BENEDICK

benedick, benedict

(noun) a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

benedick (plural benedicks)

A recently married man, especially one who has long held out against marriage.

Source: Wiktionary


Ben"e*dict, Ben"e*dick, n. Etym: [From Benedick, one of the characters in Shakespeare's play of "Much Ado about Nothing."]

Definition: A married man, or a man newly married.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

30 April 2024

NURSE

(verb) treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

coffee icon