acute
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
acute sense of smell
I am so full of business I cannot answer thee acutely.
acutely = with high perceptiveness (with a sharp mind)
Definition
Generally this sense of acute means:sharp (highly perceptive in some area or mentally sharp)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 1.1 |
attribute
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
I attribute it to...
It is to be recovered: but that the merit of service is seldom attributed to the true and exact performer, I would have that drum or another, or hic jacet.
attributed = credited (pointed to as the cause of something)
Definition
Generally this sense of attribute means:to credit (a source for something)
in two typical senses:
- "I attribute it to her work." — to say who or what made something happen
- "Remember to attribute any quotations in your paper." — indicate the source of a quotation or idea
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 6 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 100 |
| 1st use | Scene 3.6 |
auspicious
1 use
Then go thou forth; And fortune play upon thy prosperous helm, As thy auspicious mistress!
auspicious = favorable; or suggestive of good things to come
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 3.3 |
bequeath
4 uses
Bequeathed down from many ancestors
bequeathed = left to or given to another after death
Definition
Generally bequeath means:give or pass down — often upon death in a will
Word Statistics
| Book | 4 uses |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 1.1 |
beseech
9 uses
I beseech you, let me...
beseech = to ask strongly or beg for something
Word Statistics
| Book | 9 uses |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 2.3 |
conjecture
1 use
Thou speak'st it falsely, as I love mine honour;
And mak'st conjectural fears to come into me
Which I would fain shut out.
And mak'st conjectural fears to come into me
Which I would fain shut out.
conjectural = guessed (not known to be true)
Definition
Generally conjecture means:a conclusion or opinion based on inconclusive evidence; or the act of forming of such a conclusion or opinion
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 5.3 |
contempt
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
feels contempt towards her
Contempt his scornful perspective did lend me,
contempt = disrespect with dislike
Definition
Generally this sense of contempt means:lack of respect for someone or something thought inferior — often accompanied by a feeling of dislike or disgust
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 8 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 5.3 |
discord
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
discordant music
His jarring concord, and his discord dulcet,
discord = bad sounding
Definition
Generally this sense of discord means:unpleasant sound — especially a combination of sounds that sound wrong together (though sometimes done intentionally in music)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
| 1st use | Scene 1.1 |
disdain
4 uses
'Tis only title thou disdain'st in her, the which I can build up.
disdain = don't respect
Definition
Generally disdain means:a lack of respect — often suggesting distaste and an undeserved sense of superiority
or:
to reject as not good enough
or:
to reject as not good enough
Word Statistics
| Book | 4 uses |
| Library | 7 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 500 |
| 1st use | Scene 1.2 |
entreat
5 uses
this drives me to entreat you:
entreat = ask earnestly
Definition
Generally entreat means:to ask — especially while trying hard to overcome resistance
Word Statistics
| Book | 5 uses |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 2.1 |
impudent
3 uses
She's impudent, my lord;
impudent = disrespectful; or improperly forward or bold
Definition
Generally impudent means:improperly bold or disrespectful — especially toward someone who is older or considered to be of higher status
Word Statistics
| Book | 3 uses |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 2.1 |
languish
2 uses
What is it, my good lord, the king languishes of?
languishes = suffers in a bad situation for a long time
Definition
Generally languish means:to suffer in a bad situation for a long time
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 1.1 |
Monsieur
12 uses
Monsieur Parolles, my lord calls for you.
Monsieur = Mr. or Sir (in French)
Definition
Generally this sense of Monsieur means:French equivalent to the English Mr.
or:
French equivalent to saying sir in English (a polite way to address a male)
or:
French equivalent to saying sir in English (a polite way to address a male)
Word Statistics
| Book | 12 uses |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 1.1 |
notorious
2 uses
a notorious liar
notorious = well known for something bad
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 9 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 1.1 |
scorn
6 uses
Contempt his scornful perspective did lend me
scornful = mocking or highly disrespectful
(editor's note: contempt also means "lack of respect")
(editor's note: contempt also means "lack of respect")
Definition
Generally scorn means:disrespect or reject as not good enough
Word Statistics
| Book | 6 uses |
| Library | 10 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 500 |
| 1st use | Scene 2.3 |
sovereign
5 uses
Gracious sovereign
sovereign = a nation's ruler or head of state
Definition
Generally sovereign means:of a person: a nation's ruler or head of state
of a political body: not controlled by outside forces
of a political body: not controlled by outside forces
Word Statistics
| Book | 5 uses |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 1.1 |
succession (2 meanings)
2 meanings, 2 uses
1 —1 use as in:
a succession of events
Sir, for a quart d'ecu he will sell the fee-simple of his salvation, the inheritance of it; and cut the entail from all remainders and a perpetual succession for it perpetually.
succession = repetition for a line of descendants (one after another)
(editor's note: Shakescleare translates the part of the sentence prior to the semicolon as: "Sir, for just a silver coin, he'd sell all his chances at being saved and his heirs' chances too." It translates the rest of the sentence as "He'd cast off his salvation and his descendants' salvation forever.")
(editor's note: Shakescleare translates the part of the sentence prior to the semicolon as: "Sir, for just a silver coin, he'd sell all his chances at being saved and his heirs' chances too." It translates the rest of the sentence as "He'd cast off his salvation and his descendants' salvation forever.")
Definition
Generally this sense of succession means:series or sequence (one after another)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 4.3 |
2 —1 use as in:
presidential line of succession
—Beware of them, Diana; their promises, enticements, oaths, tokens, and all these engines of lust, are not the things they go under; many a maid hath been seduced by them; and the misery is, example, that so terrible shows in the wreck of maidenhood, cannot for all that dissuade succession, but that they are limed with the twigs that threaten them.†
succession = replacement (other women replacing those who had previously seduced)
Definition
Generally this sense of succession means:replacement — especially someone to taking a job or position after another leaves it
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 3.5 |
superfluous
1 use
we see cold wisdom waiting on superfluous folly.
superfluous = more than is needed, desired, or required
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 1.1 |
wanton
2 uses
The count he woos your daughter
Lays down his wanton siege before her beauty
Lays down his wanton siege before her beauty
wanton = of something considered bad: excessive, thoughtless indulgence — such as waste, cruelty, violence, and (especially in the past) sexual promiscuity
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 3.7 |