The idea for the Describing Words engine came when I was building the engine for Related Words (it’s like a thesaurus, but gives you a much broader set of related words, rather than just synonyms). While playing around with word vectors and the «HasProperty» API of conceptnet, I had a bit of fun trying to get the adjectives which commonly describe a word. Eventually I realised that there’s a much better way of doing this: parse books!
Project Gutenberg was the initial corpus, but the parser got greedier and greedier and I ended up feeding it somewhere around 100 gigabytes of text files — mostly fiction, including many contemporary works. The parser simply looks through each book and pulls out the various descriptions of nouns.
Hopefully it’s more than just a novelty and some people will actually find it useful for their writing and brainstorming, but one neat little thing to try is to compare two nouns which are similar, but different in some significant way — for example, gender is interesting: «woman» versus «man» and «boy» versus «girl». On an inital quick analysis it seems that authors of fiction are at least 4x more likely to describe women (as opposed to men) with beauty-related terms (regarding their weight, features and general attractiveness). In fact, «beautiful» is possibly the most widely used adjective for women in all of the world’s literature, which is quite in line with the general unidimensional representation of women in many other media forms. If anyone wants to do further research into this, let me know and I can give you a lot more data (for example, there are about 25000 different entries for «woman» — too many to show here).
The blueness of the results represents their relative frequency. You can hover over an item for a second and the frequency score should pop up. The «uniqueness» sorting is default, and thanks to my Complicated Algorithm™, it orders them by the adjectives’ uniqueness to that particular noun relative to other nouns (it’s actually pretty simple). As you’d expect, you can click the «Sort By Usage Frequency» button to adjectives by their usage frequency for that noun.
Special thanks to the contributors of the open-source mongodb which was used in this project.
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What kind of word is Southern?
Adjective. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south. The southern climate. Of a wind: blowing from the south; southerly.
What is the adjective of Southern?
southerly, southern, southwardly, Antarctic, austral, meridional, polar.
How do you describe a Southern voice?
It is characterized by low “a” and “o” sounds and is often compared to a New York or Boston accent. This one is the most common and recognizable Southern accent.
What are describing words?
Describing words are words that are used to describe or provide additional information about a thing. Such words are used to describe a person, place, event, situation etc. In most cases, a descriptive term is used to intensify the expression of the individuals.
What is a synonym for southern?
What is another word for southern?
| southerly | austral |
|---|---|
| meridional | midi |
| from the south | of the south |
| toward the south | southwardly |
| polar | Antarctic |
What is the noun of southern?
southernness ˈsə-t͟hərn-nəs noun, often capitalized.
What is the adjective of north?
northern, northerly, polar, boreal, Arctic, northwardly, arctic, borean, hyperboreal, hyperborean, northbound, northmost, northward, cold, frozen, septentrional, northly, septentrion, freezing, frosty, icy, glacial, subarctic, far north, far northern … more.
Is southern capitalized as an adjective?
When southern refers to the direction, it’s not capitalized; when it’s used in the name of specific place, however, it is capitalized. Southern comes from south, which derives from a Germanic word meaning “sun-side.”
Is southern a word?
a wind or storm from the south.
What is the adjective of bubble?
adjective. /ˈbʌbli/ /ˈbʌbli/ (comparative bubblier, superlative bubbliest)
What is a sentence with southern?
How to use Southern in a sentence. A soft southern voice drawled behind her. The heavy Southern day reminded her of the Caribbean. One of the Gods tripped the wards he had set around his territory in southern California.
Is it southern or southern?
Indeed, southern and Southern are both adjectives. With a capital “S”, Southern describes a proper noun, such as Southern Electricity – a company which supplies my home with electricity. With a lower case “s”, southern describes common nouns – “southern parts of England”, e.g. In your example I would choose “southern”.
Should southern have a capital?
Capitalize such words as northern, southern, eastern, and western when they refer to the people in a region or to their political, social, or cultural activities. Do not capitalize these words when they merely indicate general location or refer to the geography or climate of the region.
What is the make sentence of strength?
Examples of strength in a Sentence
I was impressed by his strength. She’s doing exercises to build up the strength in her legs. Don’t work too hard. You need to conserve your strength for tomorrow.
What is considered Deep South?
The term “Deep South” is defined in a variety of ways: Most definitions include the following states: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina.
Are south and southern the same?
South is a noun. Southern is an adjective. You can live in the south or live in the southern part of the country. See how south is a stand alone noun, and southern supports “part of the country”.
