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Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget
567. Grammar — N. grammar, accidence, syntax, praxis, punctuation;
Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget
567. Grammar — N. grammar, accidence, syntax, praxis, punctuation;
Chapter 572
29 words
Chapters
Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Chapter 2: 1. Existence — N. existence, being, entity, ens [Lat.], esse [Lat.],
Chapter 3: 2. Inexistence — N. inexistence†; nonexistence, nonsubsistence;
Chapter 4: 3. Substantiality — N. substantiality, hypostasis; person, being,
Chapter 5: 4. Unsubstantiality — N. unsubstantiality†, insubstantiality;
Chapter 6: 3. FORMAL EXISTENCE
Chapter 7: 5. Intrinsicality — N. intrinsicality†, inbeing†, inherence, inhesion†;
Chapter 8: 6. Extrinsicality — N. extrinsicality†, objectiveness, non ego;
Chapter 9: 4. MODAL EXISTENCE
Chapter 10: 7. State — N. state, condition, category, estate, lot, ease, trim,
Chapter 11: 8. Circumstance — N. circumstance, situation, phase, position,
Chapter 12: 9. Relation — N. relation, bearing, reference, connection, concern,
Chapter 13: 10. [Want, or absence of relation.] Irrelation — N. irrelation†,
Chapter 14: 11. [Relations of kindred.] Consanguinity — N. consanguinity,
Chapter 15: 12. [Double or reciprocal relation.] Correlation — N. reciprocalness
Chapter 16: 13. Identity — N. identity, sameness; coincidence, coalescence;
Chapter 17: 14. [Noncoincidence.] Contrariety — N. contrariety, contrast, foil,
Chapter 18: 15. Difference — N. difference; variance, variation, variety;
Chapter 19: 16. Uniformity — N. uniformity; homogeneity, homogeneousness;
Chapter 20: 17. Similarity — N. similarity, resemblance, likeness, similitude,
Chapter 21: 18. Dissimilarity — N. dissimilarity, dissimilaritude†; unlikeness,
Chapter 22: 19. Imitation — N. imitation; copying &c v.; transcription;
Chapter 23: 20. Nonimitation — N. no imitation; originality; creativeness.
Chapter 24: 21. [Result of imitation.] Copy — N. copy, facsimile, counterpart,
Chapter 25: 22. [Thing copied.] Prototype — N. prototype, original, model,
Chapter 26: 23. Agreement — N. agreement; accord, accordance; unison, harmony;
Chapter 27: 24. Disagreement — N. disagreement; discord, discordance; dissonance,
Chapter 28: 25. [Absolute quantity.] Quantity — N. quantity, magnitude; size &c
Chapter 29: 26. [Relative quantity.] Degree — N. degree, grade, extent, measure,
Chapter 30: 27. [Sameness of quantity or degree.] Equality — N. equality, parity,
Chapter 31: 28. [Difference of quantity or degree.] Inequality — N. inequality;
Chapter 32: 29. Mean — N. mean, average; median, mode; balance, medium,
Chapter 33: 30. Compensation — N. compensation, equation; commutation;
Chapter 34: 31. Greatness — N. greatness &c adj.; magnitude; size &c (dimensions)
Chapter 35: 32. Smallness — N. smallness &c adj.; littleness &c (small size) 193;
Chapter 36: 33. [Supremacy.] Superiority — N. superiority, majority; greatness &c
Chapter 37: 34. Inferiority — N. inferiority, minority, subordinacy; shortcoming,
Chapter 38: 35. Increase — N. increase, augmentation, enlargement, extension;
Chapter 39: 36. Nonincrease, Decrease — N. decrease, diminution; lessening &c v.;
Chapter 40: 37. Addition — N. addition, annexation, adjection†; junction &c 43;
Chapter 41: 38. Nonaddition. Subtraction — N. subtraction, subduction†; deduction,
Chapter 42: 39. [Thing added] Adjunct — N. adjunct; addition, additament†; additum
Chapter 43: 40. [Thing remaining.] Remainder — N. remainder, residue; remains,
Chapter 44: 41. [Forming a whole without coherence.] Mixture — N. mixture,
Chapter 45: 42. [Freedom from mixture.] Simpleness — N. simpleness &c adj.;
Chapter 46: 43. Junction — N. junction; joining &c v.; joinder [Law], union
Chapter 47: 44. Disjunction — N. disjunction, disconnection, disunity, disunion,
Chapter 48: 45. [Connecting medium.] Connection — N. vinculum, link; connective,
Chapter 49: 46. Coherence — N. coherence, adherence, adhesion, adhesiveness;
Chapter 50: 47. [Want of adhesion, nonadhesion, immiscibility.] Incoherence — N.
Chapter 51: 48. Combination — N. combination; mixture &c 41; junction &c 43;
Chapter 52: 49. Decomposition — N. decomposition, analysis, dissection,
Chapter 53: 50. [Principal part.] Whole — N. whole, totality, integrity; totalness
Chapter 54: 51. Part — N. part, portion; dose; item, particular; aught, any;
Chapter 55: 52. Completeness — N. completeness &c adj.; completion &c 729;
Chapter 56: 53. Incompleteness — N. incompleteness &c adj.; deficiency, short
Chapter 57: 54. Composition — N. composition, constitution, crasis†; combination &c
Chapter 58: 55. Exclusion — N. exclusion, nonadmission, omission, exception,
Chapter 59: 56. Component — N. component; component part, integral part, integrant
Chapter 60: 57. Extraneousness — N. extraneousness &c adj.; extrinsicality &c 6;
Chapter 61: 58. Order — N. order, regularity, uniformity, symmetry, lucidus ordo
Chapter 62: 59. [Absence, or want of Order, &c] Disorder — N. disorder;
Chapter 63: 60. [Reduction to Order.] Arrangement — N. arrangement; plan &c 626;
Chapter 64: 61. [Subversion of Order; bringing into disorder.] Derangement — N.
Chapter 65: 62. Precedence — N. precedence; coming before &c v.; the lead, le pas;
Chapter 66: 63. Sequence — N. sequence, coming after; going after &c (following)
Chapter 67: 64. Precursor — N. precursor, antecedent, precedent, predecessor;
Chapter 68: 65. Sequel — N. sequel, suffix, successor; tail, queue, train, wake,
Chapter 69: 66. Beginning — N. beginning, commencement, opening, outset,
Chapter 70: 67. End — N. end, close, termination; desinence†, conclusion, finis,
Chapter 71: 68. Middle — N. middle, midst, mediety†, mean &c 29; medium, middle
Chapter 72: 69. [Uninterrupted sequence.] Continuity — N. continuity; consecution,
Chapter 73: 70. [Interrupted sequence.] Discontinuity — N. discontinuity;
Chapter 74: 71. Term — N. term, rank, station, stage, step; degree &c 26; scale,
Chapter 75: 72. Assemblage — N. {opp.
Chapter 76: 73. Nonassemblage. Dispersion — N. {opp.
Chapter 77: 74. [Place of meeting.] Focus — N. focus; point of convergence &c 290;
Chapter 78: 75. Class — N. class, division, category, categorema†, head, order,
Chapter 79: 76. [Comprehension under, or reference to a class.] Inclusion — N.
Chapter 80: 77. Exclusion — N. {opp.
Chapter 81: 78. Generality — N. {opp.
Chapter 82: 79. Speciality — N. {opp.
Chapter 83: 80. Normality — N. normality, normalcy, normalness†; familiarity,
Chapter 84: 81. Multiformity — N. multiformity, omniformity†; variety, diversity;
Chapter 85: 82. Conformity — N. {opp.
Chapter 86: 83. Unconformity — N. {opp.
Chapter 87: 84. Number — N. number, symbol, numeral, figure, cipher, digit,
Chapter 88: 85. Numeration — N. numeration; numbering &c v.; pagination; tale,
Chapter 89: 86. List — N. list, catalog, catalogue, inventory; register &c
Chapter 90: 87. Unity — N. unity; oneness &c adj.; individuality; solitude &c
Chapter 91: 88. Accompaniment — N. accompaniment; adjunct &c 39; context;
Chapter 92: 89. Duality — N. duality, dualism; duplicity; biplicity†, biformity†;
Chapter 93: 90. Duplication — N. duplication; doubling &c v.; gemination,
Chapter 94: 91. [Division into two parts.] bisection — N. bisection, bipartition;
Chapter 95: 92. Triality — N. Triality†, trinity; triunity†.
Chapter 96: 93. Triplication — N. triplication, triplicity†; trebleness†, trine.
Chapter 97: 94. [Division into three parts.] Trisection — N. trisection,
Chapter 98: 95. Four — N. quaternity†, four, tetrad, quartet, quaternion, square,
Chapter 99: 96. Quadruplication — N. quadruplication.
Chapter 100: 97. [Division into four parts.] Quadrisection — N. quadrisection,
Chapter 101: 98. Five &c — N. five, cinque [Fr.], quint, quincux†; six, half-a-
Chapter 102: 99. Quinquesection &c — N. division by five &c 98; quinquesection &c;
Chapter 103: 100. {opp.
Chapter 104: 3. INDETERMINATE NUMBER
Chapter 105: 101. Zero — N. zero, nothing; null, nul, naught, nought, void; cipher,
Chapter 106: 102. Multitude — N. multitude; numerous &c adj.; numerosity,
Chapter 107: 103. Fewness — N. fewness &c adj.; paucity, small number; small
Chapter 108: 104. Repetition — N. repetition, iteration, reiteration, harping,
Chapter 109: 105. Infinity — N. infinity, infinitude, infiniteness &c adj.;
Chapter 110: 106. Time — N. time, duration; period, term, stage, space, span,
Chapter 111: 107. Neverness — N. neverness; absence of time, no time; dies non;
Chapter 112: 108. [Definite duration, or portion of time.] Period — N. period, age,
Chapter 113: 109. [Indefinite duration.] Course — N. corridors of time, sweep of
Chapter 114: 110. [Long duration.] Diuturnity — N. diuturnity†; a long time, a
Chapter 115: 111. [Short duration.] Transientness — N. transience, transientness &c
Chapter 116: 112. [Endless duration.] Perpetuity — N. perpetuity, eternity,
Chapter 117: 113. [Point of time] Instantaneity — N. instantaneity,
Chapter 118: 114. [Estimation, measurement, and record of time.] Chronometry — N.
Chapter 119: 115. [False estimate of time.] Anachronism — N. anachronism,
Chapter 120: 116. Priority — N. priority, antecedence, anteriority, precedence,
Chapter 121: 117. Posteriority — N. posteriority; succession, sequence; following
Chapter 122: 118. The Present Time — N. the present, the present time, the present
Chapter 123: 119. [Time different from the present.] Different time — N. different
Chapter 124: 120. Synchronism — N. synchronism; coexistence, coincidence;
Chapter 125: 121. [Prospective time.] Futurity — N. futurity, futurition; future,
Chapter 126: 122. [Retrospective time.] The Past — N. the past, past time; days of
Chapter 127: 123. Newness — N. newness &c adj.; novelty, recency; immaturity; youth
Chapter 128: 124. Oldness — N. oldness &c adj.†; age, antiquity; cobwebs of
Chapter 129: 125. Morning [Noon.] — N. morning, morn, forenoon, a.m., prime, dawn,
Chapter 130: 126. Evening [Midnight.] — N. evening, eve; decline of day, fall of
Chapter 131: 127. Youth — N. youth; juvenility, juvenescence†; juniority†; infancy;
Chapter 132: 128. Age — N. age; oldness† &c adj.; old age, advanced age, golden
Chapter 133: 129. Infant — N. infant, babe, baby, babe in arms; nurseling,
Chapter 134: 130. Veteran — N. veteran, old man, seer, patriarch, graybeard;
Chapter 135: 131. Adolescence — N. adolescence, pubescence, majority; adultism;
Chapter 136: 132. Earliness — N. {ant.
