Definition Dictionary

To reduce a fear, concern, or other troubling feeling.

Postponing an immediate pleasure or reward in order to obtain a more valued benefit later.

To present something as less important or serious than it may be.

The ability to make clear, firm decisions without undue delay.

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

A model that reduces the present value of a future outcome by the same proportional factor for each equal unit of delay.

Excessive spending or use of resources; also an unusually lavish purchase or display.

To display something conspicuously in order to impress.

To prevent or delay something through earlier action.

Reluctance or delay in acting because of doubt or uncertainty.

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.

To reduce something as much as possible, or to present it as less important.

Having several different aspects or features.

Richly luxurious or displaying great wealth.

Overly concerned with minor details, rules, or displaying learning.

Adopting an artificial attitude or display to impress or influence others.

Making a self-righteous display of moral superiority.

Having or displaying an exaggerated sense of one's own significance.

An imitation of a situation or process; also a false display of a feeling or quality.

Playful or lighthearted.

To delay a decision or action in order to gain time.

A thin outer layer; figuratively, a superficial appearance concealing what lies beneath.