ebullience
Zestful enthusiasm.
enthusiasm, exuberance
eccentric
[Middle English eccentrik, planetary orbit of which the earth is not at the center, from Medieval Latin eccentricus, not having the same center, from Greek ekkentros : ek-, out of; see ecto- + kentron, center (from kentein, to prick; see kent- in Indo-European roots).]
adj.
1. Departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern. See Synonyms at strange.
2. Deviating from a circular form or path, as in an elliptical orbit.
3.
a. Not situated at or in the geometric center.
b. Having the axis located elsewhere than at the geometric center.
n.
1. One that deviates markedly from an established norm, especially a person of odd or unconventional behavior.
2. Physics A disk or wheel having its axis of revolution displaced from its center so that it is capable of imparting reciprocating motion.
a person with an unusual or odd personality
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case"
adj eccentric [ikˈsentrik]
(of a person, his behaviour etc) odd; unusual He is growing more eccentric every day; He had an eccentric habit of collecting stray cats
उत्केन्द्रीय, अनियमित, सनकी
n
an eccentric person
सनकी
n eccentricity [eksenˈtrisəti]
oddness of behaviour or an example of this
सनक
Eclectic
[Greek eklektikos, selective, from eklektos, selected, from eklegein, to select : ek-, out; see ecto- + legein, to gather; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]
adj.
1. Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles: an eclectic taste in music; an eclectic approach to managing the economy.
2. Made up of or combining elements from a variety of sources: "a popular bar patronized by an eclectic collection of artists, writers, secretaries and aging soldiers on reserve duty" Curtis Wilkie.
n.
One that follows an eclectic method.
Eclectic, the first autonomous vehicle in the history of the automobile, opens up a new era in the field of mobility
Eclecticism in architecture
effrontery
French effronterie, from effronté, shameless, from Old French esfronte, from Vulgar Latin *effront tus, alteration of Late Latin effr ns, effront- : ex-, ex- + fr ns, front-, front, forehead.]
–noun, plural -ter⋅ies.
1. shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity: She had the effrontery to ask for two free samples.
2. an act or instance of this
impudence He had the effrontery to call me a liar.
धृष्ट तथा निर्लज्ज व्यवहार
Zestful enthusiasm.
enthusiasm, exuberance
eccentric
[Middle English eccentrik, planetary orbit of which the earth is not at the center, from Medieval Latin eccentricus, not having the same center, from Greek ekkentros : ek-, out of; see ecto- + kentron, center (from kentein, to prick; see kent- in Indo-European roots).]
adj.
1. Departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern. See Synonyms at strange.
2. Deviating from a circular form or path, as in an elliptical orbit.
3.
a. Not situated at or in the geometric center.
b. Having the axis located elsewhere than at the geometric center.
n.
1. One that deviates markedly from an established norm, especially a person of odd or unconventional behavior.
2. Physics A disk or wheel having its axis of revolution displaced from its center so that it is capable of imparting reciprocating motion.
a person with an unusual or odd personality
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case"
adj eccentric [ikˈsentrik]
(of a person, his behaviour etc) odd; unusual He is growing more eccentric every day; He had an eccentric habit of collecting stray cats
उत्केन्द्रीय, अनियमित, सनकी
n
an eccentric person
सनकी
n eccentricity [eksenˈtrisəti]
oddness of behaviour or an example of this
सनक
Eclectic
[Greek eklektikos, selective, from eklektos, selected, from eklegein, to select : ek-, out; see ecto- + legein, to gather; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]
adj.
1. Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles: an eclectic taste in music; an eclectic approach to managing the economy.
2. Made up of or combining elements from a variety of sources: "a popular bar patronized by an eclectic collection of artists, writers, secretaries and aging soldiers on reserve duty" Curtis Wilkie.
n.
One that follows an eclectic method.
Eclectic, the first autonomous vehicle in the history of the automobile, opens up a new era in the field of mobility
Eclecticism in architecture
effrontery
French effronterie, from effronté, shameless, from Old French esfronte, from Vulgar Latin *effront tus, alteration of Late Latin effr ns, effront- : ex-, ex- + fr ns, front-, front, forehead.]
–noun, plural -ter⋅ies.
1. shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity: She had the effrontery to ask for two free samples.
2. an act or instance of this
impudence He had the effrontery to call me a liar.
धृष्ट तथा निर्लज्ज व्यवहार
elegy
[French élégie, from Latin eleg a, from Greek elegeia, from pl. of elegeion, elegiac distich, from elegos, song, mournful song.]
–noun, plural -gies.
1. a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, esp. a funeral song or a lament for the dead.
2. a poem written in elegiac meter.
3. a sad or mournful musical composition.
song or poem of mourning.
शोक-गीत
eloquent
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin loqu ns, loquent-, present participle of loqu , to speak out; see elocution.]