Chapter 137: 133. Lateness — N. {ant.
Chapter 138: 134. Occasion — N. {ant.
Chapter 139: 135. Untimeliness — N. {ant.
Chapter 140: 136. Frequency — N. frequency, oftness†, oftenness†, commonness;
Chapter 141: 137. Infrequency — N. infrequency, rareness, rarity; fewness &c 103;
Chapter 142: 138. Periodicity [Regularity of recurrence] — N. periodicity,
Chapter 143: 139. Irregularity of recurrence — N. irregularity, uncertainty,
Chapter 144: 140. [Difference at different times.] Change — N. change, alteration,
Chapter 145: 141. [Absence of change.] Permanence — N. stability &c 150; quiescence
Chapter 146: 142. [Change from action to rest.] Cessation — N. cessation,
Chapter 147: 143. Continuance in action — N. continuance, continuation; run;
Chapter 148: 144. [Gradual change to something different.] Conversion — N.
Chapter 149: 145. Reversion — N. reversion, return; revulsion.
Chapter 150: 146. [Sudden or violent change.] Revolution — N. revolution,
Chapter 151: 147. [Change of one thing for another.] Substitution — N.
Chapter 152: 148. [Double or mutual change.] Interchange — N. interchange,
Chapter 153: 149. Changeableness — N. changeableness &c adj.; mutability,
Chapter 154: 150. Stability — N. stability; immutability &c adj.; unchangeability,
Chapter 155: 151. Eventuality — N. eventuality, event, occurrence, incident,
Chapter 156: 152. Destiny — N. destiny &c (necessity) 601; future existence, post
Chapter 157: 153. [Constant antecedent]. Cause — N. cause, origin, source,
Chapter 158: 154. [Constant sequent.] Effect — N. effect, consequence; aftergrowth†,
Chapter 159: 155. [Assignment of cause] Attribution — N. attribution, theory,
Chapter 160: 156. [Absence of assignable cause.] Chance — N. chance,
Chapter 161: 157. Power — N. power; potency, potentiality; jiva†; puissance, might,
Chapter 162: 158. Impotence — N. impotence; inability, disability; disablement,
Chapter 163: 159. [Degree of power.] Strength — N. strength; power &c 157; energy
Chapter 164: 160. Weakness — N. weakness &c adj.; debility, atony†, relaxation,
Chapter 165: 161. Production — N. {ant.
Chapter 166: 162. [Nonproduction.] Destruction — N. {ant.
Chapter 167: 163. Reproduction — N. reproduction, renovation; restoration &c 660;
Chapter 168: 164. Producer — N. producer, originator, inventor, author, founder,
Chapter 169: 165. Destroyer — N. destroyer &c (destroy) &c 162; cankerworm &c
Chapter 170: 166. Paternity — N. paternity; parentage; consanguinity &c 11.
Chapter 171: 167. Posterity — N. posterity, progeny, breed, issue, offspring,
Chapter 172: 168. Productiveness — N. productiveness &c adj.; fecundity, fertility,
Chapter 173: 169. Unproductiveness — N. unproductiveness &c adj.; infertility,
Chapter 174: 170. Agency — N. agency, operation, force, working, strain, function,
Chapter 175: 171. Physical Energy — N. energy, physical energy, force, power &c
Chapter 176: 172. Physical Inertness — N. inertness, dullness &c adj.; inertia, vis
Chapter 177: 173. Violence — N. violence, inclemency, vehemence, might,
Chapter 178: 174. Moderation — N. moderation, lenity &c 740; temperateness,
Chapter 179: 175. Influence — N. influence; importance &c 642; weight, pressure,
Chapter 180: 176. Tendency — N. tendency; aptness, aptitude; proneness, proclivity,
Chapter 181: 177. Liability — N. liability, liableness†; possibility, contingency;
Chapter 182: 178. Concurrence — N. concurrence, cooperation, coagency†; union;
Chapter 183: 179. Counteraction — N. counteraction, opposition; contrariety &c 14;
Chapter 184: 180. [Indefinite space.] Space — N. space, extension, extent,
Chapter 185: 181. [Definite space.] Region — N. region, sphere, ground, soil, area,
Chapter 186: 182. [Limited space.] Place — N. place, lieu, spot, point, dot; niche,
Chapter 187: 183. Situation — N. situation, position, locality, locale, status,
Chapter 188: 184. Location — N. location, localization; lodgment; deposition,
Chapter 189: 185. Displacement — N. displacement, elocation†, transposition.
Chapter 190: 186. Presence — N. presence; occupancy, occupation; attendance;
Chapter 191: 187. [Nullibiety.1] Absence — N. absence; inexistence &c 2 [Obs.];
Chapter 192: 188. Inhabitant — N. inhabitant; resident, residentiary†; dweller,
Chapter 193: 189. [Place of habitation, or resort.] Abode — N. abode, dwelling,
Chapter 194: 190. [Things contained.] Contents — N. contents; cargo, lading,
Chapter 195: 191. Receptacle — N. receptacle; inclosure &c 232; recipient,
Chapter 196: 192. Size — N. size, magnitude, dimension, bulk, volume; largeness &c
Chapter 197: 193. Littleness — N. littleness &c adj.; smallness &c (of quantity)
Chapter 198: 194. Expansion — N. expansion; increase of size &c 35; enlargement,
Chapter 199: 195. Contraction — N. contraction, reduction, diminution; decrease of
Chapter 200: 196. Distance — N. distance; space &c 180; remoteness, farness†, far-
Chapter 201: 197. Nearness — N. nearness &c adj.; proximity, propinquity; vicinity,
Chapter 202: 198. Interval — N. interval, interspace†; separation &c 44; break, gap,
Chapter 203: 199. Contiguity — N. contiguity, contact, proximity, apposition,
Chapter 204: 200. Length — N. length, longitude, span; mileage; distance &c 196.
Chapter 205: 201. Shortness — N. shortness &c adj.; brevity; littleness &c 193; a
Chapter 206: 202. Breadth, Thickness, — N. breadth, width, latitude, amplitude;
Chapter 207: 203. Narrowness. Thinness — N. narrowness &c adj.; closeness, exility†;
Chapter 208: 204. Layer — N. layer, stratum, strata, course, bed, zone, substratum,
Chapter 209: 205. Filament — N. filament, line; fiber, fibril; funicle†, vein; hair,
Chapter 210: 206. Height — N. height, altitude, elevation; eminence, pitch;
Chapter 211: 207. Lowness — N. lowness &c adj.; debasement, depression, prostration
Chapter 212: 208. Depth — N. depth; deepness &c adj.; profundity, depression &c
Chapter 213: 209. Shallowness — N. shallowness &c adj.; shoals; mere scratch.
Chapter 214: 210. Summit — N. summit, summity†; top, peak, vertex, apex, zenith,
Chapter 215: 211. Base — N. base, basement; plinth, dado, wainscot; baseboard,
Chapter 216: 212. Verticality — N. verticality; erectness &c adj.; perpendicularity
Chapter 217: 213. Horizontality — N. horizontality†; flatness; level, plane; stratum
Chapter 218: 214. Pendency — N. pendency†, dependency; suspension, hanging &c v.;
Chapter 219: 215. Support — N. support, ground, foundation, base, basis; terra
Chapter 220: 216. Parallelism — N. {ant.
Chapter 221: 217. Obliquity — N. obliquity, inclination, slope, slant, crookedness
Chapter 222: 218. Inversion — N. inversion, eversion, subversion, reversion,
Chapter 223: 219. Crossing — N. crossing &c v.; intersection, interdigitation;
Chapter 224: 220. Exteriority — N. exteriority†; outside, exterior; surface,
Chapter 225: 221. Interiority — N. interiority; inside, interior; interspace†,
Chapter 226: 222. Centrality — N. centrality, centricalness†, center; middle &c 68;
Chapter 227: 223. Covering — N. covering, cover; baldachin, baldachino†, baldaquin†;
Chapter 228: 224. Lining — N. lining, inner coating; coating &c (covering) 223;
Chapter 229: 225. Clothing — N. clothing, investment; covering &c 223; dress,
Chapter 230: 226. Divestment — N. divestment; taking off &c v.. nudity; bareness &c
Chapter 231: 227. Circumjacence — N. circumjacence†, circumambience†; environment,
Chapter 232: 228. Interposition — N. interposition, interjacence†, intercurrence†,
Chapter 233: 229. Circumscription — N. circumscription, limitation, inclosure;
Chapter 234: 230. Outline — N. outline, circumference; perimeter, periphery, ambit,
Chapter 235: 231. Edge — N. edge, verge, brink, brow, brim, margin, border,
Chapter 236: 232. Inclosure — N. inclosure, envelope; case &c (receptacle) 191;
Chapter 237: 233. Limit — N. limit, boundary, bounds, confine, enclave, term,
Chapter 238: 234. Front — N. front; fore, forepart; foreground; face, disk, disc,
Chapter 239: 235. Rear — N. rear, back, posteriority; rear rank, rear guard;
Chapter 240: 236. Laterality — N. laterality†; side, flank, quarter, lee; hand;
Chapter 241: 237. Contraposition — N. contraposition†, opposition; polarity;
Chapter 242: 238. Dextrality — N. dextrality†; right, right hand; dexter, offside,
Chapter 243: 239. Sinistrality — N. sinistrality†; left, left hand, a gauche;
Chapter 244: 240. Form — N. form, figure, shape; conformation, configuration; make,
Chapter 245: 241. [Absence of form.] Amorphism — N. amorphism†, informity†; unlicked
Chapter 246: 242. [Regularity of form.] Symmetry — N. symmetry, shapeliness,
Chapter 247: 243. [Irregularity of form.] Distortion — N. distortion, detortion†,
Chapter 248: 244. Angularity — N. angularity, angularness†; aduncity†; angle, cusp,
Chapter 249: 245. Curvature — N. curvature, curvity†, curvation†; incurvature†,
Chapter 250: 246. Straightness — N. straightness, rectilinearity†, directness;
Chapter 251: 247. [Simple circularity.] Circularity — N. circularity, roundness;
Chapter 252: 248. [Complex curvature.] Convolution — N. winding &c v.; convolution,
Chapter 253: 249. Rotundity — N. rotundity; roundness &c adj.; cylindricity†;
Chapter 254: 250. Convexity — N. convexity, prominence, projection, swelling,
Chapter 255: 251. Flatness — N. flatness &c adj.; smoothness &c 255.
Chapter 256: 252. Concavity — N. concavity, depression, dip; hollow, hollowness;
Chapter 257: 253. Sharpness — N. sharpness &c adj.; acuity, acumination†;
Chapter 258: 254. Bluntness — N. bluntness &c adj..
