velutinous | Word of the Day

March 31, 2019 velutinous [vuh-loot-n-uhs] adjective 1. having a soft, velvety surface, as certain plants. 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 velutinous continued... QUOTES He picked up his bread, pulled open the crust so the soft velutinous white inside was exposed, pushed it into a piece of omelet, then lifted the dripping morsel to his lips and bit upon it. -- M. J. Carter, The Devil's Feast, 2016 ORIGIN Velutinous, "having a soft, velvety surface or hairs," is a very rare adjective, a technical term used in botany and entomology. Velutinous comes directly from the New Latin adjective velūtīnus "velvety," from Medieval Latin velūtum "velvet." Velūtum possibly comes from assumed Vulgar Latin villūtus, from Latin villus "shaggy nap." Velutinous entered English in the 19th century. MORE FOR YOU 1 The Most Searched Words In 2019 On Dictionary.com So Far We're only a quarter of the way through the year, but already we've seen some significant trends in searches on Dictionary.com in 2019. 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 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! 5 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? © 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