Words For Emotions

3 words in this vocabulary list

pronoun A pronoun is a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse.

  • Nobody was able to solve the complex mathematical equation.
  • Nobody wants to go to that party.
  • Nobody can touch him in a game of basketball.
  • In a sea of people, she felt like nobody.

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun, in this case, 'triste' means sad or sorrowful

  • La noticia de su enfermedad me dejó muy triste.
  • No pude evitar sentirme triste al ver la película.
  • Estoy triste porque me dejó plantado en la cita.
  • Su actitud me produce una tristeza profunda.

noun a person's facial expression

preposition used to indicate similarity or comparison

  • Upon hearing the news, she stormed into the meeting room with a face like thunder.
  • When I told him I lost his keys, he came back with a face like thunder.
  • She had a face like thunder when she found out he had been lying to her.
  • The dark clouds gathered overhead, casting a shadow on the land below, giving it a face like thunder.