Myriad

Synonyms: a large/great number/quantity, a lot, army, assload, bazillions, billions, countless, crowd, divers, diverse, droves, gazillions, gobs, horde, host, hundreds, immeasurable, infinite, innumerable, innumerous, legion, limitless, loads, lots, manifold, many, mass, masses, millions, more than one can shake a stick at, multifarious, multiple, multitude, multitudinous, numberless, numerous, oodles, quantities, scores, sea, several, shedload, shitload, slew, stacks, sundry, swag, swarm, thousands, throng, tons, unlimited, unnumberable, unnumbered, untold, various, zillions

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Myriad

(noun) a countless or extremely great number of people or things; “myriads of insects danced around the light above my head”
(noun) (chiefly in classical history) a unit of ten thousand; “the army was organized on a decimal system, up to divisions of 10,000 or myriads”
(adj) countless or extremely great in number; “the myriad lights of the city”
(adj) having countless or very many elements or aspects; “the myriad political scene”

Myriad (मिरीअड) meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi Dictionary)

दस हज़र, हज़ारों, अनगिनत संख्या, असंख्य, बेशुमार, लाखों, हजारों

Myriad Origin

mid 16th century (in sense 2 of the noun): via late Latin from Greek murias, muriad-, from murioi ‘10,000’.

Myriad in a sentence (word usage in recent newspaper)

Donald Trump Enters the White House Facing a Myriad Crises.
Explaining that myriad measures were taken to help the transition easier for the citizens of the country, he said,
Satisfying myriad sections is tough in politics.
Myriad events to showcase multiple skills and an opportunity to socialise and revel in friendly competition.
we aim to address the myriad healthcare challenges associated with poor public health infrastructure.

Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of myriad

Myriad = My + Raid,,,, Myriad money ke karan mere yahan raid pad gayi

Myriad Pronunciation

Ek Myriad mein meri behna hai.. Song

Proselytize

Synonyms: advance, advocate, aid, assist, back, boost, brainwash, bring into the fold, bring to God/Christ, champion, contribute to, convert, endorse, espouse, evangelize, foster, further, help, peddle, preach, preach to, present, proclaim, promote, propagandize, propound, recruit, seek/make converts, sponsor, spread, spread the gospel/word (to), suggest, support, urge, win over

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Proselytize

(verb) convert or attempt to convert (someone) from one religion, belief, or opinion to another; “I’m not here to proselytize”
(verb) advocate or promote (a belief or course of action); “Davis wanted to share his concept and proselytize his ideas”

Proselytize (प्रासलटाइज़ / प्रासलिटाइज़) meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi Dictionary)

फुसलाना, धर्मान्तरण करना

Proselytize Origin

1670s, “to make proselytes,” from proselyte + -ize. Related: Proselytized ; proselytizing.

Proselytize in a sentence (important vocabulary in recent newspaper)

It has been said that Mother Teresa was part of the missionary and her primary role here was to proselytize.
This includes a duty to proselytize to both non-Muslims and Muslims who have, in their view, ‘deviated’ from the ‘correct’ path”, she said.
‘Islamic televangelism’ is defined as: “The use of the television medium to proselytize the audience and viewers.
You cannot freely proselytize in Muslim countries.
Hindus didn’t have to go out and proselytize like the Christians, as if to prove our worth to our faith.

Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of proselytize

proselytize = hypnotize

Proselytize pronunciation

Mundane

Synonyms: (plain) vanilla, banal, banausic, boring, carnal, common, commonplace, customary, day-to-day, dull, earthly, everyday, fleshly, hackneyed, hacky, humdrum, material, monotonous, non-spiritual, normal, ordinary, pedestrian, platitudinous, prosaic, quotidian, regular, repetitious, repetitive, routine, run-of-the-mill, secular, sensual, stale, sublunary, tedious, temporal, terrestrial, tiresome, trite, typical, uneventful, unexciting, unimaginative, uninteresting, unremarkable, unvaried, unvarying, usual, vanilla, wearisome, workaday, worldly

Antonyms: extraordinary, imaginative, spiritual

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Mundane

(adj) lacking interest or excitement; dull; “the mundane aspects of daily life”
(adj) of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one; “the mundane world”

Mundane (मन्डेन / मन्डैन) meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi Dictionary)

नीरस, साधारण, सांसारिक

Mundane Origin

late Middle English (in sense 2): from Old French mondain, from late Latin mundanus, from Latin mundus ‘world’. Sense 1 dates from the late 19th century.

