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Word meaning “close in time, or current”
Is there a word that can be used to describe something that is either close in time, or currently happening?
Something like "proximate" or "imminent", but without the implication that the thing has ...
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Opposite word for “cursive”, as related to writing
I looked up the etymology entry at etymonline.com for cursive, which reads:
1784, from French cursif (18c.), from Medieval Latin cursivus “running,” from Latin cursus “a running,” from past ...
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what is the adjectival form of the word “noun?”
What is the adjectival form of the word 'noun'?
Every result I get is for the adjectival form of a noun, not the word 'noun' itself.
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One word for “seemingly small but very important” [closed]
I need one word (if there is any) for "seemingly small but very important".
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Similar numbers [closed]
Say, I have two numbers which are almost equal:
A = 1.000000000000000000000001
and
B = 1.000000000000000000000002
What is the right way to say that they are "almost the same"?
A is almost ...
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How can I disambiguate “shorter”?
Consider the following two boxes with the provided dimensions:
A:
10 inches long
10 inches wide
10 inches tall
B:
11 inches long
12 inches wide
13 inches tall
I wish to communicate the side ...
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Is there a word to describe the organisation of cells?
For example whether an organism is unicellular or multicellular would be its _.
There is a word 'cellularity', though I don't think that is quite the word I am looking for.
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The word to know when you don't know how to feel?
What is the word to use when you don't know how to feel? Such as instead of 'he didn't know how to feel' 'he felt __'.
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A pejorative term for “unreasonably gregarious”
I am looking for a pejorative term to describe someone who constantly needs social interaction regardless of quality.
Something along the lines of "social nymphomaniac", but not necessarily ...
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Word to describe someone who rarely gets upset
Is there a word to describe someone who rarely and almost never gets upset/angry? The words first came to my mind are non-confrontational and stoic, though they relate, they are not exactly what I'm ...
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Is there an adjectival form of “levity”?
Can anybody tell me the adjectival form of levity? I've found levitious here, but not sure whether it’s a dictionary word.
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word for false nostalgia
Is there a word to describe nostalgia for things that never existed? For example, a 1950s-style diner is supposed to reconstruct a cultural archetype, but there never existed such a diner. John Wayne ...
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Opposite of “verbose”
One definition of verbose states:
characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy: a verbose report.
Some (including the above link) suggest that the opposite is concise or laconic, ...
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A noun to describe character sequences between words
I'm creating a formal system in which a sentence can be formed by four types of sequences of characters:
Words
Prefixes
Suffixes
Sequences in between words
What noun would you use to describe a ...
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Looking for words similar to “lagging” and “ahead of”
In computer networking, assume that I'm waiting for packets which are ordered by sequence number. First I get sequence number 1, and then 2, then 3 …
Assume that I now have 99 packets and ...
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Alternative for “full-fledged”
I am looking for an alternative for "full-fledged".
Mister X systematised its use and meaning, and developed the notion
into a full-fledged concept of ...
The context is academic, but not ...
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logic and reasoning
My sentence:
Sometimes a question can have multiple answers where all of them share some kind of evidence but none of them can be a [strict — right — 100% sure that it is the answer — what else?] ...
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Is “introductive” a word? Or should I use “introductory”?
I was very surprised when open office's spell check underlined the word introductive. I checked a few dictionaries and only a few (including The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford University ...
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Word for person prying on my personal stuffs [closed]
which adjective can I use to describe my neighbor, who is always trying to keep eye on my personal matters like what am I bringing from market or what am I cooking etc?
Regards,
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“Low self-esteem” in one word [closed]
I need an acronym for "low self-esteem", one word is a must, and preferrably archaic.
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“I don't know” is to “agnostic” as “I don't care” is to what adjective?
Atheists reject that God exists and agnostics do not know if God exists. What is the word for people who do not care if God exists? Does some word moonlight for that or is there a specific term (apart ...
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What's it called when you switch the order of two words around?
What's it called when you switch the order of two words around, completely changing their meaning?
For example, simply childish becomes childishly simple.
Or wonderfully sarcastic becomes ...
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What category name covers things that are designed to stand on the floor?
How to name a category of tall objects that are designed to stand on the floor as opposed to standing on a table? The tabletop objects are shorter than the freestanding objects and I cannot use ...
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What's the opposite of “omniscient”? [closed]
What's the opposite of omniscient, which means having infinite knowledge, or simply ...
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Term for things like “naughty step” where the step is not what is naughty
Can anyone remind me of the grammatical term for the apparent misapplication of an attributive adjective, as in the phrase "the naughty step" (where it is not the step itself that is naughty but the ...
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Antonym for “prestigious”
I am looking for a way to describe a business that has sacrificed traditional prestige for effectivity. I understand the most direct antonym is unprestigious, but I'm not sure this word conveys what ...
