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Ensconce vs Affix - What's the difference?

ensconce | affix | Related terms |

Ensconce is a related term of affix.


As a verb ensconce

is to place in a secure environment.

As a noun affix is

affix.

ensconce

English

Verb

  • To place in a secure environment.
  • * 1876 , , ch IX,
    • They found the sharp new heap they were seeking, and ensconced themselves within the protection of three great elms that grew in a bunch within a few feet of the grave.
  • * '>citation
  • To settle comfortably.
  • *
    • Major was already ensconced on his bed of straw, under a lantern which hung from a beam.

    Usage notes

    Particularly used in form ensconced, as in “she was ensconced in an armchair.”

    Synonyms

    * (settle comfortably) cuddle up

    affix

    English

    (wikipedia affix)

    Noun

    (es)
  • That which is affixed; an appendage.
  • (linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem; formerly applied only to suffixes (also called postfixes), the term as now used comprises prefixes, suffixes, infixes, circumfixes, and suprafixes.
  • (mathematics) The complex number a+bi associated to the point in the Gauss Plane with coordinates (a,b).

    • Antonyms

    * nonaffix

    Hyponyms

    * (affixes)

    Coordinate terms

    * clitic

    Verb

    (es)
  • To attach.
  • * Ray
    • Should they [caterpillars] affix them to the leaves of a plant improper for their food
    to affix''' a stigma to a person; to '''affix ridicule or blame to somebody
  • To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to.
    • to affix''' a syllable to a word; to '''affix''' a seal to an instrument; to '''affix one's name to a writing
  • To fix or fasten figuratively; with on'' or ''upon .
    • eyes affixed upon the ground
    (Spenser)