The word “nascent” comes from the Latin words nascentem (nominative nascens), meaning “arising young, immature,” and the ...

The word “resplendent” is pronounced /RUH-splen-dnt/. She appeared resplendent in a deep blue jacket that caught the light.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Shane O'Neill of The Washington Post about the word "aesthetic" and its evolution from art criticism and design theory to online speak and the White House.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Shane O'Neill of The Washington Post about the word "aesthetic" and its evolution from art criticism and design theory to online speak and the White House. So yesterday, ...

People really do not like discussing moisture. A Buzzfeed post called “Why Moist Is The Worst Word Ever” received more than 4 million views; when The New Yorker asked readers to nominate a word to ...

One of my aggravating moments is when I read in a newspaper, or hear on a television newscast, the total misuse of the words “democracy” (noun), democratic (adjective), and Democrat (proper noun). How ...

In Filipino colloquial (slang) terms, few words capture a sense of playful absurdity, wackiness, or comical foolishness quite like “kengkoy.” At some point while growing up, every Filipino child born ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Kyle Peterson, Allysia Finley and Dan Henninger. Photo: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images/U.S. Air Force/Reuters/Tim Warner/Getty ...

The names of all three of these folks have gotten the adjective treatment. | Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images (QEI), traveler1116/DigitalVision Vectors ...

An adjective of origin tells the source or origin of the noun it qualifies. While an adjective of shape paints the picture of the figure and that of colour tells whether it is black, white, blue or ...

Enhance your pupils’ descriptive writing skills with this scary adjectives PDF resource. Designed for teachers, this versatile word mat is perfect for helping children craft chilling and atmospheric ...