Words

Curated dictionary for software and design.

anomalous

adjective

deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected

cognoscente

noun

a connoisseur; a discerning expert

cyclical

adjective

occurring in cycles; recurrent

devoid

adjective

entirely lacking or free from

elusive

adjective

difficult to find, catch, or achieve

ephemeral

adjective

lasting for a very short time

erroneous

adjective

wrong; incorrect

grandiose

adjective

impressive or magnificent in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so

grok

verb (groks, grokking, grokked)

understand (something) intuitively or by empathy

horology

noun

the study and measurement of time and the art of making clocks and watches

ingenious

adjective

clever, original, and inventive

insatiable

adjective

(of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy

insipid

adjective

lacking flavour; weak or tasteless

intractable

adjective

hard to control or deal with

meticulous

adjective

showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise

minute

adjective

extremely small; tiny

mnemonics

noun

the study and development of systems for improving and assisting the memory.

myopic

adjective

short-sighted; lacking foresight, or intellectual insight

orthogonal

adjective

of or involving right angles; at right angles

peculiar

adjective

different to what is normal or expected; strange:

pictorial

adjective

of or expressed in pictures; illustrated

resumption

noun

the action of beginning something again after a pause or interruption

salient

adjective

most noticeable or important

schematic

adjective

of or in the form of a diagram; symbolic and simplified

tangentially

adverb

in a way that relates only slightly to a matter; peripherally

thematic

adjective

having or relating to subjects or a particular subject

titbit

noun

a small and particularly interesting item of gossip or information

trawling

noun

the activity of searching or sifting through something