What’s the correct pronunciation of southern?
“sau-” and you close it with a ‘th’ – “sauth”. Notice that the “au” as in ‘now’ starts with a front vowel -‘a’, it’s actually the ‘a’ as in the word ‘cat’. “sa”, “sa”, it’s like you’re about to say ‘sat’, but instead of the T you go into an ‘u’ sound – “sau”, close it with a TH, “sauth”, “sauth”.
What city is the heart of the South?
Nashville, Tennessee: The Beating Heart of the American South | HistoryExtra.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
«Southward» redirects here. For people with the surname Southward, see Southward (surname).
A 16-point compass rose with south highlighted at the bottom
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west.
Etymology[edit]
The word south comes from Old English sūþ, from earlier Proto-Germanic *sunþaz («south»), possibly related to the same Proto-Indo-European root that the word sun derived from. Some languages describe south in the same way, from the fact that it is the direction of the sun at noon (in the Northern Hemisphere),[1] like Latin meridies ‘noon, south’ (from medius ‘middle’ + dies ‘day’, cf English meridional), while others describe south as the right-hand side of the rising sun, like Biblical Hebrew תֵּימָן teiman ‘south’ from יָמִין yamin ‘right’, Aramaic תַּימנַא taymna from יָמִין yamin ‘right’ and Syriac ܬܰܝܡܢܳܐ taymna from ܝܰܡܝܺܢܳܐ yamina (hence the name of Yemen, the land to the south/right of the Levant[2]).
Navigation[edit]
By convention, the bottom or down-facing side of a map is south, although reversed maps exist that defy this convention.[3] To go south using a compass for navigation, set a bearing or azimuth of 180°. Alternatively, in the Northern Hemisphere outside the tropics, the Sun will be roughly in the south at midday.[4]
South Pole[edit]
True south is one end of the axis about which the Earth rotates, called the South Pole. The South Pole is located in Antarctica. Magnetic south is the direction towards the south magnetic pole, some distance away from the south geographic pole.[5]
Roald Amundsen, from Norway, was the first person to reach the South Pole, on 14 December 1911, after Ernest Shackleton from the UK was forced to turn back some distance short.[6]
Geography[edit]
The Global South refers to the socially and economically less-developed southern half of the globe. 95% of the Global North has enough food and shelter, and a functioning education system.[7] In the South, on the other hand, only 5% of the population has enough food and shelter. It «lacks appropriate technology, it has no political stability, the economies are disarticulated, and their foreign exchange earnings depend on primary product exports».[7]
Use of the term «South» may also be country-relative, particularly in cases of noticeable economic or cultural divide. For example, the Southern United States, separated from the Northeastern United States by the Mason–Dixon line, or the South of England, which is politically and economically unmatched with all of the North of England.
Southern Cone is the name that is often referred to as the southernmost area of South America that, in the form of an inverted «cone», almost like a large peninsula, encompasses Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and the entire South of Brazil (Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná and São Paulo). Rarely does the meaning broaden to Bolivia, and in the most restricted sense it only covers Chile, Argentina and Uruguay.
The country of South Africa is so named because of its location at the southern tip of Africa. Upon formation the country was named the Union of South Africa in English, reflecting its origin from the unification of four formerly separate British colonies. Australia derives its name from the Latin Terra Australis («Southern Land»), a name used for a hypothetical continent in the Southern Hemisphere since ancient times.
Other uses[edit]
In the card game bridge, one of the players is known for scoring purposes as South. South partners with North and plays against East and West.[8]
In Greek religion, Notos, was the south wind and bringer of the storms of late summer and autumn.
References[edit]
- ^ «How to use a Compass – Compass alone». www.learn-orienteering.org. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ «yemen | Origin and meaning of the name yemen by Online Etymology Dictionary». www.etymonline.com. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ «The Upsidedown Map Page». flourish.org. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ «How to use a compass». Learn Orienteering. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ «Geomagnetism Frequently Asked Questions». National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ «Roald Amundsen». Public Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ a b Mimiko, Oluwafemi (2012). Globalization: The Politics of Global Economic Relations and International Business. Carolina Academic. p. 47.
- ^ Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (2001). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (6th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 81. ISBN 0-943855-44-6. OCLC 49606900.
External links[edit]
The dictionary definition of south at Wiktionary
The dictionary definition of south at WiktionaryDescribing South Ossetia, the majority of respondents named it as an independent state(55%),
fewer regarded it as a part of Russia(22%) and even fewer associated it with being a part of Georgia 11.
Описывая Южную Осетию, большинство респондентов называли ее независимым государством( 55%),
меньшая часть считали ее частью России( 22%), а еще меньше считали ее частью Грузии 11.
A poster developed cooperatively by the National Audubon Society,
the Hawaii Longline Association and BirdLife South Africa describing methods to handle birds caught live
on longline hooks had been contributed to the IMAF page on the CCAMLR website.
Для страницы IMAF веб- сайта АНТКОМа был представлен плакат, совместно разработанный организациями National Audubon Society,
Hawaii Longline Association и BirdLife South Africa, который описывает методы обращения с птицами,
пойманными живьем на крючки при ярусном промысле.
Ms. Jonker tried to be objective and unbiased while describing the events happening in South Ossetia and when giving evaluation to these events.
Йонкер старалась быть объективной и беспристрастной как при изложении происходивших в Южной Осетии событий, так и при их оценке.
Alec Wood has also published a study of the genus Galerina, describing 29 species, 21 of them new, primarily in New South Wales.
В 2001 году написана монография о роде Галерина, в ней описан 21 новый для науки вид этого рода, большинство из них найдено в Новом Южном Уэльсе.
According to Sergei Zhuk,
the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation, describing the activities carried out, has focused on the implementation of the Investment Program to promote socio-economic development of South Ossetia.
По словам Сергея Жука, Счетная палата РФ, описывая проводимые мероприятия, делает акцент на реализацию Инвестпрограммы содействия социально-экономическому развитию Южной Осетии.
The Russian Prime Minister described the situation in South Ossetia as the»humanitarian catastrophe.
Глава российского правительства назвал ситуацию в Южной Осетии» гуманитарной катастрофой.
It was described by former New South Wales Premier Bob Carr in 2003 as Australia’s»national dish.
Блюдо считается национальным в Австралии и Новой Зеландии- в частности, так о нем отозвался в 2003 году бывший премьер-министр австралийского штата Новый Южный Уэльс Боб Карр.
Against the background described above, South Sudan has continued to face daunting
challenges to improving respect for human rights two years after its declaration of independence.
На фоне описанных выше событий Южный Судан продолжает спустя два года после провозглашения
независимости сталкиваться с серьезными вызовами в том, что касается улучшения положения дел с уважением прав человека.
The species was described in 1923 by South African botanists Edwin Percy Phillips and John Hutchinson,
who named it Mimetes hottentoticus.
Вид был описан в 1923 году южно— африканскини ботаниками Эдвином Перси Филлипсом и Джоном Хатчинсоном,
которые назвали вид Mimetes hottentoticus.
They describe south Korea as a member under the»United Nations Command»
and even try to put up
south
Korea as a party to the Korean Armistice Agreement.
Они именуют Южную Корею одним из участников» Командования Организации Объединенных Наций»
и даже пытаются выставить
Южную
Корею как одну из сторон Соглашения о перемирии в Корее.
activities, countries of operation and joint efforts made in conjunction with a variety of UN-related bodies and initiatives both in the US and in the countries where
South
North works to promote economic and social development.
Ниже описываются задачи организации<< Юг— Север>>, мероприятия, страны операций и совместные усилия, предпринимаемые вместе с самыми различными органами Организации Объединенных Наций и инициативными группами как в Соединенных Штатах, так и в странах, где<< Юг- Север>> ведет работу, направленную на содействие экономическому и социальному развитию.
Bridgton is, as the name
describes,
to the south of Bridgton.
Также название Мост Биллингс, или Биллингс- Бридж, относится к району Оттавы к юго-востоку от самого моста.
The one on the south side
describes
actions taken by King Charles II following the fire.
На южной стороне- то, что предпринял Карл II после пожара.
Cardoso claimed that»gonzo» was South Boston Irish slang
describing
the last man standing after an all-night drinking marathon.
Кардозо утверждал, что словом Gonzo в ирландских кругах Южного Бостона называют человека, который последним из всей компании сможет стоять на ногах после ночного алкогольного марафона.
Many figures were collected and
described
from south-east Asia, Japan, South America, West Indies,
Pacific Islanders, Inuit and other Native Americans.
Примеры были найдены в Юго-Восточной Азии, Японии, Южной Америке, Вест-Индии, на островах
Тихого океана, у инуитов и индейцев.
In South America he
described
numerous new species of plants.
Из Южной Америки Плюмье привез образцы новых растений.
Показатели, описывающие воздействие на окружающую среду;
Показатели, описывающие последствия для окружающей среды;