chosisme

noun: A literary style which focuses on description of objects, not on interpretation, plot, characterization, etc.

pusillanimous

Definition: (adjective) Lacking courage; cowardly. Synonyms: spineless, craven. Usage: Why, you pusillanimous piece of dirt, you'd run with your tail between your legs if I said boo! Discuss

Frase celebre di Albert Schweitzer

«Nostro dovere è prendere parte alla vita e averne cura. Il rispetto reverenziale per tutte le forme di vita rappresenta il comandamento più importante nella sua forma più elementare.» (Albert Schweitzer)

Zumutung pocht gerne auf Gastfreundschaft.

Michael Marie Jung(*1940), Professor, deutscher Hochschullehrer, Führungskräftetrainer, Coach und Wortspieler

plaintive

Definition: (adjective) Expressing sorrow; melancholy. Synonyms: mournful. Usage: She uttered a plaintive sob, closed her fine eyes, and fled, trying in vain to still the beating of her heart. Discuss

Gräber kränzen und den Lebenden die Blumen am Wege weigern: das ist trauriges Tun!

Helene Gräfin von Waldersee(1850 – 1917), geb. von Wilamowitz-Möllendorff

Frase celebre di George Peppard

«Vado matto per i piani ben riusciti. (A-Team: Colonnello John "Hannibal" Smith)» (George Peppard)

Mögest du dir die Zeit nehmen, die stillen Wunder zu feiern, die in der lauten Welt keine Bewunderer haben.

Altirischer Segenswunsch

hardfisted

adjective: 1. Stingy. 2. Tough, aggressive, or ruthless. 3. Having hands made rough by labor: hardhanded.

contiguous

Definition: (adjective) Having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching. Synonyms: neighboring, adjacent, conterminous. Usage: The windows of the back rooms overlooked an enormous court, which formed the center of the square made by the buildings which faced the four contiguous streets. Discuss

Wenn bayerische Politiker vom Maßhalten sprechen, ist wieder Oktober.

Jürgen Wilbert(*1945), Dr. phil., deutscher Literat und Aphoristiker

gobsmacked

adjective: Utterly surprised; flabbergasted.

vilify

Definition: (verb) To make vicious and defamatory statements about. Synonyms: revile, vituperate, rail. Usage: The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews. Discuss

Frase celebre di Gregory Peck

«Io non sono un benefattore. Mi imbarazza essere classificato come umanitario. Ho semplicemente partecipato ad attività in cui credevo.» (Gregory Peck)

Bekanntlich ist man auf nichts so stolz wie auf das, was man seit zwei Minuten weiß.

Kurt Tucholsky(1890 – 1935 (Freitod)), Pseudonyme: Kaspar Hauser, Peter Panter, Theobald Tiger, Ignaz Wrobel; dt. Schriftsteller, Journalist, Literatur- und Theaterkritiker der Zeitschrift “Die Schaubühne” (später umbenannt in “Die Weltbühne”), zählt zu den bedeutendsten Publizisten der Weimarer Republik

sticky-fingered

adjective: Given to stealing.

innocuous

Definition: (adjective) Having no adverse effect. Synonyms: harmless. Usage: That mushroom may look innocuous, but it is in fact deadly. Discuss

Theoretiker: Nichtschwimmer mit Taucheruhr

KarlHeinz Karius(*1935), Urheber, Mensch und Werbeberater