The English language is a treasure trove of words that not only sound beautiful but also convey complex, nuanced meanings.

The word “phlegmatic” is an adjective that describes someone who has an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition. The word ...

The word “labyrinthine” is an adjective that means something that is intricate and confusing. It can also mean something that is irregular and twisting. The word “labyrinthine” is pronounced /la-br-IN ...

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 ...

The word 'apocryphal' describes stories or claims that are widely believed but unproven, originating from the Greek for ...

From Cambridge Dictionary’s choice to Dictionary.com’s, here are the words believed to have captured the zeitgeist.

Ubique means “everywhere” in Latin, so the verb ubiquit literally means “to become ubiquitous”—or in other words, to seem to appear everywhere. Ever needed the perfect word to describe a neighbor ...

In 2016, I wrote an article entitled These are the 7 Types of Love, which helped spawn several more articles on this topic. At the beginning of that article, I did say that the seven types of love ...

Leo paid tribute to the country's tiny Catholic community and also visited a group of nuns, the Little Sisters of the Poor, ...