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This tag is for questions seeking a single word that fits a meaning. To ensure that your question is not closed as off-topic, please be specific about the intended use of the word. INCLUDE A SAMPLE SENTENCE demonstrating how the word would be used. Click on "Info", or "View Tag" and "Learn more..." for more information. Please use the [phrase-requests] tag if you seek a phrase and the [terminology] tag if you seek a term in a specialized subject also.
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A slang word for "urban"?
This is sort of a non-answer, but it's too long for a comment and I'm hoping it will lead you down a better path.
I think you're looking at this wrong. You want something analogous for an urban dwell …
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Word for "Can't be seen with the naked eye"?
Infinitesimal is a word that describes something that exists, but has no truly discernible mass.
adjective
indefinitely or exceedingly small; minute
immeasurably small; less than an assi …
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Is there a word for the belief that everything is possible?
I would consider them to be idealistic
adjective
of or relating to idealism or idealists.
where ideal is defined as
noun
a conception of something in its perfection.
Related would be idealism …
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Term for "Improvement During Isolation"
Depending on the context, Sabbatical might work.
In the Ender's Game example, it wouldn't work too well, because Ender is still in the same setting, just isolated from other people. However, you coul …
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A word for the heart-wrenching pain of wanting someone you can't have
The term lovelorn addresses both the unrequited love and the emotional state of the person whose love is unrequited.
Unhappy because of unrequited love.
Synonyms:
lovesick
pining
lang …
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Derogatory term for inconcise writing
Sounds like rambling to me. While it's not explicit in the definition, culturally, rambling is typically seen as a derogatory statement of writings or speech.
aimlessly wandering.
taking an i …
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