Classes Sentient and Moral Powers Sympathetic Affections
Sympathetic Affections
Nouns
friendship, amity
friendliness etc. adj.
brotherhood, fraternity, sodality, confraternity
harmony etc. (concord) Concord
peace etc. Peace . firm friendship, staunch friendship, intimate friendship, familiar friendship, bosom friendship, cordial friendship, tried friendship, devoted friendship, lasting friendship, fast friendship, sincere friendship, warm friendship, ardent friendship. cordiality, fraternization, good understanding, rapprochement, sympathy, fellow-feeling, response, welcomeness. affection etc. (love) Love
favoritism
good will etc. (benevolence) Benevolence . acquaintance, familiarity, intimacy, intercourse, fellowship, knowledge of
introduction.
Verbs
be friendly etc. adj. , be friends etc. Friend , be acquainted with etc. adj.
know
have the ear of
keep company with etc. (sociality) Sociality
hold communication with, have dealings with, sympathize with
have a leaning to
bear good will etc. (benevolent) Benevolence
love etc. Love
make much of
befriend etc. (aid) Aid
introduce to. set one's horses together
have the latchstring out [U.S.]
hold out the right hand of friendship, extend the right hand of friendship, hold out the right hand of fellowship
become friendly etc. adj.
make friends with etc. Friend
break the lee, be introduced to
make acquaintance with, pick acquaintance with, scrape acquaintance with
get into favor, gain the friendship of. shake hands with, fraternize, embrace
receive with open arms, throw oneself into the arms of
meet halfway, take in good part.
Adjectives
friendly
amicable, amical
well-affected, unhostile, neighborly, brotherly, fraternal, sympathetic, harmonious, hearty, cordial, warm-hearted. friends with, well with, at home with, hand in hand with
on good terms, on friendly terms, on amicable terms, on cordial terms, on familiar terms, on intimate terms, on good footing
on speaking terms, on visiting terms
in one's good graces, in one's good books. acquainted, familiar, intimate, thick, hand and glove, hail fellow well met, free and easy
welcome.
Adverbs
amicably etc. adj.
with open arms
arm in arm.
Phrases
a mystic bond of brotherhood makes all men one" [Carlyle]
friendship is love without either flowers or friendship is love without either flowers or veil" [Hare]
Nouns
enmity, hostility
unfriendliness etc. adj.
discord etc. Discord
bitterness, rancor. alienation, estrangement
dislike etc. Dislike
hate etc. Hate . heartburning
animosity etc. Resentment
malevolence etc. Malevolence .
Verbs
be inimical etc. adj.
keep at arm's length, hold at arm's length
be at loggerheads
bear malice etc. Malevolence
fall out
take umbrage etc. Resentment
harden the heart, alienate, estrange. [not friendly, but not hostile] . (indifference) . Indifference .
Adjectives
inimical, unfriendly, hostile
at enmity, at variance, at daggers drawn, at open war with
up in arms against
in bad odor with. on bad terms, not on speaking terms
cool
cold, cold hearted
estranged, alienated, disaffected, irreconcilable.
Nouns
friend, friend of one's bosom
alter ego
best friend, bosom friend, soulmate, fast friend
persona grata. acquaintance, neighbor, next-door neighbor, casual acquaintance, nodding acquaintance
wellwisher. favorer, fautor, patron, Mecaenas
tutelary saint, good genius, advocate, partisan, sympathizer
ally
friend in need etc. (auxiliary) Auxiliary . comrade, mate, companion, familiar, confrere, comrade, camarade, confidante, intimate
old crony, crony
chum
pal
buddy, bosom buddy
playfellow, playmate, childhood friend
bedfellow, bedmate
chamber fellow. associate, colleague, compeer. schoolmate, schoolfellow
classfellow, classman, classmate
roommate
fellow-man, stable companion. best man, maid of honor, matron of honor. compatriot
fellow countryman, countryman. shopmate, fellow-worker, shipmate, messmate
fellow companion, boon companion, pot companion
copartner, partner, senior partner, junior partner. Arcades ambo Pylades and Orestes Castor and Arcades ambo Pylades and Orestes Castor and Pollux, Damon and Pythias, Amphitryon, Boniface
guest, visitor, prot_eg_e.
Phrases
best friend, my well-spring in the wilderness" [G. Eliot]
friend more divine than all divinities" [G. Eliot]
Nouns
enemy
antagonist
foe, foeman
open enemy, bitter enemy, opponent etc. Opponent
back friend. public enemy, enemy to society.
Phrases
every hand being against one
who needs enemies
? Lord protect me from my friends
I can protect myself from my enemies.
Nouns
sociality, sociability, sociableness etc. adj.
social intercourse
consociation
intercourse, intercommunity
consortship, companionship, comradeship
clubbism
esprit de corps. conviviality
good fellowship, good company
joviality, jollity, festivity, festive board, merrymaking
loving cup
hospitality, heartiness
cheer. welcome, welcomeness
greeting
hearty welcome, hearty reception, warm reception
urbanity etc. (courtesy) Courtesy
familiarity. good fellow, jolly fellow
bawcock. social circle, family circle
circle of acquaintance, coterie, society, company. social gathering, social reunion
assembly etc. (assemblage) Assemblage
barbecue [U.S.] , bee
corn-husking [U.S.] , corn-shucking [U.S.]
house raising, barn raising
husking, husking-bee [U.S.]
infare. party, entertainment, reception, levee, at, home, soiree, matin_ee
evening party, morning party, afternoon party, bridge party, garden party, surprise party
kettle, kettle drum
dish of tea, ridotto, rout
housewarming
ball, festival etc.
smoker, smoker-party
sociable [U.S.] , stag party, hen party, tamasha
tea-party, tea-fight [Slang] . (amusement) Amusement
the feast of reason and the flow of soul" [Pope] . birthday party [parties for specific occasions] , Christmas party, New Year's Eve party, Thanksgiving Day Dinner
wedding reception. visiting
round of visits
call, morning call
interview etc. (conversation) Conversation
assignation
tryst, trysting place
appointment. club etc. (association) Party .
