AGEISM

ageism, agism

(noun) discrimination on the basis of a person’s age

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ageism (countable and uncountable, plural ageisms)

The treating of a person or people, especially youth or seniors, differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age.

Anagrams

• Giemsa, gamies, images

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

24 May 2025

EARTHSHAKING

(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.

coffee icon