Connate means existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; or In Botany. congenitally joined, as leaves. or In Geology. trapped in sediment at the time the sediment was deposited The word originated from Latin connātus – to be born at the same time with
Ethnic means relating to a particular race of people. or from a different race, or interesting, because a characteristic of an ethnic group that is very different from those that are common in western culture: eg. ethnic food ethnic costume or (of a human being) displaying characteristics, as in physical appearance,language, or accent, that can…
Gregarious sheep in the Rheidol Valley. Sheep in the more remote parts usually scamper away when strangers approach. Gregarious means fond of the company of others; sociable. or living in flocks or herds, as animals. or Botany. growing in open clusters or colonies; not matted together. or pertaining to a flock or crowd. The word…
I am glad to see Kat back this Monday. I had missed her post last Monday. https://youtu.be/HexVtDhYbH8 We had our first showers of rain. So this week’s song is Madonna’s Rain. An evergreen number. Here is a different version of her song. Enjoy 🙂
Charade means a game in which the players are typically divided into two teams, members of which take turns at acting out in pantomime a word, phrase, title, etc., which the members of their own team must guess. or a word or phrase acted out in this game. or a blatant pretense or deception, especially something so full…
Beautiful birds.
Pantomime means the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech. or a play or entertainment in which the performers express themselves mutely by gestures, often to the accompaniment of music. or significant gesture without speech. or an actor in a dumb show, as in ancient Rome. or Christmas pantomime, a form of…
Harlequin means (sometimes capital) ( theatre) a stock comic character originating in the commedia dell’arte; the foppish lover of Columbine in the English harlequinade. He is usually represented in diamond-patterned multicoloured tights, wearing a black mask or a clown or buffoon or varied in colour or decoration The word originated from Old French Herlequin, Hellequin, etc., leader of…