Chapter 259: 255. Smoothness — N. smoothness &c adj.; polish, gloss; lubricity,
Chapter 260: 256. Roughness — N. roughness &c adj.; tooth, grain, texture, ripple;
Chapter 261: 257. Notch — N. notch, dent, nick, cut; indent, indentation; dimple.
Chapter 262: 258. Fold — N. fold, plicature†, plait, pleat, ply, crease; tuck,
Chapter 263: 259. Furrow — N. furrow, groove, rut, sulcus [Anat.], scratch, streak,
Chapter 264: 260. Opening — N. hole, foramen; puncture, perforation; fontanel†;
Chapter 265: 261. Closure — N. closure, occlusion, blockade; shutting up &c v.;
Chapter 266: 262. Perforator — N. perforator, piercer, borer, auger, chisel,
Chapter 267: 263. Stopper — N. stopper, stopple; plug, cork, bung, spike, spill,
Chapter 268: 264. [Successive change of place.] Motion — N. motion, movement, move;
Chapter 269: 265. Quiescence — N. rest; stillness &c adj.; quiescence; stagnation,
Chapter 270: 266. [Locomotion by land.] Journey — N. travel; traveling &c v..
Chapter 271: 267. [Locomotion by water, or air.] Navigation — N. navigation;
Chapter 272: 268. Traveler — N. traveler, wayfarer, voyager, itinerant, passenger,
Chapter 273: 269. Mariner — N. sailor, mariner, navigator; seaman, seafarer,
Chapter 274: 270. Transference — N. transfer, transference; translocation,
Chapter 275: 271. Carrier — N. carrier, porter, bearer, tranter†, conveyer;
Chapter 276: 272. Vehicle — N. vehicle, conveyance, carriage, caravan, van; common
Chapter 277: 273. Ship — N. ship, vessel, sail; craft, bottom.
Chapter 278: 274. Velocity — N. velocity, speed, celerity; swiftness &c adj.;
Chapter 279: 275. Slowness — N. slowness &c adj.; languor &c (inactivity) 683;
Chapter 280: 276. Impulse — N. impulse, impulsion, impetus; momentum; push,
Chapter 281: 277. Recoil — N. recoil; reaction, retroaction; revulsion; bounce,
Chapter 282: 278. Direction — N. direction, bearing, course, vector; set, drift,
Chapter 283: 279. Deviation — N. deviation; swerving &c v.; obliquation†, warp,
Chapter 284: 280. [Going before.] Precession — N. precession, leading, heading;
Chapter 285: 281. [Going after.] Sequence — N. sequence; coming after &c (order)
Chapter 286: 282. [Motion forward; progressive motion.] Progression — N. progress,
Chapter 287: 283. [Motion backwards.] Regression — N. regress, regression;
Chapter 288: 284. [Motion given to an object situated in front.] Propulsion — N.
Chapter 289: 285. [Motion given to an object situated behind.] Traction — N.
Chapter 290: 286. [Motion towards.] Approach — N. approach, approximation,
Chapter 291: 287. [Motion from.] Recession — N. recession, retirement, withdrawal;
Chapter 292: 288. [Motion towards, actively; force causing to draw closer.]
Chapter 293: 289. [Motion from, actively; force driving apart.] Repulsion — N.
Chapter 294: 290. [Motion nearer to.] Convergence — N. convergence, confluence,
Chapter 295: 291. [Motion further off.] Divergence — N. divergence, divergency†;
Chapter 296: 292. [Terminal motion at.] Arrival — N. arrival, advent; landing;
Chapter 297: 293. [Initial motion from.] Departure — N. departure, decession†,
Chapter 298: 294. [Motion into.] Ingress — N. ingress; entrance, entry;
Chapter 299: 295. [Motion out of.] Egress — N. egress, exit, issue; emersion,
Chapter 300: 296. [Motion into, actively.] Reception — N. reception; admission,
Chapter 301: 297. [Motion out of, actively] Ejection — N. ejection, emission,
Chapter 302: 298. [Eating.] Food — N. eating &c v.; deglutition, gulp, epulation†,
Chapter 303: 299. Excretion — N. excretion, discharge, emanation; exhalation,
Chapter 304: introduction; insinuation &c (intervention) 228; planting, &c v.;
Chapter 305: 301. [Forcible egress.] Extraction — N. extraction; extracting &c v.;
Chapter 306: 302. [Motion through.] Passage — N. passage, transmission; permeation;
Chapter 307: 303. [Motion beyond] Transcursion — N. transcursion†, transiliency†,
Chapter 308: 304. [motion short of] Shortcoming — N. shortcoming, failure; falling
Chapter 309: 305. [Motion upwards] Ascent — N. ascent, ascension; rising &c 309;
Chapter 310: 306. [Motion downwards] Descent — N. descent, descension†, declension,
Chapter 311: 307. Elevation — N. elevation; raising &c v.; erection, lift;
Chapter 312: 308. Depression — N. lowering &c v.; depression; dip &c (concavity)
Chapter 313: 309. Leap — N. leap, jump, hop, spring, bound, vault, saltation†.
Chapter 314: 310. Plunge — N. plunge, dip, dive, header; ducking &c v.; diver.
Chapter 315: 311. [Curvilinear motion.] Circuition — N. circuition†, circulation;
Chapter 316: 312. [Motion in a continued circle.] Rotation — N. rotation,
Chapter 317: 313. [Motion in the reverse circle.] Evolution — N. evolution,
Chapter 318: 314. [Reciprocating motion, motion to and fro.] Oscillation — N.
Chapter 319: 315. [Irregular motion] Agitation — N. agitation, stir, tremor, shake,
Chapter 320: 316. Materiality — N. materiality, materialness; corporeity†,
Chapter 321: 317. Immateriality — N. immateriality, immaterialness; incorporeity†,
Chapter 322: 318. World — N. world, creation, nature, universe; earth, globe, wide
Chapter 323: 319. Gravity — N. gravity, gravitation; weight; heaviness &c adj.;
Chapter 324: 320. Levity — N. levity; lightness &c adj.; imponderability, buoyancy,
Chapter 325: 321. Density — N. density, solidity; solidness &c adj.;
Chapter 326: 322. Rarity — N. rarity, tenuity; absence of solidity &c 321;
Chapter 327: 323. Hardness — N. hardness &c adj.; rigidity; renitence†, renitency;
Chapter 328: 324. Softness — N. softness, pliableness &c adj.; flexibility;
Chapter 329: 325. Elasticity — N. elasticity, springiness, spring, resilience,
Chapter 330: 326. Inelasticity — N. want of elasticity, absence of elasticity &c
Chapter 331: 327. Tenacity — N. {ant.
Chapter 332: 328. Brittleness — N. {ant.
Chapter 333: 329. [Structure.] Texture — N. structure (form) 240, organization,
Chapter 334: 330. Pulverulence — N. powderiness† [State of powder.], pulverulence†;
Chapter 335: 331. Friction — N. friction, attrition; rubbing, abrasion, scraping &c
Chapter 336: 332. [Absence of friction. Prevention of friction.] Lubrication — N.
Chapter 337: 333. Fluidity — N. fluidity, liquidity; liquidness &c adj.†; gaseity &c
Chapter 338: 334. Gaseity — N. gaseity†; vaporousness &c adj.; flatulence,
Chapter 339: 335. Liquefaction — N. liquefaction; liquescence†, liquescency†;
Chapter 340: 336. Vaporization — N. vaporization, volatilization; gasification,
Chapter 341: 337. Water — N. water; serum, serosity†; lymph; rheum; diluent; agua
Chapter 342: 338. Air — N. air &c (gas) 334; common air, atmospheric air;
Chapter 343: 339. Moisture — N. moisture; moistness &c adj.; humidity, humectation†;
Chapter 344: 340. Dryness — N. dryness &c adj.; siccity†, aridity, drought, ebb
Chapter 345: 341. Ocean — N. sea, ocean, main, deep, brine, salt water, waves,
Chapter 346: 342. Land — N. land, earth, ground, dry land, terra firma.
Chapter 347: 343. Gulf. Lake — N. land covered with water, gulf, gulph†, bay, inlet,
Chapter 348: 344. Plain — N. plain, table-land, face of the country; open country,
Chapter 349: 345. Marsh — N. marsh, swamp, morass, marish†, moss, fen, bog,
Chapter 350: 346. Island — N. island, isle, islet, eyot†, ait†, holf†, reef, atoll,
Chapter 351: 347. [Fluid in motion.] Stream — N. stream &c (of water) 348, (of air)
Chapter 352: 348. [Water in motion.] River — N. running water.
Chapter 353: 349. [Air in motion] Wind — N. wind, draught, flatus, afflatus,
Chapter 354: 350. [Channel for the passage of water.] Conduit — N. conduit,
Chapter 355: 351. [Channel for the passage of air.] Airpipe — N. air pipe, air
Chapter 356: 352. Semiliquidity — N. semiliquidity; stickiness &c adj.; viscidity,
Chapter 357: 353. [Mixture of air and water.] Bubble [Cloud.] — N. bubble, foam,
Chapter 358: 354. Pulpiness — N. pulpiness &c adj.; pulp, taste, dough, curd, pap,
Chapter 359: 355. Unctuousness — N. unctuousness &c adj.; unctuosity†, lubricity;
Chapter 360: 356. Oil — N. oil, fat, butter, cream, grease, tallow, suet, lard,
Chapter 361: 357. Organization — N. organized world, organized nature; living
Chapter 362: 358. Inorganization — N. mineral world, mineral kingdom; unorganized
Chapter 363: 359. Life — N. life, vitality, viability; animation; vital spark,
Chapter 364: 360. Death — N. death; decease, demise; dissolution, departure, obit,
Chapter 365: 361. [Destruction of life; violent death.] Killing — N. killing &c v.;
Chapter 366: 362. Corpse — N. corpse, corse†, carcass, cadaver, bones, skeleton, dry
Chapter 367: 363. Interment — N. interment, burial, sepulture†; inhumation†;
Chapter 368: 364. Animality — N. animal life; animation, animality†, animalization†;
Chapter 369: 365. Vegetability† — N. vegetable life; vegetation, vegetability†;
Chapter 370: 366. Animal — N. animal, animal kingdom; fauna; brute creation.
Chapter 371: 367. Vegetable — N. vegetable, vegetable kingdom; flora, verdure.
Chapter 372: 368. [The science of animals.] Zoology — N. zoology, zoonomy†,
Chapter 373: 369. [The science of plants.] Botany — N. botany; physiological
Chapter 374: 370. [The economy or management of animals.] Husbandry — N. husbandry,
Chapter 375: 371. [The economy or management of plants.] Agriculture — N.
Chapter 376: 372. Mankind — N. man, mankind; human race, human species, human kind,
Chapter 377: 373. Man — N. man, male, he, him; manhood &c (adolescence) 131;
Chapter 378: 374. Woman — N. woman, she, her, female, petticoat.
Chapter 379: 375. Physical Sensibility — N. sensibility; sensitiveness &c adj.;
Chapter 380: 376. Physical Insensibility — N. insensibility, physical
Chapter 381: 377. Physical Pleasure — N. pleasure; physical pleasure, sensual
Chapter 382: 378. Physical Pain — N. pain; suffering, sufferance, suffrance†; bodily
Chapter 383: 2. Special Sensation
Chapter 384: 379. [Sensation of pressure] Touch — N. touch; tact, taction†,
Chapter 385: 380. Sensations of Touch — N. itching, pruritis [Med.] &c v.;
Chapter 386: 381. [insensibility to touch.] Numbness — N. numbness &c (physical
Chapter 387: 382. Heat — N. heat, caloric; temperature, warmth, fervor, calidity†;
Chapter 388: 383. Cold — N. cold, coldness &c adj.; frigidity, inclemency, fresco.
