Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Word of the Day ~ Primrose Path

primrose path


PRONUNCIATION:
(PRIM-rohz path)                
 
MEANING:
noun:
1. An easy life, especially devoted to sensual pleasure.
2. A path of least resistance, especially one that ends in disaster.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin prima rosa (first rose). Earliest documented use: 1604.

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