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Why Dictionary.com chose haimish
More about haimish
- Haimish was first recorded in 1925–30.
- Haimish comes from the Yiddish word heymish, which comes from the Old High German word heimisc, “pertaining to the home.”
- The word home comes from before the 900s from the Old English word hām, which is also related to the German word for home, Heim.
EXAMPLES OF HAIMISH
- The small café down the street had a haimish atmosphere that made me feel instantly at ease as soon as I walked through the door.
- With its quaint decorations and homemade dishes, the charming restaurant created a haimish dining experience that reminded me of my grandmother’s cooking.
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Why Dictionary.com chose dapple
More about dapple
- Dapple, the verb, was first recorded in 1545–55.
- Dapple was probably formed from the adjective dappled, “having spots of a different shade from the background.”
- Dappled first appeared around 1350–1400 and comes from Middle English.
- Dappled probably has Scandinavian roots and is similar to Old Norse depill, meaning “spot.”
EXAMPLES OF DAPPLE
- The artist used a hairbrush to dapple paint onto the canvas, creating an abstract masterpiece.
- The sunlight dappled the leaves, casting beautiful patterns on the forest floor.
unfalsifiable
adjective
not able to be proven false, and therefore not scientific.
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Why Dictionary.com chose unfalsifiable
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- Unfalsifiable was first recorded in 1835–45.
- Unfalsifiable is formed from the prefix un, which means “not,” and the word falsifiable.
- Falsifiable was first recorded in the early 17th century and ultimately comes from the Late Latin verb falsificāre, “to make false.”
EXAMPLES OF UNFALSIFIABLE
- The existence of parallel universes remains an intriguing but ultimately unfalsifiable theory within the domain of theoretical physics.
- Pseudoscience often relies on claims that are vague and unfalsifiable, making it difficult to subject them to rigorous empirical scrutiny.
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