nadir | Word of the Day

March 30, 2019 nadir [ney-der, ney-deer] noun 1. the lowest point; point of greatest adversity or despair. word-trends Has The Word "Expert" Lost Its Meaning In 2019? word-trends Is "Crude" The Right Word To Use To Describe Someone's Language? WORD OF THE DAY nadir continued... QUOTES At the nadir of the global stock market crash in March 2009, the kronor hit a low of 8.48 euro cents per kronor .... -- Heather Farmbrough, "After Sweden's Election, What Next for the Kronor?" Forbes, September 8, 2018 ORIGIN Nadir comes via Middle French and Late Latin nadir "point opposite the sun, point opposite the zenith" from Arabic naẓīr (as-samt) "opposite (the zenith)." Arabic samt is the source of zenith. Nadir (and zenith) entered English in the late 14th century. MORE FOR YOU 1 The Meteoric Rise Of The Word "Influencer" The word influencer has been used in English since the mid-1600s, though of course back then it wasn't a job title. 2 Can We Call Products "Meat" or "Milk" If They Don't Come From Animals? In our age of meatless chicken nuggets, tofu hot dogs, and faux burgers that "bleed," what constitutes meat today? 3 Dissent vs. Protest: Why Choosing The Right Word Matters It seems political conflict in the 2010s has put the words dissent and protest at the center of our vocabulary. But are we using them correctly? 4 Does "Spark Joy" Mean The Same Thing In English And Japanese? In the context of the KonMari method, joy goes beyond just happiness. So what does it actually mean in Japanese, then? 5 The Google Effect And More 'Rules' The Internet Created Who needs to stash away names and dates into our longterm memory when we have Google? And, guess what, that phenomenon has a name! © 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