Shakespearean Imagination
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It's Wednesday again, which means another installment of Shakespearean Imagination!
Without further ado, I give you today’s word:
varied : var•ied ˈve(ə)rēd/ (adjective) (verb):
adjective
- incorporating a number of different types or elements; showing variation or variety
verb
- differed in size, amount, degree, or nature from something else of the same general class
- changed from one condition, form, or state to another
- introduced modifications or changes into (something) so as to make it different or less uniform
Synonyms as an adjective: diverse - assorted - miscellaneous - mixed - sundry - heterogenous
Synonyms as a verb: differed - fluctuated - changed - altered - shifted - modified - adjusted
First seen (as an adjective) in Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus (written 1593- 1594). The full text of the play may be found here.
It's Wednesday again, which means another installment of Shakespearean Imagination!
Without further ado, I give you today’s word:
varied : var•ied ˈve(ə)rēd/ (adjective) (verb):
adjective
- incorporating a number of different types or elements; showing variation or variety
verb
- differed in size, amount, degree, or nature from something else of the same general class
- changed from one condition, form, or state to another
- introduced modifications or changes into (something) so as to make it different or less uniform
Synonyms as an adjective: diverse - assorted - miscellaneous - mixed - sundry - heterogenous
Synonyms as a verb: differed - fluctuated - changed - altered - shifted - modified - adjusted
First seen (as an adjective) in Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus (written 1593- 1594). The full text of the play may be found here.