August Strindberg(1849 – 1912), Johan August Strindberg, schwedischer Schriftsteller und Künstler, gilt als einer der wichtigsten schwedischen Autoren

verb intr.: To camp in comforts or luxuries not typically available in camping, such as electricity, plumbing, beds, etc.

noun: Someone with whom one is friendly, despite feeling hostility.

Definition: (noun) An uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder action. Synonyms: misgiving, qualm. Usage: Lady Macbeth is impatient with her husband's scruples and goads him into killing the king. Discuss

«Quando agisci cresce il coraggio. Quando rimandi cresce la paura.» (Publilio Siro)

Elbert Hubbard(1856 – 1915 (auf der Lusitania)), Elbert Green Hubbard, amerikanischer Schriftsteller, Essayist, Philosoph und Verleger

Definition: (noun) A rail and the row of balusters or posts that support it, as along the front of a gallery. Synonyms: banister, handrail. Usage: She leaned over the balustrade, trying to see what was happening below. Discuss

«Una società di persone che non sognano non potrebbe esistere. Sarebbero morti in due settimane.»

Friedrich Löchner(1915 – 2013), Pseudonym: Erich Ellinger, deutscher Pädagoge, Dichter und Autor

Definition: (noun) A separation or division into factions. Synonyms: discord, split. Usage: Heretics were burned for attempting to create a schism in the Catholic Church. Discuss

«Cos'ha fatto ieri la Juve? E tu pretendi di fare la rivoluzione senza sapere i risultati della Juve? » (Palmiro Togliatti)

Walter Ludin(*1945), Schweizer Journalist, Redakteur, Aphoristiker und Buchautor, Mitglied des franziskanischen Ordens der Kapuziner

noun: The innermost, secret, or hidden parts of something.

Definition: (adjective) Bright green with or as if with vegetation. Synonyms: verdant. Usage: The lake was virid with bright algae on the surface. Discuss

«In politica il pensiero è importante, ma per realizzare il pensiero bisogna convincere gli altri a comportarsi in modo tale da realizzare il pensiero.» (Ciriaco De Mita)

Klaus Klages(*1938), deutscher Gebrauchsphilosoph und Abreißkalenderverleger

noun: A person who behaves in an arrogant and domineering manner in a group.

noun: Idle talk; nonsense. verb intr.: To talk idly.

Definition: (adjective) Having a wavy or rippled surface pattern. Used of fabric. Synonyms: watered. Usage: As the lady sat down, the folds of her moire silk dress rustled about her. Discuss

Stefan Rogal(*1965), Autor, Herausgeber und Kolumnist

noun: 1. Unsteady movement, such as the staggering, lurching, or nodding of the head or the body. 2. Stuttering or stammering

Definition: (noun) An article of movable personal property. Synonyms: personalty. Usage: Slaves were treated as chattel by plantation owners, who bought, sold, and even bet them in poker games. Discuss

«Gli ostacoli sono troppo alti per chi non ha ambizioni abbastanza forti.» (Stefano Pioli)

Max Verworn(1863 – 1921), Max Richard Constantin Verworn, deutscher Physiologe

noun: An unenforceable contract, one that’s void because of lack of consideration (something of value promised in exchange).

Definition: (adjective) Expressing contemptuous reproach; bringing disgrace. Synonyms: abusive, scornful, shameful, ignominious. Usage: His opprobrious conduct during an assembly earned him a series of Saturday detentions. Discuss

«In Italia non c'è più opinione pubblica. Non parlo dell'opposizione, ma di qualcosa o qualcuno trasversale ai partiti, che comunque si riconosca in comuni valori democratici. E che, come succede in altri paesi, dovrebbe "punire" – mettiamoci le virgolette, per carità – un capo del governo che non ha senso dello Stato, che non va…

«Gli ostacoli sono troppo alti per chi non ha ambizioni abbastanza forti.»

Pavel Kosorin(*1964), tschechischer Schriftsteller und Aphoristiker

Definition: (adjective) Endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness. Synonyms: animate. Usage: The living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage. Discuss

Unbekannt

Definition: (adjective) Hypocritically, complacently, or effusively earnest. Synonyms: fulsome, oleaginous, unctuous. Usage: His smarmy speech left no doubt that he actually felt superior to those he was meant to be praising. Discuss

Margarete Seemann(1893 – 1949), österreichische Roman-, Kinder- und Jugendbuchautorin, veröffentlichte auch unter dem Pseudonym Margarete Margmann

noun: Extravagance, especially in matters of food and drink.

Definition: (verb) To confuse; perplex. Synonyms: baffle, bewilder, nonplus, puzzle. Usage: The game was designed to flummox its players, presenting them with a series of complex riddles. Discuss

Manfred Hinrich(1926 – 2015), Dr. phil., deutscher Philosoph, Philologe, Lehrer, Journalist, Kinderliederautor, Aphoristiker und Schriftsteller

noun: Toothache.

Definition: (adjective) Excessively ornate or complex in style or language. Synonyms: bombastic, declamatory, orotund, tumid, large. Usage: Growing impatient with the politician's turgid prose, she turned off her television. Discuss

Friedrich Kayssler(1874 – 1945), Friedrich Martin Adalbert Kayssler, auch Friedrich Kayßler, deutscher Schauspieler, Schriftsteller und Komponist

adjective: Fishy.

Definition: (adjective) Lacking authenticity or validity in essence or origin; not genuine. Synonyms: specious, unauthentic. Usage: The professor explained to the student that her essay had received a "C" due to numerous examples of spurious reasoning. Discuss

adjective; Weekly.

Definition: (noun) One who wastes, especially one who wastes money; an idler or a loafer. Synonyms: prodigal, profligate. Usage: Despite his parents' best efforts to teach him responsibility, Sam grew up to be a wastrel who squandered his entire fortune. Discuss

Ernst Reinhardt(*1932), Dr. phil., Schweizer Publizist und Aphoristiker

adjective: Waxy.

Definition: (noun) A state of alarm or dread. Synonyms: apprehension. Usage: With trepidation, the children approached the haunted house. Discuss

Huey Colbinger(*1976), Songwriter & Lyriker

Definition: (verb) To censure strongly. Synonyms: abrade, condemn, denounce. Usage: The newspaper printed an editorial that excoriated the administration for its inaction. Discuss

“Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.”

Definition: (verb) To lie or creep in a prostrate position, as in subservience or humility. Synonyms: cower, cringe, fawn. Usage: The prisoners groveled before the emperor, hoping that he would commute their sentences. Discuss

François de La Rochefoucauld(1613 – 1680), François VI. de La Rochefoucauld, franz. Offizier, Diplomat und Schriftsteller

Definition: (adjective) Characterized by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity. Synonyms: overblown, grandiloquent, portentous. Usage: He read the proclamation aloud in a pompous voice, although nobody was paying attention. Discuss

Hans Ossenbach(1874 – 1945), deutscher Schriftsteller und Dichter

noun: 1. A line connecting the North Pole to the South Pole or a circle passing through the two poles. 2. Midday. 3. The highest point, as of power, prosperity, development, etc. adjective: 1. Relating to a meridian. 2. Relating to midday. 3. Relating to the highest point of someone’s power, prosperity, development, etc.

Definition: (noun) A jumble; a hodgepodge. Synonyms: patchwork, melange, ragbag. Usage: Inside the chest, he found a gaudy gallimaufry of old dresses, feathers, and sequins. Discuss

«L'io, io!… il più lurido di tutti i pronomi!… I pronomi! Sono i pidocchi del pensiero. Quando il pensiero ha i pidocchi, si gratta come tutti quelli che hanno i pidocchi… e nelle unghie, allora… ci ritrova i pronomi: i pronomi di persona.» (Carlo Emilio Gadda)

Max Verworn(1863 – 1921), Max Richard Constantin Verworn, deutscher Physiologe

noun: Midnight.

