Stuart's Daily Word Spot: Babel

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Babel: noun – Babel was the city and tower where, according to the Bible (Genesis 11), all the confusion of different tongues took place: a confusion of sounds, meaningless noise; a scene of confusion, noisy assembly; a high structure, visionary project: adjective - confused, turbulent; lofty, visionary.

'When the lights went out in King's Cross Station, the resultant confusion caused a Babel from the many confounded and bewildered passengers caught there.'

'The reflected sunlight, contrasting with the deep shadows of the bazaar, caused a riot of colour, dazzling the eye with its Babel patchwork.'

Word of the day

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It's Monday, it's been a very long day and I'm tired. So, just the following for now:


Word of the day; literary – of or pertaining to books and literature, used in the genre sense for works using quality language containing metaphor, allusion, simile, and often serious themes; ‘Whether or not a piece of writing can be classed as literary is very often dependent on the view of the reader; like the tasting of wine, this is an area where snobbery can creep in and set loose the jackals of discord amongst the literati.’