Werd.
I learned the definitions of a few words which I have long read and seldom bothered to try to comprehend.
The first is sang-froid (lit. cold blood) which is a noun meaning "coolness of mind; calmness; composure." It is oddly pronounced "sahn-frwa."
The second is quixotic. I had guessed the meaning of this word due to its resemblence to the literary hero, but it is an adjective which means "resembling or befitting Don Quixote." For a more widely applicable meaning, one could go with "extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable."
Good luck in applying these two amazing words!
-A Pocket Dictionary
The first is sang-froid (lit. cold blood) which is a noun meaning "coolness of mind; calmness; composure." It is oddly pronounced "sahn-frwa."
The second is quixotic. I had guessed the meaning of this word due to its resemblence to the literary hero, but it is an adjective which means "resembling or befitting Don Quixote." For a more widely applicable meaning, one could go with "extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable."
Good luck in applying these two amazing words!
-A Pocket Dictionary