2. draught, flow, breeze, puff I felt a current of cool air blowing in my face. 3. mood, feeling, spirit, atmosphere, trend, tendency, drift, inclination, vibe (slang), undercurrent A strong current of nationalism is running through the country. adjective 1. present, fashionable, ongoing...
Dear Word Detective: I read, long ago, that the origin of the word "snob" was "sin nobilitas" (Latin for "without nobility"), meaning a person who puts on airs but does not have noble roots. I'm now reading Gail Godwin's bestseller, A Mother and Two Daughters. She cites the orig...