Definition Essay On Balloon

surprising definition of balloon is fool. In Irish English, balloon is “a boast idiot.” Without doubt, language is ambiguous. Balloon is an object that produces happiness and which you can play with; even though, in Ireland, it is an insult. Words have power, their history shows the great changes that a word can have over time. One of the richest words that I found is flow, which later became flower. Flowers are important components in all events; I have used and received flowers innumerable occasions. Flowers bring beauty and naturalness to a home; as they give elegance to a celebration. Nevertheless, I had never questioned its name or origins. Flow is originally from the Old English, flowan, dated from 1000. The word flow means “to move with a gentle inclined surface to spread over” (OED). Flow has diverse connotations such as, to bound in, to become overfull, to run full, to gush out, to make fluid, to be unsteady, to pass along the …show more content…
For one wedding, a couple asked me for an antique theme, which is an original concept for a weeding. While I was looking for the items to decorate the wedding, I noticed that antiques are extremely expensive and valuable. The word Antique originated from the Latin, antiqu-us, and from the Old French, antif. We borrowed antique from the French; we used the same spelling of it while the pronunciation is differently. In English, the accent of antique goes in the first syllable, while in French it goes in the last syllable. Antique means “belonging to former times, ancient, olden or called good old” (OED). In 1530, the word form was adjective and noun; until 1753, it had a verb form. Some additional definitions are: old-fashion, behind the time, after the ancient times, old furniture, and a relic. Surely, antiques are valuable objects worthy of appreciation; as the same way as, the word