Classes Sentient and Moral Powers Personal Affections
Personal Affections
Nouns
pleasure, gratification, enjoyment, fruition
oblectation, delectation, delection
relish, zest
gusto etc. (physical pleasure) Physical Pleasure
satisfaction etc. (content) Content
complacency. well-being
good etc. Good
snugness, comfort, ease
cushion etc. Support
without worry, mind at ease. joy, gladness, delight, glee, cheer, sunshine
cheerfulness etc. Cheerfulness . treat, refreshment
amusement etc. Amusement
a sound mind in a sound body. happiness, felicity, bliss
beatitude, beautification
enchantment, transport, rapture, ravishment, ecstasy
paradise, elysium etc. (heaven) Heaven
third heaven, seventh heaven, cloud nine
unalloyed happiness etc.
hedonics, hedonism. honeymoon
palmy days, halcyon days
golden age, golden time
Dixie, Dixie's land
Arcadia, Shangri-La, happy valley, Agapemone.
Verbs
be pleased etc. [Capability of giving pleasure; cause or source of pleasure.] Pleasurableness
feel pleasure, experience pleasure etc. n.
joy
enjoy oneself, hug oneself
be in clover etc. Physical Pleasure , be in elysium etc. Heaven
tread on enchanted ground
fall into raptures, go into raptures. feel at home, breathe freely, bask in the sunshine. be pleased with etc. [Capability of giving pleasure; cause or source of pleasure.] Pleasurableness
receive pleasure, derive pleasure etc. n.. from
take pleasure etc. n.. in
delight in, rejoice in, indulge in, luxuriate in
gloat over etc. (physical pleasure) Physical Pleasure
enjoy, relish, like
love etc. Love
take to, take a fancy to
have a liking for
enter into the spirit of. take in good part. treat oneself to, solace oneself with.
Adjectives
pleased etc. [Capability of giving pleasure; cause or source of pleasure.] Pleasurableness
not sorry
glad, gladsome
pleased as Punch. happy, blest, blessed, blissful, beatified
happy as a clam at high water [U.S.] , happy as a clam, happy as a king, happy as the day is long
thrice happy
enjoying etc. v.
joyful etc. (in spirits) Cheerfulness
hedonic. in a blissful state, in paradise etc. Heaven , in raptures, in ecstasies, in a transport of delight. comfortable etc. (physical pleasure) Physical Pleasure
at ease
content etc. Content
entranced, enchanted
enraptures
enravished
transported
fascinated, captivated. with a joyful face, with sparkling eyes. pleasing etc. [Capability of giving pleasure; cause or source of pleasure.] Pleasurableness
ecstatic, beatic
painless, unalloyed, without alloy, cloudless.
Adverbs
happily etc. adj.
with pleasure etc. (willingfully) Willingness
with glee etc. n..
Phrases
one's heart leaping with joy. a wilderness of sweets" [Paradise Lost]
I wish you all the joy that you can wish" [M. of Venice]
jour de ma vie
joy ruled the day and love the night" [Dryden]
joys season'd high and tasting strong of joys season'd high and tasting strong of guilt" [Young]
oh happiness, our being's end and aim! " [Pope]
there is a pleasure that is born of pain" [O Meridith]
throned on highest bliss" [Paradise Lost]
the bridge between joy and sorrow is not wide.
Nouns
mental suffering, pain, dolor
suffering, sufferance
ache, smart etc. (physical pain) Physical Pain
passion. displeasure, dissatisfaction, discomfort, discomposure, disquiet
malaise
inquietude, uneasiness, vexation of spirit
taking
discontent etc. Discontent . dejection etc. Dejection
weariness etc. Weariness
anhedonia. annoyance, irritation, worry, infliction, visitation
plague, bore
bother, botheration
stew, vexation, mortification, chagrin
anxiety, solicitude, trouble, trial, ordeal, fiery ordeal, shock, blow, cark, dole, fret, burden, load. concern, grief, sorrow, distress, affliction, woe, bitterness, heartache
carking cares
heavy heart, aching heart, bleeding heart, broken heart
heavy affliction, gnawing grief. unhappiness, infelicity, misery, tribulation, wretchedness, desolation
despair etc. [Absence, want or loss of hope.] Hopelessness
extremity, prostration, depth of misery. nightmare, ephialtes, incubus. pang, anguish, agony
torture, torment
purgatory etc. (hell) Hell . hell upon earth
iron age, reign of terror
slough of despond etc. (adversity) Adversity
peck of troubles
ills that flesh is heir to" etc. (evil) Evil [Hamlet]
miseries of human life
unkindest cut of all" [Julius Caesar] . sufferer, victim, prey, martyr, object of compassion, wretch, shorn lamb.
Verbs
feel pain, suffer pain, experience pain, undergo pain, bear pain, endure pain etc. n., smart, ache etc. (physical pain) Physical Pain
suffer, bleed, ail
be the victim of. labor under afflictions
bear the cross
quaff the bitter cup, have a bad time of it
fall on evil days etc. (adversity) Adversity
go hard with, come to grief, fall a sacrifice to, drain the cup of misery to the dregs, sup full of horrors" [Macbeth] . sit on thorns, be on pins and needles, wince, fret, chafe, worry oneself, be in a taking, fret and fume
take on, take to heart
cark. grieve
mourn etc. (lament) [Expression of pain.] Lamentation
yearn, repine, pine, droop, languish, sink
give way
despair etc. [Absence, want or loss of hope.] Hopelessness
break one's heart
weigh upon the heart etc. (inflict pain) [Capability of giving pain; cause or source of pain] Painfulness
Adjectives
in pain, in a state of pain, full of pain etc. n.
suffering etc. v.
pained, afflicted, worried, displeased etc. [Capability of giving pain; cause or source of pain] Painfulness
aching, griped, sore etc. (physical pain) Physical Pain
on the rack, in limbo
between hawk and buzzard. uncomfortable, uneasy
ill at ease
in a taking, in a way
disturbed
discontented etc. Discontent
out of humor etc. Existence -irascibility">Irascibility.1
weary etc. Weariness . heavy laden, stricken, crushed, a prey to, victimized, ill-used. unfortunate etc. (hapless) Adversity
to be pitied, doomed, devoted, accursed, undone, lost, stranded
fey. unhappy, infelicitous, poor, wretched, miserable, woe-begone
cheerless etc. (dejected) Dejection
careworn. concerned, sorry
sorrowing, sorrowful
cut up, chagrined, horrified, horror-stricken
in grief, plunged in grief, a prey to grief etc. n.
in tears etc. (lamenting) [Expression of pain.] Lamentation
steeped to the lips in misery
heart-stricken, heart-broken, heart-scalded
broken-hearted
in despair etc. [Absence, want or loss of hope.] Hopelessness
Phrases
the iron entered into our soul
one's heart bleeding
down, thou climbing sorrow" [Lear]
mirth cannot move a soul in agony" [Love's Labor's Lost]
the Niobe of Nations" [Byron] .
Nouns
pleasurableness, pleasantness, agreeableness etc. adj.
pleasure giving, jucundity, delectability
amusement etc. Amusement . attraction etc. (motive) Motive
attractiveness, attractability
invitingness etc. adj.
harm, fascination, enchantment, witchery, seduction, winning ways, amenity, amiability
winsomeness. loveliness etc. (beauty) Beauty
sunny side, bright side
sweets etc. (sugar) Sweetness
goodness etc. [Capability of producing good. Good qualities.] Goodness
manna in the wilderness, land flowing with milk and honey
bittersweet
fair weather. treat
regale etc. (physical pleasure) Physical Pleasure
dainty
titbit, tidbit
nuts
Verbs
cause pleasure, produce pleasure, create pleasure, give pleasure, afford pleasure, procure pleasure, offer pleasure, present pleasure, yield pleasure etc. Pleasure . please, charm, delight, becharm, imparadise
gladden etc. (make cheerful) Cheerfulness
take, captivate, fascinate
enchant, entrance, enrapture, transport, bewitch
enravish. bless, beatify
satisfy
gratify, desire
c. Desire
slake, satiate, quench
indulge, humor, flatter, tickle
tickle the palate etc. (savory) Savoriness
regale, refresh
enliven
treat
amuse etc. Amusement
take one's fancy, tickle one's fancy, hit one's fancy
meet one's wishes
win the heart, gladden the heart, rejoice the heart, warm the cockles of the heart
do one's heart good. attract, allure etc. (move) Motive
stimulate etc. (excite) Excitation
interest. make things pleasant, popularize, gild the pill, sugar-coat the pill, sweeten.
Adjectives
causing pleasure etc. v.
laetificant
pleasure-giving, pleasing, pleasant, pleasurable
agreeable
grateful, gratifying
leef, lief, acceptable
welcome, welcome as the roses in May
welcomed
favorite
to one's taste, to one's mind, to one's liking
satisfactory etc. (good) [Capability of producing good. Good qualities.] Goodness
comfortable
cordial
genial
glad, gladsome
sweet, delectable, nice, dainty
delicate, delicious
dulcet
luscious etc. Sweetness
palatable etc. Savoriness
luxurious, voluptuous
sensual etc. Physical Pleasure . [of people] attractive etc. Motive
inviting, prepossessing, engaging
winning, winsome
taking, fascinating, captivating, killing
seducing, seductive
heart-robbing, alluring, enticing
appetizing etc. (exciting) Excitation
cheering etc. Cheerfulness
bewitching
enchanting, entrancing, enravishing. charming
delightful, felicitous, exquisite
lovely etc. (beautiful) Beauty
ravishing, rapturous
heartfelt, thrilling, ecstatic
beatic
beatific
seraphic
empyrean
elysian etc. (heavenly) Heaven . palmy, halcyon, Saturnian.
Phrases
charms strike the sight but merit wins the charms strike the sight but merit wins the soul" [Pope]
sweetness and light" [Swift]
beauty is only skin deep.
Nouns
painfulness etc. adj.
trouble, care etc. (pain) Pain
trial
affliction, infliction
blow, stroke, burden, load, curse
bitter pill, bitter draught
waters of bitterness. annoyance, grievance, nuisance, vexation, mortification, sickener
bore, bother, pother, hot water, sea of troubles" [Hamlet] , hornet's nest, plague, pest. cancer, ulcer, sting, thorn
canker etc. (bane) Bane
scorpion etc. (evil doer) [Maleficent being] Evil doer
dagger etc. (arms) Arms
scourge etc. (instrument of punishment) [Instrument of punishment.] Scourge
carking care, canker worm of care. mishap, misfortune etc. (adversity) Adversity
rub. source of irritation, source of annoyance
wound, open sore
sore subject, skeleton in the closet
thorn in the flesh, thorn in one's side
where the shoe pinches, gall and wormwood. sorry sight, heavy news, provocation
affront etc. Disrespect
head and front of one's offending" [Othello] . infestation, molestation
malignity etc. (malevolence) Malevolence .
Verbs
cause pain, occasion pain, give pain, bring pain, induce pain, produce pain, create pain, inflict pain etc. Pain
pain, hurt, wound. pinch, prick, gripe etc. (physical pain) Physical Pain
pierce, lancinate, cut. hurt the feelings, wound the feelings, grate upon the feelings, grate upon the nerves, jar upon the feelings
wring the heart, pierce the heart, lacerate the heart, break the heart, rend the heart
make the heart bleed
tear the heart strings, rend the heart strings
draw tears from the eyes. sadden
make unhappy etc. Pain
plunge into sorrow, grieve, fash, afflict, distress
cut up, cut to the heart. displease, annoy, incommode, discompose, trouble, disquiet
faze, feaze, feeze [U.S.]
disturb, cross, perplex, molest, tease, tire, irk, vex, mortify, wherret, worry, plague, bother, pester, bore, pother, harass, harry, badger, heckle, bait, beset, infest, persecute, importune. wring, harrow, torment, torture
bullyrag
put to the rack, put to the question
break on the wheel, rack, scarify
cruciate, crucify
convulse, agonize
barb the dart
plant a dagger in the breast, plant a thorn in one's side. irritate, provoke, sting, nettle, try the patience, pique, fret, rile, tweak the nose, chafe, gall
sting to the quick, wound to the quick, cut to the quick
aggrieve, affront, enchafe, enrage, ruffle, sour the temper
give offense etc. (resentment) Resentment . maltreat, bite, snap at, assail
smite etc. (punish) Punishment . sicken, disgust, revolt, nauseate, disenchant, repel, offend, shock, stink in the nostrils
go against the stomach, turn the stomach
make one sick, set the teeth on edge, go against the grain, grate on the ear
stick in one's throat, stick in one's gizzard
rankle, gnaw, corrode, horrify, appal, appall, freeze the blood
make the flesh creep, make the hair stand on end
make the blood curdle, make the blood run cold
make one shudder. haunt the memory
weigh on the heart, prey on the heart, weigh on the mind, prey on the mind, weigh on the spirits, prey on the spirits
bring one's gray hairs with sorrow to the bring one's gray hairs with sorrow to the grave
add a nail to one's coffin.
Adjectives
causing pain, hurting etc. v.
hurtful etc. (bad) [Capability of producing evil. Bad qualities.] Badness
painful
dolorific, dolorous
unpleasant
unpleasing, displeasing
disagreeable, unpalatable, bitter, distasteful
uninviting
unwelcome
undesirable, undesired
obnoxious
unacceptable, unpopular, thankless. unsatisfactory, untoward, unlucky, uncomfortable. distressing
afflicting, afflictive
joyless, cheerless, comfortless
dismal, disheartening
depressing, depressive
dreary, melancholy, grievous, piteous
woeful, rueful, mournful, deplorable, pitiable, lamentable
sad, affecting, touching, pathetic. irritating, provoking, stinging, annoying, aggravating, mortifying, galling
unaccommodating, invidious, vexatious
troublesome, tiresome, irksome, wearisome
plaguing, plaguy
awkward. importunate
teasing, pestering, bothering, harassing, worrying, tormenting, carking. intolerable, insufferable, insupportable
unbearable, unendurable
past bearing
not to be borne, not to be endured
more than flesh and blood can bear
enough to drive one mad, enough to provoke a saint, enough to make a parson swear, enough to gag a maggot. shocking, terrific, grim, appalling, crushing
dreadful, fearful, frightful
thrilling, tremendous, dire
heart-breaking, heart-rending, heart-wounding, heart-corroding, heart-sickening
harrowing, rending. odious, hateful, execrable, repulsive, repellent, abhorrent
horrid, horrible, horrific, horrifying
offensive. nauseous, nauseating
disgusting, sickening, revolting
nasty
loathsome, loathful
fulsome
vile etc. (bad) [Capability of producing evil. Bad qualities.] Badness
hideous etc. Ugliness . sharp, acute, sore, severe, grave, hard, harsh, cruel, biting, caustic
cutting, corroding, consuming, racking, excruciating, searching, grinding, grating, agonizing
envenomed
catheretic, pyrotic [Med.] . ruinous, disastrous, calamitous, tragical
desolating, withering
burdensome, onerous, oppressive
cumbrous, cumbersome.
Adverbs
painfully etc. adj.
with pain etc. Pain
deuced.
Phrases
the place being too hot to hold one
the iron entering into the soul
he jests at scars that never felt a wound" [Romeo and Juliet]
I must be cruel only to be kind" [Hamlet]
what deep wounds ever closed without a scar? [Byron] .
