Definition: (verb) To break out anew or come into renewed activity, as after a period of quiescence. Synonyms: develop, break. Usage: These political movements recrudesce from time to time. Discuss

«La cultura crea individui, l'industria vuole la massa.» (Gino Paoli)

Therese Keiter(1859 – 1925), geb. Kellner, Pseudonym: M. Herbert, deutsche Schriftstellerin

verb tr., intr.: To raise a trivial or frivolous objection. noun: A trivial or frivolous objection.

Definition: (verb) Mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained. Synonyms: blotch, streak. Usage: Her first words had caused the red of humiliation to mottle his already ruby visage to a semblance of purple. Discuss

© Jürgen Wilbert(*1945), Dr. phil., deutscher Literat und Aphoristiker

Definition: (noun) A small child. Synonyms: kid, minor, child, tiddler, youngster, nestling, shaver, small fry, tyke. Usage: I could not have been much more than a nipper when you last saw me, but now I am all grown up. Discuss

«Ero cattolica, siamo tutti cattolici. In Italia si parla molto di cattolicesimo ma non c’è fede. Scarseggia la fede, religione ce n’è d’avanzo. Ho conosciuto un pastore evangelico che mi ha parlato di Gesù. Se avessi incontrato un prete cattolico altrettanto convincente l’avrei seguito. Il mio pastore, che è poi una donna brasiliana, mi ha…

Aus Japan

Definition: (adjective) Lacking pathways. Synonyms: pathless, roadless, untrodden. Usage: They had to traverse the most dreary and desolate mountains, and barren and trackless wastes, uninhabited by man, or occasionally infested by predatory and cruel savages. Discuss

Eduard Mörike(1804 – 1875), deutscher Erzähler, Lyriker und Dichter

noun: 1. Any of various horizontal lines on the side of a ship indicating the depth to which it may be immersed under various conditions. 2. A threshold or limit.

Definition: (noun) Doubt about the truth of something. Synonyms: disbelief, incredulity, mental rejection. Usage: Ghek made no reply, nor did his expressionless face denote either belief or skepticism. Discuss

© Peter Brück(*1957), Kommunikationstrainer, Diversity Management

adjective: 1. Relating to Dante or his writings. 2. Having a hellish quality.