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Post by Kath on Apr 30, 2024 12:25:19 GMT
I've been given a book called A Word A Day. Today being the 121st day of the year, I've gone for the 121st word in the book (they are helpfully numbered).
121: Daedal
Any ideas? I'll post the definition later.
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Post by MJB on Apr 30, 2024 12:30:10 GMT
Something to do with the Greek god Daedalus, so I'm guessing skillful or precise.
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Post by kate on Apr 30, 2024 12:33:14 GMT
Welsh lentil soup
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Post by dorsetmike on Apr 30, 2024 15:15:17 GMT
I cheated, Google agrees with Martin
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Post by Kath on Apr 30, 2024 15:54:32 GMT
Yes. It comes from Daedalus, (who was the architect of the Minotaur's labyrinth) and in Greek and Latin, the word means 'skillfully composed or constructed' So now, anything 'daedal' is inctricate, clever or complex.
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Post by willien on Apr 30, 2024 16:46:27 GMT
Yes. It comes from Daedalus, (who was the architect of the Minotaur's labyrinth) and in Greek and Latin, the word means 'skillfully composed or constructed' So now, anything 'daedal' is inctricate, clever or complex. Even if it is just mushy peas with garlic.  |
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Post by Ivor E Tower on Apr 30, 2024 17:28:43 GMT
Would n't that have been Dai dill ?? |
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Post by MJB on Apr 30, 2024 19:30:45 GMT
Would n't that have been Dai dill ?? From Summers Ann? |
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Post by willien on Apr 30, 2024 19:57:35 GMT
Would n't that have been Dai dill ?? From Summers Ann? That would be Dildai - buy one... |
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Post by peterob on Apr 30, 2024 20:29:37 GMT
Good idea for a thread. I've been trying to learn how to do The Times' crossword. Even though the on-line version allows you to cheat the answers I find my vocabulary, which I thought was good, failing. Today we had as answers: musette, sienese and trainband. Often I can't relate the clue to the answer.
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Post by lesleysm2 on Apr 30, 2024 22:04:52 GMT
A word I learnt of recently that I like and tend to use a lot is "Scurryfudge"
It describes what you do when a friend calls and says "I thought I'd pop round be there in 10 minutes" and you run round frantically trying to tidy up before they turn up
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Post by lesleysm2 on Apr 30, 2024 22:05:38 GMT
A word I learnt of recently that I like and tend to use a lot is "Scurryfudge"
It describes what you do when a friend calls and says "I thought I'd pop round be there in 10 minutes" and you run round frantically trying to tidy up before they turn up
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Post by Kath on May 1, 2024 8:10:50 GMT
122: Equivocal
I realise it's a word we all know but I quite liked the description:
Equivocal, vague and ambiguous all mean 'not clearly understandable' and are used to describe confusing speech or writing. Equivocal though, which can be traced back to the Latin prefix aequi ('equi') and the Latin word vox ('voice') - has the specific sense of something that has been deliberately left open to interpretation so that it will deceive or confuse. It therefore carries a subtly negative connotation that the other words lack.
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Post by Kath on May 1, 2024 8:13:34 GMT
Good idea for a thread. I've been trying to learn how to do The Times' crossword. Even though the on-line version allows you to cheat the answers I find my vocabulary, which I thought was good, failing. Today we had as answers: musette, sienese and trainband. Often I can't relate the clue to the answer. If I'd been asked to guess at those meanings, I've had said that musette was just a little muse, sienese was something from Siena perhaps and a trainband was a mariachi band on the underground. I assume they're all incorrect? |
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Post by dreampolice on May 1, 2024 8:19:18 GMT
My favourite word (more the meaning I guess) is Kuchisabishii. It is a shame I can never ever remember it though when I want it.
"A uniquely Japanese word that literally means “lonely mouth” or “longing to have or put something in one’s mouth.........People use this word a lot to mean ‘eating when bored’ or sometimes, stress eating,”
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