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solipsism
noun
extreme preoccupation with and indulgence of one's feelings, desires, etc.; egoistic self-absorption.
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The usual sense of solipsism is 鈥渆xtreme preoccupation with and indulgence of one’s feelings or desires; egoistic self-absorption,鈥� and not the philosophical sense 鈥渢he theory that only the self exists or can be proved to exist.鈥� Solipsism comes from New Latin 蝉艒濒颈辫蝉颈蝉尘耻蝉 鈥渆xtreme self-centeredness,鈥� formed from the Latin adjective 蝉艒濒(耻蝉) 鈥渓one, alone,鈥� the pronoun and adjective ips(e) 鈥渉imself, herself,鈥� and –ismus, a noun suffix borrowed from Greek –颈蝉尘贸蝉, forming action nouns from verbs ending in –铆锄别颈苍 (-颈锄腻谤别 in Latin), as bapt颈蝉尘贸蝉 鈥渄ipping, baptism鈥� (baptismus in Latin), from bapt铆锄别颈苍 (bapt颈锄腻谤别 in Latin). A literal translation of 蝉艒濒颈辫蝉颈尘耻蝉 would be the ungainly 鈥渕yselfaloneism.鈥� Solipsism entered English in the first half of the 19th century.
how is solipsism used?
Murdoch’s fiction frequently offers work as the way out of the self-serving fantasies of solipsism, even simple labor proving therapeutic.
鈥淟ady Bird鈥� takes its protagonist through adolescent solipsism to recognition and gratitude ….
bon vivant
noun
a person who lives luxuriously and enjoys good food and drink.
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Bon vivant is completely unnaturalized in English; indeed, if the term were naturalized, it would lose its je ne sais quoi. In French bon vivant simply means 鈥済ood liver鈥� (a person, not the organ about which every French person is concerned). Bon is a masculine singular adjective meaning 鈥済ood,鈥� which comes straight from Latin bonus. Vivant is the masculine singular present participle of vivre 鈥渢o live,鈥� straight from Latin 惫墨惫别谤别. The plural of bon vivant is bons vivants, which has the same pronunciation. One also sees the feminine form (not nearly so common), bonne vivante and its plural bonnes vivantes. Bon vivant entered English at the end of the 17th century.
how is bon vivant used?
… his creditors had tampered with his honest name and reputation as a bon vivant. He have bad wine! For shame! He had the best from the best wine-merchant …..
Jean-Jacques was a bon vivant and might even bring along a couple Cuban cigars ….
pepita
noun
the edible seed of a pumpkin or squash, used in cooking and often dried or toasted and eaten as a snack food.
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Pepita in 16th-century Spanish meant 鈥渘aturally occurring nugget or lump of metal, especially gold,鈥� an extension of its original meaning 鈥渟eed, kernel.鈥� The more recent sense of pepita, 鈥渢he edible seed of a pumpkin or squash,鈥� arose聽in the early 1940s.
how is pepita used?
… if you want a crunchy, moderately healthy Halloween snack to munch on … head to the bulk aisle of your local health food store and pick up some聽pepitas聽that are actually fit for human consumption.
Claire ladled out a Hubbard squash bisque sprinkled with chili-crusted pepitas.