Mundane in a sentence (word usage in recent newspaper)

Ditch the Mundane: 5 Exciting Ways to Cook with Corn.
He tells touching tales from life’s mundane episodes.
Mr. Alex’s poems are ruminations over the seemingly mundane and the ordinary, which often attain extraordinary dimensions.
‘Saanson Ke’ is the typically mundane, avoidable melancholy-driven song, that one has come to associate with a Pritam-KK collaboration.
Indo-US military logistics pact is mundane: Richard Verma.

Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of mundane

monday = mundane .. another boring day..

Mundane Pronunciation

Prosaic

Synonyms: banal, bland, boring, businesslike, clear, common, commonplace, conventional, dead, deadpan, dreary, dry, dull, everyday, factual, flat, hackneyed, heavy, ho-hum, humdrum, insipid, jejune, lacklustre, lifeless, literal, matter-of-fact, monotonous, mundane, ordinary, pedestrian, plain, plodding, routine, run-of-the-mill, spiritless, stale, straightforward, tame, tedious, trite, unadorned, undistinguished, unembellished, unemotional, unimaginative, uninspired, uninspiring, unpoetic, unsentimental, unvarnished, usual, vacuous, vapid, workaday

Antonyms: imaginative, inspired, interesting

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Prosaic

(adj) lacking imaginativeness or originality; “prosaic language can’t convey the experience”
(adj) commonplace; unromantic; “the masses were too preoccupied by prosaic day-to-day concerns”

Prosaic (प्रोज़ेइक / प्रोज़ैइक) meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi Dictionary)

नीरस, फीका, बेरस, मामूली, शुष्क, साधारण

Prosaic Origin

late 16th century (as a noun denoting a prose writer): from late Latin prosaicus, from Latin prosa ‘straightforward (discourse)’ (see prose). Current senses of the adjective date from the mid 18th century.

Prosaic in a sentence (word usage in recent newspaper)

While England’s batting is so strong, the same cannot be said for their bowling which can have a prosaic look to it.
Think of words that add emphasise to your sentence, instead of going for the prosaic and easy words.
Tired of his prosaic job, Mumbai-based writer Shatrujeet Nath took a similar plunge midway through his journalistic career.
His methods might seem prosaic and a throwback to another era, but he brought stability to the Caribbean side through the course of the year.
The reality was somewhat more prosaic.

Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of prosaic

Prosaic – Prozac is a tablet given to depressed people. Depressed people are dull and unimaginative

Prosaic pronunciation

Slobber

Synonyms: dribble, drool, salivate, slabber, slaver, water at the mouth

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Slobber

(verb) have saliva dripping copiously from the mouth; “Sheru tended to slobber”
(noun) saliva dripping copiously from the mouth; “slobber swung in white strings from her jaw”

Slobber (स्लाबर) meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi Meaning)

लार टपकना, थूक, लार

Slobber Origin

late Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch slobberen ‘walk through mud’, also ‘feed noisily’, of imitative origin.

Slobber in a sentence (word usage in recent newspaper)

Buy your dog a bandana to keep excess slobber at bay.
I don’t know if that was detrimental to the development of my cow slobber or not, but the cow slobber was not to be.
At this moment, there’s a dried goo smear on my lower sleeve. It might be dog slobber.
I was a chubby baby and I had a lot of slobber.
With hopes of keeping my couch free from dirty paws, hair, and slobber, I picked up one of these Reversible Pet Furniture Protectors.

Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of slobber

Slobber – this slow bear slobber a lot.

Slobber Pronunciation

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Myriad

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Prosaic

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