Call Me By Your Name

Call Me By Your Name Glossary

Drudgery

Hard, menial, or dull work.

Espadrilles

A light canvas shoe with a plaited fiber sole.

Heraclitus

A pre-Socratic philosopher (c. 535 - c.475 BCE) from Ephesus. Heraclitus was famous for his insistence on change as being the fundamental essence of the universe.

Pre-Socratics

A number of early Greek philosophers active before and during the time of Socrates (c.470 – 399 BCE), the classical Greek Athenian philosopher.

Arch

Deliberately or affectedly playful and teasing.

Berm

A flat strip of land, raised bank, or terrace bordering a river or canal.

Cotta (plural Cotte)

Italian; a crush or infatuation.

Piazzetta

Italian; a small plaza.

Exiguous

Very small in size or amount.

Histrionic

Overly theatrical or melodramatic in style.

Muggy

(Of the weather) Unpleasantly warm and humid.

Besotted

Strongly infatuated.

Ochre

A pale brownish yellow color.

Pagan

Relating to religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions, or the religious beliefs of pre-Christian European antiquity.

Stornello

A type of short Italian rhyming poem or song which usually contains three lines.

Cantilever

A long bracket or beam projecting from a wall to support a balcony, cornice, or similar structure.

Immunize

to make (a person or animal) immune to infection or disease, typically with a vaccine.

Guile

Sly or cunning intelligence.

Languorous

Characterized by a pleasant feeling of tiredness or inertia.

Capricious

Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

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