Definition Dictionary

The stability of a plan or preference as time passes, when relevant information and outcomes otherwise remain unchanged.

The quality of occurring or being completed at an appropriate or useful time.

A feeling, attitude, or opinion, especially one shared or expressed about a subject.

Belonging to another time or out of place in its present period.

Skillful and clever, sometimes in a deceptive or manipulative way.

Boldness, sometimes shown with disregard for expected limits.

Strongly interested in books or learning, sometimes more than in practical experience.

Agreement or coherence among parts, or reliable adherence to a standard over time.

Having a rural style or character; sometimes used critically to mean unsophisticated.

Departing from an accepted or expected standard, sometimes with a disapproving implication.

Intended to teach, sometimes in an overly instructive manner.

Confusion about one's surroundings, direction, time, or circumstances.

Using money, time, or other resources efficiently and with little waste.

To decorate or add details, sometimes to exaggerate an account.

To gradually intrude on another person's space, time, or rights.

Either of the two annual times when the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator, with day and night approximately equal in length.

Money, time, or effort spent for a purpose, or the act of spending it.

A model of time preference in which the value assigned to a delayed outcome falls sharply at short delays and more gradually at longer delays.

Rudely disrespectful; sometimes, irrelevant to the matter.

A weakness or lack of strength, sometimes related to age or illness.

Innocent, candid, and free from artifice, sometimes naively so.

Involving choices, comparisons, or effects across different times.

A particular point in time, especially one requiring a decision.

Skillful handling or adjustment, sometimes involving unfair or deceptive control.