Today's Words: Solidarity, Hangry and Feckless

Solidarity

(sol-i-dar-i-tee) Noun

community of feelings, purposes, interests, or responsibilities

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First recorded in 1840–50.

From French solidarité, equivalent to solidaire, solidary + ite, ity.

Examples of Solidarity

In times of crisis, the community came together in solidarity to support one another.

They expressed their solidarity with the cause by wearing matching ribbons.

Hangry

(hang-gree) Adjective

feeling irritable or irrationally angry as a result of being hungry

More about Hangry

First recorded in 1915–20.

Formed from h(ungry) + angry.

Examples of Hangry

After a long day at work, he came home hangry and ready to raid the fridge.

I snapped at my friend because I was feeling hangry after skipping lunch.

Feckless

(fek-lis) Adjective

ineffective; incompetent; futile

More about Feckless

First recorded in 1590–1600.

Originally Scots, from feck, shortened from effeck, Scots form of effect + -less. 

Examples of Feckless

The feckless security measures failed to prevent the breach.

My feckless efforts to fix the leaky faucet ended in a bigger mess.

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