English words invented by Shakespeare

Many people consider William Shakespeare to be the greatest British playwright of all time. It is said that Shakespeare had a vocabulary of 300,000 words, including many of his own inventions. Many words invented by Shakespeare have survived to this day and are widely used in daily life.

The following are 10 English words invented by Shakespeare that are still widely used today:

Addiction n. Hobby

Some to dance, some to make bonfires , each man to what sport and revels his addiction leads him.

Dancing, dancing, fireworks, everyone can have fun as he pleases.

——"Othello" Act 2, Scene 2

Cold-blooded adj. Cold-blooded

Thou cold-blooded slave.

You cold-blooded slave.

——"King John" Act 3, Scene 1

Dawn n. Dawn

Next day after dawn.

Chapter It's dawn the next day.

——"Henry V" Act 4, Scene 1

Eyeball n. Eyeball, eyeball

Be subject to no sight but thine and mine, invisible to every eyeball else.”

Let no eye see you except yours and mine.

——The Tempest, Act 1, Scene 2

< p> Generous adj. Generous, generous

Most generous sir.

The most generous sir

——The fifth act of "Love in vain". Scene 1

Half-blooded adj. Hybrid

Half-blooded fellow.

Hongrel.

——"King Lear. 》Act 5, Scene 3

Laughable adj. Ridiculous

Though Nestor swear the jest be laughable.

Even if Nestor swears that the jest is laughable. Ridiculous.

——The Merchant of Venice, Act 1, Scene 1

Manager n. Manager

Where is our usual manager of mirth?

Where is our usual theater man?

——A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 5, Scene 1

Skim milk n. Skim milk

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O, I could divide myself and go to buffets, for moving such a dish of skim milk with so honorable an action!

Ah! I could wait to divide my body in two, Beat myself up for being so blind as to induce such a coward to participate in our feat.

——"Henry IV" Act 2, Scene 3

Unfortable adj. Unfortable time, why camest thou now to murder, murder our solemnity?

Sad fate, why do you come to break and break our solemnity?

——"Romeo and Juliet" Act 4, Scene 5