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This is a list of random definitions Sagyy used to have or has in her siggy. Please don't complain about it, if you don't want to read my definitions, move along and get on with yourself!
These definitions are from the website www.dictionary.com
..-Love-.. a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person. [Origin: bef. 900: (n.) ME; OE lufu, c. OFris luve, OHG luba, Goth lubō; (v.) ME lov(i)en, OE lufian; c. OFris luvia, OHG lubōn to love, L lubēre (later libēre) to be pleasing; akin to LIEF]
..-Demonic-.. inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius. [Origin: 1655-65; &LL daemonicus & Gk daimonikós, equiv to daimon- + -ikos.]
..-Flimsy-.. without material strength or solidity [Origin: 1695-1705; flim-(perh. metathetic var. of FILM) + -SY]
..-War/Pain-.. a conflict carried on by force of arms; physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
..-Male Chaunvinist-.. a male who patronizes, disparages, or otherwise denigrates females in the belief that they are inferior to males and thus deserving of less than equal treatment or benefit. [Origin: 1965-70]
..-Sage-.. someone venerated for the possession of wisdom, judgment, and experience. [Origin: 1250–1300; ME (n. and adj.) & OF & LL sapidus wise, tasteful (L: tasty), equiv. to sap(ere) to know, be wise, orig. to taste (see sapient) + -idus -id4]
..-Lust-.. intense sexual desire or appetite. [Origin: bef. 900; ME luste, OE lust; c. D, G lust pleasure, desire; akin to ON lyst desire; see list4]
..-Antidisestablishmentarianism-.. opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. [Origin: anti- + disestablishment + -arian + -ism]
..-goth-.. Multiple meanings: 1. one of a Teutonic people who in the 3rd to 5th centuries invaded and settled in parts of the Roman Empire. 2. a person of no refinement; barbarian. 3. A style of rock music that often evokes bleak, lugubrious imagery. 4. A performer or follower of this style of music. 5. A member of a Germanic people who invaded the Roman Empire in the early centuries of the Christian era.
..-lady-.. Just one of the many defs this time...: a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken
..-corsair-.. - a fast ship used for piracy. - a pirate, esp. formerly of the Barbary Coast. - Military. a gull-winged, propeller-driven fighter plane built for the U.S. Navy in World War II and kept in service into the early 1950s. [Origin: 1540–50; < MF corsaire < Pr corsar(i) < Upper It corsaro < ML cursārius, equiv. to L curs(us) course + -ārius -ary]
-[Sage-Sama]- · Tue Sep 19, 2006 @ 11:08pm · 0 Comments |
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