Chapter 389: 384. Calefaction — N. increase of temperature; heating &c v.;
Chapter 390: 385. Refrigeration — N. refrigeration, infrigidation†, reduction of
Chapter 391: 386. Furnace — N. furnace, stove, kiln, oven; cracker; hearth, focus,
Chapter 392: 387. Refrigerator — N. refrigerator, refrigeratory†; frigidarium†; cold
Chapter 393: 388. Fuel — N. fuel, firing, combustible.
Chapter 394: 389. Thermometer — N. thermometer, thermometrograph†, mercury
Chapter 395: 390. Taste — N. taste, flavor, gust, gusto, savor; gout, relish;
Chapter 396: 391. Insipidity — N. insipidity, blandness; tastelessness &c adj..
Chapter 397: 392. Pungency — N. pungency, piquance, piquancy, poignancy haut-gout,
Chapter 398: 393. Condiment — N. condiment, seasoning, sauce, spice, relish,
Chapter 399: 394. Savoriness — N. savoriness &c adj.; good taste, deliciousness,
Chapter 400: 395. Unsavoriness — N. unsavoriness &c adj.; amaritude†; acrimony,
Chapter 401: 396. Sweetness — N. sweetness, dulcitude†.
Chapter 402: 397. Sourness — N. sourness &c adj.; acid, acidity, low pH; acetous
Chapter 403: 398. Odor — N. odor, smell, odorament†, scent, effluvium; emanation,
Chapter 404: 399. Inodorousness — N. inodorousness†; absence of smell, want of
Chapter 405: 400. Fragrance — N. fragrance, aroma, redolence, perfume, bouquet,
Chapter 406: 401. Fetor — N. fetor†; bad &c adj.. smell, bad odor; stench, stink;
Chapter 407: 402. Sound — N. sound, noise, strain; accent, twang, intonation, tone;
Chapter 408: 403. Silence — N. silence; stillness &c (quiet) 265; peace, hush,
Chapter 409: 404. Loudness — N. loudness, power; loud noise, din; blare; clang,
Chapter 410: 405. Faintness — N. faintness &c adj.; faint sound, whisper, breath;
Chapter 411: 406. [Sudden and violent sounds.] Snap — N. snap &c v.; rapping &c v.;
Chapter 412: 407. [Repeated and protracted sounds.] Roll — N. roll &c v.; drumming
Chapter 413: 408. Resonance — N. resonance; ring &c v.; ringing, tintinabulation &c
Chapter 414: 409. [Hissing sounds.] Sibilation — N. sibilance, sibilation; zip;
Chapter 415: 410. [Harsh sounds.] Stridor — N. creak &c v.; creaking &c v.;
Chapter 416: 411. Cry — N. cry &c v.; voice &c (human) 580; hubbub; bark &c
Chapter 417: 412. [Animal sounds.] Ululation — N. cry &c v.; crying &c v.; bowwow,
Chapter 418: 413. Melody. Concord — N. melody, rhythm, measure; rhyme &c (poetry)
Chapter 419: 414. Discord — N. discord, discordance; dissonance, cacophony, want of
Chapter 420: 415. Music — N. music; concert; strain, tune, air; melody &c 413;
Chapter 421: 416. Musician [Performance of Music.] — N. musician, artiste,
Chapter 422: 417. Musical Instruments — N. musical instruments; band; string-band,
Chapter 423: 418. [Sense of sound.] Hearing — N. hearing &c v.; audition,
Chapter 424: 419. Deafness — N. deafness, hardness of hearing, surdity†;
Chapter 425: 420. Light — N. light, ray, beam, stream, gleam, streak, pencil;
Chapter 426: 421. Darkness — N. darkness &c adj., absence of light; blackness &c
Chapter 427: 422. Dimness — N. dimness &c adj.; darkness &c 421; paleness &c (light
Chapter 428: 423. [Source of light, self-luminous body.] Luminary — N. luminary;
Chapter 429: 424. Shade — N. shade; awning &c (cover) 223; parasol, sunshade,
Chapter 430: 425. Transparency — N. transparence, transparency; clarity;
Chapter 431: 426. Opacity — N. opacity; opaqueness &c adj.. film; cloud &c 353.
Chapter 432: 427. Semitransparency — N. semitransparency, translucency,
Chapter 433: 428. Color — N. color, hue, tint, tinge, dye, complexion, shade,
Chapter 434: 429. [Absence of color.] Achromatism — N. achromatism†; decoloration†,
Chapter 435: 430. Whiteness — N. whiteness &c adj.; argent.
Chapter 436: 431. Blackness — N. blackness, &c adj.; darkness, &c (want of light)..
Chapter 437: 432. Gray — N. gray &c adj.; neutral tint, silver, pepper and salt,
Chapter 438: 433. Brown — N. brown &c adj.. [Pigments],, bister ocher, sepia,
Chapter 439: 434. Redness — N. red, scarlet, vermilion, carmine, crimson, pink,
Chapter 440: 435. Greenness — N. green &c adj.; blue and yellow; vert [Heral.].
Chapter 441: 436. Yellowness — N. yellow &c adj.; or.
Chapter 442: 437. Purple — N. purple &c adj.; blue and red, bishop's purple;
Chapter 443: 438. Blueness — N. blue &c adj.; garter-blue; watchet†.
Chapter 444: 439. Orange — N. orange, red and yellow; gold; or; flame color &c
Chapter 445: 440. Variegation — N. variegation; colors, dichroism, trichroism;
Chapter 446: 441. Vision — N. vision, sight, optics, eyesight.
Chapter 447: 442. Blindness — N. blindness, cecity†, excecation†, amaurosis†,
Chapter 448: 443. [Imperfect vision.] Dimsightedness [Fallacies of vision.] — N.
Chapter 449: 444. Spectator — N. spectator, beholder, observer, looker-on,
Chapter 450: 445. Optical Instruments — N. optical instruments; lens, meniscus,
Chapter 451: 446. Visibility — N. visibility, perceptibility; conspicuousness,
Chapter 452: 447. Invisibility — N. invisibility, invisibleness, nonappearance,
Chapter 453: 448. Appearance — N. appearance, phenomenon, sight, spectacle, show,
Chapter 454: 449. Disappearance — N. disappearance, evanescence, eclipse,
Chapter 455: 450. Intellect — N. intellect, mind, understanding, reason, thinking
Chapter 456: 451. Thought — N. thought; exercitation of the intellect†, exercise of
Chapter 457: 452. [Absence or want of thought.] Incogitancy — N. incogitancy†,
Chapter 458: 453. [Object of thought.] Idea — N. idea, notion, conception, thought,
Chapter 459: 454. [Subject of thought] Topic — N. subject of thought, material for
Chapter 460: 455. [The desire of knowledge.] Curiosity — N. interest, thirst for
Chapter 461: 456. [Absence of curiosity.] Incuriosity — N. incuriosity,
Chapter 462: 457. Attention — N. attention; mindfulness, presence of mind &c adj.;
Chapter 463: 458. Inattention — N. inattention, inconsideration; inconsiderateness
Chapter 464: 459. Care [Vigilance.] — N. care, solicitude, heed; heedfulness &c
Chapter 465: 460. Neglect — N. neglect; carelessness &c adj.; trifling &c v.;
Chapter 466: 461. Inquiry [Subject of Inquiry. Question] — N. inquiry; request &c
Chapter 467: 462. Answer — N. answer, response, reply, replication, riposte,
Chapter 468: 463. Experiment — N. experiment; essay &c (attempt) 675; analysis &c
Chapter 469: 464. Comparison — N. comparison, collation, contrast; identification;
Chapter 470: 465. [results of comparison. 1] Discrimination — N. discrimination,
Chapter 471: 466. Measurement — N. measurement, admeasurement†, mensuration, survey,
Chapter 472: 467. Evidence [On one side.] — N. evidence; facts, premises, data,
Chapter 473: 468. [Evidence on the other side, on the other hand.] Counter Evidence
Chapter 474: 469. Qualification — N. qualification, limitation, modification,
Chapter 475: 470. Possibility — N. possibility, potentiality; what may be, what is
Chapter 476: 471. Impossibility — N. impossibility &c adj.; what cannot, what can
Chapter 477: 472. Probability — N. probability, likelihood; credibleness†;
Chapter 478: 473. Improbability — N. improbability, unlikelihood; unfavorable
Chapter 479: 474. Certainty — N. certainty; necessity &c 601; certitude, surety,
Chapter 480: 475. Uncertainty — N. uncertainty, incertitude, doubt; doubtfulness &c
Chapter 481: 476. Reasoning, — N. {ant.
Chapter 482: 477. Intuition. & Sophistry [The absence of reasoning.] [False or
Chapter 483: 478. Demonstration — N. {ant.
Chapter 484: 479. Confutation — N. {ant 478} confutation, refutation; answer,
Chapter 485: 480. Judgment [Conclusion.] — N. result, conclusion, upshot;
Chapter 486: 481. Misjudgment — N. misjudgment, obliquity of judgment;
Chapter 487: 482. Overestimation — N. overestimation &c v.; exaggeration &c 549;
Chapter 488: 483. Underestimation — N. underestimation; depreciation &c
Chapter 489: 484. Belief — N. belief; credence; credit; assurance; faith, trust,
Chapter 490: 485. Unbelief. Doubt — N. unbelief, disbelief, misbelief; discredit,
Chapter 491: 486. Credulity — N. credulity, credulousness &c adj.; cullibility†,
Chapter 492: 487. Incredulity — N. incredulousness†, incredulity; skepticism,
Chapter 493: 488. Assent — N. assent, assentment†; acquiescence, admission; nod;
Chapter 494: 489. Dissent — N. dissent; discordance &c (disagreement) 24;
Chapter 495: 490. Knowledge — N. knowledge; cognizance, cognition, cognoscence†;
Chapter 496: 491. Ignorance — N. ignorance, nescience, tabula rasa [Lat.], crass
Chapter 497: 492. Scholar — N. scholar, connoisseur, savant, pundit, schoolman†,
Chapter 498: 493. Ignoramus — N. ignoramus, dunce; wooden spoon; no scholar.
