Mar
Word of the Week: diapason
Good morning, Word Nerds! Hope you had a blessed Easter weekend!
Last week’s WOW was captious. Merriam-Webster says that captious means:
marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
calculated to confuse, entrap, or entangle in argument
So, when I berate myself over character flaws, a forgiving God could say I’m being captious!
Today’s WOW is diapason. I know I’ve heard this before, but I’m blanking on the definition, so I’m sure one of you knows the correct definition! Here are my 3 guesses for diapason:
diapason: (dī-ə-ˈpā-zən) 1. a REAL diaper genie (one who pops into your home to change diapers) 2. the diagonal of a trapezoid 3. the unconscious state from dieting for too long
So, have at it! Remind me of the true definition by submitting a comment below this post!
Wednesday’s Post: Out of breath?
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