–adjective
1. having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech: an eloquent orator.
2. characterized by forceful and appropriate expression: an eloquent speech.
3. movingly expressive: looks eloquent of disgust.
emollient
[Latin molli ns, mollient-, present participle of moll re, to soften : -, ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + moll re, to soften (from mollis, soft; see mel-1 in Indo-European roots).]
adj.
1. Softening and soothing, especially to the skin.
2. Making less harsh or abrasive; mollifying: the emollient approach of a diplomatic mediator.
n.
1. An agent that softens or soothes the skin.
2. An agent that assuages or mollifies.
toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
empirical
1.
a. Relying on or derived from observation or experiment: empirical results that supported the hypothesis.
b. Verifiable or provable by means of observation or experiment: empirical laws.
2. Guided by practical experience and not theory, especially in medicine.
Synonyms:1, 2. practical, firsthand, pragmatic.
Antonyms:1, 2. secondhand, theoretical.
endemic
From Greek end mos, native, endemic : en-, in; see en-2 + d mos, people; see d - in Indo-European roots.]
–adjective Also, en⋅dem⋅i⋅cal
. 1. natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous: endemic folkways; countries where high unemployment is endemic.
2. belonging exclusively or confined to a particular place: a fever endemic to the tropics.
–noun 3. an endemic disease.
enervate
[Latin nerv re, nerv t- : -, ex-, ex- + nervus, sinew; see (s)ne u- in Indo-European roots.]
1. To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of: "the luxury which enervates and destroys nations" Henry David Thoreau. See Synonyms at deplete.
2. Medicine To remove a nerve or part of a nerve.
adj. ( -nûr v t)
Deprived of strength; debilitated.
disturb the composure of
enigmatic
[Greek ainigmatikos, from ainigma, ainigmat-, riddle; see enigma.]
Of or resembling an enigma; puzzling: a professor's enigmatic grading system. See Synonyms at ambiguous
ennui
French, from Old French enui, from ennuyer, to annoy, bore; see annoy.]
: a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom
the feeling of being bored by something tedious
ephemeral
1570–80; + hēmér(a) day + -os adj. suffix) + -al 1
–adjective
1. lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood.
2. lasting but one day: an ephemeral flower.
–noun
1. anything short-lived, as certain insects.
lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms"
[French élégie, from Latin eleg a, from Greek elegeia, from pl. of elegeion, elegiac distich, from elegos, song, mournful song.]
–noun, plural -gies.
1. a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, esp. a funeral song or a lament for the dead.
2. a poem written in elegiac meter.
3. a sad or mournful musical composition.
song or poem of mourning.
शोक-गीत
eloquent
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin loqu ns, loquent-, present participle of loqu , to speak out; see elocution.]
–adjective
1. having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech: an eloquent orator.
2. characterized by forceful and appropriate expression: an eloquent speech.
3. movingly expressive: looks eloquent of disgust.
emollient
[Latin molli ns, mollient-, present participle of moll re, to soften : -, ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + moll re, to soften (from mollis, soft; see mel-1 in Indo-European roots).]
adj.
1. Softening and soothing, especially to the skin.
2. Making less harsh or abrasive; mollifying: the emollient approach of a diplomatic mediator.
n.
1. An agent that softens or soothes the skin.
2. An agent that assuages or mollifies.
toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
empirical
1.
a. Relying on or derived from observation or experiment: empirical results that supported the hypothesis.
b. Verifiable or provable by means of observation or experiment: empirical laws.
2. Guided by practical experience and not theory, especially in medicine.
Synonyms:1, 2. practical, firsthand, pragmatic.
Antonyms:1, 2. secondhand, theoretical.
endemic
From Greek end mos, native, endemic : en-, in; see en-2 + d mos, people; see d - in Indo-European roots.]
–adjective Also, en⋅dem⋅i⋅cal
. 1. natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous: endemic folkways; countries where high unemployment is endemic.
2. belonging exclusively or confined to a particular place: a fever endemic to the tropics.
–noun 3. an endemic disease.
enervate
[Latin nerv re, nerv t- : -, ex-, ex- + nervus, sinew; see (s)ne u- in Indo-European roots.]
1. To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of: "the luxury which enervates and destroys nations" Henry David Thoreau. See Synonyms at deplete.
2. Medicine To remove a nerve or part of a nerve.
adj. ( -nûr v t)
Deprived of strength; debilitated.
disturb the composure of
enigmatic
[Greek ainigmatikos, from ainigma, ainigmat-, riddle; see enigma.]
Of or resembling an enigma; puzzling: a professor's enigmatic grading system. See Synonyms at ambiguous
ennui
French, from Old French enui, from ennuyer, to annoy, bore; see annoy.]
