Monday, June 18, 2007

WORD OF THE DAY

It has been a while since I posted a word of the day. I like how some of my readers put sentences for the word in the comments. So here is a new word.

venality
from Postwar by Tony Judt

n. state, quality, or instance of being venal (can be readily bribed or corrupted); willingness to be bribed or bought off, or to prostitute one's talents for mercenary considerations
derived from French venalite which is from Latin venalitas
(ref: Webster's New World Dictionary Third College Edition)

My sentence: A member of one of my reading groups accused Elizabeth Gilbert of venality for writing Eat, Pray, Love.

Sentence, anyone?

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous5:00 PM

    My sentence: You may strongly disagree with the honest judge's verdict, but there is no question of venality on his part.

    Signed, from A to Z

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  2. Good sentence, A to Z. Thanks for playing!

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