New Words:
IGNOMINY
Pronunciation:
\ˈig-nə-ˌmi-nē, -mə-nē also ig-ˈnä-mə-nē\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural ig·no·mi·nies
Etymology:
Middle French or Latin; Middle French ignominie, from Latin ignominia, from ig- (as in ignorare to be ignorant of, ignore) + nomin-, nomen name, repute — more at name
Date:
1540
1 : deep personal humiliation and disgrace 2 : disgraceful or dishonorable conduct, quality, or action
ELEGIAC
Pronunciation:
\ˌe-lə-ˈjī-ək, -ˌak also i-ˈlē-jē-ˌak\
Variant(s):
also el·e·gi·a·cal Listen to the pronunciation of elegiacal \ˌe-lə-ˈjī-ə-kəl\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Late Latin elegiacus, from Greek elegeiakos, from elegeion
Date:
1542
1 a: of, relating to, or consisting of two dactylic hexameter lines the second of which lacks the arsis in the third and sixth feet b (1): written in or consisting of elegiac couplets (2): noted for having written poetry in such couplets c: of or relating to the period in Greece about the seventh century b.c. when poetry written in such couplets flourished2: of, relating to, or comprising elegy or an elegy ; especially : expressing sorrow often for something now past
SUPINE
Pronunciation:
\su̇-ˈpīn, attributive also ˈsü-ˌpīn\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Middle English suppyne, from Latin supinus; akin to Latin sub under, up to — more at up
Date:
15th century
1 a: lying on the back or with the face upward b: marked by supination2: exhibiting indolent or apathetic inertia or passivity ; especially : mentally or morally slack3archaic : leaning or sloping backward