Chapter 499: 494. [Object of knowledge.] Truth — N. fact, reality &c (existence) 1;
Chapter 500: 495. Error — N. error, fallacy; misconception, misapprehension,
Chapter 501: 496. Maxim — N. maxim, aphorism; apothegm, apophthegm†; dictum, saying,
Chapter 502: 497. Absurdity — N. absurdity, absurdness &c adj.; imbecility &c 499;
Chapter 503: 498. Intelligence, Wisdom — N. intelligence, capacity, comprehension,
Chapter 504: 499. Imbecility. Folly — N. want of intelligence &c 498, want of
Chapter 505: 500. Sage — N. sage, wise man; genius; master mind, master spirit of
Chapter 506: 501. Fool — N. fool, idiot, tomfool, wiseacre, simpleton, witling†,
Chapter 507: 502. Sanity — N. sanity; soundness &c adj.; rationality, sobriety,
Chapter 508: 503. Insanity — N. disordered reason, disordered intellect; diseased
Chapter 509: 504. Madman — N. madman, lunatic, maniac, bedlamite†, candidate for
Chapter 510: 505. Memory — N. memory, remembrance; retention, retentiveness;
Chapter 511: 506. Oblivion — N. oblivion, obliviousness, lethe; forgetfulness &c
Chapter 512: 507. Expectation — N. expectation, expectance, expectancy;
Chapter 513: 508. Inexpectation — N. inexpectation†, non-expectation; false
Chapter 514: 509. [Failure of expectation.] Disappointment — N. disappointment;
Chapter 515: 510. Foresight — N. foresight, prospicience†, prevision, long-
Chapter 516: 511. Prediction — N. prediction, announcement; program, programme
Chapter 517: 512. Omen — N. omen, portent, presage, prognostic, augury, auspice;
Chapter 518: 513. Oracle — N. oracle; prophet, prophesier, seer, soothsayer, augur,
Chapter 519: 514. Supposition — N. supposition, assumption, assumed position,
Chapter 520: 515. Imagination — N. imagination; originality; invention; fancy;
Chapter 521: 516. [Idea to be conveyed.] Meaning [Thing signified.] — N. meaning;
Chapter 522: 517. [Absence of meaning.] Unmeaningness — N. meaninglessness,
Chapter 523: 518. Intelligibility — N. intelligibility; clearness, explicitness &c
Chapter 524: 519. Unintelligibility — N. unintelligibility; incomprehensibility,
Chapter 525: 520. [Having a double sense] Equivocalness — N. equivocalness &c adj.;
Chapter 526: 521. Metaphor — N. figure of speech; facon de parler [Fr.], way of
Chapter 527: 522. Interpretation — N. interpretation, definition; explanation,
Chapter 528: 523. Misinterpretation — N. misinterpretation, misapprehension,
Chapter 529: 524. Interpreter — N. interpreter; expositor, expounder, exponent,
Chapter 530: 525. Manifestation — N. {ant.
Chapter 531: 526. Latency. Implication — N. {ant.
Chapter 532: 527. Information — N. information, enlightenment, acquaintance,
Chapter 533: 528. Concealment — N. concealment; hiding &c v.; occultation,
Chapter 534: 529. Disclosure — N. disclosure; retection†; unveiling &c v.;
Chapter 535: 530. Ambush [Means of concealment]. — N. camouflage; mimicry; hiding
Chapter 536: 531. Publication — N. publication; public announcement &c 527;
Chapter 537: 532. News — N. news; information &c 527; piece of news [Fr.], budget
Chapter 538: 533. Secret — N. secret; dead secret, profound secret; arcanum†,
Chapter 539: 534. Messenger — N. messenger, envoy, emissary, legate; nuncio,
Chapter 540: 535. Affirmation — N. affirmance, affirmation; statement, allegation,
Chapter 541: 536. Negation — N. negation, abnegation; denial; disavowal,
Chapter 542: 537. Teaching — N. teaching &c v.; instruction; edification;
Chapter 543: 538. Misteaching — N. misteaching†, misinformaton, misintelligence†,
Chapter 544: 539. Learning — N. learning; acquisition of knowledge &c 490,
Chapter 545: 540. Teacher — N. teacher, trainer, instructor, institutor, master,
Chapter 546: 541. Learner — N. learner, scholar, student, pupil; apprentice,
Chapter 547: 542. School — N. school, academy, university, alma mater, college,
Chapter 548: 543. Veracity — N. veracity; truthfulness, frankness, &c adj.; truth,
Chapter 549: 544. Falsehood — N. falsehood, falseness; falsity, falsification;
Chapter 550: 545. Deception — N. deception; falseness &c 544; untruth &c 546;
Chapter 551: 546. Untruth — N. untruth, falsehood, lie, story, thing that is not,
Chapter 552: 547. Dupe — N. dupe, gull, gudgeon, gobemouche†, cull [Slang], cully†,
Chapter 553: 548. Deceiver — N. deceiver &c (deceive) &c 545; dissembler,
Chapter 554: 549. Exaggeration — N. exaggeration; expansion &c 194; hyperbole,
Chapter 555: 550. Indication — N. indication; symbolism, symbolization; semiology,
Chapter 556: 551. Record — N. trace, vestige, relic, remains; scar, cicatrix;
Chapter 557: 552. [Suppression of sign.] Obliteration — N. obliteration; erasure,
Chapter 558: 553. Recorder — N. recorder, notary, clerk; registrar, registrary†,
Chapter 559: 554. Representation — N. representation, representment†; imitation &c
Chapter 560: 555. Misrepresentation — N. misrepresentation, distortion, caricatura†,
Chapter 561: 556. Painting — N. painting; depicting; drawing &c v.; design;
Chapter 562: 557. Sculpture — N. sculpture, insculpture†; carving &c v.; statuary.
Chapter 563: 558. Engraving — N. engraving, chalcography†; line engraving, mezzotint
Chapter 564: 559. Artist — N. artist; painter, limner, drawer, sketcher, designer,
Chapter 565: 560. Language — N. language; phraseology &c 569; speech &c 582;
Chapter 566: 561. Letter — N. letter; character; hieroglyphic &c (writing) 590;
Chapter 567: 562. Word — N. word, term, vocable; name &c 564; phrase &c 566; root,
Chapter 568: 563. Neologism — N. neology, neologism; newfangled expression, nonce
Chapter 569: 564. Nomenclature — N. nomenclature; naming &c v.; nuncupation†,
Chapter 570: 565. Misnomer — N. misnomer; lucus a non lucendo [Lat.]; Mrs.
Chapter 571: 566. Phrase — N. phrase, expression, set phrase; sentence, paragraph;
Chapter 572: 567. Grammar — N. grammar, accidence, syntax, praxis, punctuation;
Chapter 573: 568. Solecism — N. solecism; bad grammar, false grammar, faulty
Chapter 574: 569. Style — N. style, diction, phraseology, wording; manner, strain;
Chapter 575: 570. Perspicuity — N. perspicuity, perspicuousness &c
Chapter 576: 571. Obscurity — N. obscurity &c (unintelligibility) 519; involution;
Chapter 577: 572. Conciseness — N. conciseness &c adj.; brevity, the soul of wit,
Chapter 578: 573. Diffuseness — N. diffuseness &c adj.; amplification &c v.;
Chapter 579: 574. Vigor — N. vigor, power, force; boldness, raciness &c adj.;
Chapter 580: 575. Feebleness — N. feebleness &c adj..
Chapter 581: 576. Plainness — N. plainness &c adj.; simplicity, severity; plain
Chapter 582: 577. Ornament — N. ornament; floridness c†.
Chapter 583: 578. Elegance — N. elegance, purity, grace, ease; gracefulness,
Chapter 584: 579. Inelegance — N. inelegance; stiffness &c adj.; unlettered Muse
Chapter 585: 580. Voice — N. voice; vocality†; organ, lungs, bellows; good voice,
Chapter 586: 581. Aphony — N. aphony†, aphonia†; dumbness &c adj.; obmutescence†;
Chapter 587: 582. Speech — N. speech, faculty of speech; locution, talk, parlance,
Chapter 588: 583. [Imperfect Speech.] Stammering — N. inarticulateness; stammering
Chapter 589: 584. Loquacity — N. loquacity, loquaciousness; talkativeness &c adj.;
Chapter 590: 585. Taciturnity — N. silence, muteness, obmutescence†; taciturnity,
Chapter 591: 586. Allocution — N. allocution, alloquy†, address; speech &c 582;
Chapter 592: 588. Conversation — N. conversation, interlocution; collocution†,
Chapter 593: 589. Soliloquy — N. soliloquy, monologue, apostrophe; monology†.
Chapter 594: 590. Writing — N. writing &c v.; chirography, stelography†,
Chapter 595: 591. Printing — N. printing; block printing, type-printing; plate
Chapter 596: 592. Correspondence — N. correspondence, letter, epistle, note,
Chapter 597: 593. Book — N. booklet; writing, work, volume, tome, opuscule†; tract,
Chapter 598: 594. Description — N. description, account, statement, report; expose
Chapter 599: 595. Dissertation — N. dissertation, treatise, essay; thesis, theme;
Chapter 600: 596. Compendium — N. compend, compendium; abstract, precis, epitome,
Chapter 601: 597. Poetry — N. poetry, poetics, poesy, Muse, Calliope, tuneful Nine,
Chapter 602: 598. Prose — N. prose, prose writer.
Chapter 603: 599. The Drama — N. the drama, the stage, the theater, the play; film
Chapter 604: 600. Will — N. will, volition, conation†, velleity; liberum arbitrium
Chapter 605: 601. Necessity — N. involuntariness; instinct, blind impulse; inborn
Chapter 606: 602. Willingness — N. willingness, voluntariness &c adj.†; willing
Chapter 607: 603. Unwillingness — N. unwillingness &c adj.; indisposition,
Chapter 608: 604. Resolution — N. determination, will; iron will, unconquerable
Chapter 609: 605. Irresolution — N. irresolution, infirmity of purpose, indecision;
Chapter 610: 606. Obstinacy — N. obstinateness &c adj.; obstinacy, tenacity;
Chapter 611: 607. Tergiversation — N. change of mind, change of intention, change
Chapter 612: 608. Caprice — N. caprice, fancy, humor; whim, whimsy, whimsey†,
Chapter 613: 609. Choice — N. choice, option; discretion &c (volition) 600;
Chapter 614: 610. Rejection — N. rejection, repudiation, exclusion; refusal &c 764;
Chapter 615: 611. Predetermination — N. predestination, preordination,
Chapter 616: 612. Impulse — N. impulse, sudden thought; impromptu, improvisation;
Chapter 617: 613. Habit [includes commonness due to frequency of occurrence] — N.
Chapter 618: 614. Desuetude — N. desuetude, disusage†; obsolescence, disuse &c 678;
Chapter 619: 615. Motive — N. motive, springs of action, wellsprings of action.
Chapter 620: 616. Dissuasion — N. dissuasion, dehortation†, expostulation,
Chapter 621: 617. [Ostensible motive, ground, or reason assigned.] Pretext — N.
Chapter 622: 618. Good — N. good, benefit, advantage; improvement &c 658; greatest
Chapter 623: 619. Evil — N. evil, ill, harm, hurt., mischief, nuisance;
Chapter 624: 620. Intention — N. intent, intention, intentionality; purpose; quo
Chapter 625: 621. [Absence of purpose in the succession of events] Chance — N.
Chapter 626: 622. [Purpose in action.] Pursuit — N. pursuit; pursuing &c v.;
Chapter 627: 623. [Absence of pursuit.] Avoidance — N. abstention, abstinence; for
Chapter 628: 624. Relinquishment — N. relinquishment, abandonment; desertion,
Chapter 629: 625. Business — N. business, occupation, employment; pursuit &c 622;
Chapter 630: 626. Plan — N. plan, scheme, design, project; proposal, proposition,
Chapter 631: 627. Method [Path.] — N. method, way, manner, wise, gait, form, mode,
Chapter 632: 628. Mid-course — N. middle course, midcourse; mean &c 29; middle &c
Chapter 633: 629. Circuit — N. circuit, roundabout way, digression, detour,
Chapter 634: 630. Requirement — N. requirement, need, wants, necessities;
Chapter 635: 631. Instrumentality — N. instrumentality; aid &c 707; subservience,
Chapter 636: 632. Means — N. means, resources, wherewithal, ways and means; capital
Chapter 637: 633. Instrument — N. machinery, mechanism, engineering.
