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Adjective meaning "that can be tied"
What is the most common adjective used to describe objects that can be tied. I would think of tieable but it does not seem to exist in the wiktionary.
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An adjective for something peaceful but sad?
I need an adjective for that please, is about the energy of the room feeling both sad but quiet and peaceful.
There was a ____ atmosphere in the room.
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What is the adjective for flowers (or other objects) arranged into a vase? Vased?
I want to use the word 'vased' as an adjective before a pronoun of a subject to mean the subject has been arranged into a vase. It is a flower in this case, but it could be any other object.
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Is there a word to describe someone as striving to be the best version of himself he can be?
I am trying to describe someone with the mentality NOT of trying to be better than others, but rather to be the best version of himself that he can be. So a sort of striving and determination, but ...
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In need of the word or phrase describing studying or educating in a non-formal way or as a hobby
So when I was 14 years old I started an interest in psychology. I've been studying it (legitimate medical research articles, textbooks, clinical guides, etc vs googling) for almost 13 years at this ...
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Word to describe the state of something being external or internal
I'm looking for a word that refers to the state of being external or internal as a noun. Something like "ternality" or "ternalness" if those were words.
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"The 'ternality' of the door was ...
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Is there a word for the opposite of an intended effect? [duplicate]
Is there a word in English connected to a process resulting in not just an unexpected outcome, but the direct opposite of its intended effect? Like feeling more tired after waking up? Or feeling ...
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A word for something that is, "Bizarre" but, "Beautiful"
Is there a word that describes something that is weird, strange, odd, bizarre, etc. but also beautiful, wonderful, amazing, fantastic, etc.?
Example: a word to describe a place that is strangely ...
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Word for a woman who can be mistaken as a transexual. [closed]
Is there a noun or adjective for this? Whether slang or a formal word.
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If ‘provincial’ is the adjective for provinces what is the adjective form of ‘dominions’?
I have two category of territories: Provinces and Dominions. Adjective for everything from provinces is provincial. Like Provincial Government, Provincial Roads, Provincial Courts etc.
What is a ...
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Strict adjective for "in a different country, not your own", for use before a noun (attributive, not predicate), that's not "overseas"?
What would be a usable alternative to overseas, in the very strict sense of "living in a country not your own"?
It is strange that the most common attributive adjective for this notion is ...
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I'm looking for a word or phrase that can describe something familiar, but not quite the same
I'm looking for something that can describe a sense of familiarity, unfamiliarity, nostalgia, and bittersweetness. I've considered deja vu, but it doesn't capture the nostalgia or bittersweetness.
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An adjective to describe "being at sea"
I'm looking for an adjective that describes the fact that a ship is sailing at sea. Much as "afoot" describes a person being in the state of walking. I was hoping "asail" would be a word, but can't ...
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Seeking a word with specific connotations of excessive, unashamed hypocrisy
There is a word, which I'm sure exists, but which has eluded me for the best part of a year; it's driven me so mad as to finally buckle and write this question in the hopes of drawing it out to the ...
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Is there a word to describe an individual who has complete control over his negative and positive emotions?
Let's say examples of negative emotions are sadness and despair, and
example of positive emotions are happiness and pride.
So is there a word that describes a person who has total, complete control ...
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