characterized by or showing indulgence; benignly lenient or permissive: an indulgent parent. Is indulgent a verb? verb (used with object), in·dulged, in·dulg·ing. to yield to, satisfy, or gratify (desires, feelings, etc.): to indulge one’s appetite for sweets. to yield to the wishes or whims of; be lenient or permissive with:Read More →
To take alone, or one by one. The definition of single is alone or having only one, or unmarried or not in a relationship. … An example of single used as an adjective is in the phrase “a single person,” which means a person who is not married. What isRead More →
When you’re talking about America’s West Coast or the Middle East, the directional word is also part of a proper name, and it gets a capital letter. Does middle need to be capitalized? The phrase “middle school” should not be capitalized when used in a sentence unless you are referringRead More →
The common names of flowers are not proper nouns. They are common nouns. The scientific names of flowers, however, are proper nouns. Are plant names proper nouns? In general, lowercase the names of plants, but capitalize proper nouns or adjectives that occur in a name. Some examples: tree, fir, whiteRead More →
never before seen or done, without precedent. Is there a word precedented? This does not meant that precedented is not a word; it is an uncommon one (“supported or justified by a precedent”) but can be found. In its initial use, in the beginning of the 17th century, the wordRead More →
According to Hesiod’s Theogony, there were 12 original Titans: the brothers Oceanus, Coeus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Cronus and the sisters Thea, Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, and Tethys. At the instigation of Gaea the Titans rebelled against their father, who had shut them up in the underworld (Tartarus). How doRead More →
impersonate, play, and act mean to pretend to be somebody else. impersonate is used when someone tries to look and sound like another person as much as possible. You’re good at impersonating celebrities. Is impersonation an acting? Certainly impersonation has long been part of the acting tradition, and the skillRead More →
The meaning of insinuate is similar to that of another verb, suggest. Whether you suggest or insinuate something, you are conveying an idea indirectly. Is insinuate a adjective? tending to instill doubts, distrust, etc.; suggestive: an insinuating letter. Are you insinuating? Insinuate means you imply or suggest something that mayRead More →
1. promptness. noun. the characteristic of doing things without delay. Is there such a word as promptness? Promptness is a quality of arriving quickly or exactly when you’re supposed to. German trains, which tend to pull into the station at the exact scheduled time, are famous for their promptness. WhatRead More →
inflation. / (ɪnˈfleɪʃən) / noun. the act of inflating or state of being inflated. economics a progressive increase in the general level of prices brought about by an expansion in demand or the money supply (demand-pull inflation) or by autonomous increases in costs (cost-push inflation)Compare deflation. Is inflation a adjective?Read More →