69 new words and their word class
Here are 69 new words with their word class:
- Kintsugi (noun) - a Japanese term for the art of repairing broken pottery with gold or silver lacquer
- Gallimaufry (noun) - a dish made from a mixture of leftover food
- Thixotropy (noun) - the property of a fluid that becomes less viscous when agitated and more viscous when left still
- Velleity (noun) - a mild or slight desire
- Sonder (noun) - the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own
- Cacophony (noun) - a harsh, discordant sound
- Gobemouche (noun) - a person who is easily deceived or manipulated
- Heliotropism (noun) - the phenomenon of plants turning their leaves towards the sun
- Lethologica (noun) - the inability to remember the word you want to use
- Meraki (verb) - to do something with soul, creativity, or love; to put something of yourself into your work
- Nebulosity (noun) - a state of uncertainty or ambiguity
- Oculus (noun) - the eye or a part of the eye
- Pogonology (noun) - the study of beards
- Quincunx (noun) - an arrangement of five objects, with four of them arranged in a square and the fifth object in the center
- Reclusive (adjective) - preferring to be alone or avoiding social contact
- Selenite (noun) - a type of crystal
- Tintinnabulation (noun) - a ringing or tinkling sound, especially of a bell
- Uxoricide (noun) - the act of murdering one's wife
- Velleitarian (adjective) - having a mild or slight desire
- Wamble (verb) - to walk or move unsteadily
- Xanthosis (noun) - a yellowish discoloration of the skin
- Yonder (adverb) - at a distance, either physically or metaphorically
- Zymurgy (noun) - the study of fermentation in brewing
- Ablative (adjective) - relating to the ablative case in grammar
- Brouhaha (noun) - a noisy and excited reaction to something
- Cacography (noun) - poor or ungrammatical writing or handwriting
- Dysania (noun) - finding it hard to get out of bed in the morning
- Echolocation (noun) - the ability to locate objects by emitting high-frequency sounds and detecting the echoes
- Fustigation (noun) - the act of beating or thrashing about wildly
- Garrulous (adjective) - talkative or loquacious
- Heterogeneous (adjective) - composed of different kinds of things
- Insouciant (adjective) - carefree and nonchalant
- Jargonelle (noun) - a type of pear
- Kibitzer (noun) - a person who offers unwanted or unsolicited advice
- Lachrymose (adjective) - given to tears or lamentation
- Mellifluous (adjective) - having a smooth and sweet sound
- Nefarious (adjective) - wicked or evil
- Obfuscate (verb) - to make something unclear or difficult to understand
- Pellucid (adjective) - clear and transparent
- Quandary (noun) - a state of uncertainty or indecision
- Reclusive (adjective) - preferring to be alone or avoiding social contact
- Sagacious (adjective) - having keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness
- Tintinnabulation (noun) - a ringing or tinkling sound, especially of a bell
- Ultracrepidarian (noun) - a person who gives opinions on matters beyond their knowledge or expertise
- Vigilant (adjective) - watchful and attentive
- Wistful (adjective) - feeling a sense of melancholy or longing
- Xanthous (adjective) - yellowish in color
- Yoke (noun) - a wooden frame used to join two animals together
- Zymurgy (noun) - the study of fermentation in brewing
- Axiomatic (adjective) - self-evident or unquestionable
- Brouhaha (noun) - a noisy and excited reaction to something
- Cacophony (noun) - a harsh, discordant sound
- Dysania (noun) - finding it hard to get out of bed in the morning
- Echolocation (noun) - the ability to locate objects by emitting high-frequency sounds and detecting the echoes
- Fustigation (noun) - the act of beating or thrashing about wildly
- Garrulous (adjective) - talkative or loquacious
- Heterogeneous (adjective) - composed of different kinds of things
- Insouciant (adjective) - carefree and nonchalant
- Jargonelle (noun) - a type of pear
- Kibitzer (noun) - a person who offers unwanted or unsolicited advice
- Lachrymose (adjective) - given to tears or lamentation
- Mellifluous (adjective) - having a smooth and sweet sound
- Nefarious (adjective) - wicked or evil
- Obfuscate (verb) - to make something unclear or difficult to understand
- Pellucid (adjective) - clear and transparent
- Quandary (noun) - a state of uncertainty or indecision
- Reclusive (adjective) - preferring to be alone or avoiding social contact
- Sagacious (adjective) - having keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness
- Tintinnabulation (noun) - a ringing or tinkling sound, especially of a bell
Note: The word classes are:
- Noun (N)
- Adjective (Adj)
- Verb (V)
- Adverb (Adv)
- Pronoun (Pron)
- Preposition (Prep)
- Conjunction (Conj)
- Interjection (Intj)
- Article (Art)
- Auxiliary verb (Aux V)
- Modal verb (Mod V)
- Phrasal verb (Phras V)
- Idiom (Idiom)