Classes Sentient and Moral Powers Personal Affections Discriminative Affections
Discriminative Affections
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 .