Definition Dictionary

Showing excessive obedience or imitation with little independence.

Sordid or disreputable; also flimsy and of poor quality.

Carelessly untidy in appearance, habits, or work.

A habitually lazy or inactive person.

Moving, responding, or developing with little speed or energy.

To smile in a smug, affected, or self-satisfied manner.

Excessively pleased or satisfied with oneself.

Freedom from intoxication; also seriousness or restraint.

Relationships, networks, and shared norms that support cooperation and access to social resources.

The process of evaluating oneself or one's circumstances in relation to other people.

Relating to the interaction of social and economic conditions.

Thoroughly soaked or saturated with moisture.

A temporary stay in a place.

Serious and dignified in manner, often because of the occasion's importance.

Showing attentive concern or care, sometimes excessively.

One word family: also includes solicitude.

To make something firmer, more secure, or more firmly established.

A speech in which a character voices thoughts aloud, usually while alone.

The philosophical position that only one's own mind is certain to exist; figuratively, extreme self-absorption.

Living, acting, or occurring alone, without companions.

Either annual point when the Sun reaches its greatest apparent northern or southern position relative to the equator.

Sleepy or drowsy.

Deep, full, and resonant in sound.

A person who uses clever but misleading reasoning; also a member of an ancient Greek teaching tradition.

Refinement, worldly experience, or complexity of design or thought.