Esoteric Meaning and Usage

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Esoteric Meaning:

adjective

- beyond the understanding of an average mind, tough to understand.
- intended for or understood by only a particular group.
- of or relating to that which is known by a restricted number of people, not publicly disclosed; confidential.

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Esoteric Usage:

"an esoteric statement"
"an esoteric cult"
"esoteric interests"
"esoteric aims"
"esoteric philosophical theories"
"esoteric terminology"
"esoteric subjects"
"engaging in esoteric pursuits"
"an esoteric purpose"
"esoteric building materials"
"an esoteric plan"

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Esoteric Forms:

esoterically – adverb
esotericism - noun

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Use Esoteric in a sentence:

1. Professor Hawking’s book is a massive hit and has made his name around the world. Somehow he has managed to circumvent prejudice and to communicate his esoteric theories directly to the lay reader.

2. Even as acupuncture has grown in popularity, though, it has never been able to shake suspicions that it is merely an esoteric sham treatment.

3. His sensible and simple-to-follow approach to yoga gained many adherents and made what had seemed an esoteric Eastern approach accessible.

4. Computer programming was once an esoteric subject, but beginner courses and how-to books have made it easier to grasp.

5. Merely having Hawking’s name associated with the exhibition and having him open it guaranteed its success, attracting the interest of the media and a public who would normally not be drawn to so esoteric an exhibition.

6. You may as well focus on important matters that are well known, rather than try to understand the more esoteric finer points.

7. Many students complained the SATs were esoteric because their school didn’t teach them half the material on the tests.

8. Only a handful of experts are knowledgeable about the esoteric world of particle physics.

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Esoteric Synonyms:

abstruse, deep, profound, recondite, mysterious, obscure, private, secret, hidden, inner, mysterious, mystical, mystic, occult, arcane, cryptic, inscrutable, cabbalistic.

Esoteric Antonyms:

common, familiar, known, obvious, public.

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Some more examples:

1. The esoteric disciples were the small inner group to whom the master divulged his deeper meanings.

2. The English teachers were having an esoteric discussion about the correct usage of some obscure word.

3. Since philosophy professors are not expected to connect their esoteric discourse with practical affairs, it is more difficult to convict them of speaking nonsense.

4. She has published several books on relativity and other esoteric theories.

5. His esoteric ideas sometimes alienated him from others.

6. The esoteric language was only known by a select group.

7. The large novel had many esoteric allusions.

8. His life work has been conducting research in a somewhat esoteric branch of business.

9. “No matter what seemingly esoteric interest you have, be assured there is probably a publication out there clambering for your expertise.”

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Obsequious Meaning and Usage

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Obsequious Meaning:

adjective.
- excessively or ingratiatingly compliant or submissive;
- attentive in a servile or ingratiating manner, fawning.
- slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic

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Obsequious Usage:

"obsequious shop assistants"
“obsequious waiters”
“obsequious flatterer”
“an obsequious bow”
“obsequious servants”

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Obsequious Forms:

obsequiously - adverb
obsequiousness - noun

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Use Obsequious in a sentence:

1. The obsequious new associate made sure to compliment her supervisor's tie and agree with him on every issue.

2. I believe that his obsequious behavior toward his grandmother is to ensure being included in the will.

3. The princess only seemed to encourage the obsequious behavior of her court to enhance her own feeling of superiority.

4. "There is nothing like an obsequious little puppy to relax you after being barked at all day at work."

5. “That obsequious Mark comes in early every day and sits in the boss's chair before the boss himself arrives just to warm the seat for him.”

6. “Do not treat me with affected and obsequious manners.”

7. The movie star traveled with an entourage of obsequious attendants who indulged her every whim and waited on her hand and foot.

8. He was most obsequious, and seemed ready to do everything for my comfort.

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Obsequious Synonyms:

compliant, subservient, bootlicking, fawning, sycophantic, insincere, servile, flattering, cringing, abject, submissive, grovelling, menial, ingratiating, deferential, slavish, unctuous, smarmy.

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Obsequious Antonyms:

arrogant, assertive, brazen, confident, domineering, presumptuous.

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Some more examples:

1. The fawning of the Minister by obsequious local leaders was so grotesque that the media refused to cover the event in protest.

2. Great is the magic of love that can restore a man in an instant of time from being an obsequious wreck to a thing of fire and resolution.

3. When he entered the restaurant, the waiters deserted bankers and merchants to overwhelm him with obsequious service...!!!

4. The man's attraction to the woman would be obvious if his obsequious behavior could be noted.

5. In industries where obsequious service is expected, one generally leaves a tip.

6. Unlike cats, who expect their owners to please them, dogs can seem obsequious, almost too eager to please.

7. Always obsequious, they obeyed us with fear and trembling.

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Solace Meaning and Usage

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Solace Meaning:

noun.

- Comfort in sorrow, misfortune, misery, disappointment or distress; consolation; giving relief in affliction
- A source of comfort or consolation.

tr. verb.

- To comfort, cheer, or console, as in trouble or sorrow.
- To allay or assuage

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Use solace in a sentence:

1. She found solace in writing when her father died.

2. They solaced themselves with their fan mail.

3. The insurance payment hardly solaced Mark for driving his Porsche into the lake.

4. The King tried to find some solace in building a monument in the name of his departed wife.

5. Her only solace is her copy of Rudolf's novel.

6. Jack didn’t get a pay hike this time; the only solace was, nobody else in his team did.

7. He often needs to seek solace in places near water.

8. The retired couple was looking for solace when they moved away from the busy city.

9. Deprived of love since the tragic demise of his parents, fourteen-year-old Harry Potter thought he had found solace in his steady girlfriend at Hogwarts, Muggle-born Hermione Granger.

