Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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noun
A state of transition or development.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, rare, uncountable
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noun
A state of dormancy or rest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, rare, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
A feeling of sheltered tranquility that comes from being indoors during a thunderstorm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: neologism, rare, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From chrysalis (“butterfly or moth pupa”) + -ism. The thunderstorm sense was coined by Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows creator John Koenig in 2012.
