Word of the day: Minoritized, as opposed to Minority.
J'imagine que c'est la même démarche que "racisé", qui souligne la construction sociale du concept de minorité.
(Eg : les femmes, une "minorité" statistiquement majoritaire)
Est-ce que ça apporte beaucoup par rapport à "marginalized", "disadvantaged", voire "oppressed" ? Faudra que je creuse.
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My Word of the Day today is THALASSIC. Read the definition at 👉 https://www.pocket-ireland.com/words

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Word of the day: Jawboning, "use of public appeals (as by a president) to influence the actions especially of business and labor leaders.
More broadly: the use of spoken persuasion".
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📕 Word of the Day: genteel

genteel • \jen-TEEL\ • adjective

Genteel means “of or relating to people who have high social status” and can be used as a somewhat old-fashioned synonym of aristocratic. It can also be used to describe something with a quietly appealing or polite quality, as in “genteel manners.”

// Their genteel upbringing shaped the way they viewed the world.

📝 Examples:
“The duo met at Oxford and were briefly bankers. They understand the genteel, often mysterious (at least to Americans) mores of the British upper class ...” — Jacqueline Cutler, The Daily Beast, 28 Jan. 2026

📜 Did you know?
In A History of the Novel (1975), David Freedman wrote of Theodore Dreiser, “Certainly there was nothing genteel about Dreiser, either as a man or novelist.” Indeed, few of the many uses of the adjective genteel would seem to apply to the author. When it comes to the use of genteel to describe people or things of or related to the upper class of society, for example, Dreiser doesn’t fit the bill: unlike many of his contemporaries, including Edith Wharton, Dreiser came from poverty. His novels, too, are hardly genteel in the sense of “striving to maintain the appearance of superior or middle-class social status or respectability.” Sister Carrie, his best known work, features a heroine who goes unpunished for her transgressions against conventional sexual morality. In fact, the book so troubled the genteel (“polite”) sensibilities of Dreiser’s publishers that they limited the book’s advertising, and it initially sold fewer than 500 copies. Sister Carrie is now considered a masterpiece, and Dreiser, according to Freedman, “the supreme poet of the squalid” who “felt the terror, the pity, and the beauty underlying the American Dream.”

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Desultory (adjective)

Definition: Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm; jumping from one thing to another in a disconnected way.

Used in a sentence: "Their desultory conversation drifted from topic to topic without ever settling."

From Latin desultorius (“leaping about”), from desultor — a circus rider who jumped between horses — desultory captures that same restless motion.
The word suggests movement without direction, or activity without cohesion.

Something desultory feels unfocused, as though attention can’t quite land. It paints a picture of scattered energy.
The effort is there, but intention never quite follows through.

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Word of the Day, March 31: 'Cantankerous’ https://english.mathrubhumi.com/features/books/word-of-the-day-march-31-cantankerous-meaning-usage-origin-fzq70eah?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #WordOfTheDay #Vocabulary #EnglishLearning #Cantankerous #Language

📅 March 30, 2026

🌅 Word of the Day: "Equanimity"

- Meaning:
- Represents mental calmness and composure, especially in difficult situations.
- Reflects a balanced state of mind amidst stress or adversity.
- Encourages resilience and inner peace even when faced with challenges.

- Encouragement:
- Invites practice of mindfulness and presence to cultivate tranquility.
- Inspires a thoughtful response rather than a reactive one in tense moments.
- Reminds us that maintaining calm can lead to better decision-making and clarity. 🌟

💭 Example: To maintain equanimity during the presentation, I took a deep breath and focused on my message rather than my nerves.

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