Trendy word of the day: Nonagenarian
Pronunciation: nó-nu-ju ‘neh-ree-un
Meaning: a person who is between 90 and 99 years old
Sentence:
1. P.M Modi recently met his nonagenarian mother Hiraba in Raysan village.
2. Ajay’s nonagenarian mother still works at her bakery and is one of the happiest souls I have met.
Narcissist
Pronunciation: naa-si-sist
Meaning: too much interest in or admiration for yourself
Sentence:
1. The narcissists think that they are the sun and the world only revolves around them.
2. It is better to stay away from narcissists because they can be toxic for your mental health.
Nostalgic
Pronunciation: nó-stal-jik
Meaning: Feeling happy and slightly sad about things in the past
Sentence:
1. Walking through the lanes of memories of my childhood made me feel nostalgic.
2. A feeling of nostalgia filled me when I thought about my alma-mater.
3. Many people feel nostalgic about the old programmes like Chitrahaar, an old Doordarshan TV show.
Nitpicking
Pronunciation: ‘nit,pik
Meaning: to find faults, pay attention to insignificant details
Sentence:
1. I asked my mom to stop nitpicking when she pointed out all the areas which were unclean in my room.
2. My teacher seemed to be nitpicking when he shifted his attention to my handwriting from my improved performance in the test.
Synonym: fussy, fastidious,criticize
Antonym: applaud, compliment, support