Rebarbative is a word with many shades of meaning, with synonyms ranging from abrasive to galling to plaguey. If you use it, make sure it hits on (or precisely stabs!) your intended meaning. Keep ...

Shades of meaning. by Jesse Russell. On White: The History of a Color, by Michel Pastoureau, translated by Jody Gladding. ... The History of a Color, however, the meaning of the color is much deeper ...

What is the difference between grammar and syntax? Between restive and restless? Envy and jealousy? Kitsch and camp?

In My Own Write: Shades of meaning Imagine if every article and column in a newspaper dealt with the Arab-Israel conflict. By JUDY MONTAGU JULY 6, 2010 21:51 ...

When Daniel, the 25-year-old protagonist in Johnny G. Lloyd’s “Patience,” introduces himself as “the current reigning world solitaire champion,” he isn’t using a metaphor to describe his sense of ...

Shades of meaning: a new publication looks at how Britain moved into the age of technicolour. A thoughtfully researched book ranges from chromatic imperialism to race and the BBC’s “colour ...

There are as many shades of meaning as there are colors. Nobody can determine meaning for someone else; detecting the meaning of life’s moments is an individual pursuit and responsibility.