EVERYMAN

everyman

(noun) the ordinary person

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Perhaps from the Flemish play Elckerlijc (c. 1495) or its English translation Everyman (c. 1520)

Noun

everyman (plural everymen)

In fiction, drama, or allegory, the archetypical ordinary individual, frequently the protagonist in a parable of some sort.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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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.

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