Verbs
be content etc. adj.
rest satisfied, rest and be thankful
take the good the gods provide, let well alone, let well enough alone, feel oneself at home, hug oneself, lay the flattering unction to one's soul. take up with, take in good part
accept, tolerate
consent etc. Consent
acquiesce, assent etc. Assent
be reconciled to, make one's peace with
get over it
take heart, take comfort
put up with etc. (bear) [Absence of excitability, or of excitement.] Inexcitabilityetc. adj.
set at ease, comfort
set one's heart at ease, set one's mind at ease, set one's heart at rest, set one's mind at rest
speak peace
conciliate, reconcile, win over, propitiate, disarm, beguile
content, satisfy
gratify etc. [Capability of giving pleasure; cause or source of pleasure.] Pleasurablenessetc. [Absence of excitability, or of excitement.] Inexcitability
go down, go down well, go down with
do
be OK.
Adjectives
content, contented
satisfied etc. v.
at ease, at one's ease, at home
with the mind at ease, easygoing, not particular
conciliatory
unrepining, of good comfort
resigned etc. (patient) [Absence of excitability, or of excitement.] Inexcitability
cheerful etc. Cheerfulness . unafflicted, unvexed, unmolested, unplagued
serene etc. [Absence of excitability, or of excitement.] Inexcitability
at rest, snug, comfortable
in one's element. satisfactory, tolerable, good enough, OK, all right, acceptable.
Adverbs
contently, contentedly, to one's heart's content
all for the best.
Int
amen etc. (assent) Assent
very well, all the better, so much the better, well and good
it will do, that will do
it cannot be helped.
Phrases
nothing comes amiss. a heart with room for every joy" [Bailey]
nor cast one longing lingering look behind" [Gray]
shut up in measureless content" [Macbeth]
sweet are the thoughts that savor of content" [R. Greene]
their wants but few their wishes all their wants but few their wishes all confined" [Goldsmith]
might as well relax and enjoy it.
Nouns
discontent, discontentment
dissatisfaction
dissent etc. Dissent . disappointment, mortification
cold comfort
regret etc. Regret
repining, taking on etc. v.
heart-burning, heart-grief
querulousness etc. (lamentation) [Expression of pain.] Lamentation
hypercriticism. inquietude, vexation of spirit, soreness
worry, concern, fear etc. Fear . [person who is discontented] malcontent, grumbler, growler, croaker, dissident, dissenter
censurer, complainer, fault-finder, murmerer. cave of Adullam, indignation meeting, winter of our discontent" [Henry VI]
with what I most enjoy contented least" [Shakespeare] .
Verbs
be discontented etc. adj.
quarrel with one's bread and butter
repine
regret etc. Regret
wish one at the bottom of the Red Sea
take on, take to heart
shrug the shoulders
make a wry face, pull a long face
knit one's brows
look blue, look black, look black as thunder, look blank, look glum. take in bad part, take ill
fret, chafe
grumble, croak
lament etc. [Expression of pain.] Lamentationetc. n.
dissatisfy, disappoint, mortify, put out, disconcert
cut up
dishearten.
Adjectives
discontented
dissatisfied etc. v.
unsatisfied, ungratified
dissident
dissentient etc. Dissent
malcontent, malcontented, exigent, exacting, hypercritical. repining etc. v.
regretful etc. Regret
down in the mouth etc. (dejected) Dejection . in high dudgeon, in a fume, in the sulks, in the dumps, in bad humor
glum, sulky
sour as a crab
soured, sore
out of humor, out of temper. disappointing etc. v.
unsatisfactory. frustrated (failure) Failure .
Phrases
that won't do, that will never do, it will never do
poor in abundance, famished at a feast" [Young] .
Verbs
regret, deplore
bewail etc. (lament) [Expression of pain.] Lamentation
repine, cast a longing lingering look behind
rue, rue the day
repent etc. Penitence
weigh on the mind, have a weight on the mind
leave an aching void.
Adverbs
regrettably, unfortunately
most unfortunately.
Int
alas!
what a pity!, hang it!
Phrases
'tis pity [Contr.] , 'tis too true [Contr.]
sigh'd and look'd and sigh'd again" [Dryden]
I'm sorry."
Nouns
relief
deliverance
refreshment etc. Refreshment
easement, softening, alleviation, mitigation, palliation, soothing, lullaby. solace, consolation, comfort, encouragement. lenitive, restorative etc. (remedy) Remedy
cushion etc. Support
crumb of comfort, balm in Gilead.
Verbs
relieve, ease, alleviate, mitigate, palliate, soothe
salve
soften, soften down
foment, stupe, poultice
assuage, allay. cheer, comfort, console
enliven
encourage, bear up, pat on the back, give comfort, set at ease
gladden the heart, cheer the heart
inspirit, invigorate. remedy
cure etc. (restore) Restoration
refresh
pour balm into, pour oil on. smooth the ruffled brow of care, temper the wind to the shorn lamb, lay the flattering unction to one's soul. disburden etc. (free) Facility
take a load off one's chest, get a load off one's chest, take off a load of care. be relieved
breathe more freely, draw a long breath
take comfort
dry the tears, dry the eyes, wipe the tears, wipe the eyes.
Adjectives
relieving etc. v.
consolatory, soothing
assuaging, assuasive
balmy, balsamic
lenitive, palliative
anodyne etc. (remedial) Remedy
curative etc. Restoration .
Phrases
here comes a man of comfort" [Measure for Measure] .
Verbs
aggravate, render worse, heighten, embitter, sour
exacerbate
exasperate, envenom
enrage, provoke, tease. add fuel to the fire, add fuel to the flame
fan the flame etc. (excite) Excitation
go from bad to worse etc. (deteriorate) Deterioration .
Adjectives
aggravated etc. v.
worse, unrelieved
aggravable
aggravating etc. v..
Adverbs
out of the frying pan into the fire, from bad to worse, worse and worse.
Nouns
cheerfulness etc. adj.
geniality, gayety, cheer, good humor, spirits
high spirits, animal spirits, flow of spirits
glee, high glee, light heart
sunshine of the mind, sunshine of the breast
life, alacrity, vivacity, animation, allegresse
jocundity, joviality, jollity
levity
jocularity etc. (wit) Wit . mirth, merriment, hilarity, exhilaration
laughter etc. [Expression of pleasure.] Rejoicing
merrymaking etc. (amusement) Amusement
heyday, rejoicing etc. [Expression of pleasure.] Rejoicing
marriage bell. nepenthe, Euphrosyne, sweet forgetfulness. optimism etc. (hopefulness) Hope
self complacency
hedonics, hedonism.
Verbs
be cheerful etc. adj.
have the mind at ease, smile, put a good face upon, keep up one's spirits
view the bright side of the picture
cheer up, brighten up, light up, bear up
chirp, take heart, cast away care, drive dull care away, perk up. keep a stiff upper lip. rejoice etc. [Expression of pleasure.] Rejoicing
carol, chirrup, lilt
frisk, rollick, give a loose to mirth. cheer, enliven, elate, exhilarate, gladden, inspirit, animate, raise the spirits, inspire
perk up
put in good humor
cheer the heart, rejoice the heart
delight etc. (give pleasure) [Capability of giving pleasure; cause or source of pleasure.] Pleasurableness
Adjectives
cheerful
happy etc. Pleasure
cheery, cheerly
of good cheer, smiling
blithe
in spirits, in good spirits
breezy, bully, chipper [U.S.]
in high spirits, in high feather
happy as the day is long, happy as a king
gay as a lark
allegro
debonair
light, lightsome, light hearted
buoyant, debonnaire, bright, free and easy, airy
janty, jaunty, canty
hedonic
riant
sprightly, sprightful
spry
spirited, spiritful
lively, animated, vivacious
brisk as a bee
sparkling, sportive
full of play, full of spirit
all alive. sunny, palmy
hopeful etc. Hope . merry as a cricket, merry as a grig, merry as a marriage bell
joyful, joyous, jocund, jovial
jolly as a thrush, jolly as a sandboy
blithesome
gleeful, gleesome
hilarious, rattling. winsome, bonny, hearty, buxom. playful, playsome
playful as a kitten, tricksy, frisky, frolicsome
gamesome
jocose, jocular, waggish
mirth loving, laughter-loving
mirthful, rollicking. elate, elated
exulting, jubilant, flushed
rejoicing etc. [Expression of pleasure.] Rejoicing
cock-a-hoop. cheering, inspiriting, exhilarating
cardiac, cardiacal
pleasing etc. [Capability of giving pleasure; cause or source of pleasure.] Pleasurableness
palmy.
Phrases
a merry heart goes all the day" [A winter's Tale]
as merry as the day is long" [Much Ado]
Nouns
dejection
dejectedness etc. adj.
depression, prosternation
lowness of spirits, depression of spirits
weight on the spirits, oppression on the spirits, damp on the spirits
low spirits, bad spirits, drooping spirits, depressed spirits
heart sinking
heaviness of heart, failure of heart. heaviness etc. adj.
infestivity, gloom
weariness etc. Weariness
taedium vitae, disgust of life
mal du pays etc. (regret) Regret
anhedonia. melancholy
sadness etc. adj.
melancholia, dismals, blues, lachrymals, mumps, dumps, blue devils, doldrums
vapors, megrims, spleen, horrors, hypochondriasis [Med.] , pessimism
despondency, slough of Despond
disconsolateness etc. adj.
hope deferred, blank despondency
voiceless woe. prostration of soul
broken heart
despair etc. [Absence, want or loss of hope.] Hopelessness
cave of despair, cave of Trophonius demureness etc. adj.
gravity, solemnity
long face, grave face. hypochondriac, seek sorrow, self-tormentor, heautontimorumenos
croaker, pessimist
mope, mopus. [Cause of dejection] affliction etc. [Capability of giving pain; cause or source of pain] Painfulness
sorry sight
damper, wet blanket, Job's comforter.
Verbs
be dejected etc. adj.
grieve
mourn etc. (lament) [Expression of pain.] Lamentation
take on, give way, lose heart, despond, droop, sink. lower, look downcast, frown, pout
hang down the head
pull a long face, make a long face
laugh on the wrong side of the mouth
grin a ghastly smile
look blue, look like a drowned man
lay to heart, take to heart. mope, brood over
fret
sulk
pine, pine away
yearn
repine etc. (regret) Regret
despair etc. [Absence, want or loss of hope.] Hopelessness
be grave, look grave etc. adj.
repress a smile. depress
discourage, dishearten
dispirit
damp, dull, deject, lower, sink, dash, knock down, unman, prostrate, break one's heart
frown upon
cast a gloom, cast a shade on
sadden
damp one's hopes, dash one's hopes, wither one's hopes
weigh on the mind, lie heavy on the mind, prey on the mind, weigh on the spirits, lie heavy on the spirits, prey on the spirits
damp the spirits, depress the spirits.
Adjectives
cheerless, joyless, spiritless
uncheerful, uncheery
unlively
unhappy etc. Pain
melancholy, dismal, somber, dark, gloomy, clouded, murky, lowering, frowning, lugubrious, funereal, mournful, lamentable, dreadful. dreary, flat
dull, dull as a beetle, dull as ditchwater
depressing etc. v.. melancholy as a gib cat
" oppressed with melancholy, a prey to melancholy
downcast, downhearted
down in the mouth, down in one's luck
heavy-hearted
in the dumps, down in the dumps, in the suds, in the sulks, in the doldrums
in doleful dumps, in bad humor
sullen
mumpish, dumpish, mopish, moping
moody, glum
sulky etc. (discontented) Discontent
out of sorts, out of humor, out of heart, out of spirits
ill at ease, low spirited, in low spirits, a cup too low
weary etc. Weariness
discouraged, disheartened
desponding
chapfallen, chopfallen, jaw fallen, crest fallen. sad, pensive, tristful
dolesome, doleful
woebegone
lacrymose, lachrymose, in tears, melancholic, hypped, hypochondriacal, bilious, jaundiced, atrabilious, saturnine, splenetic
lackadaisical. serious, sedate, staid, stayed
grave as a judge, grave as an undertaker, grave as a mustard pot
sober, sober as a judge, solemn, demure
grim
grim-faced, grim-visaged
rueful, wan, long-faced. disconsolate
unconsolable, inconsolable
forlorn, comfortless, desolate, sick at heart
soul sick, heart sick
in despair etc. [Absence, want or loss of hope.] Hopelessness
lost. overcome
broken down, borne down, bowed down
heartstricken etc. (mental suffering) Pain
cut up, dashed, sunk
unnerved, unmanned
down fallen, downtrodden
broken-hearted
careworn.
Adverbs
with a long face, with tears in one's eyes
sadly etc. adj. .
Phrases
the countenance falling
the heart failing, the heart sinking within one
a plague of sighing and grief" [Henry IV]
thick-ey'd musing and curs'd melancholy" [Henry IV]
the sickening pang of hope deferred" [Scott] .
Nouns
rejoicing, exultation, triumph, jubilation, heyday, flush, revelling
merrymaking etc. (amusement) Amusement
jubilee etc. (celebration) Celebration
paean
congratulation etc. Congratulation . smile, simper, smirk, grin
broad grin, sardonic grin. laughter (amusement) Amusement . risibility
derision etc. Ridicule . Momus
Democritus the Abderite
rollicker.
Verbs
rejoice, thank one's stars, bless one's stars
congratulate oneself, hug oneself
rub one's hands, clap one's hands
smack the lips, fling up one's cap
dance, skip
sing, carol, chirrup, chirp
hurrah
cry for joy, jump for joy, leap with joy
exult etc. (boast) Boasting
triumph
hold jubilee etc. (celebrate) Celebration
make merry etc. (sport) Amusement . laugh, raise laughter etc. (amuse) Amusement .
Adjectives
rejoicing etc. v.
jubilant, exultant, triumphant
flushed, elated, pleased, delighted, tickled pink. amused etc. Amusement
cheerful etc. Cheerfulness . laughable etc. (ludicrous) Ridiculousness .
Int
hurrah!, Huzza!, aha! , hail!, tolderolloll! , Heaven be praised!, io triumphe! , so much the better.
Phrases
the heart leaping with joy
Laughter holding both his sides" [Milton]
le roi est mort, vive le roi
" with his eyes in flood with laughter" [Cymbeline] .
Nouns
lament, lamentation
wail, complaint, plaint, murmur, mutter, grumble, groan, moan, whine, whimper, sob, sigh, suspiration, heaving, deep sigh. cry etc. (vociferation) Cry
scream, howl
outcry, wail of woe, ululation
frown, scowl. tear
weeping etc. v.
flood of tears, fit of crying, lacrimation, lachrymation, melting mood, weeping and gnashing of teeth. plaintiveness etc. adj.
languishment
condolence etc. Condolence . mourning, weeds, willow, cypress, crape, deep mourning
sackcloth and ashes
lachrymatory
knell etc. Interment
deep death song, dirge, coronach, nenia, requiem, elegy, epicedium
threne
monody, threnody
jeremiad, jeremiade
ullalulla. mourner
grumbler etc. (discontent) Discontent
Noobe
Heraclitus.
Verbs
lament, mourn, deplore, grieve, weep over
bewail, bemoan
condole with etc. Condolence
fret etc. (suffer) Pain
wear mourning, go into mourning, put on mourning
wear the willow, wear sackcloth and ashes
c. (regret) Regret give sorrow words. sigh
give a sigh, heave, fetch a sigh
waft a sigh from Indus to the pole" [Pope]
sigh 'like a furnace'" [As you Like It]
wail. cry, weep, sob, greet, blubber, pipe, snivel, bibber, whimper, pule
pipe one's eye
drop tears, shed tears, drop a tear, shed a tear
melt into tears, burst into tears
cry oneself blind, cry one's eyes out
yammer. scream etc. (cry out) Cry
mew etc. (animal sounds) [Animal sounds.] Ululation
groan, moan, whine
roar
roar like a bull, bellow like a bull
cry out lustily, rend the air. frown, scowl, make a wry face, gnash one's teeth, wring one's hands, tear one's hair, beat one's breast, roll on the ground, burst with grief. complain, murmur, mutter, grumble, growl, clamor, make a fuss about, croak, grunt, maunder
deprecate etc. (disapprove) Disapprobation . cry out before one is hurt, complain without cause.
