- Today's Word
Callow
KAL-oh
Definition
(adjective) Inexperienced and immature.
Example
His callow remarks during the meeting made it clear he was new to the job.
Fun Fact
Callow originally meant “bare” or “unfledged”—as in a bird that hasn’t grown feathers. It still carries that imagery today, but metaphorically: someone who hasn’t “grown in” yet emotionally or intellectually. You’ll see it often in book reviews or film critiques, especially when describing a character who has more audacity than wisdom.
(noun) A person who loves beauty—especially in art, nature, or everyday life.
As a true philocalist, he collected small moments of beauty wherever he went, from sunlit windows to wildflowers growing through cracks in the sidewalk.
From Greek philo- (“loving”) + kallos (“beauty”).