Verbs
be sociable etc. adj.
know
be acquainted etc. adj.
associate with, sort with, keep company with, walk hand in hand with
eat off the same trencher, club together, consort, bear one company, join
make acquaintance with etc. (friendship) Friendship
make advances, fraternize, embrace. be at home with, feel at home with, make oneself at home with
make free with
crack a bottle with
receive hospitality, live at free quarters
find the latchstring out [U.S.] . visit, pay a visit
interchange visits, interchange cards
call at, call upon
leave a card
drop in, look in
look one up, beat up one's quarters. entertain
give a party etc. n.
be at home, see one's friends, hang out, keep open house, do the honors
receive, receive with open arms
welcome
give a warm reception etc. n.. to kill the fatted calf.
Adjectives
sociable, companionable, clubbable, conversable, cosy, cosey, chatty, conversational
homiletical. convivial
festive, festal
jovial, jolly, hospitable. welcome, welcome as the roses in May
f=eted, entertained. free and easy, hall fellow well met, familiar, on visiting terms, acquainted. social, neighborly
international
gregarious.
Adverbs
in the family circle
sans fa
arm in arm.
Nouns
courtesy
respect etc. Respect
good manners, good behavior, good breeding
manners
politeness etc. adj.
bienseance, urbanity, comity, gentility, breeding, polish, presence
civility, civilization
amenity, suavity
good temper, good humor
amiability, easy temper, complacency, soft tongue, mansuetude
condescension etc. (humility) Humility
affability, complaisance, pr_evenance, amability, gallantry
pink of politeness, pink of courtesy. compliment
fair words, soft words, sweet words
honeyed phrases, ceremonial salutation, reception, presentation, introduction, accueil, greeting, recognition
welcome, abord, respects, devoir, regards, remembrances
kind regards, kind remembrances
love, best love, duty
empty encomium, flattering remark, hollow commendation
salaams. obeisance etc. (reverence) Respect
bow, courtesy, curtsy, scrape, salaam, kotow, kowtow, bowing and scraping
kneeling
genuflection etc. (worship) Worship
obsequiousness etc. Servility
capping, shaking hands, c. v.
grip of the hand, embrace, hug, squeeze, accolade, loving cup, pledge
love token etc. (endearment) [Expression of affection or love.] Endearment
kiss, buss, salute. mark of recognition, nod
nods and becks and wreathed smiles" [Milton]
valediction etc. [Initial motion from.] Departure
condolence etc. Condolence .
Verbs
be courteous etc. adj.
show courtesy etc. n.. mind one's P's and Q's, behave oneself, be all things to all men, conciliate, speak one fair, take in good part
make the amiable, do the amiable
look as if butter would not melt in one's look as if butter would not melt in one's mouth
mend one's manners. receive, do the honors, usher, greet, hail, bid welcome
welcome, welcome with open arms
shake hands
hold out the hand, press the hand, squeeze the hand, press the flesh
bid Godspeed
speed the parting guest
cheer, serenade. salute
embrace etc. (endearment) [Expression of affection or love.] Endearment
kiss, kiss hands
drink to, pledge, hob and nob
move to, nod to
smile upon. uncover, cap
touch the hat, take off the hat
doff the cap
present arms
make way for
bow
make one's bow, make a leg
scrape, curtsy, courtesy
bob a curtsy, bob a courtesy
kneel
bow the knee, bend the knee. visit, wait upon, present oneself, pay one's respects, pay a visit etc. (sociability) Sociality
dance attendance on etc. (servility) Servility
pay attentions to
do homage to etc. (respect) Respect . prostrate oneself etc. (worship) Worship . give one's duty to, send one's duty to, c. n.. render polite etc. adj.
polish, civilize, humanize.
Adjectives
courteous, polite, civil, mannerly, urbane
well-behaved, well-mannered, well-bred, well-brought up
good-mannered, polished, civilized, cultivated
refined etc. (taste) [Good taste.] Taste
gentlemanlike etc. (fashion) Fashion
gallant
on one's good behavior. fine spoken, fair spoken, soft-spoken
honey-mouthed, honey-tongued
oily, bland
obliging, conciliatory, complaisant, complacent
obsequious etc. Servility . ingratiating, winning
gentle, mild
good-humored, cordial, gracious, affable, familiar
neighborly. diplomatic, tactful, politic
artful etc. Cunning .
Adverbs
courteously etc. adj.
with a good grace
with open arms, with outstretched arms
in good humor.
Int
hail!, welcome!, well met!, ave!, all hail!, good day, good morrow!, Godspeed!, may your shadow never be less!
Phrases
the very pink of courtesy" [Romeo and Juliet] .
Nouns
discourtesy
ill breeding
ill manners, bad manners, ungainly manners
insuavity
uncourteousness, c. adj.
rusticity, inurbanity
illiberality, incivility displacency. disrespect etc. Disrespect
procacity, impudence: barbarism, barbarity
misbehavior, brutality, blackguardism, conduct unbecoming a gentleman, grossieret_e, brusquerie
vulgarity, c. [Bad taste.] Vulgarityetc. adj.
spinosity, perversity
moroseness etc. (sullenness) Existence -irascibility">Irascibility.1. sternness etc. adj.
austerity
moodishness, captiousness etc. Irascibility
cynicism
tartness etc. adj.
acrimony, acerbity, virulence, asperity. scowl, black looks, frown
short answer, rebuff
hard words, contumely
unparliamentary language, personality. bear, bruin, brute, blackguard, beast
unlicked cub
frump, crosspatch
saucebox etc. Blusterer
crooked stick
grizzly.
Verbs
be rude etc. adj.
insult etc. Disrespect
treat with discourtesy
take a name in vain
make bold with, make free with
take a liberty
stare out of countenance, ogle, point at, put to the blush. cut
turn one's back upon, turn on one's heel
give the cold shoulder
keep at a distance, keep at arm's length
look cool upon, look coldly upon, look black upon
show the door to, send away with a flea in the ear. lose one's temper etc. (resentment) Resentment
sulk etc. Existence -irascibility">Irascibility.1
frown, scowl, glower, pout
snap, snarl, growl. render rude etc. adj.
brutalize, brutify.
