Discover 'tenebrous,' a word that paints vivid pictures of darkness and mystery. Originating from Latin, it describes not just physical gloom but als ...

The print edition of Merriam-Webster was once a touchstone of authority and stability. Then the internet brought about a ...

Enhance your vocabulary with our Word of the Day series. In this series, we introduce a new word every day and explore its ...

Enhance your vocabulary with our Word of the Day series. In this series, we introduce a new word every day and explore its ...

There is a four-letter word, beginning with an “F,” that is considered profane, but linguistically is one of the most versatile words in English — verb, noun, adjective, adverb and exclamation. I ...

AS 2025 unfolds, language lives under the reign of AI, ChatGPT, autocorrect and autofill — a bustling kingdom of algorithms ...

The adjective frenetic describes something that is wildly energetic, fast-paced, and chaotic. It conveys not just rapid movement but also an intense, almost overwhelming mental or emotional energy. A ...

Swearing enhances the performance of physical challenges, according to a study by a laboratory’s worth of scientists in the ...

What might the world look like if temperatures keep rising? Neil and Alice discuss the need to adapt to the changes ahead ...

Will we still be speaking in an English we recognise in a thousand years' time? Alice and Neil make some educated guesses!