HIGH-FALUTIN'
PRAISES
Just
as a pompous insult can lend more bang to your barb, so too
can a pompous praise make the object of your commendation
swell all the more with pride (or confusion). Rain these lesser-known
synonyms for niceties on your loved ones and friends and prepare
to be awash in affection. |
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HIGH-FALUTIN'
PRAISES
Key: The word's language of origin appears directly below it, and to the right of that is an example sentence and an etymology, along with any related themes.
Word |
Phonetic Pronunciation |
Part of Speech |
Definition |
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cal-i-PIJ-i-en |
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pertaining to or having shapely buttocks |
Ex.
Etym.
Rel. Themes: |
The gym was full of men on a quest for the callipygian ideal.
From the name of a statue of Aphrodite, Aphrodite Kallipygos. From the Greek kallos "beauty" + pyge "buttocks."
Apo Mythologia | High-Falutin' Praises | There's A Word For That?
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myoo-NIF-i-cent |
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1. liberal in giving or bestowing
2. characterized by great generosity |
Ex.
Ex. 2.
Rel. Themes: |
Bill Gates is perhaps the most munificent individual in the world’s history, having contributed
billions of his own money to charities worldwide.
(as a noun) She relied on the munificence of her father when she asked for a new pony.
High-Falutin' Praises
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PUL-kri-tood |
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physical beauty |
Ex.
Rel. Themes: |
He was a dashing figure of great pulchritude,
sculpted as from a stone by the gods.
Complex Words For Simple
Things | High-Falutin' Praises | Likely Literary | Little-known Synonyms for Well-known Words
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toothsome
Other |
TOOTH-sum |
adjective |
1. pleasing to the taste; delicious
2. sexually attractive |
Ex.
Ex. 2.
Rel. Themes: |
That Chinese restaurant across the way has been
serving up toothsome dishes for
years.
Every eye was on the toothsome young blonde as she entered the room in a swirl of white linen and lace.
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