Word of the Day - 11/30/25
litigant
/'lɪtəɡənt/(n.): (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation
Each litigant presented their side of the dispute with quiet confidence.
Word Origin
The word 'litigant' originates from the Latin word 'litigans', which is the present participle of 'litigare' meaning 'to dispute, quarrel, or go to law'. 'Litigare' itself is formed from 'lis' (genitive 'litis'), meaning 'dispute, lawsuit, strife', and 'agere', meaning 'to do, drive, conduct'.
Words with a similar origin include 'litigate', 'litigation', and 'litigious', all stemming from the Latin root 'lis'/'litis'. Other words like 'agent', 'action', and 'act' share the 'agere' root.
Sunday Special
As a reminder, here are all of the words from this week:
transcendent
immanent
eschaton
reprobate impassive paucity
litigant
reprobate impassive paucity
litigant
See if you can remember all of this week's words! Here is a sentence that includes all seven, followed by a version that simplifies them to help you remember:
With a notable paucity of compassion, the impassive judge declared the reprobate litigant's arguments invalid, musing aloud on the transcendent nature of ultimate justice, which some believe will arrive with the eschaton, yet others find more immanent in human empathy.With a noticeable scarcity of compassion, the expressionless judge declared the wicked person in the case's arguments invalid, thinking aloud on the superior nature of ultimate justice, which some believe will arrive with the end of time, yet others find more present within human empathy.