Ethos - English meaning

noun

The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.

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Part of the sun's energy is absorbed by the earth's atmosphere

noun

The mixture of gases that surrounds some planets, such as the earth; the air

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The club provided a relaxed and friendly atmosphere for its members.

noun

The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.

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Running away was not in keeping with her character

verb

Inscribe or write (something).

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You have well charactered him

noun

The particular combination of things about a person or place, esp. things you cannot see, that make that person or place different from others

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[ c ] the idea was to modernize the house without changing its homey character., [ u ] it’s a theat…

noun

The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.

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Our cold, wet climate

noun

The general weather conditions usually found in a particular place

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[ c ] my parents like the warm, dry climate of arizona., there’s never been a climate of trust betw…

noun

The type of situation that exists at a particular time, including the feelings and opinions that are common

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Political/business/social climate most companies favour a stable business climate over such inducem…

noun

A person's inherent qualities of mind and character.

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Your sunny disposition has a way of rubbing off on those around you

noun

The intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, which determines its character.

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Conflict is the essence of drama

noun

The basic meaning or importance of something

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The essence of punk was a revolt against both the sound and the system of popular music., in essenc…

noun

An emotional state or reaction.

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A feeling of joy

adjective

Showing emotion or sensitivity.

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She was a feeling child

verb

Be aware of (a person or object) through touching or being touched.

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She felt someone touch her shoulder

noun

The distinctive taste of a food or drink.

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The yoghurt comes in eight fruit flavours

verb

Alter or enhance the taste of (food or drink) by adding a particular ingredient.

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Chunks of chicken flavoured with herbs

noun

How food or drink tastes, or a particular taste itself

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Add a little salt to bring out the flavour of the herbs., my fish was delicious but charles' beef h…

noun

A temporary state of mind or feeling.

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He appeared to be in a very good mood about something

noun

A category or form which indicates whether a verb expresses fact (indicative mood), command (imperative mood), question (interrogative mood), wish (optative mood), or conditionality (subjunctive mood).

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One is obliged to consider the interrelationship of tense and mood in arabic

noun

The way you feel at a particular time

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She’s in a good/bad mood today., "do you want to go to the movies?" "no, i’m not in the mood (= not…

noun

The most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.

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He was the quintessence of political professionalism

noun

The most typical example

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An american football game is the quintessence of machismo.

noun

The quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other.

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The ratio of men's jobs to women's is 8 to 1

noun

A comparison of two numbers calculated by dividing

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A low student-teacher ratio, the ratio of men to women at the conference was ten to one.

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The relationship between two amounts, represented by two numbers or a percentage, expressing how much bigger one is than the other

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The ratio of sth to sth the ratio of exports to imports also improved from 70.4% to 83.2%., the rat…

noun

The non-physical part of a person which is the seat of emotions and character; the soul.

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We seek a harmony between body and spirit

verb

Convey rapidly and secretly.

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Stolen cows were spirited away some distance to prevent detection

noun

A state of mind or attitude

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It’s very important to play the game in the right spirit., rock music in the 1960s expressed the sp…

noun

A person's state of mind seen in terms of their being angry or calm.

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He rushed out in a very bad temper

verb

Improve the hardness and elasticity of (steel or other metal) by reheating and then cooling it.

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The way a smith would temper a sword

noun

The state of your mind or feelings

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[ c ] john has a bad temper., [ u ] a fit of temper, [ c ] you need to learn to control your temper…

noun

A singing voice between baritone and alto or countertenor, the highest of the ordinary adult male range.

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The serenade for tenor, horn, and strings

noun

The general meaning, sense, or content of something.

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The general tenor of the debate

noun

A man’s singing voice in the highest range, or a person or musical instrument with this range

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Suddenly the tenor of the meeting changed, and people started insulting each other.