Adjectives
discourteous, uncourteous
uncourtly
ill-bred, ill-mannered, ill-behaved, ill-conditioned
unbred
unmannerly, unmannered
impolite, unpolite
unpolished, uncivilized, ungenteel
ungentleman-like, ungentlemanly
unladylike
blackguard
vulgar etc. [Bad taste.] Vulgarity
dedecorous
foul-mouthed foul-spoken
abusive. uncivil, ungracious, unceremonious
cool
pert, forward, obtrusive, impudent, rude, saucy, precocious. repulsive
uncomplaisant, unaccommodating, unneighborly, ungallant
inaffable
ungentle, ungainly
rough, rugged, bluff, blunt, gruff
churlish, boorish, bearish
brutal, brusque
stern, harsh, austere
cavalier. taint, sour, crabbed, sharp, short, trenchant, sarcastic, biting, doggish, caustic, virulent, bitter, acrimonious, venomous, contumelious
snarling etc. v.
surly, surly as a bear
perverse
grim, sullen etc. Existence -irascibility">Irascibility.1
peevish etc. (irascible) Irascibility . untactful, impolitic, undiplomatic
artless etc. Artlessness
Adverbs
discourteously etc. adj.
with discourtesy etc. n., with a bad grace.
Nouns
congratulation, gratulation
felicitation
salute etc. Courtesy
condolence etc. Condolence
compliments of the season.
Verbs
congratulate, gratulate
felicitate
give one joy, wish one joy
compliment
tender one's congratulations, offer one's congratulations
wish many happy returns of the day, wish a merry Christmas and a happy new year. praise, laud (commendation) Approbation . congratulate oneself etc. (rejoice) [Expression of pleasure.] Rejoicing
Adjectives
congratulatory, gratulatory.
Phrases
I wish you all the joy that you can wish" [Merchant of Venice]
best wishes.
Nouns
love
fondness etc. adj.
liking
inclination etc. (desire) Desire
regard, dilection, admiration, fancy. affection, sympathy, fellow-feeling
tenderness etc. adj.
heart, brotherly love
benevolence etc. Benevolence
attachment. yearning, eros, tender passion, amour
gyneolatry
gallantry, passion, flame, devotion, fervor, enthusiasm, transport of love, rapture, enchantment, infatuation, adoration, idolatry. Cupid, Venus
myrtle
true lover's knot
love token, love suit, love affair, love tale, love story
the, old story, plighted love
courtship etc. [Expression of affection or love.] Endearment
amourette
free love. maternal love, parental love
young love, puppy love. attractiveness
popularity
favorite etc. Favorite . lover, suitor, follower, admirer, adorer, wooer, amoret, beau, sweetheart, swain, young man, flame, love, truelove
leman, Lothario, gallant, paramour, amoroso, captive, cicisbeo
ladylove, idol, darling, duck, Dulcinea, angel, goddess, affianced, fiancee. flirt, coquette
amorette
pair of turtledoves
abode of love, agapemone.
Verbs
love, like, affect, fancy, care for, take an interest in, be partial to, sympathize with
affection
be in love with etc. adj.
have a love etc. n.. for, entertain a love etc. n.. for, harbor cherish a love etc. n.. for
regard, revere
take to, bear love to, be wedded to
set one's affections on
make much of, feast one's eyes on
hold dear, prize
hug, cling to, cherish, pet. burn
adore, idolize, love to distraction
dote on, dote upon
take a fancy to, look sweet upon
become enamored etc. adj.
fall in love with, lose one's heart
desire etc. Desire . excite love
win the heart, gain the heart, win the affections, gain the affections, secure the love, engage the affections
take the fancy of have a place in the heart, wind round the heart
attract, attach, endear, charm, fascinate, captivate, bewitch, seduce, enamor, enrapture, turn the head. get into favor
ingratiate oneself, insinuate oneself, worm oneself
propitiate, curry favor with, pay one's court to, set one's cap at, flirt.
Adjectives
loving etc. v.
fond of
taken with, struck with
smitten, bitten
attached to, wedded to
enamored
charmed etc. v.
in love
love-sick
over head and ears in love, head over heels in love. affectionate, tender, sweet upon, sympathetic, loving
amorous, amatory
fond, erotic, uxorious, ardent, passionate, rapturous, devoted, motherly. loved etc. v.. beloved well beloved, dearly beloved
dear, precious, darling, pet, little
favorite, popular. congenial
after one's mind, after one's taste, after one's fancy, after one's own heart, to one's mind, to one's taste, to one's fancy, to one's own heart. in one's good graces etc. (friendly) Friendship
dear as the apple of one's eye, nearest to one's heart. lovable, adorable
lovely, sweet
attractive, seductive, winning
charming, engaging, interesting, enchanting, captivating, fascinating, bewitching
amiable, like an angel.
Phrases
love conquers all
si vis amari ama [Seneca]
the sweetest joy, the wildest woe" [Bailey] .
Nouns
hate, hatred, vials of hate. disaffection, disfavor
alienation, estrangement, coolness
enmity etc. Enmity
animosity etc. Resentment . umbrage, pique, grudge
dudgeon, spleen bitterness, bitterness of feeling
ill blood, bad blood
acrimony
malice etc. Malevolence
implacability etc. (revenge) Revenge . repugnance etc. (dislike) Dislike
misanthropy, demonophobia, gynephobia, negrophobia
odium, unpopularity
detestation, antipathy
object of hatred, object of execration
abomination, aversion, b=ete noire
enemy etc. Enemy
bitter pill
source of annoyance etc. [Capability of giving pain; cause or source of pain] Painfulness
Verbs
hate, detest, abominate, abhor, loathe
recoil at, shudder at
shrink from, view with horror, hold in abomination, revolt against, execrate
scowl etc. Discourtesy
disrelish etc. (dislike) Dislike . owe a grudge
bear spleen, bear a grudge, bear malice etc. (malevolence) Malevolence
conceive an aversion to, take a dislike to. excite hatred, provoke hatred etc. n.
be hateful etc. adj.
stink in the nostrils
estrange, alienate, repel, set against, sow dissension, set by the ears, envenom, incense, irritate, rile
horrify etc. [Capability of giving pain; cause or source of pain] Painfulness
roil.
