Thursday, July 6, 2023

Word of the Day: Mansuetude

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Thursday, July 6, 2023
Mansuetude
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Mansuetude
noun 1. Meekness; gentleness.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
"Grant always handled difficult situations with the utmost mansuetude."
"The volunteers received training to learn how to approach the shelter animals with mansuetude."
"Practicing mansuetude is important when teaching excitable children."
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Latin, late 14th century
Why This Word?
"Mansuetude" developed through Late Middle English and Old French, but it originated in the Latin word "mansuetus" ("gentle, tame"), which combines the words "manus" ("hand") and "suetus" ("accustomed"). ...
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