Adjectives
lamenting etc. v.
in mourning, in sackcloth and ashes
sorrowing, sorrowful etc. (unhappy) Pain
mournful, tearful
lachrymose
plaintive, plaintful
querulous, querimonious
in the melting mood
threnetic. in tears, with tears in one's eyes
with moistened eyes, with watery eyes
bathed in tears, dissolved in tears
like Niobe all tears" [Hamlet] . elegiac, epicedial.
Int
heigh-ho!, alas!, alack! , O dear!, ah me!, woe is me!, lackadaisy! , well a day!, lack a day!, alack a day! , wellaway! , alas the day!, O tempora O mores! , what a pity!, O lud lud! , too true!
Phrases
tears standing in the eyes, tears starting from the eyes
eyes suffused, eyes swimming, eyes brimming, eyes overflowing with tears
if you have tears prepare to shed them now" [Julius Caesar]
strangled his language in his tears" [Henry VIII]
tears such as angels weep" [Paradise Lost] .
Nouns
amusement, entertainment, recreation, fun, game, fun and games
diversion, divertissement
reaction, solace
pastime, sport
labor of love
pleasure etc. Pleasure . relaxation
leisure etc. Leisure . fun, frolic, merriment, jollity
joviality, jovialness
heyday
laughter etc. [Expression of pleasure.] Rejoicing
jocosity, jocoseness
drollery, buffoonery, tomfoolery
mummery, pleasantry
wit etc. Wit
quip, quirk. [verbal expressions of amusement: list] giggle, titter, snigger, snicker, crow, cheer, chuckle, shout
horse laugh, belly laugh, hearty laugh
guffaw
burst of laughter, fit of laughter, shout of laughter, roar of laughter, peal of laughter
cachinnation
Kentish fire
tiger. play
game, game at romps
gambol, romp, prank, antic, rig, lark, spree, skylarking, vagary, monkey trick, gambade, fredaine, escapade, bout
practical joke etc. (ridicule) Ridicule . dance
hop, reel, rigadoon, saraband, hornpipe, bolero, ballroom dance
[ballroom dances: list] , minuet, waltz, polka, fox trot, tango, samba, rhumba, twist, stroll, hustle, cha-cha
fandango, cancan
bayadere
breakdown, cake-walk, cornwallis [U.S.] , break dancing
nautch-girl
shindig [U.S.]
skirtdance, stag dance, Virginia reel, square dance
galop, galopade
jig, Irish jig, fling, strathspey
gavot, gavotte, tarantella
mazurka, morisco, morris dance
quadrille
country dance, folk dance
cotillon, Sir Roger de Coverley
ballet etc. (drama) The Drama
ball
bal, bal masque, bal costume
masquerade
Terpsichore. festivity, merrymaking
party etc. (social gathering) Sociality
blowout [U.S.] , hullabaloo, hoedown, bat [U.S.] , bum [U.S.] , bust [Slang] , clambake [U.S.] , donation party [U.S.] , fish fry [U.S.] , jamboree [Slang] , kantikoy, nautch, randy, squantum [U.S.] , tear [Slang] , Turnerfest, yule log
fete, festival, gala, ridotto
revels, revelry, reveling
carnival, brawl, saturnalia, high jinks
feast, banquet etc. (food) [Eating.] Food
regale, symposium, wassail
carouse, carousal
jollification, junket, wake, Irish wake, picnic, regatta, field day
treat. round of pleasures, dissipation, a short life and a merry one, racketing, holiday making. rejoicing etc. [Expression of pleasure.] Rejoicing
jubilee etc. (celebration) Celebration . bonfire, fireworks, feu-de-joie, firecracker. holiday
gala day, red letter day, play day
high days and holidays
high holiday, Bank holiday
May day, Derby day
Saint Monday, Easter Monday, Whit Monday
Bairam
wayz-goos, bean feast
Arbor Day, Declaration Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving Day
fiesta. place of amusement, theater
hall, concert room, ballroom, assemblyroom
music hall. park, plaisance
national park, national forest, state park, county park, city park, vest-pocket park, public park (public) Authority .Existence
arbor
garden etc. (horticulture) [The economy or management of plants.] Agriculture
pleasure ground, playground, cricketground, croquet ground, archery ground, hunting ground
tennis court, racket court
bowling alley, green alley
croquet lawn, rink, glaciarum, skating rink
roundabout, merry-go-round
swing
game of skill. athletic sports, gymnastics
archery, rifle shooting
tournament, pugilism etc. (contention) Contention
sports etc. [Purpose in action.] Pursuit
horse racing, the turf
aquatics etc. [Locomotion by water, or air.] Navigation
skating, sliding
cricket, tennis, lawn tennis
hockey, football, baseball, soccer, ice hockey, basketball
rackets, fives, trap bat and ball, battledore and shuttlecock, la grace
pall-mall, tipcat, croquet, golf, curling, pallone, polo, water polo
tent pegging
tilting at the ring, quintain [Mediev.]
greasy pole
quoits, horseshoes, discus
rounders, lacrosse
tobogganing, water polo
knurr and spell. [childrens' games] leapfrog, hop skip and jump
mother may I
French and English, tug of war
blindman's bluff, hunt the slopper, hide and seek, kiss in the ring
snapdragon
cross questions and crooked answers.
crisscross, hopscotch
jacks, jackstones, marbles
mumblety-peg, mumble-the-peg, pushball, shinney, shinny, tag etc.
billiards, pool, pingpong, pyramids, bagatelle
bowls, skittles, ninepins, kain, American bowls
tenpins [U.S.] , tivoli. cards, card games
whist, rubber
round game
loo, cribbage, besique, euchre, drole, picquet, allfours, quadrille, omber, reverse, Pope Joan, commit
boston, boaston
blackjack, twenty-one
thirty-one, put, speculation, connections, brag, cassino, lottery, commerce, snip-snap-snoren, lift smoke, blind hookey, Polish bank, Earl of Coventry, Napoleon, patience, pairs
banker
blind poker, draw poker, straight poker, stud poker
bluff, bridge, bridge whist
lotto, monte, three-card monte, nap, penny-ante, poker, reversis, squeezers, old maid, fright, beggar-my-neighbor
baccarat. [cards: list] ace, king, queen, knave, jack, ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, trey, deuce
joker
trump, wild card. [card suits: list] spades, hearts, clubs, diamonds
major suit, minor suit. bower
right bower, left bower
dummy
jackpot
deck. [hands at poker: list] pair, two pair, three of a kind, straight, flush, full-house, four of a kind, royal flush
misere etc. . [board games: list] chess, draughts, checkers, checquers, backgammon, dominos, merelles, nine men's morris, go bang, solitaire
game of fox and goose
monopoly
loto etc.
[word games: list] , scrabble, scribbage, boggle, crossword puzzle, hangman. morra
gambling etc. (chance) [Absence of purpose in the succession of events] Chance
doll etc. (puppet ) Representation
teetotum
knickknack etc. (trifle) Unimportance
magic lantern etc. (show) Appearance
peep show, puppet show, raree show, gallanty show
toy shop
quips and cranks and wanton wiles, nods and becks quips and cranks and wanton wiles, nods and becks and wreathed smiles" [Milton] . entertainer, showman, showgirl
dancer, tap dancer, song-and-dance man
vaudeville act
singer
musician etc. Musician [Performance of Music.] . sportsman, gamester, reveler
master of ceremonies, master of revels
pompom girl
archer, fan [U.S.] , toxophilite, turfman.
Verbs
amuse, entertain, divert, enliven
tickle the fancy
titillate, raise a smile, put in good humor
cause laughter, create laughter, occasion laughter, raise laughter, excite laughter, produce laughter, convulse with laughter
set the table in a roar, be the death of one. recreate, solace, cheer, rejoice
please etc. [Capability of giving pleasure; cause or source of pleasure.] Pleasurableness
interest
treat, regale. amuse oneself, game
play a game, play pranks, play tricks
sport, disport, toy, wanton, revel, junket, feast, carouse, banquet, make merry, drown care
drive dull care away
frolic, gambol, frisk, romp
caper
dance etc. (leap) Leap
keep up the ball
run a rig, sow one's wild oats, have one's fling, take one's pleasure
paint the town red [Slang]
see life
play the fool. make holiday, keep holiday
go a Maying. while away the time, beguile the time
kill time, dally. smile, simper, smirk
grin, grin like a Cheshire cat
mock, laugh in one's sleeve
laugh, laugh outright
giggle, titter, snigger, crow, snicker, chuckle, cackle
burst out, burst into a fit of laughter
shout, split, roar. shake one's sides, split one's sides, hold both one's sides
roar with laughter, die with laughter.
Adjectives
amusing, entertaining, diverting etc. v.
recreational, recreative, lusory
pleasant etc. (pleasing) [Capability of giving pleasure; cause or source of pleasure.] Pleasurableness
laughable etc. (ludicrous) Ridiculousness
witty etc. Wit
fun, festive, festal
jovial, jolly, jocund, roguish, rompish
playful, playful as a kitten
sportive, ludibrious. funny
very funny, hilarious, uproarious, side-splitting. amused etc. v.
pleased with a rattle, tickled with a pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw" [Pope]
laughing etc. v.
risible
ready to burst, ready to split, ready to die with laughter
convulsed with laughter, rolling in the aisles.
Adverbs
on the light fantastic toe" [Milton] , at play, in sport.
Phrases
(every room) hath blazed with lights and brayed (every room) hath blazed with lights and brayed with minstrelsy" [Timon of Athens]
Nouns
weariness, defatigation
lassitude etc. (fatigue) Fatigue
drowsiness etc. Inactivity . disgust, nausea, loathing, sickness
satiety etc. Satiety
taedium vitae etc. (dejection) Dejection
boredom, ennui. wearisomeness, tediousness etc. adj.
dull work, tedium, monotony, twice-told tale. bore, buttonholer, proser, wet blanket
pill [Slang] , stiff [Slang]
heavy hours, the enemy" (time) .
Verbs
weary
tire etc. (fatigue) Fatigue
bore
bore to death, weary to death, tire to death, bore out of one's skull, bore out of one's life, weary out of one's life, tire out of one's life, bore out of all patience, weary out of all patience, wear out one's patience, tire out of all patience
set to sleep, send to sleep
buttonhole. pall, sicken, nauseate, disgust. harp on the same string
drag its slow length along, drag its weary length along. never hear the last of
be tired of, be sick of, be tired with etc. adj.
yawn
die with ennui. [of journalistic articles] MEGO, my eyes glaze over.
Adjectives
wearying etc. v.
wearing
wearisome, tiresome, irksome
uninteresting, stupid, bald, devoid of interest, dry, monotonous, dull, arid, tedious, humdrum, mortal, flat
prosy, prosing
slow, soporific, somniferous. disgusting etc. v.
unenjoyed. weary, tired etc. v.
drowsy etc. (sleepy) Inactivity
uninterested, flagging, used up, worn out, blase, life-weary, weary of life
sick of.
Phrases
time hanging heavily on one's hands
Nouns
wit, humor, wittiness
sense of humor
attic wit, attic salt
atticism
salt, esprit, point, fancy, whim, drollery, pleasantry. farce, buffoonery, fooling, tomfoolery
shenanigan [U.S.] , harlequinade etc. The Drama
broad farce, broad humor
fun
jocosity, jocoseness
facetiousness
waggery, waggishness
whimsicality
comicality etc. Ridiculousness . banter, badinage, retort, repartee, smartness, ready wit, quid-pro-quo
ridicule etc. Ridicule . jest, joke, jape, jibe
levity, quips and cranks
capital joke
standing jest, standing joke, private joke, conceit, quip, quirk, crank, quiddity, concetto, brilliant idea
merry thought, bright thought, happy thought
sally
flash of wit, flash of merriment
scintillation
witticism, smart saying, bon-mot, epigram
jest book
dry joke, quodlibet, cream of the jest. word-play
play of words, play upon words
pun, punning
double entente
quibble, verbal quibble
conundrum etc. (riddle) Secret
anagram, acrostic, double acrostic, trifling, idle conceit, turlupinade. old joke, tired joke, flat joke, Joe Miller.
Verbs
joke, jest, crack a joke, make a joke, jape, cut jokes
perpetrate a joke
pun, perpetrate a pun
make fun of, make merry with
kid, kid around, fool around
set the table in a roar etc. (amuse) Amusement . retort
banter etc. (ridicule) Ridicule
joke at one's expense. take in jest. [make a joke which is not funny] bomb, fall flat
go over like a lead balloon.
Adjectives
witty, attic
quick-witted, nimble-witted
smart
jocular, jocose, humorous
facetious, waggish, whimsical
kidding, joking, puckish
playful etc. Amusement
merry and wise
pleasant, sprightly, light, spirituel, sparkling, epigrammatic, full of point
comic etc. Ridiculousness . zany, madcap. funny, amusing etc. (amusement) Amusement .
Adverbs
jokingly, in joke, in jest, in sport, in play.
Phrases
gentle dullness ever loves a joke" [Pope]
leave this keen encounter of our wits" [Richard III]
just joking, just kidding
surely you jest!."
Nouns
dullness, heaviness, flatness
infestivity etc. Dejection , stupidity etc. Imbecility. Folly
want of originality
dearth of ideas. prose, matter of fact
heavy book
platitude.
Verbs
be dull etc. adj.
prose, be caught napping. render dull etc. adj.
damp, depress, throw cold water on, lay a wet blanket on
fall flat upon the ear. no joke, serious matter (importance) Importance .
Adjectives
dull, dull as ditch water
unentertaining, uninteresting, flat, dry as dust
unfunny, unlively, logy [U.S.]
unimaginative
insulse
dry as dust
prosy, prosing, prosaic
matter of fact, commonplace, pedestrian, pointless
weary stale flat and unprofitable" [Hamlet] . stupid, slow, flat, insipid, vapid, humdrum, monotonous
melancholic etc. Dejection
stolid etc. Imbecility. Folly
plodding. boring, tiresome, tedious etc. Weariness .
Phrases
davus sum non Aedipus
deadly dull and boring, DDB.
Nouns
humorist, wag, wit, reparteeist, epigrammatist, punster
bel esprit, life of the party
wit-snapper, wit-cracker, wit-worm
joker, jester, Joe Miller, drole de corps, gaillard, spark
practical joker. buffoon, merry-andrew, mime, tumbler, acrobat, mountebank, charlatan, posturemaster, harlequin, punch, pulcinella, scaramouch, clown
wearer of the cap and bells, wearer of the motley
motley fool
pantaloon, gypsy
jack-pudding, jack in the green, jack a dandy
wiseacre, wise guy, smartass [Coll.]
fool etc. Fool . zany, madcap
pickle-herring, witling, caricaturist, grimacier
persifleur.