Adjectives
hating etc. v.
abhorrent
averse from etc. (disliking) Dislike
set against. bitter etc. (acrimonious) Discourtesy
implacable etc. (revengeful) Revenge . unloved, unbeloved, unlamented, undeplored, unmourned, uncared for, unendeared, un-valued
disliked etc. Dislike . crossed in love, forsaken, rejected, lovelorn, jilted. obnoxious, hateful, odious, abominable, repulsive, offensive, shocking
disgusting etc. (disagreeable) [Capability of giving pain; cause or source of pain] Painfulness
reprehensible. invidious, spiteful
malicious etc. Malevolence . insulting, irritating, provoking. [Mutual hate] at daggers drawn
not on speaking terms etc. (enmity) Enmity
at loggerheads.
Nouns
favorite, pet, cosset, minion, idol, jewel, spoiled child
led captain
crony
fondling
apple of one's eye, man after one's own heart
persona grata. love, [person who is a favorite (terms of address) ] , dear, darling, duck, duckey, honey, sugar, jewel
mopsey, moppet, princess
sweetheart, sweetie etc. (love) Love . teacher's pet. general favorite, universal favorite
idol of the people.
Nouns
resentment, displeasure, animosity, anger, wrath, indignation
exasperation, bitter resentment, wrathful indignation. pique, umbrage, huff, miff, soreness, dudgeon, acerbity, virulence, bitterness, acrimony, asperity, spleen, gall
heart-burning, heart-swelling
rankling. ill humor, bad humor, ill temper, bad temper
irascibility etc. Irascibility
ill blood etc. (hate) Hate
revenge etc. Revenge . excitement, irritation
warmth, bile, choler, ire, fume, pucker, dander, ferment, ebullition
towering passion, angry mood, taking, pet, tiff, passion, fit, tantrums. burst, explosion, paroxysm, storm, rage, fury, desperation
violence etc. Violence
fire and fury
vials of wrath
gnashing of teeth, hot blood, high words. scowl etc. Discourtesy
sulks etc. Existence -irascibility">Irascibility.1. [Cause of umbrage] affront, provocation, offense
indignity etc. (insult) Disrespect
grudge, crow to pluck, bone to pick, sore subject
ill turn, outrage. Furies, Eumenides. buffet, slap in the face, box on the ear, rap on the knuckles.
Verbs
resent, take amiss, take ill, take to heart, take offense, take umbrage, take huff, take exception
take in ill part, take in bad part, take in dudgeon
breathe revenge, cut up rough. fly into a rage, fall into a rage, get into a rage, fly into a passion
bridle up, bristle up, froth up, fire up, flare up
open the vials of one's wrath, pour out the vials of one's wrath. pout, knit the brow, frown, scowl, lower, snarl, growl, gnarl, gnash, snap
redden, color
look black, look black as thunder, look daggers
bite one's thumb
show one's teeth, grind one's teeth
champ the bit, champ at the bit. chafe, mantle, fume, kindle, fly out, take fire
boil, boil over
boil with indignation, boil with rage
rage, storm, foam, vent one's rage, vent one's spleen
lose one's temper, stand on one's hind legs, stamp the foot, stamp with rage, quiver with rage, swell with rage, foam with rage
burst with anger
raise Cain. have a fling at
bear malice etc. (revenge) Revenge . cause anger, raise anger
affront, offend
give offense, give umbrage
anger
hurt the feelings
insult, discompose, fret, ruffle, nettle, huff, pique
excite etc. Excitation
irritate, stir the blood, stir up bile
sting, sting to the quick
rile, provoke, chafe, wound, incense, inflame, enrage, aggravate, add fuel to the flame, fan into a flame, widen the breach, envenom, embitter, exasperate, infuriate, kindle wrath
stick in one's gizzard
rankle etc. Revenge
hit on the raw, rub on the raw, sting on the raw, strike on the raw. put out of countenance, put out of humor
put one's monkey up, put one's back up
raise one's gorge, raise one's dander, raise one's choler
work up into a passion
make one's blood boil, make the ears tingle
throw, into a ferment, madden, drive one mad
lash into fury, lash into madness
fool to the top of one's bent
set by the ears. bring a hornet's nest about one's ears.
Adjectives
angry, wrath, irate
ireful, wrathful
cross etc. (irascible) Irascibility
Achillean
sulky, c. Existence -irascibility">Irascibility.1
bitter, virulent
acrimonious etc. (discourteous) etc. Discourtesy
violent etc. Violence . warm, burning
boiling, boiling over
fuming, raging
foaming, foaming at the mouth
convulsed with rage. offended etc. v.
waxy, acharne
wrought, worked up
indignant, hurt, sore
set against. fierce, wild, rageful, furious, mad with rage, fiery, infuriate, rabid, savage
relentless etc. Revenge . flushed with anger, flushed with rage
in a huff, in a stew, in a fume, in a pucker, in a passion, in a rage, in a fury, in a taking, in a way
on one's high ropes, up in arms
in high dudgeon.
Adverbs
angrily etc. adj.
in the height of passion
in the heat of passion, in the heat of the moment.
Int
[Vergil] , marry come up!, zounds!, 'sdeath! [Contr.] .
Phrases
one's blood being up, one's back being up, one's monkey being up
the gorge rising, eyes flashing fire
the blood rising, the blood boiling
beware the fury of a patient man" [Dryden]
What, drunk with choler? [Henry IV] .
