synastry | Word of the Day

February 13, 2019 synastry [si-nas-tree, sin-uh-stree] noun 1. Astrology. the comparison of two or more natal charts in order to analyze or forecast the interaction of the individuals involved. word-trends The Most Searched Words Of 2018 On Dictionary.com grammar Why We Need The Serial Comma: 10 Hilarious Real-World Examples WORD OF THE DAY synastry continued... QUOTES ... she matches people according to chart comparison, a branch of astrology called Synastry. -- Rick Smith, "Astrologer makes matches in heavens," The Daily Reporter, April 9, 1984 ORIGIN English synastry is an astrological term coming ultimately from Greek synastría, a noun compounded of the Greek preposition and prefix syn, syn- "with," completely naturalized in English, the Greek noun ástro(n) "star," familiar in astronomy, astronaut, and astrology, and the abstract noun suffix -ia, which is also native to Latin, becoming the noun suffix -y in English. Synastry entered English in the 17th century. MORE FOR YOU 1 Why Can't Women Swear? It seems many don't have a problem with swearing or even with politicians swearing; they have a problem with women—particularly women in power—making use of strong language. Why? 2 Adrenalize Your Intellect With This Week's Quiz Feeling shirty? Sashay through this week's soothing Word of the Day Quiz. | January 21 – 27, 2019 3 These Words Can Be VERY Awkward To Explain To Kids Kids are like sponges. They soak in the words they hear and see around them, and slowly their vocabularies build. But, sometimes, the words kids see and hear are not exactly PG. 4 There's Nothing Pawky About This Week's Quiz Tired from terraforming all weekend? Heal thyself with this week's salvific Word of the Day Quiz. 5 Sorry, Not Sorry! Quotes About Apologizing These authors have written the book on how to make a graceful apology. © 2018 Dictionary.com, LLC. ABOUT CONTACT