Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Wordlover Wednesday: Mitty

Todays Wordlover Word is...

Mitty (MIT-ee)
Noun- An ordinary, timid person who indulges in daydreams involving great adventures and triumphs.
Earliest Documented Use- 1939
Example- "It was not a Mitty dream. It was no fantasy at all."

Discover more about this word here: http://wordsmith.org/words/mitty.html
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  1. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2013 at 8:34 PM

    So cool! Is this based on the Secret Life of Walter Mitty?

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  3. Adriana @ BooksOnHerMindFebruary 22, 2013 at 2:10 PM

    OMG! I will be using this all the time! It's a perfect word for any reader (:

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  4. Sara @ Forever 17 BooksFebruary 23, 2013 at 6:27 PM

    OMG I love this word! lol So perfect and I hadn't heard of it before!

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  5. Carina OlsenFebruary 28, 2013 at 6:57 AM

    Aw, never heard this word before :) Pretty awesome, though :D I love it. Thank you for sharing. <3

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