tittle
noun
tit·tle ˈti-tᵊl
Synonyms of tittle
1
: a point or small sign used as a diacritical mark in writing or printing
2
: a very small part
The dot above the letter "i"
Words and their Definitions
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addlepated
adjective | AD-ul-pay-tud
What It Means
Someone described as addlepated is mixed-up or confused. Addlepated can also be used as synonym of eccentric.
// Some addlepated clerk confused our hotel reservation with that of another, similarly named, party.
Perfect
adjective | AD-ul-pay-tud
What It Means
Someone described as addlepated is mixed-up or confused. Addlepated can also be used as synonym of eccentric.
// Some addlepated clerk confused our hotel reservation with that of another, similarly named, party.
Perfect
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addlepated
adjective
ˈa-dᵊl-ˌpā-təd
as in bewildered
suffering from mental confusion
some addlepated clerk had confused our hotel reservation with that of another, similarly named, party
adjective
ˈa-dᵊl-ˌpā-təd
as in bewildered
suffering from mental confusion
some addlepated clerk had confused our hotel reservation with that of another, similarly named, party
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cerulean
adjective | suh-ROO-lee-un
What It Means
Cerulean describes things whose blue color resembles the blue of a clear sky.
// The painting depicts leafless trees bordering a cerulean lake.
adjective | suh-ROO-lee-un
What It Means
Cerulean describes things whose blue color resembles the blue of a clear sky.
// The painting depicts leafless trees bordering a cerulean lake.
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tome
noun | TOHM
What It Means
Tome is a formal word for a book, and especially a very large, thick, often scholarly book.
// We picked up a tome on the Ghana Empire for our history project.
noun | TOHM
What It Means
Tome is a formal word for a book, and especially a very large, thick, often scholarly book.
// We picked up a tome on the Ghana Empire for our history project.
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beleaguer
verb | bih-LEE-gur
What It Means
To beleaguer a person, business, etc. is to cause them constant or repeated trouble. Beleaguer is also sometimes used as a synonym of besiege.
// The coach, beleaguered by the media and fans for his poor decision-making during games, has been fired.
// The novel is set in a city beleaguered by military forces.
verb | bih-LEE-gur
What It Means
To beleaguer a person, business, etc. is to cause them constant or repeated trouble. Beleaguer is also sometimes used as a synonym of besiege.
// The coach, beleaguered by the media and fans for his poor decision-making during games, has been fired.
// The novel is set in a city beleaguered by military forces.
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beleaguer
verb | bih-LEE-gur
What It Means
To beleaguer a person, business, etc. is to cause them constant or repeated trouble. Beleaguer is also sometimes used as a synonym of besiege.
// The coach, beleaguered by the media and fans for his poor decision-making during games, has been fired.
// The novel is set in a city beleaguered by military forces
verb | bih-LEE-gur
What It Means
To beleaguer a person, business, etc. is to cause them constant or repeated trouble. Beleaguer is also sometimes used as a synonym of besiege.
// The coach, beleaguered by the media and fans for his poor decision-making during games, has been fired.
// The novel is set in a city beleaguered by military forces
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cozen
verb | KUZ-un
What It Means
To cozen someone is to deceive, win over, or induce them to do something by coaxing or trickery.
// The organization cozened scores of people by persuading them to participate in a fraudulent investment scheme.
verb | KUZ-un
What It Means
To cozen someone is to deceive, win over, or induce them to do something by coaxing or trickery.
// The organization cozened scores of people by persuading them to participate in a fraudulent investment scheme.
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The helots (/ˈhɛləts, ˈhiːləts/; Greek: εἵλωτες, heílotes) were a subjugated population that constituted a majority of the population of Laconia and Messenia – the territories ruled by Sparta. There has been controversy since antiquity as to their exact characteristics, such as whether they constituted an Ancient Greek tribe, a social class, or both. For example, Critias described helots as "slaves to the utmost", whereas according to Pollux, they occupied a status "between free men and slaves". Tied to the land, they primarily worked in agriculture as a majority and economically supported the Spartan citizens.
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leitmotif
noun | LYTE-moh-teef
What It Means
A leitmotif is a dominant recurring theme—something (such as a melody, an idea, or a phrase) repeated many times throughout a book, story, opera, etc.
// The overcoming of obstacles and a love of theater are the two leitmotifs of her autobiography.
noun | LYTE-moh-teef
What It Means
A leitmotif is a dominant recurring theme—something (such as a melody, an idea, or a phrase) repeated many times throughout a book, story, opera, etc.
// The overcoming of obstacles and a love of theater are the two leitmotifs of her autobiography.
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secular
adjective | SEK-yuh-ler
What It Means
Secular describes things that are not spiritual; that is, they relate more to the physical world than the spiritual world. The word also carries the closely related meaning of "not religious."
// Each year, Ian directed his charitable giving toward secular concerns like affordable housing and arts programming for teens.
// In her autobiography, the actor mentions that her education in parochial school was not so different from that of secular institutions.
adjective | SEK-yuh-ler
What It Means
Secular describes things that are not spiritual; that is, they relate more to the physical world than the spiritual world. The word also carries the closely related meaning of "not religious."
// Each year, Ian directed his charitable giving toward secular concerns like affordable housing and arts programming for teens.
// In her autobiography, the actor mentions that her education in parochial school was not so different from that of secular institutions.
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deus ex machina
noun | DAY-us-eks-MAH-kih-nuh
What It Means
A deus ex machina is a character or thing that suddenly enters the story in a novel, play, movie, etc., and solves a problem that had previously seemed impossible to solve.
// The introduction of a new love interest in the final act was the perfect deus ex machina for the main character's happy ending.
noun | DAY-us-eks-MAH-kih-nuh
What It Means
A deus ex machina is a character or thing that suddenly enters the story in a novel, play, movie, etc., and solves a problem that had previously seemed impossible to solve.
// The introduction of a new love interest in the final act was the perfect deus ex machina for the main character's happy ending.
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hackneyed
adjective | HAK-need
What It Means
Something is considered hackneyed when it is not interesting, funny, etc., because of being used too often; in other words, it's neither fresh nor original.
// The new crime drama's characters are shallow stereotypes who engage one another in hackneyed dialogue.
adjective | HAK-need
What It Means
Something is considered hackneyed when it is not interesting, funny, etc., because of being used too often; in other words, it's neither fresh nor original.
// The new crime drama's characters are shallow stereotypes who engage one another in hackneyed dialogue.
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apprehension
noun | ap-rih-HEN-shun
What It Means
Apprehension most often refers to the fear that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; it’s a feeling of being worried about the future. The word can also refer to seizure by legal process.
// There is growing apprehension that next quarter’s profits will be lower than expected.
noun | ap-rih-HEN-shun
What It Means
Apprehension most often refers to the fear that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; it’s a feeling of being worried about the future. The word can also refer to seizure by legal process.
// There is growing apprehension that next quarter’s profits will be lower than expected.