The Word of the Day comes from "AUE" by Becky Manawatu. ATUA Atua are the gods and spirits of the Polynesian peoples such as the Māori or...

The Word of the Day comes from "the stranger in the lifeboat" by Mitch Albom DINOFLAGELLATES The dinoflagellates (Greek δῖνος dinos...

The Word of the Day comes from "Great Circle" by Maggie Shipstead. It was shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize. BENTHIC Adjective of,...

Well actually two words, but this is just so bizarre I had to add it. COTARD'S SYNDROME People with Cotard's syndrome (also called...

The Word of the Day comes from "The Promise" by Damon Galgut. UBUNTU noun SOUTH AFRICAN a quality that includes the essential human...

The Word of the Day comes from "THE PROMISE" by Damon Galgut which is longlisted for the 2021 Booker. BRAAIVLEIS noun SOUTH AFRICAN 1. a...

The Word of the Day comes from "SECOND PLACE" by Rachel Cusk which is longlisted for the 2021 Booker. INTEGUMENT noun a tough outer...

The Word of the Day comes from "THE LABYRINTH" by Amanda Lohrey, which won the 2021 Miles Franklin Award. MANDALA A mandala, which is...

The Word of the Day comes from "CATCH US THE FOXES" by Nicola West. HETEROCHROMIA Heterochromia is the term used to describe a difference...

The Word of the Day comes from "TALK TO ME" by T C Boyle. BRACHIATE Verb. (of certain apes) move by using the arms to swing from branch...

BRICOLAGE noun noun: bricolage; plural noun: bricolage; plural noun: bricolages (in art or literature) construction or creation from a...

The Word of the Day comes from "AT THE EDGE OF THE SOLID WORLD" by Daniel Davis Wood. It is shortlisted for the 2021 Miles Franklin...

The Word of the Day comes from "THE KINDNESS OF BIRDS" by Merlinda Bobis. ANTHROPOMORPHISM noun noun: anthropomorphism the attribution of...

The Word of the Day comes from "WHEN THINGS ARE ALIVE THEY HUM" by Hannah Bent. I am reviewing it for goodREADING magazine and it has an...

I have been one of these all my life and have only come across this definition now. PLUVIOPHILE People that love rain are called...

DUENDE Duende or tener duende ("to have duende") is a Spanish term for a heightened state of emotion, expression and authenticity, often...

The Word of the Day comes from "THE FIFTH SEASON" by Philip Salom. It is longlisted for the 2021 Miles Franklin Award. SYNAESTHESIA...

The Word of the Day, well actually two words this time is BELL'S PHENOMENON and comes from "THE SLEEPING BEAUTIES And Other Stories of...