlptn3 #retirement

English word of the day: invidious ⚖️ Unfair, offensive, or likely to provoke resentment Example: The policy made an invidious distinction between “valued staff” and everyone who actually did the work. 🇫🇷 : injuste 🇪🇸 : odioso 🇵🇹 : ingrato 🇮🇹 : spiacevole #English #Vocabulary

My Word of the Day today is HELIOTROPISM. Read the definition at 👉 https://buff.ly/nXyEI6m Share YOUR words to describe this picture in the comments! #WordOfTheDay #PocketIreland #Photography #vocabulary #SunflowerField #SummerBlooms #NaturePhotography #MacroFlora

English word of the day: élan ✨ A distinctive blend of confidence, energy, and style; especially useful when competence is still en route. Example: He entered the meeting with great élan and absolutely no agenda. 🇫🇷 élan 🇪🇸 brío 🇵🇹 garbo 🇮🇹 slancio #English #EnglishLanguage #Vocabulary

English word of the day: highfalutin 🎩 Pompous, pretentious, and dressed in vocabulary several sizes too large. Example: He called lunch “a midday culinary symposium”; it was a ham sandwich. 🇫🇷 prétentieux·euse 🇪🇸 rimbombante 🇵🇹 pretensioso/a 🇮🇹 altisonante #English #EnglishLanguage #vocabulary

English word of the day: comely ✨ Attractive in a pleasing, slightly old-fashioned way—as though beauty required references. Example: He was comely, according to an aunt who also called trousers “slacks.” 🇫🇷 avenant.e 🇪🇸 bonito/a 🇵🇹 formoso/a 🇮🇹 avvenente #English #EnglishLanguage #vocabulary

English word of the day: sultry ☀️ Hot, humid, and mysteriously convinced it looks glamorous. Example: The evening was sultry; my hair interpreted that as a declaration of war. 🇫🇷 torride 🇪🇸 bochornoso 🇵🇹 abafado 🇮🇹 afoso #English #EnglishLanguage #Vocabulary

English word of the day: inveigle 🪄 To win someone over through charm, flattery, or strategic snacks. Example: She inveigled me onto the committee with “just one quick meeting.” 🇫🇷 amadouer 🇪🇸 engatusar 🇵🇹 engabelar 🇮🇹 irretire #English #EnglishLanguage #Vocabulary

What's a word for a person who used to do something? e.g. Jane is a ______ contributor to the project. It's not alumni. It's not posthumous because the person is still alive. #English #vocabulary #grammar

My Word of the Day today is VARIEGATED. Read the definition at 👉 https://buff.ly/HroaCtH Share YOUR words to describe this picture in the comments! #WordOfTheDay #PocketIreland #Photography #vocabulary #MacroPhotography #Butterfly #WildlifeIreland #NatureDetails

English word of the day: kludge 💻🛠️ A kludge is a clumsy, improvised digital fix that somehow works…right up until someone asks, “Who built this?” Example: “The software patch ran flawlessly, provided nobody touched the kludge holding it together.” 🇫🇷: bidouillage 🇪🇸: parche 🇵🇹: gambiarra 🇮🇹: soluzione grossolana #English #Vocabulary #WordOfTheDay

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day is "vituperate" https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/2026/07/25/ : to berate someone with splendidly excessive language. Example: He vituperated his social media adversary for being wrong…in a rambling 14-post thread. 🇫🇷 vitupérer 🇪🇸 vituperar 🇵🇹 vituperar 🇮🇹 vituperare #English #Vocabulary #wordoftheday

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day is "obdurate" https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/2026/07/17/ obdurate 🧱 Obdurate means stubbornly refusing to change—like someone defending a terrible idea because they’ve already made a spreadsheet for it. Example: “He remained obdurate, even after the facts had filed a formal complaint.” 🇫🇷: obstiné; entêté 🇪🇸: obstinado; contumaz 🇵🇹: obstinado; contumaz 🇮🇹: ostinato; testardo #English #Vocabulary #WordOfTheDay

Word of the Day: effulgence — radiant splendour or brilliant light. Example: Her effulgence entered the room several seconds before her modesty did. Sometimes it’s a glow. Sometimes it’s excellent lighting and unreasonable confidence. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effulgence #WordOfTheDay #Vocabulary #English

English Word of the Day: tacit — understood without being directly stated. Example: There was a tacit agreement that whoever finished the chips had chosen chaos. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tacit #WordOfTheDay #Vocabulary #English #MerriamWebster #Logophile #WOTD

The top five (non-technical and non-Mastodon-specific) English language terms I never knew were so popular until I arrived in the Mastodon system: (5) "THE GUARDIAN" and news ascribed to it, (4) "chuffed," (3) "whilst," (2) "Glastonbury Tor," and (1) "#TOTP." Even now, I still don't know what that hashtag refers to. The contexts, in which people use it, seem inscrutable to me. It's some recurring event, I think—? Moreover, I've had days when I got the impression that half of our English-speaking community lives within walking distance of Glastonbury Tor. #vocabulary