Interesting words i picked out today (partly describes what i've been feeling these past month)

infatuation:
A foolish, unreasoning, or extravagant passion or attraction (to someone)

The infatuations of the sensual and frivolous part of mankind are amazing; but the infatuations of the learned and sophistical are incomparably more so. --I. Taylor.

similar phrases used to describe this "chim" word: puppy love, calf love

passion:
Ardent love
Boundless enthusiasm

The sufferings of Jesus in the period following the Last Supper and including the Crucifixion, as related in the New Testament. (ah... now i know why its called "The Passion of Christ")

The term passion, and its adverb passionately, often express a very strong predilection for any pursuit, or object of taste -- a kind of enthusiastic fondness for anything. --Cogan.

heat of passion (irrelvant, but i thought it would be nice to know what it means ^_^)
an agitated state of mind (as anger or terror) prompted by provocation sufficient to overcome the ability of a reasonable person to reflect on and control his or her actions (what???)

devotion
Ardent, often selfless affection and dedication, as to a person or principle

Genius animated by a fervent spirit of devotion. --Macaulay

Ardent (ehz... dunno what it means myself, but it appeared twice already)
Expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate
Displaying or characterized by strong enthusiasm or devotion

Having the appearance or quality of fire; fierce; glowing; shining; as, ardent eyes. --Dryden.

birthday
The day of one's birth (like duh...)

This is my birthday; as this very day Was Cassius born. --Shak
Those barbarous ages past, succeeded next The birthday of invention. --Cowper.

(cassius: prime mover in the conspiracy against Julius Caesar)

The observance of birth-days was common in early times. They were specially celebrated in the land of Egypt. There is no recorded instance in Scripture of the celebration of birth-days among the Jews. On the occasion of Herod's birth-day John the Baptist was beheaded.

(herod = King of Judea... a very very long time ago...)

good day (applied in aviation radiotelephony)
Formal ways of saying "Hello" or "Goodbye"
All these greetings represent an abbreviation of the now obsolete "God give you a good day" (afternoon, etc.), which dates from about 1200

Other languages used to express farewell (guess which language oki ^_^)
auf wiedersehen (namreG)

au revoir (hcnerF)

adios (hsiniapS)

sayonara (esenapaJ)

adieu (hcnerF dlO, hsilgnE elddiM)

cheerio (hsitirB ylfeihC)

interesting lesson on the various definition of words? haha.... hope ya had a good time learning new words... ^_^

au revoir, sayonara, adieu, adios, cheerio, auf wiedersehen, good day
shauny