Chapter 638: 635. Materials — N. material, raw material, stuff, stock, staple;
Chapter 639: 636. Store — N. stock, fund, mine, vein, lode, quarry; spring; fount,
Chapter 640: 637. Provision — N. provision, supply; grist, grist for the mill;
Chapter 641: 638. Waste — N. consumption, expenditure, exhaustion; dispersion &c
Chapter 642: 639. Sufficiency — N. sufficiency, adequacy, enough, withal,
Chapter 643: 640. Insufficiency — N. insufficiency; inadequacy, inadequateness;
Chapter 644: 641. Redundancy — N. redundancy, redundance†; too much, too many;
Chapter 645: 642. Importance — N. importance, consequence, moment, prominence,
Chapter 646: 643. Unimportance — N. unimportance, insignificance, nothingness,
Chapter 647: 644. Utility — N. utility; usefulness &c adj.; efficacy, efficiency,
Chapter 648: 645. Inutility — N. inutility; uselessness &c adj.; inefficacy†,
Chapter 649: 646. [Specific subservience.] Expedience — N. expedience, expediency;
Chapter 650: 647. Inexpedience — N. inexpedience, inexpediency; undesirableness,
Chapter 651: 648. [Capability of producing good. Good qualities.] Goodness — N.
Chapter 652: 649. [Capability of producing evil. Bad qualities.] Badness — N.
Chapter 653: 650. Perfection — N. perfection; perfectness &c adj.; indefectibility†;
Chapter 654: 651. Imperfection — N. imperfection; imperfectness &c adj.;
Chapter 655: 652. Cleanness — N. cleanness, cleanliness &c adj.; purity; cleaning
Chapter 656: 653. Uncleanness — N. uncleanness &c adj.; impurity; immundity†,
Chapter 657: 654. Health — N. health, sanity; soundness &c adj.; vigor; good
Chapter 658: 655. Disease — N. disease; illness, sickness &c adj.; ailing &c; all
Chapter 659: 656. Salubrity — N. salubrity; healthiness &c adj.. fine air, fine
Chapter 660: 657. Insalubrity — N. insalubrity; unhealthiness &c adj.; nonnaturals†;
Chapter 661: 658. Improvement — N. improvement; amelioration, melioration;
Chapter 662: 659. Deterioration — N. deterioration, debasement; wane, ebb;
Chapter 663: 660. Restoration — N. restoration, restoral; reinstatement,
Chapter 664: 661. Relapse — N. relapse, lapse; falling back &c v.; retrogradation
Chapter 665: 662. Remedy — N. remedy, help, cure, redress; medicine, medicament;
Chapter 666: 663. Bane — N. bane, curse; evil &c 619; hurtfulness &c (badness) 649
Chapter 667: 664. Safety — N. safety, security, surety, impregnability;
Chapter 668: 665. Danger — N. danger, peril, insecurity, jeopardy, risk, hazard,
Chapter 669: 666. [Means of safety.] Refuge — N. refuge, sanctuary, retreat,
Chapter 670: 667. [Source of danger.] Pitfall — N. rocks, reefs, coral reef, sunken
Chapter 671: 668. Warning — N. warning, early warning, caution, caveat; notice &c
Chapter 672: 669. [Indication of danger.] Alarm — N. alarm; alarum, larum†, alarm
Chapter 673: 670. Preservation — N. preservation; safe-keeping; conservation &c
Chapter 674: 671. Escape — N. escape, scape; avolation†, elopement, flight; evasion
Chapter 675: 672. Deliverance — N. deliverance, extrication, rescue; reprieve,
Chapter 676: 673. Preparation — N. preparation; providing &c v.; provision,
Chapter 677: 674. Nonpreparation — N. non-preparation, absence of preparation, want
Chapter 678: 675. Essay — N. essay, trial, endeavor, attempt; aim, struggle,
Chapter 679: 676. Undertaking — N. undertaking; compact &c 769; adventure, venture;
Chapter 680: 677. Use — N. use; employ, employment; exercise, exercitation†;
Chapter 681: 678. Disuse — N. forbearance, abstinence; disuse; relinquishment &c
Chapter 682: 679. Misuse — N. misuse, misusage, misemployment†, misapplication,
Chapter 683: 680. Action — N. action, performance; doing, &c v.; perpetration;
Chapter 684: 681. Inaction — N. inaction, passiveness, abstinence from action;
Chapter 685: 682. Activity — N. activity; briskness, liveliness &c adj.; animation,
Chapter 686: 683. Inactivity — N. inactivity; inaction &c 681; inertness &c 172;
Chapter 687: 684. Haste — N. haste, urgency; despatch, dispatch; acceleration,
Chapter 688: 685. Leisure — N. leisure; convenience; spare time, spare hours, spare
Chapter 689: 686. Exertion — N. exertion, effort, strain, tug, pull, stress, throw,
Chapter 690: 687. Repose — N. repose, rest, silken repose; sleep &c 683.
Chapter 691: 688. Fatigue — N. fatigue; weariness &c 841; yawning, drowsiness &c
Chapter 692: 689. Refreshment — N. bracing &c v.; recovery of strength,
Chapter 693: 690. Agent — N. doer, actor, agent, performer, perpetrator, operator;
Chapter 694: 691. Workshop — N. workshop, workhouse, workplace, shop, place of
Chapter 695: 692. Conduct — N. conduct [actions of an individual agent]; behavior;
Chapter 696: 693. Direction — N. direction; management, managery†; government,
Chapter 697: 694. Director — N. director, manager, governor, rector, comptroller.
Chapter 698: 695. Advice — N. advice, counsel, adhortation†; word to the wise;
Chapter 699: 696. Council — N. council, committee, subcommittee, comitia [Lat.],
Chapter 700: 697. Precept — N. precept, direction, instruction, charge; prescript,
Chapter 701: 698. Skill — N. skill, skillfulness, address; dexterity,
Chapter 702: 699. Unskillfulness — N. unskillfulness &c adj.; want of skill &c 698;
Chapter 703: 700. Proficient — N. proficient, expert, adept, dab; dabster†,
Chapter 704: 701. Bungler — N. bungler; blunderer, blunderhead†; marplot, fumbler,
Chapter 705: 702. Cunning — N. cunning, craft; cunningness†, craftiness &c adj.;
Chapter 706: 703. Artlessness — N. artlessness &c adj.; nature, simplicity;
Chapter 707: 704. Difficulty — N. difficulty; hardness &c adj.; impracticability &c
Chapter 708: 705. Facility — N. facility, ease; easiness &c adj.; capability;
Chapter 709: 706. Hindrance — N. prevention, preclusion, obstruction, stoppage;
Chapter 710: 707. Aid — N. aid, aidance†; assistance, help, opitulation†, succor;
Chapter 711: 708. Opposition — N. opposition, antagonism; oppugnancy†, oppugnation†;
Chapter 712: 709. Cooperation — N. cooperation; coadjuvancy†, coadjutancy†;
Chapter 713: 710. Opponent — N. opponent, antagonist, adversary; adverse party,
Chapter 714: 711. Auxiliary — N. auxiliary; recruit; assistant; adjuvant, adjutant;
Chapter 715: 712. Party — N. party, faction, side, denomination, communion, set,
Chapter 716: 713. Discord — N. disagreement &c 24; discord, disaccord†, dissidence,
Chapter 717: 714. Concord — N. concord, accord, harmony, symphony; homologue;
Chapter 718: 715. Defiance — N. defiance; daring &c v.; dare; challenge, cartel†;
Chapter 719: 716. Attack — N. attack; assault, assault and battery; onset,
Chapter 720: 717. Defense — N. defense, protection, guard, ward; shielding &c v.;
Chapter 721: 718. Retaliation — N. retaliation, reprisal, retort, payback; counter-
Chapter 722: 719. Resistance — N. resistance, stand, front, oppugnation†;
Chapter 723: 720. Contention — N. contention, strife; contest, contestation†;
Chapter 724: 721. Peace — N. peace; amity &c (friendship) 888; harmony &c (concord)
Chapter 725: 722. Warfare — N. warfare; fighting &c v.; hostilities; war, arms, the
Chapter 726: 723. Pacification — N. pacification, conciliation; reconciliation,
Chapter 727: 724. Mediation — N. mediation, mediatorship†, mediatization†;
Chapter 728: 725. Submission — N. submission, yielding; nonresistance; obedience &c
Chapter 729: 726. Combatant — N. combatant; disputant, controversialist, polemic,
Chapter 730: 727. Arms — N. arm, arms; weapon, deadly weapon; armament, armaments,
Chapter 731: 728. Arena — N. arena, field, platform; scene of action, theater;
Chapter 732: 729. Completion — N. completion, accomplishment, achievement,
Chapter 733: 730. Noncompletion — N. noncompletion, nonfulfillment; shortcoming &c
Chapter 734: 731. Success — N. success, successfulness; speed; advance &c
Chapter 735: 732. Failure — N. failure; nonsuccess†, nonfulfillment; dead failure,
Chapter 736: 733. Trophy — N. trophy; medal, prize, palm, award; laurel, laurels;
Chapter 737: 734. Prosperity — N. prosperity, welfare, well-being; affluence &c
Chapter 738: 735. Adversity — N. adversity, evil &c 619; failure &c 732; bad luck,
Chapter 739: 736. Mediocrity — N. moderate circumstances, average circumstances;
Chapter 740: 737. Authority — N. authority; influence, patronage, power,
Chapter 741: 738. [Absence of authority] Laxity — N. laxity; laxness, looseness,
Chapter 742: 739. Severity — N. severity; strictness, harshness &c adj.; rigor,
Chapter 743: 740. Lenity — N. lenity, lenience, leniency; moderation &c 174;
Chapter 744: 741. Command — N. command, order, ordinance, act, fiat, hukm†, bidding,
Chapter 745: 742. Disobedience — N. disobedience, insubordination, contumacy;
Chapter 746: 743. Obedience — N. obedience; observance &c 772; compliance;
Chapter 747: 744. Compulsion — N. compulsion, coercion, coaction†, constraint,
Chapter 748: 745. Master — N. master, padrone; lord, lord paramount; commander,
Chapter 749: 746. Servant — N. subject, liegeman†; servant, retainer, follower,
Chapter 750: 747. [Insignia of authority.] Scepter — N. scepter, regalia, caduceus;
Chapter 751: 748. Freedom — N. freedom, liberty, independence; license &c
Chapter 752: 749. Subjection — N. subjection; dependence, dependency;
Chapter 753: 750. Liberation — N. liberation, disengagement, release, enlargement,
Chapter 754: 751. Restraint — N. restraint; hindrance &c 706; coercion &c
Chapter 755: 752. [Means of restraint.] Prison — N. prison, prison house; jail,
Chapter 756: 753. Keeper — N. keeper, custodian, custos [Lat.], ranger, warder,
Chapter 757: 754. Prisoner — N. prisoner, prisoner of war, POW, captive, inmate,
Chapter 758: 755. [Vicarious authority.] Commission — N. commission, delegation;
Chapter 759: 756. Abrogation — N. abrogation, annulment, nullification, recision;
Chapter 760: 757. Resignation — N. resignation, retirement, abdication,
Chapter 761: 758. Consignee — N. consignee, trustee, nominee, committee.
