Word of the day: Onomatopoeia means a word that imitates real sound. Words like buzz, crash, boom, and whisper copy natural noise. Writers use this literary device to create sound imagery and stronger ...

Thanks to the evolution of language, technology, and lots of hyperbole, these words used to convey a lot more merit, emotion, or simply seriousness than they do nowadays. Ah, “genius.” Once reserved ...

In an era of rapid-fire ‘Thx’ and automated email replies, let's look back at a word that carries the weight of genuine ...

Children learn language effortlessly and completely voluntarily. They learn new words miraculously fast. A teenager masters about 60,000 words of their mother tongue by the time they finish high ...

Splish-splash, boing, bang, thud, sparkle, and pitter-patter are all fun words to say — they also happen to sound exactly like their definition. A study published recently in the Journal of ...

A moratorium refers to a temporary suspension of an activity or legal obligation, commonly used in finance and public policy.

Mint’s Word of the Day is perspicacity. Perspicacity is the ability to see beyond the obvious, to notice, understand, and judge things quickly and accurately.