Gist

gist


Main Entry: gist
Pronunciation: \ˈjist\
Function: noun
Etymology: Anglo-French, it lies, from gisir to lie, ultimately from Latin jacēre — more at adjacent
Date: circa 1711
1 : the ground of a legal action
2 : the main point or part : essence

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ebb

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ebb   [eb] Show IPA
–noun
1.
the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
2.
a flowing backward or away; decline or decay: the ebb of a once great nation.
3.
a point of decline: His fortunes were at a low ebb.
–verb (used without object)
4.
to flow back or away, as the water of a tide (opposed to flow).
5.
to decline or decay; fade away: His life is gradually ebbing.
Use ebb in a Sentence
Origin:
bef. 1000; (n.) ME eb(be), OE ebba; c. OFris ebba, D eb(be), G Ebbe ebb, ON efja place where water backs up; (v.) ME ebben, OE ebbian, deriv. of the n.; akin to off

—Related forms
un·ebbed, adjective
un·ebb·ing, adjective

—Synonyms
4. subside, abate, recede, retire. 5. dwindle, diminish, decrease.

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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2010.

Oneness

Oneness
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Oneness may refer to:
Divine oneness, the belief that God is without parts
Oneness Pentecostalism, a particular belief about the Godhead
Oneness of God, the belief that only one deity exists
Oneness (mathematics), a mathematical concept
Oneness (Carlos Santana album), a 1979 rock album
GodWeenSatan: The Oneness (album)
Oneness (Jack DeJohnette album)
The Oneness Movement led by Kalki Bhagavan

Soothe

soothe (s)
v. soothed, sooth·ing, soothes
v.tr.
1. To calm or placate.
2. To ease or relieve (pain, for example).
v.intr.
To bring comfort, composure, or relief.
[Middle English sothen, to verify, from Old English sthian, from sth, true; see es- in Indo-European roots.]
soother n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

cumbersome
One entry found.


Main Entry: cum·ber·some
Pronunciation: \ˈkəm-bər-səm\
Function: adjective
Date: 1535
1 dialect : burdensome, troublesome
2 : unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk
3 : slow-moving : ponderous
synonyms see heavy
— cum·ber·some·ly adverb
— cum·ber·some·ness noun

smorgasbord

smorgasbord
One entry found.

Main Entry: smor·gas·bord
Pronunciation: \ˈsmȯr-gəs-ˌbȯrd\
Function: noun
Etymology: Swedish smörgåsbord, from smörgås open sandwich + bord table
Date: 1879
1 : a luncheon or supper buffet offering a variety of foods and dishes (as hors d'oeuvres, hot and cold meats, smoked and pickled fish, cheeses, salads, and relishes)
2 : an often large heterogeneous mixture : mélange

Solace

Solace
Main Entry: 1so·lace
Pronunciation: \ˈsä-ləs also ˈsō-\
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): so·laced; so·lac·ing
Date: 13th century
1 : to give solace to : console
2 a : to make cheerful b : amuse
3 : allay, soothe
— so·lace·ment \-mənt\ noun
— so·lac·er noun


Mark Rothko, Center Tryptich for Rothko Chapel, 1966, Houston

adamant

adamant
2 entries found.
1adamant (noun)
2adamant (adjective)
Main Entry: 1ad·a·mant
Pronunciation: \ˈa-də-mənt, -ˌmant\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin adamant-, adamas hardest metal, diamond, from Greek
Date: 14th century
1 : a stone (as a diamond) formerly believed to be of impenetrable hardness
2 : an unbreakable or extremely hard substance

scrumptious

scrumptious
One entry found.

Main Entry: scrump·tious
Pronunciation: \ˈskrəm(p)-shəs\
Function: adjective
Etymology: perhaps alteration of sumptuous
Date: 1830
: delightful, excellent; especially : delicious

— scrump·tious·ly adverb

see weird

eerie
One entry found.

