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chiaroscuro
[ kee-ahr-uh-skyoor-oh ]
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noun
the distribution of light and shade in a picture.
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Why Dictionary.com chose chiaroscuro
More about chiaroscuro
- Chiaroscuro was first recorded in English between 1680鈥�90.
- Chiaroscuro comes from Italian and is composed of chiaro, meaning “bright,” and oscuro, meaning “dark.”
- From chiaro comes the English word clear, “free from darkness; light,” and from oscuro听肠辞尘别蝉 obscure, “not clear” or “lacking in light.”
- Leonardo da Vinci and (Michelangelo Merisi da) Caravaggio famously utilized the technique of chiaroscuro in their works of art.
EXAMPLES OF CHIAROSCURO
- The photograph captured the beautiful chiaroscuro of the sunset, with vibrant hues blending seamlessly into deepening shadows.
- The filmmaker expertly crafted a scene using chiaroscuro to heighten the tension, casting eerie shadows across the dimly lit room.
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Why Dictionary.com chose coriaceous
More about coriaceous
- Coriaceous was first recorded in 1665鈥�75.
- Coriaceous comes from聽the Late Latin word 肠辞谤颈腻肠别耻蝉, which means “leathern.”
- The related word corium, used in the fields of anatomy and zoology, means “skin.”
- The –aceous suffix means 鈥渞esembling, having the nature of鈥� or 鈥渕ade of,鈥� and it occurs in loanwords from Latin such as cretaceous, “resembling or containing chalk,” and herbaceous, “herblike.”
EXAMPLES OF CORIACEOUS
- The book’s binding was made with a coriaceous material, giving it a luxurious leather-like appearance.
- The ancient warriors’ armor was coriaceous, providing them with both protection and the durability of leather.
decision fatigue
[ dih-sizh-uhn fuh-teeg ]
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mental and emotional exhaustion resulting from excessive or relentless decision-making.
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- Decision fatigue was first recorded in the early 2000s and was first used in the fields of psychology and psychiatry.
- The concept is based on the mental and emotional fatigue caused by making on average over 35,000 decisions a day.
- Decision was first recorded in 1425鈥�75 and ultimately comes from the Latin word 诲脓肠墨蝉颈艒苍-, which is a stem of 诲脓肠墨蝉颈艒, 鈥渁 cutting off.鈥�
- Fatigue was first recorded in 1685鈥�95 and comes from the French verb fatiguer, from Latin 蹿补迟墨驳腻谤别 鈥渢o tire.”
EXAMPLES OF DECISION FATIGUE
- After a long and busy day at work, I experienced decision fatigue and found it difficult to choose what to have for dinner.
- The constant bombardment of options and choices in today’s society can lead to decision fatigue, leaving individuals feeling mentally drained.
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