- sardonicism
- noun Date: 1926 sardonic quality or humor
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Sardonicism — (connected with guffaw ) characterizes as distinct from Sarcasm not a contumely or bitter, but a ferocious, painful derision.OriginThe aborigines of Sardinia la. Sardoni would kill their elderly and laugh while doing this. This is called sardonic … Wikipedia
sardonicism — noun The quality of being sardonic His sardonicism was getting on my nerves. See Also: sardonic, sardonically … Wiktionary
sardonicism — sardonic ► ADJECTIVE ▪ grimly mocking or cynical. DERIVATIVES sardonically adverb sardonicism noun. ORIGIN French sardonique, from Greek sardonios of Sardinia , alteration of sardanios, used by Homer to describe bitter or scornful laughter … English terms dictionary
sardonicism — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷nəˌsizəm noun ( s) : sardonic quality or humor speaks her lines with impeccable artifice and gets all the withering sardonicism out of them Brooks Atkinson * * * sardonˈicism / i sizm/ noun • • • Main Entry: ↑sardonic … Useful english dictionary
sardonicism — See sardonically. * * * … Universalium
sardonicism — sar·don·i·cism … English syllables
Cadmus, Paul — ▪ 2000 American artist (b. Dec. 17, 1904, New York, N.Y. d. Dec. 12, 1999, Weston, Conn.), created paintings, drawings, and prints in a figurative, near illustrational style that he maintained consistently for some 70 years even when it was … Universalium
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Risus sardonicus — is a highly characteristic, abnormal, sustained spasm of the facial muscles that is most often observed as a symptom of tetanus. The name of the condition derives from the appearance of raised eyebrows and an evil, open grin that it gives to its… … Wikipedia
sarcasm — /sahr kaz euhm/, n. 1. harsh or bitter derision or irony. 2. a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark: a review full of sarcasms. [1570 80; < LL sarcasmus < Gk sarkasmós, deriv. of sarkázein to rend (flesh), sneer; see SARCO ] Syn. 1 … Universalium
