Enkun sanoi

magnanimous = jalomielinen

  • generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person.

  • "she should be magnanimous in victory"


relegated = putoaa

  • assign an inferior rank or position to.

  • "they aim to prevent women from being relegated to a secondary role"


celluloid = selluloidi

  • a transparent flammable plastic made in sheets from camphor and nitrocellulose, formerly used for cinematographic film.

  • the cinema as a genre.
    "having made the leap from theatre to celluloid, she can now make more money"


lustreless = himmeä

  • not bright or shiny; dull.

  • "her uncombed, lustreless black hair"


languidly = hitaasti

  • slowly and with little energy, often in an attractive way: 

  • She lounged languidly by the swimming pool.


plaintively = surumielisesti

  • showing or expressing sorrow  

  • Mournful, sad. a plaintive sigh. plaintively adverb


superfluous = tarpeeton

  • unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.

  • "the purchaser should avoid asking for superfluous information"

 dike = pato

  • a long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding from the sea.

  • a low wall or earthwork serving as a boundary or defence.
    "Offa's Dyke"


tremulous = värisevä

  • shaking or quivering slightly.

  • "Barbara's voice was tremulous"


armistice = aselepo 

  • a formal agreement between two countries or groups at war to stop fighting for a particular time


staccato = 

  • performed with each note sharply detached or separated from the others.

  • "a staccato rhythm"


legato = 

  • in a smooth flowing manner, without breaks between notes.

  • "the notes were played legato by the bassoons"


mealy = jauhoinen

  • resembling or containing meal.

  • "a mealy flavour"

  • (of a person's complexion, an animal's muzzle, or a bird's plumage) pale.

  • "in its dark colour and mealy muzzle the Exmoor pony resembles the tarpan"


frangible = hauras

  • able to be broken into fragments; brittle or fragile.

  • "the frangible skull of an infant"


 scrupulously = tunnollisesti

  • in a very careful and thorough way.

  • "a scrupulously researched biography"

  • with great effort to avoid doing wrong.

  • "the policies must be scrupulously observed"


exalted = ylevä

  • (of a person or their rank or status) at a high or powerful level.

  • "it had taken her years of infighting to reach her present exalted rank"



conjecture = otaksuma

  • an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.

  • "conjectures about the newcomer were many and varied"

acrid = karvas

  • unpleasantly bitter or pungent.

  • "acrid smoke"


perturbed = levoton

  • feeling anxiety or concern; unsettled.

  • "she didn't seem perturbed about the noises around her"


inexorably = väistämättä

  • in a way that is impossible to stop or prevent.

  • "the conflict was to lead inexorably to the outbreak of World War I"


plodding = työläs

  • slow-moving and unexciting.

  • "a plodding comedy drama"

  • (of a person) thorough and hard-working but lacking in imagination or intelligence.

  • "plodding, methodical Ralph Bellamy"


puny = surkea

  • small and weak.

  • "white-faced, puny children"


solicitude = huolenpito

  • care or concern for someone or something.

  • "I was touched by his solicitude"


malignant = pahansuopa

  • evil in nature or effect; malevolent.

  • "in the hands of malignant fate"


latent = piilevä

  • existing in hidden or dormant form: 

  • as. a. : present or capable of living or developing in a host without producing visible symptoms of disease. a latent virus. a latent infection.

glibly = liukaskielisesti, sujuvasti

  • in a way that is confident, but is too simple and lacks careful thought: 

  • He spoke glibly about an economic recovery just around the corner.


sublimate = subliminoida

  • (in psychoanalytic theory) divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity.

  • "libido must be sublimated into productive work activities"


strata = kerrokset

  • a layer or a series of layers of rock in the ground.

  • "a stratum of flint"

  • a level or class to which people are assigned according to their social status, education, or income.

  • "members of other social strata"


aforementioned = edellä mainittu


haughty = ylimielinen

  • arrogantly superior and disdainful.

  • "a look of haughty disdain"


ephemeral = katoava

  • lasting for a very short time.

  • "fashions are ephemeral: new ones regularly drive out the old"


malignantly = pahanlaatuinen

  • evil in nature, influence, or effect : 

  • injurious. a powerful and malignant influence. b. : passionately and relentlessly malevolent : aggressively malicious.


pulpit = saarnatuoli

  • a raised enclosed platform in a church or chapel from which the preacher delivers a sermon.

  • "many ministers delivered political guidance from their pulpits"


antiquated = vanhentunut

  • old-fashioned or outdated.

