- 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) Deserving praise or reward on the basis of genuine effort, skill, or achievement.
The meritorious work of the research team went unrecognized for years before a junior colleague finally submitted it for the award it had always deserved.
Meritorious derives from the Latin meritorius, meaning “that by which money is earned,” rooted in merere — “to earn” or “to deserve.” The same root gives us merit, meritocracy, and emeritus — all words built around the idea of something earned rather than given. It entered English in the 15th century, initially used in theological contexts to describe acts worthy of divine reward before expanding into its broader secular sense of anything genuinely deserving of recognition.