Lorelili's definitions
Of a woman. Traditionally, in most cultures, the expectation for a lady to be nurturing, demure, to care for her family, to look beautiful, and to be submissive to her husband(or girlfriend).
But not all women are like that. More than enough women are strong, direct, and independent. What is feminine is what a woman does.
But not all women are like that. More than enough women are strong, direct, and independent. What is feminine is what a woman does.
A Gibson Girl hairstyle, white lace dress, subtle makeup, jewelery, romantic poetry, lilies, gardenias. She's feminine.
Denim pants, leather jacket, pierced nose, cropped hair, motorcycle, suits and ties, tools. She's also feminine.
Denim pants, leather jacket, pierced nose, cropped hair, motorcycle, suits and ties, tools. She's also feminine.
by Lorelili February 23, 2005
Get the femininemug. An ancient continent that Plato said had disappeared beneath the waves 9,000 years before his time (and at least 10,000 or 11,000 years before our time)... the beautiful land, synonmous with Eden, was a place where all lived in peace and harmony.
Often discarded as myth, Atlantis is all over, as the people fled the demise of their home and took their customs with them.
There is a great deal of evidence that Atlantis existed in the area of Indonesia (remember, the Americas were not known of until Columbus, so the Greeks concidered the whole ocean stretching from the coast of Europe to the coast of Asia to be the Atlantic Ocean.)
Often discarded as myth, Atlantis is all over, as the people fled the demise of their home and took their customs with them.
There is a great deal of evidence that Atlantis existed in the area of Indonesia (remember, the Americas were not known of until Columbus, so the Greeks concidered the whole ocean stretching from the coast of Europe to the coast of Asia to be the Atlantic Ocean.)
Antarctica has been thought to be Atlantis, but it's been frozen over for at least five million years, so the chance of Atlantis being in Antarctica is pretty slim.
by Lorelili May 6, 2005
Get the atlantismug. -"Ils vous aiment."
-"Et ce n'est pas cette chipie qui régnera chez nous?"
(-"They like you."
-"And it's not this bitch who will reign on our premesis?")
-"Et ce n'est pas cette chipie qui régnera chez nous?"
(-"They like you."
-"And it's not this bitch who will reign on our premesis?")
by Lorelili January 9, 2008
Get the chipiemug. The low female singing voice in opera, choir, and non, classical music (the alto part in choir is sung by contraltos and mezzo-sopranos with strong low notes). The contralto has a range from F3 (below middle C) to G5 (the second G over middle C). This deep, dark female voice is the rarest female voice and they are known to sound almost like men on their lowest notes.
Sitting between mezzo sopranos and tenors, contraltos have relatively few roles in opera as little has been written specifically for them and what roles they have are usually that of maidservants, mothers, grandmothers, and friends of the heroine, but they occasionally get hardy roles, notably witches and goddesses. They also play roles originally meant for castratos (when mezzo-sopranos, countertenors, tenors, and baritones don't take them).
A number of pop singers and Broadway performers are contraltos, although they are not farther distinguished as they would be in opera. Examples include Fiona Apple, Cher, Toni Braxton, Etta James, Sarah Vaughn, Alicia Keyes, Diana Krall, Lisa Gerrard, Amy MacDonald, Yulia MacLean, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Reba MacIntire, Stevie Nicks, Katy Perry, Carly Simon, Ana Carolina, Emily Haines, Judy Garland, Chaka Khan, and Annie Lennox.
Sitting between mezzo sopranos and tenors, contraltos have relatively few roles in opera as little has been written specifically for them and what roles they have are usually that of maidservants, mothers, grandmothers, and friends of the heroine, but they occasionally get hardy roles, notably witches and goddesses. They also play roles originally meant for castratos (when mezzo-sopranos, countertenors, tenors, and baritones don't take them).
A number of pop singers and Broadway performers are contraltos, although they are not farther distinguished as they would be in opera. Examples include Fiona Apple, Cher, Toni Braxton, Etta James, Sarah Vaughn, Alicia Keyes, Diana Krall, Lisa Gerrard, Amy MacDonald, Yulia MacLean, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Reba MacIntire, Stevie Nicks, Katy Perry, Carly Simon, Ana Carolina, Emily Haines, Judy Garland, Chaka Khan, and Annie Lennox.
Based on vocal weight/voice type, contraltos are divided into three subcategories:
Coloratura contralto: light, agile, flexible, capable of vocal acrobatics (a rare voice).
Lyric contralto: stronger than coloratura contralto, but lighter and tamer than the dramatic contralto. Most common contralto voice.
Dramatic contralto: A powerful, rich, dark female voice and very rare.
Operatic contraltos include Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Maureen Forrester, Kathleen Ferrier, Marian Anderson, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Nathalie Stutzmann, Ewa Podles, Anna Larsson, and Sonia Prina.
Coloratura contralto: light, agile, flexible, capable of vocal acrobatics (a rare voice).
Lyric contralto: stronger than coloratura contralto, but lighter and tamer than the dramatic contralto. Most common contralto voice.
Dramatic contralto: A powerful, rich, dark female voice and very rare.
Operatic contraltos include Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Maureen Forrester, Kathleen Ferrier, Marian Anderson, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Nathalie Stutzmann, Ewa Podles, Anna Larsson, and Sonia Prina.
by Lorelili July 8, 2011
Get the contraltomug. 1. A dog, a female dog.
2. A mean, unbearable female. May or may not sleep around. Can now be applied to gay men or to anybody who is nasty or unpleasant.
3. To gripe, complain, and whine about something.
4. A person in a submissive position.
2. A mean, unbearable female. May or may not sleep around. Can now be applied to gay men or to anybody who is nasty or unpleasant.
3. To gripe, complain, and whine about something.
4. A person in a submissive position.
"Yep, that's one fine-lookin' bitch."
"How about we sing "Ann Coulter is a Stupid Bitch," in D minor?"
"Naomi wanted her sister Nikki married off right away because she saw Nikki looking at her husband? Can't she see that Nikki looks at any man like that?! She's a cur-bitch in heat!"
"Will you stop bitching about how you didn't get that iPod?! It's a music-player; it's a thing!"
"I've wanted so long to be your bitch!"
"How about we sing "Ann Coulter is a Stupid Bitch," in D minor?"
"Naomi wanted her sister Nikki married off right away because she saw Nikki looking at her husband? Can't she see that Nikki looks at any man like that?! She's a cur-bitch in heat!"
"Will you stop bitching about how you didn't get that iPod?! It's a music-player; it's a thing!"
"I've wanted so long to be your bitch!"
by Lorelili January 13, 2008
Get the bitchmug. 1. The elite class in a monarchy or aristocracy, with offices and titles that are usually hereditary (via peerage).
2. Of or relating to nobles. Another term for aristocrats. Lords and Ladies.
2. Of or relating to nobles. Another term for aristocrats. Lords and Ladies.
Caligula demanded sex from not only slaves, but from family members, senators, and the nobility.
The worst cruelties were inflicted on the peasants by the nobility who ruled over them.
The worst cruelties were inflicted on the peasants by the nobility who ruled over them.
by Lorelili March 2, 2011
Get the nobilitymug. by Lorelili March 21, 2011
Get the mysophobiamug.