Some words feel like small discoveries-unfamiliar yet instantly interesting. Pulchritudinous is such a word. It first appears ...

It can be surprising to discover that the English language sometimes has pleasant surprises in words pronounced one way but ...

A child-like appeal of shiny things, meets a slightly more intellectualized passion for radically practical, utilitarian ...

We often hear fascinating stories about how things originated: the universe, the wheel, even pizza. But when it comes to the words we toss around every single day without a second thought, it’s wild ...

It's the time of year when such spooky terms abound, but have you ever wondered where this season's most haunting words come from? Let's learn about the entomology... whoops, wrong word. Let's learn ...

TODAY’S WORD is etymology. Example: As a word nerd, I'm always eager to learn of a word's etymology and trace it back to its earliest known origins.

Etymology Nerd Adam Aleksic says that teens use slang as a way to build identity. (Photo illustration: Victoria Ellis/Yahoo News; photo: Alefiyah Gandhi) In his videos, Aleksic speaks in an ...

It can compliment, or dismiss. It sometimes conveys strong emotions, or no emotion at all. And that's "nice" -- a tidy, sturdy word that's remarkably adaptable. Hundreds of years ago, it meant someone ...

Pride month is less than a week away — a time dedicated to celebrating the history, impact and resilience of those in the LGBTQ community. The first celebrations were organized in the U.S. about 55 ...

We haven’t, either, because it doesn’t exist — but Google’s AI seemingly has. As netizens discovered this week that adding the word “meaning” to nonexistent folksy sayings is causing the AI to cook up ...

For most websites, the homepage represents your brand’s first interaction with your audience on your website. As the catch-all landing page where people will be sent by default, your homepage needs to ...

Last Saturday, I conducted a heritage walk at Kotturpuram. Among the participants was KR Kathir Murugan, the local councillor and also Rajagopal Swaminathan, past president of the Kottur Gardens ...