Shakespeare and words
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Shakespeare and words include words invented by him, words popularized by him, and words created by adding a "un" prefix.[1]
Invented words
Bandit (Henry VI, Part 2)
Critic (Love’s Labour Lost)
Dauntless (Henry VI, Part 3)
Dwindle (Henry IV, Part 1)
Elbow (verb) (King Lear)
Green-Eyed (as in jealousy) (The Merchant of Venice)
Lackluster (As You Like It)
Lonely (Coriolanus)
Skim-milk (Henry IV, Part 1)
Swagger (Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Words popularized
- puke
Words hyphenated
Shakespeare generated more than 300 new words by adding the prefix "un", including:[1]
Unaware (Venus & Adonis)
Uncomfortable (Romeo & Juliet)
Undress (Taming of the Shrew)
Unreal (Macbeth)