English word of the day

Definition: (adjective) Not suitable for food. Synonyms: uneatable. Usage: Though it may look delicious, plastic fruit is inedible and should be used for display only.

Definition: (noun) The act or art of swimming or floating on water. Synonyms: floating. Usage: Prolonged natation will cause the skin on your hands and feet to swell and wrinkle.

Definition: (noun) Personal independence. Synonyms: self-direction, self-sufficiency, autonomy. Usage: I should have thought you had learned self-reliance on Berande, instead of needing to lean upon the moral support of every whisky-guzzling worthless South Sea vagabond.