Word of the Day 10/30 - 11/04

The Word of the Day 10/31-11/0

Nyctophobia - noun

  - An abnormal fear of night or darkness. 

  - origin: nyctophobia stems from the Greek nyktus- meaning might and phobia meaning fear. 

Aioli - noun 

  - a rich sauce of crushed garlic, egg yolks, lemon juice, and olive oil. 

  - origin: French aioli, equivalent to ai garlic <Latin allium> + oli oil <Latin oleum> 

Metempiric - adjective

- beyond or outside the field on experience. 

- of or pertaining to metempiric.

- Origin: met- + empirical 

Obscurantism - noun 

    - opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge. 

    - deliberate obscurity or evasion of clarity.

    - origin: obscurantism originally comes from the Latin root obscur meaning "dark" and the suffix -ant which turned a verb into a noun (as in the word servant), so the word literally meant "one that makes dark." 

Prehensible - adjective 

      - able to be seized or grasped. 

      - origin: Prehensile comes from the Latin word prehension meaning "a taking hold."