adjective: 1. Of a reddish-brown color. 2. Relating to a spadix, the floral spike usually enclosed in a spathe.

«L'arcobaleno è il mio messaggio d'amore, | può darsi un giorno ti riesca a toccare, | con i colori si può cancellare | il più avvilente e desolante squallore.» (Adriano Celentano)

«Alla folla è bastato un momento per rimuovere la testa di Lavoisier. Un secolo non sarà sufficiente per riprodurla.»

Das Leben kann nur in der Schau nach rückwärts verstanden, aber nur in der Schau nach vorwärts gelebt werden. Søren KierkegaardDänischer Schriftsteller1813 – 1855

© Martin Gerhard Reisenberg(1949 – 2023), Diplom-Bibliothekar und Autor

adjective: Tawny; brownish-yellow or orange.

Definition: (verb) Come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect. Synonyms: backlash, recoil. Usage: Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble. Discuss

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

Definition: (adjective) Incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances. Synonyms: rigid, inflexible. Usage: Indeed there may be generally observed in him an unbending, unyielding, brass-bound air, as if he were himself the bassoon of the human orchestra. Discuss

Paul Steinmüller(1870 – 1940), deutscher Schriftsteller

Definition: (adjective) <i>Zoology</i> Giving birth to living offspring that develop within the mother's body. Most mammals and some other animals are viviparous. Synonyms: live-bearing. Usage: Viviparous offspring live independently and require an external food supply from birth. Discuss

«Un avventuriero è colui che fa sì che un’avventura accada.» (Guy Debord)

© Melanie Fechner(*1985), deutsche Philosophin

noun: An inherited overproduction of melanin leading to unusually dark coloration.

«Un avventuriero è colui che fa sì che un’avventura accada.»