Main Entry: ee·rie
Variant(s): also ee·ry \ˈir-ē\
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): ee·ri·er; ee·ri·est
Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) eri
Date: 14th century
1 chiefly Scottish : affected with fright : scared
2 : so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine (a coyote's eerie howl) (the similarities were eerie); also : seemingly not of earthly origin (the flames cast an eerie glow)

synonyms see weird

— ee·ri·ly \ˈir-ə-lē\ adverb

— ee·ri·ness \ˈir-ē-nəs\ noun

titillating

titillating
Function: adjective
Date: circa 1714
: pleasantly stimulating or exciting ; also : erotic
— tit·il·lat·ing·ly adverb




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Baladeur

balade
nom féminin
(de balader)
■Familier. Promenade : Faire une balade dans les bois.

ballade
nom féminin
(ancien provençal ballada, de ballar, danser)
■Au Moyen Âge, poème lyrique d'origine chorégraphique, d'abord chanté, puis destiné seulement à la récitation.
■À partir du XIVe s., poème à forme fixe, composé de trois strophes suivies d'un envoi d'une demi-strophe.
■Dès la fin du XVIIIe s., petit poème narratif en strophes, relatant, ordinairement sur le mode fantastique, une tradition historique ou une légende.
■Pièce vocale ou instrumentale inspirée par une ballade littéraire (Chopin, Liszt, Brahms ont écrit des ballades pour piano).

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MU

Mu (negative)
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Mu (negative)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese: 無
Simplified Chinese: 无
[show]Transliterations
Mandarin
- Hanyu Pinyin: wú
Cantonese
- Jyutping: mou2

Japanese name
Kanji: 無
Hiragana: む
[show]Transliterations
- Revised Hepburn: mu

Korean name
Hangul: 무
Hanja: 無
[show]Transliterations
- Revised
Romanization: mu



The character 無 in cursive script. See also an animation showing the stroke order for calligraphy.
The character 無 in seal script.Mu (Japanese/Korean), and Wu (Chinese traditional: 無, simplified: 无 pinyin: wú Jyutping: mou2) is a word which has been roughly translated as "no", "none", "null", "without", "no meaning". While used in Japanese and Chinese mainly as a prefix to imply the absence of something (e.g., 無線/无线 musen/wúxiàn for "wireless"), in English it is more famously used as a response to certain koans and other questions in Zen Buddhism, intending to indicate that the question itself was wrong.

The Mu koan is as follows: A monk asked Zhaozhou, a Chinese Zen master (known as Jōshū in Japanese): "Has a dog Buddha-nature or not?", Zhaozhou answered: "Wú" (in Japanese, Mu).

Some earlier Buddhist thinkers had maintained that creatures such as dogs did have the Buddha-nature; others, that they did not. Therefore, to answer "no" is to deny their wisdom, whereas to say "yes" would appear to blindly follow their teachings. Zhaozhou's answer has subsequently been interpreted to mean that all such categorical thinking is in fact a delusion. In other words, yes and no are both right and wrong. This Koan is traditionally used by students of the Rinzai school of Zen as their initiation into Zen study.

Fruitarianism

Fruitarians (or fructarians) eat in principle only the fruit of plants.

Some people whose diet is not 100% fruit, consider themselves fruitarian, if their diet is 75% or more fruit.

Fruitarian definition of fruit
When discussing food, the term "fruit" usually refers to just those plant fruits that are sweet and fleshy (for example, plums, apples, and oranges). Botanically, though, some foods not typically considered fruits—including bell peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, nuts and grains—are fruits.

Fruitarians use differing definitions of what is considered a "fruit."


Definition of fruitarian
Some fruitarians will eat only what falls (or would fall) naturally from a plant, that is: foods that can be harvested without killing the plant. These foods consist primarily of culinary fruits, nuts, and seeds. Some do not eat grains, believing it is unnatural to do so, and some fruitarians feel that it is improper for humans to eat seeds. Others believe they should eat only plants that spread seeds when the plant is eaten. Others eat seeds and some cooked foods.

Some fruitarians use the botanical definitions of fruits and consume pulses, such as many beans and peas, while others include green leafy vegetables and/or root vegetables in their diet.


Motivation
Some fruitarians believe fruitarianism was the original diet of mankind in the form of Adam and Eve based on Genesis 1:29.[8] They believe that a return to an Eden-like paradise will require simple living and a holistic approach to health and diet. Some fruitarians wish to avoid killing in all its forms, including plants.

Some fruitarians say that eating some types of fruit does the parent plant a favor and that fleshy fruit has evolved to be eaten by animals, to achieve seed dispersal.
From the Wikipedia

In his formative years in England, Ghandi was in contact with the fruitarians. In a way they must have helped him to develop his world vision.
George Bernard Shaw and the Fabians also cherished these ideas.

poignant

poignant
One entry found.

