to be concerned with something
61facetious — facetiously, adv. facetiousness, n. /feuh see sheuhs/, adj. 1. not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark. 2. amusing; humorous. 3. lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing, or frivolous: a… …
62-ist — a suffix of nouns, often corresponding to verbs ending in ize or nouns ending in ism, that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certain principles, doctrines, etc.: apologist; dramatist; machinist; novelist;… …
63pertinent — adjective formal directly concerned with something that is being considered: relevant: The investigator asked several highly pertinent questions. (+ to): Your remarks are not pertinent to today s discussion. pertinently adverb pertinence noun (U) …
64-ist — new aff. a suffix of nouns, often corresponding to verbs ending in ize or nouns ending in ism, that denote a person who practices, is expert in, or is concerned with something, or holds certain principles, doctrines, etc.: apologist; machinist;… …
65-ist — a suffix of nouns, often accompanying verbs ending in ise/ ize or nouns ending in ism, denoting someone who does, practises, or is concerned with something, or holds certain principles, doctrines, etc., as in apologist, dramatist, machinist,… …
66Universal value — Something is of universal value if it has the same value or worth for all, or almost all, people. This claim could mean two importantly different things. First, it could be that something has a universal value when everybody finds it valuable.… …
67Motor — Something that produces or refers to motion. For example, a motor neuron is a nerve cell that conveys an impulse to muscle for contraction, which moves a joint. * * * 1. In anatomy and physiology, denoting those neural structures which by the… …
68literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
69metaphysics — /met euh fiz iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the branch of philosophy that treats of first principles, includes ontology and cosmology, and is intimately connected with epistemology. 2. philosophy, esp. in its more abstruse branches. 3. the… …
70ethics — /eth iks/, n.pl. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a system of moral principles: the ethics of a culture. 2. the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.: medical ethics;… …
