imbue
verbTo fill or permeate with a quality, feeling, or idea.
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Clear all filtersTo fill or permeate with a quality, feeling, or idea.
Unable to express ideas or feelings clearly in speech.
Showing too little concern for the needs, rights, or feelings of others.
Without concern for others
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Lacking sensation or awareness; figuratively, devoid of sensible restraint.
Expressing feelings or intentions that are not honestly held.
One word family: also includes insincerity.
Inclined to examine one's own thoughts and feelings.
One word family: also includes introspection.
Examining one's inner life
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Based on evidence and fair judgment rather than personal preference.
One word family: also includes objectivity.
An additional suggestion or feeling accompanying the main meaning of words or an action.
To state openly that one holds a belief, feeling, or qualification, sometimes with doubt about its sincerity.
Very deep, intense, or showing considerable understanding.
Deep in thought or effect
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To respond with a similar action or feeling.
To return a feeling or repay an action in kind.
Lasting displeasure or bitterness about a perceived wrong or unfair treatment.
Restrained in expressing feelings or in speaking and acting around others.
The capacity to perceive or respond to feelings, impressions, or artistic qualities.
A feeling, attitude, or opinion, especially one shared or expressed about a subject.
An imitation of a situation or process; also a false display of a feeling or quality.
Imitation of a process
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Influenced by individual views, feelings, or experience.
To spread through or over something, often with color or feeling.
A subtle quality, feeling, or suggestion beneath the main meaning; also a low tone of voice.
Subtle underlying quality
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Showing little understanding or concern for another person's feelings or difficulty.
With intense feeling or force.
Openly and readily expressing opinions or feelings.
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