Nouns
beauty, the beautiful, le beau ideal. [Science of the perception of beauty] aesthetics, callaesthetics. [-beauty of people] pulchritude, form, elegance, grace, beauty unadorned, natural beauty
symmetry etc. [Regularity of form.] Symmetry
comeliness, fairness etc. adj.
polish, gloss
good effect, good looks
belle tournure
trigness
bloom, brilliancy, radiance, splendor, gorgeousness, magnificence
sublimity, sublimification. concinnity, delicacy, refinement
charm, style. Venus, Aphrodite, Hebe, the Graces, Peri, Houri, Cupid, Apollo, Hyperion, Adonis, Antionous, Narcissus. peacock, butterfly
garden
flower of, pink of
bijou
jewel etc. (ornament) Ornament
work of art. flower, flow'ret gay
[flowers: list] wildflower
rose, lily, anemone, asphodel, buttercup, crane's bill, daffodil, tulip, tiger lily, day lily, begonia, marigold, geranium, lily of the valley, ranunculus, rhododendron, windflower. pleasurableness etc. [Capability of giving pleasure; cause or source of pleasure.] Pleasurableness
landscaping, landscape gardening
decoration etc. Ornament
calisthenics. [person who is beautiful] beauty
hunk (of men) .
Verbs
be beautiful etc. adj.
shine, beam, bloom
become one etc. (accord) Agreement
set off, grace. render beautiful etc. adj.
beautify
polish, burnish
gild etc. (decorate) Ornament
set out. snatch a grace beyond the reach of art" [Pope] .
Adjectives
beautiful, beauteous
handsome
gorgeous
pretty
lovely, graceful, elegant, prepossessing
attractive etc. (inviting) Motive
delicate, dainty, refined
fair, personable, comely, seemly
bonny [Scot.]
good-looking
well-favored, well-made, well-formed, well-proportioned
proper, shapely
symmetrical etc. (regular) [Regularity of form.] Symmetry
harmonious etc. (color) Color
sightly. fit to be seen, passable, not amiss. goodly, dapper, tight, jimp
gimp
janty, jaunty
trig, natty, quaint, trim, tidy, neat, spruce, smart, tricksy. bright, bright eyed
rosy cheeked, cherry cheeked
rosy, ruddy
blooming, in full bloom. brilliant, shining
beamy, beaming
sparkling, splendid, resplendent, dazzling, glowing
glossy, sleek. rich, superb, magnificent, grand, fine, sublime, showy, specious. artistic, artistical
aesthetic
picturesque, pictorial
well-composed, well grouped, well varied
curious. enchanting etc. (pleasure-giving) [Capability of giving pleasure; cause or source of pleasure.] Pleasurableness
becoming etc. (accordant) Agreement
ornamental etc. Ornament . undeformed, undefaced, unspotted
spotless etc. (perfect) Perfection .
Phrases
beauty born of murmuring sound" [Wordsworth]
flowers preach to us if we will hear" [C.G. Rossetti]
none but the brave deserve the fair" [Dryden]
thou who hast the fatal gift of beauty" [Byron] .
Nouns
ugliness etc. adj.
deformity, inelegance
acomia
disfigurement etc. (blemish) Blemish
want of symmetry, inconcinnity
distortion etc. [Irregularity of form.] Distortion
squalor etc. (uncleanness) Uncleanness . forbidding countenance, vinegar aspect, hanging look, wry face, spretae injuria formae" [Vergil] . [person who is ugly] eyesore, object, witch, hag, figure, sight, fright
monster
dog [Coll.] , woofer [Coll.] , pig [Coll.]
octopus, specter, scarecrow, harridan, satyr, toad, monkey, baboon, Caliban, Aesop
Verbs
be ugly etc. adj.
look ill, grin horribly a ghastly smile, make faces. render ugly etc. adj.
deface
disfigure, defigure
distort etc. Agreement
blemish etc. (injure) Deterioration
soil etc. (render unclean) Uncleanness .
Adjectives
ugly, ugly as sin, ugly as a toad, ugly as a scarecrow, ugly as a dead monkey
plain, bald (unadorned) Simplicity
homely
ordinary, unornamental, inartistic
unsightly, unseemly, uncomely, unlovely
unshapely
sightless, seemless
not fit to be seen
unbeauteous, unbeautiful
beautiless, semibeautiful
shapeless etc. (amorphous) [Absence of form.] Amorphism
monstrous
gaunt etc. (thin) Narrowness. Thinness
dumpy etc. (short) Shortness
curtailed of its fair proportions
ill-made, ill-shaped, ill-proportioned
crooked etc. (distorted) [Irregularity of form.] Distortion
hard featured, hard visaged
ill-favored, hard-favored, evil-favored
ill-looking
unprepossessing, unattractive, uninviting, unpleasing. graceless, inelegant
ungraceful, ungainly, uncouth, stiff
rugged, rough, gross, rude, awkward, clumsy, slouching, rickety
gawky
lumping, lumpish
lumbering
hulky, hulking
unwieldy. squalid, haggard
grim, grim faced, grim visaged
grisly, ghastly
ghost like, death like
cadaverous, grewsome, gruesome. frightful, hideous, odious, uncanny, forbidding
repellant, repulsive, repugnant, grotesque, bizarre
grody [Coll.] , grody to the max [Coll.]
horrid, horrible
shocking etc. (painful) [Capability of giving pain; cause or source of pain] Painfulnessetc. (dirty) Uncleanness
dingy etc. (colorless) [Absence of color.] Achromatism
gaudy etc. (color) Color
disfigured etc. v.
discolored.
Nouns
ornament, ornamentation, ornamental art
ornature, ornateness
adornment, decoration, embellishment
architecture
jewelry etc. Ornament .Existence . [surface coatings for wood: list] garnish, polish, varnish, French polish, veneer, japanning, lacquer. [surface coatings for metal] gilding, plating, ormolu, enamel, cloisonn_e. [surface coatings for human skin] cosmetics (in general) , makeup
[Makeup list] , eye shadow, rouge, face powder, lipstick, blush. [ornamental surface pattern: list] pattern, diaper, powdering, paneling, graining, pargeting
detail
repousse (convexity) Convexity
texture etc. [Structure.] Texture
richness
tracery, molding, fillet, listel, strapwork, flourish, arabesque, fret, anthemion
egg and tongue, egg and dart
astragal, zigzag, acanthus, cartouche
pilaster etc. (projection) Convexity
bead, beading
cloisonne ware
frost work, Morisco, tooling. [ornamental cloth] embroidery
brocade, brocatelle, galloon, lace, fringe, trapping, border, edging, trimming
hanging, tapestry, arras
millinery, ermine
festoon, garland, chaplet, flower, nosegay, bouquet, posy, daisies pied and violets blue, " tassel, [Love's Labor's Lost] , knot
shoulder knot, apaulette, epaulet, aigulet, frog
star, rosette, bow
feather, plume, pompom, panache, aigrette. finery, frippery, gewgaw, gimcrack, tinsel, spangle, clinquant, pinchbeck, paste
excess of ornament etc. (vulgarity) [Bad taste.] Vulgarity
gaud, pride. [ornamentation of text] illustration, illumination, vignette. fleuron
flowers of rhetoric etc. Ornament
work of art.
Verbs
ornament, embellish, enrich, decorate, adorn, bead, beautify, adonize. smarten, furbish, polish, gild, varnish, whitewash, enamel, japan, lacquer, paint, grain. garnish, trim, dizen, bedizen, prink, prank
trick out, fig out
deck, bedeck, dight, bedight, array
begawd, titivate
dress, dress up
spangle, bespangle, powder
embroider, work
chase, emboss, fret, emblazon
illuminate
illustrate. become etc. (accord with) Agreement .
Adjectives
ornamented, beautified etc. v.
ornate, rich, gilt, begilt, tesselated, festooned
cloisonne, topiary. smart, gay, trickly, flowery, glittering
new gilt, new spangled
fine as a Mayday queen, fine as a fivepence, fine as a carrot fresh scraped
pranked out, bedight, well-groomed. in full dress etc. (fashion) Fashion
dressed to kill, dressed to the nines, dressed to advantage
in Sunday best
in best bib and tucker, flashy
gaudy etc. (vulgar) [Bad taste.] Vulgarity
garish, gairish
gorgeous. ornamental, decorative
becoming etc. (accordant) Agreement .
Nouns
jewel [general] , jewelry, jewellery
bijoutry
bijou
trinket
fine jewelry
costume jewelry, junk jewelry
gem, gemstone, precious stone. [forms of jewelry: list] necklace, bracelet, anklet
earring
locket, pendant, charm bracelet
ring, pinky ring
carcanet
chain, chatelaine
broach, pin, lapel pin, torque. [gemstones: list] diamond, brilliant, rock [Coll.]
beryl, emerald
chalcedony, agate, heliotrope
girasol, girasole
onyx, plasma
sard, sardonyx
garnet, lapis lazuli, opal, peridot, tourmaline, chrysolite
sapphire, ruby, synthetic ruby
spinel, spinelle
balais
oriental, oriental topaz
turquois, turquoise
zircon, cubic zirconia
jacinth, hyacinth, carbuncle, amethyst
alexandrite, cat's eye, bloodstone, hematite, jasper, moonstone, sunstone. [jewelry materials derived from living organisms] pearl, cultured pearl, fresh-water pearl
mother of pearl
coral. [person who sells jewels] jeweler. [person who studies gemstones] gemologist
minerologist. [person who cuts gemstones] lapidary, lapidarian. [study of gemstones] gemology, gemmology
minerology.
Adjectives
bejeweled
diamond etc. n. (gemstones) . gemological.
Nouns
blemish, disfigurement, deformity
adactylism
flaw, defect etc. (imperfection) Imperfection
injury etc. (deterioration) Deterioration
spots on the sun
eyesore. stain, blot
spot, spottiness
speck, speckle, blur. tarnish, smudge
dirt etc. Uncleanness . [blemish on a person's skin: list] freckle, mole, macula [Anat.] , patch, blotch, birthmark
blobber lip, blubber lip
blain, maculation
scar, wem
pustule
whelk
excrescence, pimple etc. (protuberance) Convexity .
Adjectives
pitted, freckled, discolored
imperfect etc. Imperfection
blobber-lipped, bloodshot
injured etc. (deteriorated) Deterioration .
Nouns
simplicity
plainness, homeliness
undress, chastity.
Verbs
be simple etc. adj. . render simple etc. adj.
simplify, uncomplicate.
Adjectives
simple, plain
homely, homespun
ordinary, household. unaffected
ingenuous, sincere (artless) Artlessness
free from affectation, free from ornament
inornate, severe. unadorned, bare, unornamented, undecked, ungarnished, unarranged, untrimmed, unvarnished. bald, flat, dull.
Nouns
taste
good taste, refined taste, cultivated taste
delicacy, refinement, fine feeling, gust, gusto, tact, finesse
nicety etc. (discrimination) [results of comparison. 1] Discrimination
polish, elegance, grace. judgment, discernment etc. [results of comparison. 1] Discrimination
virtu
fine art
culture, cultivation. [Science of taste] aesthetics. man of taste etc.
connoisseur, judge, critic, conoscente, virtuoso, amateur, dilettante, Aristarchus, Corinthian, stagirite, euphemist. caviare to the general" [Hamlet] .
Adjectives
in good taste, cute, tasteful, tasty
unaffected, pure, chaste, classical, attic
cultivated, refined
dainty
esthetic, aesthetic, artistic
elegant etc. Elegance
euphemistic. to one's taste, to one's mind
after one's fancy
Nouns
vulgarity, vulgarism
barbarism, Vandalism, Gothicism
bad taste
gaucherie, awkwardness, want of tact
ill-breeding etc. (discourtesy) Discourtesy . courseness etc. adj.
indecorum, misbehavior. lowness, homeliness
low life, rusticity
boorishness etc. adj.
brutality
rowdyism, blackguardism
ribaldry
slang etc. (neology) Neologism . bad joke, tawdriness
false ornament
finery, frippery, trickery, tinsel, gewgaw, clinquant
baroque, rococo. rough diamond, tomboy, hoyden, cub, unlicked cub
clown etc. (commonalty) Commonalty
Goth, Vandal, Boeotian
snob, cad, gent
parvenu etc. Commonalty
frump, dowdy
slattern etc. Uncleanness .
Verbs
be vulgar etc. adj.
misbehave
talk shop, smell of the shop.
Adjectives
in bad taste vulgar, unrefined. coarse, indecorous, ribald, gross
unseemly, unbeseeming, unpresentable
ungraceful etc. (ugly) Ugliness . dowdy
slovenly etc. (dirty) Uncleanness
ungenteel, shabby genteel
low, common, c. (plebeian) Commonalty
uncourtly
uncivil etc. (discourteous) Discourtesy
ill bred, ill mannered
underbred
ungentlemanly, ungentlemanlike
unladylike, unfeminine
wild, wild as an unbacked colt. untutored, unschooled (ignorant) Ignorance . unkempt. uncombed, untamed, unlicked, unpolished, uncouth
plebeian
incondite
heavy, rude, awkward
homely, homespun, home bred
provincial, countrified, rustic
boorish, clownish
savage, brutish, blackguard, rowdy, snobbish
barbarous, barbaric
Gothic, unclassical, doggerel, heathenish, tramontane, outlandish
uncultivated
Bohemian. obsolete etc. (antiquated) Oldness
unfashionable
newfangled etc. (unfamiliar) Unconformity
odd etc. (ridiculous) Ridiculousness . particular
affected etc. Affectation
meretricious
extravagant, monstrous, horrid
shocking etc. (painful) [Capability of giving pain; cause or source of pain] Painfulness
bedizened, tricked out, gingerbread
obtrusive.
Nouns
fashion, style, ton, bon ton, society
good society, polite society
drawing-room, civilized life, civilization, town, high life, court
world
fashionable world, gay world
Vanity Fair
show etc. (ostentation) Sensibility . manners, breeding etc. (politeness) Courtesy
air, demeanor etc. (appearance) Appearance
gentlemanliness, gentility, decorum, propriety
conventions of society
Mrs. Grundy
punctilio
form, formality
etiquette, point of etiquette
dress etc. Clothing . custom etc. Habit [includes commonness due to frequency of occurrence]
mode, vogue, go
rage etc. (desire) Desire
prevailing taste
fad, trend, bandwagon, furore, thing, in thing, craze, chic, last word. man of fashion, woman of fashion, man of the world, woman of the world
height of fashion, pink of fashion, star of fashion, glass of fashion, leader of fashion
the beautiful people, the fashion set, upper ten thousand etc. (nobility) Nobility
elite etc. (distinction) Repute
smart set
the four hundred [U.S.]
in crowd.
Verbs
be fashionable etc. adj. , be the rage etc. n.
have a run, pass current. follow the fashion, conform to the fashion, fall in with the fashion, follow the trend, follow the crowd etc. n.
go with the stream etc. (conform) Conformity
keep up appearances, behave oneself. set the fashion, bring in the fashion
give a tone to society, cut a figure in society
keep one's carriage.
Adjectives
fashionable
in fashion etc. n.
a la mode
admitted in society, admissible in society etc. n.
presentable
conventional etc. (customary) Habit [includes commonness due to frequency of occurrence]
genteel
well-bred, well mannered, well behaved, well spoken
gentlemanlike, gentlemanly
ladylike
civil, polite etc. (courteous) Courtesy . polished, refined, thoroughbred, courtly
unembarrassed
janty, jaunty
dashing, fast. modish, stylish, chic, trendy, recherche
newfangled etc. (unfamiliar) Unconformity
all the rage, all the go
with it, in, faddish. in court, in full dress, in evening dress
Adverbs
fashionably etc. adj.
for fashion's sake.
