attitude (noun)

  • 91pacifism — noun Etymology: French pacifisme, from pacifique pacific Date: 1902 1. opposition to war or violence as a means of settling disputes; specifically refusal to bear arms on moral or religious grounds 2. an attitude or policy of nonresistance •… …

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  • 92passivism — noun Date: 1872 a passive attitude, behavior, or way of life • passivist noun …

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  • 93quietism — noun Date: 1687 1. a. a system of religious mysticism teaching that perfection and spiritual peace are attained by annihilation of the will and passive absorption in contemplation of God and divine things b. a passive withdrawn attitude or policy …

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  • 94romanticism — noun Date: 1823 1. often capitalized a. (1) a literary, artistic, and philosophical movement originating in the 18th century, characterized chiefly by a reaction against neoclassicism and an emphasis on the imagination and emotions, and marked… …

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  • 95acceptance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, full, total, unconditional, wholehearted ▪ conditional, grudging, reluctant ▪ gradual …

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  • 96heart — noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ healthy, strong ▪ bad, weak ▪ beating, pounding, racing ▪ …

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  • 97movement — noun 1 act of moving ADJECTIVE ▪ big ▪ little, slight, small, tiny ▪ The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. ▪ …

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  • 98obstacle — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, major ▪ chief, greatest, main ▪ enormous, formidable, huge, serious …

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  • 99reaction — noun 1 response ADJECTIVE ▪ extreme, strong, violent ▪ favourable/favorable, positive ▪ adverse, hostile, negative …

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  • 100spirit — noun 1 mind or feelings ADJECTIVE ▪ human ▪ It is a testimony to the triumph of the human spirit. PREPOSITION ▪ in spirit ▪ I will be with you in spi …

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