($RCSfile: noun.attribute,v $ $Revision: 9.0 $ $Date: 2011/02/06 21:16:41 $ $Name: $ $State: Rel $) (Copyright (c) 1988-2011 by Princeton University) (noun.attribute) { human_nature, noun.Tops:attribute,@ (the shared psychological attributes of humankind that are assumed to be shared by all human beings; "a great observer of human nature") } { trait, noun.Tops:attribute,@ personality,#p (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature) } { character, noun.Tops:attribute,@ noun.cognition:genetics,;c ((genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes) } { unit_character, character,@ noun.cognition:genetics,;c ((genetics) a character inherited on an all-or-none basis and dependent on the presence of a single gene) } { thing, noun.Tops:attribute,@ (any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence; "the thing I like about her is ...") } { common_denominator, noun.Tops:attribute,@ (an attribute that is common to all members of a category) } { [ personality, adj.pert:personal1,+ ] noun.Tops:attribute,@ noun.Tops:person,#p (the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual; "their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"; "it is his nature to help others") } { [ identity, verb.cognition:identify,+ ] personal_identity, individuality1, personality,@ (the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity; "you can lose your identity when you join the army") } { gender_identity, identity,@ (your identity as it is experienced with regard to your individuality as male or female; awareness normally begin in infancy and is reinforced during adolescence) } { [ identification, verb.cognition:identify4,+ ] identity,@ (the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)) } { [ personhood, noun.Tops:person,+ ] identity,@ (being a person; "finding her own personhood as a campus activist") } { [ personableness, adj.all:attractive1^personable,+ ] personality,@ (the complex of attributes that make a person socially attractive) } { anal_personality, anal_retentive_personality, personality,@ noun.act:psychoanalysis,;c ((psychoanalysis) a personality characterized by meticulous neatness and suspicion and reserve; said to be formed in early childhood by fixation during the anal stage of development (usually as a consequence of toilet training)) } { genital_personality, personality,@ noun.act:psychoanalysis,;c ((psychoanalysis) the mature personality which is not dominated by infantile pleasure drives) } { narcissistic_personality, personality,@ (personality marked by self-love and self-absorption; unrealistic views about your own qualities and little regard for others) } { obsessive-compulsive_personality, personality,@ (personality characterized by a strong need to repeat certain acts or rituals) } { oral_personality, personality,@ noun.act:psychoanalysis,;c ((psychoanalysis) a personality characterized either by generous optimism or aggressive and ambitious selfishness; formed in early childhood by fixation during the oral stage of development) } { character1, fiber, fibre, trait,@ personality,#p (the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer) } { [ spirit, verb.contact:spiritize,+ ] character1,@ (a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character) } { [ outwardness2, adj.all:outward,+ inwardness2,!] extraversion,@ (a concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts); "hearty showmanship and all-round outwardness") } { [ inwardness2, adj.all:inward,+ outwardness2,!] internality, introversion,@ (preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values); "Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness"- H.R.Finch) } { [ spirituality, adj.all:unworldly^spiritual,+ ] [ spiritualism, noun.person:spiritualist,+ ] spiritism, [ otherworldliness, worldliness1,! adj.all:supernatural^otherworldly,+ ] inwardness2,@ (concern with things of the spirit) } { [ worldliness1, adj.all:worldly,+ otherworldliness,! ] outwardness,@ (concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs; "he disliked the worldliness of many bishops around him") } { [ extraversion, introversion,! ambiversion,!] extroversion, sociability,@ noun.cognition:psychology,;c ((psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self) } { [ introversion, verb.change:introvert,+ ambiversion,! extraversion,!] unsociability,@ noun.cognition:psychology,;c ((psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings) } { [ ambiversion, extraversion,! introversion,!] sociability,@ noun.cognition:psychology,;c ((psychology) a balanced disposition intermediate between extroversion and introversion) } { [ aloneness, adj.all:unsocial^alone,+ adj.all:unaccompanied^alone,+ ] [ loneliness, adj.all:unsocial^lonely1,+ ] lonesomeness, [ solitariness, adj.all:unsocial^solitary1,+ ] disposition,@ (a disposition toward being alone) } { [ friendlessness, adj.all:unwanted^friendless,+ ] solitariness,@ (being without friends) } { [ reclusiveness, adj.all:unsocial^reclusive,+ adj.all:private^reclusive,+ ] solitariness,@ (a disposition to prefer seclusion or isolation) } { privacy, [ privateness, adj.all:personal^private2,+ adj.all:private,+ ] seclusion, reclusiveness,@ (the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others) } { nature1, trait,@ personality,#p (the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others") } { [ animality, adj.all:physical^animal,+ ] animal_nature, nature1,@ (the physical (or animal) side of a person as opposed to the spirit or intellect) } { disposition, [ temperament, adj.pert:temperamental,+ ] nature1,@ (your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition") } { complexion1, nature1,@ noun.communication:archaism,;u ((obsolete) a combination of elements (of dryness and warmth or of the four humors) that was once believed to determine a person's health and temperament) } { [ animalism, adj.pert:animalistic,+ ] [ physicality, adj.all:physical,+ ] disposition,@ (preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites) } { [ bloodiness, adj.all:bloody,+ ] [ bloodthirstiness, adj.all:bloody^bloodthirsty,+ ] disposition,@ (a disposition to shed blood) } { heart4, spirit3, temperament,@ (an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart") } { [ nervousness, adj.all:tense3^nervous,+ adj.all:excitable^nervous,+ ] temperament,@ (a sensitive or highly strung temperament) } { esprit_de_corps, morale, team_spirit, temperament,@ (the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed) } { [ restlessness, adj.all:discontented^restless,+ ] [ uneasiness, adj.all:troubled^uneasy,+ ] [ queasiness, adj.all:troubled^queasy,+ ] nervousness,@ (inability to rest or relax or be still) } { [ jactitation, verb.motion:jactitate,+ ] jactation, restlessness,@ noun.cognition:pathology,;c ((pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness) } { [ skittishness, adj.all:excitable^skittish,+ ] [ restiveness, adj.all:tense3^restive,+ ] nervousness,@ (characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright) } { [ compulsiveness, adj.all:neurotic^compulsive,+ ] [ compulsivity, adj.all:neurotic^compulsive,+ ] trait,@ (the trait of acting compulsively) } { [ obsessiveness, adj.all:neurotic^obsessive,+ ] [ obsessivity, adj.all:neurotic^obsessive,+ ] compulsiveness,@ (extreme compulsiveness) } { workaholism, compulsiveness,@ (compulsiveness about working) } { [ emotionality, adj.all:agitated^emotional,+ adj.pert:emotional,+ adj.all:emotional2,+ adj.all:emotional,+ unemotionality,!] emotionalism, trait,@ (emotional nature or quality) } { [ drama, verb.communication:dramatize1,+ verb.communication:dramatise1,+ ] emotionality,@ (the quality of being arresting or highly emotional) } { [ demonstrativeness, adj.all:demonstrative,+ ] emotionality,@ (tending to express your feelings freely) } { [ affectionateness, adj.all:loving^affectionate,+ ] [ fondness, adj.all:loving^fond1,+ ] [ lovingness, adj.all:loving,+ ] warmth, emotionality,@ (a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love) } { [ tenderness, adj.all:loving^tender,+ ] affectionateness,@ (a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling) } { [ uxoriousness, adj.all:loving^uxorious,+ ] affectionateness,@ (foolish fondness for or excessive submissiveness to one's wife) } { [ mawkishness, adj.all:emotional^mawkish,+ ] [ sentimentality, adj.all:emotional^sentimental,+ ] [ drippiness1, adj.all:emotional^drippy,+ ] [ mushiness1, adj.all:emotional^mushy,+ ] soupiness1, [ sloppiness1, adj.all:emotional^sloppy,+ ] emotionality,@ (falsely emotional in a maudlin way) } { [ corn, adj.all:unoriginal^corny,+ ] mawkishness,@ (something sentimental or trite; "that movie was pure corn") } { schmaltz, shmaltz, schmalz, mawkishness,@ noun.communication:Yiddish,;c ((Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music) } { [ sentimentalism, noun.person:sentimentalist,+ ] mawkishness,@ (a predilection for sentimentality) } { [ heat2, verb.emotion:heat,+ ] warmth2, passion, emotionality,@ (the trait of being intensely emotional) } { [ fieriness1, adj.all:passionate^fiery,+ adj.all:hot2^fiery,+ ] heat2,@ (a passionate and quick-tempered nature) } { [ temperament2, adj.all:emotional^temperamental,+ ] emotionalism,@ (excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly)) } { [ moodiness, adj.all:emotional^moody,+ ] temperament,@ (having temperamental and changeable moods) } { blood, temperament,@ (temperament or disposition; "a person of hot blood") } { [ excitability, adj.all:excitable,+ ] [ excitableness, adj.all:excitable,+ ] [ volatility, adj.all:unstable^volatile,+ ] emotionality,@ (being easily excited) } { boiling_point, excitability,@ (being highly angry or excited; ready to boil over; "after an hour of waiting I was at the boiling point") } { [ unemotionality, adj.all:unemotional,+ emotionality,!] [ emotionlessness, adj.all:cold2^emotionless,+ ] trait,@ (absence of emotion) } { [ blandness2, adj.all:diplomatic^bland,+ ] unemotionality,@ (the trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern; "the blandness of his confession enraged the judge") } { [ coldness1, adj.all:unloving^cold,+ adj.all:unenthusiastic^cold,+ adj.all:cold2,+ ] [ coolness1, adj.all:cool2,+ ] [ frigidity, adj.all:cold2^frigid,+ ] [ frigidness, adj.all:cold2^frigid,+ ] [ iciness1, adj.all:cold2^icy,+ ] chilliness1, unemotionality,@ (a lack of affection or enthusiasm; "a distressing coldness of tone and manner") } { [ stone, adj.all:hardhearted^stony,+ ] coldness1,@ (a lack of feeling or expression or movement; "he must have a heart of stone"; "her face was as hard as stone") } { dispassion, [ dispassionateness, adj.all:impartial^dispassionate,+ ] [ dryness, adj.all:unemotional^dry,+ adj.all:humorous^dry,+ ] unemotionality,@ (objectivity and detachment; "her manner assumed a dispassion and dryness very unlike her usual tone") } { [ stoicism, adj.all:unemotional^stoical,+ ] [ stolidity, adj.all:unemotional^stolid,+ ] [ stolidness, adj.all:unemotional^stolid,+ ] unemotionality,@ (an indifference to pleasure or pain) } { [ tepidness1, adj.all:unenthusiastic^tepid,+ ] [ lukewarmness1, adj.all:unenthusiastic^lukewarm,+ ] coolness1,@ (lack of passion, force or animation) } { [ cheerfulness, adj.all:cheerful,+ uncheerfulness,!] [ cheer, adj.all:cheerful^cheery,+ verb.communication:cheer3,+ verb.communication:cheer,+ ] [ sunniness1, adj.all:cheerful^sunny,+ ] sunshine, noun.Tops:attribute,@ temperament,#p (the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room") } { [ good-temperedness, adj.all:good-natured^good-tempered,+ ] [ good-humoredness, adj.all:good-natured^good-humored,+ ] [ good-humouredness, adj.all:good-natured^good-humoured,+ ] [ good-naturedness, adj.all:good-natured,+ ] cheerfulness,@ (a cheerful willingness to be obliging) } { [ uncheerfulness, adj.all:uncheerful4,+ cheerfulness,!] noun.Tops:attribute,@ temperament,#p (not conducive to cheer or good spirits) } { [ gloominess, adj.all:dejected^gloomy,+ adj.all:dark1^gloomy,+ ] [ lugubriousness, adj.all:sorrowful^lugubrious,+ ] [ sadness, adj.all:sorrowful^sad,+ adj.all:bad^sad,+ ] uncheerfulness,@ (the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness) } { animation1, [ spiritedness, adj.all:lively^spirited,+ adj.all:animated^spirited,+ adj.all:spirited,+ ] [ invigoration, verb.change:invigorate1,+ verb.change:invigorate,+ verb.body:invigorate,+ ] brio, [ vivification, verb.change:vivify1,+ ] activeness,@ (quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous) } { [ chirpiness, adj.all:cheerful^chirpy,+ ] animation1,@ (cheerful and lively) } { [ liveliness, adj.all:spirited^lively,+ adj.all:energetic^lively,+ adj.all:elastic^lively,+ adj.all:animated^lively,+ ] life1, [ spirit2, verb.change:spirit,+ verb.contact:spiritize,+ ] [ sprightliness, adj.all:spirited^sprightly,+ ] animation1,@ (animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it") } { [ pertness1, adj.all:spirited^pert,+ ] liveliness,@ (quality of being lively and confident; "there was a pertness about her that attracted him") } { airiness2, delicacy4, sprightliness,@ (lightness in movement or manner) } { [ alacrity1, adj.all:fast1^alacritous,+ ] [ briskness, adj.all:energetic^brisk,+ ] [ smartness1, adj.all:fast1^smart,+ ] liveliness,@ (liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity"; "the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him") } { [ energy1, verb.change:energize,+ ] muscularity1, vigor1, vigour1, vim, liveliness,@ (an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style") } { [ vitality1, adj.all:animated^vital,+ ] verve, vigor1,@ (an energetic style) } { elan, liveliness,@ (enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness; "a performance of great elan and sophistication") } { esprit, liveliness,@ (liveliness of mind or spirit) } { [ breeziness, adj.all:lively^breezy,+ ] [ jauntiness2, adj.all:cheerful^jaunty,+ ] liveliness,@ (a breezy liveliness; "a delightful breeziness of manner") } { [ irrepressibility, adj.all:uncontrolled^irrepressible,+ ] [ buoyancy1, adj.all:cheerful^buoyant,+ ] liveliness,@ (irrepressible liveliness and good spirit; "I admired his buoyancy and persistent good humor") } { [ high-spiritedness, adj.all:spirited^high-spirited,+ ] spirit2,@ (exuberant liveliness) } { [ vivacity, adj.all:spirited^vivacious,+ ] high-spiritedness,@ (characterized by high spirits and animation) } { [ mettlesomeness, adj.all:spirited^mettlesome,+ adj.all:brave^mettlesome,+ ] high-spiritedness,@ (courageous high-spiritedness) } { [ exuberance, verb.communication:exuberate,+ ] enthusiasm, [ ebullience, adj.all:spirited^ebullient,+ ] spirit2,@ (overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval) } { lyricism1, exuberance,@ (unrestrained and exaggerated enthusiasm) } { [ pep, adj.all:lively^peppy,+ ] [ peppiness, adj.all:lively^peppy,+ ] ginger, liveliness,@ (liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep") } { inanition1, noun.state:exhaustion,@ (exhaustion resulting from lack of food) } { [ activeness, adj.all:active6,+ adj.all:active1,+ inactiveness,!] [ activity, adj.all:active6,+ adj.all:active3,+ adj.all:active1,+ ] trait,@ (the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically; "the level of activity declines with age") } { [ dynamism, adj.all:dynamical,+ ] pizzazz, pizzaz, oomph, zing, activeness,@ (the activeness of an energetic personality) } { [ inactiveness, adj.all:inactive4,+ adj.all:inactive1,+ activeness,!] [ inactivity, adj.all:inactive4,+ ] inertia1, trait,@ (a disposition to remain inactive or inert; "he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work") } { [ languor, adj.all:lethargic^languorous,+ ] [ lethargy1, adj.all:lethargic,+ ] [ sluggishness, adj.all:inactive1^sluggish,+ ] [ phlegm, adj.all:unemotional^phlegmatic,+ adj.all:unemotional^phlegmatical,+ ] flatness1, inactiveness,@ (inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; "the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends") } { restfulness, inactiveness,@ (the attribute of being restful; "he longed for the restfulness of home") } { [ passivity, adj.all:passive1,+ ] [ passiveness, adj.all:passive1,+ ] inactiveness,@ (the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative) } { [ apathy1, adj.all:uninterested^apathetic,+ adj.all:spiritless^apathetic,+ ] [ indifference, adj.all:uninterested^indifferent,+ ] [ numbness, adj.all:insensitive2^numb,+ ] [ spiritlessness, adj.all:submissive^spiritless,+ adj.all:spiritless,+ ] passivity,@ (the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally) } { [ listlessness, adj.all:lethargic^listless,+ ] [ torpidity, adj.all:asleep^torpid,+ ] [ torpidness, adj.all:inactive1^torpid,+ adj.all:asleep^torpid,+ ] torpor, passivity,@ (inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy) } { [ indolence, adj.all:idle^indolent,+ ] [ laziness, adj.all:idle^lazy,+ ] inactiveness,@ (inactivity resulting from a dislike of work) } { [ faineance, adj.all:idle^faineant,+ ] [ idleness, adj.all:idle,+ ] indolence,@ (the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work) } { sloth1, [ slothfulness1, adj.all:idle^slothful,+ ] reluctance,@ (a disinclination to work or exert yourself) } { [ shiftlessness, adj.all:unambitious^shiftless,+ ] indolence,@ (a failure to be active as a consequence of lack of initiative or ambition) } { [ perfectionism, noun.person:perfectionist,+ ] temperament,@ (a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable; "his perfectionism seemed excessive to his students") } { [ permissiveness, adj.all:permissive1,+ unpermissiveness,!] tolerance4, temperament,@ (a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior) } { [ toleration, verb.cognition:tolerate,+ ] [ acceptance, adj.all:receptive^acceptant,+ verb.cognition:accept3,+ ] [ sufferance2, verb.cognition:suffer,+ ] tolerance4,@ (a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations; "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace") } { self_acceptance, toleration,@ (an acceptance of yourself as you are, warts and all) } { [ indulgence2, adj.all:permissive1^indulgent,+ adj.all:indulgent,+ verb.consumption:indulge,+ ] [ lenience2, adj.all:undemanding1^lenient,+ ] [ leniency2, adj.all:permissive1^lenient,+ ] permissiveness,@ (a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child") } { [ softness2, adj.all:permissive1^soft,+ ] lenience2,@ (a disposition to be lenient in judging others; "softness is not something permitted of good leaders") } { overtolerance, permissiveness,@ (too much permissiveness) } { [ unpermissiveness, adj.all:unpermissive,+ permissiveness,!] [ restrictiveness, adj.all:restrictive,+ ] temperament,@ (a lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits) } { [ sternness, adj.all:implacable^stern,+ adj.all:demanding1^stern,+ ] [ strictness1, adj.all:strict,+ adj.all:intolerant^strict,+ adj.all:demanding1^strict,+ ] unpermissiveness,@ (uncompromising resolution) } { [ Puritanism, adj.all:nonindulgent^puritanical,+ adj.pert:puritanical,+ ] sternness,@ (strictness and austerity in conduct and religion) } { [ severity, adj.all:nonindulgent^severe2,+ ] [ severeness1, adj.all:nonindulgent^severe2,+ ] [ harshness2, adj.all:unpleasant^harsh1,+ adj.all:disagreeable^harsh,+ ] [ rigor2, adj.all:demanding1^rigorous,+ ] rigour2, [ rigorousness1, adj.all:exact^rigorous,+ adj.all:demanding1^rigorous,+ ] rigourousness1, [ inclemency, adj.all:inclement1,+ ] [ hardness4, adj.all:bad^hard,+ ] stiffness3, sternness,@ (excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp") } { [ good_nature, ill_nature,!] temperament,@ (a cheerful, obliging disposition) } { [ grace3, adj.all:kind^gracious,+ ] good_will, goodwill, good_nature,@ (a disposition to kindness and compassion; "the victor's grace in treating the vanquished") } { [ patience, adj.all:patient,+ impatience,! ] forbearance, [ longanimity, adj.all:patient^longanimous,+ ] good_nature,@ (good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence) } { [ easygoingness, adj.all:undemanding1^easygoing,+ ] good_nature,@ (being without worry or concern) } { [ risibility, adj.all:humorous^risible,+ ] good_nature,@ (a disposition to laugh) } { [ agreeableness, adj.all:accordant^agreeable,+ disagreeableness,!] [ agreeability, adj.all:accordant^agreeable,+ adj.all:agreeable,+ ] temperament,@ (a temperamental disposition to be agreeable) } { [ complaisance, adj.all:accommodating^complaisant,+ ] [ compliance, adj.all:compliant,+ ] [ compliancy, adj.all:compliant,+ verb.social:comply,+ ] [ obligingness, adj.all:accommodating^obliging,+ ] [ deference, adj.all:respectful^deferential,+ adj.all:respectful^deferent,+ ] agreeableness,@ (a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others) } { [ ill_nature, good_nature,!] temperament,@ (a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition) } { [ crabbiness, adj.all:ill-natured^crabby,+ ] [ crabbedness, adj.all:ill-natured^crabbed,+ ] [ crossness, adj.all:ill-natured^cross,+ ] ill_nature,@ (a disposition to be ill-tempered) } { [ crankiness, adj.all:ill-natured^cranky,+ ] [ crotchetiness, adj.all:ill-natured^crotchety,+ ] contrariness, [ grumpiness, adj.all:ill-natured^grumpy,+ ] ill_nature,@ (a fussy and eccentric disposition) } { [ sulkiness, adj.all:ill-natured^sulky,+ ] [ sullenness, adj.all:ill-natured^sullen,+ ] [ moroseness, adj.all:ill-natured^morose,+ ] [ sourness1, adj.all:ill-natured^sour,+ ] ill_nature,@ (a sullen moody resentful disposition) } { [ temper2, verb.change:temper3,+ ] biliousness, [ irritability, adj.all:ill-natured^irritable,+ ] peevishness, [ pettishness, adj.all:ill-natured^pettish,+ ] [ snappishness, adj.all:ill-natured^snappish,+ ] [ surliness, adj.all:ill-natured^surly,+ ] ill_nature,@ (a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees") } { [ impatience, adj.all:impatient,+ patience,! ] ill_nature,@ (a dislike of anything that causes delay) } { intolerance2, impatience,@ (impatience with annoyances; "his intolerance of interruptions") } { [ shrewishness, adj.all:ill-natured^shrewish,+ ] ill_nature,@ (a nature given to nagging or scolding) } { [ querulousness, adj.all:complaining^querulous,+ ] peevishness,@ (the quality of being given to complaining) } { asperity2, [ sharpness, adj.all:unpleasant^sharp,+ ] ill_nature,@ (harshness of manner) } { [ disagreeableness, agreeableness,!] temperament,@ (an ill-tempered and offensive disposition) } { [ bitterness1, adj.all:unpleasant^bitter,+ adj.all:resentful^bitter,+ ] [ acrimony, adj.all:resentful^acrimonious,+ ] [ acerbity, adj.all:unpleasant^acerbic,+ verb.emotion:acerbate,+ ] [ jaundice, verb.change:jaundice,+ ] [ tartness1, adj.all:unpleasant^tart,+ ] thorniness1, disagreeableness,@ (a rough and bitter manner) } { [ aggressiveness1, adj.all:hostile1^aggressive,+ ] [ belligerence, adj.all:hostile1^belligerent,+ ] [ pugnacity, adj.all:aggressive^pugnacious,+ ] disagreeableness,@ (a natural disposition to be hostile) } { bellicosity, bellicoseness, aggressiveness1,@ (a natural disposition to fight) } { [ quarrelsomeness, adj.all:argumentative^quarrelsome,+ ] [ contentiousness, adj.all:argumentative^contentious,+ ] disagreeableness,@ (an inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious) } { [ truculence, adj.all:aggressive^truculent,+ ] [ truculency, adj.all:aggressive^truculent,+ ] aggressiveness1,@ (obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness) } { [ litigiousness, adj.all:argumentative^litigious,+ adj.pert:litigious,+ ] quarrelsomeness,@ (a quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits; "charges of litigiousness and widespread perjury") } { [ willingness, adj.all:willing,+ unwillingness,!] temperament,@ (cheerful compliance; "he expressed his willingness to help") } { readiness1, eagerness, zeal, forwardness, willingness,@ (prompt willingness; "readiness to continue discussions"; "they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"; "they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"; "he tried to explain his forwardness in battle") } { [ receptiveness, adj.all:pervious^receptive,+ adj.all:receptive,+ ] [ receptivity, adj.all:pervious^receptive,+ adj.all:receptive,+ ] [ openness2, adj.all:unconstricted^open,+ adj.all:open,+ ] willingness,@ (willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas); "he was testing the government's receptiveness to reform"; "this receptiveness is the key feature in oestral behavior, enabling natural mating to occur"; "their receptivity to the proposal") } { [ wholeheartedness2, adj.all:sincere^wholehearted,+ ] willingness,@ (undivided commitment or unreserved enthusiasm) } { [ unwillingness, adj.all:involuntary1^unwilling,+ adj.all:unwilling,+ willingness,!] involuntariness, temperament,@ (the trait of being unwilling; "his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made"; "in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton") } { [ reluctance, adj.all:unwilling^reluctant,+ adj.all:uneager^reluctant,+ adj.all:disinclined^reluctant,+ ] [ hesitancy, adj.all:indecisive1^hesitant,+ verb.stative:hesitate,+ ] [ hesitation1, verb.stative:hesitate,+ ] [ disinclination, verb.cognition:disincline,+ ] [ indisposition, verb.cognition:indispose,+ ] unwillingness,@ (a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"; "after some hesitation he agreed") } { [ resistance1, adj.all:impervious^resistant,+ ] unwillingness,@ noun.cognition:psychiatry,;c ((psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness) } { [ seriousness, adj.all:important^serious,+ adj.all:serious2,+ adj.all:serious,+ frivolity,!] [ earnestness, adj.all:serious^earnest,+ adj.all:purposeful^earnest,+ ] [ serious-mindedness, adj.all:serious^serious-minded,+ ] [ sincerity1, adj.all:serious^sincere,+ ] trait,@ (the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice) } { [ committedness, adj.all:committed,+ ] commitment1, seriousness,@ (the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose; "a man of energy and commitment") } { investment, committedness,@ (the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result; "this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking"; "he made an emotional investment in the work") } { [ graveness, adj.all:serious^grave,+ adj.all:important^grave,+ ] [ gravity, adj.all:serious^grave,+ adj.all:important^grave,+ ] sobriety1, [ soberness, adj.all:serious^sober,+ adj.all:sober2,+ ] [ somberness, adj.all:cheerless^somber,+ ] [ sombreness, adj.all:cheerless^sombre,+ ] seriousness,@ (a manner that is serious and solemn) } { [ sedateness, adj.all:serious^sedate,+ adj.all:decorous^sedate,+ ] [ staidness, adj.all:decorous^staid,+ ] [ solemnity, adj.all:serious^solemn1,+ adj.all:serious^solemn,+ ] [ solemness, adj.all:serious^solemn,+ ] seriousness,@ (a trait of dignified seriousness) } { [ stodginess, adj.all:unfashionable^stodgy,+ adj.all:conventional^stodgy,+ ] [ stuffiness, adj.all:conventional^stuffy,+ ] gravity,@ (dull and pompous gravity) } { [ frivolity, adj.all:frivolous,+ seriousness,!] [ frivolousness, adj.all:frivolous,+ ] trait,@ (the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible) } { [ giddiness, adj.all:frivolous^giddy,+ ] [ silliness1, adj.all:frivolous^silly,+ ] frivolity,@ (an impulsive scatterbrained manner) } { lightsomeness, [ lightness, adj.all:frivolous^light2,+ adj.all:frivolous^light,+ ] silliness1,@ (the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous) } { levity, frivolity,@ (a manner lacking seriousness) } { [ flippancy, adj.all:frivolous^flippant,+ ] [ light-mindedness, adj.all:frivolous^light-minded,+ ] levity,@ (inappropriate levity; "her mood changed and she was all lightness and joy") } { [ jocoseness, adj.all:humorous^jocose,+ ] [ jocosity, adj.all:humorous^jocose,+ ] [ merriness, adj.all:joyous^merry2,+ adj.all:joyous^merry1,+ ] [ humorousness, adj.all:humorous,+ ] levity,@ (the trait of merry joking) } { playfulness, fun, frivolity,@ (a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with") } { [ facetiousness, adj.all:humorous^facetious,+ ] playfulness,@ (playful humor) } { [ impertinence, adj.all:spirited^impertinent,+ ] perkiness, [ pertness, adj.all:spirited^pert,+ ] [ sauciness, adj.all:forward2^saucy,+ ] archness, playfulness,@ (inappropriate playfulness) } { [ friskiness, adj.all:playful^frisky,+ ] [ frolicsomeness, adj.all:playful^frolicsome,+ ] [ sportiveness, adj.all:playful^sportive,+ ] playfulness,@ (lively high-spirited playfulness) } { [ impishness, adj.all:playful^impish,+ ] [ mischievousness1, adj.all:playful^mischievous,+ ] [ puckishness, adj.all:playful^puckish,+ ] whimsicality, playfulness,@ (the trait of behaving like an imp) } { [ humor1, adj.all:humorous,+ noun.person:humorist,+ ] [ humour1, adj.all:humourous,+ noun.person:humourist,+ ] sense_of_humor, sense_of_humour, playfulness,@ (the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor") } { [ communicativeness, adj.all:communicative,+ uncommunicativeness,!] trait,@ (the trait of being communicative) } { [ frankness1, adj.all:direct2^frank,+ ] [ outspokenness, adj.all:direct2^outspoken,+ adj.all:communicative^outspoken,+ ] communicativeness,@ (the trait of being blunt and outspoken) } { [ bluffness, adj.all:direct2^bluff1,+ ] frankness1,@ (good-natured frankness) } { [ effusiveness, adj.all:lively^effusive,+ ] [ expansiveness1, adj.all:communicative^expansive,+ ] [ expansivity1, adj.all:communicative^expansive,+ ] communicativeness,@ (a friendly open trait of a talkative person) } { [ fluency1, adj.all:articulate^fluent,+ ] [ volubility, adj.all:voluble,+ ] [ articulateness, adj.all:articulate,+ ] communicativeness,@ (the quality of being facile in speech and writing) } { [ garrulity, adj.all:voluble^garrulous,+ ] [ garrulousness, adj.all:voluble^garrulous,+ ] [ loquaciousness, adj.all:voluble^loquacious,+ ] [ loquacity, adj.all:voluble^loquacious,+ ] [ talkativeness, adj.all:voluble^talkative,+ adj.all:communicative^talkative,+ ] communicativeness,@ (the quality of being wordy and talkative) } { leresis, garrulity,@ (rambling talkativeness (especially in the aged)) } { [ uncommunicativeness, adj.all:uncommunicative,+ communicativeness,!] trait,@ (the trait of being uncommunicative) } { [ muteness, adj.all:inarticulate^mute,+ ] [ silence1, adj.all:uncommunicative^silent,+ verb.change:silence,+ ] uncommunicativeness,@ (a refusal to speak when expected; "his silence about my contribution was surprising") } { secrecy2, [ secretiveness2, adj.all:uncommunicative^secretive,+ ] [ silence2, verb.change:silence2,+ ] uncommunicativeness,@ (the trait of keeping things secret) } { [ mum, adj.all:uncommunicative^mum,+ ] secrecy2,@ (secrecy; "mum's the word") } { reserve, [ reticence, adj.all:taciturn^reticent,+ ] [ taciturnity, adj.all:taciturn,+ ] uncommunicativeness,@ (the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary) } { [ sociality, adj.all:sociable^social,+ adj.all:gregarious^social,+ adj.all:friendly1^social,+ adj.all:social,+ ] nature1,@ (the tendency to associate with others and to form social groups; "mammals as a class are not strong on sociality") } { [ sociability, adj.all:congenial^sociable,+ adj.all:sociable,+ unsociability,!] [ sociableness, adj.all:congenial^sociable,+ adj.all:sociable,+ ] sociality,@ personableness,#p (the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows) } { [ conviviality, adj.all:sociable^convivial,+ ] [ joviality, adj.all:joyous^jovial,+ ] sociability,@ (a jovial nature) } { [ companionability, adj.all:sociable^companionable,+ ] [ companionableness, adj.all:sociable^companionable,+ ] sociability,@ (suitability to be a companion) } { [ chumminess, adj.all:friendly1^chummy,+ adj.all:close2^chummy,+ ] camaraderie, [ comradeliness, adj.all:friendly1^comradely,+ ] comradery, [ comradeship, noun.person:comrade,+ ] sociability,@ (the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability) } { [ gregariousness, adj.all:social^gregarious,+ adj.all:gregarious,+ ] sociability,@ (the quality of being gregarious--having a dislike of being alone) } { [ openness1, adj.all:ingenuous^open,+ adj.all:open7,+ closeness1,!] [ nakedness, adj.all:overt^naked,+ ] sociability,@ (characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive) } { [ friendliness, adj.all:friendly1,+ unfriendliness,!] temperament,@ (a friendly disposition) } { [ affability, adj.all:friendly1^affable,+ ] [ affableness, adj.all:friendly1^affable,+ ] [ amiability, adj.all:good-natured^amiable,+ adj.all:friendly1^amiable,+ ] [ amiableness, adj.all:good-natured^amiable,+ ] bonhomie, [ geniality, adj.all:friendly1^genial,+ ] friendliness,@ (a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)) } { [ amicability, adj.all:amicable,+ ] [ amicableness, adj.all:amicable,+ ] friendliness,@ (having a disposition characterized by warmth and friendliness) } { [ condescension1, verb.social:condescend1,+ ] [ condescendingness, adj.all:superior1^condescending,+ ] affability,@ (affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank; "the queen's condescension was intended to make us feel comfortable") } { [ familiarity2, adj.all:close2^familiar,+ ] intimacy2, closeness3, friendliness,@ (close or warm friendship; "the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy") } { [ approachability, adj.all:approachable,+ unapproachability,!] [ accessibility2, adj.all:approachable^accessible,+ ] friendliness,@ (the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with) } { [ congeniality, uncongeniality,!] friendliness,@ (a congenial disposition) } { amity, [ cordiality, adj.all:warm2^cordial,+ adj.all:friendly1^cordial,+ ] friendliness,@ (a cordial disposition) } { [ neighborliness, adj.all:friendly1^neighborly,+ unneighborliness,!] [ neighbourliness, adj.all:friendly1^neighbourly,+ ] good-neighborliness, good-neighbourliness, friendliness,@ (a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors) } { [ hospitableness, adj.all:hospitable2,+ inhospitableness,!] friendliness,@ (having a disposition that welcomes guests and is fond of entertaining) } { [ mellowness2, adj.all:relaxed^mellow,+ adj.all:intoxicated^mellow,+ ] affability,@ (geniality, as through the effects of alcohol or marijuana) } { sweetness_and_light, affability,@ (a mild reasonableness; "when he learned who I was he became all sweetness and light") } { [ unsociability, adj.all:unsociable,+ sociability,!] [ unsociableness, adj.all:unsociable,+ ] disposition,@ (an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship) } { [ aloofness, adj.all:reserved1^aloof,+ ] remoteness1, [ standoffishness, adj.all:unapproachable^standoffish,+ ] [ withdrawnness, adj.all:unsocial^withdrawn,+ adj.all:reserved1^withdrawn,+ ] unsociability,@ (a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner) } { [ unapproachability, adj.all:unapproachable,+ approachability,!] aloofness,@ (a disposition to be unapproachable; unfriendly and inaccessible) } { [ closeness1, adj.all:uncommunicative^close,+ openness1,!] [ secretiveness1, adj.all:uncommunicative^secretive,+ ] unsociability,@ (characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)) } { [ furtiveness, adj.all:covert^furtive,+ adj.all:concealed^furtive,+ ] [ sneakiness, adj.all:crooked2^sneaky,+ adj.all:concealed^sneaky,+ ] [ stealthiness, adj.all:concealed^stealthy,+ ] secretiveness1,@ (a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously) } { [ unfriendliness, adj.all:unfriendly1,+ friendliness,!] temperament,@ (an unfriendly disposition) } { hostility, ill_will, unfriendliness,@ (a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; "he could not conceal his hostility") } { aggression, unfriendliness,@ (a disposition to behave aggressively) } { [ virulence1, adj.all:unpleasant^virulent,+ ] [ virulency1, adj.all:unpleasant^virulent,+ ] hostility,@ (extreme hostility; "the virulence of the malicious old man") } { [ misanthropy, adj.all:distrustful^misanthropic,+ adj.all:distrustful^misanthropical,+ noun.person:misanthropist,+ ] unfriendliness,@ (a disposition to dislike and mistrust other people) } { [ uncongeniality, adj.all:uncongenial,+ congeniality,!] unfriendliness,@ (a disposition not to be congenial) } { [ unneighborliness, adj.all:unfriendly1^unneighborly,+ neighborliness,!] unfriendliness,@ (an unneighborly disposition) } { [ inhospitableness, adj.all:inhospitable2,+ hospitableness,!] unfriendliness,@ (having an unfriendly and inhospitable disposition) } { [ adaptability, adj.all:adaptable,+ unadaptability,!] ability,@ (the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances) } { [ flexibility1, adj.all:adaptable^flexible,+ inflexibility1,!] [ flexibleness1, adj.all:adaptable^flexible,+ adj.all:flexible4,+ adj.all:flexible2,+ ] adaptability,@ (the quality of being adaptable or variable; "he enjoyed the flexibility of his working arrangement") } { wiggle_room, flexibility1,@ (flexibility of interpretation or of options; "the request left some wiggle room for future restructuring") } { [ pliability1, adj.all:adaptable^pliable,+ ] [ pliancy, adj.all:impressionable^pliant,+ adj.all:adaptable^pliant,+ ] [ pliantness, adj.all:impressionable^pliant,+ adj.all:adaptable^pliant,+ ] [ suppleness2, adj.all:flexible2^supple,+ ] adaptability,@ (adaptability of mind or character; "he was valued for his reliability and pliability"; "he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization") } { [ unadaptability, adj.all:unadaptable,+ adaptability,!] inability,@ (the inability to change or be changed to fit changed circumstances) } { [ inflexibility1, adj.all:unadaptable^inflexible,+ adj.all:inflexible4,+ adj.all:inflexible2,+ flexibility1,!] [ rigidity1, adj.all:intolerant^rigid,+ verb.change:rigidify1,+ ] [ rigidness1, adj.all:unadaptable^rigid,+ adj.all:intolerant^rigid,+ ] unadaptability,@ (the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe) } { [ thoughtfulness, adj.all:thoughtful4,+ unthoughtfulness,!] trait,@ character1,#p (the trait of thinking carefully before acting) } { [ pensiveness, adj.all:sad^pensive,+ ] [ meditativeness, adj.all:thoughtful^meditative,+ ] [ contemplativeness, adj.all:thoughtful^contemplative,+ ] thoughtfulness,@ (deep serious thoughtfulness) } { [ introspectiveness, adj.all:introspective,+ ] thoughtfulness,@ (thoughtfulness about your own situation and feelings) } { [ deliberation, verb.communication:deliberate1,+ verb.communication:deliberate,+ ] deliberateness, thoughtfulness,@ (the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision; "he was a man of judicial deliberation") } { [ intentionality, adj.all:intended^intentional,+ ] deliberateness,@ (expressive of intentions) } { reflectiveness, [ reflectivity1, adj.all:intellectual^reflective,+ adj.all:thoughtful^reflective,+ ] thoughtfulness,@ (the capability of quiet thought or contemplation) } { [ unthoughtfulness, adj.all:thoughtless^unthoughtful,+ thoughtfulness,!] [ thoughtlessness, adj.all:thoughtless,+ ] trait,@ (the trait of not thinking carefully before acting) } { [ recklessness, adj.all:careless^reckless,+ adj.all:bold^reckless,+ ] [ foolhardiness, adj.all:bold^foolhardy,+ ] [ rashness, adj.all:bold^rash,+ ] unthoughtfulness,@ (the trait of giving little thought to danger) } { adventurism, recklessness,@ (recklessness in politics or foreign affairs) } { [ brashness, adj.all:forward2^brash,+ ] recklessness,@ (the trait of being rash and hasty) } { desperation, recklessness,@ (desperate recklessness; "it was a policy of desperation") } { [ impulsiveness, adj.all:unpremeditated^impulsive,+ adj.all:spontaneous^impulsive,+ adj.all:incautious^impulsive,+ adj.all:arbitrary^impulsive,+ ] unthoughtfulness,@ (the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection) } { [ impetuousness, adj.all:incautious^impetuous,+ ] [ impetuosity, adj.all:incautious^impetuous,+ ] impulsiveness,@ (rash impulsiveness) } { [ hastiness, adj.all:hurried^hasty,+ ] impulsiveness,@ (hasty impulsiveness) } { [ attentiveness1, adj.all:attentive4,+ inattentiveness1,! ] trait,@ (the trait of being observant and paying attention) } { attentiveness, considerateness,@ (the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others) } { [ inattentiveness1, adj.all:negligent^inattentive,+ attentiveness1,! ] trait,@ (the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others) } { [ carefulness, adj.all:unhurried^careful,+ adj.all:provident^careful,+ adj.all:careful,+ carelessness,!] attentiveness1,@ (the quality of being careful and painstaking; "I admired the carefulness of his work") } { [ mindfulness, adj.all:mindful,+ unmindfulness,! ] [ heedfulness, adj.all:mindful^heedful,+ adj.all:attentive^heedful,+ adj.all:heedful,+ heedlessness1,! ] attentiveness1,@ (the trait of staying aware of (paying close attention to) your responsibilities) } { [ caution, incaution,!] [ cautiousness, adj.all:cautious,+ ] [ carefulness1, adj.all:troubled^careful,+ adj.all:provident^careful,+ adj.all:mindful^careful,+ ] attentiveness1,@ (the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger; "a man of caution") } { precaution, caution1,@ (the trait of practicing caution in advance) } { [ wariness, adj.all:distrustful^wary,+ adj.all:wary,+ unwariness,!] [ chariness, adj.all:cautious^chary,+ ] caution1,@ (the trait of being cautious and watchful) } { [ alertness, adj.all:alert,+ ] [ sharp-sightedness, adj.all:perceptive^sharp-sighted,+ ] on_the_qui_vive, attentiveness1,@ (lively attentiveness) } { watchfulness, [ vigilance, adj.all:alert^vigilant,+ ] weather_eye, attentiveness1,@ (vigilant attentiveness; "he keeps a weather eye open for trouble") } { [ carelessness, adj.all:heedless^careless1,+ adj.all:careless,+ carefulness,!] [ sloppiness, adj.all:careless^sloppy,+ ] inattentiveness1,@ (the quality of not being careful or taking pains) } { [ incaution, caution,!] [ incautiousness, adj.all:careless^incautious,+ ] carelessness,@ (the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger) } { [ unwariness, adj.all:unwary,+ wariness,!] incaution,@ (the trait of not being cautious and watchful) } { [ unmindfulness, adj.all:unaware^unmindful1,+ adj.all:unmindful,+ mindfulness,! ] [ heedlessness1, heedfulness,! ] [ inadvertence, adj.all:unintended^inadvertent,+ ] [ inadvertency, adj.all:unintended^inadvertent,+ ] attentiveness1,@ (the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities) } { [ negligence, adj.all:negligent,+ ] [ neglect, verb.cognition:neglect5,+ verb.social:neglect,+ ] [ neglectfulness, adj.all:negligent^neglectful2,+ ] carelessness,@ (the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern) } { [ delinquency, adj.all:guilty^delinquent,+ ] dereliction, willful_neglect, negligence,@ (a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities") } { [ laxness, adj.all:negligent^lax,+ ] [ laxity, adj.all:negligent^lax,+ ] [ remissness, adj.all:negligent^remiss,+ ] [ slackness1, adj.all:negligent^slack,+ ] negligence,@ (the quality of being lax and neglectful) } { [ masculinity1, adj.all:masculine1,+ femininity,!] trait,@ (the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men) } { [ manfulness, adj.all:masculine1^manful,+ adj.all:manful,+ ] [ manliness, adj.all:masculine1^manly,+ adj.all:manly,+ ] [ virility, adj.all:masculine1^virile,+ ] masculinity1,@ (the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male) } { [ boyishness, adj.all:young^boyish,+ ] masculinity1,@ (being characteristic of a boy) } { machismo, masculinity1,@ (exaggerated masculinity) } { hoydenism, [ tomboyishness, adj.all:unwomanly^tomboyish,+ ] masculinity1,@ (masculinity in women (especially in girls and young women)) } { [ femininity, adj.all:feminine1,+ masculinity1,!] muliebrity, trait,@ (the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women) } { [ womanliness, adj.all:womanly,+ ] womanlike, femininity,@ (the trait of being womanly; having the characteristics of an adult female) } { [ ladylikeness, adj.all:refined1^ladylike,+ ] femininity,@ (behavior befitting a lady) } { [ maidenliness, adj.all:feminine1^maidenly,+ ] femininity,@ (behavior befitting a young maiden) } { [ girlishness, adj.all:young^girlish,+ ] femininity,@ (being characteristic of a girl) } { effeminacy, [ effeminateness, adj.all:unmanly^effeminate,+ ] [ sissiness, adj.all:unmanly^sissy,+ ] softness4, [ womanishness, adj.all:unmanly^womanish,+ ] [ unmanliness, adj.all:cowardly^unmanly,+ adj.all:unmanly,+ ] femininity,@ noun.communication:derogation,;u (the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man); "the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy"; "Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness"; "he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him") } { [ emasculation, verb.change:emasculate,+ ] effeminacy,@ (loss of power and masculinity) } { [ trustworthiness, adj.all:responsible^trustworthy,+ adj.all:trustworthy,+ untrustworthiness,!] [ trustiness, adj.all:trusty,+ untrustiness,!] trait,@ (the trait of deserving trust and confidence) } { [ creditworthiness, adj.all:trustworthy^creditworthy,+ ] trustworthiness,@ (trustworthiness with money as based on a person's credit history; a general qualification for borrowing) } { [ responsibility, adj.all:responsible,+ irresponsibility,!] [ responsibleness, adj.all:trustworthy^responsible,+ adj.all:responsible,+ irresponsibleness,!] trustworthiness,@ character1,#p (a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; "he holds a position of great responsibility") } { [ fault1, verb.communication:fault,+ ] responsibility,@ (responsibility for a bad situation or event; "it was John's fault") } { [ accountability, adj.all:responsible^accountable,+ ] [ answerability, adj.all:responsible^answerable,+ ] [ answerableness, adj.all:responsible^answerable,+ ] responsibility,@ (responsibility to someone or for some activity) } { [ dependability, adj.all:trustworthy^dependable,+ adj.all:steady^dependable,+ adj.all:dependable,+ undependability,!] [ dependableness, adj.all:trustworthy^dependable,+ adj.all:steady^dependable,+ adj.all:sound^dependable,+ adj.all:dependable,+ undependableness,!] [ reliability, adj.all:trustworthy^reliable2,+ adj.all:trustworthy^reliable1,+ adj.all:reliable,+ unreliability,!] [ reliableness, adj.all:trustworthy^reliable2,+ adj.all:trustworthy^reliable1,+ adj.all:reliable,+ unreliableness,!] responsibility,@ (the quality of being dependable or reliable) } { [ untrustworthiness, adj.all:untrustworthy,+ trustworthiness,!] [ untrustiness, adj.all:untrusty,+ trustiness,!] trait,@ (the trait of not deserving trust or confidence) } { [ irresponsibility, adj.all:irresponsible,+ responsibility,!] [ irresponsibleness, adj.all:irresponsible,+ responsibleness,!] untrustworthiness,@ (a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions) } { solidity, [ solidness1, adj.all:sound^solid,+ adj.all:serious^solid,+ adj.all:good1^solid,+ ] dependability,@ (the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally; "the solidity of the evidence worked in his favor"; "the solidness of her faith gave her enduring hope") } { [ undependability, adj.all:undependable,+ dependability,!] [ undependableness, adj.all:fallible^undependable,+ adj.all:undependable,+ dependableness,!] [ unreliability, adj.all:irresponsible^unreliable,+ adj.all:unreliable,+ reliability,!] [ unreliableness, adj.all:irresponsible^unreliable,+ adj.all:fallible^unreliable,+ adj.all:dangerous^unreliable,+ adj.all:unreliable,+ reliableness,!] irresponsibility,@ (the trait of not being dependable or reliable) } { [ flightiness, adj.all:frivolous^flighty,+ ] [ arbitrariness, adj.all:arbitrary,+ ] [ whimsicality1, adj.all:arbitrary^whimsical,+ ] [ whimsy, adj.all:arbitrary^whimsical,+ ] whimsey, [ capriciousness, adj.all:arbitrary^capricious,+ ] irresponsibility,@ (the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory") } { [ carefreeness, adj.all:untroubled^carefree,+ ] irresponsibility,@ (the trait of being without worry or responsibility) } { [ conscientiousness1, adj.all:careful^conscientious,+ unconscientiousness1,!] [ painstakingness, adj.all:careful^painstaking,+ ] carefulness,@ (the trait of being painstaking and careful) } { [ meticulousness, adj.all:precise^meticulous,+ adj.all:fastidious^meticulous,+ ] [ meticulosity, adj.all:precise^meticulous,+ adj.all:fastidious^meticulous,+ ] [ punctiliousness, adj.all:precise^punctilious,+ ] [ scrupulousness2, adj.all:careful^scrupulous,+ ] conscientiousness1,@ (strict attention to minute details) } { [ thoroughness, adj.all:complete^thorough,+ adj.all:careful^thorough,+ ] conscientiousness1,@ (conscientiousness in performing all aspects of a task) } { diligence1, conscientiousness1,@ (conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation) } { [ strictness2, adj.all:invariable^strict,+ adj.all:exact^strict,+ ] [ stringency, adj.all:demanding1^stringent,+ ] conscientiousness1,@ (conscientious attention to rules and details) } { [ unconscientiousness1, conscientiousness1,!] carelessness,@ (the trait of not being painstaking or careful) } { [ nonchalance, adj.all:unconcerned^nonchalant,+ ] unconcern1, [ indifference1, adj.all:impartial^indifferent2,+ ] carefreeness,@ (the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern) } { recommendation, passport, characteristic,@ (any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission; "her pleasant personality is already a recommendation"; "his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society") } { [ appearance, verb.change:appear,+ ] visual_aspect, quality,@ (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing) } { agerasia, appearance,@ (youthful appearance in an old person) } { [ look, verb.perception:look1,+ verb.body:look,+ ] appearance,@ (physical appearance; "I don't like the looks of this place") } { view1, appearance,@ (outward appearance; "they look the same in outward view") } { [ color1, noun.person:colorist,+ ] colour1, appearance,@ (the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation) } { [ complexion2, verb.change:complexion,+ ] appearance,@ (texture and appearance of the skin of the face) } { [ impression, adj.pert:impressionistic1,+ ] effect, appearance,@ (an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting") } { figure, impression,@ (the impression produced by a person; "he cut a fine figure"; "a heroic figure") } { image1, impression,@ (the general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public; "although her popular image was contrived it served to inspire music and pageantry"; "the company tried to project an altruistic image") } { mark2, impression,@ (the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember; "it was in London that he made his mark"; "he left an indelible mark on the American theater") } { perspective, linear_perspective, appearance,@ (the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer) } { phase, appearance,@ noun.cognition:astronomy,;c ((astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun); "the full phase of the moon") } { tout_ensemble, impression,@ (a total impression or effect of something made up of individual parts) } { vanishing_point, appearance,@ perspective,#p (the appearance of a point on the horizon at which parallel lines converge) } { [ superficies, adj.pert:superficial,+ ] appearance,@ noun.communication:plural,;u (the purely external aspect of a thing; superficial appearance; "the audience was held by the substance of the play rather than by the superficies of the production"-R.W.Speaight) } { [ format, verb.creation:format,+ ] appearance,@ noun.communication:publication,#p (the general appearance of a publication) } { form, [ shape1, adj.all:shapely,+ verb.change:shape,+ verb.creation:shape,+ ] cast, appearance,@ (the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features") } { [ persona, verb.stative:personify,+ ] image, appearance,@ noun.person:Jung,;c noun.cognition:psychology,;c ((Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world; "a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty") } { semblance, [ gloss1, verb.communication:gloss2,+ ] color4, colour4, appearance,@ (an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color") } { color_of_law, colour_of_law, semblance,@ noun.group:law,;c (a mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law; "the plaintiff claimed that under color of law the officer had deprived him of his civil rights") } { simulacrum, semblance,@ (an insubstantial or vague semblance) } { face_value, semblance,@ (the apparent worth as opposed to the real worth) } { guise, pretense1, pretence1, pretext, semblance,@ (an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them") } { disguise, camouflage, semblance,@ (an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories") } { verisimilitude, semblance,@ (the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true) } { face, appearance,@ (the general outward appearance of something; "the face of the city is changing") } { countenance, visage, appearance,@ (the appearance conveyed by a person's face; "a pleasant countenance"; "a stern visage") } { expression, [ look1, verb.perception:look1,+ verb.communication:look,+ verb.body:look,+ ] aspect1, facial_expression, face3, countenance,@ (the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face") } { [ leer, verb.perception:leer,+ ] expression,@ (a suggestive or sneering look or grin) } { poker_face, countenance,@ noun.act:poker,;c (a face without any interpretable expression (as that of a good poker player)) } { marking, noun.artifact:design,@ (a pattern of marks) } { band, banding, [ stria, verb.change:striate,+ ] [ striation, verb.change:striate,+ ] stripe,@ (a stripe or stripes of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps") } { collar, band,@ noun.cognition:zoology,;c ((zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal) } { stretch_mark, stria,@ noun.state:pregnancy,;c (a narrow band resulting from tension on the skin (as on abdominal skin after pregnancy)) } { blaze1, marking,@ (a light-colored marking; "they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes"; "the horse had a blaze between its eyes") } { [ speck, verb.contact:speck,+ ] [ pinpoint, verb.possession:pinpoint,+ ] spot1,@ (a very small spot; "the plane was just a speck in the sky") } { [ crisscross, verb.change:crisscross,+ verb.contact:crisscross,+ verb.motion:crisscross,+ ] [ cross, verb.creation:cross9,+ ] [ mark1, verb.communication:mark,+ verb.contact:mark1,+ ] marking,@ (a marking that consists of lines that cross each other) } { eyespot, ocellus, marking,@ (an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color) } { [ hatch, verb.creation:hatch3,+ verb.contact:hatch4,+ ] [ hatching, verb.contact:hatch4,+ ] [ crosshatch, verb.creation:crosshatch,+ ] [ hachure, verb.contact:hatch4,+ ] shading,@ (shading consisting of multiple crossing lines) } { [ shading, verb.creation:shade,+ ] marking,@ (graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting) } { [ nebula, adj.all:cloudy^nebular,+ ] spot1,@ noun.cognition:pathology,;c ((pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea) } { [ splash, adj.all:covered^splashy,+ ] spot1,@ (a patch of bright color; "her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color") } { [ spot1, verb.change:spot,+ ] [ speckle, verb.contact:speckle,+ verb.contact:speckle1,+ ] [ dapple, verb.change:dapple,+ ] [ patch, adj.all:uneven^patchy,+ verb.possession:patch,+ ] [ fleck, verb.contact:fleck,+ ] maculation, marking,@ (a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red") } { worn_spot, [ fret, verb.perception:fret,+ ] spot1,@ (a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion) } { [ stripe, adj.all:patterned^stripy,+ verb.contact:stripe,+ ] [ streak, adj.all:patterned^streaky,+ verb.creation:streak,+ ] bar, marking,@ (a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background; "a green toad with small black stripes or bars"; "may the Stars and Stripes forever wave") } { [ hairiness, adj.all:hairy,+ hairlessness,!] pilosity, appearance,@ (the quality of having hair) } { [ hirsuteness, adj.all:hirsute,+ ] hirsutism, hairiness,@ (excessive hairiness) } { [ hairlessness, hairiness,!] appearance,@ (the quality of not having hair) } { [ beauty, adj.all:beautiful^beauteous,+ noun.person:beautician,+ verb.stative:beautify,+ verb.creation:beautify,+ verb.change:beautify,+ ugliness,!] appearance,@ (the qualities that give pleasure to the senses) } { raw_beauty, beauty,@ (beauty that is stark and powerfully impressive) } { [ glory, adj.all:impressive^glorious,+ adj.all:beautiful^glorious,+ verb.communication:glorify,+ verb.change:glorify1,+ verb.change:glorify,+ ] [ resplendence, adj.all:beautiful^resplendent,+ verb.stative:resplend,+ ] [ resplendency, adj.all:beautiful^resplendent,+ verb.stative:resplend,+ ] beauty,@ (brilliant radiant beauty; "the glory of the sunrise") } { [ exquisiteness, adj.all:beautiful^exquisite,+ ] beauty,@ (extreme beauty of a delicate sort) } { [ picturesqueness, adj.all:beautiful^picturesque,+ ] beauty,@ (visually vivid and pleasing) } { [ pleasingness, adj.all:pleasant^pleasing,+ unpleasingness,! ] pleasantness,@ (the quality of giving pleasure to the senses; "the liveliness and pleasingness of dark eyes"- T.N. Carver) } { [ pulchritude, adj.all:beautiful^pulchritudinous,+ ] beauty,@ (physical beauty (especially of a woman)) } { [ glamor, adj.all:exciting^glamorous,+ verb.change:glamorize,+ ] [ glamour, adj.all:exciting^glamourous,+ verb.change:glamourise,+ verb.communication:glamour,+ ] beauty,@ (alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)) } { [ comeliness, adj.all:beautiful^comely,+ ] [ fairness2, adj.all:feminine1^fair,+ adj.all:beautiful^fair,+ ] [ loveliness, adj.all:lovable^lovely,+ adj.all:beautiful^lovely,+ ] [ beauteousness, adj.all:beautiful^beauteous,+ ] beauty,@ (the quality of being good looking and attractive) } { [ prettiness, adj.all:beautiful^pretty,+ ] [ cuteness, adj.all:attractive1^cute,+ ] beauty,@ (the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)) } { [ handsomeness, adj.all:beautiful^handsome,+ ] good_looks, beauty,@ (the quality of having regular well-defined features (especially of a man)) } { [ attractiveness, adj.all:attractive1,+ unattractiveness,!] beauty,@ (sexual allure) } { [ adorability, adj.all:lovable^adorable,+ ] [ adorableness, adj.all:lovable^adorable,+ ] attractiveness,@ (extreme attractiveness) } { [ bewitchery, verb.emotion:bewitch,+ ] [ beguilement, verb.emotion:beguile,+ ] animal_magnetism, attractiveness,@ (magnetic personal charm) } { [ charisma, adj.all:attractive1^charismatic,+ ] personal_appeal, personal_magnetism, attractiveness,@ interest2,@ (a personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others) } { [ curvaceousness, adj.all:shapely^curvaceous,+ ] [ shapeliness, adj.all:shapely,+ ] [ voluptuousness, adj.all:shapely^voluptuous,+ ] pulchritude,@ (the quality of having a well-rounded body) } { sex_appeal, [ desirability1, adj.all:eligible^desirable,+ ] [ desirableness1, adj.all:eligible^desirable,+ ] oomph1, attractiveness,@ (attractiveness to the opposite sex) } { [ sultriness, adj.all:hot2^sultry,+ ] sex_appeal,@ (the quality of expressing or arousing sexual desire; "the sultriness of her look was unmistakable"; "the sultriness of lust was in the air") } { [ appeal, verb.emotion:appeal,+ ] [ appealingness, adj.all:appealing2,+ adj.all:appealing,+ ] [ charm, verb.emotion:charm,+ verb.communication:charm,+ ] attractiveness,@ (attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his smile was part of his appeal to her") } { siren_call, siren_song, appeal,@ (the enticing appeal of something alluring but potentially dangerous; "he succumbed to the siren call of the wilderness") } { spiff, attractiveness,@ (attractiveness in appearance or dress or manner; "he gets by largely on pure spiff") } { [ winsomeness, adj.all:attractive1^winsome,+ ] charm,@ (childlike charm or appeal) } { [ associability, adj.all:associative^associable,+ ] [ associableness, adj.all:associative^associable,+ ] capability,@ (the capability of being easily associated or joined or connected in thought) } { [ attraction, verb.emotion:attract,+ verb.contact:attract,+ ] [ attractiveness1, adj.all:appealing^attractive,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him") } { affinity2, attraction,@ (a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam") } { [ allure, verb.communication:allure,+ ] [ allurement, verb.communication:allure,+ ] [ temptingness, adj.all:seductive^tempting,+ ] attraction,@ (the power to entice or attract through personal charm) } { [ invitation, verb.emotion:invite1,+ verb.emotion:invite,+ ] allure,@ (a tempting allurement; "she was an invitation to trouble") } { [ binding, verb.contact:bind6,+ verb.change:bind9,+ ] attraction,@ (the capacity to attract and hold something) } { drawing_power, attraction,@ (the capacity for attracting people (customers or supporters)) } { [ fascination, verb.stative:fascinate,+ verb.emotion:fascinate,+ ] attraction,@ (the capacity to attract intense interest; "he held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations") } { [ lure, verb.communication:lure,+ ] [ enticement, verb.communication:entice,+ ] come-on, attraction,@ (qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward) } { sexual_attraction, attraction,@ (attractiveness on the basis of sexual desire) } { show-stopper, showstopper, attraction,@ (something that is strikingly attractive or has great popular appeal; "she has a show-stopper of a smile"; "the brilliant orange flowers against the green foliage were a showstopper") } { [ ugliness, adj.all:ugly,+ beauty,!] appearance,@ (qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses) } { [ unsightliness, adj.all:ugly^unsightly,+ ] ugliness,@ (ugliness that is unpleasant to look at) } { [ grotesqueness, adj.all:ugly^grotesque,+ adj.all:strange^grotesque,+ ] grotesquery, grotesquerie, ugliness,@ (ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion) } { [ garishness2, adj.all:tasteless2^garish,+ ] [ gaudiness, adj.all:tasteless2^gaudy,+ adj.all:colorful3^gaudy,+ ] ugliness,@ (strident color or excessive ornamentation) } { [ unpleasingness, adj.all:unpleasant^unpleasing,+ pleasingness,!] unpleasantness,@ (the quality of being unpleasant to to the senses) } { [ hideousness, adj.all:ugly^hideous,+ ] ugliness,@ (dreadful ugliness; horrible repulsiveness) } { [ disfigurement, verb.contact:disfigure,+ ] [ disfiguration, verb.contact:disfigure,+ ] [ deformity, adj.all:unshapely^deformed,+ ] appearance,@ (an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration") } { [ unattractiveness, adj.all:unattractive,+ attractiveness,!] ugliness,@ (an ugliness of appearance that is not appealing to viewers) } { [ homeliness, adj.all:unattractive^homely,+ ] [ plainness2, adj.all:unattractive^plain,+ ] appearance,@ (an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful; "fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness") } { [ shapelessness, adj.all:unshapely^shapeless,+ ] unattractiveness,@ (the quality of lacking an esthetically pleasing shape) } { ballast, noun.Tops:attribute,@ (an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings) } { [ blemish, verb.contact:blemish1,+ verb.contact:blemish,+ verb.change:blemish,+ ] defect, [ mar, verb.change:mar,+ ] appearance,@ (a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish") } { birthmark, nevus, blemish,@ (a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth) } { chatter_mark, blemish,@ (a mark made by a chattering tool on the surface of a workpiece) } { [ check, verb.change:check9,+ verb.change:check3,+ ] [ chip, verb.contact:chip3,+ ] blemish,@ (a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something) } { crack, blemish,@ (a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts; "there was a crack in the mirror") } { [ craze, verb.change:craze,+ ] crack,@ (a fine crack in a glaze or other surface) } { [ dent, verb.contact:dent,+ ] ding, gouge, nick, blemish,@ (an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)) } { dig, dent,@ (a small gouge (as in the cover of a book); "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover") } { eyesore, ugliness,@ (something very ugly and offensive) } { mole, blemish,@ (a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin) } { [ scratch, verb.contact:scratch,+ ] [ scrape, verb.contact:scrape2,+ verb.contact:scrape,+ ] [ scar, verb.contact:scar,+ ] [ mark, verb.contact:mark2,+ ] blemish,@ (an indication of damage) } { [ burn, verb.change:burn3,+ verb.change:burn2,+ verb.change:burn1,+ ] burn_mark, blemish,@ (a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)) } { cigarette_burn, burn,@ (a burn mark left by a smoldering cigarette; "a cigarette burn on the edge of the table") } { [ smudge, adj.all:dirty1^smudgy,+ verb.contact:smudge,+ ] [ spot, verb.change:spot1,+ verb.contact:spot,+ ] [ blot, verb.contact:blot,+ verb.contact:blot1,+ ] daub, [ smear, verb.contact:smear1,+ verb.contact:smear2,+ ] [ smirch, verb.contact:smirch1,+ ] slur, blemish,@ (a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek") } { [ blotch, adj.all:patterned^blotchy,+ adj.all:blemished^blotchy,+ verb.creation:blotch,+ ] splodge, [ splotch, verb.contact:splotch,+ ] smudge,@ (an irregularly shaped spot) } { fingermark, [ fingerprint, verb.creation:fingerprint,+ ] smudge,@ (a smudge made by a (dirty) finger) } { inkblot, smudge,@ (a blot made with ink) } { [ stain, verb.change:stain,+ ] [ discoloration, verb.change:discolor2,+ verb.change:discolor,+ ] [ discolouration, verb.change:discolour,+ ] appearance,@ (a soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark stain") } { [ scorch, verb.change:scorch3,+ ] stain,@ (a discoloration caused by heat) } { bloodstain, stain,@ (a discoloration caused by blood) } { iron_mold, iron_mould, stain,@ (a spot caused the staining with rust or ink) } { mud_stain, stain,@ (a stain produced by mud) } { oil_stain, stain,@ (a stain produced by oil) } { [ tarnish, verb.contact:tarnish,+ ] discoloration,@ (discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation) } { stigma, blemish,@ (a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease) } { port-wine_stain, nevus_flammeus, birthmark,@ (a flat birthmark varying from pink to purple) } { strawberry, strawberry_mark, hemangioma_simplex, birthmark,@ (a soft red birthmark) } { [ wart, adj.all:rough^warty,+ ] verruca, blemish,@ noun.state:keratosis,@ noun.cognition:pathology,;c ((pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus) } { common_wart, wart,@ (a benign growth (often with a rough surface)) } { genital_wart, venereal_wart, condyloma_acuminatum, verruca_acuminata, wart,@ (a small benign wart on or around the genitals and anus) } { juvenile_wart, wart,@ (a small benign growth on the faces of hands of children) } { plantar_wart, wart,@ (a wart occurring on the sole of the foot; "pressure causes plantar warts to develop a painful callus around the soft center") } { [ plainness, adj.all:unadorned^plain,+ ] appearance,@ (the appearance of being plain and unpretentious) } { [ chasteness1, adj.all:plain1^chaste,+ ] restraint1, [ simplicity1, adj.all:plain1^simple,+ ] [ simpleness1, adj.all:plain1^simple,+ ] plainness,@ (lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint") } { [ austereness, adj.all:plain1^austere,+ adj.all:nonindulgent^austere,+ ] severity3, [ severeness, adj.all:plain1^severe,+ ] plainness,@ (extreme plainness) } { [ bareness, adj.all:unpainted^bare,+ adj.all:inhospitable^bare,+ adj.all:empty^bare,+ adj.all:bare4,+ adj.all:bare,+ ] [ starkness, adj.all:plain1^stark,+ adj.all:inhospitable^stark,+ ] plainness,@ (an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation; "I was struck by the starkness of my father's room") } { ornateness, [ elaborateness1, adj.all:fancy^elaborate,+ ] appearance,@ (an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decorated) } { baroque, [ baroqueness, adj.all:fancy^baroque,+ ] artistic_style,@ (elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century) } { classical_style, artistic_style,@ (the artistic style of ancient Greek art with its emphasis on proportion and harmony) } { order, artistic_style,@ noun.cognition:architecture,;c ((architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans) } { Doric_order, Dorian_order, order,@ (the oldest and simplest of the Greek orders and the only one that normally has no base) } { Ionic_order, Ionian_order, order,@ (the second Greek order; the capital is decorated with spiral scrolls) } { Corinthian_order, order,@ (the last Greek order; similar to the Ionic order except the capital is decorated with carvings of acanthus leaves) } { Composite_order, order,@ (a Roman order that combines the Corinthian acanthus leaves with the spiral scrolls of the Ionic order) } { Tuscan_order, order,@ (a Roman order that resembles the Doric order but without a fluted shaft) } { rococo, artistic_style,@ (fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century) } { [ flamboyance, adj.all:fancy^flamboyant,+ ] [ floridness, adj.all:fancy^florid,+ ] floridity, [ showiness, adj.all:theatrical^showy,+ adj.all:ostentatious^showy,+ adj.all:colorful3^showy,+ ] elaborateness1,@ (extravagant elaborateness; "he wrote with great flamboyance") } { [ fussiness, adj.all:fastidious^fussy1,+ adj.all:fancy^fussy,+ ] elaborateness1,@ (unnecessary elaborateness in details) } { [ decorativeness, adj.all:nonfunctional^decorative,+ ] appearance,@ (an appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive) } { [ etiolation, verb.body:etiolate,+ ] appearance,@ (a pale and sickly appearance; "his etiolation signaled years in prison") } { [ coating, verb.contact:coat,+ ] [ finish, verb.contact:finish,+ ] [ finishing, verb.contact:finish,+ ] decorativeness,@ (a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance); "the boat had a metallic finish"; "he applied a coat of a clear finish"; "when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly") } { [ glaze, verb.contact:glaze,+ ] coating,@ (a coating for ceramics, metal, etc.) } { luster, lustre, glaze,@ (a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain) } { shoeshine, coating,@ (a shiny finish put on shoes with polish and buffing; "his trousers had a sharp crease and you could see your reflection in his shoeshine") } { [ clearness2, adj.all:pure2^clear1,+ adj.all:perfect^clear,+ adj.all:clear3,+ adj.all:clear2,+ ] [ clarity, adj.all:pure2^clear1,+ adj.all:unobstructed^clear,+ adj.all:clear3,+ adj.all:clear2,+ opacity,!] [ uncloudedness, adj.all:clear3^unclouded1,+ adj.all:pure2^unclouded,+ adj.all:clearheaded^unclouded,+ adj.all:clear2^unclouded,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of clear water; "when she awoke the clarity was back in her eyes") } { [ pellucidness, adj.all:clear2^pellucid,+ ] [ pellucidity, adj.all:clear2^pellucid,+ ] [ limpidity, adj.all:clear2^limpid,+ ] transparency,@ (passing light without diffusion or distortion) } { [ transparency, adj.all:obvious^transparent,+ ] [ transparence, adj.all:clear2^transparent,+ ] [ transparentness, adj.all:thin1^transparent,+ adj.all:clear2^transparent,+ ] clearness2,@ (the quality of being clear and transparent) } { [ translucence, adj.all:clear2^translucent,+ ] [ translucency, adj.all:clear2^translucent,+ ] [ semitransparency, adj.all:clear2^semitransparent,+ ] clearness2,@ (the quality of allowing light to pass diffusely) } { visibility3, clearness2,@ (capability of providing a clear unobstructed view; "a windshield with good visibility") } { [ distinctness, adj.all:definite^distinct,+ adj.all:clear^distinct,+ adj.all:distinct,+ indistinctness,! ] [ sharpness3, adj.all:distinct^sharp,+ softness5,! ] clearness2,@ (the quality of being sharp and clear) } { [ definition, verb.stative:define3,+ ] distinctness,@ (clarity of outline; "exercise had given his muscles superior definition") } { [ discernability, adj.all:discernable,+ ] legibility1, distinctness,@ (distinctness that makes perception easy) } { [ focus1, verb.change:focus1,+ verb.perception:focus,+ ] distinctness,@ (maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; "in focus"; "out of focus") } { [ opacity, adj.all:opaque,+ clarity,!] [ opaqueness, adj.all:opaque,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light) } { [ cloudiness, adj.all:opaque^cloudy,+ adj.all:indistinct^cloudy,+ ] [ murkiness, adj.all:opaque^murky,+ ] [ muddiness, adj.all:opaque^muddy,+ adj.all:impure2^muddy,+ ] opacity,@ (the quality of being cloudy) } { [ turbidity, adj.all:opaque^turbid,+ ] [ turbidness, adj.all:opaque^turbid,+ ] muddiness,@ (muddiness created by stirring up sediment or having foreign particles suspended) } { [ haziness1, adj.all:cloudy^hazy,+ ] [ mistiness, adj.all:wet1^misty,+ adj.all:cloudy^misty,+ ] [ steaminess, adj.all:wet1^steamy1,+ ] vaporousness, vapourousness, cloudiness,@ (cloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor) } { [ indistinctness, adj.all:indistinct,+ distinctness,! ] [ softness5, sharpness3,! ] [ blurriness, adj.all:indistinct^blurry,+ ] [ fogginess, adj.all:opaque^foggy,+ adj.all:indistinct^foggy,+ ] [ fuzziness, adj.all:indistinct^fuzzy,+ ] opacity,@ (the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines) } { [ dimness2, adj.all:indistinct^dim,+ ] [ faintness, adj.all:perceptible^faint,+ adj.all:indistinct^faint,+ ] indistinctness,@ (the quality of being dim or lacking contrast) } { [ vagueness1, adj.all:indistinct^vague,+ ] indistinctness,@ (indistinctness of shape or character; "the scene had the swirling vagueness of a painting by Turner") } { divisibility, quality,@ (the quality of being divisible; the capacity to be divided into parts or divided among a number of persons) } { fissiparity, divisibility,@ (the tendency to break into parts; "the fissiparity of religious sects") } { [ sharpness1, adj.all:pointed^sharp,+ adj.all:sharp,+ dullness1,!] [ keenness, adj.all:sharp^keen,+ ] shape,@ (thinness of edge or fineness of point) } { [ acuteness, adj.all:pointed^acute,+ obtuseness,!] sharpness1,@ (the quality of having a sharp edge or point) } { [ dullness1, adj.all:dull1,+ sharpness,!] [ bluntness1, adj.all:pointless^blunt,+ adj.all:dull1^blunt,+ ] shape,@ (without sharpness or clearness of edge or point; "the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible") } { [ obtuseness, adj.all:simple1^obtuse,+ acuteness,!] dullness1,@ (the quality of lacking a sharp edge or point) } { [ conspicuousness, adj.all:conspicuous,+ inconspicuousness,!] visibility,@ (high visibility) } { [ obviousness, adj.all:obvious,+ ] [ noticeability, adj.all:perceptible^noticeable,+ ] [ noticeableness, adj.all:perceptible^noticeable,+ adj.all:noticeable,+ ] [ patency1, adj.all:obvious^patent,+ verb.change:patent,+ ] conspicuousness,@ (the property of being easy to see and understand) } { [ apparentness1, adj.all:superficial^apparent,+ adj.all:obvious^apparent,+ ] [ apparency, adj.all:obvious^apparent,+ ] obviousness,@ (the property of being apparent) } { [ blatancy, adj.all:unconcealed^blatant,+ adj.all:noisy^blatant,+ ] obviousness,@ offensiveness,@ (the property of being both obvious and offensive; "the blatancy of his attempt to whitewash the crime was unforgivable") } { [ obtrusiveness, adj.all:protrusive^obtrusive,+ adj.all:noticeable^obtrusive,+ unobtrusiveness,!] conspicuousness,@ (an unwelcome conspicuousness) } { [ boldness1, adj.all:conspicuous^bold,+ ] [ strikingness, adj.all:impressive^striking,+ ] conspicuousness,@ (the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly) } { [ predomination, verb.stative:predominate1,+ ] [ predominance, adj.all:frequent^predominant,+ ] obviousness,@ (the quality of being more noticeable than anything else; "the predomination of blues gave the painting a quiet tone") } { [ inconspicuousness, adj.all:inconspicuous,+ conspicuousness,!] invisibility,@ (the quality of being not easily seen) } { [ unnoticeableness, adj.all:inconspicuous^unnoticeable,+ adj.all:unnoticeable,+ ] inconspicuousness,@ (the quality of being not easily noticed) } { [ unobtrusiveness, adj.all:unnoticeable^unobtrusive,+ obtrusiveness,!] inconspicuousness,@ (the quality of not sticking out in an unwelcome way) } { [ ease, difficulty,!] [ easiness, adj.all:unhurried^easy,+ adj.all:gradual2^easy,+ adj.all:easy1,+ ] [ simplicity, adj.all:easy1^simple,+ ] [ simpleness2, adj.all:easy1^simple,+ ] quality,@ (freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"; "the very easiness of the deed held her back") } { [ effortlessness, adj.all:easy1^effortless,+ adj.all:effortless,+ effortfulness,!] ease,@ (the quality of requiring little effort; "such effortlessness is achieved only after hours of practice") } { [ facility, adj.all:articulate^facile,+ ] [ readiness2, adj.all:intelligent^ready,+ ] effortlessness,@ (a natural effortlessness; "they conversed with great facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen) } { [ smoothness2, adj.all:graceful^smooth,+ adj.all:easy1^smooth,+ adj.all:smooth4,+ adj.all:smooth3,+ ] effortlessness,@ (the quality of being free from errors or interruptions; "the five-speed manual gearbox is smoothness personified") } { [ difficulty, ease,!] [ difficultness, adj.all:difficult,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb") } { [ effortfulness, adj.all:effortful,+ effortlessness,!] difficulty,@ (the quality of requiring deliberate effort) } { [ arduousness, adj.all:effortful^arduous2,+ adj.all:effortful^arduous,+ adj.all:difficult^arduous,+ ] [ strenuousness, adj.all:energetic^strenuous,+ adj.all:effortful^strenuous,+ ] effortfulness,@ (extreme effortfulness) } { [ laboriousness, adj.all:effortful^laborious,+ ] [ operoseness, adj.all:effortful^operose,+ ] [ toilsomeness, adj.all:effortful^toilsome,+ ] effortfulness,@ (the quality of requiring extended effort) } { asperity1, [ grimness1, adj.all:implacable^grim,+ ] hardship, rigor, rigour, severity2, [ severeness2, adj.all:intense^severe,+ ] rigorousness, rigourousness, difficulty,@ (something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters") } { [ sternness1, adj.all:plain1^stern,+ ] asperity1,@ (the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding; "the sternness of his surroundings made him uncomfortable") } { [ hardness2, adj.all:hard6,+ ] [ ruggedness2, adj.all:difficult^rugged,+ ] difficulty,@ (the quality of being difficult to do; "he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness"; "the ruggedness of his exams caused half the class to fail") } { [ formidability, adj.all:impressive^formidable1,+ ] [ toughness2, adj.all:difficult^tough2,+ adj.all:difficult^tough1,+ adj.all:tough1,+ ] difficulty,@ (impressive difficulty) } { [ burdensomeness, adj.all:heavy2^burdensome,+ ] [ heaviness2, adj.all:effortful^heavy,+ adj.all:heavy3,+ ] [ onerousness, adj.all:heavy2^onerous,+ ] [ oppressiveness, adj.all:heavy2^oppressive,+ ] difficulty,@ (unwelcome burdensome difficulty) } { subtlety, niceness1, difficulty,@ (the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze; "you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew") } { [ troublesomeness, adj.all:difficult^troublesome,+ ] inconvenience1, [ worriment, verb.emotion:worry,+ ] difficulty,@ (a difficulty that causes anxiety) } { [ awkwardness2, adj.all:unwieldy^awkward,+ ] [ cumbersomeness, adj.all:unwieldy^cumbersome,+ ] [ unwieldiness, adj.all:unwieldy,+ ] troublesomeness,@ (trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano") } { flea_bite, troublesomeness,@ (a very minor inconvenience) } { fly_in_the_ointment, troublesomeness,@ (an inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something) } { [ unwieldiness1, adj.all:impractical^unwieldy,+ ] troublesomeness,@ (the quality of being difficult to direct or control by reason of complexity; "avoiding the unwieldiness of formal legal processes"; "the onset of unwieldiness and bureaucracy in large organizations") } { combustibility, combustibleness, burnability, quality,@ (the quality of being capable of igniting and burning) } { [ flammability, adj.all:combustible^flammable,+ ] [ inflammability, adj.all:combustible^inflammable,+ ] combustibility,@ (the quality of being easily ignited and burning rapidly) } { [ compatibility, adj.all:compatible1,+ incompatibility,!] characteristic,@ (capability of existing or performing in harmonious or congenial combination) } { [ congenialness2, adj.all:congenial,+ ] [ congeniality2, adj.all:congenial,+ ] compatibility,@ (compatibility between persons) } { [ harmony1, adj.all:harmonious^harmonical,+ verb.stative:harmonize,+ ] [ harmoniousness, adj.all:congruous^harmonious,+ adj.all:compatible1^harmonious,+ adj.all:balanced^harmonious,+ ] compatibility,@ (compatibility in opinion and action) } { [ accord, verb.stative:accord,+ ] compatibility,@ (sympathetic compatibility) } { [ agreement, verb.stative:agree,+ ] [ correspondence2, verb.stative:correspond,+ ] compatibility,@ (compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence") } { conformity2, [ conformance, verb.stative:conform6,+ ] correspondence2,@ (correspondence in form or appearance) } { [ justness1, adj.all:righteous^just,+ ] rightness3, nicety, conformity2,@ (conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety; "it was performed with justness and beauty") } { [ normality1, adj.all:normal1,+ ] conformity2,@ (conformity with the norm) } { [ congruity, adj.all:compatible1^congruous,+ adj.all:congruous,+ incongruity,! ] [ congruousness, adj.all:compatible1^congruous,+ adj.all:congruous,+ incongruousness,! ] [ congruence, adj.all:congruent4,+ adj.all:congruent,+ ] harmony1,@ (the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate) } { [ incompatibility, adj.all:mismatched^incompatible,+ adj.all:incompatible4,+ adj.all:incompatible1,+ compatibility,!] characteristic,@ (the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination) } { [ conflict, verb.stative:conflict,+ ] incompatibility,@ (an incompatibility of dates or events; "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings") } { [ incongruity, adj.all:incongruous,+ congruity,!] [ incongruousness, adj.all:incongruous,+ congruousness,!] incompatibility,@ (the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate) } { [ irony, adj.all:incongruous^ironic,+ adj.all:incongruous^ironical,+ ] incongruity,@ (incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated") } { Socratic_irony, irony,@ (admission of your own ignorance and willingness to learn while exposing someone's inconsistencies by close questioning) } { [ suitability, unsuitability,!] [ suitableness, adj.all:fit2^suitable,+ adj.all:eligible^suitable,+ unsuitableness,!] quality,@ (the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose; "an important requirement is suitability for long trips") } { [ arability, adj.all:productive^arable,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of land that is appropriate for cultivation) } { [ appropriateness, adj.all:appropriate,+ inappropriateness,!] suitability,@ (the quality of being specially suitable) } { [ felicity, adj.all:felicitous,+ verb.communication:felicitate,+ infelicity,!] [ felicitousness, adj.all:fortunate^felicitous,+ adj.all:felicitous,+ ] appropriateness,@ (pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)) } { [ aptness, adj.all:apropos^apt,+ inaptness,!] [ appositeness, adj.all:apropos^apposite,+ inappositeness,!] appropriateness,@ (appropriateness for the occasion; "the phrase had considerable aptness") } { ticket, just_the_ticket, appropriateness,@ (the appropriate or desirable thing; "this car could be just the ticket for a small family") } { [ fitness, adj.all:ready^fit,+ adj.all:fit2,+ unfitness,!] [ fittingness, adj.all:proper^fitting,+ adj.all:just^fitting,+ ] suitability,@ (the quality of being suitable; "they had to prove their fitness for the position") } { [ qualification, verb.communication:qualify2,+ verb.communication:qualify,+ verb.stative:qualify,+ ] [ making, verb.change:make12,+ ] fitness,@ (an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something; "her qualifications for the job are excellent"; "one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree"; "she has the makings of fine musician") } { [ eligibility, adj.all:eligible,+ ineligibility,! ] qualification,@ (the quality or state of being eligible; "eligibility of a candidate for office"; "eligibility for a loan") } { [ insurability, uninsurability,! ] eligibility,@ (the quality of being insurable; the conditions under which an insurance company will issue insurance to an applicant (based on standards set by the insurance company)) } { [ marriageability, adj.all:mature1^marriageable,+ ] eligibility,@ (eligibility for marriage) } { [ ineligibility, adj.all:illegal^ineligible,+ adj.all:ineligible,+ eligibility,! ] qualification,@ (the quality or state of being ineligible) } { [ uninsurability, insurability,! ] ineligibility,@ (the quality of being uninsurable; the conditions under which an insurance company will refuse to issue insurance to an applicant (based on standards set by the insurance company)) } { [ convenience, adj.all:convenient,+ inconvenience,!] suitability,@ (the quality of being useful and convenient; "they offered the convenience of an installment plan") } { [ opportuneness, adj.all:opportune,+ inopportuneness,!] [ patness, adj.all:appropriate^pat,+ ] [ timeliness, adj.all:opportune^timely,+ ] convenience,@ (timely convenience) } { [ handiness, adj.all:accessible^handy,+ ] [ accessibility, adj.all:available^accessible,+ inaccessibility,!] [ availability, adj.all:available,+ unavailability,!] [ availableness, adj.all:disposable2^available,+ adj.all:available,+ ] convenience,@ (the quality of being at hand when needed) } { command2, handiness,@ (availability for use; "the materials at the command of the potters grew") } { [ impressiveness1, adj.all:effective^impressive,+ adj.all:impressive,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of making a strong or vivid impression on the mind) } { [ navigability, adj.all:passable^navigable,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being suitable for the passage of a ship or aircraft) } { [ neediness, adj.all:demanding1^needy,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree; "he recognized her neediness but had no time to respond to it") } { [ painfulness, adj.all:uncomfortable^painful,+ adj.all:painful,+ ] distressingness, quality,@ (the quality of being painful; "she feared the painfulness of childbirth") } { [ sharpness5, adj.all:forceful^sharp,+ adj.all:sharp4,+ ] painfulness,@ (the quality of being keenly and painfully felt; "the sharpness of her loss") } { piquancy1, piquance1, piquantness1, quality,@ (the quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting) } { [ publicity, adj.all:public,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being open to public view; "the publicity of the court room") } { [ spinnability, adj.all:flexible1^spinnable,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being suitable for spinning or the capability of being spun (used of textile fibers)) } { spinnbarkeit, spinnability,@ (the capacity of a viscous liquid (especially the cervical mucus) to be drawn out into a strand or blown up into a bubble) } { [ unsuitability, adj.all:irrelevant^unsuitable2,+ adj.all:unfit2^unsuitable,+ suitability,!] [ unsuitableness, adj.all:unfit2^unsuitable,+ adj.all:ineligible^unsuitable,+ adj.all:bad^unsuitable,+ suitableness,!] [ ineptness1, adj.all:maladroit^inept,+ adj.all:incompetent^inept,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose) } { [ inaptness, adj.all:infelicitous^inapt,+ aptness,!] [ inappositeness, adj.all:malapropos^inapposite,+ appositeness,!] inappropriateness,@ (inappropriateness; "greater inaptness of expression would be hard to imagine") } { [ inappropriateness, adj.all:inappropriate,+ appropriateness,!] unworthiness1, unsuitability,@ (the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting; "he retracted nothing that he had said about the inappropriateness of either a corporeal God or a God who is a person"; "his praise released from her loud protestations of her unworthiness") } { [ infelicity, adj.all:infelicitous,+ felicity,!] inappropriateness,@ (inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)) } { [ habitability, adj.all:livable^habitable,+ ] [ habitableness, adj.all:livable^habitable,+ ] fitness,@ (suitability for living in or on) } { [ unfitness, adj.all:unfit2,+ fitness,!] unsuitability,@ (the quality of not being suitable; "the judges agreed on his unfitness for the appointment") } { [ disqualification, verb.communication:disqualify,+ verb.change:disqualify,+ ] unfitness,@ (unfitness that bars you from participation) } { [ inconvenience, adj.all:inconvenient,+ verb.social:inconvenience1,+ convenience,!] unsuitability,@ (the quality of not being useful or convenient) } { [ inaccessibility, adj.all:unavailable^inaccessible,+ accessibility,!] [ unavailability, adj.all:unavailable,+ availability,!] inconvenience,@ (the quality of not being available when needed) } { [ inopportuneness, adj.all:inopportune,+ opportuneness,!] [ untimeliness, adj.all:inopportune^untimely,+ ] inconvenience,@ (the quality of occurring at an inconvenient time) } { ethos, noun.Tops:attribute,@ noun.cognition:anthropology,;c ((anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era; "the Greek ethos") } { eidos, noun.Tops:attribute,@ noun.cognition:anthropology,;c ((anthropology) the distinctive expression of the cognitive or intellectual character of a culture or a social group) } { [ protectiveness, adj.all:careful^protective1,+ adj.all:protective,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of providing protection; "statistical evidence for the protectiveness of vaccination") } { [ quality, verb.communication:qualify1,+ ] noun.Tops:attribute,@ (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare) } { nature2, quality,@ (the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized; "it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy") } { [ humanness, adj.pert:human1,+ adj.pert:human,+ adj.all:human,+ ] [ humanity2, adj.pert:human1,+ adj.all:human,+ ] manhood, quality,@ (the quality of being human; "he feared the speedy decline of all manhood") } { air, aura1, atmosphere, quality,@ (a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance") } { mystique, air,@ (an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing) } { note, air,@ (a characteristic emotional quality; "it ended on a sour note"; "there was a note of gaiety in her manner"; "he detected a note of sarcasm") } { vibration, vibe, air,@ (a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively; "that place gave me bad vibrations"; "it gave me a nostalgic vibe") } { [ quality2, verb.stative:qualify,+ verb.communication:qualify2,+ verb.change:qualify,+ ] caliber, calibre, degree,@ (a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber") } { [ superiority, adj.all:superior2,+ inferiority,!] [ high_quality, low_quality,! ] quality2,@ (the quality of being superior) } { fineness3, [ choiceness, adj.all:superior2^choice,+ ] high_quality,@ (the quality of being very good indeed; "the inn is distinguished by the fineness of its cuisine") } { [ excellence, adj.all:superior2^excellent,+ verb.stative:excel,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree) } { ultimate, quality,@ (the finest or most superior quality of its kind; "the ultimate in luxury") } { [ admirability, adj.all:pleasing^admirable,+ adj.all:estimable^admirable,+ ] [ admirableness, adj.all:pleasing^admirable,+ adj.all:estimable^admirable,+ ] [ wonderfulness, adj.all:extraordinary^wonderful,+ ] excellence,@ (admirable excellence) } { [ impressiveness, adj.all:impressive,+ ] [ grandness2, adj.all:rich3^grand,+ adj.all:large^grand,+ adj.all:important^grand,+ ] [ magnificence2, adj.all:impressive^magnificent,+ ] [ richness4, adj.all:valuable^rich,+ adj.all:rich3,+ ] excellence,@ (splendid or imposing in size or appearance; "the grandness of the architecture"; "impressed by the richness of the flora") } { [ expansiveness2, adj.all:impressive^expansive,+ adj.all:expansive,+ ] [ expansivity2, adj.all:impressive^expansive,+ ] impressiveness,@ (a quality characterized by magnificence of scale or the tendency to expand; "the expansiveness of their extravagant life style was soon curtailed") } { [ stateliness2, adj.all:tall^stately,+ adj.all:impressive^stately,+ ] [ majesty, adj.all:impressive^majestic,+ ] [ loftiness2, adj.all:impressive^lofty,+ adj.all:high1^lofty,+ ] impressiveness,@ (impressiveness in scale or proportion) } { first_class, superiority,@ (the highest rank in a classification) } { first_water, high_quality,@ (the highest quality gems) } { ingenuity, [ ingeniousness, adj.all:adroit^ingenious,+ ] [ cleverness, adj.all:adroit^clever,+ ] superiority,@ (the property of being ingenious; "a plot of great ingenuity"; "the cleverness of its design") } { [ inferiority, adj.all:inferior2,+ superiority,! ] [ low_quality, high_quality,!] quality2,@ (an inferior quality) } { poorness1, inferiority,@ (the quality of being poorly made or maintained; "she was unrecognizable because of the poorness of the photography") } { [ scrawniness1, adj.all:inferior2^scrawny,+ ] [ scrubbiness, adj.all:wooded^scrubby,+ adj.all:inferior2^scrubby,+ ] inferiority,@ (the property of being stunted and inferior in size or quality; "the scrawniness of sickly trees") } { second_class, inferiority,@ (not the highest quality in a classification) } { [ wretchedness, adj.all:inferior2^wretched,+ ] inferiority,@ (the quality of being poor and inferior and sorry; "he has compiled a record second to none in its wretchedness") } { [ characteristic, adj.all:characteristic,+ ] quality,@ nature2,#p (a distinguishing quality) } { point1, spot2, characteristic,@ (an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie") } { point2, characteristic,@ (a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points") } { [ salability, adj.all:salable,+ ] [ salableness, adj.all:salable,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being salable or marketable) } { selling_point, point2,@ (a characteristic of something that is up for sale that makes it attractive to potential customers) } { hallmark, trademark, [ earmark, verb.cognition:earmark,+ ] stylemark, characteristic,@ (a distinctive characteristic or attribute) } { mold, mould, hallmark,@ (a distinctive nature, character, or type; "a leader in the mold of her predecessors") } { saving_grace, characteristic,@ (a redeeming quality or characteristic; "her love of music remains her one saving grace"; "her sense of humor has to be a saving grace"; "the saving grace for both developments is that they are creating jobs") } { aspect2, characteristic,@ (a characteristic to be considered) } { [ gaseousness, adj.all:gaseous,+ ] consistency,@ (having the consistency of a gas) } { [ bubbliness, adj.all:effervescent^bubbly,+ ] [ effervescence, adj.all:effervescent,+ verb.change:effervesce,+ ] frothiness, gaseousness,@ (the property of giving off bubbles) } { foaminess, gaseousness,@ (the property of being foamy) } { [ changeableness, adj.all:variable^changeable,+ adj.all:colorful^changeable,+ adj.all:changeable4,+ adj.all:changeable,+ changelessness,!] [ changeability, adj.all:variable^changeable,+ adj.all:changeable4,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change; "the changeableness of the weather") } { commutability, [ transmutability, adj.all:commutable^transmutable,+ ] changeableness,@ (the quality of being commutable) } { fluidity1, [ fluidness1, adj.all:changeable^fluid,+ ] changeableness,@ (a changeable quality; "a charming Oriental fluidity of manner"; "a certain fluidness in his perception of time made him an unpredictable colleague"; "demographers try to predict social fluidity") } { [ reversibility, adj.all:changeable^reversible,+ irreversibility,!] changeableness,@ (the quality of being reversible in either direction) } { [ shiftiness1, adj.all:unsteady^shifty,+ ] changeableness,@ (the quality of being changeable in direction; "the shiftiness of the wind caused the boat to veer unpredictably") } { [ inconstancy, adj.all:inconstant,+ constancy,!] [ changefulness, adj.all:changeful,+ ] changeableness,@ (the quality of being changeable and variable) } { [ capriciousness2, adj.all:unpredictable^capricious,+ ] unpredictability2, inconstancy,@ (the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses) } { [ variability, adj.all:adaptable^variable,+ adj.all:variable,+ invariability,!] [ variableness, adj.all:varied^variable,+ adj.all:adaptable^variable,+ adj.all:variable,+ invariableness,!] [ variance1, adj.all:variable^variant,+ ] changeableness,@ (the quality of being subject to variation) } { [ variedness, adj.all:diversified^varied,+ adj.all:changed^varied,+ adj.all:varied,+ unvariedness,!] variability,@ (characterized by variation) } { [ diversity1, verb.change:diversify,+ ] noun.state:condition,@ (the condition or result of being changeable) } { [ variegation, verb.change:variegate1,+ ] variability,@ (variability in coloration) } { [ exchangeability, adj.all:exchangeable4,+ unexchangeability,!] [ interchangeability, adj.all:replaceable^interchangeable,+ ] [ interchangeableness, adj.all:symmetrical^interchangeable,+ adj.all:replaceable^interchangeable,+ ] [ fungibility, adj.all:exchangeable^fungible,+ ] changeableness,@ (the quality of being capable of exchange or interchange) } { duality1, exchangeability,@ noun.cognition:geometry,;c ((geometry) the interchangeability of the roles of points and planes in the theorems of projective geometry) } { [ transferability, adj.all:alienable^transferable,+ ] exchangeability,@ (the quality of being transferable or exchangeable; "sterling transferability affords a means of multilateral settlement for....trade between nondollar countries") } { [ convertibility, adj.all:convertible,+ inconvertibility,! ] exchangeability,@ (the quality of being exchangeable (especially the ability to convert a currency into gold or other currencies without restriction)) } { [ inconvertibility, adj.all:inconvertible,+ convertibility,! ] exchangeability,@ (the quality of not being exchangeable; "the inconvertibility of their currency made international trade impossible") } { [ replaceability, adj.all:replaceable,+ ] [ substitutability, adj.all:exchangeable^substitutable,+ ] [ commutability1, adj.all:exchangeable^commutable,+ ] exchangeability,@ (exchangeability by virtue of being replaceable) } { [ liquidity1, adj.all:disposable2^liquid,+ ] exchangeability,@ (being in cash or easily convertible to cash; debt paying ability) } { [ permutability, adj.all:exchangeable^permutable,+ ] [ permutableness, adj.all:exchangeable^permutable,+ ] [ transposability, adj.all:exchangeable^transposable,+ ] exchangeability,@ (ability to change sequence) } { [ progressiveness, adj.all:liberal^progressive,+ adj.all:progressive1,+ ] [ progressivity, adj.all:liberal^progressive,+ ] changeableness,@ (advancement toward better conditions or policies or methods) } { [ changelessness, adj.all:unchangeable^changeless,+ adj.all:changeless4,+ changeableness,!] [ unchangeability, adj.all:unchangeable,+ ] [ unchangeableness, adj.all:unchangeable,+ ] [ unchangingness, adj.all:unchangeable^unchanging,+ adj.all:consistent^unchanging,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged) } { [ absoluteness, adj.all:complete^absolute1,+ adj.all:unequivocal^absolute,+ adj.all:inalienable^absolute,+ adj.all:arbitrary^absolute,+ adj.all:absolute,+ ] changelessness,@ (the quality of being absolute; "the absoluteness of the pope's decree could not be challenged") } { [ constancy, adj.all:invariable^constant,+ inconstancy,!] [ stability1, adj.all:unchangeable^stable,+ adj.all:stable,+ ] changelessness,@ (the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation; "early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds") } { [ invariance1, adj.all:invariable^invariant2,+ ] constancy,@ noun.cognition:mathematics,;c (the nature of a quantity or property or function that remains unchanged when a given transformation is applied to it; "the invariance of the configuration under translation") } { metastability, constancy,@ noun.cognition:physics,;c (the quality of a physical system that persists in its existing equilibrium when undisturbed (or only slightly disturbed) but able to pass to a more stable equilibrium when sufficiently disturbed) } { monotony1, constancy,@ (constancy of tone or pitch or inflection) } { [ innateness, adj.all:intelligent^innate,+ adj.all:noninheritable^innate,+ adj.all:innate2,+ ] changelessness,@ (the quality of being innate) } { [ irreversibility, adj.all:irreversible,+ reversibility,!] changelessness,@ (the quality of being irreversible (once done it cannot be changed)) } { [ invariability, adj.all:invariable,+ variability,!] [ invariableness, adj.all:invariable,+ variableness,!] [ invariance, adj.all:invariable^invariant1,+ ] changelessness,@ (the quality of being resistant to variation) } { [ unvariedness, adj.all:unvaried,+ variedness,!] invariability,@ (characterized by an absence of variation) } { monotony, humdrum, [ sameness2, adj.all:unchanged^same,+ ] unvariedness,@ (the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety; "he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work"; "he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners"; "he hated the sameness of the food the college served") } { [ fixedness2, adj.all:determinate1^fixed,+ ] [ unalterability1, adj.all:unchangeable^unalterable,+ adj.all:unalterable,+ ] changelessness,@ (the quality of being fixed and unchangeable; "the fixedness of his gaze upset her") } { [ unexchangeability, adj.all:unexchangeable4,+ adj.all:unexchangeable,+ exchangeability,!] changelessness,@ (the quality of being incapable of exchange or interchange) } { [ incommutability, adj.all:unexchangeable^incommutable,+ ] unexchangeability,@ (the quality of being not interchangeable) } { [ irreplaceableness, adj.all:irreplaceable,+ ] unexchangeability,@ (the quality of being irreplaceable) } { [ mutability, adj.all:mutable,+ immutability,!] [ mutableness, adj.all:mutable,+ immutableness,!] changeableness,@ (the quality of being capable of mutation) } { [ alterability, adj.all:alterable,+ unalterability,!] mutability,@ (the quality of being alterable) } { vicissitude, mutability,@ (mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another)) } { [ immutability, adj.all:immutable,+ mutability,!] [ immutableness, adj.all:immutable,+ mutableness,!] fixity1, changelessness,@ (the quality of being incapable of mutation; "Darwin challenged the fixity of species") } { [ unalterability, adj.all:unchangeable^unalterable,+ adj.all:unalterable,+ alterability,!] immutability,@ (the quality of not being alterable) } { [ incurability2, adj.all:unalterable^incurable,+ ] unalterability,@ (incapability of being altered in disposition or habits; "the incurability of his optimism") } { [ agelessness, adj.all:permanent^ageless,+ ] immutability,@ (the quality of being timeless and eternal) } { [ sameness, adj.all:same,+ difference,!] quality,@ (the quality of being alike; "sameness of purpose kept them together") } { [ otherness, adj.all:strange^other,+ ] [ distinctness1, adj.all:different^distinct,+ ] [ separateness, adj.all:segregated^separate2,+ ] difference,@ (the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known) } { [ identity2, adj.all:same2^identical,+ adj.all:same^identical,+ verb.cognition:identify4,+ verb.cognition:identify2,+ ] [ identicalness, adj.all:same2^identical,+ adj.all:same^identical,+ adj.all:isotropic^identical,+ adj.all:identical,+ ] [ indistinguishability, adj.all:same^indistinguishable,+ ] sameness,@ (exact sameness; "they shared an identity of interests") } { [ oneness, adj.all:united^one,+ ] unity, identity2,@ (the quality of being united into one) } { [ selfsameness, adj.all:same2^selfsame,+ ] identity2,@ (the quality of being identical with itself) } { [ similarity, adj.all:synonymous^similar,+ adj.all:replaceable^similar,+ adj.all:similar4,+ adj.all:similar2,+ adj.all:similar,+ dissimilarity,!] sameness,@ (the quality of being similar) } { approximation, similarity,@ (the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)) } { [ homogeny, adj.all:homogenous,+ adj.all:homogeneous,+ ] similarity,@ noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) similarity because of common evolution) } { [ homology, adj.all:homologous2^homologic,+ adj.all:homologous1,+ adj.all:homologous2^homological,+ verb.stative:homologize,+ verb.change:homologize,+ ] similarity,@ (the quality of being similar or corresponding in position or value or structure or function) } { homomorphism, homomorphy, similarity,@ (similarity of form) } { isomorphism, [ isomorphy, adj.pert:isomorphous,+ ] similarity,@ noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure) } { [ likeness, adj.all:same^like,+ adj.all:like4,+ adj.all:like,+ unlikeness,!] [ alikeness, adj.all:alike,+ ] [ similitude, dissimilitude,!] similarity,@ (similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things; "man created God in his own likeness") } { parallelism, [ correspondence1, adj.all:similar^correspondent,+ ] similarity,@ (similarity by virtue of corresponding) } { [ uniformity, adj.all:regular^uniform,+ adj.all:homogeneous^uniform,+ adj.all:uniform4,+ adj.all:uniform,+ nonuniformity,!] [ uniformness, adj.all:homogeneous^uniform,+ adj.all:uniform,+ ] similarity,@ (the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom)) } { [ homogeneity, adj.all:homogeneous,+ heterogeneity,!] [ homogeneousness, adj.all:homogeneous,+ ] uniformity,@ (the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature; "there is a remarkable homogeneity between the two companies") } { [ consistency2, verb.stative:consist2,+ inconsistency,!] [ consistence2, adj.all:consistent1,+ verb.stative:consist2,+ ] uniformity,@ (a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts) } { [ approach1, verb.stative:approach,+ ] similarity,@ (a close approximation; "the nearest approach to genius") } { sort, similarity,@ (an approximate definition or example; "she wore a sort of magenta dress"; "she served a creamy sort of dessert thing") } { analogue, analog, [ parallel, verb.stative:parallel,+ ] similarity,@ (something having the property of being analogous to something else) } { echo2, analogue,@ (a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.; "his contention contains more than an echo of Rousseau"; "Napoleon III was an echo of the mighty Emperor but an infinitely better man") } { [ comparison, verb.cognition:compare1,+ ] [ compare, verb.stative:compare,+ verb.cognition:compare1,+ verb.cognition:compare,+ ] equivalence1, [ comparability, adj.all:comparable,+ ] likeness,@ (qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare") } { mirror_image, reflection2, reflexion2, likeness,@ (a likeness in which left and right are reversed) } { [ naturalness1, adj.all:natural2,+ ] likeness,@ (the likeness of a representation to the thing represented; "engineers strove to increase the naturalness of recorded music") } { [ resemblance, verb.stative:resemble,+ ] likeness,@ (similarity in appearance or external or superficial details) } { spitting_image, likeness,@ (a perfect likeness or counterpart) } { mutual_resemblance, resemblance,@ (symmetrical resemblance) } { affinity1, resemblance,@ (inherent resemblance between persons or things) } { [ equality, adj.all:equal,+ inequality,!] sameness,@ (the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status) } { equatability, equality,@ (capability of being equated) } { [ equivalence2, adj.all:equal^equivalent,+ nonequivalence,!] equality,@ (essential equality and interchangeability) } { parity, equivalence2,@ (functional equality) } { [ evenness2, adj.all:equal^even2,+ adj.all:equal^even1,+ adj.all:even1,+ unevenness2,!] equality,@ (the quality of being balanced) } { [ isometry, adj.all:equal^isometric,+ adj.all:equal^isometrical,+ ] equality,@ (equality of measure (e.g., equality of height above sea level or equality of loudness etc.)) } { [ difference, adj.pert:differential,+ adj.all:different,+ verb.cognition:differentiate2,+ verb.cognition:differentiate1,+ verb.change:differentiate1,+ verb.change:differentiate,+ verb.stative:differ,+ sameness,!] quality,@ (the quality of being unlike or dissimilar; "there are many differences between jazz and rock") } { [ differential, adj.pert:differential,+ ] difference,@ (a quality that differentiates between similar things) } { differentia, difference,@ (distinguishing characteristics (especially in different species of a genus)) } { distinction, difference,@ (a distinguishing difference between similar things or people; "he learned the distinction between gold and lead") } { [ discrepancy, adj.all:inconsistent^discrepant,+ adj.all:incongruous^discrepant,+ adj.all:discordant^discrepant,+ ] disagreement, [ divergence1, adj.all:different^divergent,+ ] variance, difference,@ (a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion") } { [ allowance, verb.communication:allow6,+ ] leeway, margin1, tolerance2, divergence1,@ (a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits) } { [ dissimilarity, adj.all:dissimilar4,+ adj.all:dissimilar,+ similarity,!] unsimilarity, difference,@ (the quality of being dissimilar) } { [ disparateness, adj.all:heterogeneous^disparate,+ adj.all:different^disparate,+ ] distinctiveness1, dissimilarity,@ (utter dissimilarity) } { [ heterology, adj.all:heterologic,+ adj.all:heterologous2,+ adj.all:heterologous1,+ adj.all:heterological,+ ] dissimilarity,@ noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) the lack of correspondence of apparently similar body parts) } { [ unlikeness, adj.all:unlike,+ likeness,!] [ dissimilitude, similitude,!] dissimilarity,@ (dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness) } { [ nonuniformity, uniformity,!] dissimilarity,@ (the quality of being diverse and interesting) } { [ heterogeneity, adj.all:heterogeneous,+ homogeneity,!] [ heterogeneousness, adj.all:heterogeneous,+ ] nonuniformity,@ (the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind) } { [ diverseness, adj.all:different^diverse2,+ ] [ diversity2, adj.all:different^diverse2,+ adj.all:different^diverse,+ verb.change:diversify2,+ ] [ multifariousness, adj.all:varied^multifarious,+ ] variety, heterogeneity,@ (noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing") } { biodiversity, diverseness,@ (the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirable") } { [ inconsistency, adj.all:inconsistent,+ consistency2,!] nonuniformity,@ (the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts) } { variety1, change, difference,@ (a difference that is usually pleasant; "he goes to France for variety"; "it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic") } { [ inequality, equality,!] difference,@ (lack of equality; "the growing inequality between rich and poor") } { [ nonequivalence, adj.all:unequal^nonequivalent,+ equivalence2,!] inequality,@ (not interchangeable) } { [ disparity, adj.all:heterogeneous^disparate,+ adj.all:different^disparate,+ ] inequality,@ (inequality or difference in some respect) } { far_cry1, disparity,@ (a disappointing disparity; "it was a far cry from what he had expected") } { gap, spread2, disparity,@ (a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs") } { gulf, disconnect, disconnection, disparity,@ (an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"; "there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy") } { [ unevenness2, adj.all:unequal^uneven,+ evenness2,!] inequality,@ (the quality of being unbalanced) } { [ certainty, uncertainty,!] sure_thing, foregone_conclusion, quality,@ (something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty") } { cert, certainty,@ noun.location:Britain,;r noun.communication:slang,;u (an absolute certainty; "it's a dead cert") } { ineluctability, unavoidability, certainty,@ (the quality of being impossible to avoid or evade) } { [ inevitability, adj.all:predictable^inevitable,+ adj.all:inevitable,+ ] [ inevitableness, adj.all:predictable^inevitable,+ adj.all:inevitable,+ ] certainty,@ (the quality of being unavoidable) } { [ determinateness, adj.all:conclusive^determinate,+ adj.all:determinate1,+ ] [ definiteness, adj.all:certain1^definite,+ ] predictability,@ (the quality of being predictable with great confidence) } { [ finality, adj.all:unalterable^final,+ adj.all:ultimate^final,+ adj.all:closing^final,+ ] [ conclusiveness, adj.all:conclusive,+ inconclusiveness,!] [ decisiveness1, adj.all:definite^decisive,+ adj.all:crucial^decisive,+ adj.all:decisive,+ ] definiteness,@ (the quality of being final or definitely settled; "the finality of death") } { surety, certainty,@ (something clearly established) } { [ indisputability, adj.all:undeniable^indisputable,+ adj.all:certain1^indisputable,+ ] [ indubitability, adj.all:unquestionable^indubitable,+ ] [ unquestionability, adj.all:unquestionable,+ ] [ unquestionableness, adj.all:unequivocal^unquestionable,+ adj.all:genuine^unquestionable,+ adj.all:unquestionable,+ ] certainty,@ (the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt)} { [ incontrovertibility, adj.all:undeniable^incontrovertible,+ ] [ incontrovertibleness, adj.all:undeniable^incontrovertible,+ adj.all:incontestable^incontrovertible,+ ] [ positivity2, adj.all:undeniable^positive,+ ] positiveness2, unquestionableness,@ (the quality of being undeniable and not worth arguing about) } { [ demonstrability, adj.all:obvious^demonstrable,+ ] [ provability, adj.all:obvious^provable,+ ] unquestionableness,@ (capability of being demonstrated or logically proved) } { [ givenness, adj.all:acknowledged^given,+ ] unquestionableness,@ (the quality of being granted as a supposition; of being acknowledged or assumed) } { moral_certainty, certainty,@ (certainty based on an inner conviction; "she believed in the importance of moral absolutes and moral certainty"; "the prosecutor had a moral certainty that the prisoner was guilty") } { [ predictability, adj.all:predictable,+ unpredictability,!] certainty,@ (the quality of being predictable) } { [ probability, adj.pert:probabilistic,+ adj.all:likely^probable,+ improbability,!] quality,@ (the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event; "for a while mutiny seemed a probability"; "going by past experience there was a high probability that the visitors were lost") } { odds, likelihood,@ noun.communication:plural,;u (the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring) } { [ likelihood, unlikelihood,!] [ likeliness, adj.all:prospective^likely,+ adj.all:likely4,+ adj.all:likely,+ unlikeliness,!] probability,@ (the probability of a specified outcome) } { [ uncertainty, certainty,!] [ uncertainness, adj.all:unreliable^uncertain,+ adj.all:uncertain5,+ adj.all:uncertain3,+ adj.all:uncertain2,+ adj.all:uncertain1,+ ] [ precariousness1, adj.all:uneasy^precarious,+ adj.all:insecure2^precarious,+ ] quality,@ (being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance; "the uncertainty of the outcome"; "the precariousness of his income") } { [ slam_dunk, verb.social:slam-dunk,+ ] certainty,@ (something that is a sure to occur; a foregone conclusion; "predicting his success was a slam dunk") } { [ doubt, verb.cognition:doubt1,+ ] [ dubiousness, adj.all:questionable^dubious,+ ] [ doubtfulness, adj.all:questionable^doubtful,+ ] [ question, verb.communication:question2,+ verb.communication:question1,+ ] uncertainty,@ (uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise") } { [ indefiniteness, adj.all:uncertain1^indefinite,+ adj.all:indefinite,+ ] [ indeterminateness, adj.all:indeterminable^indeterminate,+ adj.all:inconclusive^indeterminate,+ adj.all:equivocal^indeterminate,+ adj.all:indeterminate1,+ ] [ indefinity, adj.all:indefinite,+ ] indetermination, indeterminacy, uncertainty,@ (the quality of being vague and poorly defined) } { [ inconclusiveness, adj.all:inconclusive,+ conclusiveness,!] indefiniteness,@ (the quality of being inconclusive) } { [ unpredictability, adj.all:indeterminable^unpredictable,+ adj.all:unpredictable,+ predictability,!] uncertainty,@ (lacking predictability) } { [ improbability, adj.all:improbable,+ probability,!] [ improbableness, adj.all:incredible^improbable,+ adj.all:implausible^improbable,+ adj.all:improbable,+ ] uncertainty,@ (the quality of being improbable; "impossibility should never be confused with improbability"; "the improbability of such rare coincidences") } { [ unlikelihood, likelihood,!] [ unlikeliness, adj.all:implausible^unlikely,+ adj.all:unlikely4,+ adj.all:unlikely,+ likeliness,!] improbability,@ (the improbability of a specified outcome) } { [ fortuitousness, adj.all:unintended^fortuitous,+ adj.all:fortunate^fortuitous,+ ] uncertainty,@ (the quality of happening accidentally and by lucky chance) } { [ speculativeness, adj.all:theoretical^speculative,+ ] uncertainty,@ (the quality of being a conclusion or opinion based on supposition and conjecture rather than on fact or investigation; "her work is highly contentious because of its speculativeness and lack of supporting evidence") } { [ factuality1, adj.all:real^factual,+ adj.pert:factual,+ counterfactuality,!] [ factualness, adj.all:real^factual,+ adj.pert:factual,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being actual or based on fact; "the realm of factuality must be distinguished from the realm of imagination") } { [ counterfactuality, adj.all:conditional^counterfactual,+ factuality1,!] quality,@ (the quality of being contrary to fact) } { [ concreteness, adj.all:concrete,+ abstractness,!] materiality,@ (the quality of being concrete (not abstract)) } { [ tangibility, adj.all:tangible4,+ adj.all:tangible,+ intangibility,! ] [ tangibleness, adj.all:concrete^tangible,+ adj.all:tangible4,+ adj.all:tangible,+ ] [ palpability, adj.all:perceptible^palpable,+ impalpability,! ] materiality,@ (the quality of being perceivable by touch) } { [ intangibility, adj.all:immaterial1^intangible,+ adj.all:intangible,+ tangibility,! ] [ intangibleness, adj.all:unidentifiable^intangible,+ adj.all:immaterial1^intangible,+ adj.all:intangible2,+ adj.all:intangible,+ ] [ impalpability, adj.all:impalpable4,+ palpability,! ] immateriality,@ (the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch) } { [ literalness, adj.all:true^literal,+ adj.all:exact^literal,+ adj.all:literal,+ ] concreteness,@ (adhereing to the concrete construal of something) } { [ materiality, adj.all:material4,+ adj.all:material1,+ immateriality,! ] [ physicalness, adj.all:material1^physical2,+ adj.all:material1^physical,+ adj.all:physical,+ ] [ corporeality, adj.all:corporeal,+ incorporeality,! ] corporality, quality,@ (the quality of being physical; consisting of matter) } { [ substantiality, adj.all:substantial,+ insubstantiality,!] [ substantialness, adj.all:wholesome^substantial,+ adj.all:sound1^substantial,+ adj.all:substantial,+ ] [ solidness, adj.all:sound1^solid,+ adj.all:homogeneous^solid,+ ] materiality,@ (the quality of being substantial or having substance) } { [ immateriality, adj.all:immaterial4,+ adj.all:immaterial1,+ materiality,! ] [ incorporeality, adj.all:incorporeal,+ corporeality,! ] quality,@ (the quality of not being physical; not consisting of matter) } { [ insubstantiality, adj.all:insubstantial,+ substantiality,!] immateriality,@ (lacking substance or reality) } { smoke, insubstantiality,@ noun.communication:colloquialism,;u (something with no concrete substance; "his dreams all turned to smoke"; "it was just smoke and mirrors") } { [ abstractness, adj.all:theoretical1^abstract,+ adj.all:nonrepresentational^abstract,+ adj.all:abstract,+ concreteness,!] immateriality,@ (the quality of being considered apart from a specific instance or object) } { [ reality, adj.all:real3,+ unreality,! ] materiality,@ (the quality possessed by something that is real) } { [ unreality, adj.all:unreal,+ reality,! ] immateriality,@ (the quality possessed by something that is unreal) } { [ particularity, adj.all:specific^particular2,+ adj.all:specific^particular,+ generality,!] specialness1, quality,@ (the quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance; "the particularity of human situations") } { [ specificity1, adj.all:specified^specific,+ ] particularity,@ (the quality of being specific rather than general; "add a desirable note of specificity to the discussion"; "the specificity of the symptoms of the disease") } { specificity2, particularity,@ (the quality of being specific to a particular organism; "host specificity of a parasite") } { [ individuality, adj.all:individual,+ commonality,!] [ individualism, adj.all:individual^individualistic,+ noun.person:individualist,+ ] [ individuation, verb.stative:individuate,+ verb.change:individuate,+ ] trait,@ (the quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality") } { [ singularity1, adj.all:single^singular,+ adj.all:individual^singular,+ ] [ uniqueness, adj.all:specific^unique,+ adj.all:single5^unique,+ adj.all:incomparable^unique,+ ] individuality,@ (the quality of being one of a kind; "that singularity distinguished him from all his companions") } { [ peculiarity2, adj.all:characteristic^peculiar,+ ] [ specialness, adj.all:specific^special1,+ adj.all:uncommon^special,+ adj.all:specific^special,+ adj.all:specialized^special,+ adj.all:primary^special,+ adj.all:extraordinary^special,+ ] specialty1, speciality1, [ distinctiveness2, adj.all:identifiable^distinctive,+ adj.all:characteristic^distinctive,+ ] individuality,@ (a distinguishing trait) } { [ idiosyncrasy, adj.all:individual^idiosyncratic,+ ] foible, mannerism, peculiarity2,@ (a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual) } { [ generality, adj.all:undiversified^general,+ adj.all:general2,+ adj.all:general,+ particularity,!] quality,@ (the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability) } { [ commonality, adj.all:shared^common,+ adj.all:ordinary^common,+ adj.all:familiar2^common,+ adj.all:common2,+ adj.all:common1,+ individuality,!] [ commonness1, adj.all:shared^common,+ adj.all:lowborn^common,+ adj.all:common2,+ ] generality,@ (sharing of common attributes) } { solidarity, commonality,@ (a union of interests or purposes or sympathies among members of a group) } { [ pervasiveness, adj.all:distributive^pervasive,+ ] generality,@ (the quality of filling or spreading throughout; "the pervasiveness of the odor of cabbage in tenement hallways") } { [ prevalence, verb.stative:prevail,+ ] generality,@ (the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread; "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future") } { currency2, prevalence,@ (general acceptance or use; "the currency of ideas") } { [ universality, adj.all:comprehensive^universal,+ ] [ catholicity, adj.all:broad-minded^catholic,+ ] generality,@ (the quality of being universal; existing everywhere) } { [ totality, adj.all:whole^total,+ ] generality,@ (the quality of being complete and indiscriminate; "the totality of war and its consequences"; "the all-embracing totality of the state") } { [ simplicity2, adj.all:simple2,+ adj.all:simple1,+ complexity,! ] [ simpleness, adj.all:simple2,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being simple or uncompounded; "the simplicity of a crystal") } { [ complexity, adj.all:complex,+ verb.change:complexify,+ simplicity2,! ] [ complexness, adj.all:complex,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being intricate and compounded; "he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers") } { [ complicatedness, adj.all:complex^complicated,+ ] [ complication, verb.change:complicate1,+ ] [ knottiness, adj.all:difficult^knotty,+ adj.all:complex^knotty,+ ] [ tortuousness, adj.all:indirect2^tortuous,+ adj.all:complex^tortuous,+ ] complexity,@ (puzzling complexity) } { [ elaborateness, adj.all:careful^elaborate,+ ] [ elaboration, verb.change:elaborate,+ ] intricacy, involution, complexity,@ (marked by elaborately complex detail) } { tapestry, complexity,@ (something that resembles a tapestry in its intricacy; "the tapestry of European history") } { [ trickiness1, adj.all:difficult^tricky,+ ] complexity,@ (the quality of requiring skill or caution; "these puzzles are famous for their trickiness") } { [ regularity, adj.all:usual^regular,+ adj.all:steady^regular,+ adj.all:standard2^regular,+ adj.all:scheduled^regular,+ adj.all:normal1^regular,+ adj.all:frequent^regular,+ adj.all:regular,+ irregularity,!] quality,@ (the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate; "he was famous for the regularity of his habits") } { [ cyclicity, adj.all:periodic^cyclic,+ adj.all:cyclic1,+ ] [ periodicity, adj.all:periodic,+ ] regularity,@ (the quality of recurring at regular intervals) } { [ rhythm1, adj.all:rhythmical,+ adj.all:rhythmic,+ ] regular_recurrence, cyclicity,@ (recurring at regular intervals) } { cardiac_rhythm, heart_rhythm, rhythm1,@ (the rhythm of a beating heart) } { atrioventricular_nodal_rhythm, nodal_rhythm, cardiac_rhythm,@ (the normal cardiac rhythm when the heart is controlled by the atrioventricular node) } { [ orderliness, adj.all:orderly,+ ] [ methodicalness, adj.all:organized1^methodical,+ ] regularity,@ (the quality of appreciating method and system) } { [ organization, verb.change:organize,+ ] [ organisation, verb.social:organise,+ verb.change:organise,+ ] [ system, adj.all:systematic,+ verb.change:systemize,+ verb.change:systemise,+ ] orderliness,@ (an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized; "his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality"; "we can't do it unless we establish some system around here") } { [ uniformity1, adj.all:homogeneous^uniform,+ adj.all:uniform4,+ adj.all:uniform,+ ] regularity,@ (a condition in which everything is regular and unvarying) } { homogeneity1, uniformity1,@ (the quality of being of uniform throughout in composition or structure) } { inhomogeneity, irregularity,@ (the quality of being inhomogeneous) } { [ evenness, adj.all:symmetrical^even,+ adj.all:steady^even,+ unevenness,!] [ invariability1, adj.all:invariable,+ variability1,!] regularity,@ (a quality of uniformity and lack of variation) } { [ smoothness1, adj.all:calm^smooth,+ adj.all:smooth2,+ ] evenness,@ (the quality of having a level and even surface; "the water was a glassy smoothness"; "the weather system of the Pacific is determined by the uninterrupted smoothness of the ocean") } { even_spacing, regularity,@ (regularity of spacing) } { [ steadiness1, adj.all:steady,+ unsteadiness1,! ] regularity,@ (the quality of being steady--regular and unvarying) } { [ irregularity, adj.all:unconventional^irregular,+ adj.all:irregular,+ regularity,! ] unregularity, quality,@ (not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals) } { [ fitfulness, adj.all:sporadic^fitful,+ adj.all:broken2^fitful,+ ] [ jerkiness, adj.all:unsteady^jerky,+ ] irregularity,@ (the quality of being spasmodic and irregular) } { [ intermittence, adj.all:sporadic^intermittent,+ ] [ intermittency, adj.all:sporadic^intermittent,+ ] irregularity,@ (the quality of being intermittent; subject to interruption or periodic stopping) } { [ fluctuation, verb.change:fluctuate,+ ] [ wavering, verb.motion:waver1,+ ] irregularity,@ (the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes; "he kept a record of price fluctuations") } { [ scintillation1, verb.weather:scintillate,+ ] fluctuation,@ (the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight) } { [ randomness, adj.all:random,+ ] [ haphazardness, adj.all:random^haphazard,+ ] stochasticity, noise, irregularity,@ (the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan) } { ergodicity, randomness,@ (an attribute of stochastic systems; generally, a system that tends in probability to a limiting form that is independent of the initial conditions) } { [ spasticity, adj.all:unsteady^spastic,+ adj.all:ill1^spastic,+ adj.pert:spastic,+ ] fitfulness,@ (the quality of moving or acting in spasms) } { [ unevenness, adj.all:inconsistent^uneven,+ adj.all:uneven,+ evenness,!] [ variability1, adj.all:varied^variable,+ invariability1,!] irregularity,@ (the quality of being uneven and lacking uniformity) } { [ rockiness, adj.all:rough^rocky,+ ] unevenness,@ (the quality of abounding in rocks and stones; "due to the rockiness of the land it was quickly dry even after a heavy rain") } { [ ruggedness1, adj.all:rough^rugged,+ ] unevenness,@ (the quality of being topologically uneven; "the ruggedness of the mountains") } { [ hilliness, adj.all:rough^hilly,+ ] ruggedness1,@ (the quality of being hilly; "the hilliness of West Virginia") } { [ jaggedness, adj.all:uneven^jagged,+ adj.all:rough2^jagged,+ ] unevenness,@ (something irregular like a bump or crack in a smooth surface) } { [ patchiness, adj.all:uneven^patchy,+ ] unevenness,@ (unevenness in quality or performance) } { [ waviness1, adj.all:uneven^wavy,+ ] unevenness,@ (unevenness produced by waves or wrinkles) } { personal_equation, variability,@ (variability attributable to individual differences) } { [ unsteadiness1, adj.all:unsteady,+ steadiness1,! ] irregularity,@ (the quality of being unsteady--varying and unpredictable) } { [ mobility, adj.all:unsettled1^mobile,+ adj.all:mobile,+ immobility,!] quality,@ (the quality of moving freely) } { [ locomotion, adj.pert:locomotive,+ verb.motion:locomote,+ ] motive_power, [ motivity, adj.all:causative^motive,+ ] mobility,@ (the power or ability to move) } { [ motility, adj.all:mobile^motile,+ immotility,!] mobility,@ (ability to move spontaneously and independently) } { [ movability, adj.all:mobile^movable,+ immovability,!] [ movableness, adj.all:portable^movable,+ adj.all:mobile^movable,+ immovableness,!] mobility,@ (the quality of being movable; capable of being moved or rearranged) } { [ maneuverability, adj.all:mobile^maneuverable,+ ] [ manoeuvrability, adj.all:mobile^manoeuvrable,+ ] mobility,@ (the quality of being maneuverable) } { [ manipulability, adj.all:manipulable,+ ] mobility,@ (the quality of being controllable by skilled movements of the hands) } { [ looseness, adj.all:lax1^loose,+ tightness,! ] [ play, verb.motion:play3,+ ] movability,@ (movement or space for movement; "there was too much play in the steering wheel") } { [ restlessness1, adj.all:moving2^restless,+ ] mobility,@ (the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active; "the restlessness of the wind") } { [ weatherliness, adj.pert:weatherly,+ ] maneuverability,@ noun.artifact:sailing_vessel,;c ((of a sailing vessel) the quality of being able to sail close to the wind with little drift to the leeward (even in a stiff wind); "the Spanish ships had superior speed and weatherliness") } { [ wiggliness, adj.all:moving2^wiggly,+ ] looseness,@ (a jerky back and forth kind of mobility; "he walked with the wiggliness of a child on high heels") } { [ slack, adj.all:lax1^slack,+ verb.change:slack,+ ] [ slackness, adj.all:lax1^slack,+ ] looseness,@ (the quality of being loose (not taut); "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope") } { [ unsteadiness, adj.all:unfixed^unsteady,+ steadiness,!] [ ricketiness, adj.all:unstable^rickety,+ ] movability,@ (the quality of not being steady or securely fixed in place) } { [ instability, stability,! ] [ unstableness, adj.all:uneasy^unstable,+ adj.all:reactive^unstable,+ adj.all:irresolute^unstable,+ adj.all:insane^unstable,+ adj.all:unstable,+ stableness,! ] unsteadiness1,@ (the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute) } { [ shakiness, adj.all:insecure2^shaky,+ ] instability,@ (the quality of being unstable and insecure; "the shakiness of the present regime") } { [ portability, adj.all:portable,+ ] movability,@ (the quality of being light enough to be carried) } { [ immobility, mobility,!] quality,@ (the quality of not moving) } { [ immotility, adj.all:immobile^immotile,+ motility,!] immobility,@ (lacking an ability to move) } { [ inertness, adj.all:nonmoving^inert,+ adj.all:inactive1^inert,+ ] immobility,@ (immobility by virtue of being inert) } { [ immovability, adj.all:immobile^immovable,+ movability,!] [ immovableness, adj.all:immobile^immovable,+ movableness,!] immobility,@ (not capable of being moved or rearranged) } { [ tightness, adj.all:tense1^tight,+ looseness,! ] [ tautness, adj.all:tense1^taut,+ ] immovability,@ (lack of movement or room for movement) } { [ fastness1, adj.all:fixed^fast,+ ] [ fixedness, adj.all:fixed,+ looseness3,! ] [ fixity, adj.all:unchangeable^fixed,+ adj.all:nonmoving^fixed,+ adj.all:fixed,+ ] [ fixture, verb.contact:fix,+ ] [ secureness, adj.all:secure3,+ ] immovability,@ (the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment) } { [ looseness3, adj.all:loose4,+ adj.all:loose2,+ adj.all:loose1,+ fixedness,! ] movability,@ (the quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints) } { lodgment, [ lodgement, verb.contact:lodge,+ ] [ lodging, verb.contact:lodge,+ ] fastness1,@ (the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily; "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree") } { [ steadiness, adj.all:secure3^steady,+ unsteadiness,!] [ firmness, adj.all:stable^firm2,+ adj.all:fixed^firm,+ ] immovability,@ (the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place) } { [ granite, adj.all:hardhearted^granitic,+ ] steadiness,@ (something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness); "a man of granite") } { [ sureness2, adj.all:steady^sure,+ ] steadiness,@ (the quality of being steady and unfailing; "sureness of hand") } { [ stability, adj.all:sound^stable,+ instability,! ] [ stableness, adj.all:unchangeable^stable,+ adj.all:sound^stable,+ adj.all:stable,+ unstableness,! ] steadiness,@ (the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast) } { [ pleasantness, adj.all:pleasant,+ unpleasantness,!] [ sweetness3, adj.all:pleasing^sweet2,+ adj.all:pleasing^sweet1,+ adj.all:melodious^sweet,+ adj.all:lovable^sweet,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of giving pleasure; "he was charmed by the sweetness of her manner"; "the pleasantness of a cool breeze on a hot summer day") } { [ agreeableness1, adj.all:agreeable,+ disagreeableness1,!] amenity, pleasantness,@ (pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions; "a well trained staff saw to the agreeableness of our accommodations"; "he discovered the amenities of reading at an early age") } { [ enjoyableness, adj.all:pleasant^enjoyable,+ ] pleasantness,@ (pleasantness resulting from something that can be enjoyed; "the enjoyableness of an afternoon at the beach") } { [ niceness, adj.all:nice,+ nastiness,!] pleasantness,@ (the quality of nice) } { [ unpleasantness, adj.all:unpleasant,+ pleasantness,!] quality,@ (the quality of giving displeasure; "the recent unpleasantness of the weather") } { [ disagreeableness1, adj.all:uncongenial^disagreeable,+ adj.all:disagreeable,+ agreeableness1,!] unpleasantness,@ (the quality of being disagreeable and unpleasant) } { [ abrasiveness1, adj.all:disagreeable^abrasive,+ ] disagreeableness1,@ (the quality of being sharply disagreeable) } { [ acridity1, adj.all:unpleasant^acrid,+ ] [ acridness1, adj.all:unpleasant^acrid,+ ] disagreeableness1,@ (the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone) } { unpalatability1, [ unpalatableness1, adj.all:unpalatable,+ ] disagreeableness1,@ (the property of being unacceptable to the mind; "the policy's unpalatability caused an uproar") } { disgustingness1, [ unsavoriness1, adj.all:unsavory,+ ] unpalatability1,@ (the property of being extremely unacceptable to the mind) } { [ nastiness, adj.all:nasty,+ niceness,!] unpleasantness,@ (the quality of being highly unpleasant; "I flinched at the nastiness of his wound") } { [ offensiveness, adj.all:unwholesome^offensive,+ adj.all:offending^offensive,+ adj.all:offensive4,+ adj.all:offensive2,+ adj.all:offensive1,+ ] [ odiousness, adj.all:hateful^odious,+ ] [ distastefulness, adj.all:offensive1^distasteful,+ ] unpleasantness,@ (the quality of being offensive) } { [ loathsomeness, adj.all:unwholesome^loathsome,+ adj.all:offensive1^loathsome,+ ] [ repulsiveness, adj.all:repulsive,+ adj.all:ugly^repulsive,+ adj.all:offensive1^repulsive,+ ] [ sliminess2, adj.all:evil^slimy,+ ] [ vileness1, adj.all:unwholesome^vile,+ ] [ lousiness, adj.all:nasty^lousy,+ adj.all:bad^lousy,+ ] [ wickedness2, adj.all:offensive1^wicked,+ ] offensiveness,@ (the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions; "the vileness of his language surprised us") } { [ hatefulness, adj.all:nasty^hateful,+ adj.all:hateful,+ ] [ obnoxiousness, adj.all:offensive1^obnoxious,+ ] [ objectionableness, adj.all:unacceptable^objectionable,+ adj.all:offensive1^objectionable,+ ] offensiveness,@ (the quality of being hateful) } { [ beastliness1, adj.all:unpleasant^beastly,+ ] nastiness,@ noun.location:Britain,;r (unpleasant nastiness; used especially of nasty weather) } { [ awfulness, adj.all:bad^awful,+ adj.all:alarming^awful,+ adj.all:awful2,+ ] [ dreadfulness, adj.all:disagreeable^dreadful,+ adj.all:bad^dreadful,+ ] [ horridness, adj.all:offensive1^horrid,+ adj.all:bad^horrid,+ ] [ terribleness, adj.all:bad^terrible1,+ adj.all:intense^terrible,+ adj.all:extraordinary^terrible,+ adj.all:alarming^terrible,+ ] unpleasantness,@ (a quality of extreme unpleasantness) } { [ frightfulness, adj.all:bad^frightful,+ adj.all:alarming^frightful,+ ] dreadfulness,@ (the quality of being frightful) } { [ ghastliness, adj.all:offensive1^ghastly,+ adj.all:alarming^ghastly,+ ] [ grimness2, adj.all:unpleasant^grim1,+ adj.all:sarcastic^grim,+ adj.all:alarming^grim,+ ] [ gruesomeness, adj.all:alarming^gruesome,+ ] [ luridness1, adj.all:violent^lurid,+ adj.all:sensational^lurid,+ ] frightfulness,@ (the quality of being ghastly) } { [ credibility, adj.all:convincing^credible,+ adj.all:credible,+ incredibility,!] [ credibleness, adj.all:credulous^credible,+ adj.all:convincing^credible,+ adj.all:credible,+ ] [ believability, adj.all:believable4,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being believable or trustworthy) } { [ authenticity, adj.all:trustworthy^authentic,+ adj.all:genuine^authentic,+ ] [ genuineness1, adj.all:sincere^genuine,+ adj.all:genuine,+ ] legitimacy1, credibility,@ (undisputed credibility) } { real_McCoy, real_thing, real_stuff, authenticity,@ (informal usage attributing authenticity) } { cogency, [ validity1, adj.all:valid,+ ] [ rigor1, adj.all:exact^rigorous,+ ] rigour1, credibility,@ (the quality of being valid and rigorous) } { [ plausibility, adj.all:plausible,+ implausibility,!] [ plausibleness, adj.all:plausible,+ ] credibility,@ (apparent validity) } { [ reasonableness3, adj.all:reasonable,+ ] [ tenability, adj.all:reasonable^tenable,+ ] [ tenableness, adj.all:reasonable^tenable,+ ] plausibility,@ (the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person; "he questioned the tenability of my claims") } { [ incredibility, adj.all:incredible,+ credibility,!] [ incredibleness, adj.all:incredible,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being incredible) } { [ implausibility, adj.all:implausible,+ plausibility,!] [ implausibleness, adj.all:implausible,+ ] incredibility,@ (the quality of provoking disbelief) } { street_credibility, street_cred, cred, credibility,@ (credibility among young fashionable urban individuals) } { [ logicality, adj.all:valid^logical,+ adj.all:logical,+ illogicality,!] [ logicalness, adj.all:valid^logical,+ adj.all:rational^logical,+ adj.all:logical,+ illogicalness,!] quality,@ (correct and valid reasoning) } { [ rationality, adj.all:mental^rational,+ adj.all:intellectual^rational,+ ] [ rationalness, adj.all:intellectual^rational,+ adj.pert:rational,+ adj.all:rational,+ ] logicality,@ (the quality of being consistent with or based on logic) } { consistency1, logicality,@ noun.cognition:logic,;c ((logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another) } { completeness, logicality,@ noun.cognition:logic,;c ((logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that a contradiction arises if any proposition is introduced that cannot be derived from the axioms of the system) } { [ illogicality, adj.all:illogical,+ logicality,!] [ illogicalness, adj.all:incoherent^illogical,+ adj.all:illogical,+ logicalness,!] illogic, inconsequence1, quality,@ (invalid or incorrect reasoning) } { [ naturalness, adj.all:unaffected1^natural,+ adj.all:natural3,+ unnaturalness,!] quality,@ (the quality of being natural or based on natural principles; "he accepted the naturalness of death"; "the spontaneous naturalness of his manner") } { [ unaffectedness, adj.all:unaffected1,+ affectedness,!] naturalness,@ (not affected; a personal manner that is not consciously constrained) } { simplicity3, simmpleness3, naturalness,@ (absence of affectation or pretense) } { sincerity2, [ unassumingness, adj.all:modest2^unassuming,+ ] naturalness,@ (a quality of naturalness and simplicity; "the simple sincerity of folk songs") } { [ spontaneity, adj.all:spontaneous,+ ] [ spontaneousness, adj.all:unscripted^spontaneous,+ ] naturalness,@ (the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint; "the spontaneity of his laughter") } { ease1, [ informality1, adj.all:informal1,+ ] naturalness,@ (freedom from constraint or embarrassment; "I am never at ease with strangers") } { [ unpretentiousness, adj.all:unpretentious4,+ adj.all:unpretentious,+ pretentiousness,!] naturalness,@ (the quality of being natural and without pretensions) } { [ naturalization, verb.change:naturalize3,+ verb.change:naturalize1,+ ] [ naturalisation, verb.change:naturalise3,+ verb.change:naturalise1,+ ] naturalness,@ (the quality of being brought into conformity with nature) } { [ unnaturalness, adj.all:unnatural4,+ naturalness,!] quality,@ (the quality of being unnatural or not based on natural principles) } { [ affectedness, adj.all:affected1,+ unaffectedness,!] unnaturalness,@ (the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others)) } { airs, [ pose, verb.social:pose,+ ] affectedness,@ (affected manners intended to impress others; "don't put on airs with me") } { [ coyness, adj.all:modest1^coy,+ adj.all:indefinite^coy,+ ] [ demureness2, adj.all:modest1^demure,+ ] affectedness,@ (the affectation of being demure in a provocative way) } { [ preciosity, adj.all:artful^precious,+ ] [ preciousness1, adj.all:artful^precious,+ ] affectedness,@ (the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined) } { [ artificiality, adj.all:inorganic2^artificial,+ adj.all:artificial,+ ] unnaturalness,@ (the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally) } { [ staginess, adj.all:theatrical^stagy,+ ] [ theatricality, adj.pert:theatrical,+ adj.all:theatrical,+ ] artificiality,@ (an artificial and mannered quality) } { pretension, [ pretense, verb.possession:pretend3,+ ] pretence, artificiality,@ (a false or unsupportable quality) } { [ pretentiousness, adj.all:pretentious,+ unpretentiousness,!] pretension1, [ largeness2, adj.all:rhetorical^large,+ ] unnaturalness,@ (the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)) } { [ ostentation, adj.all:ostentatious,+ verb.perception:ostentate,+ ] pretentiousness,@ (pretentious or showy or vulgar display) } { [ supernaturalism, adj.pert:supernaturalistic,+ ] [ supernaturalness, adj.all:supernatural,+ ] unnaturalness,@ (the quality of being attributed to power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forces) } { virtu, vertu, quality,@ (artistic quality) } { [ wholesomeness, adj.all:healthy^wholesome,+ adj.all:wholesome,+ unwholesomeness,!] quality,@ (the quality of being beneficial and generally good for you) } { [ nutritiousness, adj.all:wholesome^nutritious,+ ] [ nutritiveness, adj.all:wholesome^nutritive,+ ] wholesomeness,@ (the quality of being nourishing and promoting healthy growth) } { [ healthfulness, adj.all:healthful2,+ adj.all:healthful,+ unhealthfulness,!] wholesomeness,@ (the quality of promoting good health) } { [ salubrity, adj.all:wholesome^salubrious2,+ adj.all:wholesome^salubrious,+ insalubrity,!] [ salubriousness, adj.all:wholesome^salubrious,+ insalubriousness,!] healthfulness,@ (the quality of being salubrious and invigorating) } { [ unwholesomeness, adj.all:unwholesome,+ wholesomeness,!] [ morbidness, adj.all:unwholesome^morbid,+ ] [ morbidity, adj.all:unhealthy^morbid,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you) } { harmfulness1, [ noisomeness, adj.all:unwholesome^noisome,+ adj.all:malodorous^noisome,+ ] [ noxiousness, adj.all:noxious,+ ] unwholesomeness,@ (the quality of being noxious) } { [ perniciousness, adj.all:noxious^pernicious,+ adj.all:harmful^pernicious,+ ] toxicity, unwholesomeness,@ (grave harmfulness or deadliness) } { [ deadliness, adj.all:fatal^deadly2,+ adj.all:fatal^deadly1,+ adj.all:virulent^deadly,+ adj.all:unpardonable^deadly,+ adj.all:toxic^deadly,+ adj.all:noxious^deadly,+ ] [ lethality, adj.all:fatal^lethal,+ ] unwholesomeness,@ (the quality of being deadly) } { [ fatality, adj.all:fatal,+ ] deadliness,@ (the quality of being able to cause death or fatal disasters) } { [ jejunity2, adj.all:insufficient^jejune,+ ] [ jejuneness2, adj.all:insufficient^jejune,+ ] inadequateness,@ (quality of inadequate nutritive value) } { [ putrescence, adj.all:stale^putrid,+ ] [ rottenness, adj.all:stale^rotten,+ ] unwholesomeness,@ (the quality of rotting and becoming putrid) } { [ unhealthfulness, adj.all:unwholesome^unhealthful,+ adj.all:unhealthful2,+ adj.all:unhealthful,+ healthfulness,!] unwholesomeness,@ (the quality of promoting poor health) } { [ insalubrity, adj.all:unwholesome^insalubrious,+ salubrity,!] [ insalubriousness, adj.all:unwholesome^insalubrious,+ salubriousness,!] unhealthfulness,@ (the quality of being insalubrious and debilitating) } { [ satisfactoriness, adj.all:good1^satisfactory,+ adj.all:satisfactory,+ unsatisfactoriness,!] quality,@ (the quality of giving satisfaction sufficient to meet a demand or requirement) } { [ adequacy, inadequacy,!] [ adequateness, adj.all:sufficient^adequate,+ adj.all:satisfactory^adequate,+ adj.all:adequate,+ ] satisfactoriness,@ (the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule") } { [ acceptability, adj.all:fit2^acceptable,+ adj.all:acceptable,+ adj.all:standard3^acceptable,+ adj.all:good1^acceptable,+ unacceptability,!] [ acceptableness, adj.all:standard3^acceptable,+ adj.all:good1^acceptable,+ adj.all:fit2^acceptable,+ adj.all:acceptable,+ ] satisfactoriness,@ (satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards) } { [ admissibility, adj.all:admissible,+ inadmissibility,!] acceptability,@ (acceptability by virtue of being admissible) } { [ permissibility, adj.all:permissible,+ impermissibility,!] admissibility,@ (admissibility as a consequence of being permitted) } { [ unsatisfactoriness, adj.all:unsatisfactory,+ satisfactoriness,!] quality,@ (the quality of being inadequate or unsuitable) } { [ inadequacy, adequacy,!] [ inadequateness, adj.all:insufficient^inadequate,+ adj.all:inadequate,+ ] unsatisfactoriness,@ (unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate) } { [ perishability, adj.all:perishable,+ ] [ perishableness, adj.all:perishable,+ ] unsatisfactoriness,@ (unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being subject to decay or spoilage or destruction) } { [ unacceptability, adj.all:intolerable^unacceptable,+ adj.all:unacceptable,+ acceptability,!] [ unacceptableness, adj.all:unsatisfactory^unacceptable,+ adj.all:nonstandard3^unacceptable,+ adj.all:intolerable^unacceptable,+ adj.all:unacceptable,+ ] unsatisfactoriness,@ (unsatisfactoriness by virtue of not conforming to approved standards) } { [ inadmissibility, adj.all:inadmissible,+ admissibility,!] unacceptability,@ (unacceptability as a consequence of not being admissible) } { [ impermissibility, adj.all:inadmissible^impermissible,+ adj.all:impermissible,+ permissibility,!] inadmissibility,@ (inadmissibility as a consequence of not being permitted) } { palatability1, [ palatableness1, adj.all:palatable,+ ] acceptability,@ (acceptability to the mind or feelings; "the pursuit of electoral palatability") } { [ ordinariness, adj.all:common1^ordinary2,+ adj.all:ordinary,+ extraordinariness,!] [ mundaneness1, adj.all:ordinary^mundane,+ ] [ mundanity1, adj.all:ordinary^mundane,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being commonplace and ordinary) } { [ averageness, adj.all:ordinary^average,+ adj.all:common1^average,+ ] [ mediocrity, adj.all:ordinary^mediocre,+ ] ordinariness,@ (ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding) } { [ expectedness, unexpectedness,! ] ordinariness,@ (ordinariness as a consequence of being expected and not surprising) } { normality, normalcy, expectedness,@ (expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common) } { [ commonness, adj.all:informal2^common,+ adj.all:common1,+ uncommonness,!] [ commonplaceness, adj.all:ordinary^commonplace2,+ ] [ everydayness, adj.all:ordinary^everyday,+ adj.all:familiar2^everyday,+ ] ordinariness,@ (ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace) } { [ prosiness1, adj.all:uninteresting^prosy,+ ] [ prosaicness, adj.all:unrhetorical^prosaic,+ adj.all:uninteresting^prosaic,+ adj.all:unexciting^prosaic,+ ] commonplaceness,@ (commonplaceness as a consequence of being humdrum and not exciting) } { [ usualness, adj.all:familiar2^usual,+ adj.all:usual,+ unusualness,!] commonness,@ (commonness by virtue of not being unusual) } { [ familiarity1, adj.all:familiar2,+ adj.all:familiar,+ unfamiliarity,!] usualness,@ (usualness by virtue of being familiar or well known) } { [ extraordinariness, adj.all:immoderate^extraordinary,+ adj.all:extraordinary,+ ordinariness,!] quality,@ (the quality of being extraordinary and not commonly encountered) } { [ unexpectedness, adj.all:unexpected,+ expectedness,!] [ surprisingness, adj.all:surprising,+ ] extraordinariness,@ (extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected; "the unexpectedness of the warm welcome") } { [ uncommonness, adj.all:uncommon,+ commonness,!] extraordinariness,@ (extraordinariness as a consequence of being rare and seldom encountered) } { [ uncommonness1, adj.all:extraordinary^uncommon,+ ] extraordinariness,@ (extraordinariness as a consequence of being marked by an uncommon or superlative quality) } { [ unusualness, adj.all:uncommon^unusual,+ adj.all:unusual2,+ adj.all:unusual,+ usualness,!] uncommonness,@ (uncommonness by virtue of being unusual) } { [ unfamiliarity, adj.all:unfamiliar,+ familiarity1,!] [ strangeness, adj.all:unfamiliar^strange1,+ adj.all:strange,+ ] unusualness,@ (unusualness as a consequence of not being well known) } { oddity1, [ queerness, adj.all:strange^queer,+ ] [ quirk, adj.all:unconventional1^quirky,+ ] [ quirkiness, adj.all:unconventional1^quirky,+ ] [ crotchet, adj.all:ill-natured^crotchety,+ ] strangeness,@ (a strange attitude or habit) } { [ eeriness, adj.all:strange^eery,+ ] [ ghostliness, adj.all:supernatural^ghostly,+ ] strangeness,@ (strangeness by virtue of being mysterious and inspiring fear) } { abnormality, [ freakishness, adj.all:unpredictable^freakish,+ adj.all:unconventional1^freakish,+ adj.all:abnormal^freakish,+ ] strangeness,@ (marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal) } { [ singularity2, adj.all:strange^singular,+ adj.all:extraordinary^singular,+ ] strangeness,@ (strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual) } { [ outlandishness, adj.all:unconventional1^outlandish,+ ] [ bizarreness, adj.all:unconventional1^bizarre,+ ] [ weirdness, adj.all:supernatural^weird,+ adj.all:strange^weird,+ ] strangeness,@ (strikingly out of the ordinary) } { [ quaintness1, adj.all:strange^quaint,+ ] strangeness,@ (strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned; "some words in her dialect had a charming quaintness") } { [ eccentricity, adj.all:unconventional1^eccentric,+ ] strangeness,@ (strange and unconventional behavior) } { oddity2, [ oddness, adj.all:unusual^odd,+ ] eccentricity,@ (eccentricity that is not easily explained) } { [ ethnicity, adj.all:social^ethnic,+ ] quality,@ (an ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties; "ethnicity has a strong influence on community status relations") } { [ foreignness, adj.all:extrinsic^foreign,+ nativeness,!] strangeness2, [ curiousness, adj.all:strange^curious,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being alien or not native; "the strangeness of a foreigner") } { exoticism, [ exoticness, adj.all:strange^exotic,+ adj.all:foreign1^exotic,+ ] exotism, foreignness,@ (the quality of being exotic; "he loved the exoticism of Egypt") } { alienage, alienism, foreignness,@ (the quality of being alien) } { [ nativeness, adj.all:pure2^native,+ adj.all:native3,+ adj.all:native2,+ adj.all:native1,+ foreignness,!] quality,@ (the quality of belonging to or being connected with a certain place or region by virtue of birth or origin) } { [ indigenousness, adj.all:native1^indigenous,+ ] [ autochthony, adj.all:native1^autochthonic,+ ] endemism, nativeness,@ (nativeness by virtue of originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place)) } { [ originality, adj.all:original,+ unoriginality,!] quality,@ (the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else)) } { [ freshness, adj.all:new^fresh,+ ] novelty, originality,@ (originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel) } { [ unorthodoxy, orthodoxy,!] heterodoxy, originality,@ (the quality of being unorthodox) } { [ unconventionality, adj.all:irregular^unconventional,+ conventionality,!] unorthodoxy,@ (unorthodoxy by virtue of being unconventional) } { nonconformity, unorthodoxy,@ (unorthodoxy as a consequence of not conforming to expected standards or values) } { [ unoriginality, adj.all:unoriginal,+ originality,!] quality,@ (the quality of being unoriginal) } { [ orthodoxy, unorthodoxy,!] unoriginality,@ noun.cognition:religion,;c (the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion)) } { [ conventionality, adj.all:orthodox^conventional,+ unconventionality,!] convention, conventionalism, orthodoxy,@ (orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional) } { [ ossification, verb.change:ossify2,+ ] conformity1, conventionality,@ (hardened conventionality) } { [ traditionalism, adj.all:traditional^traditionalistic,+ noun.person:traditionalist,+ ] [ traditionality, adj.all:orthodox^traditional,+ ] orthodoxy,@ (strict adherence to traditional methods or teachings) } { scholasticism, academicism, academism, traditionalism,@ (orthodoxy of a scholastic variety) } { [ correctness1, adj.all:correct,+ incorrectness1,!] [ rightness1, adj.all:right2,+ wrongness1,!] quality,@ (conformity to fact or truth) } { [ incorrectness1, adj.all:incorrect,+ correctness1,!] [ wrongness1, adj.all:wrong4,+ adj.all:wrong2,+ rightness1,!] quality,@ (the quality of not conforming to fact or truth) } { [ erroneousness, adj.all:incorrect^erroneous,+ ] [ error, verb.cognition:err,+ ] incorrectness1,@ (inadvertent incorrectness) } { [ deviation1, verb.stative:deviate,+ ] erroneousness,@ (the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances) } { [ accuracy2, inaccuracy2,! ] truth1, quality,@ (the quality of being near to the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account") } { accuracy3, quality,@ noun.cognition:math,;c ((mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy") } { [ exactness, adj.all:correct^exact,+ adj.all:exact,+ inexactness,!] exactitude, accuracy2,@ (the quality of being exact; "he demanded exactness in all details"; "a man of great exactitude") } { [ minuteness1, adj.all:careful^minute,+ ] exactness,@ (great precision; painstaking attention to details; "he examined the essay with the greatest minuteness") } { [ preciseness, adj.all:correct^precise,+ impreciseness,!] [ precision, imprecision,!] exactness,@ (the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance; "he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton"; "note the meticulous precision of his measurements") } { [ trueness, adj.all:accurate^true,+ ] exactness,@ (exactness of adjustment; "I marveled at the trueness of his aim") } { fidelity2, accuracy2,@ (accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal) } { [ inaccuracy2, accuracy2,!] quality,@ (the quality of being inaccurate and having errors) } { [ inexactness, adj.all:inexact,+ exactness,!] inexactitude, inaccuracy2,@ (the quality of being inexact) } { [ impreciseness, adj.all:imprecise,+ preciseness,!] [ imprecision, precision,!] inexactness,@ (the quality of lacking precision) } { [ looseness1, adj.all:inexact^loose,+ ] inaccuracy2,@ (a lack of strict accuracy; laxity of practice; "misunderstandings can often be traced to a looseness of expression") } { [ infallibility, adj.all:infallible,+ fallibility,!] reliability,@ (the quality of never making an error) } { [ inerrancy, adj.all:infallible^inerrant,+ errancy,! ] infallibility,@ noun.cognition:Christianity,;c ((Christianity) exemption from error; "biblical inerrancy") } { [ errancy, adj.all:fallible^errant,+ verb.cognition:err,+ inerrancy,! ] fallibility,@ (fallibility as indicated by erring or a tendency to err) } { papal_infallibility, infallibility,@ (belief of the Roman Catholic Church that God protects the pope from error when he speaks about faith or morality) } { [ errancy1, adj.all:fallible^errant,+ ] unacceptability,@ noun.cognition:Christianity,;c ((Christianity) holding views that disagree with accepted doctrine; especially disagreement with papal infallibility; "he denies the errancy of the Catholic Church") } { instability1, unreliability,@ (unreliability attributable to being unstable) } { [ reproducibility, adj.all:reproducible,+ ] [ duplicability, adj.all:reproducible^duplicable,+ ] reliability,@ (the quality of being reproducible) } { [ irreproducibility, adj.all:irreproducible,+ ] unreliability,@ (the quality of being unreproducible; "he could not explain the irreproducibility of the results of his experiment") } { [ fallibility, adj.all:fallible,+ infallibility,!] unreliability,@ (the likelihood of making errors) } { [ worthiness, adj.all:worthy,+ unworthiness,!] good2,@ (the quality or state of having merit or value) } { [ deservingness, adj.all:worthy^deserving,+ ] [ merit2, adj.all:worthy^meritorious,+ verb.stative:merit4,+ ] [ meritoriousness, adj.all:worthy^meritorious,+ ] worthiness,@ (the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded") } { desert, deservingness,@ noun.communication:plural,;u ((usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment) } { [ praiseworthiness, adj.all:worthy^praiseworthy,+ ] laudability, laudableness, worthiness,@ (the quality of being worthy of praise) } { [ quotability, adj.all:worthy^quotable,+ adj.all:quotable,+ ] worthiness,@ (the quality of being worthy of being quoted) } { roadworthiness, worthiness,@ noun.artifact:motor_vehicle,;c ((of motor vehicles) the quality of being fit to drive on the open road) } { [ unworthiness, adj.all:evil^unworthy,+ adj.all:unworthy,+ worthiness,!] bad,@ (the quality or state of lacking merit or value) } { [ baseness, adj.all:wrong1^base,+ adj.all:ignoble1^base,+ ] [ sordidness, adj.all:disreputable^sordid,+ adj.all:corrupt^sordid,+ adj.all:acquisitive^sordid,+ ] [ contemptibility, adj.all:contemptible,+ ] [ despicableness, adj.all:evil^despicable,+ ] [ despicability, adj.all:evil^despicable,+ ] unworthiness,@ (unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values) } { [ shamefulness, adj.all:immoral^shameful,+ adj.all:dishonorable^shameful,+ ] [ disgracefulness, adj.all:dishonorable^disgraceful,+ ] [ ignominiousness, adj.all:dishonorable^ignominious,+ ] unworthiness,@ (unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor) } { [ scandalousness, adj.all:immoral^scandalous,+ ] disgracefulness,@ (disgracefulness that offends public morality) } { [ popularity, adj.all:nonclassical^popular,+ adj.all:popular,+ unpopularity,!] quality,@ (the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after; "his charm soon won him affection and popularity"; "the universal popularity of American movies") } { hot_stuff1, popularity,@ (the quality of being popular; "skiing is hot stuff in New Hampshire") } { [ unpopularity, adj.all:unpopular,+ popularity,!] quality,@ (the quality of lacking general approval or acceptance) } { [ legality, adj.all:valid^legal,+ adj.all:legal,+ illegality,!] lawfulness,@ (lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute) } { [ validity, adj.all:unexpired^valid,+ ] [ validness, adj.all:unexpired^valid,+ adj.all:valid,+ ] legality,@ (the quality of having legal force or effectiveness) } { effect1, force2, validity,@ noun.group:law,;c ((of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect") } { [ lawfulness, adj.all:legitimate^lawful,+ adj.all:legal^lawful,+ adj.all:lawful,+ unlawfulness,!] quality,@ (the quality of conforming to law) } { [ legitimacy, verb.social:legitimate,+ illegitimacy,!] lawfulness,@ (lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law) } { [ licitness, adj.all:legal^licit,+ illicitness,!] lawfulness,@ (the quality of strictly conforming to law) } { [ illegality, adj.all:illegal,+ legality,!] unlawfulness,@ (unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute) } { [ invalidity, adj.all:invalid,+ ] [ invalidness, adj.all:invalid,+ ] illogicality,@ (illogicality as a consequence of having a conclusion that does not follow from the premisses) } { [ fallaciousness, adj.all:invalid^fallacious,+ adj.all:incorrect^fallacious,+ ] invalidity,@ (result of a fallacy or error in reasoning) } { [ unlawfulness, adj.all:irregular^unlawful,+ adj.all:illegitimate^unlawful,+ adj.all:illegal^unlawful,+ adj.all:unlawful,+ lawfulness,!] quality,@ (the quality of failing to conform to law) } { [ lawlessness, adj.all:unlawful^lawless,+ ] [ outlawry, verb.social:outlaw,+ ] illegality,@ (illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law) } { infection1, illegality,@ noun.group:law,;c ((international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure) } { [ illegitimacy, legitimacy,!] unlawfulness,@ (unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with law) } { [ illicitness, adj.all:illegal^illicit,+ licitness,!] unlawfulness,@ (the quality of not conforming strictly to law) } { [ shadiness, adj.all:questionable^shady,+ ] unlawfulness,@ (questionable honesty or legality; "they acted with such obvious shadiness that they were instantly recognizable"; "the shadiness of their transactions") } { refinement1, [ civilization, verb.social:civilize,+ ] [ civilisation, verb.social:civilise,+ ] excellence,@ (the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste; "a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization") } { [ elegance, adj.all:gracious^elegant,+ adj.all:elegant,+ inelegance,!] quality,@ (a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility") } { [ elegance1, adj.all:graceful^elegant,+ ] quality,@ (a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics); "the simplicity and elegance of his invention") } { dash, elan1, flair, panache, [ style1, adj.all:rhetorical^stylistic,+ ] elegance,@ (distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer") } { [ daintiness, adj.all:delicate^dainty,+ ] delicacy, fineness, elegance,@ (the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features") } { [ courtliness1, adj.all:dignified^courtly,+ ] elegance,@ (elegance suggestive of a royal court) } { [ tastefulness, adj.all:tasteful2,+ tastelessness1,!] elegance,@ (elegance indicated by good taste) } { breeding3, [ genteelness, adj.all:refined1^genteel,+ ] [ gentility1, adj.all:noble2^gentle,+ ] elegance,@ (elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression) } { [ chic, adj.all:stylish^chic,+ ] [ chicness, adj.all:stylish^chic,+ ] chichi, [ modishness, adj.all:fashionable^modish,+ ] [ smartness, adj.all:stylish^smart,+ ] [ stylishness, adj.all:stylish2,+ adj.all:stylish,+ ] [ swank, adj.all:fashionable^swanky,+ ] last_word, elegance,@ (elegance by virtue of being fashionable) } { [ jauntiness1, adj.all:fashionable^jaunty,+ ] [ nattiness, adj.all:fashionable^natty,+ ] [ dapperness, adj.all:fashionable^dapper,+ ] [ rakishness1, adj.all:fashionable^rakish,+ ] stylishness,@ (stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance) } { [ magnificence1, adj.all:impressive^magnificent,+ ] [ brilliance1, adj.all:superior2^brilliant,+ adj.all:impressive^brilliant,+ ] splendor1, splendour1, grandeur1, [ grandness, adj.all:noble1^grand,+ adj.all:extraordinary^grand,+ adj.all:dignified^grand,+ ] elegance,@ (the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; "for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel"; "his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects"; "it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor"; "an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art"; "advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products") } { eclat1, brilliance1,@ (brilliant or conspicuous success or effect; "the eclat of a great achievement") } { [ pomp1, adj.pert:pompous,+ ] eclat2, elegance,@ (ceremonial elegance and splendor; "entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses") } { [ class, adj.all:stylish^classy,+ ] elegance,@ noun.communication:colloquialism,;u (elegance in dress or behavior; "she has a lot of class") } { [ inelegance, adj.all:inelegant,+ elegance,!] quality,@ (the quality of lacking refinement and good taste) } { [ awkwardness3, adj.all:uncomfortable1^awkward,+ ] [ clumsiness2, adj.all:infelicitous^clumsy,+ ] [ gracelessness1, adj.all:inelegant^graceless,+ adj.all:awkward^graceless,+ ] [ stiffness2, adj.all:formal1^stiff,+ ] inelegance,@ (the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)) } { [ woodenness, adj.all:awkward^wooden,+ ] awkwardness3,@ (the quality of being wooden and awkward; "he criticized the woodenness of the acting"; "there was a certain woodenness in his replies") } { [ rusticity, adj.all:rural^rustic2,+ adj.all:rural^rustic,+ adj.all:provincial^rustic,+ urbanity1,! ] gaucherie, awkwardness3,@ (the quality of being rustic or gauche) } { [ urbanity1, adj.pert:urban,+ adj.all:urban,+ rusticity,! ] quality,@ (the quality or character of life in a city or town; "there is an important difference between rusticity and urbanity") } { [ dowdiness, adj.all:unfashionable^dowdy,+ adj.all:styleless^dowdy,+ ] [ drabness, adj.all:dull3^drab,+ ] [ homeliness1, adj.all:unattractive^homely,+ adj.all:inelegant^homely,+ ] inelegance,@ (having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance) } { [ shabbiness, adj.all:worn^shabby,+ ] [ seediness, adj.all:worn^seedy,+ ] [ manginess, adj.all:worn^mangy,+ ] [ sleaziness, adj.all:inferior2^sleazy,+ ] inelegance,@ (a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing) } { [ tweediness1, adj.all:upper-class^tweedy,+ ] inelegance,@ (an informal, homely, outdoor look characteristic of those who wear tweeds) } { [ raggedness, adj.all:worn^ragged1,+ ] shabbiness,@ (shabbiness by virtue of being in rags) } { [ coarseness3, adj.all:unrefined1^coarse,+ ] [ commonness2, adj.all:unrefined1^common,+ adj.all:inferior2^common,+ ] [ grossness, adj.all:indecent^gross,+ ] [ vulgarity1, adj.all:unrefined1^vulgar,+ adj.all:indecent^vulgar,+ ] vulgarism, [ raunch, adj.all:dirty2^raunchy,+ ] inelegance,@ (the quality of lacking taste and refinement) } { [ crudeness2, adj.all:unskilled^crude1,+ adj.all:crude2,+ ] [ roughness2, adj.all:unskilled^rough,+ adj.all:unpleasant^rough,+ ] inelegance,@ (an unpolished unrefined quality; "the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her") } { boorishness1, [ uncouthness, adj.all:unrefined1^uncouth,+ ] inelegance,@ (inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor) } { ostentation1, [ ostentatiousness, adj.all:tasteless2^ostentatious,+ adj.all:ostentatious,+ ] [ pomposity, adj.all:pretentious^pompous,+ ] [ pompousness, adj.all:pretentious^pompous,+ ] [ pretentiousness1, adj.all:tasteless2^pretentious,+ adj.all:pretentious4,+ ] puffiness, [ splashiness, adj.all:ostentatious^splashy,+ ] inflation, inelegance,@ (lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity) } { [ tastelessness1, adj.all:tasteless2,+ tastefulness,!] inelegance,@ (inelegance indicated by a lack of good taste) } { [ cheapness2, adj.all:tasteless2^cheap,+ adj.all:stingy^cheap,+ adj.all:inferior2^cheap,+ ] [ tackiness, adj.all:tasteless2^tacky,+ ] [ tat, adj.all:tasteless2^tatty,+ ] [ sleaze, adj.all:inferior2^sleazy,+ ] tastelessness1,@ (tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar) } { [ flashiness, adj.all:tasteless2^flashy,+ adj.all:colorful3^flashy,+ ] [ garishness1, adj.all:tasteless2^garish,+ ] [ gaudiness1, adj.all:tasteless2^gaudy,+ adj.all:colorful3^gaudy,+ ] [ loudness2, adj.all:tasteless2^loud,+ ] brashness1, [ meretriciousness2, adj.all:tasteless2^meretricious,+ ] [ tawdriness, adj.all:tasteless2^tawdry,+ adj.all:inferior2^tawdry,+ ] glitz, tastelessness1,@ (tasteless showiness) } { [ comprehensibility, adj.all:comprehensible,+ incomprehensibility,!] [ understandability, adj.all:comprehensible^understandable,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of comprehensible language or thought) } { [ legibility, adj.all:legible,+ illegibility,!] [ readability1, adj.all:legible^readable,+ ] comprehensibility,@ noun.act:handwriting,;c (a quality of writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read) } { [ intelligibility, adj.all:comprehensible^intelligible,+ adj.all:intelligible,+ unintelligibility,!] comprehensibility,@ (the quality of language that is comprehensible) } { [ expressiveness, adj.all:communicative^expressive,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being expressive) } { [ picturesqueness1, adj.all:colorful3^picturesque,+ ] expressiveness,@ (the quality of being strikingly expressive or vivid) } { [ readability, adj.all:legible^readable,+ ] intelligibility,@ (the quality of written language that makes it easy to read and understand) } { speech_intelligibility, intelligibility,@ (the intelligibility of speech (usually measured in the presence of noise or distortion)) } { [ clarity1, adj.all:legible^clear,+ adj.all:clear4,+ adj.all:clear,+ obscurity2,! ] [ lucidity, adj.all:clear^lucid,+ verb.communication:elucidate,+ verb.cognition:elucidate,+ ] lucidness, [ pellucidity1, adj.all:clear^pellucid,+ ] [ clearness1, adj.all:legible^clear,+ adj.all:innocent^clear,+ adj.all:distinct^clear,+ adj.all:discerning^clear,+ adj.all:clearheaded^clear,+ adj.all:clear4,+ adj.all:clear,+ unclearness,!] [ limpidity1, adj.all:clear^limpid,+ ] comprehensibility,@ (free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression) } { [ monosemy, adj.all:unambiguous^monosemous,+ polysemy,! ] clearness1,@ (having a single meaning (absence of ambiguity) usually of individual words or phrases) } { [ focus3, verb.cognition:focus1,+ ] clarity1,@ (maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion") } { [ coherence, adj.all:coherent,+ ] [ coherency, adj.all:rational^coherent,+ adj.all:coherent,+ ] comprehensibility,@ (logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts) } { [ preciseness1, adj.all:precise,+ ] [ clearcutness, adj.all:distinct^clear-cut,+ adj.all:clear^clear-cut,+ ] clarity1,@ (clarity as a consequence of precision) } { [ perspicuity, adj.all:clear^perspicuous,+ ] [ perspicuousness, adj.all:clear^perspicuous,+ ] [ plainness3, adj.all:obvious^plain,+ ] clarity1,@ (clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous) } { [ unambiguity, adj.all:unambiguous4,+ adj.all:unambiguous,+ ambiguity,!] [ unequivocalness, adj.all:explicit^unequivocal,+ adj.all:unequivocal,+ equivocalness,!] clarity1,@ (clarity achieved by the avoidance of ambiguity) } { [ explicitness, adj.all:literal^explicit,+ adj.all:explicit,+ inexplicitness,!] clarity1,@ (clarity as a consequence of being explicit) } { [ incomprehensibility, adj.all:incomprehensible4,+ adj.all:incomprehensible,+ comprehensibility,!] quality,@ (the quality of being incomprehensible) } { [ inscrutability, adj.all:inexplicable^inscrutable,+ ] incomprehensibility,@ (the quality of being impossible to investigate; "the inscrutability of the future") } { [ illegibility, adj.all:illegible,+ legibility,!] incomprehensibility,@ noun.act:handwriting,;c (the quality of writing (print or handwriting) that cannot be deciphered) } { impenetrability1, [ impenetrableness, adj.all:incomprehensible^impenetrable,+ ] incomprehensibility,@ (incomprehensibility by virtue of being too dense to understand) } { noise1, incomprehensibility,@ (incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say") } { [ opacity1, adj.all:incomprehensible^opaque,+ ] [ opaqueness1, adj.all:incomprehensible^opaque,+ ] incomprehensibility,@ (incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning) } { [ obscureness2, adj.all:unclear^obscure,+ adj.all:incomprehensible^obscure,+ ] [ obscurity2, adj.all:unclear^obscure,+ adj.all:incomprehensible^obscure,+ clarity1,! ] [ abstruseness, adj.all:esoteric^abstruse,+ ] [ reconditeness, adj.all:esoteric^recondite,+ ] incomprehensibility,@ (the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand) } { [ unintelligibility, adj.all:unintelligible,+ intelligibility,!] incomprehensibility,@ (incomprehensibility as a consequence of being unintelligible) } { [ unclearness, adj.all:illegible^unclear,+ adj.all:unclear4,+ adj.all:unclear,+ clearness1,!] incomprehensibility,@ (incomprehensibility as a result of not being clear) } { [ elusiveness, adj.all:unidentifiable^elusive,+ adj.all:impalpable^elusive,+ adj.all:artful^elusive,+ ] unclearness,@ (the quality of being difficult to grasp or pin down; "the author's elusiveness may at times be construed as evasiveness") } { [ vagueness, adj.all:unclear^vague,+ adj.all:vague4,+ ] unclearness,@ (unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning; "the Conservative manifesto is a model of vagueness"; "these terms were used with a vagueness that suggested little or no thought about what each might convey") } { [ haziness2, adj.all:indistinct^hazy,+ ] vagueness,@ (vagueness attributable to being not clearly defined) } { [ inexplicitness, adj.all:inexplicit,+ explicitness,!] unclearness,@ (unclearness by virtue of not being explicit) } { [ implicitness, adj.all:implicit,+ ] inexplicitness,@ (inexplicitness as a consequence of being implied or indirect) } { [ ambiguity, adj.all:ambiguous4,+ adj.all:ambiguous,+ unambiguity,!] [ equivocalness, adj.all:equivocal,+ unequivocalness,!] unclearness,@ (unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning) } { [ equivocation, verb.communication:equivocate,+ ] [ prevarication, verb.communication:prevaricate,+ ] [ evasiveness, adj.all:equivocal^evasive,+ ] untruthfulness,@ ambiguity,@ (intentionally vague or ambiguous) } { [ polysemy, adj.all:ambiguous^polysemous,+ monosemy,! ] lexical_ambiguity, ambiguity,@ (the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings) } { twilight_zone, no_man's_land, ambiguity,@ (the ambiguous region between two categories or states or conditions (usually containing some features of both); "but there is still a twilight zone, the tantalizing occurrences that are probably noise but might possibly be a signal"; "in the twilight zone between humor and vulgarity"; "in that no man's land between negotiation and aggression") } { [ righteousness, adj.all:righteous,+ unrighteousness,!] morality,@ (adhering to moral principles) } { [ impeccability, adj.all:virtuous^impeccable,+ ] righteousness,@ (the quality of being exempt from sin or incapable of sinning) } { [ uprightness1, adj.all:righteous^upright,+ ] rectitude, righteousness,@ (righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest) } { [ piety, impiety,!] [ piousness, adj.all:pious,+ ] righteousness,@ (righteousness by virtue of being pious) } { [ devoutness, adj.all:religious^devout,+ ] [ religiousness, adj.all:sacred^religious,+ adj.all:religious,+ ] piety,@ (piety by virtue of being devout) } { [ religiosity, adj.all:sacred^religious,+ ] [ religionism, noun.person:religionist,+ ] religiousism, [ pietism1, adj.all:pious^pietistical,+ adj.all:pious^pietistic,+ ] devoutness,@ (exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal) } { [ dutifulness, adj.all:obedient^dutiful,+ ] piety,@ (piety by virtue of devotion to duty) } { [ godliness, adj.all:pious^godly,+ adj.all:heavenly^godly,+ ungodliness,!] piety,@ (piety by virtue of being a godly person) } { [ unrighteousness, adj.all:unrighteous,+ righteousness,!] immorality,@ (failure to adhere to moral principles; "forgave us our sins and cleansed us of all unrighteousness") } { sin, [ sinfulness, adj.all:wicked^sinful,+ adj.all:unrighteous^sinful,+ ] [ wickedness1, adj.all:unrighteous^wicked,+ ] unrighteousness,@ (estrangement from god) } { mark_of_Cain, sin,@ (the mark that God set upon Cain now refers to a person's sinful nature) } { [ impiety, piety,!] [ impiousness, adj.all:disrespectful^impious,+ adj.all:impious,+ ] unrighteousness,@ (unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god) } { [ undutifulness, adj.all:disrespectful^undutiful,+ ] impiety,@ (impiety characterized by lack of devotion to duty) } { [ irreligiousness, adj.all:irreligious,+ ] [ irreligion, noun.person:irreligionist,+ ] impiety,@ (the quality of not being devout) } { [ ungodliness, adj.all:wicked^ungodly,+ godliness,!] [ godlessness, adj.all:impious^godless,+ ] impiety,@ (impiety by virtue of not being a godly person) } { [ humaneness, adj.all:humane,+ inhumaneness,!] quality,@ noun.Tops:animal,;c (the quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals)) } { [ humanity, adj.pert:humanitarian,+ ] humaneness,@ (the quality of being humane) } { [ mercifulness, adj.all:gracious^merciful,+ mercilessness,!] mercy, humaneness,@ (a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband") } { [ compassion, verb.emotion:compassionate,+ ] [ pity, verb.emotion:pity,+ ] mercifulness,@ (the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it) } { [ forgivingness, adj.all:exculpatory^forgiving,+ adj.all:forgiving,+ ] [ kindness1, adj.all:forgiving^kind,+ ] mercifulness,@ (tendency to be kind and forgiving) } { [ lenience, adj.all:permissive1^lenient,+ ] [ leniency, adj.all:clement1^lenient,+ ] mildness, lenity, mercifulness,@ (mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant) } { [ inhumaneness, adj.all:inhumane,+ humaneness,!] [ inhumanity, adj.all:inhumane^inhuman,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others) } { [ atrocity, adj.all:evil^atrocious,+ ] [ atrociousness, adj.all:evil^atrocious,+ ] barbarity, [ barbarousness, adj.all:inhumane^barbarous,+ ] heinousness, inhumaneness,@ (the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane) } { [ bestiality, adj.all:inhumane^bestial,+ ] inhumaneness,@ (the stupid brutal quality of a beast) } { [ ferociousness, adj.all:violent^ferocious,+ ] [ brutality, adj.all:inhumane^brutal1,+ ] [ viciousness, adj.all:wicked^vicious,+ adj.all:malicious^vicious,+ adj.all:inhumane^vicious,+ ] savagery, cruelty1,@ (the trait of extreme cruelty) } { [ murderousness, adj.all:bloody^murderous,+ ] cruelty1,@ (cruelty evidence by a capability to commit murder) } { [ mercilessness, adj.all:merciless,+ mercifulness,!] [ unmercifulness, adj.all:unmerciful4,+ ] inhumaneness,@ (inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving) } { [ pitilessness, adj.all:merciless^pitiless,+ adj.all:inhumane^pitiless,+ ] [ ruthlessness, adj.all:merciless^ruthless,+ ] mercilessness,@ (mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity) } { [ relentlessness, adj.all:implacable^relentless,+ adj.all:continual^relentless,+ ] [ inexorability, adj.all:implacable^inexorable,+ ] [ inexorableness, adj.all:inflexible2^inexorable,+ adj.all:implacable^inexorable,+ ] mercilessness,@ (mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up; "the relentlessness or their pursuit") } { [ generosity, adj.all:generous2,+ stinginess,!] [ generousness, adj.all:generous2,+ adj.all:generous1,+ ] kindness,@ (the trait of being willing to give your money or time) } { [ charitableness, adj.all:kind^charitable,+ adj.pert:charitable,+ adj.all:charitable,+ ] generosity,@ (generosity as manifested by practicing charity (as for the poor or unfortunate)) } { [ bounty1, adj.all:generous1^bounteous,+ ] [ bounteousness, adj.all:generous1^bounteous,+ ] generosity,@ (generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely) } { [ bigheartedness, adj.all:generous1^bighearted,+ ] generosity,@ (the quality of being kind and generous) } { [ liberality, adj.all:generous1^liberal,+ illiberality,!] [ liberalness, adj.all:generous1^liberal,+ ] generosity,@ (the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament) } { [ munificence, adj.all:generous1^munificent,+ ] largess, largesse, [ magnanimity, adj.all:generous2^magnanimous,+ ] [ openhandedness, adj.all:generous1^openhanded,+ ] liberality,@ (liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit) } { [ unselfishness, adj.all:generous1^unselfish,+ adj.all:unselfish,+ selfishness,!] generosity,@ (the quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others; "rural people show more devotion and unselfishness than do their urban cousins") } { [ altruism, noun.person:altruist,+ egoism,!] [ selflessness, adj.all:selfless,+ ] unselfishness,@ (the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others) } { [ stinginess, adj.all:stingy,+ generosity,!] trait,@ (a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money) } { [ meanness1, adj.all:stingy^mean2,+ adj.all:stingy^mean1,+ ] [ minginess, adj.all:stingy^mingy,+ ] [ niggardliness, adj.all:stingy^niggardly,+ ] niggardness, [ parsimony1, adj.all:stingy^parsimonious,+ ] [ parsimoniousness1, adj.all:stingy^parsimonious,+ ] [ tightness1, adj.all:stingy^tight,+ ] [ tightfistedness, adj.all:stingy^tightfisted,+ ] [ closeness4, adj.all:stingy^close,+ ] stinginess,@ (extreme stinginess) } { [ pettiness1, adj.all:unimportant^petty,+ ] [ littleness1, adj.all:unimportant^little,+ ] smallness1, meanness1,@ (lack of generosity in trifling matters) } { [ miserliness, adj.all:stingy^miserly,+ ] meanness1,@ (total lack of generosity with money) } { [ penuriousness, adj.all:stingy^penurious,+ ] stinginess,@ (a disposition to be niggardly with money) } { [ illiberality, adj.all:narrow-minded^illiberal,+ liberality,!] stinginess,@ (a disposition not to be liberal (generous) with money) } { [ selfishness, adj.all:selfish,+ unselfishness,!] stinginess,@ (stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others) } { [ greediness, adj.all:acquisitive^greedy,+ ] [ voraciousness1, adj.all:acquisitive^voracious,+ ] rapaciousness1, selfishness,@ (an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts); "the greediness of lawyers") } { [ egoism, noun.person:egoist1,+ noun.person:egoist,+ altruism,!] egocentrism, self-interest, self-concern, [ self-centeredness, adj.all:self-centered,+ ] trait,@ (concern for your own interests and welfare) } { self-love, [ narcism, noun.person:narcist,+ ] [ narcissism, adj.all:selfish^narcissistic,+ noun.person:narcissist,+ ] conceit,@ (an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself; "self-love that shut out everyone else") } { [ opportunism, adj.all:expedient^opportunistic,+ noun.person:opportunist,+ ] self-interest1, self-seeking, [ expedience1, adj.all:expedient,+ ] selfishness,@ (taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others) } { drive, trait,@ (the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers") } { action, drive,@ (the trait of being active and energetic and forceful; "a man of action") } { [ enterprise, noun.person:enterpriser,+ ] [ enterprisingness, adj.all:enterprising,+ ] initiative, [ go-ahead, verb.communication:go_ahead,+ ] drive,@ (readiness to embark on bold new ventures) } { [ ambition, adj.all:ambitious,+ verb.emotion:ambition,+ ] [ ambitiousness, adj.all:ambitious,+ ] drive,@ (a strong drive for success) } { [ aspiration, verb.cognition:aspire,+ ] ambition,@ (a will to succeed) } { power_hunger, status_seeking, ambition,@ (a drive to acquire power) } { [ energy2, adj.all:enterprising^energetic,+ verb.body:energize,+ ] [ push, adj.all:ambitious^pushy,+ verb.social:push10,+ verb.social:push,+ verb.communication:push1,+ ] get-up-and-go, drive,@ (enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy") } { second_wind, energy2,@ (renewed energy or strength to continue an undertaking; "She had dinner and got a second wind to finish painting"; "the employers, initially taken by surprise at the pace of developments, regained their second wind") } { [ aggressiveness, adj.all:aggressive,+ ] drive,@ (the quality of being bold and enterprising) } { [ competitiveness, adj.all:aggressive^competitive,+ adj.all:competitive,+ ] [ fight, verb.social:fight,+ ] aggressiveness,@ (an aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of fight") } { [ combativeness, adj.all:competitive^combative,+ adj.all:aggressive^combative,+ ] [ militance, adj.all:aggressive^militant,+ ] [ militancy, adj.all:aggressive^militant,+ ] aggressiveness,@ (a militant aggressiveness) } { [ scrappiness, adj.all:aggressive^scrappy,+ ] combativeness,@ (the trait of being scrappy and pugnacious) } { [ intrusiveness, adj.all:intrusive1,+ ] [ meddlesomeness, adj.all:intrusive1^meddlesome,+ ] [ officiousness, adj.all:intrusive1^officious,+ ] aggressiveness,@ (aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation) } { boldness2, [ nerve1, adj.all:forward2^nervy,+ ] [ brass, adj.all:unashamed^brassy,+ ] [ face2, verb.competition:face,+ ] [ cheek, adj.all:forward2^cheeky,+ verb.communication:cheek,+ ] aggressiveness,@ (impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty") } { [ audacity2, adj.all:unashamed^audacious,+ ] [ audaciousness2, adj.all:unashamed^audacious,+ ] boldness2,@ (aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the audacity to question my decision") } { [ presumption, adj.all:forward2^presumptuous,+ verb.body:presume,+ ] [ presumptuousness, adj.all:forward2^presumptuous,+ ] effrontery, assumption, audacity2,@ (audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness") } { [ uppityness, adj.all:immodest2^uppity,+ ] [ uppishness, adj.all:proud^uppish,+ ] presumptuousness,@ (assumption of airs beyond one's station) } { [ fairness, adj.all:moderate^fair,+ adj.all:fair3,+ unfairness,!] [ equity, inequity,!] justice,@ (conformity with rules or standards; "the judge recognized the fairness of my claim") } { non-discrimination, fairness,@ (fairness in treating people without prejudice) } { [ sportsmanship, noun.person:sportsman,+ ] fairness,@ (fairness in following the rules of the game) } { [ unfairness, adj.all:unfair,+ fairness,!] [ inequity, equity,!] injustice,@ (injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards) } { gamesmanship, unfairness,@ (the use of dubious (although not technically illegal) methods to win a game) } { [ kindness, adj.all:kind,+ unkindness,!] good1,@ (the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic) } { benevolence, kindness,@ (an inclination to do kind or charitable acts) } { charity, brotherly_love, benevolence,@ theological_virtue,@ (a kindly and lenient attitude toward people) } { [ beneficence, adj.all:beneficent,+ maleficence,!] good1,@ (the quality of being kind or helpful or generous) } { grace2, grace_of_God, free_grace, beneficence,@ noun.cognition:Christian_theology,;c ((Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God; "God's grace is manifested in the salvation of sinners"; "there but for the grace of God go I") } { [ benignity, adj.all:kind^benign,+ malignity,!] [ benignancy, adj.all:benign,+ adj.all:kind^benign,+ malignancy,!] [ graciousness1, adj.all:propitious^gracious,+ adj.all:kind^gracious,+ ] good1,@ (the quality of being kind and gentle) } { loving-kindness, kindness,@ (tender kindness motivated by a feeling of affection) } { [ consideration, verb.cognition:consider5,+ inconsideration,!] [ considerateness, adj.all:considerate,+ ] [ thoughtfulness1, adj.all:considerate^thoughtful,+ thoughtlessness1,!] kindness,@ (kind and considerate regard for others; "he showed no consideration for her feelings") } { [ kindliness, adj.all:kind^kindly,+ ] helpfulness1, friendliness,@ (friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition) } { tact, [ tactfulness, adj.all:diplomatic^tactful,+ adj.all:tactful,+ tactlessness,!] consideration,@ (consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense) } { delicacy1, [ diplomacy, adj.all:diplomatic,+ adj.all:diplomatical,+ ] [ discreetness, adj.all:tactful^discreet,+ adj.all:discreet,+ ] finesse, tact,@ (subtly skillful handling of a situation) } { savoir-faire, address, tact,@ (social skill) } { [ malevolence, adj.all:maleficent^malevolent,+ ] [ malevolency, adj.all:maleficent^malevolent,+ ] malice, evil,@ (the quality of threatening evil) } { [ cattiness, adj.all:malicious^catty,+ ] [ bitchiness, adj.all:malicious^bitchy,+ ] [ spite, verb.emotion:spite,+ ] [ spitefulness, adj.all:malicious^spiteful,+ ] [ nastiness2, adj.all:dirty2^nasty,+ adj.all:nasty,+ ] malevolence,@ (malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty) } { [ malignity, adj.all:maleficent^malign,+ benignity,!] [malignancy, benignancy,!] malignance, evil,@ (quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will) } { [ sensitivity2, adj.all:sensitive2,+ insensitivity2,! ] [ sensitiveness2, adj.all:sensitive2,+ insensitiveness2,! ] ability,@ (the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment) } { antenna, feeler, sensitivity2,@ (sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ; "he had a special antenna for public relations") } { defensiveness, sensitivity2,@ (excessive sensitivity to criticism; "his defensiveness was manifested in hurt silence"; "the fear of being sued for malpractice has magnified physicians' defensiveness") } { bunker_mentality, defensiveness,@ (defensiveness resulting from repeated attacks; "after so many suicide bombings the Israelis have to resist developing a bunker mentality") } { [ perceptiveness, adj.all:perceptive,+ unperceptiveness,! ] sensitivity2,@ (the quality of insight and sympathetic understanding) } { [ insensitivity2, adj.all:insensitive2,+ sensitivity2,! ] [ insensitiveness2, adj.all:insensitive2,+ sensitiveness2,! ] inability,@ (the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment) } { [ crassness, adj.all:unrefined1^crass,+ ] crassitude, insensitivity2,@ (the quality of being crass--devoid of refinement) } { tin_ear, insensitivity2,@ (insensitivity to the appropriateness or subtlety of language; "he has a tin ear for dialogue") } { [ unfeelingness, adj.all:uncompassionate^unfeeling,+ ] [ callousness, adj.all:insensitive2^callous,+ ] [ callosity, adj.all:insensitive2^callous,+ ] [ hardness3, adj.all:hard2,+ ] [ insensibility, adj.all:insensitive2^insensible1,+ ] insensitivity2,@ (devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness) } { [ dullness, adj.all:insensitive2^dull,+ adj.all:dull4,+ ] unfeelingness,@ (lack of sensibility; "there was a dullness in his heart"; "without him the