IN the last two weeks, we have been talking about language standards, standard language and linguistic prescriptivism.

As I thumbed through the serious dictionary, the first word that caught my eye was mees —a word that even someone with only a ...

After scientists found an extinct burrowing amphibian on Eastern Shoshone land, members of the tribe gave it a name in their ...

Cellular death is a fundamental concept in the biological sciences. Given its significance though, its definition depends on the context in which it takes place, and lacks a general mathematical ...

Traditionally, demure describes someone who is reserved or modest in their behavior, but this year it's taken on a new meaning, especially among social media and beauty influencers.

“Demure” went from being a simple six-letter adjective to a pop culture phenomenon in August, after a beauty influencer named ...

Dictionary.com's word of the year is very modest, very mindful. Can you guess what the term is? Hint: You've heard it ...

Usage of the word soared after TikToker Jools Lebron used it in her signature catchphrase "very demure, very mindful." ...

Dictionary.com declared "demure" the 2024 word of the year after viral videos by TikToker Jools Lebron popularized the term.

This may have been the year of "Brat summer," but by August another buzzworthy phrase had usurped it in the pop culture ...

SAN MATEO, Calif., Nov. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Dictionary.com, the world's leading digital dictionary, today announced its ...

The dis-of disgruntle isn’t a negation—it’s just adding intensity to gruntle, a variant of grunt meaning “to grumble, murmur, ...