sanguine...adj.
bloodred...'ruddy' complexion
Synonyms....confident, optimistic
sanguine...adj.
bloodred...'ruddy' complexion
Synonyms....confident, optimistic
"What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare." W.H. Davies
pulchritude
- noun
1. great physical beauty; comeliness, loveliness.
"He lives most gaily who knows best how to deceive himself. Ha-ha!"
- CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
susurrus - noun
su⋅sur⋅rus [soo-sur-uhs]
plural - su⋅sur⋅rus⋅es. a soft murmuring or rustling sound; whisper.
In the great hall, before the Sacrament meeting started, the congregational tone was a reverent susurrus of fellowship greeting.
Autumn leaves dancing along the ground in a light breeze engage in a soft susurrus of sound.
(note: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/onomatopoeia)
valetudinarian
- noun : an invalid; a person who is excessively concerned about his or her poor health or ailments.
- adjective : in poor health; chronically ailing; constantly and morbidly concerned with one's health.
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Currently reading: Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (by Roddy Doyle)
paean
- noun : any song of praise, joy or triumph.
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Currently reading: DEATH IN VENICE & Other Stories (Thomas Mann)
adjuration
- noun : an earnest request; entreaty.
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Currently reading: Le Liseur (by Bernhard Schlink)
"He lives most gaily who knows best how to deceive himself. Ha-ha!"
- CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
concatenate
- verb : to link together; to connect in a series or chain.
- adjective : linked together, as in a chain.
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