dullness of her life crept into her work no matter how she tried to compartmentalize it.") } { [ unperceptiveness, adj.all:undiscriminating^unperceptive,+ adj.all:unperceptive,+ perceptiveness,! ] insensitivity2,@ (the lack of insight and sympathetic understanding) } { [ unkindness, adj.all:inhumane^unkind,+ adj.all:unkind,+ kindness,!] insensitivity2,@ (lack of sympathy) } { cruelty1, [ cruelness, adj.all:inhumane^cruel1,+ ] [ harshness4, adj.all:unkind^harsh,+ ] malevolence,@ (the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance) } { [ beastliness2, adj.all:inhumane^beastly,+ ] [ meanness, adj.all:stingy^mean2,+ adj.all:nasty^mean,+ adj.all:ignoble1^mean,+ ] malevolence,@ (the quality of being deliberately mean) } { [ unhelpfulness, adj.all:unhelpful,+ ] unkindness,@ (an inability to be helpful) } { [ inconsideration, consideration,!] [ inconsiderateness, adj.all:thoughtless^inconsiderate,+ adj.all:inconsiderate,+ ] [ thoughtlessness1, adj.all:inconsiderate^thoughtless,+ thoughtfulness1,!] unkindness,@ (the quality of failing to be considerate of others) } { [ tactlessness, adj.all:maladroit^tactless,+ adj.all:tactless,+ tactfulness,!] inconsideration,@ (the quality of lacking tact) } { [ bluntness2, adj.all:direct2^blunt,+ ] inconsideration,@ (the quality of being direct and outspoken; "the bluntness of a Yorkshireman") } { [ maleficence, adj.all:maleficent,+ beneficence,!] [ mischief, adj.all:harmful^mischievous,+ ] [ balefulness, adj.all:maleficent^baleful,+ adj.all:alarming^baleful,+ ] evil,@ (the quality or nature of being harmful or evil) } { [ morality, adj.all:moral^moralistic,+ adj.all:moral,+ immorality,!] quality,@ (concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct) } { [ rightness, adj.all:right1,+ wrongness,!] morality,@ (according with conscience or morality) } { [ virtue1, adj.all:virtuous,+ ] [ virtuousness, adj.all:virtuous,+ ] moral_excellence, good1,@ (the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong) } { [ virtue4, adj.all:virtuous,+ ] good1,@ (a particular moral excellence) } { cardinal_virtue, virtue4,@ (one of the seven preeminent virtues) } { natural_virtue, cardinal_virtue,@ noun.cognition:scholasticism,;c ((scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) derived from nature) } { theological_virtue, supernatural_virtue, cardinal_virtue,@ (according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith, hope, and charity) created by God to round out the natural virtues) } { [ hope, verb.emotion:hope,+ verb.emotion:hope1,+ ] theological_virtue,@ (one of the three Christian virtues) } { [ saintliness, adj.all:good2^saintly,+ ] goodness1,@ (the quality of resembling a saint) } { [ conscience, adj.all:conscientious,+ ] morality,@ (conformity to one's own sense of right conduct; "a person of unflagging conscience") } { [ conscientiousness, adj.all:conscientious,+ unconscientiousness,!] conscience,@ (the quality of being in accord with the dictates of conscience) } { [ religiousness1, adj.all:scrupulous^religious,+ ] conscientiousness,@ (the quality of being extremely conscientious; "his care in observing the rules of good health amounted to a kind of religiousness") } { [ unconscientiousness, adj.all:unconscientious,+ conscientiousness,!] conscience,@ (the quality of being willing to ignore the dictates of conscience) } { [ good1, evil,!] [ goodness1, adj.all:righteous^good,+ adj.all:reputable^good,+ adj.all:good2,+ evilness,!] morality,@ (moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people") } { summum_bonum, good1,@ (the supreme good in which all moral values are included or from which they are derived) } { [ virtue2, adj.all:chaste^virtuous,+ ] [ chastity, adj.all:chaste,+ ] sexual_morality, morality,@ (morality with respect to sexual relations) } { honor1, honour1, [ purity, adj.all:chaste^pure,+ ] [ pureness, adj.all:chaste^pure,+ ] virtue2,@ (a woman's virtue or chastity) } { [ justice, injustice,!] [ justness, adj.all:just4,+ adj.all:just2,+ adj.all:just,+ ] righteousness,@ natural_virtue,@ (the quality of being just or fair) } { [ right1, wrong1,!] [ rightfulness, adj.all:legitimate^rightful,+ adj.all:just^rightful,+ wrongfulness1,!] justice,@ (anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim") } { [ immorality, adj.all:wrong1^immoral,+ adj.all:immoral,+ morality,!] quality,@ (the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct; "the immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction") } { corruption1, degeneracy1, [ depravation, verb.social:deprave,+ ] [ depravity, adj.all:corrupt^depraved,+ verb.social:deprave,+ ] putrefaction, immorality,@ (moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction") } { infection, corruption,@ (moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable") } { [ corruptibility, adj.all:corrupt^corruptible,+ incorruptibility,!] immorality,@ (the capability of being corrupted) } { [ licentiousness, adj.all:unchaste^licentious,+ ] [ wantonness1, adj.all:unchaste^wanton,+ ] immorality,@ (the quality of being lewd and lascivious) } { anomie, anomy, immorality,@ (lack of moral standards in a society) } { [ wrongness, adj.all:wrong1,+ rightness,!] immorality,@ (contrary to conscience or morality) } { [ evil, good1,!] [ evilness, adj.all:wicked^evil,+ adj.all:evil,+ goodness1,!] immorality,@ (the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world") } { [ worst, adj.all:worst,+ ] evil,@ (the greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable; "the invaders did their worst"; "so pure of heart that his worst is another man's best") } { [ nefariousness, adj.all:wicked^nefarious,+ ] [ wickedness, adj.all:wicked,+ ] vileness2, [ ugliness1, adj.all:evil^ugly,+ ] evil,@ (the quality of being wicked) } { [ filthiness, adj.all:nasty^filthy,+ adj.all:dirty2^filthy,+ ] nefariousness,@ (moral corruption or pollution; "this deformity and filthiness of sin") } { enormity, nefariousness,@ (the quality of extreme wickedness) } { [ reprehensibility, adj.all:wrong1^reprehensible,+ ] evil,@ (being reprehensible; worthy of and deserving reprehension or reproof) } { villainy, [ villainousness, adj.all:wicked^villainous,+ ] evil,@ (the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior) } { [ perversity, adj.all:corrupt^perverse,+ ] [ perverseness1, adj.all:corrupt^perverse,+ ] evil,@ (deliberately deviating from what is good; "there will always be a few people who, through macho perversity, gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism") } { error1, wrongdoing, evil,@ (departure from what is ethically acceptable) } { frailty, vice, evil,@ (moral weakness) } { [ corruptness, adj.all:corrupt4,+ incorruptness,!] corruption, dishonesty,@ (lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain) } { [ venality, adj.all:corrupt^venal,+ ] corruptness,@ (prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward) } { [ injustice, justice,!] [ unjustness, adj.all:unjust4,+ adj.all:unjust2,+ adj.all:unjust,+ ] unrighteousness,@ (the practice of being unjust or unfair) } { [ wrong1, adj.all:wrong1,+ verb.social:wrong,+ right1,!] [ wrongfulness1, adj.all:unlawful^wrongful,+ adj.all:unjust^wrongful,+ adj.all:illegitimate^wrongful,+ rightfulness,!] injustice,@ (that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; "he feels that you are in the wrong") } { amorality, quality,@ (the quality of being amoral) } { [ divinity, adj.all:sacred^divine,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being divine; "ancient Egyptians believed in the divinity of the Pharaohs") } { [ holiness, adj.all:holy,+ unholiness,!] sanctity, sanctitude, quality,@ (the quality of being holy) } { [ sacredness, adj.all:holy^sacred2,+ adj.all:worthy^sacred,+ adj.all:holy^sacred,+ adj.all:dedicated^sacred,+ adj.all:sacred,+ ] holiness,@ (the quality of being sacred) } { [ ideality, adj.all:perfect^ideal,+ adj.all:abstract^ideal,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being ideal) } { holy_of_holies, sacredness,@ ((figurative) something regarded as sacred or inviolable; "every politician fears to touch that holy of holies, the Social Security System") } { [ unholiness, adj.all:unrighteous^unholy,+ adj.all:evil^unholy,+ adj.all:unholy,+ holiness,!] quality,@ (the quality of being unholy) } { [ profaneness, adj.all:dirty2^profane,+ ] [ unsanctification, verb.change:unsanctify,+ ] unholiness,@ (unholiness by virtue of being profane) } { [ sacrilegiousness, adj.all:irreverent^sacrilegious,+ ] profaneness,@ (profaneness by virtue of committing sacrilege) } { [ safeness, adj.all:unadventurous^safe,+ adj.all:sound^safe,+ adj.all:safe1,+ dangerousness,!] characteristic,@ (the quality of being safe) } { [ dangerousness, adj.all:critical3^dangerous,+ adj.all:dangerous,+ safeness,!] characteristic,@ (the quality of not being safe) } { [ precariousness, adj.all:dangerous^precarious,+ ] dangerousness,@ (extreme dangerousness) } { [ curability, adj.all:curable,+ incurability1,!] [ curableness, adj.all:curable,+ incurableness,!] characteristic,@ (capability of being cured or healed) } { [ incurability1, adj.all:incurable,+ curability,!] [ incurableness, adj.all:incurable,+ curableness,!] characteristic,@ (incapability of being cured or healed) } { [ courage, adj.all:courageous4,+ cowardice,!] [ courageousness, adj.all:courageous4,+ ] bravery, [ braveness, adj.all:bold^brave,+ adj.all:brave,+ ] spirit,@ (a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear) } { heart1, mettle2, [ nerve, adj.all:bold^nervy,+ verb.emotion:nerve,+ ] [ spunk, adj.all:spirited^spunky,+ adj.all:brave^spunky,+ ] courage,@ (the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball") } { heroism, gallantry, [ valor, adj.all:brave^valorous,+ ] valour, [ valorousness, adj.all:brave^valorous,+ ] valiance, [ valiancy, adj.all:brave^valiant,+ ] courage,@ (the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor") } { [ dauntlessness, adj.all:bold^dauntless,+ ] [ intrepidity, adj.all:bold^intrepid,+ ] courage,@ (resolute courageousness) } { Dutch_courage, courage,@ (courage resulting from intoxication) } { [ stoutheartedness, adj.all:brave^stouthearted,+ faintheartedness,!] courage,@ (the trait of having a courageous spirit) } { [ fearlessness, adj.all:bold^fearless,+ fearfulness,!] courage,@ (the trait of feeling no fear) } { [ coolness2, adj.all:composed^cool,+ ] [ nervelessness, adj.all:composed^nerveless,+ ] fearlessness,@ (fearless self-possession in the face of danger) } { [ boldness, adj.all:bold,+ timidity,!] [ daring, verb.social:dare1,+ ] hardiness1, hardihood, fearlessness,@ (the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"; "the plan required great hardiness of heart") } { [ adventurousness, adj.all:adventurous,+ ] [ venturesomeness, adj.all:adventurous^venturesome,+ ] boldness,@ (the trait of being adventurous) } { daredevilry, daredeviltry, boldness,@ (boldness as manifested in rash and daredevil behavior) } { [ audacity, adj.all:bold^audacious,+ adj.all:adventurous^audacious,+ ] [ audaciousness, adj.all:bold^audacious,+ adj.all:adventurous^audacious,+ ] [ temerity, adj.all:bold^temerarious,+ ] boldness,@ (fearless daring) } { [ shamelessness, adj.all:unashamed^shameless,+ ] [ brazenness, adj.all:unashamed^brazen,+ ] boldness,@ (behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame) } { [ gutsiness, adj.all:gutsy,+ gutlessness,!] [ pluck, adj.all:spirited^plucky,+ adj.all:plucky,+ ] [ pluckiness, adj.all:spirited^plucky,+ ] fearlessness,@ (the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury) } { [ cowardice, courage,!] [ cowardliness, adj.all:cowardly,+ ] spirit,@ (the trait of lacking courage) } { [ cravenness, adj.all:cowardly^craven,+ ] cowardice,@ (meanspirited cowardice) } { [ faintheartedness, adj.all:cowardly^fainthearted,+ stoutheartedness,!] [ faintness3, adj.all:cowardly^faint,+ ] timidity,@ (the trait of lacking boldness and courage; "faintness of heart and infirmity of purpose") } { [ fearfulness, adj.all:fearful4,+ fearlessness,!] cowardice,@ (the trait of being afraid) } { [ timidity, adj.all:cowardly^timid,+ boldness,!] [ timorousness, adj.all:timid^timorous,+ ] fearfulness,@ (fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities) } { [ pusillanimity, adj.all:cowardly^pusillanimous,+ ] [ pusillanimousness, adj.all:cowardly^pusillanimous,+ ] fearfulness,@ (contemptible fearfulness) } { poltroonery, pusillanimity,@ (abject pusillanimity) } { [ dastardliness, adj.all:cowardly^dastardly,+ ] cowardice,@ (despicable cowardice) } { [ gutlessness, adj.all:gutless,+ gutsiness,!] fearfulness,@ (the trait of lacking courage and determination; fearful of loss or injury) } { [ resoluteness, adj.all:decisive1^resolute,+ adj.all:resolute,+ irresoluteness,!] [ firmness1, adj.all:resolute^firm,+ adj.all:faithful^firm,+ ] firmness_of_purpose, resolve, resolution, trait,@ (the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work") } { self-control, self-possession, possession, willpower, will_power, self-command, self-will1, resoluteness,@ (the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior) } { nerves, self-control,@ noun.communication:plural,;u (control of your emotions; "this kind of tension is not good for my nerves") } { [ steadiness2, adj.all:resolute^steady,+ ] resoluteness,@ (freedom from wavering or indecision; constancy of resolve or conduct; "He trusted her clear steadiness that she would do what she said") } { [ sturdiness1, adj.all:sturdy,+ ] resoluteness,@ (resoluteness evidenced by strength of character; "sturdiness of moral principle") } { presence_of_mind, self-control,@ (self-control in a crisis; ability to say or do the right thing in an emergency) } { [ stiffness4, adj.all:resolute^stiff,+ ] resoluteness,@ (firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action; "a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity") } { [ stubbornness1, adj.all:stubborn,+ ] [ bullheadedness, adj.all:stubborn^bullheaded,+ ] obstinacy1, [ obstinance1, verb.change:obstinate,+ ] [ pigheadedness, adj.all:stubborn^pigheaded,+ ] self-will, resoluteness,@ (resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires) } { [ impenitence, adj.all:impenitent,+ ] [ impenitency, adj.all:impenitent,+ ] stubbornness1,@ (the trait of refusing to repent) } { [ intransigency, adj.all:inflexible2^intransigent,+ ] [ intransigence, adj.all:inflexible2^intransigent,+ ] stubbornness1,@ (the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise) } { [ single-mindedness, adj.all:resolute^single-minded,+ ] resoluteness,@ (characterized by one unified purpose) } { [ adamance, adj.all:inflexible2^adamant,+ ] obduracy, [ unyieldingness, adj.all:stubborn^unyielding,+ ] resoluteness,@ (resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible) } { [ decisiveness, adj.all:decisive1,+ indecisiveness,!] [ decision, indecision,! ] resoluteness,@ (the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose; "a man of unusual decisiveness") } { determination, [ purpose1, verb.cognition:purpose,+ verb.cognition:purpose1,+ ] resoluteness,@ (the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose") } { [ doggedness, adj.all:stubborn^dogged,+ ] perseverance, persistence, [ persistency, adj.all:continual^persistent,+ verb.change:persist1,+ ] [ tenacity, adj.all:stubborn^tenacious,+ ] [ tenaciousness, adj.all:stubborn^tenacious,+ adj.all:tenacious,+ ] [ pertinacity, adj.all:stubborn^pertinacious,+ ] determination,@ (persistent determination) } { [ indefatigability, adj.all:energetic^indefatigable,+ ] [ indefatigableness, adj.all:energetic^indefatigable,+ ] [ tirelessness, adj.all:energetic^tireless,+ adj.all:diligent^tireless,+ ] determination,@ (tireless determination) } { [ steadfastness2, adj.all:resolute^steadfast,+ ] resoluteness,@ (steadfast resolution) } { [ diligence, adj.all:patient^diligent,+ adj.all:diligent,+ ] [ industriousness, adj.all:enterprising^industrious,+ adj.all:diligent^industrious,+ ] [ industry, adj.all:enterprising^industrious,+ adj.all:diligent^industrious,+ ] determination,@ (persevering determination to perform a task; "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues") } { [ assiduity, adj.all:diligent^assiduous,+ ] [ assiduousness, adj.all:diligent^assiduous,+ ] [ concentration1, verb.cognition:concentrate,+ ] diligence,@ (great and constant diligence and attention) } { [ intentness, adj.all:attentive^intent,+ ] [ engrossment, verb.cognition:engross2,+ verb.cognition:engross,+ ] concentration1,@ (the quality of being intent and concentrated; "the intentness of his gaze") } { [ singleness1, adj.all:concentrated^single,+ ] concentration1,@ (the quality of concentrating on one central objective; "his singleness of purpose") } { [ sedulity, adj.all:diligent^sedulous,+ ] [ sedulousness, adj.all:diligent^sedulous,+ ] diligence,@ (the quality of being constantly diligent and attentive) } { [ studiousness, adj.all:scholarly^studious,+ adj.all:careful^studious,+ ] diligence,@ (diligent study) } { [ bookishness, adj.all:scholarly^bookish,+ ] studiousness,@ (exaggerated studiousness) } { [ irresoluteness, adj.all:irresolute,+ resoluteness,!] irresolution, trait,@ (the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose) } { [ volatility1, adj.all:changeable^volatile,+ ] unpredictability1, irresoluteness,@ (the trait of being unpredictably irresolute; "the volatility of the market drove many investors away") } { [ indecisiveness, adj.all:indecisive1,+ decisiveness,!] [ indecision, decision,! ] irresoluteness,@ (the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose; "the king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil in his court") } { [ sincerity, adj.all:sincere,+ insincerity,!] truthfulness,@ (the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical; "his sincerity inspired belief"; "they demanded some proof of my sincerity") } { sooth, truthfulness,@ noun.communication:archaism,;u (truth or reality; "in sooth") } { [ heartiness, adj.all:warm2^hearty,+ adj.all:complete^hearty,+ ] [ wholeheartedness1, adj.all:sincere^wholehearted,+ ] sincerity,@ (the quality of hearty sincerity) } { singleness2, [ straightforwardness2, adj.all:direct2^straightforward,+ ] sincerity,@ (without hypocrisy; "the singleness of his motives could not be questioned") } { [ insincerity, adj.all:insincere,+ sincerity,!] [ falseness, adj.all:inconstant^false,+ adj.all:counterfeit^false,+ ] [ hollowness1, adj.all:meaningless^hollow,+ ] untruthfulness,@ (the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical) } { [ hypocrisy, adj.all:insincere^hypocritical,+ ] insincerity,@ (insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have) } { [ sanctimoniousness, adj.all:pious^sanctimonious,+ ] [ sanctimony, adj.all:pious^sanctimonious,+ ] hypocrisy,@ (the quality of being hypocritically devout) } { [ fulsomeness, adj.all:insincere^fulsome,+ ] [ oiliness2, adj.all:insincere^oily,+ ] [ oleaginousness2, adj.all:insincere^oleaginous,+ ] [ smarminess, adj.all:insincere^smarmy,+ ] [ unctuousness, adj.all:insincere^unctuous,+ ] unction, hypocrisy,@ (smug self-serving earnestness) } { [ honorableness, adj.all:right1^honorable,+ adj.all:reputable^honorable,+ adj.all:honorable4,+ adj.all:honorable,+ dishonorableness,!] [ honourableness, adj.all:right1^honourable,+ adj.all:honourable,+ ] righteousness,@ (the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor) } { [ honor, dishonor,!] honour, righteousness,@ (the quality of being honorable and having a good name; "a man of honor") } { [ scrupulousness, adj.all:scrupulous,+ unscrupulousness,!] honesty,@ (conformity to high standards of ethics or excellence) } { [ venerability, adj.all:honorable^venerable,+ ] [ venerableness, adj.all:old2^venerable,+ adj.all:honorable^venerable,+ ] honorableness,@ (the quality of deserving veneration) } { integrity, honesty,@ character1,#p (moral soundness; "he expects to find in us the common honesty and integrity of men of business"; "they admired his scrupulous professional integrity") } { probity, integrity,@ (complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles; "in a world where financial probity may not be widespread"; "he enjoys an exaggerated reputation for probity") } { [ incorruptness, adj.all:incorrupt,+ corruptness,!] incorruption, honesty,@ (characterized by integrity or probity) } { [ incorruptibility, adj.all:incorrupt^incorruptible,+ corruptibility,!] honesty,@ (the incapability of being corrupted) } { [ nobility, adj.all:noble1,+ ] nobleness, [ magnanimousness, adj.all:noble1^magnanimous,+ adj.all:generous2^magnanimous,+ ] grandeur2, honorableness,@ (the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct) } { [ high-mindedness, adj.all:noble1^high-minded,+ ] [ idealism2, adj.all:noble1^idealistic,+ noun.person:idealist,+ ] [ noble-mindedness, adj.all:noble1^noble-minded,+ ] nobility,@ (elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued) } { [ sublimity, adj.all:elated^sublime,+ ] nobility,@ (nobility in thought or feeling or style) } { [ respectability, adj.all:reputable^respectable,+ adj.all:respectable,+ unrespectability,!] [ reputability, adj.all:reputable,+ disreputability,!] honorableness,@ (honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation) } { [ decency1, adj.all:respectable^decent,+ ] respectability,@ (the quality of being polite and respectable) } { [ honesty, dishonesty,!] [ honestness, adj.all:truthful^honest,+ adj.all:trustworthy^honest,+ adj.all:sincere^honest,+ adj.all:honest,+ ] righteousness,@ (the quality of being honest) } { candor, candour, [ candidness, adj.all:ingenuous^candid,+ adj.all:direct2^candid,+ ] [ frankness, adj.all:direct2^frank,+ ] [ directness1, adj.all:direct2,+ ] [ forthrightness, adj.all:direct2^forthright1,+ ] honesty,@ (the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech) } { good_faith, [ straightness2, adj.all:direct2^straight,+ adj.all:straight4,+ ] honesty,@ (having honest intentions; "he acted in good faith"; "doubt was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants") } { [ truthfulness, adj.all:truthful,+ untruthfulness,!] honesty,@ (the quality of being truthful) } { [ veracity, adj.all:truthful^veracious,+ mendacity,!] truthfulness,@ (unwillingness to tell lies) } { [ ingenuousness, adj.all:ingenuous,+ disingenuousness,!] candor,@ (openly straightforward or frank) } { [ artlessness, adj.all:artless,+ artfulness,!] ingenuousness,@ (ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit) } { parental_quality, quality,@ (a quality appropriate to a parent) } { [ motherliness, adj.all:maternal^motherly,+ ] [ maternalism, adj.all:maternal^maternalistic,+ ] maternal_quality, [ maternity, adj.all:maternal,+ ] parental_quality,@ (the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother; "the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children") } { [ fatherliness, adj.all:paternal^fatherly,+ ] paternal_quality, parental_quality,@ (the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father; "the gentleness and fatherliness of the strange old man eased her fears") } { [ dishonorableness, adj.all:dishonorable4,+ adj.all:dishonorable,+ honorableness,!] [ dishonourableness, adj.all:dishonourable,+ ] unrighteousness,@ (the quality of not deserving honor or respect) } { [ ignobleness, adj.all:lowborn^ignoble,+ adj.all:ignoble1,+ ] ignobility, dishonorableness,@ (the quality of being ignoble) } { [ dishonor, verb.social:dishonor,+ honor,!] [ dishonour, verb.social:dishonour,+ ] unrighteousness,@ (lacking honor or integrity) } { [ unscrupulousness, adj.all:unscrupulous,+ scrupulousness,!] dishonesty,@ (the quality of unscrupulous dishonesty) } { [ sleaziness1, adj.all:disreputable^sleazy,+ ] dishonorableness,@ (morally dishonorable; "an embarrassing sleaziness that I hope will be corrected by the more ethical newspapers") } { [ unrespectability, adj.all:unrespectable,+ respectability,!] [ disreputability, adj.all:disreputable,+ reputability,!] [ disreputableness, adj.all:disreputable,+ ] dishonorableness,@ (dishonorableness by virtue of lacking respectability or a good reputation) } { [ dishonesty, honesty,!] unrighteousness,@ (the quality of being dishonest) } { [ deceptiveness, adj.all:unreal2^deceptive,+ adj.all:dishonest^deceptive,+ ] [ obliquity, adj.all:indirect2^oblique,+ ] dishonesty,@ (the quality of being deceptive) } { [ speciousness, adj.all:insincere^specious,+ adj.all:false^specious,+ ] [ meretriciousness, adj.all:insincere^meretricious,+ ] deceptiveness,@ (an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility; "the speciousness of his argument") } { [ fraudulence, adj.all:dishonest^fraudulent,+ ] deceit, dishonesty,@ (the quality of being fraudulent) } { jobbery, corruptness,@ (corruptness among public officials) } { [ crookedness1, adj.all:crooked2,+ ] [ deviousness1, adj.all:untrustworthy^devious,+ adj.all:indirect2^devious,+ ] dishonesty,@ (the quality of being deceitful and underhanded) } { rascality1, [ shiftiness, adj.all:untrustworthy^shifty,+ ] [ slipperiness1, adj.all:untrustworthy^slippery,+ ] [ trickiness, adj.all:untrustworthy^tricky,+ adj.all:artful^tricky,+ ] dishonesty,@ (the quality of being a slippery rascal) } { [ thievishness, adj.all:dishonest^thievish,+ ] larcenous, dishonesty,@ (having a disposition to steal) } { [ untruthfulness, adj.all:untruthful,+ truthfulness,!] dishonesty,@ (the quality of being untruthful) } { [ mendacity, adj.all:untruthful^mendacious,+ adj.all:false^mendacious,+ veracity,!] untruthfulness,@ (the tendency to be untruthful) } { [ disingenuousness, adj.all:disingenuous,+ ingenuousness,!] dishonesty,@ (the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor) } { craftiness, [ deceitfulness, adj.all:dishonest^deceitful2,+ adj.all:dishonest^deceitful1,+ ] guile, disingenuousness,@ (the quality of being crafty) } { [ artfulness, adj.all:artful2,+ adj.all:artful,+ artlessness,!] disingenuousness,@ (the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage) } { cunning2, artfulness,@ (crafty artfulness (especially in deception)) } { [ fidelity, infidelity,!] [ faithfulness, adj.all:accurate^faithful,+ adj.all:faithful1,+ adj.all:faithful,+ unfaithfulness,!] quality,@ (the quality of being faithful) } { [ constancy2, adj.all:constant,+ ] fidelity,@ (faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments (especially sexual fidelity)) } { [ dedication, verb.communication:dedicate,+ ] fidelity,@ (complete and wholehearted fidelity) } { [ loyalty, disloyalty,!] [ trueness1, adj.all:trustworthy^true,+ adj.all:faithful^true2,+ ] fidelity,@ (the quality of being loyal) } { [ steadfastness1, adj.all:constant^steadfast,+ ] [ staunchness, adj.all:constant^staunch,+ ] loyalty,@ (loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty) } { [ allegiance, adj.all:loyal^allegiant,+ ] fealty, loyalty,@ (the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)) } { [ patriotism, adj.all:patriotic,+ ] [ nationalism, adj.all:patriotic^nationalistic,+ noun.person:nationalist,+ ] loyalty,@ (love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it; "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high") } { regionalism, loyalty,@ (loyalty to the interests of a particular region) } { Americanism, patriotism,@ (loyalty to the United States and its institutions) } { [ chauvinism, adj.all:patriotic^chauvinistic,+ noun.person:chauvinist,+ ] [ jingoism, adj.all:patriotic^jingoistic,+ noun.person:jingoist,+ ] superpatriotism, [ ultranationalism, adj.all:patriotic^ultranationalistic,+ ] patriotism,@ (fanatical patriotism) } { [ infidelity, fidelity,!] [ unfaithfulness, adj.all:disloyal^unfaithful,+ adj.all:unfaithful1,+ adj.all:unfaithful,+ faithfulness,!] quality,@ (the quality of being unfaithful) } { [ faithlessness, adj.all:disloyal^faithless,+ ] [ falseness1, adj.all:insincere^false,+ ] [ fickleness, adj.all:inconstant^fickle,+ adj.all:changeable^fickle,+ ] [ inconstancy1, adj.all:inconstant,+ ] infidelity,@ (unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous) } { [ disloyalty, loyalty,!] infidelity,@ (the quality of being disloyal) } { disaffection, disloyalty,@ (disloyalty to the government or to established authority; "the widespread disaffection of the troops") } { [ treason, adj.all:disloyal^treasonous,+ noun.person:treasonist,+ ] [ subversiveness, adj.all:disloyal^subversive,+ ] [ traitorousness, adj.all:disloyal^traitorous,+ ] disloyalty,@ (disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior) } { betrayal, treason,@ (the quality of aiding an enemy) } { [ perfidy, adj.all:unfaithful^perfidious,+ ] [ perfidiousness, adj.all:unfaithful^perfidious,+ ] [ treachery, adj.all:unfaithful^treacherous,+ ] disloyalty,@ (betrayal of a trust) } { [ insidiousness2, adj.all:seductive^insidious,+ adj.all:dangerous^insidious,+ ] treachery,@ (the quality of being designed to entrap) } { [ sophistication, verb.social:sophisticate,+ naivete,!] [ worldliness, adj.all:sophisticated^worldly,+ ] [ mundaneness, adj.all:worldly^mundane,+ ] mundanity, quality,@ (the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment) } { [ naivete, sophistication,!] naivety, [ naiveness, adj.all:uninformed^naive,+ adj.all:unconditioned^naive,+ adj.all:inexperienced^naive,+ adj.all:naive,+ ] quality,@ (lack of sophistication or worldliness) } { [ artlessness1, adj.all:artless2,+ ] [ innocence1, adj.all:naive^innocent,+ ] [ ingenuousness2, adj.all:naive^ingenuous,+ ] naturalness2, naivete,@ (the quality of innocent naivete) } { innocency, artlessness1,@ (an innocent quality or thing or act; "the innocencies of childhood") } { [ credulousness, adj.all:naive^credulous,+ adj.all:credulous,+ ] [ gullibility, adj.all:unwary^gullible,+ adj.all:naive^gullible,+ ] naivete,@ (tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived) } { [ simplicity4, adj.all:retarded^simple-minded,+ adj.all:naive^simple-minded,+ adj.all:naive^simple,+ ] [ simpleness4, adj.all:retarded^simple,+ adj.all:naive^simple,+ ] simple_mindedness, naivete,@ (a lack of penetration or subtlety; "they took advantage of her simplicity") } { [ discipline, adj.pert:disciplinary1,+ indiscipline,!] trait,@ (the trait of being well behaved; "he insisted on discipline among the troops") } { self-discipline, self-denial, discipline,@ (the trait of practicing self discipline) } { [ austerity1, adj.all:abstemious^austere,+ ] asceticism, [ nonindulgence, adj.all:nonindulgent,+ ] self-discipline,@ (the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)) } { monasticism, austerity1,@ (asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience) } { eremitism, monasticism,@ (monasticism characterized by solitude in which the social dimension of life is sacrificed to the primacy of religious experience) } { [ abstinence, adj.all:abstemious^abstinent,+ verb.consumption:abstain,+ ] [ abstention, adj.all:abstemious^abstentious,+ verb.consumption:abstain,+ ] self-discipline,@ (the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)) } { [ continence, adj.all:chaste^continent,+ ] [ continency, adj.all:chaste^continent,+ ] self-discipline,@ (the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters) } { [ restraint, unrestraint,!] control1, discipline,@ (discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself") } { self-restraint, [ temperateness, adj.all:temperate,+ ] restraint,@ (exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective temperateness in debate") } { stiff_upper_lip, self-restraint,@ (self-restraint in the expression of emotion (especially fear or grief); "the British like to keep a stiff upper lip") } { [ temperance, intemperance,!] [ moderation1, noun.person:moderationist1,+ ] restraint,@ natural_virtue,@ (the trait of avoiding excesses) } { sobriety2, [ dryness2, adj.all:sober1^dry,+ ] temperance,@ (moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs) } { [ abstemiousness, adj.all:abstemious,+ ] temperance,@ (moderation in eating and drinking) } { inhibition, restraint,@ (the quality of being inhibited) } { [ continence2, adj.all:continent,+ ] restraint,@ (voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge) } { [ taboo, verb.social:taboo,+ ] tabu, inhibition,@ (an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion) } { [ indiscipline, discipline,!] undiscipline, trait,@ (the trait of lacking discipline) } { [ indulgence, verb.consumption:indulge12,+ ] [ self-indulgence, adj.all:indulgent^self-indulgent,+ ] indiscipline,@ (an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires) } { [ dissoluteness, adj.all:immoral^dissolute,+ ] incontinence, self-gratification, indiscipline,@ (indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures) } { [ rakishness2, adj.all:unconventional1^rakish,+ ] dissoluteness,@ (the quality of a rake) } { [ unrestraint, restraint,!] indiscipline,@ (the quality of lacking restraint) } { [ intemperance, temperance,!] unrestraint,@ (the quality of being intemperate) } { abandon, [ wantonness, adj.all:unmotivated^wanton,+ ] unconstraint, unrestraint,@ (the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon") } { [ looseness2, adj.all:irresponsible^loose,+ ] unrestraint,@ (freedom from restraint; "the flexibility and looseness of the materials from which mythology is made") } { [ madness, adj.all:wild2^mad,+ ] [ rabidity, adj.all:passionate^rabid,+ ] [ rabidness, adj.all:passionate^rabid,+ ] exuberance,@ (unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm; "poetry is a sort of divine madness") } { [ sottishness, adj.all:intoxicated^sottish,+ ] unrestraint,@ (lack of restraint in use of alcohol) } { gluttony, intemperance,@ (habitual eating to excess) } { [ greediness2, adj.all:gluttonous^greedy,+ ] [ hoggishness, adj.all:gluttonous^hoggish,+ ] [ piggishness, adj.all:gluttonous^piggish,+ ] gluttony,@ (an excessive desire for food) } { [ edacity, adj.all:gluttonous^edacious,+ ] [ esurience, adj.all:gluttonous^esurient,+ ] [ rapaciousness, adj.all:gluttonous^rapacious,+ ] [ rapacity, adj.all:gluttonous^rapacious,+ ] [ voracity, adj.all:gluttonous^voracious,+ ] [ voraciousness, adj.all:gluttonous^voracious,+ ] gluttony,@ (extreme gluttony) } { pride, trait,@ (the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards) } { civic_pride, civic_spirit, noun.feeling:pride1,@ (pride in your city) } { [ dignity, verb.social:dignify,+ ] self-respect, self-regard, self-worth, noun.feeling:pride,@ (the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure") } { [ conceit, humility,! ] conceitedness, [ vanity, adj.all:proud^vain,+ ] trait,@ (the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride) } { [ boastfulness, adj.all:proud^boastful,+ ] [ vainglory, adj.all:proud^vainglorious,+ ] conceit,@ (outspoken conceit) } { [ egotism, adj.all:selfish^egotistic,+ noun.person:egotist,+ ] [ self-importance, adj.all:proud^self-important,+ ] swelled_head, conceit,@ (an exaggerated opinion of your own importance) } { posturing, conceit,@ (adopting a vain conceited posture) } { superiority_complex, egotism,@ (an exaggerated estimate of your own value and importance) } { [ arrogance, adj.all:proud^arrogant,+ ] [ haughtiness, adj.all:proud^haughty,+ ] hauteur, [ high-handedness, adj.all:domineering^high-handed,+ ] [ lordliness2, adj.all:proud^lordly,+ ] noun.act:pride,@ (overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors) } { condescension, [ superciliousness, adj.all:uncomplimentary^supercilious,+ adj.all:proud^supercilious,+ ] [ disdainfulness, adj.all:proud^disdainful,+ adj.all:disrespectful^disdainful,+ ] arrogance,@ (the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior) } { [ contemptuousness, adj.all:disrespectful^contemptuous,+ ] arrogance,@ (the manifestation of scorn and contempt; "every subordinate sensed his contemptuousness and hated him in return") } { hubris, arrogance,@ (overbearing pride or presumption) } { imperiousness, [ domineeringness, adj.all:domineering,+ ] [ overbearingness, adj.all:domineering^overbearing,+ ] arrogance,@ (the trait of being imperious and overbearing) } { superiority2, haughtiness,@ (displaying a sense of being better than others; "he hated the white man's superiority and condescension") } { snobbery, snobbism, [ snobbishness, adj.all:private^snobbish,+ ] haughtiness,@ (the trait of condescending to those of lower social status) } { [ clannishness, adj.all:private^clannish,+ ] [ cliquishness, adj.all:private^cliquish,+ ] [ exclusiveness, adj.all:exclusive,+ ] snobbery,@ (tendency to associate with only a select group) } { [ humility, adj.all:humble,+ conceit,!] [ humbleness, adj.all:humble,+ ] trait,@ (a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; "not everyone regards humility as a virtue") } { [ meekness, adj.all:submissive^meek,+ adj.all:humble^meek,+ ] [ subduedness1, adj.all:tame2^subdued,+ ] humility,@ (a disposition to be patient and long suffering) } { [ spinelessness, adj.all:weak^spineless,+ ] meekness,@ (the quality of lacking a strong character; an irresolute disposition) } { [ wisdom, folly,!] [ wiseness, adj.all:wise,+ ] trait,@ (the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight) } { [ judiciousness, adj.all:prudent^judicious,+ ] sagacity, [ sagaciousness, adj.all:politic^sagacious,+ ] wisdom,@ (the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating) } { [ knowledgeability, adj.all:informed^knowledgeable,+ adj.all:experienced^knowledgeable,+ adj.all:educated^knowledgeable,+ ] [ knowledgeableness, adj.all:informed^knowledgeable,+ adj.all:educated^knowledgeable,+ ] initiation, wisdom,@ (wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; "his knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack of initiation") } { [ statesmanship, noun.person:statesman,+ ] statecraft, diplomacy1, wisdom,@ (wisdom in the management of public affairs) } { discretion1, discernment, wisdom,@ (the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment") } { circumspection, caution1, discretion1,@ (the trait of being circumspect and prudent) } { [ folly, wisdom,!] [ foolishness, adj.all:stupid^foolish,+ ] [ unwiseness, adj.all:foolish^unwise,+ ] trait,@ (the trait of acting stupidly or rashly) } { indiscretion, [ injudiciousness, adj.all:imprudent^injudicious,+ ] folly,@ (the trait of being injudicious) } { [ absurdity1, adj.all:foolish^absurd,+ ] [ fatuity, adj.all:stupid^fatuous,+ ] [ fatuousness, adj.all:stupid^fatuous,+ ] [ silliness, adj.all:undignified^silly,+ adj.all:foolish^silly,+ ] folly,@ (a ludicrous folly; "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior") } { [ asininity, adj.all:stupid^asinine,+ ] folly,@ (the quality of being asinine; stupidity combined with stubbornness) } { [ judgment, adj.all:judgmental,+ ] judgement, sound_judgment, sound_judgement, perspicacity, trait,@ (the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions) } { [ objectivity, adj.all:objective,+ ] [ objectiveness, adj.all:objective,+ ] judgment,@ (judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices) } { [ subjectivity, adj.all:subjective1,+ adj.all:subjective,+ ] [ subjectiveness, adj.all:subjective1,+ adj.all:subjective,+ ] judgment,@ (judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts) } { [ prudence, adj.all:prudent^prudential,+ imprudence,!] discretion1,@ natural_virtue,@ (discretion in practical affairs) } { [ providence, adj.all:prudent^provident,+ adj.all:provident,+ improvidence,!] prudence,@ (the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources) } { foresight, [ foresightedness, adj.all:provident^foresighted,+ ] [ foresightfulness, adj.all:provident^foresightful,+ ] providence,@ (providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future) } { [ frugality, adj.all:thrifty^frugal,+ ] [ frugalness, adj.all:thrifty^frugal,+ ] prudence,@ (prudence in avoiding waste) } { [ parsimony, adj.all:stingy^parsimonious,+ ] [ parsimoniousness, adj.all:stingy^parsimonious,+ ] [ thrift, adj.all:provident^thrifty,+ adj.all:thrifty,+ ] [ penny-pinching, adj.all:stingy^penny-pinching,+ ] frugality,@ (extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily) } { [ economy, adj.all:thrifty^economical,+ verb.possession:economize2,+ verb.possession:economize,+ ] [ thriftiness, adj.all:provident^thrifty,+ adj.all:thrifty,+ ] frugality,@ (frugality in the expenditure of money or resources; "the Scots are famous for their economy") } { [ imprudence, adj.all:imprudent,+ prudence,!] incaution,@ (a lack of caution in practical affairs) } { [ heedlessness2, adj.all:careless^heedless,+ adj.all:heedless,+ ] [ mindlessness1, adj.all:unreasonable^mindless,+ adj.all:foolish^mindless,+ ] [ rashness1, adj.all:imprudent^rash,+ ] imprudence,@ (the trait of acting rashly and without prudence) } { [ lightheadedness1, adj.all:frivolous^lightheaded,+ ] heedlessness2,@ (a frivolous lack of prudence) } { [ improvidence, adj.all:improvident,+ providence,!] [ shortsightedness, adj.all:imprudent^shortsighted,+ adj.all:improvident^shortsighted,+ ] imprudence,@ (a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources) } { [ extravagance, adj.all:wasteful^extravagant,+ ] prodigality, profligacy, improvidence,@ (the trait of spending extravagantly) } { [ thriftlessness, adj.all:improvident^thriftless,+ ] [ waste, verb.possession:waste,+ verb.consumption:waste5,+ ] [ wastefulness, adj.all:wasteful,+ ] improvidence,@ (the trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities") } { [ trust, adj.all:trusty,+ verb.possession:trust,+ distrust,!] [ trustingness, adj.all:trusting2,+ ] [ trustfulness, adj.all:trustful,+ ] trait,@ (the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others; "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity") } { [ credulity, adj.all:naive^credulous,+ adj.all:credulous,+ ] trust,@ (tendency to believe readily) } { overcredulity, credulity,@ (too much credulity) } { [ distrust, verb.cognition:distrust,+ trust,!] [ distrustfulness, adj.all:distrustful,+ ] [ mistrust, verb.cognition:mistrust,+ ] trait,@ (the trait of not trusting others) } { suspicion, [ suspiciousness, adj.all:questionable^suspicious,+ adj.all:distrustful^suspicious,+ ] distrust,@ (being of a suspicious nature; "his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage") } { [ cleanliness, adj.all:clean1^cleanly,+ uncleanliness,!] trait,@ (diligence in keeping clean) } { [ fastidiousness, adj.all:fastidious,+ ] cleanliness,@ (the trait of being meticulous about matters of taste or style; "neatness and fastidiousness of dress") } { [ tidiness, adj.all:groomed^tidy,+ adj.all:tidy,+ untidiness,!] [ neatness, adj.all:tidy^neat3,+ adj.all:tidy^neat,+ ] cleanliness,@ (the trait of being neat and orderly) } { [ uncleanliness, adj.all:dirty1^uncleanly,+ cleanliness,!] trait,@ (lack of cleanly habits) } { [ slovenliness, adj.all:untidy^slovenly,+ ] uncleanliness,@ (habitual uncleanliness) } { [ slatternliness, adj.all:untidy^slatternly,+ ] [ sluttishness, adj.all:untidy^sluttish,+ adj.all:unchaste^sluttish,+ ] slovenliness,@ (in the manner of a slattern) } { [ squeamishness, adj.all:fastidious^squeamish,+ ] fastidiousness,@ (the trait of being excessively fastidious and easily shocked; "the program was withdrawn because of the squeamishness of some viewers"; "he refused to allow squeamishness to deter him from his duty") } { [ untidiness, adj.all:untidy,+ tidiness,!] [ messiness, adj.all:untidy^messy,+ ] uncleanliness,@ (the trait of being untidy and messy) } { [ disarray, verb.change:disarray,+ ] [ disorderliness, adj.all:untidy^disorderly,+ ] untidiness,@ (untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance)) } { demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, [ conduct, verb.social:conduct1,+ ] [ deportment, verb.social:deport2,+ ] trait,@ ((behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people) } { manners, demeanor,@ noun.communication:plural,;u (social deportment; "he has the manners of a pig") } { [ citizenship, noun.person:citizen,+ ] behavior,@ (conduct as a citizen; "award for good citizenship") } { swashbuckling, demeanor,@ (flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior) } { [ propriety, impropriety,!] [ properness, adj.all:appropriate^proper,+ adj.all:proper,+ improperness,!] correctitude, demeanor,@ (correct or appropriate behavior) } { [ decorum, adj.all:proper^decorous,+ adj.all:decorous,+ indecorum,!] [ decorousness, adj.all:proper^decorous,+ adj.all:decorous,+ indecorousness,!] propriety,@ (propriety in manners and conduct) } { [ appropriateness1, inappropriateness1,!] [ rightness2, adj.all:proper^right1,+ adj.all:right4,+ ] propriety,@ (appropriate conduct; doing the right thing) } { [ correctness2, adj.all:proper^correct2,+ adj.all:proper^correct,+ adj.all:correct4,+ incorrectness2,!] propriety,@ ( the quality of conformity to social expectations) } { good_form, propriety,@ (behavior that conforms to social conventions of the time; "it is not good form to brag about winning") } { faultlessness, [ impeccability1, adj.all:perfect^impeccable,+ ] correctness2,@ (the quality of being without an error or fault) } { [ political_correctness, political_incorrectness,! ] political_correctitude, correctness2,@ (avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against) } { [ priggishness, adj.all:proper^priggish,+ ] [ primness, adj.all:proper^prim,+ ] properness,@ (exaggerated and arrogant properness) } { modesty1, reserve1, propriety,@ (formality and propriety of manner) } { [ demureness, adj.all:modest1^demure,+ ] modesty1,@ (the trait of behaving with reserve and decorum) } { [ seemliness, adj.all:proper^seemly,+ unseemliness,!] [ grace, adj.all:polite^gracious,+ ] propriety,@ (a sense of propriety and consideration for others; "a place where the company of others must be accepted with good grace") } { [ becomingness, adj.all:proper^becoming,+ adj.all:flattering^becoming,+ unbecomingness,!] decorousness,@ (the quality of being becoming) } { [ decency, adj.all:respectable^decent,+ adj.all:modest1^decent,+ adj.all:decent,+ indecency,!] propriety,@ (the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality) } { [ modesty, immodesty,!] [ modestness1, adj.all:modest2,+ adj.all:modest1,+ ] decency,@ (freedom from vanity or conceit) } { [ primness1, adj.all:refined1^prim,+ adj.all:proper^prim,+ ] [ prudishness, adj.all:proper^prudish,+ ] prudery, Grundyism, modesty,@ (excessive or affected modesty) } { [ impropriety, propriety,!] [ improperness, adj.all:irregular^improper,+ adj.all:inappropriate^improper,+ adj.all:improper,+ properness,!] demeanor,@ (an improper demeanor) } { [ incorrectness2, adj.all:incorrect,+ correctness2,!] impropriety,@ (lack of conformity to social expectations) } { [ political_incorrectness, political_correctness,! ] incorrectness2,@ (the use of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult groups who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against) } { [ inappropriateness1, adj.all:incongruous^inappropriate,+ adj.all:inappropriate,+ appropriateness1,!] [ wrongness2, adj.all:inappropriate^wrong,+ ] impropriety,@ (inappropriate conduct) } { indelicacy, impropriety,@ (the trait of being indelicate and offensive) } { [ gaminess, adj.all:sexy^gamy,+ ] [ raciness, adj.all:sexy^racy,+ ] ribaldry, [ spiciness2, adj.all:sexy^spicy,+ ] indelicacy,@ (behavior or language bordering on indelicacy) } { [ indecorum, decorum,!] [ indecorousness, adj.all:improper^indecorous,+ adj.all:indecorous,+ decorousness,!] impropriety,@ (a lack of decorum) } { [ unseemliness, adj.all:improper^unseemly,+ seemliness,!] indecorousness,@ (a lack of consideration for others) } { [ unbecomingness, adj.all:improper^unbecoming,+ becomingness,!] indecorousness,@ (the quality of being unbecoming) } { [ indecency, adj.all:improper^indecent,+ adj.all:immodest1^indecent,+ adj.all:indecent,+ decency,!] impropriety,@ (the quality of being indecent) } { [ immodesty, modesty,!] indecency,@ (the trait of being vain and conceited) } { [ outrageousness, adj.all:offensive1^outrageous,+ ] enormity1, indecency,@ (the quality of being outrageous) } { [ obscenity, adj.all:indecent^obscene,+ adj.all:dirty2^obscene,+ ] [ lewdness, adj.all:dirty2^lewd,+ ] [ bawdiness, adj.all:dirty2^bawdy,+ ] [ salaciousness, adj.all:sexy^salacious,+ adj.all:dirty2^salacious,+ ] [ salacity, adj.all:sexy^salacious,+ adj.all:dirty2^salacious,+ ] indecency,@ (the trait of behaving in an obscene manner) } { [ smuttiness, adj.all:dirty2^smutty,+ ] [ dirtiness, adj.all:dirty2,+ ] obscenity,@ (obscenity in speech or writing) } { [ composure, verb.emotion:compose,+ discomposure,!] [ calm, adj.all:composed^calm,+ verb.emotion:calm1,+ verb.body:calm,+ ] [ calmness, adj.all:composed^calm,+ ] [ equanimity, adj.all:composed^equanimous,+ ] temperament,@ (steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity") } { aplomb, [ assuredness, adj.all:secure2^assured,+ ] cool2, [ poise, verb.emotion:poise,+ ] sang-froid, composure,@ (great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool") } { repose, [ quiet, verb.emotion:quiet,+ ] [ placidity, adj.all:good-natured^placid,+ ] serenity, tranquillity, tranquility, composure,@ (a disposition free from stress or emotion) } { [ ataraxia, adj.all:depressant^ataraxic,+ adj.all:depressant^ataractic,+ ] repose,@ (peace of mind) } { [ discomposure, verb.emotion:discompose,+ composure,!] temperament,@ (a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure) } { [ disquiet, verb.emotion:disquiet,+ ] unease, [ uneasiness2, adj.all:uncomfortable1^uneasy,+ ] discomposure,@ (the trait of seeming ill at ease) } { [ perturbation, verb.emotion:perturb,+ verb.change:perturb,+ ] [ fluster, verb.emotion:fluster1,+ verb.emotion:fluster,+ ] discomposure,@ (a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset) } { [ tractability, adj.all:susceptible^tractable,+ adj.all:tractable,+ intractability,!] [ tractableness, adj.all:susceptible^tractable,+ adj.all:tractable,+ ] [ flexibility3, adj.all:flexible4,+ ] trait,@ (the trait of being easily persuaded) } { [ manageability, adj.all:manageable,+ ] [ manageableness, adj.all:manageable,+ ] tractability,@ (capable of being managed or controlled) } { [ docility, adj.all:tame1^docile,+ adj.all:docile,+ ] tractability,@ (the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable) } { [ tameness1, adj.all:docile^tame,+ adj.all:tame1,+ wildness,!] domestication, tractability,@ (the attribute of having been domesticated) } { [ amenability, adj.all:susceptible^amenable,+ adj.all:compliant^amenable,+ ] [ amenableness, adj.all:susceptible^amenable,+ adj.all:responsible^amenable,+ adj.all:compliant^amenable,+ ] [ cooperativeness, adj.all:noncompetitive^cooperative,+ adj.all:cooperative,+ ] tractability,@ (the trait of being cooperative) } { [ obedience, adj.all:obedient,+ verb.social:obey,+ disobedience,!] tractability,@ (the trait of being willing to obey) } { [ submissiveness, adj.all:servile^submissive,+ adj.all:submissive,+ ] obedience,@ (the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.) } { [ obsequiousness, adj.all:servile^obsequious,+ ] [ servility, adj.all:servile,+ ] [ subservience, adj.all:servile^subservient,+ ] submissiveness,@ (abject or cringing submissiveness) } { [ sycophancy, noun.person:sycophant,+ ] obsequiousness,@ (fawning obsequiousness) } { passivity1, [ passiveness1, adj.all:nonviolent^passive,+ ] submissiveness,@ (submission to others or to outside influences) } { [ subordination, insubordination,!] submissiveness,@ (the quality of obedient submissiveness) } { [ intractability, adj.all:intractable,+ tractability,!] [ intractableness, adj.all:intractable,+ ] trait,@ (the trait of being hard to influence or control) } { [ refractoriness, adj.all:intractable^refractory2,+ adj.all:disobedient^refractory,+ ] [ unmanageableness, adj.all:incorrigible^unmanageable,+ adj.all:unmanageable,+ ] [ recalcitrance, verb.competition:recalcitrate,+ ] [ recalcitrancy, adj.all:defiant^recalcitrant,+ ] intractability,@ (the trait of being unmanageable) } { [ wildness, adj.all:noncivilized^wild,+ tameness1,!] intractability,@ (an intractably barbarous or uncultivated state of nature) } { [ defiance, adj.all:defiant,+ ] [ rebelliousness, adj.all:discontented^rebellious,+ ] intractability,@ (intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude) } { [ insubordination, subordination,!] defiance,@ (defiance of authority) } { [ obstreperousness, adj.all:defiant^obstreperous,+ adj.all:aggressive^obstreperous,+ ] defiance,@ (noisy defiance) } { [ unruliness, adj.all:unmanageable^unruly,+ adj.all:insubordinate^unruly,+ adj.all:disorderly^unruly,+ ] [ fractiousness, adj.all:ill-natured^fractious,+ adj.all:disobedient^fractious,+ ] [ willfulness, adj.all:disobedient^willful,+ ] [ wilfulness, adj.all:disobedient^wilful,+ ] intractability,@ (the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline) } { [ balkiness, adj.all:intractable^balky,+ ] intractability,@ (likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedly) } { [ stubbornness, adj.all:intractable^stubborn,+ ] obstinacy, obstinance, [ mulishness, adj.all:stubborn^mulish,+ ] intractability,@ (the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome) } { [ contrariness1, adj.all:disobedient^contrary,+ ] [ perversity1, adj.all:disobedient^perverse,+ ] [ perverseness, adj.all:negative2^perverse,+ adj.all:disobedient^perverse,+ ] unruliness,@ (deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline) } { [ cussedness, adj.all:unregenerate^cussed,+ ] [ orneriness, adj.all:ill-natured^ornery,+ ] contrariness1,@ (meanspirited disagreeable contrariness) } { [ disobedience, adj.all:insubordinate^disobedient,+ obedience,!] intractability,@ (the trait of being unwilling to obey) } { [ naughtiness, adj.all:bad^naughty,+ ] mischievousness, badness2, disobedience,@ (an attribute of mischievous children) } { [ prankishness, adj.all:playful^prankish,+ ] rascality, [ roguishness, adj.all:playful^roguish,+ ] mischievousness,@ (the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks) } { [ wildness1, adj.all:wild2,+ ] unruliness,@ (an unruly disposition to do as one pleases; "Liza had always had a tendency to wildness"; "the element of wildness in his behavior was a protest against repressive convention") } { manner1, personal_manner, demeanor,@ (a way of acting or behaving) } { [ bearing, verb.social:bear,+ ] [ comportment, verb.social:comport1,+ verb.social:comport,+ ] presence, mien, manner1,@ (dignified manner or conduct) } { bedside_manner, manner1,@ (manner or conduct of a physician in the presence of a patient) } { dignity1, [ lordliness1, adj.all:noble2^lordly,+ ] gravitas, bearing,@ (formality in bearing and appearance; "he behaved with great dignity") } { [ foppishness, adj.all:elegant^foppish,+ ] dandyism, manner1,@ (the manner and dress of a fop or dandy) } { [ gentleness, adj.all:kind^gentle1,+ adj.all:soft4^gentle,+ adj.all:mild^gentle,+ adj.all:light8^gentle,+ ] [ softness3, adj.all:conciliatory^soft,+ adj.all:soft2,+ ] [ mildness1, adj.all:mild,+ ] manner1,@ (acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered; "his fingers have learned gentleness"; "suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby"; "even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough") } { [ formality, informality,!] [ formalness, adj.all:dignified^formal,+ adj.all:formal1,+ ] manner1,@ (a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies; "the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention") } { [ ceremoniousness, adj.all:formal1^ceremonious,+ unceremoniousness,!] formality,@ (a ceremonial manner) } { [ stateliness1, adj.all:dignified^stately,+ ] formality,@ (an elaborate manner of doing something; "she served coffee with great stateliness") } { [ informality, adj.all:friendly1^informal,+ formality,!] manner1,@ (a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously) } { [ casualness, adj.all:unplanned^casual2,+ adj.all:light2^casual2,+ adj.all:informal1^casual2,+ adj.all:unplanned^casual1,+ adj.all:informal1^casual1,+ adj.all:unconcerned^casual,+ adj.all:irregular^casual,+ adj.all:easy1^casual,+ adj.all:careless^casual,+ ] familiarity3, informality,@ (a casual manner) } { [ slanginess, adj.all:informal2^slangy,+ ] casualness,@ (casualness in use of language) } { [ unceremoniousness, adj.all:informal1^unceremonious,+ ceremoniousness,!] informality,@ (an unceremonial manner) } { [ courtesy, discourtesy,!] good_manners, manner1,@ (a courteous manner) } { [ politeness, adj.all:polite4,+ impoliteness,!] [ niceness2, adj.all:respectable^nice,+ adj.all:polite^nice,+ ] courtesy,@ (a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage) } { [ urbanity, adj.all:sophisticated^urbane,+ ] courtesy,@ (polished courtesy; elegance of manner) } { [ suavity, adj.all:diplomatic^suave,+ ] [ suaveness, adj.all:refined1^suave,+ adj.all:diplomatic^suave,+ ] [ blandness1, adj.all:diplomatic^bland,+ ] [ smoothness3, adj.all:diplomatic^smooth,+ ] graciousness,@ (the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner) } { [ graciousness, adj.all:polite^gracious,+ adj.all:gracious,+ ungraciousness,!] courtesy,@ (excellence of manners or social conduct) } { chivalry, gallantry1, politesse, courtesy,@ (courtesy towards women) } { [ deference1, adj.all:respectful^deferential,+ adj.all:respectful^deferent,+ verb.communication:defer,+ ] [ respect, verb.social:respect,+ ] [ respectfulness, adj.all:reverent^respectful,+ adj.all:respectful,+ ] courtesy,@ (courteous regard for people's feelings; "in deference to your wishes"; "out of respect for his privacy") } { [ civility, adj.all:civil,+ incivility,!] courtesy,@ (formal or perfunctory politeness) } { [ discourtesy, courtesy,!] [ rudeness, adj.all:impolite^rude,+ adj.all:rude4,+ ] manner1,@ (a manner that is rude and insulting) } { [ boorishness2, adj.all:unrefined1^boorish,+ ] rudeness,@ (the manner of a rude or insensitive person) } { [ impoliteness, adj.all:impolite,+ politeness,!] discourtesy,@ (a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage) } { bad_manners, ill-breeding, impoliteness,@ (impoliteness resulting from ignorance) } { [ ungraciousness, adj.all:impolite^ungracious,+ graciousness,!] discourtesy,@ (an offensive lack of good manners) } { [ crudeness, adj.all:indecent^crude,+ ] [ crudity, adj.all:indecent^crude,+ ] [ gaucheness, adj.all:inelegant^gauche,+ ] impoliteness,@ (an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement; "the whole town was famous for its crudeness") } { [ incivility, civility,!] discourtesy,@ (deliberate discourtesy) } { [ abruptness2, adj.all:discourteous^abrupt,+ ] [ brusqueness, adj.all:discourteous^brusque,+ ] [ curtness, adj.all:discourteous^curt,+ ] [ gruffness2, adj.all:ill-natured^gruff,+ ] [ shortness, adj.all:discourteous^short,+ ] discourtesy,@ (an abrupt discourteous manner) } { [ contempt, adj.all:disrespectful^contemptuous,+ ] [ disrespect, verb.cognition:disrespect,+ verb.social:disrespect,+ ] discourtesy,@ (a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous) } { [ crust, adj.all:ill-natured^crusty,+ ] gall, [ impertinence1, adj.all:forward2^impertinent,+ ] [ impudence, adj.all:forward2^impudent,+ ] [ insolence, adj.all:unashamed^insolent,+ adj.all:disrespectful^insolent,+ ] [ cheekiness, adj.all:forward2^cheeky,+ ] [ freshness2, adj.all:forward2^fresh,+ ] discourtesy,@ (the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties) } { chutzpa, chutzpah, hutzpah, noun.communication:Yiddish,;c crust,@ ((Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity) } { property, noun.Tops:attribute,@ (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles") } { [ actinism, adj.pert:actinic,+ ] property,@ (the property of radiation that enables it to produce photochemical effects) } { [ isotropy, adj.all:isotropic,+ adj.all:isotropous,+ anisotropy,! ] symmetry1, property,@ noun.cognition:physics,;c ((physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions) } { [ anisotropy, adj.all:anisotropic,+ isotropy,! ] property,@ (the property of being anisotropic; having a different value when measured in different directions) } { characteristic1, device_characteristic, property,@ noun.cognition:electronics,;c (any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions) } { [ connectivity, adj.all:conjunctive^connective,+ ] property,@ (the property of being connected or the degree to which something has connections) } { [ directness, adj.all:primary^direct,+ indirectness,!] [ straightness3, adj.all:correct^straight,+ ] characteristic,@ (trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim") } { [ downrightness, adj.all:honest^downright,+ ] [ straightforwardness1, adj.all:unequivocal^straightforward,+ adj.all:straight4^straightforward,+ adj.all:direct2^straightforward,+ ] directness,@ (the quality of being direct and straightforward; "what some people take for rudeness is really straightforwardness") } { [ immediacy2, mediacy,!] [ immediateness2, adj.all:close1^immediate,+ adj.all:immediate,+ ] directness,@ (lack of an intervening or mediating agency; "the immediacy of television coverage") } { [ pointedness1, adj.all:direct2^pointed,+ ] directness,@ (the quality of being obviously directed at a particular person or thing; "the pointedness of his sarcasm was unmistakable") } { [ indirectness, adj.all:secondary1^indirect,+ adj.all:indirect,+ directness,!] characteristic,@ (having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal) } { [ allusiveness, adj.all:indirect2^allusive,+ ] indirectness,@ (a quality characterized by indirect reference) } { [ mediacy, immediacy2,!] [ mediateness, adj.all:mediate,+ ] indirectness,@ (the quality of being mediate) } { [ deviousness2, adj.all:indirect^devious,+ ] [ obliqueness1, adj.all:indirect2^oblique,+ ] indirectness,@ (the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly) } { [ discursiveness, adj.all:logical^discursive,+ adj.all:indirect2^discursive,+ ] indirectness,@ (the quality of being discursive) } { [ robustness1, adj.all:strong^robust,+ ] characteristic,@ (the characteristic of being strong enough to withstand intellectual challenge; "the lack of robustness in the findings may be due to the small size of the sample") } { [ rurality, adj.pert:rural1,+ adj.all:rural,+ ] ruralism, characteristic,@ trait,@ (a rural characteristic or trait; "a place with the rurality of a turnip field") } { streak1, characteristic,@ (a distinctive characteristic; "he has a stubborn streak"; "a streak of wildness") } { [ duality, adj.all:plural^dual,+ ] wave-particle_duality, property,@ noun.cognition:physics,;c ((physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory) } { [ heredity, adj.all:inheritable^hereditary1,+ ] genetic_endowment, property,@ (the total of inherited attributes) } { inheritance1, heritage, noun.Tops:attribute,@ (any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge") } { birthright1, inheritance1,@ (personal characteristics that are inherited at birth) } { background, heritage,@ (a person's social heritage: previous experience or training; "he is a lawyer with a sports background") } { birthright, inheritance1,@ (a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth; "free public education is the birthright of every American child") } { upbringing, heritage,@ (properties acquired during a person's formative years) } { [ education1, verb.social:educate1,+ ] training, breeding2, upbringing,@ (the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement") } { [ raising, verb.social:raise,+ ] [ rearing, verb.social:rear,+ ] [ nurture, verb.social:nurture,+ verb.communication:nurture,+ ] upbringing,@ (the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child) } { [ inheritance2, verb.possession:inherit1,+ ] hereditary_pattern, heredity,@ noun.cognition:genetics,;c ((genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents) } { heterosis, hybrid_vigor, tendency,@ noun.cognition:genetics,;c ((genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent) } { ancestry, lineage, [ derivation, verb.stative:derive,+ ] filiation, inheritance2,@ (inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline) } { linkage, gene_linkage, inheritance2,@ noun.cognition:genetics,;c ((genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go)) } { X-linked_dominant_inheritance, inheritance2,@ (hereditary pattern in which a dominant gene on the X chromosome causes a characteristic to be manifested in the offspring) } { X-linked_recessive_inheritance, inheritance2,@ (hereditary pattern in which a recessive gene on the X chromosome results in the manifestation of characteristics in male offspring and a carrier state in female offspring) } { origin, descent, extraction, lineage,@ (properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins") } { pedigree, bloodline, lineage,@ (ancestry of a purebred animal) } { full_blood, origin,@ (descent from parents both of one pure breed) } { age, property,@ (how long something has existed; "it was replaced because of its age") } { chronological_age, age,@ (age measured by the time (years and months) that something or someone has existed; "his chronological age was 71 years") } { bone_age, age,@ (a person's age measured by matching their bone development (as shown by X rays) with bone development of an average person of known chronological age) } { developmental_age, age,@ (a measure of a child's development (in body size or motor skill or psychological function) expressed in terms of age norms) } { fetal_age, fertilization_age, gestational_age, age,@ (the age of an embryo counting from the time of fertilization) } { mental_age, age,@ (the level of intellectual development as measured by an intelligence test) } { [ oldness, adj.all:old1,+ newness,!] age,@ (the quality of being old; the opposite of newness) } { [ obsoleteness, adj.all:noncurrent^obsolete1,+ ] [ superannuation, verb.communication:superannuate,+ verb.change:superannuate1,+ ] oldness,@ (the property of being out of date and not current) } { [ ancientness, adj.all:past^ancient,+ adj.all:old2^ancient,+ ] [ antiquity, adj.all:old1^antique1,+ ] oldness,@ (extreme oldness) } { [ old-fashionedness, adj.all:unfashionable^old-fashioned,+ ] oldness,@ (the property of being no longer fashionable) } { [ quaintness2, adj.all:fashionable^quaint,+ ] old-fashionedness,@ (the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned; "she liked the old cottage; its quaintness was appealing") } { vintage, time_of_origin, oldness,@ (the oldness of wines) } { [ hoariness1, adj.all:old2^hoary,+ ] oldness,@ (great age (especially grey or white with age)) } { [ newness, adj.all:new,+ oldness,!] age,@ (the quality of being new; the opposite of oldness) } { [ brand-newness, adj.all:new^brand-new,+ ] newness,@ (the property of being very new) } { [ freshness1, adj.all:unsoured^fresh,+ adj.all:pure2^fresh,+ adj.all:invigorating^fresh,+ adj.all:clean1^fresh,+ adj.all:fresh1,+ staleness1,!] newness,@ (the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated; "she loved the freshness of newly baked bread"; "the freshness of the air revived him") } { [ crispness2, adj.all:fresh1^crisp,+ ] freshness1,@ (a pleasing firmness and freshness; "crispness of new dollar bills"; "crispness of fresh lettuce") } { [ recency2, adj.all:past^recent,+ adj.all:new^recent,+ ] [ recentness2, adj.all:new^recent,+ ] newness,@ (the property of having happened or appeared not long ago) } { [ oldness1, adj.all:old2,+ youngness,!] age,@ (the opposite of youngness) } { [ agedness, adj.all:old2^aged1,+ adj.all:ripe^aged,+ ] [ senescence, adj.all:old2^senescent,+ ] oldness1,@ (the property characteristic of old age) } { [ senility, adj.all:old2^senile,+ ] oldness1,@ (the state of being senile) } { longevity1, [ seniority, adj.all:old2^senior,+ ] oldness1,@ (the property of being long-lived) } { [ staleness1, adj.all:stale,+ freshness1,!] oldness1,@ (having lost purity and freshness as a consequence of aging) } { [ mustiness, adj.all:stale^musty,+ adj.all:malodorous^musty,+ ] [ must, adj.all:stale^musty,+ adj.all:malodorous^musty,+ ] [ moldiness, adj.all:stale^moldy,+ ] staleness1,@ (the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy) } { [ youngness, adj.all:new^young,+ adj.all:young,+ oldness1,!] age,@ (the opposite of oldness) } { youth, [ youthfulness, adj.all:young^youthful,+ ] [ juvenility, adj.pert:juvenile,+ ] youngness,@ (the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person) } { [ childishness, adj.all:immature2^childish,+ ] [ puerility, adj.pert:puerile,+ ] youngness,@ (a property characteristic of a child) } { [ manner2, adj.all:polite^mannerly,+ ] mode, [ style, noun.person:stylist1,+ verb.creation:stylize,+ ] way1, fashion, property,@ (how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion") } { artistic_style, idiom, manner2,@ (the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom") } { High_Renaissance, artistic_style,@ noun.time:Renaissance,#p (the artistic style of early 16th century painting in Florence and Rome; characterized by technical mastery and heroic composition and humanistic content) } { treatment, artistic_style,@ (a manner of dealing with something artistically; "his treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture") } { [ drape, verb.contact:drape10,+ verb.contact:drape,+ ] manner2,@ (the manner in which fabric hangs or falls; "she adjusted the drape of her skirt") } { [ fit, verb.change:fit1,+ verb.stative:fit2,+ ] manner2,@ (the manner in which something fits; "I admired the fit of her coat") } { form3, manner2,@ (a particular mode in which something is manifested; "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility") } { life_style, life-style, lifestyle, modus_vivendi, manner2,@ (a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes) } { fast_lane, life_style,@ (a hectic and pressured lifestyle often characterized by recklessness or dissipation; "life in fashion's fast lane has taught her a lot") } { free_living, life_style,@ (a lifestyle given to easy indulgence of the appetites) } { vanity_fair, life_style,@ (a vain and frivolous lifestyle especially in large cities) } { setup, manner2,@ noun.communication:colloquialism,;u (the way something is organized or arranged; "it takes time to learn the setup around here") } { touch1, signature, manner2,@ (a distinguishing style; "this room needs a woman's touch") } { common_touch, touch1,@ (the property of appealing to people in general (usually by appearing to have qualities in common with them)) } { wise, manner2,@ (a way of doing or being; "in no wise"; "in this wise") } { [ hang, verb.contact:hang2,+ ] fit,@ (the way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat") } { [ structure, verb.change:structure,+ ] constitution,@ (the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts; "artists must study the structure of the human body"; "the structure of the benzene molecule") } { computer_architecture, architecture, structure,@ noun.cognition:computer_science,;c ((computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software; "the architecture of a computer's system software") } { [ complex_instruction_set_computing, reduced_instruction_set_computing,! ] [ complex_instruction_set_computer, reduced_instruction_set_computer,! ] [ CISC, RISC,! ] computer_architecture,@ noun.cognition:computer_science,;c ((computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip) } { [ reduced_instruction_set_computing, complex_instruction_set_computing,! ] [ reduced_instruction_set_computer, complex_instruction_set_computer,! ] [ RISC, CISC,! ] computer_architecture,@ noun.cognition:computer_science,;c ((computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform) } { [ cytoarchitecture, adj.pert:cytoarchitectonic,+ adj.pert:cytoarchitectural,+ ] cytoarchitectonics, structure,@ (the cellular composition of a bodily structure) } { framework, fabric, structure,@ (the underlying structure; "providing a factual framework for future research"; "it is part of the fabric of society") } { [ constitution, verb.stative:constitute3,+ ] composition1, physical_composition, [ makeup, verb.stative:make_up,+ ] [ make-up, verb.stative:make_up,+ ] property,@ (the way in which someone or something is composed) } { [ phenotype, adj.pert:phenotypic,+ adj.pert:phenotypical,+ ] constitution,@ (what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment) } { [ genotype, adj.pert:genotypic,+ adj.pert:genotypical,+ ] genetic_constitution, constitution,@ (the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism) } { texture3, grain1, constitution,@ (the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance); "breadfruit has the same texture as bread"; "sand of a fine grain"; "fish with a delicate flavor and texture"; "a stone of coarse grain") } { consistency, consistence, substance, body, property,@ (the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "wool has more body than rayon"; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake") } { [ viscosity, adj.all:thick2^viscous,+ ] [ viscousness, adj.all:thick2^viscous,+ ] consistency,@ (resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow)) } { [ stickiness, adj.all:wet1^sticky2,+ adj.all:adhesive^sticky1,+ adj.all:adhesive^sticky,+ ] viscosity,@ (the property of sticking to a surface) } { [ sliminess1, adj.all:slippery^slimy,+ ] viscosity,@ (a property resembling or being covered with slime) } { [ adhesiveness, adj.all:adhesive,+ ] [ adhesion, verb.contact:adhere1,+ verb.contact:adhere,+ ] [ adherence, adj.all:adhesive^adherent,+ ] [ bond, verb.contact:bond,+ ] stickiness,@ (the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition; "the mutual adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion") } { cohesiveness1, [ glueyness, adj.all:adhesive^gluey,+ ] [ gluiness, adj.all:adhesive^gluey,+ ] [ gumminess, adj.all:adhesive^gummy,+ ] [ tackiness1, adj.all:wet1^tacky,+ ] [ ropiness, adj.all:thick2^ropy,+ ] [ viscidity, adj.all:adhesive^viscid,+ ] [ viscidness, adj.all:adhesive^viscid,+ ] viscosity,@ (the property of being cohesive and sticky) } { [ gelatinousness, adj.all:thick2^gelatinous,+ ] [ glutinosity, adj.all:adhesive^glutinous,+ ] [ glutinousness, adj.all:adhesive^glutinous,+ ] viscosity,@ (the property of having a viscosity like jelly) } { [ thickness2, adj.all:thick2,+ thinness2,!] consistency,@ (resistance to flow) } { semifluidity, thickness2,@ (a property midway between a solid and a liquid) } { [ creaminess, adj.all:thick2^creamy,+ ] [ soupiness, adj.all:thick2^soupy,+ ] thickness2,@ (the property of having the thickness of heavy cream) } { [ thinness2, adj.all:thin2,+ thickness2,!] consistency,@ (a consistency of low viscosity; "he disliked the thinness of the soup") } { [ fluidity, adj.all:liquid^fluid,+ ] [ fluidness, adj.all:liquid^fluid,+ ] [ liquidity, adj.all:liquid,+ ] liquidness, [ runniness, adj.all:liquid^runny,+ ] thinness2,@ (the property of flowing easily; "adding lead makes the alloy easier to cast because the melting point is reduced and the fluidity is increased"; "they believe that fluidity increases as the water gets warmer") } { [ wateriness, adj.all:wet1^watery1,+ adj.all:liquid^watery,+ adj.all:diluted^watery,+ ] thinness2,@ (the property of resembling the viscosity of water) } { hardness, quality,@ (a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering; "the costs of reducing hardness depend on the relative amounts of calcium and magnesium compounds that are present") } { [ hardness1, adj.all:hard1,+ softness,!] consistency,@ (the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale) } { [ firmness2, adj.all:hard1^firm,+ ] hardness1,@ (the property of being unyielding to the touch) } { [ softness, adj.all:soft1,+ hardness1,!] consistency,@ (the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded) } { [ compressibility, adj.all:soft1^compressible,+ adj.all:compressible,+ incompressibility,! ] [ squeezability, adj.all:soft1^squeezable,+ ] [ sponginess1, adj.all:soft1^spongy,+ ] softness,@ (the property of being able to occupy less space) } { [ incompressibility, adj.all:incompressible,+ compressibility,! ] hardness1,@ (the property of being incompressible) } { [ downiness, adj.all:soft1^downy,+ adj.all:hairy^downy,+ ] [ featheriness, adj.all:feathered^feathery2,+ adj.all:feathered^feathery1,+ adj.all:adorned^feathery,+ ] [ fluffiness, adj.all:soft1^fluffy,+ ] softness,@ (a light softness) } { [ flabbiness1, adj.all:unfit1^flabby,+ ] limpness1, [ flaccidity, adj.all:unfit1^flaccid,+ ] softness,@ (a flabby softness) } { [ mushiness, adj.all:soft1^mushy,+ ] [ pulpiness, adj.all:nonwoody^pulpy,+ ] softness,@ (a mushy pulpy