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#nouns
Osx Dictionary
verb [ with obj.
verb [ with obj. ] make (someone or something) seem unimportant: this is not to belittle his role | she felt belittled. DERIVATIVES belittlement noun, belittler noun ORIGIN late 18th cent.: a coinage of Thomas Jefferson originally meaning ‘diminish in size, make small’; the…
stint |stint
stint |stint| verb [ with obj. often with negative ] supply an ungenerous or inadequate amount of (something): stowage room hasn't been stinted. • [ no obj. ] be economical or frugal about spending or providing something: he doesn't stint on wining and dining. • restrict…
Relish
relish |ˈreliSH| noun 1 great enjoyment: she swigged a mouthful of wine with relish. • liking for or pleasurable anticipation of something: I was appointed to a position for which I had little relish. 2 a condiment eaten with plain food to add flavor: use salsa as a relish with…
Rabbit warren
warren |ˈwôrən, ˈwä-| noun (also rabbit warren) a network of interconnecting rabbit burrows. • a densely populated or labyrinthine building or district: a warren of narrow gas-lit streets. • Brit. historical an enclosed piece of land set aside for breeding game, esp. rabbits…
bulwark |ˈbo͝olˌwərk
bulwark |ˈbo͝olˌwərk| noun 1 a defensive wall. • a person, institution, or principle that acts as a defense: the security forces are a bulwark against the breakdown of society. 2 (usu. bulwarks) an extension of a ship's sides above the level of the deck. ORIGIN late Middle…
adjectiv
adjective deliberately exaggerated and theatrical in style, typically for humorous effect: the movie seems more camp than shocking or gruesome. • (of a man or his manner) ostentatiously and extravagantly effeminate: a heavily made-up and highly camp actor. noun deliberately…
glee |glē
glee |glē| noun 1 great delight: his face lit up with impish glee. 2 a song for men's voices in three or more parts, usually unaccompanied, of a type popular esp. c. 1750–1830. ORIGIN Old English glēo ‘entertainment, music, fun,’ of Germanic origin. Sense 2 dates from the mid…
The Ego Trick (baggini, Julian)
Are person and self sortal concepts?
The false assumption can be put in another way. Concepts such as ‘person’ and ‘self’ are taken to be either ‘sortals’ or useless. A sortal concept is one which allows you to count the number of things to which that concept applies, and to specify the conditions for their…