Definitions by jafje

Amenity 

1. Gesture and words of courtesy or pleasantness, protocol.

2. An attractive extra: the features that, when taken together, make a place such as a hotel or resort attractive to guests or customers.

3. A Luxery when in a poor or undeveloped country.

1. The secretary of state and the foreign minister engaged in the usual diplomatic amenities before signing the treaty.

2. Usual amenities such as hair dryers and a microwave in every room.

3. Having a pool in your back yard is considered an amenity when you live in Africa.

Amenity by Jafje April 26, 2007

Empathy

1. The ability to identify with and understand somebody else's feelings or difficulties.

2. The transfer of somebody's own feelings and emotions to an object such as a painting.

Empathy..
1. Just someone who is very understanding or an empath.
2. Someone who puts his feelings in art.

Empathy by Jafje April 16, 2007

Aesthetic 

ADJECTIVE:

1. Beautiful.

2. Sensitive to or appreciative of art or beauty.

3. Relating to the philosophical principles of aesthetics.

NOUN:

A set of principles about art.

ADJECTIVE:
1. Aesthetic - beautiful.
2. Someone who loves art.
3. Principles of/about art.

NOUN:
The modernist aesthetic.

Aesthetic by Jafje April 16, 2007

Immolation 

To kill a person or an animal, e.g. as a ritual sacrifice, or commit suicide as a protest.
Especially by burning, but NOT necessarily.

They performed immolation on a chicken.

Immolation by Jafje April 15, 2007

Afflict 

To cause severe physical or mental distress or damage to something or somebody.

The weapon's afflict damages the shield beyond repair.

Afflict by Jafje April 15, 2007

Intermingle 

To mix something together with something else, or become mixed together.

The scents of roses and honeysuckle intermingled.

Intermingle by Jafje April 15, 2007

Rampant 

1. Occurring unchecked: Happening in an unrestrained manner, usually so as to be regarded as a menace
rampant inflation.

2. Botany growing wildly: Growing strongly and to a very large size, or spreading uncontrollably.

3. Fierce: Exhibiting ferocious behavior or fierceness of spirit.

4. Heraldry on hind legs: Describes a heraldic beast depicted rearing up, in profile, and with its forelegs raised, the right one above the left.

5. Construction with unequal supports: Having a support or an abutment that is higher on one side than the other.

1. A rampant action.
2. A rampant plant.
3. A rampant person.

Rampant by Jafje April 15, 2007