Even if you’re not a full-blown grammar nerd, you’ll find the origins of these words that changed meaning over time completely fascinating The English language is alive—and like any living thing, it ...

The study is based on words only in English. But it’s a step along the way to working out how the brain stores words in its language library, says neurosurgeon Ziv Williams at the Massachusetts ...

Words matter. Their meanings matter. If words have no meaning, then the ideas we construct from those words have no meaning, either. This is why Webster’s Dictionary records the definitions and uses ...

The dictionary says the viral word, which has become particularly popular among members of Gen Alpha, is "meaningless, ...

"67," pronounced "six seven," spread from a rap song, through sports and social media, to classrooms and homes across the U.S ...

Occasionally you will encounter someone with an etymological axe to grind. They insist that a certain word has to mean just what it meant hundreds of years ago when it was first spoken: For example, ...

The New York Times apologized this week for using the term "mistress" to describe the great-grandmother of the late Julian Bond. Linguist Ben Zimmer explains the controversy surrounding the word. The ...

On Tuesday, Dictionary.com deemed the word "woman" to be the word of the year for 2022, calling it a "prime example of the many gender terms undergoing shifts." The site suggested that, "more than ...

What is the definition of meaning? When we talk about meaning in psychology, we are generally referring to a significant or valuable explanation for why something happened or why it matters. This ...

Parents and teachers cover your ears. Dictionary.com says its word of the year is “6-7.” The viral term is one kids and teenagers can’t stop repeating and laughing about.

"Vibe coding," a word that essentially means using artificial intelligence (AI) to tell a machine what you want instead of ...