Stable a. 1. Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken, or overthrown; fixed ; as, a “stable” government. 2. Steady in purpose; constant; firm in resolution; not easily diverted from a purpose; not fickle or wavering; as, a “stable” man; a “stable” character. 3. Durable; not subject to be overthrown or changed. “ In this region … Continue reading
LOVE : n. 1. The act of loving. 2. An affection of the heart excited by that which delights or commands admiration; pre-eminent kindness or devotion to another; affection; as, a mother’s love Let mutual joys our mutual trusts combine, And love and love-born confidence by thine. Pope. 3. Courtship; chiefly in the phrase … Continue reading
Original Definition from Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary Exhort n. The act of exhorting; an exhortation. Exhort v.t. To incite by words or advice; to animate or urge by arguments, as to a good deed or any laudable conduct or course of action; to stimulate, to urge, to advise, warn, or caution. “Examples gross as earth … Continue reading
VARIABLE, a. 1. Having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of alteration in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds or seasons; variable colors. 2. Over-susceptible of change; liable to change; mutable; fickle; unsteady; inconstant; as the affections of men are variable; passions are variable. Thy love proves likewise variable. Shak. His heart I … Continue reading
Success: n. 1. The act of succeeding, or the state of having succeeded; the favorable or prosperous termination of anything attempted; the attainment of a proposed object; prosperous issue. “Dreams of success and happy victory.” Shak. Or teach with more success her son the vices of the time to shun. Waller. Military successes, above all … Continue reading
COMMITMENT,n. 1. The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; particularly the act of committing to prison.They were glad to compound for his bare commitment to the Tower,whence he was within few days enlarged. Clarendon. 2. A warrant or order for the imprisonment of a person, more frequently termed a “mittimus.”… To … Continue reading
The Nine Parts Of Speech Using the nine parts of speech for the English Language is nothing more than a way of categorizing many different words according to the function they individually perform when used in a sentence. 1. Adjective: A describing word. A word of description for another word,usually a noun. English adjectives don’t change … Continue reading
