- Today's Word
Replete
ri-PLEET
Definition
- (adjective)Fully stocked, filled, or abundantly supplied with something.
- Satisfied or full after eating.
Example
The novel was replete with vivid descriptions and intricate plot twists, making it a captivating read.
Fun Fact
“Replete” comes from the Latin repletus, meaning “filled up.” While often used to describe things overflowing with content, it also applies to physical fullness—similar to how we feel after a large meal. In nature, the term is notably used to describe replete ants, a species that stores food in their swollen abdomens to feed the colony during times of scarcity.
(adjective) Relating to a distinctive habit, mannerism, or characteristic peculiar to an individual.
Her idiosyncratic habit of color-coding every notebook she owned was odd to others but essential to her.
Idiosyncratic traces back to the Greek idiosynkrasia, a combination of idios (“one’s own”), syn (“together”), and krasis (“mixture” or “temperament”). The word was originally used in medicine to describe a patient’s unique physical constitution or reaction to substances — a blend of qualities belonging only to that individual.