Chivalry or chivalry means the medieval code of knighthood, including courtesy, bravery, and fidelity--
The knights of the round table were expected to live up to the code of chivalry.
He prided himself on his chivalry; he was always courteous to ladies.
Chivari or chivari ( also spelled chivaree, shivaree, charivari; nearly rhymes with chivalry ) means a celebration of noise; a serenade with noise, horns and banging pots--
We are planning to wake the newlyweds at midnight with a chivari.
We have a chivari for anyone who moves into the neighborhood.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"It offends his sense of chivalry to have a chivari for the new parents; he thinks we should leave them alone."
Note--"shivery" ( rhymes with chivari ) describes someone shaking or trembling from the cold--
They came in from playing in the snow all shivery and red in the face.
Words that sound the same when we speak may actually be two different words--which matters when we write them down. Spellcheck cannot help with this--it will show each word and the writer has to choose--to disambiguate them, if you will. I intend to update this daily, with another set of words it is possible to confuse, beginning with the simplest and most important. Questions and comments are welcome.
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Thursday, December 11, 2014
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