: a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom
the feeling of being bored by something tedious
ephemeral
1570–80; + hēmér(a) day + -os adj. suffix) + -al 1
–adjective
1. lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood.
2. lasting but one day: an ephemeral flower.
–noun
1. anything short-lived, as certain insects.
lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms"
equivocate
[Middle English equivocaten, from Medieval Latin aequivoc re, aequivoc t-, from Late Latin aequivocus, equivocal; see equivocal.]
erudite
Middle English erudit, from Latin rud tus, past participle of rud re, to instruct : -, ex-, ex- + rudis, rough, untaught; see rude.]
having or showing great academic knowledge [Latin erudire to polish]
esoteric
[Greek es terikos, from es ter , comparative of es , within; see en in Indo-European roots.]
adj.
1.
a. Intended for or understood by only a particular group: an esoteric cult. See Synonyms at mysterious.
b. Of or relating to that which is known by a restricted number of people.
c. Confined to a small group: esoteric interests.
d. Not publicly disclosed; confidential.
2.
a. Confined to a small group: esoteric interests.
b. Not publicly disclosed; confidential.
eulogy
[Middle English euloge, from Medieval Latin eulogium, from Greek eulogi , praise : eu-, eu- + -logos, speech; see -logy.]
1. a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, esp. a set oration in honor of a deceased person.
2. high praise or commendation.
evanescent
Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor.
Evanescent Oak Tree
[Middle English equivocaten, from Medieval Latin aequivoc re, aequivoc t-, from Late Latin aequivocus, equivocal; see equivocal.]
erudite
Middle English erudit, from Latin rud tus, past participle of rud re, to instruct : -, ex-, ex- + rudis, rough, untaught; see rude.]
having or showing great academic knowledge [Latin erudire to polish]
esoteric
[Greek es terikos, from es ter , comparative of es , within; see en in Indo-European roots.]
adj.
1.
a. Intended for or understood by only a particular group: an esoteric cult. See Synonyms at mysterious.
b. Of or relating to that which is known by a restricted number of people.
c. Confined to a small group: esoteric interests.
d. Not publicly disclosed; confidential.
2.
a. Confined to a small group: esoteric interests.
b. Not publicly disclosed; confidential.
eulogy
[Middle English euloge, from Medieval Latin eulogium, from Greek eulogi , praise : eu-, eu- + -logos, speech; see -logy.]
1. a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, esp. a set oration in honor of a deceased person.
2. high praise or commendation.
evanescent
Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor.
Evanescent Oak Tree
exacerbate
[Latin exacerb re, exacerb t- : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + acerb re, to make harsh (from acerbus, harsh; see ak- in Indo-European roots).]
1. to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate.
2. to embitter the feelings of (a person); irritate; exasperate
exasperate or irritate
[Latin exacerb re, exacerb t- : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + acerb re, to make harsh (from acerbus, harsh; see ak- in Indo-European roots).]
1. to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate.
2. to embitter the feelings of (a person); irritate; exasperate
exasperate or irritate
exculpate
Medieval Latin exculpre, exculpt- : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin culpa, guilt.]
to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
exigent
Latin exigns, exigent-, present participle of exigere, to demand; see exact.]
adj.
1. Requiring immediate action or remedy. See Synonyms at urgent.
2. Requiring much effort or expense; demanding.
exonerate
[Middle English exoneraten, from Latin exonerre, exonert-, to free from a burden : ex-, ex- + onus, oner-, burden.]
1. to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame; exculpate: He was exonerated from the accusation of cheating.
2. to relieve, as from an obligation, duty, or task.
extemporaneous
Medieval Latin exculpre, exculpt- : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin culpa, guilt.]
to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
exigent
Latin exigns, exigent-, present participle of exigere, to demand; see exact.]
adj.
1. Requiring immediate action or remedy. See Synonyms at urgent.
2. Requiring much effort or expense; demanding.
exonerate
[Middle English exoneraten, from Latin exonerre, exonert-, to free from a burden : ex-, ex- + onus, oner-, burden.]
1. to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame; exculpate: He was exonerated from the accusation of cheating.
2. to relieve, as from an obligation, duty, or task.
extemporaneous
1650–60; LL extemporāneus on the spur of the moment.
1. done, spoken, performed, etc., without special advance preparation; impromptu: an extemporaneous speech.
2. previously planned but delivered with the help of few or no notes: extemporaneous lectures.
3. speaking or performing with little or no advance preparation: extemporaneous actors.
4. made for the occasion, as a shelter
1. done, spoken, performed, etc., without special advance preparation; impromptu: an extemporaneous speech.
2. previously planned but delivered with the help of few or no notes: extemporaneous lectures.
3. speaking or performing with little or no advance preparation: extemporaneous actors.
4. made for the occasion, as a shelter
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