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Escapism

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• Escapist

  [ih-skey-piz-uh m] /ɪˈskeɪ pɪz əm/ noun 1. the avoidance of reality by absorption of the mind in entertainment or in an imaginative situation, activity, etc. /ɪˈskeɪpɪzəm/ noun 1. an inclination to or habit of retreating from unpleasant or unacceptable reality, as through diversion or fantasy in the figurative sense, 1930 (adj.); 1933 (n.), from escape […]

• Escapologist

  [ih-skey-pol-uh-jee, es-key-] /ɪ skeɪˈpɒl ə dʒi, ˌɛs keɪ-/ noun, Chiefly British. 1. the method or skill of extricating oneself from handcuffs, chains, etc., as of a magician or other performer. /ˌɛskəˈpɒlədʒɪst/ noun 1. an entertainer who specializes in freeing himself or herself from confinement Also called escape artist n. performer who specializes in getting out […]

• Escapology

  [ih-skey-pol-uh-jee, es-key-] /ɪ skeɪˈpɒl ə dʒi, ˌɛs keɪ-/ noun, Chiefly British. 1. the method or skill of extricating oneself from handcuffs, chains, etc., as of a magician or other performer.

• Escargot

  [es-kar-goh; English es-kahr-goh] /ɛs karˈgoʊ; English ˌɛs kɑrˈgoʊ/ noun, plural escargots [es-kar-goh; English es-kahr-gohz] /ɛs karˈgoʊ; English ˌɛs kɑrˈgoʊz/ (Show IPA). French. 1. an edible snail. /ɛskarɡo/ noun 1. a variety of edible snail, usually eaten with a sauce made of melted butter and garlic n. “edible snail,” 1892, from French escargot, from Old French […]

• Escarole

  [es-kuh-rohl] /ˈɛs kəˌroʊl/ noun 1. a broad-leaved form of Cichorium endivia, used in salads. Compare (def 1). /ˈɛskərəʊl/ noun 1. (US & Canadian) a variety of endive with broad leaves, used in salads n. 1897, from French escarole, from Italian scariola, from Late Latin escariola.

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