audacious
2 uses
audacious without impudency
audacious = bold and daring
(editor's note: impudency references disrespect by being improperly forward or bold)
(editor's note: impudency references disrespect by being improperly forward or bold)
Definition
Generally audacious means:bold and daring (inclined to take risks) — especially in violating social convention in a manner that could offend others
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 5.2 |
austere
1 use
this austere insociable life
austere = a notable absence of luxury, comfort, or decoration
Definition
Generally austere means:a notable absence of luxury, comfort, or decoration
or:
of a person: stern in manner; or practicing great self-denial
or:
of a person: stern in manner; or practicing great self-denial
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
| 1st use | Scene 5.2 |
beseech
9 uses
I beseech your Grace, let this letter be read;
beseech = to ask strongly or beg for something
Word Statistics
| Book | 9 uses |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 1.1 |
countenance
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
a pleasant countenance
I will not be put out of countenance.
countenance = composure
Definition
Generally this sense of countenance means:facial expression; or face; or composure or manner
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 5.2 |
Cupid
10 uses
Proceed, sweet Cupid;
Cupid = Roman mythology: god of love; a small, winged boy whose arrows make those struck fall in love
Word Statistics
| Book | 10 uses |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 1.2 |
engender
1 use
Your stomachs are too young, and abstinence engenders maladies.
engenders = causes
Definition
Generally engender means:cause — usually a feeling (possibly a situation)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 4.3 |
enigma
1 use
Some enigma, some riddle:
enigma = something mysterious that seems unexplainable
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 3.1 |
fawn
1 use
How I would make him fawn, and beg, and seek,†
fawn = show excessive flattery or affection
Definition
Generally this sense of fawn means:showing excessive flattery or affection
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 5.2 |
forbearance
4 uses
To hear meekly, sir, and to laugh moderately; or, to forbear both.
forbear = refrain (hold back) from acting
Definition
Generally forbearance means:refraining (holding back) from acting
or:
patience, tolerance, or self-control
or:
patience, tolerance, or self-control
Word Statistics
| Book | 4 uses |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 1.1 |
forswear
22 uses
I forswore not thee:
forswore = renounced (disavowed or decided to stop doing something)
Definition
Generally forswear means:to decide to stop doing something; or to renounce or disavow something
or (more rarely): to lie — especially while under oath
or (more rarely): to lie — especially while under oath
Word Statistics
| Book | 22 uses |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 4.3 |
heresy
2 uses
strange without heresy
heresy = opinions or actions most people consider immoral
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 4.1 |
melancholy
7 uses
He made her melancholy, sad, and heavy; And so she died:
melancholy = sad (perhaps depressed)
Definition
Generally melancholy means:a sad feeling or manner — sometimes thoughtfully sad
Word Statistics
| Book | 7 uses |
| Library | 9 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 1.1 |
Monsieur
7 uses
Monsieur, fare you well.
Monsieur = Mr. (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 | 7 uses |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 2.1 |
obscure
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
knows the famous and the obscure
...it is an epilogue or discourse to make plain
Some obscure precedence that hath tofore been sain.
Some obscure precedence that hath tofore been sain.
obscure = not understood by many people
Definition
Generally this sense of obscure means:not known to many people; or unimportant or undistinguished
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 2000 |
| 1st use | Scene 3.1 |
ostentatious
2 uses
...with some delightful ostentation, or show, or pageant, or antic, or firework.
ostentation = actions intended to attract notice and impress others
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
Definition
Generally ostentatious means:intended to attract notice and impress others — especially with wealth in a vulgar way
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 5.1 |
pedantic
3 uses
The pedant, the braggart,
pedant = someone too concerned with book learning
Definition
Generally pedantic means:too concerned with formal rules, details, or book learning
Word Statistics
| Book | 3 uses |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 3.1 |
perjury
6 uses
You are attaint with faults and perjury;
perjury = making false statements
Definition
Generally perjury means:the criminal offense of telling lies after formally promising to tell the truth — such as when testifying in a court trial
Word Statistics
| Book | 6 uses |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 4.3 |
profound (2 meanings)
2 meanings, 2 uses
1 —1 use as in:
profound idea
And profound Solomon
profound = deep thinking
Definition
Generally this sense of profound means:deep or far-reaching in intellect or consequence
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 9 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 4.3 |
2 —1 use as in:
profound sadness
With such a zealous laughter, so profound,
profound = intense
Definition
Generally this sense of profound means:of greatest intensity or emotional depth
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 9 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 5.2 |
zeal
4 uses
What zeal, what fury hath inspired thee now?
zeal = active interest and enthusiasm
Word Statistics
| Book | 4 uses |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 4.3 |