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relating to the enjoyment or appreciation of beauty or art, especially visual art

estetisk

dating back to the ancient past

arkaisk

including a wide range of people with different nationalities and cultures

kosmopolitisk

expressing or displaying the sadness and sorrow felt due to loss, death, or a past event

elegisk

able to create many great intellectual or creative ideas, things, etc.

fruktsam

using literary, elaborate, or formal language or style with the intention to impress other people

svulstig

displaying simplicity, immaturity, or inexperience

jejune

extremely sorrowful and serious

luguber

lacking elements that arouse interest, cause excitement, or show imagination

not being interested, fond, or understanding of serious works of music, art, literature, etc.

filistin

possessing the quality of being very boring, slow, and serious, particularly used for speeches and writings

tung

(mainly of ideas, opinions, or remarks) used so often that it no longer has the same effect, interest, or originality

banal

a literary device that uses a mixture of unpleasant, inharmonious, and harsh sounds to show disorder or chaos

höga, obehagliga ljud skapade av ord i skrift för att skildra kaos

a slow and constant increase in the loudness of a musical piece

crescendo

being an artificial, fake, or inferior substitute for something genuine or authentic

surrogat

a technique used in speech and writing to exaggerate the extent of something

överdrift

a song, musical piece, poem, etc. that expresses the feeling of sorrow and sadness after a loss or death

a drawing, speech, or text aiming to criticize something or someone in a humorous manner

pamflett

the humorous and incorrect use of a word that sounds similar to the intended word

malapropism

the constant lack of change and variety that is boring

monotoni

a manuscript that was written on, erased, and written on again and again, while the previous text was still partially visible

palimpsest

an introductory or preliminary section of a book, statute, document, etc. giving information about its purpose

inledning

the beginning section of a movie, book, play, etc. that introduces the work

prolog

the act of repeating the key points or parts of something in order to summarize it

rekapitulering

a piece of writing or a speech that is long and boring

harang

to delete the sections or words that are believed to be offensive or inappropriate from a play, movie, book, etc.

bowdlerisera

to bring ideas, texts, things, etc. together and create something new

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