well and good; granted; even so, just so; to be sure, "thou hast said",
you said it, you said a mouthful; truly, exactly, precisely, that's
just it, indeed, certainly, you bet, certes[Lat], ex concesso[Lat]; of
course, unquestionably, assuredly, no doubt, doubtless; naturally,
natch. be it so; so be it, so let it be; amen; willingly &c. 602.
affirmatively, in the affirmative. OK, all right, might as well, why
not? with one consent, with one voice, with one accord; unanimously,
una voce, by common consent, in chorus, to a man; nem[abbr]. con.[abbr:
nemine contradicente], nemine dissentiente[Lat]; without a dissentient
voice; as one man, one and all, on all hands. Phr. avec plaisir[Fr];
chi tace accousente[It][obs3]; "the public mind is the creation of the
Master-Writers" [Disraeli]; you bet your sweet ass it is; what are we
waiting for? whenever you're ready; anytime you're ready.
#489. Dissent.—N. dissent; discordance &c. (disagreement) 24;
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difference diversity of opinion.
nonconformity &c. (heterodoxy) 984; protestantism, recusancy,
schism;
disaffection; secession &c. 624; recantation &c. 607.
dissension &c (discord) 713; discontent &c. 832; cavilling.
protest; contradiction &c (denial) 536; noncompliance &c
(rejection)
764.
dissentient, dissenter; non-juror, non-content, nonconformist;
sectary, separatist, recusant, schismatic, protestant, heretic.
refusal &c. 764.
V. dissent, demur; call in question &c. (doubt) 485; differ in
opinion, disagree; say no &c. 536; refuse assent, refuse to admit;
cavil,
protest, raise one's voice against, repudiate; contradict &c. (deny)
536.
have no notion of, differ toto caelo[Lat]; revolt at, revolt from
the
idea.
shake the head, shrug the shoulders; look askance, look
askant[obs3].
secede; recant &c. 607.
Adj. dissenting &c. v; negative &c. 536; dissident, dissentient;
unconsenting &c. (refusing) 764; non-content, nonjuring[obs3];
protestant,
recusant; unconvinced, unconverted.
unavowed, unacknowledged; out of the question.
discontented &c. 832; unwilling &c. 603; extorted.
sectarian, denominational, schismatic; heterodox; intolerant.
Adv. no &c. 536; at variance, at issue with; under protest.
Int. God forbid! not for the world; I'll be hanged if; never tell
me;
your humble servant, pardon me.
Phr. many men many minds; quot homines tot sententiae
[Lat][Terence];
tant s'en faut[Fr]; il s'en faut bien[Fr];no way; by no means; count me
out.
#490. Knowledge.—N. knowledge; cognizance, cognition, cognoscence|;
acquaintance, experience, ken, privity[obs3], insight, familiarity;
comprehension, apprehension; recognition; appreciation &c. (judgment)
480; intuition; conscience, consciousness; perception, precognition;
acroamatics|!. light, enlightenment; glimpse, inkling; glimmer,
glimmering; dawn; scent, suspicion; impression &c. (idea) 453;
discovery &c. 480a. system of knowledge, body of knowledge; science,
philosophy, pansophy[obs3]; acroama|!; theory, aetiology[obs3],
etiology; circle of the sciences; pandect[obs3], doctrine, body of
doctrine; cyclopedia, encyclopedia; school &c. (system of opinions)