Words

Curated dictionary for software and design.

anomalous
adjective
deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected
cognoscente
noun
a connoisseur; a discerning expert
corroboration
noun
evidence that confirms or supports a statement, theory, or finding
cyclical
adjective
occurring in cycles; recurrent
devoid
adjective
entirely lacking or free from
elusive
adjective
difficult to find, catch, or achieve
emanate
verb (emanates, emanating, emanated)
(of a feeling, quality, or sensation) issue or spread out from (a source)
ephemeral
adjective
lasting for a very short time
errant
adjective
erring or straying from the proper course or standards
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
proprioception
noun
perception or awareness of the position and movement of the body
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
spelunking
noun
the hobby or practice of exploring caves
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
triumvirate
noun
a group of three powerful or notable people or things
zeitgeist
noun
the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time