Shakespearean Imagination
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It's Wednesday again, which means another installment of Shakespearean Imagination!
Without further ado, I give you today’s word:
varied : var•ied ˈve(ə)rēd/ (adjective) (verb):
adjective
- incorporating a number of different types or elements; showing variation or variety
verb
- differed in size, amount, degree, or nature from something else of the same general class
- changed from one condition, form, or state to another
- introduced modifications or changes into (something) so as to make it different or less uniform
Synonyms as an adjective: diverse – assorted – miscellaneous – mixed – sundry – heterogenous
Synonyms as a verb: differed – fluctuated – changed – altered – shifted – modified – adjusted
First seen (as an adjective) in Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus (written 1593- 1594). The full text of the play may be found here.
It's Wednesday again, which means another installment of Shakespearean Imagination!
Without further ado, I give you today’s word:
adjective
- incorporating a number of different types or elements; showing variation or variety
verb
- differed in size, amount, degree, or nature from something else of the same general class
- changed from one condition, form, or state to another
- introduced modifications or changes into (something) so as to make it different or less uniform
Synonyms as an adjective: diverse – assorted – miscellaneous – mixed – sundry – heterogenous
Synonyms as a verb: differed – fluctuated – changed – altered – shifted – modified – adjusted
First seen (as an adjective) in Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus (written 1593- 1594). The full text of the play may be found here.
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Date: 2014-06-05 03:07 pm (UTC)Long time, no see!
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