Phrases
a la francaise, a la parisienne
Verbs
be ridiculous etc. adj.
pass from the sublime to the ridiculous
make one laugh
play the fool, make a fool of oneself, commit an absurdity.
Adjectives
ridiculous, ludicrous
comical
droll, funny, laughable, pour rire, grotesque, farcical, odd
whimsical, whimsical as a dancing bear
fanciful, fantastic, queer, rum, quizzical, quaint, bizarre
screaming
eccentric etc. (unconformable) Unconformity
strange, outlandish, out of the way, baroque, weird
awkward etc. (ugly) Ugliness . extravagant, outre, monstrous, preposterous, bombastic, inflated, stilted, burlesque, mock heroic. drollish
seriocomic, tragicomic
gimcrack, contemptible etc. (unimportant) Unimportance
doggerel
ironical etc. (derisive) Ridicule
risible.
Nouns
fop, fine gentleman
swell
dandy, dandiprat
exquisite, coxcomb, beau, macaroni, blade, blood, buck, man about town, fast man
fribble, milliner
Jemmy Jessamy, carpet knight
masher, dude. fine lady, coquette
flirt, vamp.
Nouns
affectation
affectedness etc. adj.
acting a part etc. v.
pretense etc. (falsehood) Falsehood , (ostentation) Ostentation
boasting etc. Boasting . charlatanism, quackery, shallow profundity
pretension, airs, pedantry, purism, precisianism, euphuism
teratology etc. (altiloquence) Ornament . mannerism, simagree, grimace. conceit, foppery, dandyism, man millinery, coxcombry, puppyism. stiffness, formality, buckram
prudery, demureness, coquetry, mock modesty, minauderie, sentimentalism
mauvais honte, false shame. affector, performer, actor
pedant, pedagogue, doctrinaire, purist, euphuist, mannerist
grimacier
lump of affectation, blue stocking, poetaster
prig
charlatan etc. (deceiver) Deceiver
petit maitre etc. (fop) Fop
flatterer etc. Flatterer
coquette, prude, puritan.
Adjectives
affected, full of affectation, pretentious, pedantic, stilted, stagy, theatrical, big-sounding, ad captandum
canting, insincere. not natural, unnatural
self-conscious
maniere
artificial
overwrought, overdone, overacted
euphuist etc. Ornament . stiff, starch, formal, prim, smug, demure, tire a quatre epingles, quakerish, puritanical, prudish, pragmatical, priggish, conceited, coxcomical, foppish, dandified
finical, finikin
mincing, simpering, namby-pamby, sentimental.
Phrases
conceit in weakest bodies strongest works" [Hamlet] .
Nouns
ridicule, derision
sardonic smile, sardonic grin
irrision
scoffing etc. (disrespect) Disrespect
mockery, quiz, banter, irony, persiflage, raillery, chaff, badinage
quizzing etc. v.
asteism. squib, satire, skit, quip, quib, grin. parody, burlesque, travesty, travestie
farce etc. (drama) The Drama
caricature. buffoonery etc. (fun) Amusement
practical joke
horseplay. scorn, contempt etc. Contempt .
Verbs
ridicule, deride, mock, taunt
snigger
laugh in one's sleeve
tease [ridicule lightly] , badinage, banter, rally, chaff, joke, twit, quiz, roast
haze [U.S.]
tehee
fleer
show up. play upon, play tricks upon
fool to the top of one's bent
laugh at, grin at, smile at
poke fun at. satirize, parody, caricature, burlesque, travesty. turn into ridicule
make merry with
make fun of, make game of, make a fool of, make an April fool of
rally
scoff etc. (disrespect) Disrespect . raise a laugh etc. (amuse) Amusement
play the fool, make a fool of oneself.
Adjectives
derisory, derisive
mock, mocking
sarcastic, ironic, ironical, quizzical, burlesque, Hudibrastic
scurrilous etc. (disrespectful) Disrespect .
Nouns
laughingstock, jestingstock, gazingstock
butt, game, fair game
April fool etc. (dupe) Dupe . original, oddity
queer fish, odd fish
quiz, square toes
old monkey, old fogey, fogey monkey, fogy monkey
buffoon etc. (jester) Humorist
pantomimist etc. (actor) The Drama . schlemiel. jest etc. (wit) Wit .
Nouns
hope, hopes
desire etc. Desire
fervent hope, sanguine expectation, trust, confidence, reliance
faith etc. (belief) Belief
affiance, assurance
secureness, security
reassurance. good omen, good auspices
promise, well grounded hopes
good prospect, bright prospect
clear sky. assumption, presumption
anticipation etc. (expectation) Expectation . hopefulness, buoyancy, optimism, enthusiasm, heart of grace, aspiration. [person who is hopeful] optimist, utopian, utopist. castles in the air, castles in Spain, Utopia, millennium
day dream, golden dream
dream of Alnaschar
airy hopes, fool's paradise
mirage etc. (fallacies of vision) [Imperfect vision.] Dimsightedness [Fallacies of vision.]
fond hope. beam of hope, ray of hope, gleam of hope, glimmer of hope, flash of hope, dawn of hope, star of hope
cheer
bit of blue sky, silver lining, silver lining of the cloud, bottom of Pandora's box, balm in Gilead
light at the end of the tunnel. anchor, sheet anchor, mainstay
staff etc. (support) Support
heaven etc. Heaven .
Verbs
hope, trust, confide, rely on, put one's trust in
lean upon
pin one's hope upon, pin one's faith upon etc. (believe) Belief . feel hope, entertain hope, harbor hope, indulge hope, cherish hope, feed hope, foster hope, nourish hope, encourage hope, cling to hope, live in hope, c. n.
see land
feel assured, rest assured, feel confident, rest confident etc. adj. . presume
promise oneself
expect etc. (look forward to) Expectation . hope for etc. (desire) Desire
anticipate. be hopeful etc. adj.
look on the bright side of, view on the sunny side, make the best of it, hope for the best
put a good face upon, put a bold face upon, put the best face upon
keep one's spirits up
take heart, take heart of grace
be of good heart, be of good cheer
flatter oneself, lay the flattering unction to one's soul, " catch at a straw, [Hamlet] , hope against hope, reckon one's chickens before they are reckon one's chickens before they are hatched, count one's chickens before they are hatched. [cause hope] give hope, inspire hope, raise hope, hold out hope etc. n.
promise, bid fair, augur well, be in a fair way, look up, flatter, tell a flattering tale
raise expectations (sentient subject)
encourage, cheer, assure, reassure, buoy up, embolden.
Adjectives
hoping etc. v.
in hopes etc. n.
hopeful, confident
secure etc. (certain) Belief
sanguine, in good heart, buoyed up, buoyant, elated, flushed, exultant, enthusiastic
heartsome
utopian. unsuspecting, unsuspicious
fearless, free from fear, free from suspicion, free from distrust, free from despair, exempt from fear, exempt from suspicion, exempt from distrust, exempt from despair
undespairing, self reliant. probable, on the high road to
within sight of shore, within sight of land
promising, propitious
of promise, full of promise
of good omen
auspicious
reassuring
encouraging, cheering, inspiriting, looking up, bright, roseate, rose-colored.
Phrases
never say die, all is for the best
every cloud has a silver lining
the wish being father to the thought" [Henry IV]
hope told a flattering tale
hope! thou nurse of young desire" [Bickerstaff]
the sickening pang of hope deferred" [Scott] .
Nouns
hopelessness etc. adj.
despair, desperation
despondency, depression etc. (dejection) Dejection
pessimism, pessimist
Job's comforter
bird of bad omen, bird of ill omen. abandonment, desolation
resignation, surrender, submission etc. Submission . hope deferred, dashed hopes
vain expectation etc. (disappointment) [Failure of expectation.] Disappointmentetc. etc. Hope
forlorn hope
gone case, dead duck, gone coon [U.S.]
goner [Slang]
bad job, bad business
gloomy horizon, black spots in the horizon
slough of Despond, cave of Despair
Verbs
despair
lose all hope, give up all hope, abandon all hope, relinquish all hope, lose the hope of, give up the hope of, abandon the hope of, relinquish the hope of
give up, give over
yield to despair
falter
despond etc. (be dejected) Dejection
drive to despair etc. n.
disconcert
dash one's hopes, crush one's hopes, destroy one's hopes
hope against hope. abandon
resign, surrender, submit etc. Submission .
Adjectives
hopeless, desperate, despairing, gone, in despair, forlorn, desolate
inconsolable etc. (dejected) Dejection
broken hearted. unpromising, unpropitious
inauspicious, ill-omened, threatening, clouded over. out of the question, not to be thought of
impracticable etc. Impossibility
past hope, past cure, past mending, past recall
at one's last gasp etc. (death) Death
given up, given over. incurable, cureless, immedicable, remediless, beyond remedy
incorrigible
irreparable, irremediable, irrecoverable, irreversible, irretrievable, irreclaimable, irredeemable, irrevocable
ruined, undone
immitigable.
Phrases
lasciate ogni speranza voi ch'entrate" [Dante]
its days are numbered
the worst come to the worst
no change, no pause, no hope, yet I endure" [Shelley]
O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon" [Milton]
mene mene tekel upharson" [Old Testament] .
Nouns
fear, timidity, diffidence, want of confidence
apprehensiveness, fearfulness etc. adj.
solicitude, anxiety, care, apprehension, misgiving
feeze [U.S.]
mistrust etc. (doubt) Unbelief. Doubt
suspicion, qualm
hesitation etc. (irresolution) Irresolution . nervousness, restlessness etc. adj.
inquietude, disquietude, worry, concern
batophobia
heartquake
flutter, trepidation, fear and trembling, perturbation, tremor, quivering, shaking, trembling, throbbing heart, palpitation, ague fit, cold sweat
abject fear etc. (cowardice) [Excess of fear.] Cowardice
mortal funk, heartsinking, despondency
despair etc. [Absence, want or loss of hope.] Hopelessness
affright, affrightment
boof alarm [U.S.] , dread, awe, terror, horror, dismay, consternation, panic, scare, stampede (of horses) . intimidation, terrorism, reign of terror. [Object of fear] bug bear, bugaboo
scarecrow
hobgoblin etc. (demon) Demon
nightmare, Gorgon, mormo, ogre, Hurlothrumbo, raw head and bloody bones, fee-faw-fum
Verbs
fear, stand in awe of
be afraid etc. adj.
have qualms etc. n.
apprehend, sit upon thorns, eye askance
distrust etc. (disbelieve) Unbelief. Doubt . hesitate etc. (be irresolute) Irresolution
falter, funk, cower, crouch
skulk etc. (cowardice) [Excess of fear.] Cowardice
let 'I dare not' wait upon 'I would'" [Macbeth] take fright, take alarm
start, wince, flinch, shy, shrink
fly etc. (avoid) [Absence of pursuit.] Avoidance
shiver, shiver in one's shoes
shudder, flutter
shake like an aspen leaf, tremble like an aspen leaf, tremble all over
quake, quaver, quiver, quail. grow pale, turn pale
blench, stand aghast
not dare to say one's soul is one's own. inspire fear, excite fear, inspire awe, excite awe
raise apprehensions
be in a daze, bulldoze [U.S.]
faze, feeze [U.S.]
give an alarm, raise an alarm, sound an alarm
alarm, startle, scare, cry 'wolf', disquiet, dismay
fright, frighten, terrify
astound
fright from one's propriety
fright out of one's senses, fright out of one's wits, fright out of one's seven senses
awe
strike all of a heap, strike an awe into, strike terror
harrow up the soul, appall, unman, petrify, horrify
pile on the agony. make one's flesh creep, make one's hair stand on end, make one's blood run cold, make one's teeth chatter
take away one's breath, stop one's breath
make one tremble etc.
haunt
prey on the mind, weigh on the mind. put in fear, put in bodily fear
terrorize, intimidate, cow, daunt, overawe, abash, deter, discourage
browbeat, bully
threaten etc. Threat .
Adjectives
fearing etc. v.
frightened etc. v.
in fear, in a fright etc. n.
haunted with the fear of etc. n.
afeard. afraid, fearful
timid, timorous
nervous, diffident, coy, faint-hearted, tremulous, shaky, afraid of one's shadow, apprehensive, restless, fidgety
more frightened than hurt. aghast
awe-stricken, horror-stricken, terror-stricken, panic-stricken, awestruck, awe-stricken, horror-struck
frightened to death, white as a sheet
pale, pale as a ghost, pale as death, pale as ashes
breathless, in hysterics. inspiring fear etc. v.
alarming
formidable, redoubtable
perilous etc. (danger) Danger
portentous
fearful
dread, dreadful
fell
dire, direful
shocking
terrible, terrific
tremendous
horrid, horrible, horrific
ghastly
awful, awe-inspiring
revolting etc. (painful) [Capability of giving pain; cause or source of pain] Painfulness
Gorgonian.
Int
angels and ministers of grace defend us! " [Hamlet] .
Phrases
one's heart failing one
fain would I climb but that I fear to fall" [Raleigh]
fear is the parent of cruelty" [Froude]
Gorgons and hydras and chimeras dire" [Paradise Lost]
our fears do make us traitors" [Macbeth]
Nouns
courage, bravery, valor
resoluteness, boldness etc. adj.
spirit, daring, gallantry, intrepidity
contempt of danger, defiance of danger
derring-do
audacity
rashness etc. Rashness
dash
defiance etc. Defiance
confidence, self-reliance. manliness, manhood
nerve, pluck, mettle, game
heart, heart of grace
spunk, guts, face, virtue, hardihood, fortitude, intestinal fortitude
firmness etc. (stability) Stability
heart of oak
bottom, backbone, spine etc. (perseverance) Resolution -resolution">Resolution.Existence . resolution etc. (determination) 604
bulldog courage. prowess, heroism, chivalry. exploit, feat, achievement
heroic deed, heroic act
bold stroke. man, man of mettle
hero, demigod, Amazon, Hector
lion, tiger, panther, bulldog
gamecock, fighting-cock
bully, fire eater etc. Rashness .
Verbs
be courageous etc. adj.
dare, venture, make bold
face danger, front danger, affront danger, confront danger, brave danger, defy danger, despise danger, mock danger
look in the face
look full in the face, look boldly in the face, look danger in the face
face
meet, meet in front
brave, beard
defy etc. Defiance . take courage, muster courage, summon up courage, pluck up courage
nerve oneself, take heart
take heart, pluck up heart of grace
hold up one's head, screw one's courage to the sticking place
come up to scratch
stick to one's guns, standfire, stand against
bear up, bear up against
hold out etc. (persevere) Resolution .Existence . put a bold face upon
show a bold front, present a bold front
show fight
face the music. bell the cat, take the bull by the horns, beard the lion in his den, march up to the cannon's mouth, go through fire and water, run the gantlet. give courage, infuse courage, inspire courage
reassure, encourage, embolden, inspirit, cheer, nerve, put upon one's mettle, rally, raise a rallying cry
pat on the back, make a man of., keep in countenance.
Adjectives
courageous, brave
valiant, valorous
gallant, intrepid
spirited, spiritful
high-spirited, high-mettled
mettlesome, plucky
manly, manful
resolute
stout, stout-hearted
iron-hearted, lion-hearted
heart of oak
Penthesilean. bold, bold-spirited
daring, audacious
fearless, dauntless, dreadless, aweless
undaunted, unappalled, undismayed, unawed, unblanched, unabashed, unalarmed, unflinching, unshrinking, unblanching, unapprehensive
confident, self-reliant
bold as a lion, bold as brass. enterprising, adventurous
venturous, venturesome
dashing, chivalrous
soldierly etc. (warlike) Warfare
heroic. fierce, savage
pugnacious etc. (bellicose) Contention . strong-minded, hardy, doughty
firm etc. (stable) Stability
determined etc. (resolved) Resolution
dogged, indomitable etc. (persevering) Resolution .Existence . up to, up to the scratch
upon one's mettle
reassured etc. v.
unfeared, undreaded.
