nubilous | Word of the Day

August 02, 2018 nubilous [noo-buh-luhs, nyoo-] adjective 1. cloudy or foggy. 2. obscure or vague; indefinite. hobbies Remember These Fashion Fads (Or Were They Faux Pas)? hobbies Soccer Terms For When The World Cup Is The Only Thing On TV WORD OF THE DAY nubilous continued... QUOTES ... it seemed, in their arbitrary disposition of the world's affairs, the Fates had ordained that Peyton's sky should always be nubilous ... -- Montgomery G. Preston, "An Eventful Evening," Godey's Lady's Book and Magazine," February 1876 ORIGIN The English adjective nubilous comes straight from Latin nūbilus, a derivative of nūbēs "cloud." The uncommon Proto-Indo-European root sneudh- "fog, mist, cloud" lies behind the Latin words and appears as well in several Iranian languages, e.g., Avestan snaodha- "clouds" and Baluchi nōd "light clouds, fog"; Greek nythós "dark, dumb," and Welsh nudd "mist, fog." Nubilous entered English in the 16th century. MORE FOR YOU 1 Code Words You Use When All You Really Want To Say Is S.E.X! There's 1,001 code words for the big S.E.X. ... some are really dirty (believe us you don't want to look up Alabama Hot Pocket, OK!) and some are just coded words that people use as innuendo when they're ready to sneak away but don't want to alert the whole office / party / family dinner. We've compiled a list of those harmless, coded words (the dirty ones are a slideshow for another day). So, sit back and take notes about how to signal to your lover the next time you need a quick getaway. 2 Words Parents Say That Make Our Eyes Roll Sad to say, but nine times out of ten, when parents open their mouths it's usually nothing but trouble. Sometimes our eyes roll. Other times we cringe. Whether we're 16 or 36, it's always the same. Parents are downright embarrassing. And, to add insult to injury, we've compiled a list of some of the words our parents say that we hate most. Love you guys! 3 Words Parents Say That Make Our Eyes Roll Sad to say, but nine times out of ten, when parents open their mouths it's usually nothing but trouble. Sometimes our eyes roll. Other times we cringe. Whether we're 16 or 36, it's always the same. Parents are downright embarrassing. And, to add insult to injury, we've compiled a list of some of the words our parents say that we hate most. Love you guys! 4 Words Parents Say That Make Our Eyes Roll Sad to say, but nine times out of ten, when parents open their mouths it's usually nothing but trouble. Sometimes our eyes roll. Other times we cringe. Whether we're 16 or 36, it's always the same. Parents are downright embarrassing. And, to add insult to injury, we've compiled a list of some of the words our parents say that we hate most. Love you guys! 5 Do You Cringe At The Sound Of These Words? We've compiled a list of the most cringeworthy words in the English language to try and determine what makes these words so awkward (and hated). Brace yourself. Editor note: Sure to stir some debate among linguists, an online search has determined that moist usually wins this type of competition (so we're not going to include that one here because that's just too easy). © 2018 Dictionary.com, LLC. ABOUT CONTACT You are subscribed to the Word of the Day as: matzom229@gmail.com Subscriber since: September 06, 2017 Unsubscribe Dictionary.com, LLC. 555 12th Street Suite 500 Oakland CA 94607 Manage your subscription Terms & Privacy