Nouns
irascibility, irascibleness, temper
crossness etc. adj.
susceptibility, procacity, petulance, irritability, tartness, acerbity, protervity
pugnacity etc. (contentiousness) Contention . excitability etc. [Excess of sensitiveness] Excitability
bad temper, fiery temper, crooked temper, irritable etc. adj. . temper
hot blood. ill humor etc. (sullenness) Existence -irascibility">Irascibility.1
asperity etc.
churlishness etc. (discourtesy) Discourtesy . huff etc. (resentment) Resentment
a word and a blow. Sir Fretful Plagiary
brabbler, Tartar
shrew, vixen, virago, termagant, dragon, scold, Xantippe
porcupine
spitfire
fire eater etc. (blusterer) Blusterer
fury etc. (violent person) Violence .
Verbs
be irascible etc. adj.
have a temper etc. n., have a devil in one
fire up etc. (be angry) Resentment .
Adjectives
irascible
bad-tempered, ill-tempered
irritable, susceptible
excitable etc. [Excess of sensitiveness] Excitability
thin-skinned etc. (sensitive) Sensibility
fretful, fidgety
on the fret. hasty, overhasty, quick, warm, hot, testy, touchy, techy, tetchy
like touchwood, like tinder
huffy, pettish, petulant
waspish, snappish, peppery, fiery, passionate, choleric, shrewish, sudden and quick in quarrel" [As You Like It] . querulous, captious, moodish
quarrelsome, contentious, disputatious
pugnacious etc. (bellicose) Contention
cantankerous, exceptious
restiff etc. (perverse) Existence -irascibility">Irascibility.1
churlish etc. (discourteous) Discourtesy . cross, cross as crabs, cross as two sticks, cross as a cat, cross as a dog, cross as the tongs
fractious, peevish, acari=atre. in a bad temper
sulky etc. Existence -irascibility">Irascibility.1
angry etc. Resentment . resentful, resentive
vindictive etc. Revenge .
Nouns
sullenness etc. adj.
morosity, spleen
churlishness etc. (discourtesy) Discourtesy
irascibility etc. Irascibility . moodiness etc. adj.
perversity
obstinacy etc. Obstinacy
torvity, spinosity
crabbedness etc. adj. . ill temper, bad temper, ill humor, bad humor
sulks, dudgeon, mumps, dumps, doldrums, fit of the sulks, black looks, scowl
grouch
huff etc. (resentment) Resentment .
Verbs
be sullen etc. adj.
sulk
frown, scowl, lower, glower, gloam, pout, have a hangdog look, glout.
Adjectives
sullen, sulky
ill-tempered, ill-humored, ill-affected, ill-disposed
grouty [U.S.]
in an ill temper, in a bad temper, in a shocking temper, in an ill humor, in a bad humor, in a shocking humor
out of temper, out of humor
knaggy, torvous, crusty, crabbed
sour, sour as a crab
surly etc. (discourteous) Discourtesy . moody
spleenish, spleenly
splenetic, cankered. cross, crossgrained
perverse, wayward, humorsome
restiff, restive
cantankerous, intractable, exceptious, sinistrous, deaf to reason, unaccommodating, rusty, froward
cussed [U.S.] . dogged etc. (stubborn) Obstinacy . grumpy, glum, grim, grum, morose, frumpish
in the sulks etc. n.
out of sorts
scowling, glowering, growling
grouchy. peevish etc. (irascible) Irascibility .
Nouns
endearment, caress
blandishment, blandiment
panchement, fondling, billing and cooing, dalliance, necking, petting, sporting, sparking, hanky-panky
caressing. embrace, salute, kiss, buss, smack, osculation, deosculation
amorous glances. courtship, wooing, suit, addresses, the soft impeachment
lovemaking
serenading
caterwauling. flirting etc. v.
flirtation, gallantry
coquetry. true lover's knot, plighted love
love tale, love token, love letter
billet-doux, valentine. honeymoon
Strephon and Chloe.
Verbs
caress, fondle, pet, dandle
pat, pat on the head, pat on the cheek
chuck under the chin, smile upon, coax, wheedle, cosset, coddle, cocker, cockle
make of, make much of
cherish, foster, kill with kindness. clasp, hug, cuddle
fold in one's arms, strain in one's arms
nestle, nuzzle
embrace, kiss, buss, smack, blow a kiss
salute etc. (courtesy) Courtesy
fold to the heart, press to the bosom. bill and coo, spoon, toy, dally, flirt, coquet
gallivant, galavant
philander
make love
pay one's court to, pay one's addresses to, pay one's attentions to
serenade
court, woo
set one's cap at
be sweet upon, look sweet upon
ogle, cast sheep's eyes upon
win the affections etc. (love) Love
die for. propose
make an offer, have an offer
pop the question
plight one's troth, plight one's faith.
Adjectives
caressing etc. v.
sighing like furnace" [Shakespeare]
love-sick, spoony. caressed etc. v..
Phrases
faint heart neer won fair lady
" kisses honeyed by oblivion" [G. Eliot] .
Nouns
marriage, matrimony, wedlock, union, intermarriage, miscegenation, the bonds of marriage, nuptial tie. married state, coverture, bed, cohabitation. match
betrothment etc. (promise) Promise
wedding, nuptials, Hymen, bridal
espousals, spousals
leading to the altar etc. v.
nuptial benediction, epithalamium
sealing. torch of Hymen, temple of Hymen
hymeneal altar
honeymoon. bridesmaid, bridesman, best man
bride, bridegroom. married man, married woman, married couple
neogamist, Benedict, partner, spouse, mate, yokemate
husband, man, consort, baron
old man, good man
wife of one's bosom
helpmate, rib, better half, gray mare, old woman, old lady, good wife
squaw, lady
matron, matronage, matronhood
man and wife
wedded pair, Darby and Joan
spiritual wife. monogamy, bigamy, digamy, deuterogamy, trigamy, polygamy
mormonism
levirate
spiritual wifery, spiritual wifeism
polyandrism
Turk, bluebeard. unlawful marriage, left-handed marriage, morganatic marriage, ill-assorted marriage
mesalliance
matrimonial agency, matrimonial agent, matrimonial bureau, matchmaker
Verbs
marry, wive, take to oneself a wife
be married, be spliced
go off, pair off
wed, espouse, get hitched [U.S.] , lead to the hymeneal altar, take 'for better for worse', " give one's hand to, bestow one's hand upon. marry, join, handfast
couple etc. (unit) Junction
tie the nuptial knot
give away, give away in marriage
seal
ally, affiance
betroth etc. (promise) Promise
publish the banns, bid the banns
be asked in church.