Phrases
one's blood being up
have I not in my time heard lions roar" [Taming of the Shrew]
I dare do all that may become a man" [Macbeth]
self-trust is the essence of heroism" [Emerson]
strong and great, a hero" [Longfellow]
there, is always safety in valor" [Emerson]
Nouns
cowardice, pusillanimity
cowardliness etc. adj.
timidity, effeminacy. poltroonery, baseness
dastardness, dastardy
abject fear, funk
Dutch courage
fear etc. Fear
white feather, faint heart
cold feet [U.S.] , yellow streak [Slang] . coward, poltroon, dastard, sneak, recreant
shy cock, dunghill cock
coistril, milksop, white liver, lily liver, nidget, one that cannot say 'boo' to a goose
slink
Bob Acres, Jerry Sneak. alarmist, terrorist, pessimist
runagate etc. (fugitive) [Absence of pursuit.] Avoidance
Verbs
quail etc. (fear) Fear
be cowardly etc. adj. , be a coward etc. n.
funk
cower, skulk, sneak
flinch, shy, fight shy, slink, turn tail
run away etc. (avoid) [Absence of pursuit.] Avoidance
show, the white feather.
Adjectives
coward, cowardly
fearful, shy
timid, timorous
skittish
poor-spirited, spiritless, soft, effeminate. weak-minded
infirm of purpose etc. Irresolution
weak-hearted, fainthearted, chickenhearted, henhearted, lilyhearted, pigeon-hearted
white-livered, lily-livered, milk-livered
milksop, smock-faced
unable to say 'boo' to a goose. dastard, dastardly
base, craven, sneaking, dunghill, recreant
unwarlike, unsoldier-like. in face a lion but in heart a deer." unmanned
frightened etc. Fear .
Int
every man for himself! [Fr.Tr.]
devil take the hindmost!
Nouns
rashness etc. adj.
temerity, want of caution, imprudence, indiscretion
overconfidence, presumption, audacity. precipitancy, precipitation
impetuosity
levity
foolhardihood, foolhardiness
heedlessness, thoughtlessness etc. (inattention) Inattention
carelessness etc. (neglect) Neglect
desperation
Quixotism, knight-errantry
fire eating. gaming, gambling
blind bargain, leap in the dark, leap of faith, fool's paradise
too many eggs in one basket. desperado, rashling, madcap, daredevil, Hotspur, fire eater, bully, bravo, Hector, scapegrace
Don Quixote, knight-errant, Icarus
adventurer
gambler, gamester
dynamitard
boomer [U.S.] .
Verbs
be rash etc. adj.
stick at nothing, play a desperate game
run into danger etc. Danger
play with fire, play with edge tools. carry too much sail, sail too near the wind, ride at single anchor, go out of one's depth. take a leap in the dark
knock, one's bead against a wall etc. (be unskillful) Unskillfulness
rush on destruction
kick against the pricks, tempt Providence, go on a forlorn hope, go on a fool's errand. reckon one's chickens before they are reckon one's chickens before they are hatched, count one's chickens before they are hatched, reckon without one's host
catch at straws
trust to a broken reed, lean on a broken reed.
Adjectives
rash, incautious, indiscreet
imprudent, improvident, temerarious
uncalculating
heedless
careless etc. (neglectful) Neglect
without ballast, heels over head, head over heels
giddy etc. (inattentive) Inattention
wanton, reckless, wild, madcap
desperate, devil-may-care. hot-blooded, hotheaded, hotbrained
headlong, headstrong
breakneck
foolhardy
harebrained
precipitate, impulsive. overconfident, overweening
venturesome, venturous
adventurous, Quixotic, fire eating, cavalier
janty, jaunty, free and easy. off one's guard etc. (inexpectant) Inexpectation .
Adverbs
post haste, hand over head, headforemost
happen what may, come what may.
Phrases
neck or nothing, the devil being in one
Nouns
caution
cautiousness etc. adj.
discretion, prudence, cautel, heed, circumspection, calculation, deliberation. foresight etc. Foresight
vigilance etc. Care [Vigilance.]
warning etc. Warning . coolness etc. adj.
self-possession, self-command
presence of mind
well-regulated mind
worldly wisdom, Fabian policy.
Verbs
be cautious etc. adj.
take care, take heed, take good care
have a care mind, what one is about
be on one's guard etc. (keep watch) Care [Vigilance.]
make assurance doubly sure" [Macbeth] . bespeak etc. (be early) Earliness . think twice, look before one leaps, count the cost, look to the main chance, cut one's coat according to one's cloth
feel one's ground, feel one's way
see how the land lies etc. (foresight) Foresight
wait to see how the cat jumps
bridle one's tongue
let well alone, let well enough alone
let sleeping dogs lie, don't wake a sleeping cat. keep out of harm's way, keep out of troubled waters
keep at a respectful distance, stand aloof
keep on the safe side, be on the safe side. husband one's resources etc. Store . caution etc. (warn) Warning .
Adjectives
cautious, wary, guarded
on one's guard etc. (watchful) Care [Vigilance.]
vigilant. careful, heedful
cautelous, stealthy, chary, shy of, circumspect, prudent, discreet, politic
sure-footed etc. (skillful) Skill . unenterprising, unadventurous, cool, steady, self-possessed
overcautious.
Phrases
don't sing out victory before the triumph
give, every man thine ear but few thy voice" [Hamlet]
he who laughs last laughs best
love all, trust a few" [All's Well]
safe bind safe find
if it ain't broke, don't fix it" [Bert Lance] .
Nouns
desire, wish, fancy, fantasy
want, need, exigency. mind, inclination, leaning, bent, animus, partiality, penchant, predilection
propensity etc. Affections
willingness etc. Willingness
liking, love, fondness, relish. longing, hankering, inkling
solicitude, anxiety
yearning, coveting
aspiration, ambition, vaulting ambition
eagerness, zeal, ardor, breathless impatience, overanxiety
impetuosity, c. [Excess of sensitiveness] Excitability
sharp appetite, keenness, hunger, stomach, twist
thirst, thirstiness
drouth, mouthwatering
itch, itching
prurience, cupidity, lust, concupiscence. edge of appetite, edge of hunger
torment of Tantalus
sweet tooth, lickerish tooth
itching palm
longing eye, wistful eye, sheep's eye. [excessive desire for money] greed etc. Existence 7-economy">Economy.1. voracity etc. (gluttony) Gluttony . passion, rage, furore, mania, manie
inextinguishable desire
dipsomania, kleptomania. [Person who desires] lover, amateur, votary, devotee, aspirant, solicitant, candidate, applicant, supplicant
cormorant etc. Gluttony . [Object of desire] desideratum
want etc. (requirement) Requirement
a consummation devoutly to be wished
" attraction, magnet, allurement, fancy, temptation, seduction, fascination, prestige, height of one's ambition, idol
whim, whimsy, whimsey
maggot
hobby, hobby-horse. Fortunatus's cap
wishing cap, wishing stone, wishing well.
Verbs
desire
wish, wish for
be desirous etc. adj. . have a longing etc. n.
hope etc. Hope . care for, affect, like, list
take to, cling to, take a fancy to
fancy
prefer etc. (choose) Choice . have an eye, have a mind to
find it in one's heart etc. (be willing) Willingness
have a fancy for, set one's eyes upon
cast a sheep's eye upon, look sweet upon
take into one's head, have at heart, be bent upon
set one's cap at, set one's heart upon, set one's mind upon
covet. want, miss, need, feel the want of, would fain have, would fain do
would be glad of. be hungry etc. adj.
have a good appetite, play a good knife and fork
hunger after, thirst after, crave after, lust after, itch after, hanker after, run mad after
raven for, die for
burn to. desiderate
sigh for, cry for, gape for, gasp for, pine for, pant for, languish for, yearn for, long, be on thorns for, hope for
aspire after
catch at, grasp at, jump at. woo, court, solicit
fish for, spell for, whistle for, put up for
ogle. cause desire, create desire, raise desire, excite desire, provoke desire
whet the appetite
appetize, titillate, allure, attract, take one's fancy, tempt
hold out temptation, hold out allurement
tantalize, make one's mouth water
Adjectives
desirous
desiring etc. v.
inclined etc. (willing) Willingness
partial to
fain, wishful, optative
anxious, wistful, curious
at a loss for, sedulous, solicitous. craving, hungry, sharp-set, peckish, ravening, with an empty stomach, esurient, lickerish, thirsty, athirst, parched with thirst, pinched with hunger, famished, dry, drouthy
hungry as a hunter, hungry as a hawk, hungry as a horse, hungry as a church mouse, hungry as a bear. [excessively desirous] greedy etc. Existence 7-economy">Economy.1. unsatisfied, unsated, unslaked
unsaturated. eager, avid, keen
burning, fervent, ardent
agog
all agog
breathless
impatient etc. (impetuous) [Excess of sensitiveness] Excitability
bent on, intent on, set on, bent upon, intent upon, set upon
mad after, enrage, rabid, dying for, devoured by desire. aspiring, ambitious, vaulting, skyaspiring, high-reaching. desirable
desired etc. v.
in demand
pleasing etc. (giving pleasure) [Capability of giving pleasure; cause or source of pleasure.] Pleasurableness
appetizing, appetible
tantalizing.
Adverbs
wistfully etc. adj.
fain.
Int
would that, would that it were!, O for!
Phrases
the wish being father to the thought
the mouth watering, the fingers itching
hungry as the grave" [Thomson]
not what we wish but what we want" [Merrick]
such joy ambition finds" [Paradise Lost]
the sea hath bounds but deep desire hath none" [Venus and Adonis]
Nouns
indifference, neutrality
coldness etc. adj.
anaphrodisia
unconcern, insouciance, nonchalance
want of interest, want of earnestness
anorexy, anorexia, inappetency
apathy etc. (insensibility) Insensibility
supineness etc. (inactivity) Inactivity
disdain etc. Contempt
recklessness etc. Rashness
inattention etc. Inattention . anaphrodisiac, antaphrodisiac
lust-quencher, passion-queller.
Verbs
be indifferent etc. adj.
stand neuter
take no interest in etc. (insensibility) Insensibility
have no desire for etc. Desire , have no taste for, have no relish for
not care for
care nothing for, care nothing about
not care a straw about, not care a fig for, not care a whit about etc. (unimportance) Unimportance
not mind. set at naught etc. (make light of) Underestimation
spurn etc. (disdain) Contempt .
Adjectives
indifferent, cold, frigid, lukewarm
cool, cool as a cucumber
unconcerned, insouciant, phlegmatic, pococurante, easygoing, devil-may-care, careless, listless, lackadaisical
half-hearted
unambitious, unaspiring, undesirous, unsolicitous, unattracted. [indifferent toward people] aloof, unapproachable, remote
uncaring. unattractive, unalluring, undesired, undesirable, uncared for, unwished, unvalued, all one to. insipid etc. Insipidity
vain.
Int
never mind
Who cares, ? whatever you like, whatever.
Phrases
I couldn't care less, I could care less
anything will do
Nouns
dislike, distaste, disrelish, disinclination, displacency. reluctance
backwardness etc. (unwillingness) Unwillingness . repugnance, disgust, queasiness, turn, nausea, loathing
averseness, aversation, aversion
abomination, antipathy, abhorrence, horror
mortal antipathy, rooted antipathy, mortal horror, rooted horror
hatred, detestation
hate etc. Hate
animosity etc. Resentment
hydrophobia
canine madness
byssa, xenophobia. sickener
gall and wormwood etc. (unsavory) Unsavoriness
shuddering, cold sweat.
Verbs
mislike misrelish, dislike, disrelish
mind, object to
have rather not, would rather not, prefer not to, not care for
have a dislike for, conceive a dislike to, entertain a dislike for, take a dislike to, have an aversion to, have an aversion for
have no taste for, have no stomach for. shun, avoid etc. [Absence of pursuit.] Avoidance
eschew
withdraw from, shrink from, recoil from
not be able to bear, not be able to abide, not be able to endure
shrug the shoulders at, shudder at, turn up the nose at, look askance at
make a mouth, make a wry face, make a grimace
make faces. loathe, nauseate, abominate, detest, abhor
hate etc. Hate
take amiss etc. Resentment
have enough of etc. (be satiated) Satiety . wish away, unwish cause dislike, excite dislike
disincline, repel, sicken
make sick, render sick
turn one's stomach, nauseate, wamble, disgust, shock, stink in the nostrils
go against the grain, go against the stomach
stick in the throat
make one's blood run cold etc. (give pain) [Capability of giving pain; cause or source of pain] Painfulness
pall.
Adjectives
disliking etc. v.
averse from, loathe, loathe to, loth, adverse
shy of, sick of, out of conceit with
disinclined
heartsick, dogsick
queasy. disliked etc. v.
uncared for, unpopular
out of favor
repulsive, repugnant, repellant
abhorrent, insufferable, fulsome, nauseous
loathsome, loathful
offensive
disgusting etc. v.
disagreeable etc. (painful) [Capability of giving pain; cause or source of pain] Painfulness
Nouns
fastidiousness etc. adj.
nicety, hypercriticism, difficulty in being pleased, epicurism, gourmet. [Excess of delicacy] prudery.
Verbs
be fastidious etc. adj.
have a sweet tooth. mince the matter
turn up one's nose at etc. (disdain) Contempt
look a gift horse in the mouth, see spots on the sun.
Adjectives
fastidious, nice, delicate, delicat, finical, finicky, demanding, meticulous, exacting, strict, anal [Vulg.] , difficult, dainty, lickerish, squeamish, thin-skinned
squeasy, queasy
hard to please, difficult to please
querulous, particular, straitlaced, scrupulous
censorious etc. Disapprobation
hypercritical
overcritical.
Nouns
satiety, satisfaction, saturation, repletion, glut, surfeit
cloyment, satiation
weariness etc. Weariness . spoiled child
too much of a good thing
Verbs
sate, satiate, satisfy, saturate
cloy, quench, slake, pall, glut., gorge, surfeit
bore etc. (weary) Weariness
tire etc. (fatigue) Fatigue
spoil. have enough of, have quite enough of, have one's fill, have too much of
be satiated etc. adj. .
Adjectives
satiated etc. v.
overgorged
blase, used up, sick of, heartsick.
Nouns
wonder, marvel
astonishment, amazement, wonderment, bewilderment
amazedness etc. adj.
admiration, awe
stupor, stupefaction
stound, fascination
sensation
surprise etc. (inexpectation) Inexpectation . note of admiration
thaumaturgy etc. (sorcery) Sorcery .
Verbs
wonder, marvel, admire
be surprised etc. adj.
start
stare
open one's eyes, rub one's eyes, turn up one's eyes
gloar
gape, open one's mouth, hold one's breath
look aghast, stand aghast, stand agog
look blank etc. (disappointment) [Failure of expectation.] Disappointment
not believe one's eyes, not believe one's ears, not believe one's senses. not be able to account for etc. (unintelligible) Unintelligibility
not know whether one stands on one's head or one's not know whether one stands on one's head or one's heels. surprise, astonish, amaze, astound
dumfound, dumfounder
startle, dazzle
daze
strike, strike with wonder, strike with awe
electrify
stun, stupefy, petrify, confound, bewilder, flabbergast, stagger, throw on one's beam ends, fascinate, turn the head, take away one's breath, strike dumb
make one's hair stand on end, make one's tongue cleave to the roof of one's make one's tongue cleave to the roof of one's mouth
make one stare. take by surprise etc. (be unexpected) Inexpectation . be wonderful etc. adj.
beggar description, beggar the imagination, baffle description
stagger belief.