Main Entry:poi·gnant
Pronunciation:\ˈpȯi-nyənt sometimes ˈpȯi(g)-nənt\
Function:adjective
Etymology:Middle English poynaunt, from Anglo-French poinant, poignant, present participle of poindre to prick, sting, from Latin pungere — more at pungent
Date:14th century
1: pungently pervasive (a poignant perfume)
2 a (1): painfully affecting the feelings : piercing (2): deeply affecting : touching b: designed to make an impression : cutting
3 a: pleasurably stimulating b: being to the point : apt
synonyms see pungent, moving
— poi·gnant·ly adverb

NON

"“non” não tem direito nem avesso: por qualquer lado que o tomeis, sempre soa e diz o mesmo. Lede-o do princípio para o fim ou do fim para o princípio, sempre é non."

"Quando a vara de Moisés se converteu naquela serpente tão feroz, que fugia dela porque o não mordesse; disse-lhe Deus que a tomasse ao revés, e logo perdeu a figura, a ferocidade e a peçonha. O non não é assim: (...) Mata a esperança, que é o último remédio que deixou a natureza a todos os males."

Padre António Vieira

(non is always non, you can read it backwards, it always be non)

smart alec

It is also a movie, as seen here, but the most common use is explained below...


Smart alec
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For other uses, see Smart Alec (disambiguation).
A "smart alec" or "smart aleck" is a person regarded as obnoxiously self-assertive and an impudent person.


[edit] Origin
According to Gerald Leonard Cohen, author of Studies in Slang Part 1 (1985), the phrase "smart alec" arose from the exploits of Alec Hoag. A celebrated pimp, thief, and confidence man operating in New York City in the 1840s, Hoag, along with his wife Melinda and an accomplice known as "French Jack", operated a con called the "panel game", a method by which prostitutes and their pimps robbed customers.

The key to his activities was that they did so in close association with two police officers, who shared the loot and provided protection. Most was done by pickpocketing, with Melinda taking the victim’s pocketbook while the victim was otherwise engaged and surreptitiously handing it to Hoag or French Jack as they walked by. Hoag's downfall came because he got into financial difficulties and tried to cheat his police protectors out of their share of the loot. In one exchange, Hoag lay behind a wall in a churchyard and had Melinda drop the goods over the wall to him so that the constables couldn't see them.

The aforementioned "panel game" was a trick also used by the original Smart Alec, although not exclusively by him. George Wilkes, the assistant editor of the Subterranean, met Hoag while Wilkes was falsely imprisoned in the infamous New York prison called The Tombs. Wilkes described the trick in a diary of 1844, The Mysteries of the Tombs: "Melinda would make her victim lay his clothes, as he took them off, upon a chair at the head of the bed near the secret panel, and then take him to her arms and closely draw the curtains of the bed. As soon as everything was right and the dupe not likely to heed outside noises, the traitress would give a cough, and the faithful Aleck (sic) would slily (sic) enter, rifle the pockets of every farthing or valuable thing, and finally disappear as mysteriously as he entered." The victim was then persuaded to leave in a hurry through a window by Alec banging on the door, pretending to be an aggrieved husband who had suddenly returned from a trip away.

Hoag used this trick to avoid paying off his police protectors, so that when he was caught, the police were in no mood to aid him. He was sentenced to jail, but escaped through the help of his brother, only to be recaptured following extensive police searches, having been recognized by Wilkes.

Professor Cohen suggests that Alex Hoag was given the sobriquet of "smart Alec" by the police for being a resourceful thief who outsmarted himself by trying to avoid paying graft. It's impossible to be certain this is the true story, since the expression doesn't appear in print until 1865, but it does seem extremely plausible.

Several of the more reliable dictionaries agree. The Oxford English Dictionary traces it to mid-1860s slang, while the American Heritage Dictionary (4th ed., 2000) and Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (16th ed., 1999) tentatively trace the etymology of the phrase to Hoag.

Eerie

eerie



Main Entry:ee·rie
Variant(s):also ee·ry \ˈir-ē\
Function:adjective
Inflected Form(s):ee·ri·er; ee·ri·est
Etymology:Middle English (northern dialect) eri
Date:14th century
1chiefly Scottish : affected with fright : scared
2: so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine (a coyote's eerie howl) (the similarities were eerie) ; also : seemingly not of earthly origin
synonyms see weird
— ee·ri·ly \ˈir-ə-lē\ adverb
— ee·ri·ness \ˈir-ē-nəs\ noun

Hubbub

hubbub


Main Entry:hub·bub
Pronunciation:\ˈhə-ˌbəb\
Function:noun
Etymology:perhaps of Irish origin; akin to Scottish Gaelic ub ub, interjection of contempt
Date:1555
1 : noise, uproar
2 : confusion, turmoil