| jaundiced | adj diracuni + approp n: a ~ view of life, pandangan hidup yg diracuni prasangka; a ~ mind, fikiran yg diracuni perasaan cemburu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cynical | adj sinis: a ~ man, orang yg sinis; a ~ outlook on life, pandangan hidup yg sinis. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bookish | adj 1. fond of books and reading, /suka, gemar/ membaca; 2. inclined to rely on knowledge from books, dibentuk berdasarkan pembacaan: a ~ view of life, pandangan hidup yg dibentuk berdasarkan pembacaan; 3. literary and not colloquial, formal, bahasa /surat, buku/: a ~ style, gaya bahasa surat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fade | b. also ~ away (of hope) menjadi tipis: their hopes of finding any survivors ~d when evening came, harapan mereka utk mencari orang-orang yg masih hidup menjadi tipis apabila malam tiba; c. (of beauty, glory) menjadi /pudar, luntur/; 5. also ~ away, become gradually eliminated, beransur /hilang, luput, lenyap/: all memory of the past has ~d from his mind, semua ingatan masa lalu telah beransur hilang dr fikirannya; the old customs are ~ing away, adat-adat lama beransur luput; 6. also ~ away, disappear from sight, semakin /hilang, lenyap/ (dr pandangan): the hills ~d from view, bukit-bukau itu semakin hilang dr pandangan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |