Definition: (noun) A person of no influence. Synonyms: nobody, nonentity. Usage: He was a cipher in the estimation of the public, and nobody attached any importance to what he thought or did. Discuss

«Il rango non conferisce privilegi o potenza. Esso conferisce responsabilità.» (Louis Armstrong)

noun: One overly concerned with their personal appearance: dandy. adjective: Overly concerned about one’s appearance.

Definition: (verb) Move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position. Synonyms: cuddle, draw close, nest, nestle, snuggle. Usage: We nuzzled against each other to keep warm and quickly fell asleep. Discuss

«Se sono qui è perché l’ho meritato, l’ho guadagnato ed è giusto che sia così. Mi fido di me stessa, zero paranoie zero ansie.» (Lorena Cesarini)

«Il rango non conferisce privilegi o potenza. Esso conferisce responsabilità.»

Definition: (adjective) Harsh or corrosive in tone. Synonyms: acid, blistering, caustic, vitriolic, acrid, acerbic, bitter, virulent. Usage: Her sulfurous denunciation of the governor was aired on the news that evening. Discuss

adjective: Threatening or menacing.

Von allen Welten, die der Mensch erschaffen hat, ist die der Bücher die Gewaltigste. Heinrich HeineDeutscher Dichter und Journalist1797 – 1856

© Ernst Ferstl(*1955), österreichischer Lehrer, Dichter und Aphoristiker

Definition: (adjective) Marked by pompousness; pretentiously weighty. Synonyms: overblown, pompous, grandiloquent, pontifical. Usage: His hands, large and coarse, were plentifully bedecked with rings; and he wore a heavy gold watch-chain, with a bundle of seals of portentous size, and a great variety of colors, attached to it. Discuss

adjective: So wicked as to defy description: abominable, appalling.

Ein leidenschaftlicher Raucher, der immer von der Gefahr des Rauchens für die Gesundheit liest, hört in den meisten Fällen auf – zu lesen. Winston ChurchillBritischer Politiker und Nobelpreisträger1874 – 1965

Definition: (adjective) Turned or twisted toward one side. Synonyms: askew, awry, lopsided, skew-whiff, wonky. Usage: He noticed that his tie was cockeyed and made sure to straighten it before meeting with the company executives. Discuss

Die meisten Menschen haben vor einer Wahrheit mehr Angst als vor einer Lüge. Ernst FerstlÖsterreichischer Lehrer und Autor*1955