Definition Dictionary

To embody a quality or represent a nonhuman thing as human.

One word family: also includes personification.

Keen insight and an ability to perceive what others may miss.

Clarity and ease of understanding in expression.

Able to influence belief or action through convincing reasons or presentation.

To relate to or concern something, usually in the phrase pertain to.

Relevant to the subject or situation.

One word family: also includes pertinence.

Troubled or unsettled.

To spread throughout or be present in every part.

Spread widely throughout an area, group, or situation.

Deliberately contrary to what is expected or reasonable; also contrary in an unexpected way.

A tendency to expect unfavorable outcomes.

Expecting unfavorable outcomes or emphasizing the negative side of a situation.

To make an earnest or formal request, especially to someone in authority.

Childishly irritable over minor frustrations.

A man who repeatedly pursues casual sexual relationships, often unfaithfully.

A person described disparagingly as dismissive of artistic or intellectual interests.

Reasoned inquiry into fundamental questions about reality, knowledge, values, and how to live.

Calm and not easily stirred to emotion.

Reverence and devotion, especially in religion.

The essential meaning or substance of something.

Crucially important to the development or outcome of something.

To calm anger or make someone less hostile.

Presenting another person's words, ideas, or work as one's own without proper acknowledgment.

The capacity to change shape or adapt.