convey
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
convey her safely to
So please your grace, my ancient,
A man he is of honesty and trust,
To his conveyance I assign my wife,
With what else needful your good grace shall think
To be sent after me.†
A man he is of honesty and trust,
To his conveyance I assign my wife,
With what else needful your good grace shall think
To be sent after me.†
conveyance = transport
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 1.3 |
credulous
1 use
Thus credulous fools are caught;
credulous = too willing to believe
Definition
Generally credulous means:gullible (being too willing to believe)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
| 1st use | Scene 4.1 |
demonstrate
3 uses
1 —3 uses as in:
It demonstrates my point.
Something sure of state,
Either from Venice or some unhatched practice
Made demonstrable here in Cyprus to him,
Hath puddled his clear spirit, and in such cases
Men's natures wrangle with inferior things,
Though great ones are their object.
Either from Venice or some unhatched practice
Made demonstrable here in Cyprus to him,
Hath puddled his clear spirit, and in such cases
Men's natures wrangle with inferior things,
Though great ones are their object.
demonstrable = proven or known
(Editor's note: The suffix "-able" means able to be. This is the same pattern you see in words like breakable, understandable, and comfortable.)
(Editor's note: The suffix "-able" means able to be. This is the same pattern you see in words like breakable, understandable, and comfortable.)
Definition
Generally this sense of demonstrate means:to show
The exact meaning of this sense of demonstrate can depend upon its context. For example:
- "I will demonstrate how to throw a Frisbee." — show how to do something
- "I will demonstrate how much quicker the new computer is than the old one." — show how something works
- "Her questioned demonstrated that she was listening and thinking deeply about what was said." — showed to be true or proved
Word Statistics
| Book | 3 uses |
| Library | 21 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 100 |
| 1st use | Scene 3.4 |
direct (3 meanings)
3 meanings, 7 uses
1 —1 use as in:
depart directly
But yet, I say,
If imputation and strong circumstances,
— Which lead directly to the door of truth,
— Will give you satisfaction, you may have't.†
If imputation and strong circumstances,
— Which lead directly to the door of truth,
— Will give you satisfaction, you may have't.†
directly = straight (without going anywhere else first)
Definition
Generally this sense of direct means:without delay, or in the quickest manner, or without going somewhere else first
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 15 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 3.3 |
2 —4 uses as in:
directly above; or buy direct from
Thou hast taken against me a most just exception; but yet, I protest, I have dealt most directly in thy affair.†
directly = completely
Definition
Generally this sense of direct means:straight (exactly where stated); or without involvement of anything in between
The exact meaning of this sense of direct is subject to its context. For example:
- "The road runs directly to Las Vegas." — straight (without varying from a straight line)
- "It was a direct hit." — exact
- "The plant is in direct sunlight." — unobstructed (without anything in between)
- "She wants a direct meeting with him." — personal (without other people in between)
- "She paid direct attention to what he was reading." — close
- "a direct gaze" — straight, steady, or focused—not a brief glance taken while generally looking at other things; not a sideways look
Word Statistics
| Book | 4 uses |
| Library | 56 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 1.2 |
3 —2 uses as in:
was direct in my instructions
Take note, take note, O world,
To be direct and honest is not safe.†
To be direct and honest is not safe.†
direct = straightforward (specific and to the point)
Definition
Generally this sense of direct means:straightforward (uncomplicated or simple — perhaps also indicating openness and honesty)
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 13 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 100 |
| 1st use | Scene 1.3 |
edify
1 use
Can you inquire him out, and be edified by report?
edified = instructed
Definition
Generally edify means:to instruct — morally or intellectually
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 3.4 |
exeunt
23 uses
Exeunt Othello and Desdemona.
exeunt = exit from stage (a stage direction)
Definition
Generally this sense of exeunt means:stage direction: characters exit from stage
Word Statistics
| Book | 23 uses |
| Library | 0 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 1.1 |
importune
3 uses
go and importune her.
importune = beg persistently and urgently
Definition
Generally importune means:beg insistently or urge repeatedly
Word Statistics
| Book | 3 uses |
| Library | 0 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 4.1 |
impute
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
imputed the outburst to stress
...But yet, I say,
If imputation and strong circumstances,
Which lead directly to the door of truth,
Will give you satisfaction, you may have't.
If imputation and strong circumstances,
Which lead directly to the door of truth,
Will give you satisfaction, you may have't.
imputation = attribute this to; or believe the cause is
(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 this sense of impute means:attribute (to say one thing is the cause of another—often to blame and often wrongly)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 0 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 3.3 |
insolent
1 use
...being taken by the insolent foe,
insolent = rudely disrespectful
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 6 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 1.3 |
languish
1 use
a man that languishes in your displeasure.
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 | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 3.3 |
lethargic
1 use
The lethargy must have his quiet course:
lethargy = a state with a lack of energy
Definition
Generally lethargic means:lacking energy
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 4.1 |
mockery
8 uses
If she be false, O, then heaven mocks itself!
mocks = makes fun of (ridicules)
Definition
Generally mockery means:ridicule (to make fun of)
or:
something so inadequate it is ridiculous (silly)
or:
something so inadequate it is ridiculous (silly)
Word Statistics
| Book | 8 uses |
| Library | 30 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 500 |
| 1st use | Scene 1.3 |
obscure
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
the view or directions are obscure
Lechery, by this hand; an index and obscure prologue to the history of lust and foul thoughts.
obscure = not clearly seen (secretive)
Definition
Generally this sense of obscure means:not clearly seen, understood, or expressed
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 2000 |
| 1st use | Scene 2.1 |
penitent
1 use
he's penitent
penitent = feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
Definition
Generally penitent means:feeling or expressing sorrow for having done wrong; or a person who does such
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 3.3 |
remorse
2 uses
to obey shall be in me remorse
remorse = deep regret for doing something that was wrong
Definition
Generally remorse means:a feeling of deep regret for doing something that was wrong
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 7 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 3.3 |
ruminate
1 use
I pr'ythee, speak to me as to thy thinkings
As thou dost ruminate; and give thy worst of thoughts
The worst of words.
As thou dost ruminate; and give thy worst of thoughts
The worst of words.
ruminate = think (perhaps think again and again)
Definition
Generally ruminate means:to think again and again about something
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 3.3 |
tedious
2 uses
It were a tedious difficulty, I think, to bring them to that prospect:
tedious = boring or monotonous
Definition
Generally tedious means:boring — especially because something goes on too long or without variation
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 3.3 |
timorous
1 use
Do, with like timorous accent and dire yell,
As when, by night and negligence, the fire Is spied in populous cities.
As when, by night and negligence, the fire Is spied in populous cities.
timorous = fearful
Definition
Generally timorous means:timid (fearful) or shy
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Scene 1.1 |