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Lincolnesque
adjective
like or characteristic of Abraham Lincoln: a Lincolnesque compassion.
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The uncommon adjective Lincolnesque can be used to refer to President Lincoln鈥檚 physical features, in particular his homely face with its deep furrows and his beard, or to qualities of his character and intellect. The adjectival suffix –esque 鈥渋n the style or manner of鈥� comes from French, from Italian –esco, from Vulgar Latin –iscus. The suffix –iscus is a borrowing from Germanic –iska-, source of German –isch, English –ish, and akin to Slavic –ski (-sky). The proper name Lincoln comes from the city of Lincoln, the county seat of Lincolnshire, England. The Latin name for the city is Lindum Colonia, from the Celtic noun lindo 鈥減ool, lake鈥� (Welsh llyn); Colonia here means specifically a retirement community for veterans (in this case the Legio IX Hispana 鈥�9th Legion鈥擲panish,鈥� which was stationed in the area from a.d. 43 on). Lincolnesque entered English in the first half of the 20th century.
how is Lincolnesque used?
… Captain America, the embodiment of a kind of Lincolnesque optimism, poses a direct question for me: Why would anyone believe in The Dream?
Given Mr. Obama鈥檚 particular fondness for Lincolnesque oratory, it鈥檚 surprising that he hasn鈥檛 adopted one of Lincoln鈥檚 favorite habits: quoting Shakespeare.
soniferous
adjective
conveying or producing sound.
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The adjective soniferous 鈥渃onveying or producing sound鈥� is Latinate but not Latin. The first two syllables, soni-, are a combining form of the Latin noun sonus 鈥渟ound.鈥� The second two syllables, –ferous 鈥渂earing, producing,鈥� make a hybrid suffix from the Latin suffix –fer 鈥渃arrying, bearing鈥� (as in aquifer) and the English suffix –ous 鈥減ossessing, full of,鈥� which comes via Old French –ous, –eus, –eux from Latin –艒蝉耻蝉. Soniferous entered English in the early 18th century.
how is soniferous used?
Since World War II biologists have learned much more about the characteristic sounds of many soniferous marine animals.
There is even an entire family of fishes, the Haemulidae or 鈥済runts,鈥� whose common name reflects their soniferous tendencies.
More about asana
The noun asana, 鈥渁ny of the postures in a yoga exercise,鈥� comes from the Sanskrit noun 腻蝉补苍补尘 鈥�(act of) sitting, sitting position,鈥� from the Sanskrit root 腻蝉– 鈥渢o sit, be seated,鈥� from the Proto-Indo-European root 脓蝉– 鈥渢o sit,鈥� found only in Indo-Iranian, Greek, and Hittite: Sanskrit 腻虂蝉迟别, Avestan 腻蝉te, Greek h脓蝉tai, and Hittite esa, esari all mean 鈥渉e sits.鈥� Asana entered English in the first half of the 19th century.
how is asana used?
Getting in to the correct聽asana聽is good but you must also train your mind not to oscillate.
I can still do some asanas. And I never could get the hang of meditation, but I still can do an asana or two.