I’m looking for a word that is synonymous with diplomatic, but in an environment that is more casual.
You will use this word to describe a person who returns phatic responses in inane conversations, so as to avoid being subjected to direct questions, but otherwise have no interest in participat...
What is the word for someone who thinks they are intimidating or scary but, is not? My Boss thinks he is intimidating or scary and, carries himself as such. However, he is neither. In actuality his is extremely sweet and helpful.
I am looking for a more elegant term to replace 'playgirl'.
Playgirl (n); a woman who pursues a life of pleasure without responsibility or attachments, especially one who is of comfortable means.
(Basically - a flirt)
The word should be suitable to replace 'playboy' in, for example;
"Geni...
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It's someone who tends to be a nice person but hides something or there is something off about him. Sometimes, you meet this kind of people and you know that his/her kindness hides a darker side.
I thought about sly or shady but they seem a bit too much, however I might be wrong. Is deceitful th...
From Byron's Don Juan:
So much for Nature: -- by way of variety,
Now back to thy great joys, Civilisation!
And the sweet consequence of large society,
War, pestilence, the despot's desolation,
The kingly scourge, the lust of notoriety,
The millions slain by soldiers for their ratio...
This article ranks human languages by their number of native speakers.
However, all such rankings should be used with caution. It is difficult to define the difference between a language and a dialect, or between a language and a macrolanguage; for example, Chinese is sometimes considered a single language and sometimes a macrolanguage whose many varieties are all independent languages. Any division of speakers among languages is the result of the classification of these speakers. Often such classifications are based on political or cultural factors. Although such classifications are not entirely...
I was looking for a word that means “do some work quickly and improvised” that word is Kludge. Am I right?
And, if this it’s ok, Is correct it uses? Can I use the word in a formal or informal conversation (or written)?
One word or phrase for making someone feel bad.
Context: during a normal conversation between two people an unintentional comment was made which made another person felt really bad like almost on the verge of crying. Other people have been criticized or been judgmental on that particular topic ...
There is a category of adjectives that describe the nature of an item, for example:
arborial: of, relating to, or resembling a tree
leporine: of, relating to, or resembling a rabbit
crepuscular: of, relating to, or resembling twilight
However, I have been unsuccessful in finding a word that d...
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