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What is a word for someone who sees themself as ‘unlovable’?
I’m doing some character work and I was wondering if anyone could find a word that means ‘someone who feels unlovable’ or ‘believes themself unworthy of having their love returned’.
I'm looking for ...
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A long, obscure word with the meaning "abstruse, erudite, (of a text) difficult"
I have forgotten a particular word. It's very rare, but not so rare that it doesn't appear in online dictionaries—for instance, it appeared in Google Search's dedicated dictionary widget with its ...
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Idiom for spending too much time on a single topic? [duplicate]
Is there an idiom (or just an adjective) for spending too much time on a topic? What about saying the same thing over and over again in different ways?
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"We don't need to keep talking ...
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What is the term for words such as Turkish, American, Canadian, Mexican, Polish, etc.?
Is there a word/term that relates to those? Usage examples of the words in the title:
Turkish cuisine
American passport
Canadian insignia
Mexican beadwork
Polish calculator
Use of this mystery word/...
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Word that means the first approach to a problem a reasonable person would likely consider
I'm looking for a wonderfully useful adjective I've come across several times but have since forgotten.
It was used in the context of solving a difficult problem (think puzzle, math, or science) and ...
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One-syllable word/adjective for 'receives little attention' [closed]
I want to find a one-syllable adjective that means 'receives little attention' / 'receives less attention'.
For example, the sentence 'Paralympics usually receives less attention than the Olympics.' ...
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Adjective for the Weather [duplicate]
I'm looking for a word which functions as an adjective for weather. So I want to say something like "He had weather concerns as he went on holiday", but with a specific adjective term in ...
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What is the best adjective to describe when a flag is flying perpendicularly like in this image?
It is Flag Day, and the US flag is on my brain. I can think of erect, unfurled, and at attention to describe a flag flying perpendicularly to the ground in a strong wind, but I feel like I’ve heard ...
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What is the term for phrases that are compound adjectives, similar to "come-hither look", "high-school-teaching voice"? [duplicate]
I know the etymology, and although it's listed as a noun, merriam-webster tells me the definition, but I want to know the name of this sort of adjective.
Wiktionary has it grouped as English ...
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An informal term used for someone who has an affinity for American culture?
I came across the term in an online article, and it wasn't "Americanophile"
: a person who greatly admires or favors America or things from American culture
Merriam-Webster online
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What word could I use to describe singular defects of a surface?
My master's thesis topic is about automatically detecting defects on wood surfaces.
Whereas most research in the field is concerned about "regular" defects created by processes (such as ...
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Is there a word to describe a person who is so interested in the detail of everything? Especially a word with a positive meaning [duplicate]
I am wondering if there is a word to describe a person who is so enthusiastic about the details of a particular subject. I know the word geek. But I am wondering if there are more words to describe a ...
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A word for creepiness without reason? [duplicate]
What would be one word for a deep-rooted, unsettling fear at a creepy place without any particular reason, just an unfounded, instinctive and unnatural feeling that something is not right, something ...
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The opposite of reclined?
I'm aware of the difference between Prone vs. Supine vs. Prostrate, but I'm trying to find the opposite of the related word 'reclined'.
Every web or dictionary search brings up 'upright' as the ...
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Adjective for an item with an implied function that can't easily/readily be used for that function?
I watched somebody open a gift box with a custom made, massive pin badge, the sort that you would attach to clothing with a design on the front. They even said it looked like the sort of thing that ...
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