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EXAMPLES OF NEBULIZE
- The details of the contract slowly nebulized in my mind, making it difficult to remember specific terms.
- The once-clear skyline began to nebulize, obscured by layers of smog and mist.
joie de vivre
[ zhwa duh vee-vruh ]
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noun
a delight in being alive; keen, carefree enjoyment of living
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- Apparently in English use since the late 1880s.
- Directly from French, literally “joy of living.”
- Compare other words stemming from the Latin verb vivere, “to live:” vivid, vivisection, convivial.
EXAMPLES OF JOIE DE VIVRE
- Traveling to new and exciting places always filled him with a sense of joie de vivre.
- The artist’s work captured the essence of joie de vivre, celebrating the simple pleasures of life.
estival
[ es-tuh-vuhl ]
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adjective
pertaining or appropriate to summer
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- First recorded in Middle English between 1350鈥�1400.
- From Late Latin 补别蝉迟墨惫腻濒颈蝉, equivalent to Latin 补别蝉迟墨惫(耻蝉), 鈥渙f or relating to summer鈥� + -腻濒颈蝉, -al1.
- Also spelled as aestival.
EXAMPLES OF ESTIVAL
- They enjoyed the estival breeze while having a picnic by the lake.
- The estival heat radiated off the asphalt, making the city feel like an oven.
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