- Today's Word
Vividream
[vi-vi-dreem]
Definition
- (noun) This imaginative term combines “vivid,” signifying something intensely bright and lively, with “dream,” representing a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep. It’s used to describe a dream that is not only rich and intense but also leaves a lasting impression upon waking.
Example
Picture a dream where colors come to life, and the scenes are so vibrant that they linger in your mind long after you wake up. It’s not just any dream; it’s a Vividream. You might say, “Last night, I had the most incredible Vividream. The colors and scenes were so vivid and intense; it felt like a waking fantasy.”
Fun Fact
“Vivid” relates to something intensely bright and lively, often associated with strong and distinct colors, while “dream” signifies a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep. “Vividream” creatively combines these concepts to celebrate the intense and lasting impressions left by vivid dreams.
(adjective) Extremely unwilling to spend money; miserly and stingy to a degree that causes hardship for others.
The penurious landlord refused to replace the building’s broken heating system for three winters running, calculating that complaints were cheaper to ignore than repairs were to make.
Penurious derives from the Latin penuria, meaning “want” or “scarcity,” rooted in the Greek penia meaning “poverty.” It entered English in the 16th century carrying both its literal sense of genuine poverty and its more cutting figurative sense of someone who hoards wealth despite having it — the distinction between being poor and merely acting poor being central to the word’s particular sting.