«L'io, io!… il più lurido di tutti i pronomi!… I pronomi! Sono i pidocchi del pensiero. Quando il pensiero ha i pidocchi, si gratta come tutti quelli che hanno i pidocchi… e nelle unghie, allora… ci ritrova i pronomi: i pronomi di persona.»

noun: Someone who is the same age as oneself.

Definition: (adjective) Tediously prolonged; tending to speak or write at excessive length. Synonyms: voluble, wordy. Usage: She was engaged in editing a prolix manuscript, trying to cut the length by at least a third. Discuss

Bernhard Krätzig(*1965), Architekt, Renaissance-Fan, Aphoristiker

adjective: In good time.

Definition: (noun) The habitation of a hermit or group of hermits. Synonyms: abbey, monastery, retreat. Usage: He spent two years in his hermitage near the lake, pondering the mysteries of the universe. Discuss

«Sono nata nello stesso palazzo di Walter Chiari a Verona, dove mio papà aveva uno studio dentistico e mio nonno faceva l’operaio delle ferrovie dello Stato. Ebbe un incidente a una gamba, mia mamma andò a trovarlo e io sono venuta al mondo lì, vicino a Giulietta e Romeo.» (Valeria Fabrizi)

Helmut Glatz(*1939), Schriftsteller, schreibt Kinderbücher und phantastische Erzählungen

Definition: (noun) The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language. Synonyms: ambage, periphrasis, evasion. Usage: He is long-winded and prone to circumlocution in his public speeches. Discuss

Definition: (noun) A rounded projection, especially an anatomical part. Synonyms: projection. Usage: She fastened her earrings, three brilliant pendants that glistened most beautifully, through the pierced lobes of her ears. Discuss

Kurt Haberstich(*1948), Schweizer Buchautor und Aphoristiker

noun: A system of restricting access to online content or services, making them accessible only upon payment.

«La gente non vuole la guerra. Nè in Russia, nè in Inghilterra, America o Germania. Sono i leader delle nazioni a determinare le regole. La questione è semplicemente quella di trascinare la gente, viva essa in democrazia, o in qualsiasi altro regime.» (Hermann Goering)

Stefan Rogal(*1965), Autor, Herausgeber und Kolumnist

noun: The purchase of a company for its talent rather than its products or services. verb tr.: To buy a company in this manner.

Definition: (noun) A compact or close-knit body of people. Synonyms: crowd, unit. Usage: The party members disagreed on many topics, but when it came to social issues, they formed a solid phalanx. Discuss

John Milton(1608 – 1674), englischer Diplomat, politischer Schriftsteller und Epiker

noun: An article or other piece of writing structured in the form of a list.

Definition: (adjective) Narrowly restricted in scope or outlook. Synonyms: insular. Usage: After moving to a big city, she had little patience for what she considered to be her parents' parochial attitudes. Discuss

KarlHeinz Karius(*1935), Urheber, Mensch und Werbeberater

noun: A situation that is a complete mess, especially when resulting from mismanagement.

Definition: (adjective) Having or causing a whirling sensation. Synonyms: whirling, dizzy. Usage: At the end of the trail, they still faced a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff. Discuss

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali(1058 – 1112), größter persischer Theologe des Islam, wandelte sich vom skeptischen Gelehrten zum ekstatischen Heiligen, gründete in Tus eine theologische Hochschule (Medrese)

Definition: (adjective) Hanging down; projecting. Synonyms: dangling, overhanging, suspended. Usage: An examination of the cave revealed nothing but hundreds of sleeping bats pendent from the ceiling. Discuss

noun: A sensationalized, often misleading, headline that is designed to entice users to click on a hyperlink.

Martin Gerhard Reisenberg(*1949), Diplom-Bibliothekar und Autor

Definition: (verb) To undergo thickening or cause to thicken, as by boiling or evaporation. Synonyms: condense, thicken. Usage: The recipe then instructed the cook to inspissate the sauce by adding flour. Discuss