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