[Dixonary] Round 2226 OISIVITY Defs

[Tim Lodge]

Here are 16 clever definitions of the word OISIVITY, only one of which
came from my dictionary. Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum
message (in reply to this one), before the deadline:

11:30 UTC on Friday 29th July
12:30 BST
13:30 CET
7:30 AM EDT
4:30 AM PDT
22:30 Melbourne time

New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this
round. Don't look in a dictionary. Full rules, if you're curious, are
at http://tinyurl.com/dixonary-rules

-- Tim L


*** OISIVITY ***

1: baldness.

2: impermanence.

3: bird watching.

4: idleness, indolence.

5: _Med._ pathological hunger.

6: arrogance unsupported by ability.

7: having bird-like features or mannerisms.

8: superficial enthusiasm for Scottish culture.

9: the onset of viable life in an unhatched avian egg.

10: relative sensitivity to sudden sounds or other stimuli.

11: a measure of the transmission of sound through a solid medium.

12: 1. a state of watchfulness. 2. response to a sudden stimulus.

13: a measurement of the degree to which a surface forms a cohesive
bond with water.

14: the degree to which a product conforms to accepted international
standards [from OIS, qv]

15: a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others;
wounding the feelings or others.

16: [psych] a compulsion to deny others access to something an
individual doesn't care about. Taken from habits of geese. [Fr: oies]

[Tim B]

9 and 11, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[John Barrs]

For want of any other decision I'll go long and short for the 4's #4 and #14
please

JohnnyB


> 4: idleness, indolence.
>
>
>
> 14: the degree to which a product conforms to accepted international
> standards [from OIS, qv]
>
>

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 6 and 10.

Guerri

Tim Lodge wrote:
>
> 6: arrogance unsupported by ability.
>
> 10: relative sensitivity to sudden sounds or other stimuli.

[Jim Hart]

Quite a few birdish defs which tells me one of them may be right, or
they may all be wrong.

Instead I'll try 4 and 5

Jim

[Judy Madnick]

11 and 13, please.

Judy Madnick

[Millie Morgan]

What a great list of definitions!
... I'll try 1 and 4 thankyou Tim:

> 1: baldness.
> 4: idleness, indolence.


All the best,
Millie

[Dodi Schultz]

My guesses are:

> 2: impermanence.
>

and

> 10: relative sensitivity to sudden sounds or other stimuli.
>

—Dodi

[Chris Carson]

I'll try 5 and 16.

Chris

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 28, 2011, at 4:31 AM, Tim Lodge <5sfwiyj02 (AT) sneakemail (DOT) com> wrote:

> Here are 16 clever definitions of the word OISIVITY, only one of which
> came from my dictionary. Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum
> message (in reply to this one), before the deadline:
>
> 11:30 UTC on Friday 29th July
> 12:30 BST
> 13:30 CET
> 7:30 AM EDT
> 4:30 AM PDT
> 22:30 Melbourne time
>
> New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this
> round. Don't look in a dictionary. Full rules, if you're curious, are
> at http://tinyurl.com/dixonary-rules
>
> -- Tim L
>
>
> *** OISIVITY ***
>
> 1: baldness.
>
> 2: impermanence.
>
> 3: bird watching.
>
> 4: idleness, indolence.
>
> 5: _Med._ pathological hunger.
>
> 6: arrogance unsupported by ability.
>
> 7: having bird-like features or mannerisms.
>
> 8: superficial enthusiasm for Scottish culture.
>
> 9: the onset of viable life in an unhatched avian egg.
>
> 10: relative sensitivity to sudden sounds or other stimuli.
>
> 11: a measure of the transmission of sound through a solid medium.
>
> 12: 1. a state of watchfulness. 2. response to a sudden stimulus.
>
> 13: a measurement of the degree to which a surface forms a cohesive
> bond with water.
>
> 14: the degree to which a product conforms to accepted international
> standards [from OIS, qv]
>
> 15: a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others;
> wounding the feelings or others.
>
> 16: [psych] a compulsion to deny others access to something an
> individual doesn't care about. Taken from habits of geese. [Fr: oies]
>

[—Keith Hale—]

Well, 10 & 12 match up nicely... 8 makes me intensely happy...
Hmmmmm....... I will go with #2, & #13.

On 28 Jul 2011 03:31, "Tim Lodge" <5sfwiyj02 (AT) sneakemail (DOT) com> wrote:

Here are 16 clever definitions of the word OISIVITY, only one of which
came from my dictionary. Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum
message (in reply to this one), before the deadline:

11:30 UTC on Friday 29th July
12:30 BST
13:30 CET
7:30 AM EDT
4:30 AM PDT
22:30 Melbourne time

New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this
round. Don't look in a dictionary. Full rules, if you're curious, are
at http://tinyurl.com/dixonary-rules

-- Tim L


*** OISIVITY ***

1: baldness.

2: impermanence.

3: bird watching.

4: idleness, indolence.

5: _Med._ pathological hunger.

6: arrogance unsupported by ability.

7: having bird-like features or mannerisms.

8: superficial enthusiasm for Scottish culture.

9: the onset of viable life in an unhatched avian egg.

10: relative sensitivity to sudden sounds or other stimuli.

11: a measure of the transmission of sound through a solid medium.

12: 1. a state of watchfulness. 2. response to a sudden stimulus.

13: a measurement of the degree to which a surface forms a cohesive
bond with water.

14: the degree to which a product conforms to accepted international
standards [from OIS, qv]

15: a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others;
wounding the feelings or others.

16: [psych] a compulsion to deny others access to something an
individual doesn't care about. Taken from habits of geese. [Fr: oies]

[Steve Graham]

I'll take 8 and 9.

8: superficial enthusiasm for Scottish culture. (Whisky = good; haggis =
bad; kilts = you must be joking)

9: the onset of viable life in an unhatched avian egg. (Oi not?)

Steve Graham
Good editors are like proctologists, society needs them even though they can
be a pain in the rear.

[Matthew]

My votes go to:

2: impermanence

and

16: [psych] a compulsion to deny others access to something an
individual doesn't care about. Taken from habits of geese. [Fr: oies]

--Matthew Grieco

[EnDash@aol.com]

I'll take 6 and double it to 12.

-- Dick

[Paul Keating]

2 and 4. I did read them all.

[Tony Abell]

I'll throw guesses at 1 and 10:

> 1: baldness.

> 10: relative sensitivity to sudden sounds or other stimuli.

[Daniel B. Widdis]

6 and 16 please

--
Dan Widdis