Classes Sentient and Moral Powers Personal Affections Passive Affections
Passive 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.