Luddz's definitions

empathy

Empathy is like sympathy but suggests an even closer relationship.

Sympathetic people try to be understanding and compassionate, but people who have empathy feel that they are inside someone else's mind and emotional being, feel that they are the other person for a while. They live with and share the other's joy, sorrow, pain, fear, love. Readers are often empathetic toward (identify with") one or more fictional characters.

by Luddz June 6, 2015

Abattoir

A fancy word for slaughterhouse.

There was so much blood it was reminiscent of an abattoir.

by Luddz May 19, 2015

Piano

A musical instrument that is operated by pressing black and white keys, thereby depressing the spirits of those listening .

When she played the piano and great sadness filled the room.

by Luddz January 31, 2015

hand-minded

People who prefer and are more adept at manual activities rather than mental ones.

Schools should make special provisions for their hand-minded students.

by Luddz June 12, 2015

alleger

One who claims or asserts that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically without proof that this is the case.

The alleger, the one who stated the allegation, is in the next room sipping her tea all prim and proper-like.

by Luddz June 4, 2015

blinkard

One with bad eyes; a stupid or obtuse person; someone who ignores or avoids something.

The old blinkard didn't know what hit him because he just couldn't pay attention to where he was going.

by Luddz May 27, 2015

Ork

screw in a bizarre manner

they thought he was a cow orker, but he was just a yes-man.

by Luddz January 28, 2015