Chapter 762: 759. Deputy — N. deputy, substitute, vice, proxy, locum tenens, badli†,
Chapter 763: 760. Permission — N. permission, leave; allowance, sufferance;
Chapter 764: 761. Prohibition — N. prohibition, inhibition; veto, disallowance;
Chapter 765: 762. Consent — N. consent; assent &c 488; acquiescence; approval &c
Chapter 766: 763. Offer — N. offer, proffer, presentation, tender, bid, overture;
Chapter 767: 764. Refusal — N. refusal, rejection; noncompliance, incompliance†;
Chapter 768: 765. Request — N. request, requisition; claim &c (demand) 741;
Chapter 769: 766. [Negative request.] Deprecation — N. deprecation, expostulation;
Chapter 770: 767. Petitioner — N. petitioner, solicitor, applicant; suppliant,
Chapter 771: 768. Promise — N. promise, undertaking, word, troth, plight, pledge,
Chapter 772: 769. Compact — N. compact, contract, agreement, bargain; affidation†;
Chapter 773: 770. Conditions — N. conditions, terms; articles, articles of
Chapter 774: 771. Security — N. security; guaranty, guarantee; gage, warranty,
Chapter 775: 772. Observance — N. observance, performance, compliance,
Chapter 776: 773. Nonobservance — N. nonobservance &c 772; evasion, inobservance,
Chapter 777: 774. Compromise — N. compromise, commutation, composition; middle
Chapter 778: 775. Acquisition — N. acquisition; gaining &c v.; obtainment;
Chapter 779: 776. Loss — N. loss; deperdition†, perdition; forfeiture, lapse.
Chapter 780: 777. Possession — N. possession, seizin [Law], seisin [Law]; ownership
Chapter 781: 778. [Joint possession.] Participation — N. participation; cotenancy†,
Chapter 782: 779. Possessor — N. possessor, holder; occupant, occupier; tenant;
Chapter 783: 780. Property — N. property, possession, suum cuique [Lat.], meum et
Chapter 784: 781. Retention — N. retention; retaining &c v.; keep, detention,
Chapter 785: 782. Relinquishment — N. relinquishment, abandonment &c (of a course)
Chapter 786: 783. Transfer — N. transfer, conveyance, assignment, alienation,
Chapter 787: 784. Giving — N. giving &c v.; bestowal, bestowment†, donation;
Chapter 788: 785. Receiving — N. receiving &c v.; acquisition &c 775; reception &c
Chapter 789: 786. Apportionment — N. apportionment, allotment, consignment,
Chapter 790: 787. Lending — N. lending &c v.; loan, advance, accommodation,
Chapter 791: 788. Borrowing — N. borrowing, pledging.
Chapter 792: 789. Taking — N. taking &c v.; reception &c (taking in) 296;
Chapter 793: 790. Restitution — N. restitution, return; rendition, reddition†;
Chapter 794: 791. Stealing — N. stealing &c v.; theft, thievery, latrociny†,
Chapter 795: 792. Thief — N. thief, robber, homo triumliterarum [Lat.], pilferer,
Chapter 796: 793. Booty — N. booty, spoil, plunder, prize, loot, swag [Slang],
Chapter 797: 794. Barter — N. barter, exchange, scorse†, truck system; interchange
Chapter 798: 795. Purchase — N. purchase, emption†; buying, purchasing, shopping;
Chapter 799: 796. Sale — N. sale, vent, disposal; auction, roup, Dutch auction;
Chapter 800: 797. Merchant — N. merchant, trader, dealer, monger, chandler,
Chapter 801: 798. Merchandise — N. merchandise, ware, commodity, effects, goods,
Chapter 802: 799. Mart — N. mart; market, marketplace; fair, bazaar, staple,
Chapter 803: 800. Money — N. money, legal tender; money matters, money market;
Chapter 804: 801. Treasurer — N. treasurer; bursar, bursary; purser, purse bearer;
Chapter 805: 802. Treasury — N. treasury, bank, exchequer, fisc, hanaper†; cash
Chapter 806: 803. Wealth — N. wealth, riches, fortune, handsome fortune, opulence,
Chapter 807: 804. Poverty — N. poverty, indigence, penury, pauperism, destitution,
Chapter 808: 805. Credit — N. credit, trust, tick, score, tally, account.
Chapter 809: 806. Debt — N. debt, obligation, liability, indebtment†, debit, score.
Chapter 810: 807. Payment — N. payment, defrayment†; discharge; acquittance,
Chapter 811: 808. Nonpayment — N. nonpayment; default, defalcation; protest,
Chapter 812: 809. Expenditure — N. expenditure, money going out; out goings, out
Chapter 813: 810. Receipt — N. receipt, value received, money coming in; income,
Chapter 814: 811. Accounts — N. accounts, accompts†; commercial arithmetic, monetary
Chapter 815: 812. Price — N. price, amount, cost, expense, prime cost, charge,
Chapter 816: 813. Discount — N. discount, abatement, concession, reduction,
Chapter 817: 814. Dearness — N. dearness &c adj.; high price, famine price, fancy
Chapter 818: 815. Cheapness — N. cheapness, low price; depreciation; bargain; good
Chapter 819: 816. Liberality — N. liberality, generosity, munificence; bounty,
Chapter 820: 817. Economy — N. economy, frugality; thrift, thriftiness; care,
Chapter 821: 818. Prodigality — N. prodigality, prodigence†; unthriftiness†, waste;
Chapter 822: 819. Parsimony — N. parsimony, parcity†; parsimoniousness†, stinginess
Chapter 823: 820. Affections — N. affections, affect; character, qualities,
Chapter 824: 821. Feeling — N. feeling; suffering &c v.; endurance, tolerance,
Chapter 825: 822. Sensibility — N. sensibility, sensibleness, sensitiveness; moral
Chapter 826: 823. Insensibility — N. insensibility, insensibleness†; moral
Chapter 827: 824. Excitation — N. excitation of feeling; mental excitement;
Chapter 828: 825. [Excess of sensitiveness] Excitability — N. excitability,
Chapter 829: 826. [Absence of excitability, or of excitement.] Inexcitability — N.
Chapter 830: 827. Pleasure — N. pleasure, gratification, enjoyment, fruition;
Chapter 831: 828. Pain — N. mental suffering, pain, dolor; suffering, sufferance;
Chapter 832: 829. [Capability of giving pleasure; cause or source of pleasure.]
Chapter 833: 830. [Capability of giving pain; cause or source of pain]. Painfulness
Chapter 834: 831. Content — N. content, contentment, contentedness; complacency,
Chapter 835: 832. Discontent — N. discontent, discontentment; dissatisfaction;
Chapter 836: 833. Regret — N. regret, repining; homesickness, nostalgia; mal du
Chapter 837: 834. Relief — N. relief; deliverance; refreshment &c 689; easement,
Chapter 838: 835. Aggravation — N. aggravation, worsening, heightening;
Chapter 839: 836. Cheerfulness — N. cheerfulness &c adj.; geniality, gayety,
Chapter 840: 837. Dejection — N. dejection; dejectedness &c adj.; depression,
Chapter 841: 838. [Expression of pleasure.] Rejoicing — N. rejoicing, exultation,
Chapter 842: 839. [Expression of pain.] Lamentation — N. lament, lamentation; wail,
Chapter 843: 840. Amusement — N. amusement, entertainment, recreation, fun, game,
Chapter 844: 841. Weariness — N. weariness, defatigation†; lassitude &c (fatigue)
Chapter 845: 842. Wit — N. wit, humor, wittiness; sense of humor; attic wit, attic
Chapter 846: 843. Dullness — N. dullness, heaviness, flatness; infestivity† &c 837,
Chapter 847: 844. Humorist — N. humorist, wag, wit, reparteeist†, epigrammatist,
Chapter 848: 845. Beauty — N. beauty, the beautiful, to kalon [Gr.], le beau ideal.
Chapter 849: 846. Ugliness — N. ugliness &c adj.; deformity, inelegance; acomia†;
Chapter 850: 847. Ornament — N. ornament, ornamentation, ornamental art; ornature†,
Chapter 851: 848. Blemish — N. blemish, disfigurement, deformity; adactylism†; flaw,
Chapter 852: 849. Simplicity — N. simplicity; plainness, homeliness; undress,
Chapter 853: 850. [Good taste.] Taste — N. taste; good taste, refined taste,
Chapter 854: 851. [Bad taste.] Vulgarity — N. vulgarity, vulgarism; barbarism,
Chapter 855: 852. Fashion — N. fashion, style, ton, bon ton†, society; good society,
Chapter 856: 853. Ridiculousness — N. ridiculousness &c adj.; comicality, oddity &c
Chapter 857: 854. Fop — N. fop, fine gentleman; swell; dandy, dandiprat†; exquisite,
Chapter 858: 855. Affectation — N. affectation; affectedness &c adj.; acting a part
Chapter 859: 856. Ridicule — N. ridicule, derision; sardonic smile, sardonic grin;
Chapter 860: 857. [Object and cause of ridicule.] Laughingstock — N. laughingstock,
Chapter 861: 858. Hope — N. hope, hopes; desire &c 865; fervent hope, sanguine
Chapter 862: 859. [Absence, want or loss of hope.] Hopelessness — N. hopelessness
Chapter 863: 860. Fear — N. fear, timidity, diffidence, want of confidence;
Chapter 864: 861. [Absence of fear.] Courage — N. courage, bravery, valor;
Chapter 865: 862. [Excess of fear.] Cowardice — N. cowardice, pusillanimity;
Chapter 866: 863. Rashness — N. rashness &c adj.; temerity, want of caution,
Chapter 867: 864. Caution — N. caution; cautiousness &c adj.; discretion, prudence,
Chapter 868: 865. Desire — N. desire, wish, fancy, fantasy; want, need, exigency.
Chapter 869: 866. Indifference — N. indifference, neutrality; coldness &c adj.;
Chapter 870: 867. Dislike — N. dislike, distaste, disrelish, disinclination,
Chapter 871: 868. Fastidiousness — N. fastidiousness &c adj.; nicety,
Chapter 872: 869. Satiety — N. satiety, satisfaction, saturation, repletion, glut,
Chapter 873: 870. Wonder — N. wonder, marvel; astonishment, amazement, wonderment,
Chapter 874: 871. [Absence of wonder.] Expectance — N. expectance &c (expectation)
Chapter 875: 872. Prodigy — N. prodigy, phenomenon; wonder, wonderment; marvel,
Chapter 876: 873. Repute — N. distinction, mark, name, figure; repute, reputation;
Chapter 877: 874. Disrepute — N. disrepute, discredit; ill repute, bad repute, bad
Chapter 878: 875. Nobility — N. nobility, rank, condition, distinction, optimacy†,
Chapter 879: 876. Commonalty — N. commonalty, democracy; obscurity; low condition,
Chapter 880: 877. Title — N. title, honor; knighthood &c (nobility) 875.
Chapter 881: 878. Pride — N. dignity, self-respect, mens sibi conscia recti [Lat.]
