Pithiness

PITHINESS (noun)

1. terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words

  Familiarity information: PITHINESS used as a noun is very rare.

Synonyms:

conciseness; concision; pithiness; succinctness

PITHY (adjective)

Meaning:

Concise and full of meaning

Synonyms:

pithy; sententious

 

mimicry

(art) mímica

(zool)mimetismo

So what is mimicry and why is it important in the natural world? Mimicry is the imitation of one species by another, with the most well known purpose being to avoid being eaten.

ad-lib

ad-lib [ædˈlɪb]

vb -libs, -libbing, -libbed

to improvise and deliver without preparation (a speech, musical performance, etc.)

adj (ad lib when predicative)

improvised; impromptu

adv ad lib

1. without restraint; freely

2. (Music / Classical Music) Music short for ad libitum

 n, an improvised performance, often humorous

[short for Latin ad libitum, literally: according to pleasure]

ad-libber  n

 

-  Sometimes, being in an ad-lib situation is the best way.

-  Every time he got me out of trouble with a brilliant ad-lib.

-  He is rather disjointed when he ad-libs.

 

 

hindsight

hindsight

n hindsight [ˈhaindsait]

wisdom or knowledge got only after something (usually bad) has happened

. In hindsight, we should have acted differently.

. In hindsight it always seems so strategic, symmetrical and single minded. 

. In the benefith of hindsight: (en retrospectiva)

. Hindsight: never put all your eggs in a basket.

. When running away was a good idea 5 minutes ago...