  • "this antiquated central heating system"


virile = miehekäs

  • having strength, energy, and a strong sex drive (typically used of a man).

  • "he was a powerful, virile man"


simian = apinamainen 

  • relating to or affecting apes or monkeys.

  • "simian immunodeficiency virus"


jubilantly = riemuitsevasti

  • in a way that shows or involves great happiness, especially because of a success:

  • As she reached the finishing line, she jubilantly threw up her arms. People were jubilantly celebrating in the streets.


unremunerative = palkitsematon

  • bringing little or no profit or income.

  • "unremunerative research work"


amorphic = muodoton

  • Having no defined shape, lacking form; amorphous


soporific = unettava

  • tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.

  • "the motion of the train had a somewhat soporific effect"


nebulous = epämääräinen, utuinen

  • in the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.

  • "a giant nebulous glow"

  • (of a concept) vague or ill-defined.

  • "nebulous concepts like quality of life"

dolorous = surullinen, tuskallinen

  • feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress.

  • "a dolorous and repetitive tale of atrocity"


quibble = pikkuseikka, saivartelu

  • a slight objection or criticism about a trivial matter.

  • "the only quibble about this book is the price"


rapport = hyvät suhteet

nimbus = sädekehä

  • a luminous cloud or a halo surrounding a supernatural being or a saint.

  • "a nimbus of power played around him, brighter than lightning"


jaded = uupunut

  • lacking interest or desire because of experiencing too much of something:

  • Business travel is exciting at first, but you soon become jaded.


naught = nolla

  • nothing.

  • "he's naught but a worthless fool"


purblind = sokea

  • having impaired or defective vision; partially blind.

  • slow or unable to understand; dim-witted

  • "something is fundamentally wrong, as even the most purblind apologists must surely come to recognize"


careening = kaartaa, kallistaa

  • move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way.

  • "an electric golf cart careened around the corner"


herald = julistaa

  • be a sign that (something) is about to happen.

  • "the speech heralded a change in policy"


valiantly = urheasti

  • with courage or determination.

  • "they fought valiantly to the end"


organdy = organdi

  • a fine translucent cotton muslin that is usually stiffened and is used for women's clothing.

  • "brides in flounced organdie gowns"


transient = ohimenevä

  • passing especially quickly into and out of existence : 

  • transitory transient beauty b : passing through or by a place with only a brief stay or sojourn.


jalop = vanha auto

  • . A jalopy is an old car that isn't working very well.


enmeshed = kietoutunut

  • cause to become entangled in something.

  • "whales enmeshed in drift nets"


solicitous = avulias, huolissaan

  • characterized by or showing interest or concern.

  • "she was always solicitous about the welfare of her students"


rapacious = ahne

  • aggressively greedy or grasping.

  • "rapacious landlords"


monism = monismi

  • a theory or doctrine that denies the existence of a distinction or duality in a particular sphere, such as that between matter and mind, or God and the world.

  • the doctrine that only one supreme being exists.


antithetic =

  • Things that are antithetic to one another contradict or oppose each other. 

  • You might say that eating too many jellybeans at snack time is antithetic to a calm, focused preschool class.


bathos = 

  • (especially in a literary work) an effect of anticlimax created by an unintentional lapse in mood from the sublime to the trivial or ridiculous.

  • "his epic poem has passages of almost embarrassing bathos"

  • Bathosta edustaa esimerkiksi kliimaksiin johdattelevan kerronnan äkillinen, tahattomasti koominen loppu tai jyrkkä putoaminen ylevästä arkipäiväiseen. 


impetus = impulssi

  • the force or energy with which a body moves.

  • "hit the booster coil before the flywheel loses all its impetus"

shoals = parvi

  • a large number of fish swimming together.

  • "a shoal of bream"



vindication = puolustus, maineen puhdistus

  • the action of clearing someone of blame or suspicion.

  • "I intend to work to ensure my full vindication"

cacophony =  epäsointu

  • a harsh discordant mixture of sounds.

  • "a cacophony of deafening alarm bells"


vagrant = kiertelevä, kulkuri

  • a person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging.


clairvoyance = selvänäköisyys

  • the supposed faculty of perceiving things or events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact.

  • "she stared at the card as if she could contact its writer by clairvoyance"


formidable = valtava, pelottava

  • causing you to have fear or respect for something or someone because that thing or person is large, powerful, or difficult:

  • a formidable obstacle/task


acquiesced = suostunut

  • accept something reluctantly but without protest.

