Word of the Day

Uxoriousness

Overt devotion or submissiveness to one’s wife

The state or character of being uxorious; connubial dotage; foolish fondness for a wife.

foolish fondness for or excessive submissiveness to one’s wife

Usage: A major flaw in Adam’s character is that of uxoriousness; evident in the following lines

• “O fairest of Creation, last and best”,
• “Should god create another Eve, and I/Another Rib afford, yet loss of thee/would never from my heart”,
• “Flesh of flesh/Bone of my bone thou art”,
• “…mine shall never be parted, bliss or woe” and
• “one flesh/to loose thee were to loose myself”

Word of the Day

Librocubicularist

From French livre, Italian and Spanish libro, from Latin liber “book”. From Latin cubiculum (“bedroom”), from cubō (“lie down”)

n. A person who reads in bed.

plural librocubicularists

Usage: I am a dedicated librocubicularist who cannot fall asleep without a book.