Chapter 882: 879. Humility — N. humility, humbleness; meekness, lowness; lowliness,
Chapter 883: 880. Vanity — N. vanity; conceit, conceitedness; self-conceit, self-
Chapter 884: 881. Modesty — N. modesty; humility &c 879; diffidence, timidity;
Chapter 885: 882. Ostentation — N. ostentation, display, show, flourish, parade,
Chapter 886: 883. Celebration — N. celebration, solemnization, jubilee,
Chapter 887: 884. Boasting — N. boasting &c v.; boast, vaunt, crake†; pretense,
Chapter 888: 885. [Undue assumption of superiority.] Insolence — N. insolence;
Chapter 889: 886. Servility — N. servility; slavery &c (subjection) 749;
Chapter 890: 887. Blusterer — N. blusterer, swaggerer, vaporer, roisterer†, brawler;
Chapter 891: 888. Friendship — N. friendship, amity; friendliness &c adj.;
Chapter 892: 889. Enmity — N. enmity, hostility; unfriendliness &c adj.; discord &c
Chapter 893: 890. Friend — N. friend, friend of one's bosom; alter ego; best
Chapter 894: 891. Enemy — N. enemy; antagonist; foe, foeman†; open enemy, bitter
Chapter 895: 892. Sociality — N. sociality, sociability, sociableness &c adj.;
Chapter 896: 893. Seclusion. Exclusion — N. seclusion, privacy; retirement;
Chapter 897: 894. Courtesy — N. courtesy; respect &c 928; good manners, good
Chapter 898: 895. Discourtesy — N. discourtesy; ill breeding; ill manners, bad
Chapter 899: 896. Congratulation — N. congratulation, gratulation†; felicitation;
Chapter 900: 897. Love — N. love; fondness &c adj.; liking; inclination &c (desire)
Chapter 901: 898. Hate — N. hate, hatred, vials of hate.
Chapter 902: 899. Favorite — N. favorite, pet, cosset, minion, idol, jewel, spoiled
Chapter 903: 900. Resentment — N. resentment, displeasure, animosity, anger, wrath,
Chapter 904: 901. Irascibility — N. irascibility, irascibleness, temper; crossness
Chapter 905: 902. [Expression of affection or love.] Endearment — N. endearment,
Chapter 906: 903. Marriage — N. marriage, matrimony, wedlock, union, intermarriage,
Chapter 907: 904. Celibacy — N. celibacy, singleness, single blessedness;
Chapter 908: 905. Divorce — N. divorce, divorcement; separation; judicial
Chapter 909: 906. Benevolence — N. benevolence, Christian charity; God's love,
Chapter 910: 907. Malevolence — N. malevolence; bad intent, bad intention;
Chapter 911: 908. Malediction — N. malediction, malison†, curse, imprecation,
Chapter 912: 909. Threat — N. threat, menace; defiance &c 715; abuse, minacity†,
Chapter 913: 910. Philanthropy — N. philanthropy, humanity, humanitarianism
Chapter 914: 911. Misanthropy — N. misanthropy, incivism; egotism &c (selfishness)
Chapter 915: 912. Benefactor — N. benefactor, savior, good genius, tutelary saint,
Chapter 916: 913. [Maleficent being] Evil doer — N. evil doer, evil worker;
Chapter 917: 914. Pity — N. pity, compassion, commiseration; bowels, of compassion;
Chapter 918: 915. Condolence — N. condolence; lamentation &c 839; sympathy,
Chapter 919: 916. Gratitude — N. gratitude, thankfulness, feeling of obligation,
Chapter 920: 917. Ingratitude — N. ingratitude, thanklessness, oblivion of
Chapter 921: 918. Forgiveness — N. forgiveness, pardon, condonation, grace,
Chapter 922: 919. Revenge — N. revenge, revengement†; vengeance; avengement†,
Chapter 923: 920. Jealousy — N. jealousy, jealousness; jaundiced eye; envious
Chapter 924: 921. Envy — N. envy; enviousness &c adj.; rivalry; jalousie de milier
Chapter 925: 922. Right — N. right; what ought to be, what should be; fitness &c
Chapter 926: 923. Wrong — N. wrong; what ought not to be, what should not be; malum
Chapter 927: 924. Dueness — N. due, dueness; right, privilege, prerogative,
Chapter 928: 925. [Absence of right.] Undueness — N. undueness &c adj.; malum
Chapter 929: 926. Duty — N. duty, what ought to be done, moral obligation,
Chapter 930: 927. Dereliction of Duty — N. dereliction of duty; fault &c (guilt)
Chapter 931: 928. Respect — N. respect, regard, consideration; courtesy &c 894;
Chapter 932: 929. Disrespect — N. disrespect, disesteem, disestimation†;
Chapter 933: 930. Contempt — N. contempt, disdain, scorn, sovereign contempt;
Chapter 934: 931. Approbation — N. approbation; approval, approvement†; sanction,
Chapter 935: 932. Disapprobation — N. disapprobation, disapproval; improbation†;
Chapter 936: 933. Flattery — N. flattery, adulation, gloze; blandishment,
Chapter 937: 934. Detraction — N. detraction, disparagement, depreciation,
Chapter 938: 935. Flatterer — N. flatterer, adulator; eulogist, euphemist;
Chapter 939: 936. Detractor — N. detractor, reprover; censor, censurer; cynic,
Chapter 940: 937. Vindication — N. vindication, justification, warrant;
Chapter 941: 938. Accusation — N. accusation, charge, imputation, slur,
Chapter 942: 939. Probity — N. probity, integrity, rectitude; uprightness &c adj.;
Chapter 943: 940. Improbity — N. improbity†; dishonesty, dishonor; deviation from
Chapter 944: 941. Knave — N. knave, rogue; Scapin†, rascal; Lazarillo de Tormes; bad
Chapter 945: 942. Disinterestedness — N. disinterestedness &c adj.; generosity;
Chapter 946: 943. Selfishness — N. selfishness &c adj.; self-love, self-indulgence,
Chapter 947: 944. Virtue — N. virtue; virtuousness &c adj.; morality; moral
Chapter 948: 945. Vice — N. vice; evil-doing, evil courses; wrongdoing; wickedness,
Chapter 949: 946. Innocence — N. innocence; guiltlessness &c adj.; incorruption,
Chapter 950: 947. Guilt — N. guilt, guiltiness; culpability; criminality,
Chapter 951: 948. Good Man — N. good man, honest man, worthy.
Chapter 952: 949. Bad Man — N. bad man, wrongdoer, worker of iniquity; evildoer &c
Chapter 953: 950. Penitence — N. penitence, contrition, compunction, repentance,
Chapter 954: 951. Impenitence — N. impenitence, irrepentance†, recusance†; lack of
Chapter 955: 952. Atonement — N. atonement, reparation; compromise, composition;
Chapter 956: 953. Temperance — N. temperance, moderation, sobriety, soberness.
Chapter 957: 954. Intemperance — N. intemperance; sensuality, animalism, carnality;
Chapter 958: 955. Asceticism — N. asceticism, puritanism, sabbatarianism†;
Chapter 959: 956. Fasting — N. fasting; xerophagy†; famishment, starvation.
Chapter 960: 957. Gluttony — N. gluttony; greed, avarice; greediness &c adj.;
Chapter 961: 958. Sobriety — N. sobriety; teetotalism.
Chapter 962: 959. Drunkenness — N. drunkenness &c adj.; intemperance; drinking &c
Chapter 963: 960. Purity — N. purity; decency, decorum, delicacy; continence,
Chapter 964: 961. Impurity — N. impurity; uncleanness &c (filth) 653; immodesty;
Chapter 965: 962. Libertine — N. libertine; voluptuary &c 954.1; rake, debauchee,
Chapter 966: 963. Legality — N. legality; legitimacy, legitimateness.
Chapter 967: 964. [Absence or violation of law.] Illegality — N. lawlessness;
Chapter 968: 965. Jurisdiction [Executive.] — N. jurisdiction, judicature,
Chapter 969: 966. Tribunal — N. tribunal, court, board, bench, judicatory†; court of
Chapter 970: 967. Judge — N. judge; justice, justiciar†, justiciary†; chancellor;
Chapter 971: 968. Lawyer — N. lawyer, attorney, legal counsel; counsel, counsellor,
Chapter 972: 969. Lawsuit — N. lawsuit, suit, action, cause; litigation; suit in
Chapter 973: 970. Acquittal — N. acquittal, acquitment†; clearance, exculpation;
Chapter 974: 971. Condemnation — N. condemnation, conviction, judgment, penalty,
Chapter 975: 972. Punishment — N. punishment, punition†; chastisement, chastening;
Chapter 976: 973. Reward — N. reward, recompense, remuneration, meed, guerdon†,
Chapter 977: 974. Penalty — N. penalty; retribution &c (punishment) 972; pain,
Chapter 978: 975. [Instrument of punishment.] Scourge — N. scourge, rod, cane,
Chapter 979: 976. Deity — N. Deity, Divinity; Godhead, Godship†; Omnipotence,
Chapter 980: 977. [Beneficent spirits] Angel — N. angel, archangel; guardian angel;
Chapter 981: 978. [Maleficent spirits.] Satan — N. Satan, the Devil, Lucifer,
Chapter 982: 979. Jupiter — N. god, goddess; heathen gods and goddesses; deva†;
Chapter 983: 980. Demon — N. demon, daemon, demonry†, demonology; evil genius,
Chapter 984: 981. Heaven — N. heaven; kingdom of heaven, kingdom of God; heavenly
Chapter 985: 982. Hell — N. hell, bottomless pit, place of torment; habitation of
Chapter 986: 983. [Religious Knowledge.] Theology — N. theology (natural and
Chapter 987: 984. Heterodoxy [Sectarianism.] — N. heterodoxy; error &c 495; false
Chapter 988: 985. Judeo-Christian Revelation — N. revelation, inspiration,
Chapter 989: 986. Pseudo-Revelation — N. the Koran, the Alcoran†; Lyking†, Vedas,
Chapter 990: 987. Piety — N. piety, religion, theism, faith; religiousness,
Chapter 991: 988. Impiety — N. impiety; sin &c 945; irreverence; profaneness &c
Chapter 992: 989. Irreligion — N. irreligion†, indevotion†; godlessness, ungodliness
Chapter 993: 990. Worship — N. worship, adoration, devotion, aspiration, homage,
Chapter 994: 991. Idolatry — N. idolatry, idolism†; demonism†, demonolatry†; idol-
Chapter 995: 992. Sorcery — N. sorcery; occult art, occult sciences; magic, the
Chapter 996: 993. Spell — N. spell, charm, incantation, exorcism, weird, cabala†,
Chapter 997: 994. Sorcerer — N. sorcerer, magician; thaumaturgist†, theurgist;
Chapter 998: 995. Churchdom — N. church, churchdom; ministry, apostleship†,
Chapter 999: 996. Clergy — N. clergy, clericals, ministry, priesthood, presbytery,
Chapter 1000: 997. Laity — N. laity, flock, fold, congregation, assembly, brethren,
Chapter 1001: 998. Rite — N. rite; ceremony, ritual, liturgy, ceremonial; ordinance,
Chapter 1002: 999. Canonicals — N. canonicals, vestments; robe, gown, Geneva gown
Chapter 1003: 1000. Temple — N. place of worship; house of God, house of prayer.
parts of speech; jussive†; syllabication; inflection, case, declension, conjugation; us et norma loquendi [Lat.]; Lindley Murray &c (schoolbook) 542; correct style, philology &c (language) 560. V. parse, punctuate, syllabicate†.
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