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Subscribed/unsubscribed
I am using a notification system where I have trouble naming a category of user.
A user can subscribe to the newsletter of the week.
If the user set his settings, and decides to receive the ...
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Somebody who is kind, yet hard, but fair
A person who speaks kindly. Sometimes she might be hard, but fair.
What is an adjective to describe such person?
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What do you call a person who does not take risks (or who does not like taking risks)?
I want one word which best suits a person who does not take risks (or one who does not like taking risks).
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What is an adjective for a very large negative number?
A number that is very large (but not infinite) such as 1,000,000,000,000,000 could be called huge, enormous, large, big, gigantic, etc.
A number that is very small such as 0.000000001 could be called ...
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Adjective for “a person who really suffers when it is cold”
I am looking for a word to describe a person who really suffers when it's cold. Let's say, cold is not their cup of tea. And (maybe) with a nuance that they are over-sensitive.
John is so [the ...
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Would “pentaminutely” reflect an event that occurs every five minutes?
Would the compound pentaminutely (from penta- and minutely) be correct in describing an event that occurs every five-minutes? Or is there a better word?
Edit: For clarity, I'm looking to name an ...
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Adjective for something that can be responded to
What is an adjective for something that can be responded to? I tried respondable but it looks like it isn't in the dictionary and it felt wrong anyway.
Update: I need to use it in the context of ...
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Adjective describing a person who does work to get it done
I have a friend who always goes on that I have a bad work ethic, though I am not lazy. At the same time, he says he has a good work ethic, but is lazy.
The definition of having a good work ethic is ...
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Lexically recognized synonym for “humblebrag”?
As one might guess, a humblebrag is one who uses a pretense of humility as a vehicle for boasting. This word can be found at Urban Dictionary but, it appears, nowhere more authoritative. Yet, of ...
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An adjective that would substitute “underfunded” here?
Tom remains underfunded to start up a business.
The context is that this man has an excellent business plan and entrepreneurial spirit. But the bank wouldn't lend him money in absence of ...
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Oxymoronic soundtrack — mismatch audio to visuals
I am looking for a word or a turn of phrase to describe a situation whereby the music or a soundtrack does not go with the visuals of a film at all. This is to perhaps make it more poignant and create ...
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“Nose” is to “nasal” as “throat” is to what?
We use nasal as an adjective for something related to nose.
What is the word to refer to something related to throat?
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Is there a word for the word being described by an adjective?
Is there a word for the word being described by an adjective? In other words, the "target" of an adjective. Or, by analogy, "Operators have operands, adjectives have ____."
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A single word for an inanimate object that is very old and held in high esteem
What is an adjective for an inanimate object that is very old and held in very high esteem?
Especially in the context of buildings for example:
The government building is ____ . Many people flock to ...
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Is there an adjective form of “recipe”?
Is it possible to use "recipe" as an adjective as in the following sentence:
These are some reciptial suggestions for you.
(These set of suggestions are like a recipe to your problems.)
What ...
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Water : Aquatic :: Sand : xxx?
Just as aquatic is to water and aerial is to air, what is an equivalent word for sand (or earth, I suppose)?
For context, I’m trying to describe the locomotion of worms within desert sand (as opposed ...
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What is another way of saying “less premium?”
I'm looking for another way to say "less premium." This is the context:
The competition's brand was less premium.
I do not want to change the overall structure of the sentence. This is not a ...
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A single word for “blind” and “slow on the uptake” [closed]
We have a word tiomny in Russian which has the meanings blind, dim, and dumb. Is there a word (possibly slang) in American English which is as close in meaning to both blind and slow on the uptake?
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Is there a name for adjectives like “beautiful”, “incredible”, “amazing”, etc.?
Is there a name for adjectives like beautiful, incredible, amazing, etc.? Adjectives that are often generically substitutable when, say, describing vacation resorts, or the like. Preferably a name ...
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What do you call a computer window when it is not maximized or minimized?
What do you call a computer window when it is not maximized or minimized? I have been using unmaximized, but I feel there is a more precise way.
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A word that describes goofing off at work that can be used as an adjective in front of the word activity? [closed]
For example:
The unreliable employee often engaged in __ activities like smoke breaks, smalltalk with his fellows, and playing Solitaire during work hours.
On Friday afternoons, the employees ...
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How to better express the idea of “written communication”?
As compared to "verbal communication" or "visual communication", I was wondering if there was a synonym for "written communication" that is semantically similar to the first two. What throws me off ...
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What's an antonym to “legacy”?
I am struggling to find out what the best and shortest way is to describe the opposite of a legacy system (especially in software architecture, where legacy means the system used previously).
I need ...
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What's the opposite of 'dense' [closed]
I'm referring to densities of materials, not the number of particles per unit volume.
