Draco Malfoy, a character played by Tom Felton in the Harry Potter series, has unexpectedly become a symbol of Lunar New Year ...

There are so many male names in the United States that only have one syllable, yet they're no less popular or meaningful than ...

Late in the first half of Monday’s game between No. 11 Kansas and No. 13 Texas Tech, the hostile crowd inside United ...

Word of the day: Ineluctable is a recognition of forces that outlast intention. In writing, it functions as both a descriptor ...

Word of the Day: Contumacious reminds readers that language can differentiate between types of dissent. Some resistance is spontaneous; some is ideological; and some, as the word suggests, is a ...

The word "loquacious," derived from the Latin "loqui" meaning "to speak," describes someone who is talkative, often in a lively or excessive manner. This adjective, used since the late 16th century, ...

Discover 'discombobulated,' a 19th-century American gem meaning confused or bewildered. This expressive word, a playful twist ...

Opsimath is a word that describes a person who begins learning later in life, highlighting that education and personal growth ...

There’s an art and a science to picking a good starting word for Wordle. Here are my suggestions for the best starters—and ...

The English language is full of words that seem overstuffed with unnecessary letters, feel like they should be spelled a different way, or just don't make sense. Here are some of our favorites, ...

A master of the grand gesture, he was as theatrical as his rooms, which were inspired by French chateaus and Italian palazzos ...

Nobody in this section of the country believes the old thread-bare lie that Negro men rape white women. If Southern white men are not careful, they will overreach themselves and public sentiment will ...