Adjectives
married etc. v.
one, one bone and one flesh. marriageable, nubile. engaged, betrothed, affianced. matrimonial, marital, conjugal, connubial, wedded
nuptial, hymeneal, spousal, bridal.
Phrases
the gray mare the better horse
a world-without-end bargain" [Love's Labor's Lost]
render me worthy of this noble wife" [Julius Caesar]
Nouns
celibacy, singleness, single blessedness
bachelorhood, bachelorship
misogamy, misogyny. virginity, pucelage
maidenhood, maidenhead. unmarried man, bachelor, Coelebs, agamist, old bachelor
misogamist, misogynist
monogamist
monk. unmarried woman, spinster
maid, maiden, virgin, old maid
bachelor girl, girl-bachelor
nun.
Adjectives
unmarried, unwed, unwedded
wifeless, spouseless
single.
Nouns
divorce, divorcement
separation
judicial separation, separate maintenance
breakup
annulment. widowhood, viduity, weeds. widow, widower
relict
dowager
divorcee
cuckold
grass widow, grass widower
merry widow.
Verbs
live separate
separate, divorce, disespouse, put away
wear the horns.
Nouns
benevolence, Christian charity
God's love, God's grace
good will
philanthropy etc. Philanthropy
unselfishness etc. Disinterestedness . good nature, good feeling, good wishes
kindness, kindliness etc. adj.
loving-kindness, benignity, brotherly love, charity, humanity, fellow-feeling, sympathy
goodness of heart, warmth of heart
bonhomie
kind-heartedness
amiability, milk of human kindness, tenderness
love etc. Love
friendship etc. Friendship . toleration, consideration, generosity
mercy etc. (pity) Pity . charitableness etc. adj.
bounty, almsgiving
good works, beneficence, the luxury of doing good" [Goldsmith] . acts of kindness, a good turn
good offices, kind offices good treatment, kind treatment. good Samaritan, sympathizer
altruist.
Verbs
be benevolent etc. adj.
have one's heart in the right place, bear good will
wish well, wish Godspeed
view with an eye of favor, regard with an eye of favor
take in good part
take an interest in, feel an interest in
be interested in, feel interested in
sympathize with, empathize with, feel for
fraternize etc. (be friendly) Friendship . enter into the feelings of others, do as you would be done by, meet halfway. treat well
give comfort, smooth the bed of death
do good, do a good turn
benefit etc. (goodness) [Capability of producing good. Good qualities.] Goodness
render a service, be of use
aid etc. Aid .
Adjectives
benevolent
kind, kindly
well-meaning
amiable
obliging, accommodating, indulgent, gracious, complacent, good-humored. warm-hearted, kind-hearted, tender-hearted, large-hearted, broad-hearted
merciful etc. Pity
charitable, beneficent, humane, benignant
bounteous, bountiful. good-natured, well-natured
spleenless
sympathizing, sympathetic
complaisant etc. (courteous) Courtesy
well-meant, well-intentioned. fatherly, motherly, brotherly, sisterly
paternal, maternal, fraternal
sororal
friendly etc. Friendship .
Adverbs
with a good intention, with the best intentions.
Int
Godspeed!, much good may it do!
Phrases
act a charity sometimes" [Lamb]
a tender heart, a will inflexible" [Longfellow]
say only good things about the dead, don't speak ill of the dead
the social smile, the sympathetic tear" [Gray] .
Nouns
malevolence
bad intent, bad intention
unkindness, diskindness
ill nature, ill will, ill blood
bad blood
enmity etc. Enmity
hate etc. Hate
malignity
malice, malice prepense
maliciousness etc. adj.
spite, despite
resentment etc. Resentment . uncharitableness etc. adj.
incompassionateness etc. Existence 4-pity">Pity.1
gall, venom, rancor, rankling, virulence, mordacity, acerbity churlishness etc. (discourtesy) Discourtesy . hardness of heart, heart of stone, obduracy
cruelty
cruelness etc. adj.
brutality, savagery
ferity, ferocity
barbarity, inhumanity, immanity, truculence, ruffianism
evil eye, cloven foot
torture, vivisection. ill turn, bad turn
affront etc. (disrespect) Disrespect
outrage, atrocity
ill usage
intolerance, persecution
tender mercies [Iron.]
unkindest cut of all" [Julius Caesar] .
Verbs
be malevolent etc. adj.
bear spleen, harbor spleen, bear a grudge, harbor a grudge, bear malice
betray the cloven foot, show the cloven foot. hurt etc. (physical pain) Physical Pain
annoy etc. [Capability of giving pain; cause or source of pain] Painfulness
injure., harm, wrong
do harm to, do an ill office to
outrage
disoblige, malign, plant a thorn in the breast. molest, worry, harass, haunt, harry, bait, tease
throw stones at
play the devil with
hunt down, dragoon, hound
persecute, oppress, grind
maltreat
illtreat, ill-use. wreak one's malice on, do one's worst, break a butterfly on the wheel
dip one's hands in blood, imbrue one's hands in blood
have no mercy etc. Existence 4-pity">Pity.1.
