Questions tagged [single-word-requests]
This tag is for questions seeking a single word that fits a meaning. To ensure that your question is not closed as off-topic, please be specific about the intended use of the word. INCLUDE A SAMPLE SENTENCE demonstrating how the word would be used. Click on "Info", or "View Tag" and "Learn more..." for more information. Please use the [phrase-requests] tag if you seek a phrase and the [terminology] tag if you seek a term in a specialized subject also.
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Word that means "outdated name"
Is there a word that means "outdated name"?
For example:
Record, although very little music is on vinyl
Film, although most movies are digital
Horsepower, although no one uses horses as a metric ...
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How can I form a word like "quadruple" for any number I want?
I'm not sure what these are called, but how can I form a word like "quadruple" for any number I want? Like 5× as much is quintuple, what is 31× as much or 147× as much? I want to know how they are ...
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What is a word to describe inefficient communication?
Example 1 - When reviewing résumés I don't want someone to use 1.5 pages to describe one job.
Example 2 - When a person uses excessive description to answer a simple question.
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What is another word for 'all round' capabilities?
I am looking for a positive, passionate word to describe the all-round capabilities of a person.
Are there any words better than 'all-rounder'?
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What's a word for a positive kind of "envy" without the sense of resentment?
Imagine your college buddy is now running a multi-billion dollar company, while you're still stuck at the same white-collar day job 5 years after graduation. You chat with him and want to express the ...
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Is there a word for four times as much, analogous to once, twice, and thrice?
Is there a word for 'four times as much', analogous to once, twice, and thrice?
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"Eat" is to "feed" as "drink" is to what?
I can say "I feed someone". Am I forced to say "I give someone a drink", or is there a single word for this (as in "I [verb] someone")? Unfortunately my thesaurus can't really help me.
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A word for a worldly wise person who pretends to be naïve?
What is a word for someone who is experienced and wise, but who deliberately acts naïve?
I don’t intend it for sarcastic use; I’m trying to describe someone succeeding in making people think that ...
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Is there a word for the person who hides truth in order to deceive?
Let's say I caused a minor car crash some time ago and today I meet a woman. The conversation goes:
Woman: Hey, I remember that car with the scratch from the crash last
week, you must be the one ...
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What would you call a person who doesn't want to learn anything new?
What would you call a person who doesn't want to learn new things and even maybe thinks that this is unnecessary since he knows enough already? An ignorant person?
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Is there a more concise term for a long-term girlfriend/boyfriend than "significant other"?
I've been together with my boyfriend for around 9 years now. There are times when I want to communicate that I am referring to someone who plays a major role in my life, like that of a husband, and "...
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Is there a word for a "promise breaker"?
I'm somewhat vexed in that I cannot think of a word that means a "promise breaker" or "person who breaks a promise". There are words that may subsume that, such as "miscreant" or "liar", but I cannot ...
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Words pertaining to the senses and the corresponding disabilities
I need help on finding words relating to the senses/perception. I mean this in a neuronic/biological or philosophy-of-mind kind of way.
A word for...
pertaining to the senses (Is it sensory?)
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What word means what many people think 'ironic' means?
'Ironic' is often used to mean an unusual coincidence rather than its true meaning which is closer to sarcastic. That being said, is there a word that would be a good replacement for what many people ...
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Is there a name for someone who calls someone else what he himself is?
Say person A and person B are having a discussion/argument.
Person A tells person B that his views are arrogant, or closed-minded, or some other derogatory adjective.
But in fact it is person A's ...
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