Another circular definition
My dictionary’s definition for nutritious just says: : NOURISHING If I follow the link on that definition, it takes me to the definition of nourishing, which just says: : giving nourishment : NUTRITIOUS
Archive for Dictionaries
Introduction and rhyme production
Hi, I’m S. You may vaguely remember me from such comments as “I think it’s good to be aware of the peculiar rules of the Pretentious Pedant dialect of English” and Eleanor Heffalump’s double-dactyl, which were written under the name of “Shmuel” before I came out as nonbinary and changed my handle. (It turns out […]
The Positive Lexicography Project
In case it helps…. https://www.drtimlomas.com/lexicography
Sideways Dictionary: Like Urban Dictionary, but for tech analogies
The Washington Post has teamed up with Jigsaw (which is part of Google’s parent company, Alphabet) to create a new site called Sideways Dictionary, which provides brief explanations of various tech terms, in the form of analogies. Readers can vote existing analogies up or down, and add new analogies. For more info, see an article […]
Words of the Days
There should probably be a word for the diminishing marginal utility of following further feeds on the same topics.
sectional (and yak-shaving)
Ah, yak-shaving. I was curious about the use of the word “sectional” in Civil War-era documents; that's not a usage I had encountered before. So here's how looking up a...
Dictionary of hobo slang
I recently read a novel set among Depression-era hoboes, which led me to look up some of the slang terms, which led me to an online dictionary of hobo slang....
liberty and freedom and circular definitions for all
MW11's definition 1b for free is: enjoying civil and political liberty Definition 1 for liberty is: the quality or state of being free Of course, there are other definitions for...
Publishing Dictionary
Yet another in the long list of dictionaries/glossaries available online: a Publishing Dictionary, in which literary agent Jessica Faust provides definitions of a few dozen publishing-related terms....
Glossaries: Vietnam War, general military
Recently happened across two useful online glossaries, probably while editing a story: Glossary of military terms and slang from the Vietnam War. Wiktionary's Glossary of military slang....