Adjectives
surprised etc. v.
aghast, all agog, breathless, agape
open-mouthed
awestruck, thunderstruck, moonstruck, planet-struck
spellbound
lost in amazement, lost in wonder, lost in astonishment
struck all of a heap, unable to believe one's senses, like a duck ion thunder. wonderful, wondrous
surprising etc. v.
unexpected etc. Inexpectation
unheard of
mysterious etc. (inexplicable) Unintelligibility
miraculous. indescribable, inexpressible, inaffable
unutterable, unspeakable. monstrous, prodigious, stupendous, marvelous
inconceivable, incredible
inimaginable, unimaginable
strange etc. (uncommon) Unconformity
passing strange. striking etc. v.
overwhelming
wonder-working.
Adverbs
wonderfully, c. adj.
fearfully
for a wonder, in the name of wonder
strange to say
to one's great surprise. with wonder etc. n., with gaping mouth
with open eyes, with upturned eyes.
Int
lo, lo and behold!, O!, heyday!, halloo!, what!, indeed!, really!, surely!, humph!, hem!, good lack, good heavens, good gracious!, Ye gods!, good Lord!, good grief!, Holy cow!, My word!, Holy shit! [Vulg.] , gad so!, welladay! , dear me!, only think!, lackadaisy! , my stars, my goodness!, gracious goodness!, goodness gracious!, mercy on us!, heavens and earth!, God bless me!, bless us, bless my heart!, odzookens! , O gemini!, adzooks! , hoity-toity!, strong!, Heaven save the mark, bless the mark!, can such things be!, zounds!, 'sdeath! [Contr.] , what on earth, what in the world!, who would have thought it!, c. (inexpectation) Inexpectation
you don't say so!, You're kidding!, No kidding, how now!, where am I.?
Phrases
one's hair standing on end.
Adverbs
naturally, as a matter of course.
Nouns
prodigy, phenomenon
wonder, wonderment
marvel, miracle
monster etc. (unconformity) Unconformity
curiosity, lion, sight, spectacle
coup de theatre
gazingstock
sign
St. Elmo's fire, St. Elmo's light
portent etc. Omen . bursting of a shell, bursting of a bomb
volcanic eruption, peal of thunder
thunder-clap, thunder-bolt. what no words can paint
wonders of the world
Nouns
distinction, mark, name, figure
repute, reputation
good repute, high repute
note, notability, notoriety, eclat, the bubble reputation" [As You Like It] , vogue, celebrity
fame, famousness
renown
popularity
approbation etc. Approbation
credit, prestige, talk of the town
name to conjure with. glory, honor
luster etc. (light) Light
illustriousness etc. adj. . account, regard, respect
reputableness etc. adj.
respectability etc. (probity) Probity
good name, good report
fair name. dignity
stateliness etc. adj.
solemnity, grandeur, splendor, nobility, majesty, sublimity. rank, standing, brevet rank, precedence, pas, station, place, status
position, position in society
order, degree, baccalaureate, caste, condition. greatness etc. adj.
eminence
height etc. Height
importance etc. Importance
preeminence, supereminence
high mightiness, primacy
top of the ladder, top of the tree. elevation
ascent etc. [Motion upwards] Ascent
superaltation, exaltation
dignification, aggrandizement. dedication, consecration, enthronement, canonization, celebration, enshrinement, glorification. hero, man of mark, great card, celebrity, worthy, lion, notability, somebody
classman
man of rank etc. (nobleman) Nobility
pillar of the state, pillar of the church, pillar of the community. chief etc. (master) Master
first fiddle etc. (proficient) Proficient
cynosure, mirror
flower, pink, pearl
paragon etc. (perfection) Perfection
choice and master spirits of the age
elite
star, sun, constellation, galaxy. ornament, honor, feather in one's cap, halo, aureole, nimbus
halo of glory, blaze of glory, blushing honors
laurels etc. (trophy) Trophy . memory, posthumous fame, niche in the temple of fame
immortality, immortal name
Verbs
be conscious of glory
be proud of etc. (pride) Pride
exult etc. (boast) Boasting
be vain of etc. (vanity) Vanity . be distinguished etc. adj.
shine etc. (light) Light
shine forth, figure
cut a figure, make a dash, make a splash. rival, surpass
outshine, outrival, outvie, outjump
emulate, eclipse
throw into the shade, cast into the shade
overshadow. live, flourish, glitter, flaunt, gain honor, acquire honor etc. n.
play first fiddle etc. (be of importance) Importance , bear the palm, bear the bell
lead the way
take precedence, take the wall of
gain laurels, win laurels, gain spurs, gain golden opinions etc. (approbation) Approbation
take one's degree, pass one's examination. make a noise, make some noise, make a noise in the world
leave one's mark, exalt one's horn, blow one's horn, star it, have a run, be run after
come into vogue, come to the front
raise one's head. enthrone, signalize, immortalize, deify, exalt to the skies
hand one's name down to posterity. consecrate
dedicate to, devote to
enshrine, inscribe, blazon, lionize, blow the trumpet, crown with laurel. confer honor on, reflect honor on etc. v.
shed a luster on
redound.to one's honor, ennoble. give honor to, do honor to, pay honor to, render honor to
honor, accredit, pay regard to, dignify, glorify
sing praises to etc. (approve) Approbation
lock up to
exalt, aggrandize, elevate
Adjectives
distinguished, noted
of note etc. n.
honored etc. v.
popular
fashionable etc. Fashion . in good odor in
favor, in high favor
reputable, respectable, creditable. remarkable etc. (important) Importance
notable, notorious
celebrated, renowned, ion every one's mouth, talked of
famous, famed
far-famed
conspicuous, to the front
foremost
in the front rank, in the ascendant. imperishable, deathless, immortal, never fading
time honored. illustrious, glorious, splendid, brilliant, radiant
bright etc. Light
full-blown
honorific. eminent, prominent
high etc. Height
in the zenith
at the head of, at the top of the tree
peerless, of the first water.
superior etc. [Supremacy.] Superiority
supereminent, preeminent. great, dignified, proud, noble, honorable, worshipful, lordly, grand, stately, august, princely. imposing, solemn, transcendent, majestic, sacred, sublime, heaven-born, heroic
sacrosanct.
Int
hail!, all hail!, ave!, viva!, long life to!
glory be to, honor be to?
Phrases
one's name being in every mouth, one's name living for ever
not to know him argues oneself unknown
none but himself could be his parallel
great is the glory for the strife is hard" [Wordsworth]
immensum gloria calcar habet [Ovid]
the glory dies not and the grief is past" [Brydges]
Nouns
disrepute, discredit
ill repute, bad repute, bad name, bad odor, bad favor, ill name, ill odor, ill favor
disapprobation etc. Disapprobation
ingloriousness, derogation
abasement, debasement
abjectness etc. adj.
degradation, dedecoration
a long farewell to all my greatness [Henry VIII]
odium, obloquy, opprobrium, ignominy. dishonor, disgrace
shame, humiliation
scandal, baseness, vileness
turpitude etc. (improbity) Improbity
infamy. tarnish, taint, defilement, pollution. stain, blot, spot, blur, stigma, brand, reproach, imputation, slur. crying shame, burning shame
badge of infamy, blot in one's escutcheon
bend sinister, bar sinister
champain, point champain
byword of reproach
sense of shame etc. Humility .
Verbs
be inglorious etc. adj.
incur disgrace etc. n.
have a bad name, earn a bad name
put a halter round one's neck, wear a halter round one's neck
disgrace oneself, expose oneself. play second fiddle
lose caste
pale one's ineffectual fire
recede into the shade
fall from one's high estate
keep in the background etc. (modesty) Modesty
be conscious of disgrace etc. (humility) Humility
look blue, look foolish, look like a fool
cut a poor figure, cut a sorry figure
laugh on the wrong side of the mouth
make a sorry face, go away with a flea in. one's ear, slink away. cause shame etc. n.
shame, disgrace, put to shame, dishonor
throw dishonor upon, cast dishonor upon, fling dishonor upon, reflect dishonor upon etc. n.
be a reproach etc. n.. to
derogate from. tarnish, stain, blot sully, taint
discredit
degrade, debase, defile
beggar
expel etc. (punish) Punishment . impute shame to, brand, post, stigmatize, vilify, defame, slur, cast a slur upon, hold up to shame, send to Coventry
tread under foot, trample under foot
show up, drag through the mire, heap dirt upon
reprehend etc. Disapprobation . bring low, put down, snub
take down a peg, take down a peg lower, take down a peg or two. obscure. eclipse, outshine, take the shine out of
throw into the shade, cast into the shade
overshadow
leave in the background, put in the background
push into a corner, put one's nose out of joint
put out, put out of countenance. upset, throw off one's center
discompose, disconcert
put to the blush etc. (humble) Humility .
Adjectives
disgraced etc. v.
blown upon
shorn of its beams" [Milton] , shorn of one's glory
overcome, downtrodden
loaded with shame etc. n.
in bad repute etc. n.
out of repute, out of favor, out of fashion, out of countenance
at a discount
under a cloud, under an eclipse
unable to show one's face
in the shade, in the background
out at elbows, down at the elbows, down in the world. inglorious
nameless, renownless
obscure
unknown to fame
unnoticed, unnoted, unhonored, unglorified. shameful
disgraceful, discreditable, disreputable
despicable
questionable
unbecoming, unworthy
derogatory
degrading, humiliating, dedecorous
scandalous, infamous, too bad, unmentionable
ribald, opprobrious
errant, shocking, outrageous, notorious. ignominious, scrubby, dirty, abject, vile, beggarly, pitiful, low, mean, shabby base etc. (dishonorable) Improbity .
Adverbs
to one's shame be it spoken.
Int
fie!, shame!, for shame!, O tempora! , O mores!, ough!
Nouns
nobility, rank, condition, distinction, optimacy, blood, birth, high descent, order
quality, gentility
blue blood of Castile
upper classes, upper ten thousand
the four hundred [U.S.]
elite, aristocracy, great folks
fashionable world etc. (fashion) Fashion . peer, peerage
house of lords, house of peers
lords, lords temporal and spiritual
noblesse
noble, nobleman
lord, lordling
grandee, hidalgo
don, donship
aristocrat, swell, three-tailed bashaw
gentleman, squire, squireen, patrician, laureate. gentry, gentlefolk
squirarchy [Slang] , better sort magnates, primates, optimates
pantisocracy. king etc. (master) Master
atheling
prince, duke
marquis, marquisate
earl, viscount, baron, thane, banneret
baronet, baronetcy
knight, knighthood
count, armiger, laird
signior, seignior
esquire, boyar, margrave, vavasour
emir, ameer, scherif, sharif, effendi, wali
sahib
chevalier, maharaja, nawab, palsgrave, pasha, rajah, waldgrave. princess, begum, duchess, marchioness
countess etc.
lady, dame
memsahib
Do$a, maharani, rani. personage of distinction, man of distinction, personage of rank, man of rank, personage of mark, man of mark
notables, notabilities
celebrity, bigwig, magnate, great man, star, superstar
big bug
big gun, great gun
gilded rooster [U.S.]
every inch a king" [Lear] .
Adjectives
noble, exalted
of rank etc. n.
princely, titled, patrician, aristocratic
high-, well-born
of gentle blood
genteel, gentlemanlike, courtly etc. (fashionable) Fashion
highly respectable.
Nouns
commonalty, democracy
obscurity
low condition, low life, low society, low company
bourgeoisie
mass of the people, mass of society
Brown Jones and Robinson
lower classes, humbler classes, humbler orders
vulgar herd, common herd
rank and file
the many, the general, the crowd, the people, the populace, the multitude, the million, the masses, the mobility, the peasantry
king Mob
proletariat
demos, great unwashed
man in the street. mob
rabble, rabble rout
chaff, rout, horde, canaille
scum of the people, residuum of the people, dregs of the people, dregs of society
swinish multitude, foex populi
trash
vermin, riffraff, ragtag and bobtail
small fry. commoner, one of the people, democrat, plebeian, republican, proletary, proletaire, roturier, Mr. Snooks, bourgeois, Philistine, cockney
grisette, demimonde. peasant, countryman, boor, carle, churl
villain, villein
son of the land
serf, kern, tyke, tike, chuff, ryot, fellah
longshoreman
swain, clown, hind
clod, clodhopper
hobnail, yokel, bog-trotter, bumpkin
plowman, plowboy
rustic, hayseed [Slang] , lunkhead [U.S.] , chaw-bacon [Slang] , tiller of the soil
hewers of wood and drawers of water, groundling
gaffer, loon, put, cub, Tony Lumpkin, looby, rube [U.S.] , lout, underling
gamin
rough
pot-wallopper, slubberdegullion
vulgar fellow, low fellow
cad, curmudgeon. upstart, parvenu, skipjack
nobody, nobody one knows
snob, gent, mushroom, no one knows who, adventurer
man of straw. beggar, gaberlunzie, muckworm, mudlark, sans culotte, raff, tatterdemalion, caitiff, ragamuffin, Pariah, outcast of society, tramp, vagabond, bezonian, panhandler [Slang] , sundowner, chiffonnier, Cinderella, cinderwench, scrub, jade
gossoon. Goth, Vandal, Hottentot, Zulu, savage, barbarian, Yahoo
unlicked cub, rough diamond. barbarousness, barbarism
boeotia.
Verbs
be ignoble etc. adj. , be nobody etc. n..
Adjectives
ignoble, common, mean, low, base, vile, sorry, scrubby, beggarly
below par
no great shakes etc. (unimportant) Unimportance
homely, homespun
vulgar, low-minded
snobbish. plebeian, proletarian
of low parentage, of low origin, of low extraction, of mean parentage, of mean origin, of mean extraction
lowborn, baseborn, earthborn
mushroom, dunghill, risen from the ranks
unknown to fame, obscure, untitled. rustic, uncivilized
loutish, boorish, clownish, churlish, brutish, raffish
rude, unlicked. barbarous, barbarian, barbaric, barbaresque
cockney, born within sound of Bow bells. underling, menial, subaltern.
Nouns
title, honor
knighthood etc. (nobility) Nobility . highness, excellency, grace
lordship, worship
reverence, reverend
esquire, sir, master, Mr., signor, senor, mynheer
your honor, his honor
serene highness
handle to one's name. decoration, laurel, palm, wreath, garland, bays, medal, ribbon, riband, blue ribbon, cordon, cross, crown, coronet, star, garter
feather, feather in one's cap
epaulet, epaulette, colors, cockade
livery
order, arms, shield, scutcheon
reward etc. Reward .
Verbs
be proud etc. adj.
put a good face on
look one in the face
stalk abroad, perk oneself up
think no small beer of oneself
presume, swagger, strut
rear one's head, lift up one's head, hold up one's head
hold one's head high, look big, take the wall, bear like the Turk no rival near the throne" [Pope] , carry with a high hand
ride the high horse, mount on one's high horse
set one's back up, bridle, toss the head
give oneself airs etc. (assume) [Undue assumption of superiority.] Insolence
boast etc. Boasting . pride oneself on
glory in, take a pride in
pique oneself, plume oneself, hug oneself
stand upon, be proud of
put a good face on
not hide one's light under a bushel, not put one's talent in a napkin
not think small beer of oneself etc. (vanity) Vanity .
