Think twice before you use words like “lackaday” or “nonplussed”—they may mean something ... appearance. It looks for all the world like it ought to mean “undeterred” or “confident ...

On the other hand, people think these words aren’t words—but they ... the like. Check out these 10 fancy words that will make ...

Ideophones, or words that sound like what they mean—words whose sound evokes the sensory experience they describe, like swish or twinkle—are easier to learn than other words, a new study finds.

New words from around the world ... Here MailOnline takes a look at a few of the new terms that have made the cut - but can you guess what they mean? Make sure to take our interactive quiz at ...

(Reuters Health) - Babies begin to learn words and what they mean well before they begin talking ... have a lot to learn before they show adult-like or even toddler-like levels of comprehension ...

Photo by ROBIN WORRALL on Unsplash From 'cringe' to 'zapping' and 'smart working', here's a look at some ... re likely to hear words like ‘meeting’ and ‘computer’ used regularly - and native English ...

full of ambiguities and rife with words that are easily confused with one another or mean something other than what we think they mean. Of course, English — like most languages — is constantly ...