  • "Sara acquiesced in his decision"


proverbial = sananlaskun- 

  • (of a word or phrase) referred to in a proverb or idiom.

  • "I'm going to stick out like the proverbial sore thumb"


patronizing = holhoava, alentuva

  • speaking or behaving towards someone as if they are stupid or not important:

  • It's that patronizing tone of hers that I can't bear.

tweedy = 

  • used to describe the life of rich people with homes in the countryside and an interest in horses, dogs, etc.:

  • We met a tweedy man walking a couple of dogs.

multitudinous = moninainen

  • very numerous.

  • "multitudinous rugs kept us warm"


perils = vaaroja

  • serious and immediate danger.

  • "you could well place us both in peril"


sardonic = ivallinen, halveksiva

  • : disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking

  • a sardonic comment


tempestuous = myrskyisä

  • characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion.

  • "he had a reckless and tempestuous streak"


 roadster = urheiluauto

  •  an automobile with an open body that seats two and has a folding, retractable, or removable top and often a luggage compartment or rumble seat in the rear



effusiveness = sydämellisyys, tulvivuus, vuodattava

  • If you describe someone as effusive, you mean that they express pleasure, gratitude, or approval in a very enthusiastic way


 benevolent = hyväntahtoinen

  • marked by or disposed to doing good

  • a benevolent donor


Stymied = estää, nujertaa

  • prevent or hinder the progress of.

  • "the changes must not be allowed to stymie new medical treatments"


ineffably = sanoin kuvaamaton

  • incapable of being expressed or described in words; 

  • inexpressible: ineffable joy 


stark = jyrkkä

  • severe or bare in appearance or outline.

  • "the ridge formed a stark silhouette against the sky"

fetid = löyhkäävä

  • smelling extremely unpleasant.

  • "the fetid water of the marsh"


abjectly = surkeasti

  • in an extreme or bad way: 

  • The administration had failed abjectly in its duty to protect the country.


pestilence = rutto, kulkutauti

  • a fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague.

  • "neither prayers nor demonstrations halted the advance of the pestilence"


conglomerate = ryhmittymä

  • a thing consisting of a number of different and distinct parts or items that are grouped together.

  • "the Earth is a specialized conglomerate of organisms"


sordid = ikävä, likainen

  • involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.

  • "the story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams"

  • dirty or squalid.

  • "the overcrowded housing conditions were sordid and degrading"


dregs = pohjasakka 

  • the remnants of a liquid left in a container, together with any sediment.

  • "coffee dregs"


aye = jaa-ääni

  • said to express assent; yes.

  • "aye, you're right there"

  • an affirmative answer, especially in voting.

  • "the House divided: Ayes 211, Noes 271"


capricious = arvaamaton

  • given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour.

  • "it's terrible to feel our livelihood hinges on a capricious boss"


felicity = onnellisuus

  • intense happiness.

  • "domestic felicity"


laurels = laakeriseppele

  • bestow an award or praise on (someone) in recognition of an achievement.

  • "she will be laurelled alongside politicians, historians, and other actors"


inane = typerä, sysällyksetön

  • lacking significance, meaning, or point :

  • silly inane comments 2. empty, insubstantial inanely adverb inaneness i


dawdle = vetelehtiä

  • waste time; be slow.

  • "she mustn't dawdle—she had to make the call now"


tableau = kuvaelma

  • a group of models or motionless figures representing a scene from a story or from history; a tableau vivant.

  • "in the first act the action is presented in a series of tableaux"


inertia = voimattomuus, joutilaisuus

  • a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged.

  • "the problem runs deeper than bureaucratic inertia"


exultation = riemu

  • a feeling of triumphant elation or jubilation; rejoicing.

  • "she laughs in exultation"

nadir = aallonpohja

  • the lowest or most unsuccessful point in a situation.

  • "asking that question was the nadir of my career"


puerile = lapsellinen

  • childishly silly and immature.

  • "a puerile argument"


scintillant = kimalteleva

  • sparkling


Mirthful  = iloinen

  • full of mirth; merry or amusing.

  • "mirthful laughter"


incandescent  =  hehkuva

  • emitting light as a result of being heated.

  • "plumes of incandescent liquid rock"


kindled = syttynyt

  • arouse or inspire (an emotion or feeling).

  • "a love of art was kindled in me"


predilection = erityinen mieltymys johonkin

  • a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favour of something.

  • "my predilection for Asian food"