Adjectives
malevolent, unbenevolent
unbenign
ill-disposed, ill-intentioned, ill-natured, ill-conditioned, ill-contrived
evil-minded, evil-disposed
black-browed. malicious
malign, malignant
rancorous
despiteful, spiteful
mordacious, caustic, bitter, envenomed, acrimonious, virulent
unamiable, uncharitable
maleficent, venomous, grinding, galling. harsh, disobliging
unkind, unfriendly, ungracious
inofficious
invidious
uncandid
churlish etc. (discourteous) Discourtesy
surly, sullen etc. Existence -irascibility">Irascibility.1. cold, cold-blooded, cold-hearted
black-hearted, hard-hearted, flint-hearted, marble-hearted, stony-hearted
hard of heart, unnatural
ruthless etc. (unmerciful) Existence 4-pity">Pity.1
relentless etc. (revengeful) Revenge . cruel
brutal, brutish
savage, savage as a bear, savage as a tiger
ferine, ferocious
inhuman
barbarous, barbaric, semibarbaric, fell, untamed, tameless, truculent, incendiary
bloodthirsty etc. (murderous) [Destruction of life; violent death.] Killing
atrocious
bloodyminded. fiendish, fiendlike
demoniacal
diabolic, diabolical
devilish, infernal, hellish, Satanic
Tartaran.
Adverbs
malevolently etc. adj.
with bad intent etc. n..
Phrases
cruel as death
hard unkindness' alter'd eye" [Gray]
rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind" [Hamlet]
sharp-tooth'd unkindness" [Lear] .
Nouns
malediction, malison, curse, imprecation, denunciation, execration, anathema, ban, proscription, excommunication, commination, thunders of the Vatican, fulmination, maranatha
aspersion, disparagement, vilification, vituperation. abuse
foul language, bad language, strong language, unparliamentary language
billingsgate, sauce, evil speaking
cursing etc. v.
profane swearing, oath
foul invective, ribaldry, rude reproach, scurrility. threat etc. Threat
more bark than bite
invective etc. (disapprobation) Disapprobation .
Verbs
curse, accurse, imprecate, damn, swear at
curse with bell book and candle
invoke curses on the head of, call down curses on the head of
devote to destruction. execrate, beshrew, scold
anathematize etc. (censure) Disapprobation
bold up to execration, denounce, proscribe, excommunicate, fulminate, thunder against
threaten etc. Threat . curse and swear
swear, swear like a trooper
fall a cursing, rap out an oath, damn.
Int
woe to!, beshrew! , ill betide, woe betide
confusion seize!, damn!, damn it!, damn you!, damn you to hell!, go to hell!, go to blazes!, confound!, blast!, curse!, devil take!, hang!, out with!, a plague upon!, out upon!, aroynt!
Nouns
threat, menace
defiance etc. Defiance
abuse, minacity, intimidation
denunciation
fulmination
commination etc. (curse) Malediction
gathering clouds etc. (warning) Warning .
Verbs
threat, threaten
menace
snarl, growl, gnarl, mutter, bark, bully. defy etc. Defiance
intimidate etc. Fear
shake the fist at, double the fist at, clinch the fist at
thunder, talk big, fulminate, use big words, bluster, look daggers, stare daggers.
Adjectives
threatening, menacing
minatory, minacious
comminatory, abusive
ominous etc. (predicting) Prediction
defiant etc. Defiance
under the ban.
Int
at your peril!, do your worst!
Nouns
philanthropy, humanity, humanitarianism universal humanitarianism universal benevolence
endaemonism
cosmopolitanism utilitarianism, the greatest happiness of the greatest number, social science, sociology common weal
socialism, communism, Fourierism, phalansterianism, Saint Simonianism. patriotism, civism, nationality, love of country, public spirit. chivalry, knight errantry
generosity etc. Disinterestedness . philanthropist, endaemonist, utilitarian, Benthamite, socialist, communist, cosmopolite, citizen of the world
knight errant
patriot.
Adjectives
philanthropic, humanitarian, utilitarian, cosmopolitan
public-spirited, patriotic
humane, large-hearted etc. (benevolent) Benevolence
chivalric
generous etc. Disinterestedness .
Adverbs
pro aris et focis [Cicero] .
Nouns
misanthropy, incivism
egotism etc. (selfishness) Selfishness
moroseness etc. Existence -irascibility">Irascibility.1
cynicism. misanthrope, misanthropist, egotist, cynic, man hater, Timon, Diogenes. woman hater, misogynist.
Adjectives
misanthropic, antisocial, unpatriotic
egotistical etc. (selfish) Selfishness
morose etc. Existence -irascibility">Irascibility.1.
Nouns
benefactor, savior, good genius, tutelary saint, guardian angel, good Samaritan
salt of the earth etc. (good man)
Good Man
auxiliary etc. Auxiliary .
Nouns
evil doer, evil worker
wrongdoer etc. Bad Man
mischief-maker, marplot
oppressor, tyrant
destroyer, Vandal
iconoclast. firebrand, incendiary, fire bug [U.S.] , pyromaniac
anarchist, communist, terrorist. savage, brute, ruffian, barbarian, semibarbarian, caitiff, desperado
Apache, hoodlum, hood, plug-ugly [U.S.] , Red Skin, tough [U.S.]
Mohawk, Mo-hock, Mo-hawk
bludgeon man, bully, rough, hooligan, larrikin, dangerous classes, ugly customer
thief etc. Thief . cockatrice, scorpion, hornet. snake, viper, adder, snake in the grass
serpent, cobra, asp, rattlesnake, anaconda. canker-worm, wire-worm
locust, Colorado beetle
alacran, alligator, caymon, crocodile, mosquito, mugger, octopus
torpedo
bane etc. Bane . cutthroat etc. (killer) Inquiry [Subject of Inquiry. Question] . cannibal
anthropophagus, anthropophagist
bloodsucker, vampire, ogre, ghoul, gorilla, vulture
gyrfalcon, gerfalcon. wild beast, tiger, hyena, butcher, hangman
blood-hound, hell-hound, sleuth-hound
catamount [U.S.] , cougar, jaguar, puma. hag, hellhag, beldam, Jezebel. monster
fiend etc. (demon) Demon
devil incarnate, demon in human shape
Frankenstein's monster. harpy, siren
Furies, Eumenides. Hun, Attila, scourge of the human race.
Nouns
pity, compassion, commiseration
bowels, of compassion
sympathy, fellow-feeling, tenderness, yearning, forbearance, humanity, mercy, clemency
leniency etc. (lenity) Lenity
charity, ruth, long-suffering. melting mood
quarter, grace
advocate, friend, partisan, patron, wellwisher.