Adjectives
dignified
stately
proud, proud-crested
lordly, baronial
lofty-minded
highsouled, high-minded, high-mettled, high-handed, high-plumed, high-flown, high-toned. haughty lofty, high, mighty, swollen, puffed up, flushed, blown
vainglorious
purse-proud, fine
proud as a peacock, proud as Lucifer
bloated with pride. supercilious, disdainful, bumptious, magisterial, imperious, high and mighty, overweening, consequential
arrogant etc. [Undue assumption of superiority.] Insolence
unblushing etc. Vanity . stiff, stiff-necked
starch
perked stuck-up
in buckram, strait-laced
prim etc. (affected) Affectation . on one's dignity, on one's high horses, on one's tight ropes, on one's high ropes
on stilts
Phrases
disdains the shadow which he treads on at disdains the shadow which he treads on at noon" [Coriolanis]
pride in their port, defiance in their eye" [Goldsmith] .
Nouns
humility, humbleness
meekness, lowness
lowliness, lowlihood
abasement, self-abasement
submission etc. Submission
resignation. condescension
affability etc. (courtesy) Courtesy . modesty etc. Modesty
verecundity, blush, suffusion, confusion
sense of shame, sense of disgrace
humiliation, mortification
let down, set down.
Verbs
be humble etc. adj.
deign, vouchsafe, condescend
humble oneself, demean oneself
stoop, stoop to conquer
carry coals
submit etc. Submission
submit with a good grace etc. (brook) [Absence of excitability, or of excitement.] Inexcitability
yield the palm. lower one's tone, lower one's note
sing small, draw in one's horns, sober down
hide one's face, hide one's diminished head
not dare to show one's face, take shame to oneself, not have a word to say for oneself
feel shame, be conscious of shame, feel disgrace, be conscious of disgrace
drink the cup of humiliation to the dregs. blush for, blush up to the eves
redden, change color
color up
hang one's head, look foolish, feel small. render humble
humble, humiliate
let down, set down, take down, tread down, frown down
snub, abash, abase, make one sing small, strike dumb
teach one his distance
put down, take down a peg, take down a peg lower
throw into the shade, cast into the shade etc. Disrepute
stare out of countenance, put out of countenance
put to the blush
confuse, ashame, mortify, disgrace, crush
send away with a flea in one's ear. get a setdown.
Adjectives
humble, lowly, meek
modest etc. Modesty
humble minded, sober-minded
unoffended
submissive etc. Submission
servile, c. Servility . condescending
affable etc. (courteous) Enemy . humbled etc. v.
bowed down, resigned
abashed, ashamed, dashed
out of countenance
down in the mouth
down on one's knees, down on one's marrowbones, down on one's uppers
humbled in the dust, browbeaten
chapfallen, crestfallen
dumfoundered. flabbergasted. shorn of one's glory etc. (disrepute) Disrepute .
Adverbs
with downcast eyes, with bated breath, with bended knee
on all fours, on one's feet. under correction, with due deference.
Phrases
I am your obedient servant, I am your very humble servant
my service to you
Nouns
vanity
conceit, conceitedness
self-conceit, self-complacency, self-confidence, self-sufficiency, self-esteem, self-love, self-approbation, self-praise, self-glorification, self-laudation, self-gratulation, self-applause, self-admiration
selfishness etc. Selfishness . airs, affected manner, pretensions, mannerism
egotism
priggism, priggishness
coxcombry, gaudery, vainglory, elation
pride etc. Pride
ostentation etc. Ostentation
Sir Oracle etc. Blusterer .
Verbs
be vain etc. adj. , be vain of
pique oneself etc. (pride) Pride
lay the flattering unction to one's soul. have too high an opinion of oneself, have an overweening opinion of oneself, have too high an opinion of one's talents
blind oneself as to one's own merit
not think small beer of oneself
put oneself forward
fish for compliments
give oneself airs etc. (assume) [Undue assumption of superiority.] Insolence
boast etc. Boasting . render vain etc. adj.
inspire with vanity etc. n.
inflate, puff up, turn up, turn one's head.
Adjectives
vain, vain as a peacock, proud as a peacock
conceited, overweening, pert, forward
vainglorious, high-flown
ostentatious etc. Ostentation
puffed up, inflated, flushed. self-satisfied, self-confident, self-sufficient, self-flattering, self-admiring, self-applauding, self-glorious, self-opinionated
entente etc. (wrongheaded) Misjudgment
wise in one's own conceit, pragmatical, overwise, pretentious, priggish
egotistic, egotistical
arrogant etc. [Undue assumption of superiority.] Insolence
unconstrained, unceremonious
free and easy.
Phrases
how we apples swim! " [Swift]
prouder than rustling in unpaid-for silk" [Cymbeline] .
Nouns
modesty
humility etc. Humility
diffidence, timidity
retiring disposition
unobtrusiveness
bashfulness etc. adj.
blush, blushing
verecundity
self-knowledge. reserve, constraint
demureness etc. adj.
blushing honors" [Henry VIII] .
Verbs
be modest etc. adj.
retire, reserve oneself
give way to
draw in one's horns etc. Humility
hide one's face. keep private, keep in the background, keep one's distance
pursue the noiseless tenor of one's way, do good by stealth and blush to find it fame" [Pope] , hide one's light under a bushel, cast a sheep's eye.
Adjectives
modest, diffident
humble etc. Humility
timid, timorous, bashful
shy, nervous, skittish, coy, sheepish, shamefaced, blushing, overmodest. unpretending, unpretentious
unobtrusive, unassuming, unostentatious, unboastful, unaspiring
poor in spirit. out of countenance etc. (humbled) Humility . reserved, constrained, demure.
Adverbs
humbly etc. adj.
quietly, privately
without ceremony, without beat of drum
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Nouns
ostentation, display, show, flourish, parade, pomp, array, state, solemnity
dash, splash, splurge, glitter, strut, pomposity
pretense, pretensions
showing off
fuss. magnificence, splendor
grand doings. coup de theatre
stage effect, stage trick
claptrap
tour de force
chic. demonstration, flying colors
tomfoolery
flourish of trumpets etc. (celebration) Celebration
pageant, pageantry
spectacle, exhibition, exposition, procession
turn out, set out
grand function
f=ete, gala, field day, review, march past, promenade, insubstantial pageant. dress
court dress, full dress, evening dress, ball dress, fancy dress
tailoring, millinery, man millinery, frippery, foppery, equipage. ceremony, ceremonial
ritual
form, formality
etiquette
punctilio, punctiliousness
starched stateliness, stateliness. mummery, solemn mockery, mouth honor. attitudinarian
fop etc. Fop .
Verbs
be ostentatious etc. adj.
come forward, put oneself forward
attract attention, star it. cut a figure, make a dash, make a splash, make a splurge, cut a dash, cut a splash, cut a splurge
figure, figure away
make a show, make a display
glitter. show off, show off one's paces
parade, march past
display, exhibit, put forward, hold up
trot out, hand out
sport, brandish, blazon forth
dangle, dangle before the eyes. cry up etc. (praise) Approbation
flaunt, emblazon, prink, set off, mount, have framed and glazed. put a good face upon, put a smiling face upon
clean the outside of the platter etc. (disguise) Falsehood .
Adjectives
ostentatious, showy, dashing, pretentious
janty, jaunty
grand, pompous, palatial
high-sounding
turgid etc. (big-sounding) Ornament
gairish, garish
gaudy, gaudy as a peacock, gaudy as a butterfly, gaudy as a tulip
flaunting, flashing, flaming, glittering
gay etc. (ornate) Ornament . splendid, magnificent, sumptuous. theatrical, dramatic, spectacular
ceremonial, ritual. solemn, stately, majestic, formal, stiff, ceremonious, punctilious, starched. dressed to kill, dressed to the nines, decjed out, all decked out, in best bib and tucker, in Sunday best, endimanch_e, chic.
Adverbs
with flourish of trumpet, with beat of drum
Nouns
celebration, solemnization, jubilee, commemoration, ovation, paean, triumph, jubilation, ceremony (rite) Rite
holiday, fiesta, zarabanda, revelry, feast (amusement) Amusement
china anniversary, diamond anniversary, golden anniversary, silver anniversary, tin anniversary, china jubilee, diamond jubilee, golden jubilee, silver jubilee, tin jubilee, china wedding, diamond wedding, golden wedding, silver wedding, tin wedding. triumphal arch, bonfire, salute
salvo, salvo of artillery
flourish of trumpets, fanfare, colors flying, illuminations. inauguration, installation, presentation
coronation
Lord Mayor's show
harvest-home, red-letter day
trophy etc. Trophy
fete etc. Ostentation
holiday etc. Amusement
Forefathers' Day [U.S.] .
Verbs
celebrate keep, signalize, do honor to, commemorate, solemnize, hallow, mark with a red letter. pledge, drink to, toast, hob and nob. inaugurate, install, chair. rejoice etc. [Expression of pleasure.] Rejoicing
kill the fatted calf, hold jubilee, roast an ox.
Adjectives
celebrating etc. v.
commemorative, celebrated, immortal.
Adverbs
in honor of, in commemoration of.
Int
hail!, all hail!, io paean, io triumphe! , see the conquering hero comes!."
Nouns
boasting etc. v.
boast, vaunt, crake
pretense, pretensions
puff, puffery
flourish, fanfaronade
gasconade
blague, bluff, gas [Slang]
highfalutin, highfaluting
hot air, spread-eagleism [U.S.]
brag, braggardism
bravado, bunkum, buncombe
jactitation, jactancy
bounce
venditation, vaporing, rodomontade, bombast, fine talking, tall talk, magniloquence, teratology, heroics
Chauvinism
exaggeration etc. Exaggeration . vanity etc. Vanity
much cry and little wool
gloriation, glorification
flourish of trumpets
triumph etc. Celebration . boaster
braggart, braggadocio
fanfaron, pretender
blower [U.S.] , bluffer, Foxy Quiller
blusterer etc. Blusterer
charlatan, jack-pudding, trumpeter
puppy etc. (fop) Fop .
Verbs
boast, make a boast of, brag, vaunt, Puff, show off, flourish, crake, crack, trumpet, strut, swagger, vapor
blague, blow, four-flush [Slang] , bluff. exult, crow, crow over, neigh, chuckle, triumph
throw up one's cap
talk big, take merit to oneself, make a merit of, sing Io triumphe, holloa before one is out of the wood.
Adjectives
boasting etc. v.
magniloquent, flaming, Thrasonic, stilted, gasconading, braggart, boastful, pretentious
vainglorious etc. (conceited) Vanity
highfalutin, highfaluting
spread-eagle [U.S.] . elate, elated
jubilant, triumphant, exultant
in high feather
flushed, flushed with victory
cock-a-hoop
on stilts. vaunted etc. v..
Phrases
let the galled jade wince" [Hamlet]
Nouns
insolence
haughtiness etc. adj.
arrogance, airs
overbearance
domineering etc. v.
tyranny etc. Severity . impertinence
sauciness etc. adj.
flippancy, dicacity, petulance, procacity, bluster
swagger, swaggering etc. v.
bounce
terrorism. assumption, presumption
beggar on horseback
usurpation. impudence, assurance, audacity, hardihood, front, face, brass
shamelessness etc. adj.
effrontery, hardened front, face of brass. assumption of infallibility. saucebox etc. (blusterer) Blusterer .
Verbs
be insolent etc. adj.
bluster, vapor, swagger, swell, give oneself airs, snap one's fingers, kick up a dust
swear etc. (affirm) Affirmation
rap out oaths
roister. arrogate
assume, presume
make bold, make free
take a liberty, give an inch and take an ell. domineer, bully, dictate, hector
lord it over
exact
snub, huff., beard, fly in the face of
put to the blush
bear down, beat down
browbeat, intimidate
trample down, tread down, trample under foot
dragoon, ride roughshod over. out face, outlook, outstare, outbrazen, outbrave
stare out of countenance
brazen out
lay down the law
teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
assume a lofty bearing
talk big, look big
put on big looks
mount the high horse, ride the high horse
toss the head, carry, with a high hand. tempt Providence, want snuffing.
Adjectives
insolent, haughty, arrogant, imperious, magisterial, dictatorial, arbitrary
high-handed, high and mighty
contumelious, supercilious, overbearing, intolerant, domineering, overweening, high-flown. flippant, pert, fresh [U.S.] , cavalier, saucy, forward, impertinent, malapert. precocious, assuming, would-be, bumptious. bluff
brazen, shameless, aweless, unblushlng, unabashed
brazen, boldfaced-, barefaced-, brazen-faced
dead to shame, lost to shame. impudent, audacious, presumptuous, free and easy, devil-may-care, rollicking
jaunty, janty
roistering, blustering, hectoring, swaggering, vaporing
thrasonic, fire eating, full of sound and fury" [Macbeth] .
Phrases
one's bark being worse than his bite
beggars mounted run their horse to death" [Henry VI]
Nouns
servility
slavery etc. (subjection) Subjection
obsequiousness etc. adj.
subserviency
abasement
prostration, prosternation
genuflection etc. (worship) Worship
fawning etc. v.
tuft-hunting, timeserving, flunkeyism
sycophancy etc. (flattery) Flattery
humility etc. Humility . sycophant, parasite
toad, toady, toad-eater
tufthunter
snob, flunky, flunkey, yes-man, lapdog, spaniel, lickspittle, smell-feast, hanger on, led captain, carpet knight
timeserver, fortune hunter, Vicar of Bray, Sir-Pertinax, Max Sycophant, pickthank
flatterer etc. Flatterer
doer of dirty work
tool
reptile
slave etc. (servant) Servant
courtier
beat [Slang] , dead beat [Slang] , doughface [U.S.] , heeler [U.S.] , sponger, sucker [Slang] , tagtail, truckler.
Verbs
cringe, bow, stoop, kneel, bend the knee
fall on one's knees, prostrate oneself
worship etc. Worship . sneak, crawl, crouch, cower, sponge, truckle to, grovel, fawn, lick the feet of, kiss the hem of one's garment, kiss one's ass [Vulg.] , suck up. pay court to
feed on, fatten on, dance attendance on, pin oneself upon, hang on the sleeve of, keep time to, fetch and carry, do the dirty work of. go with the stream, worship the rising sun, hold with the hare and run with the hounds.
Adjectives
servile, obsequious
supple, supple as a glove
soapy, oily, pliant, cringing, abased, dough-faced, fawning, slavish, groveling, sniveling, mealy-mouthed
beggarly, sycophantic, parasitical
abject, prostrate, down on ones marrowbones
base, mean, sneaking
crouching etc. v..
Adverbs
hat in hand, cap in hand.
Nouns
blusterer, swaggerer, vaporer, roisterer, brawler
fanfaron
braggart etc. (boaster) Boasting
bully, terrorist, rough
bulldozer [U.S.] , hoodlum, hooligan [Slang] , larrikin, roarer [Slang]
Mohock, Mohawk
drawcansir, swashbuckler, Captain Bobadil, Sir Lucius O'Trigger, Thraso, Pistol, Parolles, Bombastes Furioso, Hector, Chrononhotonthologos
jingo
desperado, dare-devil, fire eater
fury, c. (violent person) Violence
rowdy
slang-whanger [Slang] , tough [U.S.] . puppy etc. (fop) Fop
prig
Sir Oracle, dogmatist, doctrinaire, jack-in-office
saucebox, malapert, jackanapes, minx
bantam-cock.