Noun – Sojurn We took the word “sojourn” from French, but you can trace it back to a Latin word meaning “to stay for one day.” (If you squint at the word “sojourn,” you can kind of see the Latin Read More …
Noun > Sojourn
Tag: Noun
Noun > Error
Noun – Error 1 : something that is not correct : a wrong action or statement : MISTAKE (count) I made an error in my calculations. They uncovered several errors in his report to the committee. The paper contains numerous Read More …
Noun > Haze
Noun – Haze (singular) 1 : dust, smoke, or mist that has filled the air so that you cannot see clearly The bar was filled with a smoky haze. a haze of smoke 2 : a state of confusion She Read More …
Noun > Ruse
Noun – Ruse We took the word “ruse” from French, but you can trace it all the way back to a Latin word meaning “to reject or oppose.” Imagine you’re hunting a deer. She wants to throw you off her Read More …
Noun > Ornament
Noun – Ornament 1 (count) : a small, fancy object that is put on something else to make it more attractive She wore a hair ornament. (US) the hood ornament on a car (=a small metal figure on the front Read More …
Noun > Multiplicity
Noun – Multiplicity We took the word “multiplicity” from a Latin one meaning “a state of being many times as great in number.” More literally, its roots mean “something with many folds.” In English, a multiplicity of things is a Read More …
Noun > Approval
Noun – Approval 1 (noncount) : the belief that something or someone is good or acceptable : a good opinion of someone or something children who never gained/won their parents’ approval He nodded in full approval of their decision. (=he Read More …
Noun > Gravity
Noun – Gravity 1. the force that attracts a body towards the centre of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass. the degree of intensity of gravity, measured by acceleration. 2. extreme importance; seriousness. crimes of the Read More …
Noun > Ditch
Noun > Compass
Noun – Compass 1 (count) : a device that is used to find direction by means of a needle that always points north He always carries a compass when he walks in the woods. Guests arrived from all points of Read More …