4 definitions by RuddyWriter
Enticing, tempting, alluring, attractive, beguiling, especially sexually; sexy.
Of a nature that tempts somebody away from their responsibility.
Of a nature that tempts somebody away from their responsibility.
The femme fatale archetype is a beautiful, dangerously seductive woman who uses her charm, her wit, and her beauty to manipulate men into doing what she wants, usually to their ruin.
Tall, bull-shouldered, and sinewy, his aura oozed virility, his gaze was piercingly seductive yet gentle and protective.
Tall, bull-shouldered, and sinewy, his aura oozed virility, his gaze was piercingly seductive yet gentle and protective.
by RuddyWriter July 25, 2016
Also known as the Song of Solomon, a section of the Bible that is decidedly one of the most erotic, sensuous works of poetry that anybody can find.
It's one of the "scrolls" (megillot) of the Writings (Ketuvim), the last section of the Hebrew Bible. It is also the fifth book of Wisdom in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.
The whole structure and plot is that of a pair of lovers from courtship to marriage to consummation is a celebration of erotic love. While it can be argued that it's a metaphor for the union between Yahweh and the land of Israel (or that between Christ and the Church), it's just as likely very seductive romantic poetry.
It's one of the "scrolls" (megillot) of the Writings (Ketuvim), the last section of the Hebrew Bible. It is also the fifth book of Wisdom in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.
The whole structure and plot is that of a pair of lovers from courtship to marriage to consummation is a celebration of erotic love. While it can be argued that it's a metaphor for the union between Yahweh and the land of Israel (or that between Christ and the Church), it's just as likely very seductive romantic poetry.
The "Song of Songs" features such gems as these:
"...She:
Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest
is my beloved among the young men.
I delight to sit in his shade,
and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
Let him lead me to the banquet hall,
and let his banner over me be love.
Strengthen me with raisins,
refresh me with apples,
for I am faint with love..."
"He:
...How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride!
How much more pleasing is your love than wine,
and the fragrance of your perfume
more than any spice!
Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride;
milk and honey are under your tongue.
The fragrance of your garments
is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
You are a locked garden, my sister, my bride;
you are a spring enclosed, a sealed fountain...
She:
Awake, north wind,
and come, south wind!
Blow on my garden,
that its fragrance may spread everywhere.
Let my beloved come into his garden
and taste its choice fruits..."
"...He:
How beautiful your sandaled feet,
O prince’s daughter!
Your graceful legs are like jewels,
the work of an artist’s hands.
Your navel* is a rounded goblet
that never lacks blended wine.
Your waist is a mound of wheat
encircled by lilies.
Your breasts are like two fawns,
like twin fawns of a gazelle..."
*The "navel" translation is interesting since, in the original Hebrew, he seems to be describing her vulva.
"...She:
Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest
is my beloved among the young men.
I delight to sit in his shade,
and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
Let him lead me to the banquet hall,
and let his banner over me be love.
Strengthen me with raisins,
refresh me with apples,
for I am faint with love..."
"He:
...How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride!
How much more pleasing is your love than wine,
and the fragrance of your perfume
more than any spice!
Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride;
milk and honey are under your tongue.
The fragrance of your garments
is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
You are a locked garden, my sister, my bride;
you are a spring enclosed, a sealed fountain...
She:
Awake, north wind,
and come, south wind!
Blow on my garden,
that its fragrance may spread everywhere.
Let my beloved come into his garden
and taste its choice fruits..."
"...He:
How beautiful your sandaled feet,
O prince’s daughter!
Your graceful legs are like jewels,
the work of an artist’s hands.
Your navel* is a rounded goblet
that never lacks blended wine.
Your waist is a mound of wheat
encircled by lilies.
Your breasts are like two fawns,
like twin fawns of a gazelle..."
*The "navel" translation is interesting since, in the original Hebrew, he seems to be describing her vulva.
by RuddyWriter July 16, 2017
Adjective. Comparative, fairer; Superlative, fairest
Original meaning is "beautiful", "elegant", "attractive". Derived from Old English "faeger" and Old Norse "fagr", and from proto-Germanic "fagraz" ("suitable", "fitting", "nice"). Applies to the weather as well as to physical beauty.
Since the nobility in England generally defined what beauty was, and since the nobility were pale because they were rich enough that they didn't have to work under the sun, "fair" took on the connotation of "pale" or "bright" in color; fair-haired, fair-skinned, etc.
Through loosening of the meaning of the word, "fair" also came to mean "just", "equitable", as in "a fair trial".
Original meaning is "beautiful", "elegant", "attractive". Derived from Old English "faeger" and Old Norse "fagr", and from proto-Germanic "fagraz" ("suitable", "fitting", "nice"). Applies to the weather as well as to physical beauty.
Since the nobility in England generally defined what beauty was, and since the nobility were pale because they were rich enough that they didn't have to work under the sun, "fair" took on the connotation of "pale" or "bright" in color; fair-haired, fair-skinned, etc.
Through loosening of the meaning of the word, "fair" also came to mean "just", "equitable", as in "a fair trial".
-A fair-minded, fair-haired fair maid proved that her heart, mind, and soul were as fair as her body.
-Ten dollars off of the usual price? Sounds fair.
-Ten dollars off of the usual price? Sounds fair.
by RuddyWriter July 8, 2015
A series of waves in a body of water (ocean, sea, lake, etc) that wreaks havoc on the coastlines of said body of water. Caused by displacement of the water, like throwing a rock into a pond; mostly caused by earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, the occasional asteroid/comet, anything that disrupts the water.
Unlike ordinary waves, tsunami waves act more like shock waves from an explosion; they affect the whole water column from the surface to the sea floor and in the open sea travel as fast as an airliner. In deep water, they hardly look different from normal waves, but as they approach the shore they slow down, their energy is compressed, and they turn into monsters: the water often drains from the beach, exposing the sea floor and stranding boats and sea animals (people should know that this is a warning to run like hell for high ground); then the first of a series of increasingly huge waves batter the coastline and sweep people inland, one wave coming in just as the previous one is draining away; finally, the waves drain back to sea, dragging debris and people with them and leaving the coast a mass of wreckage.
Unlike ordinary waves, tsunami waves act more like shock waves from an explosion; they affect the whole water column from the surface to the sea floor and in the open sea travel as fast as an airliner. In deep water, they hardly look different from normal waves, but as they approach the shore they slow down, their energy is compressed, and they turn into monsters: the water often drains from the beach, exposing the sea floor and stranding boats and sea animals (people should know that this is a warning to run like hell for high ground); then the first of a series of increasingly huge waves batter the coastline and sweep people inland, one wave coming in just as the previous one is draining away; finally, the waves drain back to sea, dragging debris and people with them and leaving the coast a mass of wreckage.
The Japanese are regularly visited by tsunami. The evidence for this is the word itself, which means "harbor wave" in Japanese, referring to the great damage that the waves do to ports (among other things). But even the Japanese are taken by surprise; the 2011 Tokohu earthquake and tsunami proved tsunami barriers useless (many of the 15,000 victims died because of a false sense of security) and nearly created the next Chernobyl.
The Minoan civilization on Crete was severely crippled by many tsunami around 1600 BC when Thera (Santorini) blasted itself 20 miles into the sky.
The Minoan civilization on Crete was severely crippled by many tsunami around 1600 BC when Thera (Santorini) blasted itself 20 miles into the sky.
by RuddyWriter March 9, 2016