![]() ![]() Synonyms: pacified, non-violent, peaceful.Definition: not inclined to violence and aggression.Example: He is an honest and neutral police officer.Synonyms: unbiased, impartial, objective, unprejudiced.Definition: without any bias or partiality.Synonyms: obsessive, compulsive, overwrought.Definition: marked by symptoms of neurosis.Example: He heard everyone’s suggestions with a nonchalant attitude.Synonyms: casual, indifferent, cool, calm.Definition: marked by a lack of concern or interest towards anything.Example: His nonplussed expressions at the verdict were seen by everyone.Synonyms: bewildered, puzzled, confounded.Definition: filled by confusion and surprise.These popular adjectives that start with the letter N are thoroughly analyzed, with meanings and synonyms. The popular adjective words that start with N in the following list can help you make your presentation more professional and precise in its content. Example: He is a nonsensical man arguing so much over minimal things.Definition: marked with absurdity or without common sense.Example: Every kid is scared of her nutty grandfather.Example: You must stay away from a nauseous person.Synonyms: disrespectful, offensive, repulsive.Definition: causing offense and disrespect.Example: David has got some really naughty kids.Synonyms: mischievous, impish, puckish, playful.Definition: playful in an annoying manner.I did not find a definition or a quotation in the OED for yare that meansĬleverly contrived (The OP's definition #3 of nimble. Thus, yare, does indeed imply nimble as in the OP's definition #2 of nimble:Ģ.quick to understand, think, devise, etc.: a nimble mind The OED (same link as above) also has a quotation from 1275, showing that yare-witel means quick witted. manded 25 of his yarer gallies.to assault our right Wing Of a ship: Moving lightly and easily answering readily to theġ658 Earl of Monmouth tr. ![]() Norfolk, and is pronounced yar, = brisk, active, lively.Īnother definition of yare in the OED (same link) should really have added the Katherine Hepburn line, but instead chose to end its list of examples with a 1658 quotation.Ģ b. Ward Wooden World Dissected 11 It's the Trick of a Houndġ869 Athenæum 28 Aug. Has routed up here, been buried as deep in his Church-yard, the Yarestīoar in his Parish wou'd hardly have tost up his Snout at it.ġ707 E. Alert, nimble, active, brisk, quick.ġ698 J. Has a lengthy entry with many examples, of which I list only three. The difference between yare and nimble is that yare is obsolete and hardly ever used (except by Katherine Hepburn playing in High-Society 70 years ago), and nimble is a word in common use. quick to understand, think, devise, etc.:Īlso want to include where I came across the weird word in the first place:.quick and light in movement moving with ease agile active rapid: nimble feet.(of a ship) quick to the helm easily handled or maneuvered.I am of course not conidering yare 2 (or really even yare 3) in the context of this question, just yare 1. So when would you ever use yare 1 specifically over nimble 1?Īlso, I think what is adding to my confusion is that the "archaic" yare 3 definition includes nimble as a synonym. Based on the definitions, yare 1 seems like a subset of nimble, that is to say, anytime you could use yare 1, you could use nimble 1 instead, but nimble 2 and nimble 3 are clearly (I think) distinct from yare 1. ![]()
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