The word for today is…
mawkish (adj) – 1. Excessively and objectionably sentimental.
2. Archaic Having a sickening taste.
Source : The Free Dictionary
Etymology : 1660s, “sickly, nauseated” (a sense now obsolete), from Middle English mawke “maggot” (early 15th century; see maggot), but the literal sense of “maggoty” is not found. Figurative meaning “sickeningly sentimental, insipid” is recorded by 1702.
The word for today is… allegory (noun) - 1: the expression of truths or generalizations about human existence by means of symbolic figures and actions 2: a symbolic representation Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Allegory is the expression of truths or generalizations about human existence by means of symbolic fictional figures and
The word for today is… prototype (noun) - 1: an original model on which something is patterned : archetype 2: an individual that exhibits the essential features of a later type 3: a standard or typical example 4: a first full-scale and usually functional form of a new type or design
The word for today is… paramour (noun) - : lover - specifically : an illicit or secret lover Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Paramour came to English from French (a language based on Latin), though the modern French don't use the word. Since par amour meant "through love", it implies
The word for today is… vacuous (adjective) - 1: emptied of or lacking content 2: marked by lack of ideas or intelligence : stupid, inane 3: devoid of serious occupation : idle Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : As you might have guessed, "vacuous" shares the same root as "vacuum"-the
Leading by an example that astonished the Classical world.
From Dublin to Sydney, these pioneers laboured in obscurity.
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The word for today is… allegory (noun) - 1: the expression of truths or generalizations about human existence by means of symbolic figures and actions 2: a symbolic representation Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Allegory is the expression of truths or generalizations about human existence by means of symbolic fictional figures and
