Word of the Day and Bonus Thursday

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Use the word of the day and then take a look at the bonus word. Write something and post it in the comments.

WORD OF THE DAY

Winsome

[WIN-suhm]Part of speech: adjective

Origin: old english, pre-12th century

• Charming and engaging with a childlike innocence
• Cheery and good-natured

Examples of Winsome in a sentence

• Her winsome character gained her many friends at school. 
• He was winsome and friendly to every person he met. 

Bonus Word

Esurient

[i-ˈsu̇r-ē-ənt]Part of speech: adjective

• Hungry
• Greedy

Examples of Esurient in a sentence

• He skipped breakfast, so by lunch he was positively esurient.
• Don't be so esurient when it comes to money — there's dignity in having what you need and no more.

About Esurient

Some consider Leopold II of Belgium to be one of the most esurient figures in history. He was responsible for the deaths of over 8 million people, all in the service of rubber plantations in the Congo that earned him $500 million in the late 1800s — the equivalent of $15 billion today.

Did you Know?

Like so many English words, esurient comes from Latin. Beyond just a simple root, esurient in Latin can be translated as “being hungry,” just like its modern cousin.