Verbs
pity
have pity, show pity, take pity etc. n.
commiserate, compassionate
condole etc. Condolence
sympathize
feel for, be sorry for, yearn for
weep, melt, thaw, enter into the feelings of. forbear, relent, relax, give quarter, wipe the tears, give a coup de gr=ace, put out of one's misery. raise pity, excite pity etc. n.
touch, soften
melt, melt the heart
propitiate, disarm. ask for mercy etc. v.
supplicate etc. (request) Request
cry for quarter, beg one's life, kneel
deprecate.
Adjectives
pitying etc. v.
pitiful, compassionate, sympathetic, touched. merciful, clement, ruthful
humane
humanitarian etc. (philanthropic) Philanthropy
tender, tender hearted, tender as a chicken
soft, soft hearted
unhardened
lenient etc. Lenity
exorable, forbearing
melting etc. v.
weak.
Int
for pity's sake!, mercy!, have mercy!, cry you mercy!, God help you!, poor thing!, poor dear!, poor fellow!, woe betide!
Phrases
one's heart bleeding for
a fellow feeling makes one wondrous kind
Verbs
have no mercy, shut the gates of mercy etc. Pity
give no quarter.
Adjectives
pitiless, merciless, ruthless, bowelless
unpitying, unmerciful, inclement
grim-faced, grim-visaged
incompassionate, uncompassionate
inexorable
harsh etc. Severity
unrelenting etc. Revenge .
Verbs
condole with, console, sympathize express pity, testify pity
afford consolation, supply consolation
lament with etc. [Expression of pain.] Lamentation
express sympathy for
feel grief in common with, feel sorrow in common with
share one's sorrow.
Nouns
gratitude, thankfulness, feeling of obligation, sense of obligation. acknowledgment, recognition, thanksgiving, thanksgiving, giving thanks
thankful good will. thanks, praise, benediction
paean
grace, grace before meat, grace after meat, grace before meals, grace after meals
thank offering. requital.
Verbs
be grateful etc. adj.
thank
give thanks, render thanks, return thanks, offer thanks, tender thanks etc. n.
acknowledge, requite. feel under an obligation, be under an obligation, lie under an obligation
not look a gift horse in the mouth
never forget, overflow with gratitude
thank one's stars, thank one's lucky stars, bless one's stars
fall on one's knees.
Adjectives
grateful, thankful, obliged, beholden, indebted to, under obligation.
Int
thanks!, many thanks!, gramercy! , much obliged!, thank you!, thank you very much!, thanks a lot!, thanks a heap, thanks loads [Coll.]
thank Heaven!, Heaven be praised!
Nouns
ingratitude, thanklessness, oblivion of benefits, unthankfulness. benefits forgot
" thankless task, thankless office.
Verbs
be ungrateful etc. adj.
forget benefits
look a gift horse in the mouth.
Adjectives
ungrateful, unmindful, unthankful
thankless, ingrate, wanting in gratitude, insensible of benefits. forgotten
unacknowledged, unthanked, unrequited, unrewarded
ill-requited.
Int
thank you for nothing!, thanks for nothing!, et tu Brute! " [Julius Caesar] .
Phrases
ingratitude! thou marble-hearted fiend" [Lear] .
Nouns
forgiveness, pardon, condonation, grace, remission, absolution, amnesty, oblivion
indulgence
reprieve. conciliation
reconcilement
reconciliation etc. (pacification) Pacification
propitiation. excuse, exoneration, quittance, release, indemnity
bill of indemnity, act of indemnity, covenant of indemnity, deed of indemnity
exculpation etc. (acquittal) Acquittal . longanimity, placability
forbearance.
Verbs
forgive, forgive and forget
pardon, condone, think no more of, let bygones be bygones, shake hands
forget an injury. excuse, pass over, overlook
wink at etc. (neglect) Neglect
bear with
allow for, make allowances for
let one down easily, not be too hard upon, pocket the affront. let off, remit, absolve, give absolution, reprieve
acquit etc. Acquittal . beg pardon, ask pardon, implore pardon etc. n.
conciliate, propitiate, placate
make up a quarrel etc. (pacify) Pacification
let the wound heal.
Adjectives
forgiving, placable, conciliatory, forgiven etc. v.
unresented, unavenged, unrevenged.
Phrases
more in sorrow than in anger
the offender never pardons" [Herbert] .
Nouns
revenge, revengement
vengeance
avengement, avengeance, sweet revenge, vendetta, death feud, blood for blood retaliation etc. Retaliation
day of reckoning. rancor, vindictiveness, implacability
malevolence etc. Malevolence
ruthlessness etc. Existence 4-pity">Pity.1. avenger, vindicator, Nemesis, Eumenides.
Verbs
revenge, avenge
vindicate
take one's revenge, have one's revenge
breathe revenge, breathe vengeance
wreak one's vengeance, wreak one's anger. have accounts to settle, have a crow to pluck, have a bone to pick, have a rod in pickle. keep the wound green
harbor revenge, harbor vindictive feeling
bear malice
rankle, rankle in the breast.
Adjectives
revengeful, vengeful
vindictive, rancorous
pitiless etc. Existence 4-pity">Pity.1
ruthless, rigorous, avenging. unforgiving, unrelenting
inexorable, stony-hearted, implacable
relentless
rankling
immitigable.
Phrases
in high vengeance there is noble scorn" [G. Eliot]
malevolus animus abditos dentes habet [Syrus]
now infidel I have thee on the hip" [Merchant of Venice] .
Nouns
jealousy, jealousness
jaundiced eye
envious suspicion, suspicion
green-eyed monster" [Othello]
yellows
Juno.
Verbs
be jealous etc. adj.
view with jealousy, view with a jealous eye.
Adjectives
jealous, jealous as a barbary pigeon
jaundiced, yellow-eyed, envious, hornmad.
Nouns
envy
enviousness etc. adj.
rivalry
illwill, spite.
Verbs
envy, covet, burst with envy.
Adjectives
envious, invidious, covetous
Phrases
base envy withers at another's joy" [Thomson]