5. a small amount; hint: a touch of sarcasm. 6. a noticeable effect; influence: the house needed a woman's touch. 7. any slight stroke or mark: with a touch of his brush he captured the scene. 8. characteristic manner or style: the artist had a distinctive touch. 9. a det...
mystique - an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing note - a characteristic emotional quality; "it ended on a sour note"; "there was a note of gaiety in her manner"; "he detected a note of sarcasm" vibe, vibration - a distinctive emotional aura ...
The sarcasm of the Master of the Rolls was plain ^ "The Mayor Commonalty and Citizens of London v Samede". 22 February 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2015. ^ Holt 1992b, p. 2. ^ Warren 1990, p. 240. ^ Helmholz 2014, p. 1475 "The latter, a negative opinion that a majority of...
[107][108][109] Despite his penchant for sarcasm, Sonic gets irritated when his species is misidentified, always correcting others to emphasize that he is a hedgehog.[110] Every world has its end... I know it's kind of sad, but that's why we gotta live life to the fullest in the...
as countless mothers and daughters through the ages had gotten through such phases. With all the sympathy and empathy she could muster, she kept the relationship tacked and pinned and stitched together through the strains, impasses, bitterness and tears, knowing that the two of them would survive...
Traditional theories of sarcasm treat it as a case of a speaker's meaning the opposite of what she says. Recently, 'expressivists' have argued that sarcasm is not a type of speaker meaning at all, but merely the expression of a dissociative attitude toward an evoked thought or perspective....
all human jobs. humans rely on context to make sense of the world. the meaning of “let’s table the motion,” for example, depends on the context it’s uttered in. our ability to refer to the context of a conversation is a significant contributor to our rich...
To be that which makes life interesting, exciting, enjoyable, or worthwhile. From the proverb "variety is the spice of life," meaning that having many different experiences is what makes life interesting.My witty friend likes to say that sarcasm is the spice of life for her.In romantic ficti...
From #1 New York Times bestselling author, and creator of the Bridgerton series, Julia Quinn presents the fourth and final installment in the Bridgerton adjacent Regency era-set world featuring the romantic adventures of the well-meaning but less-than-accomplished Smythe-Smith musicians. In this ca...
He had grasped the meaning of that conception of personal responsibility which is the foundation of sexual relationships as they are beginning to appear to men to-day. If Milton had left behind him only his writings on marriage and divorce they would have sufficed to stamp him with the seal...