10. Company is always a solace to someone feeling lonely.

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Solace Synonyms:

Noun - consolation, comfort, ministration, succor, succour, relief, alleviation, assuagement, condolence, balm, support,help, reassurance, cheer

Verb - comfort, console, soothe, calm, tranquillize, quiet, lull, allay, still, ease, relieve, condole, support, help, succour, alleviate, ameliorate, mitigate, assuage, cheer, reassure, hearten

Solace Antonyms:

Noun - discord, disharmony
Verb - trouble, upset, worry

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Some more examples:

1. The children brought her solace in her bereavement.

2. Volunteers often work to solace those confined to hospital beds.

3. ‘Cry,’ said the chemist; ‘let nature take her course; that will solace you.’

4. Mrs. Athelny treated Philip with motherly kindness now that he was in a different position, and he was touched by her anxiety that he should make a good meal. It was the solace of his life that he could go every Sunday to that friendly house. It was a joy to sit in the stately Spanish chairs and discuss all manner of things with Athelny.

5. The dowagers sought solace in a quiet game at cards.

6. There was little to solace James's misery.

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Some Quotes to bring you solace…!!!

"You cannot run away from a weakness; you must sometimes fight it out or perish. And if that be so, why not now, and where you stand?" - Robert Louis Stevenson

"You must have long term goals to keep you focused and not distracted or frustrated by short term disappointments." -- Source Unknown

"Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world." - George Bernard Shaw

"Every step is a step towards achieving something better than you current situation." - Source Unknown

"If you never hurt you will never grow." - Source Unknown

"Our lives are not determined by what happens to us, but how we react to what happens; not by what life brings us, but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst, a spark that creates extraordinary results." - Source Unknown

"Work like you don't need money, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like no one's watching." - Source Unknown

"If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we are not really living. Growth demands a temporary surrender of security." - Gail Sheehy

"To live happily is an inward power of the soul." – Aristotle

"It doesn't matter how long we may have been stuck in a sense of our limitations. If we go into a darkened room and turn on the light, it doesn't matter if the room has been dark for a day, a week, or ten thousand years - we turn on the light and it is illuminated. Once we control our capacity for love and happiness, the light has been turned on." - Sharon Salzberg

"Take care of yourself. Good health is everyone's major source of wealth. Without it, happiness is almost impossible" - Source Unknown

"The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions, and not on our circumstances. We carry the seeds of the one or the other about with us in our minds wherever we go" - Martha Washington

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Alacrity Meaning and Usage

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Alacrity Meaning:

adjective
- Cheerful willingness; eagerness.
- Speed or quickness; celerity.

Usage:
"he accepted with alacrity"
“an alacritous response to the invitation”

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Alacrity Synonyms:

alertness, avidity, briskness, cheerfulness, eagerness, enthusiasm, gaiety, hilarity, joyousness, liveliness, promptitude, promptness, quickness, readiness, smartness, speed, spirit, sprightliness, willingness, zeal.

Alacrity Antonyms:

apathy, aversion, disinclination, dullness, indifference, reluctance, slowness, unwillingness, indolence.

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Use alacrity in a sentence:

1. When Greg’s boss invited him to lunch, he accepted with alacrity.

2. The manager was so impressed by the worker's alacrity; he suggested a promotion.

3. Immediately he had finished tea he rose with alacrity to go out.

4. After her 2 week visit, Shane carried his mother-in-law’s luggage to the taxi with alacrity.

5. On the first day of her new job, the recent college graduate was able to leave early after completing all of her tasks with alacrity.

6. Everyone joined to decorate the house for the holidays with a sparkling alacrity befitting the season.

7. My wonder cat Gizmo exhibited great alacrity when I opened a new bag of cat food.

8. ‘I’ll go and see to it at once, sir,’ he said with alacrity and with less frigidity in his manner.

9. "When tasked with testing the pastries for freshness, Tom went about his duties with alacrity."

10. He did not fail to notice the alacrity with which Fred raised his hand when a volunteer was needed.

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Know more:

"Alacrity," "celerity," "dispatch," and "expedition" all refer to quickness or speed.

“Celerity" is a rather neutral term for swiftness though the cleanness in its sound implies a smooth swiftness without miscue or stumble.

"Dispatch" (or "despatch") refers to promptness in settling some business or finishing a project (The contract was written and signed with great dispatch).

"Expedition" derives, like "expeditious," from "expedite" and hence refers to an efficient swiftness (This is a complex project which requires completion with all possible expedition)

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Some more examples:

1. Many people have admired the certainty and alacrity with which gulls pick up a fragment of biscuit from the white wake of a steamer, and the incident is characteristic. In their power of rapidly altering the focus of the eye, birds are unsurpassed.

2. Gwen ate her dinner with alacrity, eager to leave to go to the movie theater.

3. Tom wagged his tail rapidly indicating his alacrity to go for a walk when he heard Jack getting his leash.

4. And then a number of brisk young men began with remarkable alacrity to tidy up the goods that remained disturbed.

5. Mary directly drew her work table near her and reseated herself with an alacrity and cheerfulness which seemed to infer that she could taste no greater delight than in completing the task in hand.

6. She asked William if he would not come and sit at her end, and he with his unfailing politeness accepted with alacrity.

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