Word Nerd

[Trip]

damn, kinda weird, but got it

 

[kid666]

Edited

 

[tommyguns2]

Today's word is:

ept

Pronounced: ept

The word is an adjective that means: 1. Competent; skillful, or 2. Effective; appropriate.

Back-formation from inept, from Latin ineptus (unsuitable or absurd), from in- (not) + aptus (apt). Earliest documented use: 1938.

This is a new word for me.

 

[Trip]

know that one, lol.....rarely hear though

 

[tommyguns2]

know that one, lol.....rarely hear though

Agreed. "Ept" seems intuitive to me when you're familiar with the term "inept." However, "gruntled" was by no means intuitive to me, despite my understanding of the word "disgruntled." LOL

 

[tommyguns2]

Here's another word that is not intuitive to me, despite knowing its converse.

Today's word is:

ruth

pronounded: rooth

This word is a noun that means: 1. Compassion, or 2. Contrition.

From Middle English ruthe, from ruen (to rue). Earliest documented use: 1200. The common affixed form is ruthless.

I suppose if you know what ruthless means, you should know what ruth means. But I didn't....

 

[AlphaMale!]

kerfuffle​

noun​

ker·fuf·fle kər-ˈfə-fəl

plural kerfuffles
Synonyms of kerfuffle
informal
: a disturbance or commotion typically caused by a dispute or conflict

 

[tommyguns2]

kerfuffle​

noun​

ker·fuf·fle kər-ˈfə-fəl

plural kerfuffles
Synonyms of kerfuffle
informal
: a disturbance or commotion typically caused by a dispute or conflict

When I use this word, and it isn't often, LOL, it's when I'm talking about a disagreement that in the end was no big deal, and it ended up being kinda silly. So it's a disturbance, but turned out to be no biggie. Don't know if that's an accurate use of the word, but kerfuffle seems to have the connotation of a minor confrontation, as opposed to a blow-out.

 

[AlphaMale!]

When I use this word, and it isn't often, LOL, it's when I'm talking about a disagreement that in the end was no big deal, and it ended up being kinda silly. So it's a disturbance, but turned out to be no biggie. Don't know if that's an accurate use of the word, but kerfuffle seems to have the connotation of a minor confrontation, as opposed to a blow-out.

Much agreed.
It’s a kinda silly sounding word.
I’ve got a few more up my sleeve. I do the same thing on my social media accounts, posting random words I find intriguing along with their respective definitions.

 

[tommyguns2]

Here's another odd word that should have been intuitive to me, but wasn't.

Today's word is:

reck

Pronounced: rek

This word is a noun that means care or concern.

From Old English reccan (to care). Earliest documented use: 1150. The common affixed form is reckless.

I suppose I should have known. If reckless is a lack of care of concern, shouldn't reck be the opposite? LOL

 

[beefnewton]

palaver

 

[tommyguns2]

Today's word is:

sacre bleu

Pronounded: sah-kruh/kray BLUH/BLOO

This word is a noun and means an expression of surprise, dismay, annoyance, etc.

From French sacrebleu (sacred blue), from sacré bleu, minced oath for sacré dieu (holy god). The term is no longer used in contemporary French. Earliest documented use: 1869.

I don't think I've ever seen this word or heard anyone use it.