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Definitions by Arminkshipper

Eclipsed 

The sudden cloud cover eclipsed the sun, plunging the beach into shadow.
Eclipsed by Arminkshipper March 20, 2025
1. a contrapuntal composition in which a short melody or phrase (the subject) is introduced by one part and successively taken up by others and developed by interweaving the parts.

2. a state or period of loss of awareness of one's identity, often coupled with flight from one's usual environment, associated with certain forms of hysteria and epilepsy.
1. The organist launched into a complex fugue, its intricate melodies weaving and echoing throughout the cathedral.

2. The man's sudden disappearance and subsequent discovery in another state, with no memory of how he arrived there, suggested a possible fugue state.
Fugue by Arminkshipper March 20, 2025

Monachopsis 

The subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place, even in your own skin
A quiet unease settled over her at the party, a familiar monachopsis that made her feel like a ghost in her own life.
Monachopsis by Arminkshipper March 20, 2025

Languish 

1. pine with love or grief.
2. assume or display a sentimentally tender or melancholy expression or tone.
1. she still languished after Richard
2. when a visitor comes in, she smiles and languishes
Languish by Arminkshipper March 20, 2025

I wouldn't say no 

used to indicate that one would like something.
"I wouldn't say no to a drink"
used to express surprise or to draw attention to a remark.
"I say, that's a bit much!"
I say by Arminkshipper March 9, 2025

I'll say 

Person 1: That was a good landing
Person 2: I'll say!
I'll say by Arminkshipper March 9, 2025