Depressing: 2005 Words of the Year
Jan. 10th, 2006 04:10 pmFrom webster.com, and with sincere hopes that gmail won't mess up all
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1. integrity
Pronunciation: in-'te-gr&-tE
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English integrite, from Middle French &
Latin; Middle French integrité, from Latin
integritat-, integritas, from integr-, integer
entire
1 : firm adherence to a code of especially moral or
artistic values : INCORRUPTIBILITY
2 : an
unimpaired condition : SOUNDNESS
3 : the quality or
state of being complete or undivided : COMPLETENESS
synonym see HONESTY
Click on each of the other words in the Top Ten List for their
definitions in the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary:
2. refugee
3. contempt
4. filibuster
5. insipid
6. tsunami
7. pandemic
8. conclave
9. levee
10. inept
Sigh. It doesn't seem like 2005 was such a great year, does it?
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Based on online lookups, the #1 Word of the Year for 2005 was:
1. integrity
Pronunciation: in-'te-gr&-tE
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English integrite, from Middle French &
Latin; Middle French integrité, from Latin
integritat-, integritas, from integr-, integer
entire
1 : firm adherence to a code of especially moral or
artistic values : INCORRUPTIBILITY
2 : an
unimpaired condition : SOUNDNESS
3 : the quality or
state of being complete or undivided : COMPLETENESS
synonym see HONESTY
Click on each of the other words in the Top Ten List for their
definitions in the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary:
2. refugee
3. contempt
4. filibuster
5. insipid
6. tsunami
7. pandemic
8. conclave
9. levee
10. inept
Sigh. It doesn't seem like 2005 was such a great year, does it?