softness) } { [ breakableness, adj.all:breakable,+ unbreakableness,!] consistency,@ (the consistency of something that breaks under pressure) } { [ brittleness, adj.all:untempered2^brittle,+ adj.all:breakable^brittle,+ ] [ crispness1, adj.all:tender1^crisp,+ ] [ crispiness, adj.all:tender1^crispy,+ ] breakableness,@ (firm but easily broken) } { [ crumbliness, adj.all:breakable^crumbly,+ ] [ friability, adj.all:breakable^friable,+ ] breakableness,@ (excessive breakableness) } { [ flakiness, adj.all:tender1^flaky,+ ] crispness1,@ (having or breaking into thin crisp flakes) } { [ unbreakableness, adj.all:unbreakable,+ breakableness,!] consistency,@ (a consistency of something that does not break under pressure) } { [ porosity, adj.all:permeable^porous,+ adj.all:porous,+ solidity2,!] [ porousness, adj.all:permeable^porous,+ ] consistency,@ (the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids) } { [ sponginess, adj.all:soft1^spongy,+ adj.all:absorbent^spongy,+ ] porosity,@ (the porosity of a sponge) } { [ permeability, adj.all:permeable,+ impermeability,!] [ permeableness, adj.all:permeable,+ ] porosity,@ (the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion)) } { [ penetrability, adj.all:vulnerable^penetrable,+ adj.all:penetrable,+ impenetrability,!] [ perviousness, adj.all:pervious,+ imperviousness,! ] quality,@ (the quality of being penetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.)) } { [ absorbency, adj.all:absorbent,+ nonabsorbency,!] permeability,@ (the property of being absorbent) } { [ solidity2, adj.all:hard1^solid,+ porosity,!] [ solidness2, adj.all:hard1^solid,+ adj.all:solid2,+ ] consistency,@ (the consistency of a solid) } { [ compactness2, adj.all:compact,+ ] solidity2,@ (the consistency of a compact solid) } { [ density, adj.all:thick2^dense,+ adj.all:heavy1^dense,+ ] [ denseness, adj.all:heavy1^dense,+ ] compactness2,@ (the amount per unit size) } { specific_gravity, relative_density,@ (the density of a substance relative to the density of water) } { vapor_density, vapour_density, relative_density,@ (the density of a gas relative to the density of hydrogen) } { [ impermeability, adj.all:impermeable,+ permeability,!] [ impermeableness, adj.all:impermeable,+ ] solidity2,@ (the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid) } { [ retentiveness2, adj.all:impermeable^retentive,+ ] [ retentivity, adj.all:impermeable^retentive,+ ] retention, impermeability,@ (the power of retaining liquid; "moisture retentivity of soil") } { urinary_retention, retentiveness2,@ (holding urine in the urinary bladder; "he has a problem with urinary retention") } { [ impenetrability, adj.all:impenetrable,+ penetrability,!] [ imperviousness, adj.all:impervious,+ perviousness,! ] quality,@ (the quality of being impenetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.)) } { [ nonabsorbency, adj.all:nonabsorbent,+ absorbency,!] impermeability,@ (the property of not being absorbent) } { disposition2, property,@ (a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing; "a swelling with a disposition to rupture") } { [ aptness1, adj.all:likely^apt,+ adj.all:inclined2^apt,+ ] propensity, disposition2,@ (a disposition to behave in a certain way; "the aptness of iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread") } { [ mordacity, adj.all:dangerous^mordacious,+ ] disposition2,@ (a disposition to biting) } { predisposition, disposition2,@ (a disposition in advance to react in a particular way) } { [ proneness, adj.all:inclined2^prone,+ ] disposition2,@ (being disposed to do something; "accident proneness") } { [ separatism, noun.person:separatist,+ ] disposition2,@ (a disposition toward schism and secession from a larger group; the principles and practices of separatists; "separatism is a serious problem in Quebec"; "demands for some form of separatism on grounds of religion have been perceived as a threat to mainstream education") } { tendency, [ inclination, verb.stative:incline1,+ ] disposition2,@ (a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink") } { buoyancy2, tendency,@ (the tendency to float in water or other liquid) } { electronegativity, negativity2, tendency,@ noun.cognition:chemistry,;c ((chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond) } { [ stainability, adj.pert:stainable,+ ] tendency,@ noun.cognition:cytology,;c ((cytology) the capacity of cells or cell parts to stain specifically with certain dyes) } { [ basophilia, adj.pert:basophilic,+ ] stainability,@ (the tendency of cells to stain with basic dyes; "cytoplasmic basophilia") } { [ desire, verb.emotion:desire1,+ verb.emotion:desire2,+ verb.emotion:desire,+ ] inclination,@ (an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires") } { [ hunger, adj.all:desirous^hungry,+ verb.consumption:hunger1,+ ] hungriness, [ thirst, adj.all:desirous^thirsty,+ verb.consumption:thirst,+ ] [ thirstiness, adj.all:desirous^thirsty,+ ] desire,@ (strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection") } { [ greed, adj.all:acquisitive^greedy,+ ] desire,@ (excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves) } { [ avarice, adj.all:acquisitive^avaricious,+ ] [ avariciousness, adj.all:acquisitive^avaricious,+ ] [ covetousness, adj.all:desirous^covetous,+ ] cupidity, greed,@ (extreme greed for material wealth) } { [ possessiveness, adj.all:dominant1^possessive,+ adj.all:acquisitive^possessive,+ ] greed,@ (excessive desire to possess or dominate) } { [ acquisitiveness, adj.all:acquisitive,+ ] greed,@ (strong desire to acquire and possess) } { [ bibliomania, adj.pert:bibliomaniacal,+ ] acquisitiveness,@ (preoccupation with the acquisition and possession of books) } { [ retentiveness, adj.pert:retentive,+ ] retentivity1, acquisitiveness,@ (the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired) } { tactile_property, [ feel, verb.contact:feel1,+ verb.perception:feel10,+ verb.contact:feel,+ verb.perception:feel,+ ] property,@ (a property perceived by touch) } { touch, tactile_property,@ (the feel of mechanical action; "this piano has a wonderful touch") } { texture, tactile_property,@ (the feel of a surface or a fabric; "the wall had a smooth texture") } { [ nap, adj.all:curly^nappy,+ ] texture,@ (a soft or fuzzy surface texture) } { [ smoothness, adj.all:smooth,+ roughness,!] texture,@ (a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch; "admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs"; "some artists prefer the smoothness of a board") } { silkiness, sleekness, smoothness,@ (the smooth feel of silk fabric) } { [ slickness1, adj.all:slippery^slick,+ ] [ slick, verb.body:slick,+ verb.contact:slick,+ ] [ slipperiness, adj.all:slippery,+ ] [ slip, adj.all:slippy,+ ] smoothness,@ (a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller") } { [ soapiness, adj.pert:soapy,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being soap or being covered with soap; "she could smell the soapiness of the doctor's hands") } { [ fineness2, adj.all:fine,+ ] [ powderiness, adj.all:fine^powdery,+ ] smoothness,@ (having a very fine texture; "the fineness of the sand on the beach") } { [ roughness, adj.all:rough2,+ adj.all:rough,+ smoothness,! ] [ raggedness1, adj.all:uneven^ragged,+ ] texture,@ (a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven) } { [ scaliness, adj.all:rough^scaly,+ adj.all:armored2^scaly,+ ] roughness,@ (the property of being scaly) } { [ coarseness1, adj.all:coarse,+ ] [ nubbiness, adj.all:rough^nubby,+ ] [ tweediness, adj.all:rough^tweedy,+ ] roughness,@ (looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)) } { slub, knot, [ burl, verb.change:burl,+ ] roughness,@ (soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design) } { [ harshness3, adj.all:harsh,+ ] [ abrasiveness, adj.all:rough^abrasive,+ ] [ scratchiness, adj.all:rough^scratchy,+ ] roughness,@ (the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions) } { coarseness2, [ graininess, adj.all:coarse^grainy,+ ] [ granularity, adj.all:coarse^granular,+ ] roughness,@ (the quality of being composed of relatively large particles) } { [ sandiness, adj.all:sandy2,+ ] graininess,@ (a texture resembling that of sand) } { [ shagginess, adj.all:rough^shaggy,+ ] roughness,@ (roughness of nap produced by long woolly hairs) } { [ bumpiness, adj.all:rough^bumpy2,+ ] roughness,@ (the texture of a surface that has many bumps) } { [ prickliness, adj.all:armed2^prickly,+ ] [ bristliness, adj.all:armed2^bristly,+ ] [ spininess, adj.all:armed2^spiny,+ ] [ thorniness, adj.all:armed2^thorny,+ ] roughness,@ (the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines) } { optics, property,@ (optical properties; "the optics of a telescope") } { visual_property, property,@ (an attribute of vision) } { [ sleekness1, adj.all:groomed^sleek,+ ] appearance,@ (the quality of being well-groomed and neatly tailored; "the sleekness of his appearance reminded me of his financial successes") } { texture1, visual_property,@ noun.cognition:fine_arts,;c (the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality) } { [ grain, verb.contact:grain1,+ ] texture1,@ (the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric; "saw the board across the grain") } { wood_grain, woodgrain, woodiness1, grain,@ (texture produced by the fibers in wood) } { [ graining, verb.contact:grain1,+ ] woodgraining, grain,@ (a texture like that of wood) } { [ marbleization, verb.change:marbleize,+ ] [ marbleisation, verb.change:marbleise,+ ] [ marbleizing, verb.change:marbleize,+ ] marbleising, texture1,@ (a texture like that of marble) } { [ light, verb.change:light,+ ] [ lightness1, adj.all:light6,+ ] visual_property,@ (the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark") } { aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, glory1, gloriole, light,@ (an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint) } { sunniness, lightness1,@ (lightness created by sunlight) } { [ cloudlessness, adj.all:clear3^cloudless,+ ] sunniness,@ (the lightness of a sunny day when there are no clouds in the sky) } { highlight, [ highlighting, verb.change:highlight,+ ] lightness1,@ (an area of lightness in a picture) } { [ brightness, adj.all:colorful^bright,+ adj.all:bright,+ dullness3,!] light,@ (the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white) } { [ glare, verb.perception:glare1,+ ] [ blaze, verb.weather:blaze1,+ ] [ brilliance, adj.all:bright^brilliant,+ ] brightness,@ (a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted; "a glare of sunlight") } { [ dazzle, verb.perception:dazzle,+ ] brightness,@ (brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily) } { [ glitter, adj.all:bright^glittery,+ verb.perception:glitter,+ ] glister, [ glisten, verb.perception:glisten,+ ] [ scintillation, verb.weather:scintillate3,+ ] [ sparkle, verb.weather:sparkle,+ ] brightness,@ (the quality of shining with a bright reflected light) } { [ flash, verb.change:flash4,+ verb.perception:flash,+ ] brightness,@ (a momentary brightness) } { glint, brightness,@ (a spatially localized brightness) } { [ sparkle1, adj.all:lively^sparkly,+ verb.change:sparkle1,+ ] [ twinkle, adj.all:cheerful^twinkly,+ ] spark, light2, vitality1,@ expression,@ (merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes") } { [ opalescence, adj.all:bright^opalescent,+ verb.weather:opalesce,+ verb.stative:opalesce,+ ] [ iridescence, adj.all:colorful^iridescent,+ adj.all:bright^iridescent,+ verb.stative:iridesce,+ ] brightness,@ (the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface) } { [ radiance, adj.all:bright^radiant,+ verb.weather:radiate,+ verb.perception:radiate,+ ] [ radiancy, adj.all:bright^radiant,+ verb.weather:radiate,+ ] [ shine, adj.all:polished^shiny,+ adj.all:shiny4,+ verb.weather:shine3,+ verb.weather:shine,+ verb.weather:shine1,+ ] [ effulgence, adj.all:bright^effulgent,+ ] [ refulgence, adj.all:bright^refulgent,+ ] [ refulgency, adj.all:bright^refulgent,+ ] brightness,@ (the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light) } { radio_brightness, intensity3,@ (the strength of a radio wave picked up by a radio telescope) } { gleam, gleaming, [ glow1, verb.perception:glow1,+ ] [ lambency, adj.all:bright^lambent,+ ] shine,@ (an appearance of reflected light) } { [ shininess, adj.all:polished^shiny,+ adj.all:bright^shiny,+ adj.all:shiny4,+ ] [ sheen, adj.all:bright^sheeny,+ ] luster2, [ lustre2, adj.all:bright^lustrous1,+ ] shine,@ (the visual property of something that shines with reflected light) } { luster1, lustre1, [ brilliancy, adj.all:superior2^brilliant,+ adj.all:reverberant^brilliant,+ adj.all:intelligent^brilliant,+ adj.all:impressive^brilliant,+ adj.all:colorful^brilliant,+ adj.all:bright^brilliant,+ ] splendor, splendour, brightness,@ (a quality that outshines the usual) } { [ polish, verb.contact:polish,+ ] [ gloss, verb.creation:gloss,+ ] [ glossiness, adj.all:glazed^glossy,+ adj.all:bright^glossy,+ ] [ burnish, verb.contact:burnish,+ ] shine,@ smoothness,@ (the property of being smooth and shiny) } { French_polish, polish,@ (the glaze produced by repeated applications of French polish shellac) } { glaze1, gloss,@ (a glossy finish on a fabric) } { [ dullness3, adj.all:unsaturated3^dull,+ adj.all:cloudy^dull,+ adj.all:dull2,+ brightness,!] visual_property,@ (a lack of visual brightness; "the brightness of the orange sky was reflected in the dullness of the orange sea") } { [ dimness1, adj.all:dark1^dim,+ ] [ subduedness, adj.all:soft4^subdued,+ adj.all:dark1^subdued,+ ] dullness3,@ (the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity) } { [ flatness2, adj.all:dull2^flat,+ adj.all:flat3,+ ] [ lusterlessness, adj.all:dull2^lusterless,+ ] [ lustrelessness, adj.all:dull2^lustreless,+ ] [ mat, verb.change:mat,+ ] [ matt, adj.all:dull2^matt,+ ] [ matte, adj.all:dull2^matte,+ ] dullness3,@ (the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss) } { [ softness6, adj.all:dull2^soft,+ ] visual_property,@ (a visual property that is subdued and free from brilliance or glare; "the softness of the morning sky") } { [ color, noun.person:colorist,+ verb.creation:color1,+ verb.change:color1,+ verb.change:color,+ verb.change:colorize3,+ colorlessness,!] colour, [ coloring, verb.change:color,+ ] [ colouring, verb.change:colour9,+ ] visual_property,@ (a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light") } { primary_color, primary_colour, color,@ (any of three colors from which all others can be obtained by mixing) } { primary_color_for_pigments, primary_colour_for_pigments, primary_color,@ (any of three pigments from which all colors can be obtained by mixing; "the primary colors for pigments are red, blue, and yellow") } { primary_color_for_light, primary_colour_for_light, primary_color,@ (any of three primary colors of light from which all colors can be obtained by additive mixing; "the primary colors for light are red, blue, and green") } { primary_subtractive_color_for_light, primary_subtractive_colour_for_light, primary_color_for_light,@ (any of the three colors that give the primary colors for light after subtraction from white light; "the primary subtractive colors for light are magenta, cyan, and yellow") } { heather_mixture, heather, color,@ (interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color) } { [ mellowness1, adj.all:soft2^mellow,+ ] shade,@ (a soft shade of a color; "a mellowness of light and shade not attainable in marble") } { [ richness, adj.all:colorful^rich,+ ] shade,@ (a strong deep vividness of hue; "the fire-light gave a richness of coloring to that side of the room") } { [ colorlessness, adj.all:colorless2,+ color,!] [ colourlessness, adj.all:colourless2,+ ] achromatism, achromaticity, visual_property,@ (the visual property of being without chromatic color) } { mottle, color,@ (an irregular arrangement of patches of color; "it was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive-green") } { achromia, colorlessness,@ noun.cognition:medicine,;c (an absence of normal pigmentation especially in the skin (as in albinism) or in red blood cells) } { shade, [ tint, verb.change:tint,+ ] [ tincture, verb.change:tincture,+ ] [ tone, verb.change:tone1,+ verb.change:tone2,+ ] color,@ (a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted") } { undertone, [ tinge, verb.change:tinge,+ ] shade,@ (a pale or subdued color) } { [ chromatic_color, achromatic_color,!] chromatic_colour, spectral_color, spectral_colour, color,@ (a color that has hue) } { [ achromatic_color, chromatic_color,!] achromatic_colour, color,@ (a color lacking hue; white or grey or black) } { [ black, verb.change:black,+ white,!] [ blackness, adj.all:undiluted^black,+ adj.all:dirty1^black,+ adj.all:black1,+ ] [ inkiness, adj.all:achromatic^inky,+ ] achromatic_color,@ (the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)) } { coal_black, [ ebony, verb.change:ebonize,+ ] jet_black, pitch_black, sable, soot_black, black,@ (a very dark black) } { [ white, adj.all:white1,+ verb.change:white,+ black,!] [ whiteness, adj.all:white1,+ ] achromatic_color,@ (the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)) } { alabaster, white,@ (a very light white) } { [ bleach, verb.change:bleach1,+ ] white,@ (the whiteness that results from removing the color from something; "a complete bleach usually requires several applications") } { bone, ivory, [ pearl, adj.all:achromatic^pearly,+ ] off-white, white,@ (a shade of white the color of bleached bones) } { [ chalk, adj.all:achromatic^chalky,+ ] white,@ (a pure flat white with little reflectance) } { frostiness2, [ hoariness2, adj.all:old2^hoary,+ ] white,@ (a silvery-white color) } { [ gray, adj.all:achromatic^gray,+ verb.change:gray1,+ verb.change:gray,+ ] [ grayness, adj.all:achromatic^gray,+ ] [ grey, verb.change:grey,+ verb.change:grey1,+ ] [ greyness, adj.all:achromatic^grey,+ ] achromatic_color,@ (a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black) } { ash_grey, ash_gray, [ silver, adj.all:achromatic^silvery,+ verb.change:silver1,+ verb.change:silver,+ ] silver_grey, silver_gray, gray,@ (a light shade of grey) } { [ charcoal, adj.all:achromatic^charcoal,+ ] charcoal_grey, charcoal_gray, oxford_grey, oxford_gray, gray,@ (a very dark grey color) } { dapple-grey, dapple-gray, dappled-grey, dappled-gray, gray,@ (grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings) } { [ iron-grey, adj.all:achromatic^iron-grey,+ ] [ iron-gray, adj.all:achromatic^iron-gray,+ ] gray,@ (the color of freshly broken cast iron) } { tattletale_grey, tattletale_gray, gray,@ (a greyish white) } { [ red, adj.all:chromatic^red1,+ ] [ redness, adj.all:chromatic^red1,+ ] chromatic_color,@ (red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood) } { [ sanguine, adj.all:bloody^sanguineous,+ ] red,@ (a blood-red color) } { chrome_red, red,@ (a red pigment used in paints; basic lead chromate) } { Turkey_red, alizarine_red, red,@ (a bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dye) } { cardinal, [ carmine, adj.all:chromatic^carmine,+ verb.change:carmine,+ ] red,@ (a variable color averaging a vivid red) } { [ crimson, adj.all:chromatic^crimson,+ verb.body:crimson,+ ] [ ruby, verb.change:rubify,+ ] deep_red, red,@ (a deep and vivid red color) } { dark_red, red,@ (a red color that reflects little light) } { burgundy, dark_red,@ (a dark purplish-red to blackish-red color) } { claret, dark_red,@ (a dark purplish-red color) } { oxblood_red, dark_red,@ (a dark brownish-red color) } { [ wine, adj.all:chromatic^vinaceous,+ ] wine-colored, wine-coloured, dark_red,@ (a red as dark as red wine) } { purplish_red, purplish-red, red,@ (a red with a tinge of purple) } { [ cerise, adj.all:chromatic^cerise,+ ] [ cherry, adj.all:chromatic^cherry,+ ] cherry_red, red,@ (a red the color of ripe cherries) } { [ magenta, adj.all:chromatic^magenta,+ ] purplish_red,@ (a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta) } { fuschia, purplish_red,@ (a dark purplish-red color) } { maroon, purplish_red,@ (a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color) } { [ scarlet, adj.all:chromatic^scarlet,+ ] [ vermilion, adj.all:chromatic^vermilion,+ verb.change:vermilion,+ ] orange_red, red,@ (a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge) } { [ orange, adj.all:chromatic^orange,+ ] [ orangeness, adj.all:chromatic^orange,+ ] chromatic_color,@ (orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow) } { salmon, chromatic_color,@ (a pale pinkish orange color) } { reddish_orange, orange,@ (an orange color closer to red than to yellow) } { tangerine, reddish_orange,@ (a reddish to vivid orange color) } { [ yellow, adj.all:chromatic^yellow,+ verb.change:yellow,+ ] [ yellowness, adj.all:chromatic^yellow,+ ] chromatic_color,@ (yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons) } { blond, blonde, chromatic_color,@ (a light grayish yellow to near white) } { canary_yellow, [ canary, adj.all:chromatic^canary,+ ] yellow,@ (a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge) } { [ amber, adj.all:chromatic^amber,+ ] [ gold, adj.all:chromatic^gold,+ ] yellow,@ (a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair") } { brownish_yellow, yellow,@ (a yellow color of low lightness with a brownish tinge) } { gamboge, lemon, lemon_yellow, maize, yellow,@ (a strong yellow color) } { old_gold, yellow,@ (a dark yellow) } { orange_yellow, saffron, yellow,@ (a shade of yellow tinged with orange) } { ocher, ochre, orange_yellow,@ (a moderate yellow-orange to orange color) } { pale_yellow, [ straw, adj.all:chromatic^straw,+ ] wheat, yellow,@ (a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white) } { greenish_yellow, yellow,@ (a shade of yellow tinged with green) } { [ green, adj.all:chromatic^green,+ verb.change:green,+ ] [ greenness, adj.all:chromatic^green,+ ] viridity, chromatic_color,@ (green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass) } { [ greenishness, adj.all:chromatic^greenish,+ ] greenness,@ (the property of being somewhat green) } { sea_green, green,@ (the property of a moderate green color resembling the waters of the sea) } { sage_green, green,@ (the color of sage leaves) } { bottle_green, green,@ (dark to moderate or greyish green) } { chrome_green, green,@ (a brilliant green color) } { emerald, green,@ (the green color of an emerald) } { olive_green, olive-green, green,@ (a color that is lighter and greener than olive) } { yellow_green, yellowish_green, [ chartreuse, adj.all:chromatic^chartreuse,+ ] Paris_green, pea_green, green,@ (a shade of green tinged with yellow) } { bluish_green, blue_green, [ teal, adj.all:chromatic^teal,+ ] green,@ (a blue-green color or pigment; "they painted it a light shade of bluish green") } { [ cyan, adj.all:chromatic^cyan,+ ] bluish_green,@ (a primary subtractive color for light; has a blue-green color) } { jade_green, [ jade, adj.all:chromatic^jade,+ ] green,@ (a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green) } { [ blue, verb.change:blue,+ ] [ blueness, adj.all:chromatic^blue,+ ] chromatic_color,@ (blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue") } { [ azure, adj.all:chromatic^azure,+ verb.change:azure,+ ] [ cerulean, adj.all:chromatic^cerulean,+ ] [ sapphire, adj.all:chromatic^sapphire,+ ] lazuline, sky-blue, blue,@ (a light shade of blue) } { [ powder_blue, adj.all:chromatic^powder_blue,+ ] blue,@ (a pale blue color with grey in it) } { steel_blue, blue,@ (a greyish blue color) } { Prussian_blue, blue,@ (a dark greenish-blue color) } { dark_blue, navy, navy_blue, blue,@ (a dark shade of blue) } { greenish_blue, aqua, aquamarine, turquoise, cobalt_blue, peacock_blue, blue,@ (a shade of blue tinged with green) } { purplish_blue, royal_blue, blue,@ (a shade of blue tinged with purple) } { [ purple, adj.all:chromatic^purple,+ verb.change:purple,+ verb.change:purple1,+ verb.change:purpurate,+ ] [ purpleness, adj.all:chromatic^purple,+ ] chromatic_color,@ (a purple color or pigment) } { Tyrian_purple, reddish_purple,@ (a vivid purplish-red color; in ancient Rome and Byzantium, it was the color worn by an emperor or senior magistrate ) } { indigo, violet,@ (a blue-violet color) } { lavender, purple,@ (a pale purple color) } { [ mauve, adj.all:chromatic^mauve,+ ] purple,@ (a moderate purple) } { reddish_purple, royal_purple, purple,@ (a shade of purple tinged with red) } { [ violet, adj.all:chromatic^violet,+ ] reddish_blue, purple,@ (a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum) } { [ pink, adj.all:chromatic^pink,+ verb.change:pinkify,+ ] chromatic_color,@ (a light shade of red) } { pinkness, pink,@ (the quality of being pink) } { [ carnation, adj.all:chromatic^carnation,+ ] pink,@ (a pink or reddish-pink color) } { [ rose, adj.all:chromatic^rosy,+ ] [ rosiness1, adj.all:chromatic^rosy,+ ] pink,@ (a dusty pink color) } { old_rose, rose,@ (a greyish-pink color) } { solferino, purplish_pink, pink,@ (a pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino) } { yellowish_pink, apricot, [ peach, adj.all:chromatic^peachy,+ ] salmon_pink, pink,@ (a shade of pink tinged with yellow) } { [ coral, adj.all:chromatic^coral,+ ] pink,@ (a variable color averaging a deep pink) } { [ brown, verb.change:brown,+ ] [ brownness, adj.all:chromatic^brown,+ ] chromatic_color,@ (an orange of low brightness and saturation) } { Vandyke_brown, brown,@ (a moderate brown color) } { [ chestnut, adj.all:chromatic^chestnut,+ ] brown,@ (the brown color of chestnuts) } { chocolate, coffee, deep_brown, [ umber, adj.all:chromatic^umber,+ ] burnt_umber, brown,@ (a medium brown to dark-brown color) } { [ hazel, adj.all:chromatic^hazel,+ ] brown,@ (a shade of brown that is yellowish or reddish; it is a greenish shade of brown when used to describe the color of someone's eyes) } { light_brown, brown,@ (a brown that is light but unsaturated) } { mocha, brown,@ (a dark brown color) } { tan, topaz, light_brown,@ (a light brown the color of topaz) } { [ dun, verb.change:dun,+ ] greyish_brown, grayish_brown, fawn, light_brown,@ (a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color; "she wore dun") } { [ beige, adj.all:chromatic^beige,+ ] ecru, light_brown,@ (a very light brown) } { reddish_brown, sepia, burnt_sienna, Venetian_red, mahogany, brown,@ (a shade of brown with a tinge of red) } { brick_red, reddish_brown,@ (a bright reddish-brown color) } { [ copper, adj.all:chromatic^coppery,+ ] copper_color, reddish_brown,@ (a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper) } { Indian_red, reddish_brown,@ (a reddish-brown color resembling the red soil used as body paint by American Indians) } { yellowish_brown, raw_sienna, buff, [ caramel, adj.all:chromatic^caramel,+ ] [ caramel_brown, adj.all:chromatic^caramel_brown,+ ] brown,@ (a medium to dark tan color) } { puce, brown,@ (a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red) } { olive_brown, brown,@ (a shade of brown tinged with green) } { olive, chromatic_color,@ (a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation) } { olive_drab, drab, olive,@ (a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown) } { [ pastel, adj.all:light5^pastel,+ ] chromatic_color,@ (any of various pale or light colors) } { snuff-color, snuff-colour, yellowish_brown,@ (dark yellowish brown) } { [ taupe, adj.all:chromatic^taupe,+ ] brown,@ (a greyish brown) } { [ ultramarine, adj.all:chromatic^ultramarine,+ ] blue,@ (a vivid blue to purple-blue color) } { color_property, visual_property,@ (an attribute of color) } { [ hue, verb.change:hue1,+ verb.change:hue,+ ] [ chromaticity, adj.all:chromatic,+ ] color_property,@ (the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength) } { saturation, [ chroma, adj.all:chromatic,+ ] [ intensity1, adj.all:saturated3^intense,+ verb.change:intensify10,+ ] [ vividness, adj.all:saturated3^vivid,+ adj.all:colorful^vivid,+ ] color_property,@ chromatic_color,#s (chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue) } { [ paleness, adj.all:weak^pale,+ adj.all:light5^pale,+ ] pallidity, color_property,@ (being deficient in color) } { complementary_color, complementary, chromatic_color,@ (either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments); "yellow and blue are complementaries") } { coloration, colouration, color,@ (appearance with regard to color; "her healthy coloration") } { hair_coloring, coloration,@ (coloring of the hair; "her hair-coloring was unusual: a very pale gold") } { [ pigmentation, verb.change:pigment1,+ depigmentation,! ] coloration,@ (coloration of living tissues by pigment) } { chromatism, pigmentation,@ (abnormal pigmentation) } { melanoderma, pigmentation,@ (abnormally dark skin caused by increased deposits of melatonin) } { [ depigmentation, pigmentation,! ] coloration,@ (absence or loss of pigmentation (or less than normal pigmentation) in the skin or hair) } { poliosis, depigmentation,@ (loss of color from the hair) } { [ complexion, verb.change:complexion,+ ] skin_color, skin_colour, color,@ (the coloring of a person's face) } { paleness1, [ blondness, adj.all:blond,+ ] [ fairness1, adj.all:blond^fair,+ ] complexion,@ (the property of having a naturally light complexion) } { [ ruddiness, adj.all:healthy^ruddy,+ adj.all:chromatic^ruddy,+ ] [ rosiness, adj.all:healthy^rosy,+ ] complexion,@ (a healthy reddish complexion) } { [ lividness, adj.all:injured^livid,+ adj.all:colorless2^livid,+ ] [ lividity, adj.all:colorless2^livid,+ ] [ luridness2, adj.all:colorless2^lurid,+ adj.all:bright^lurid,+ ] [ paleness2, adj.all:colorless2^pale,+ ] [ pallidness, adj.all:colorless2^pallid,+ ] [ pallor, verb.body:pale,+ ] [ wanness, adj.all:colorless2^wan,+ ] achromasia, complexion,@ (unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)) } { [ sallowness, adj.all:unhealthy^sallow,+ ] complexion,@ (a sickly yellowish skin color) } { [ tawniness, adj.all:chromatic^tawny,+ ] complexion,@ (the quality or state of being the color of tanned leather; "the tawniness of his complexion") } { darkness1, [ duskiness, adj.all:brunet^dusky,+ ] [ swarthiness, adj.all:brunet^swarthy,+ ] complexion,@ (a swarthy complexion) } { whiteness1, complexion,@ (lightness or fairness of complexion; "only the whiteness of her cheeks gave any indication of the stress from which she was suffering") } { nonsolid_color, nonsolid_colour, dithered_color, dithered_colour, color,@ noun.cognition:computer_science,;c (a color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots that together simulate the desired color) } { protective_coloration, coloration,@ noun.cognition:zoology,;c (coloration making an organism less visible or attractive to predators) } { aposematic_coloration, warning_coloration, protective_coloration,@ (conspicuous coloration or markings of an animal serving to warn off predators; "a skunk's aposematic coloration") } { apatetic_coloration, protective_coloration,@ (coloring serving as natural camouflage) } { cryptic_coloration, protective_coloration,@ (coloring that conceals or disguises an animal's shape) } { value1, color_property,@ (relative darkness or lightness of a color; "I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light"-Joe Hing Lowe) } { [ lightness3, adj.all:light5,+ darkness3,!] value1,@ (having a light color) } { [ darkness3, adj.all:brunet^dark,+ adj.all:dark2,+ lightness3,!] value1,@ (having a dark or somber color) } { olfactory_property, [ smell, adj.all:malodorous^smelly,+ verb.perception:smell,+ verb.perception:smell1,+ ] [ aroma, adj.pert:aromatic,+ verb.perception:aromatize,+ verb.perception:aromatise,+ ] [ odor, adj.all:odorous,+ verb.perception:odorize,+ ] [ odour, verb.perception:odourise,+ ] [ scent, verb.perception:scent1,+ verb.perception:scent2,+ ] property,@ (any property detected by the olfactory system) } { bouquet, [ fragrance, adj.all:fragrant,+ ] fragrancy, [ redolence, adj.all:fragrant^redolent,+ ] [ sweetness1, adj.all:fragrant^sweet,+ ] olfactory_property,@ (a pleasingly sweet olfactory property) } { [ malodorousness, adj.all:malodorous,+ ] [ stinkiness, adj.all:stinky,+ ] [ foulness, adj.all:malodorous^foul,+ ] [ rankness, adj.all:offensive1^rank,+ ] [ fetidness, adj.all:malodorous^fetid,+ ] olfactory_property,@ (the attribute of having a strong offensive smell) } { body_odor, body_odour, B.O., malodorousness,@ (malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe) } { muskiness, olfactory_property,@ (having the olfactory properties of musk) } { [ sound, verb.perception:sound1,+ verb.perception:sound2,+ verb.perception:sound3,+ verb.perception:sound,+ silence,!] sound_property,@ (the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music") } { [ noisiness, adj.all:noisy,+ ] [ racketiness, adj.all:noisy^rackety,+ ] sound,@ (the auditory effect characterized by loud and constant noise) } { [ ring, verb.perception:ring4,+ ] sound,@ (a characteristic sound; "it has the ring of sincerity") } { unison1, sound,@ noun.communication:music,;c ((music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves; "singing in unison") } { voice, sound,@ (the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech; "A shrill voice sounded behind us") } { androglossia, voice,@ (a woman's voice with male qualities) } { [ silence, adj.all:quiet1^silent,+ verb.change:silence,+ sound,!] [ quiet2, verb.perception:quiet,+ ] sound_property,@ (the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet") } { [ hush, verb.perception:hush,+ verb.change:hush1,+ verb.change:hush,+ ] [ stillness, adj.all:quiet1^still,+ ] [ still, verb.emotion:still1,+ verb.change:still,+ verb.emotion:still,+ ] silence,@ noun.communication:poetry2,;c ((poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night") } { [ speechlessness, adj.all:inarticulate^speechless,+ ] silence,@ (the property of being speechless) } { [ quietness, adj.all:quiet1,+ ] [ soundlessness, adj.all:quiet1^soundless,+ ] silence,@ (the property of making no sound) } { [ noiselessness, adj.all:quiet1^noiseless,+ ] soundlessness,@ (the property of making no noise) } { sound_property, property,@ (an attribute of sound) } { [ musicality, adj.all:musical4,+ adj.all:musical1,+ ] [ musicalness, adj.pert:musical,+ adj.all:musical4,+ adj.all:musical1,+ ] sound_property,@ (the property of sounding like music) } { [ lyricality, adj.all:melodious^lyrical,+ ] lyricism, [ songfulness, adj.all:melodious^songful,+ ] musicality,@ (the property of being suitable for singing) } { [ melodiousness, adj.all:melodious4,+ adj.all:melodious,+ ] [ tunefulness, adj.all:tuneful,+ ] musicality,@ (the property of having a melody) } { texture2, musicality,@ (the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together; "then another melodic line is added to the texture") } { [ harmony, adj.pert:harmonic,+ adj.all:harmonious,+ adj.all:harmonious^harmonical,+ dissonance,!] sound_property,@ (an agreeable sound property) } { [ consonance, adj.all:harmonious^consonant,+ verb.perception:consonate,+ ] [ harmoniousness1, adj.all:harmonious,+ ] harmony,@ (the property of sounding harmonious) } { [ dissonance, adj.all:inharmonious^dissonant1,+ verb.change:dissonate,+ harmony,!] sound_property,@ (disagreeable sounds) } { [ discordance, adj.all:inharmonious^discordant,+ ] discord1, dissonance,@ (a harsh mixture of sounds) } { disharmony, [ inharmoniousness, adj.all:incongruous^inharmonious,+ adj.all:inharmonious,+ ] dissonance,@ (a lack of harmony) } { [ cacophony, adj.all:cacophonic,+ adj.all:cacophonous,+ ] dissonance,@ (loud confusing disagreeable sounds) } { [ boisterousness, adj.all:disorderly^boisterous,+ ] noisiness,@ (the property of being noisy and lively and unrestrained) } { [ pitch, verb.change:pitch,+ ] sound_property,@ (the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration) } { concert_pitch, philharmonic_pitch, international_pitch, pitch,@ (the pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C) } { [ high_pitch, low_pitch,!] high_frequency, pitch,@ (a pitch that is perceived as above other pitches) } { soprano, [ treble, verb.communication:treble,+ ] pitch,@ (the pitch range of the highest female voice) } { tenor, pitch,@ (the pitch range of the highest male voice) } { [ key, verb.change:key10,+ ] pitch,@ (pitch of the voice; "he spoke in a low key") } { [ low_pitch, high_pitch,!] low_frequency, pitch,@ (a pitch that is perceived as below other pitches) } { [ deepness2, adj.all:low3^deep,+ ] low_pitch,@ (a low pitch that is loud and voluminous) } { [ alto, adj.all:low3^alto3,+ ] pitch,@ (the pitch range of the lowest female voice) } { [ alto1, adj.all:high3^alto1,+ ] pitch,@ ((of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments) } { bass1, pitch,@ (the lowest part of the musical range) } { [ tone2, adj.pert:tonal,+ adj.pert:tonic1,+ verb.communication:tone2,+ verb.communication:intonate1,+ ] pitch,@ noun.cognition:linguistics,;c ((linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages; "the Beijing dialect uses four tones") } { [ tune, verb.change:tune,+ ] pitch,@ (the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch; "he cannot sing in tune"; "the clarinet was out of tune") } { [ registration, verb.creation:register,+ ] sound_property,@ noun.communication:music,;c ((music) the sound property resulting from a combination of organ stops used to perform a particular piece of music; the technique of selecting and adjusting organ stops) } { timbre, timber, quality1, [ tone1, adj.all:tonal,+ verb.communication:tone2,+ ] sound_property,@ noun.communication:music,;c ((music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet") } { [ harmonic, adj.pert:harmonic2,+ ] timbre,@ (any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental) } { [ resonance1, adj.all:reverberant^resonant,+ verb.perception:resonate,+ ] timbre,@ (the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities) } { color2, colour2, coloration1, colouration1, timbre,@ (the timbre of a musical sound; "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music") } { [ harshness1, adj.all:unpleasant^harsh3,+ ] [ roughness1, adj.all:cacophonous^rough,+ ] unpleasantness,@ (the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses) } { [ gruffness1, adj.all:cacophonous^gruff,+ ] [ hoarseness, adj.all:cacophonous^hoarse,+ ] [ huskiness2, adj.all:cacophonous^husky,+ ] harshness1,@ (a throaty harshness) } { [ fullness2, adj.all:full1,+ ] [ mellowness, adj.all:soft2^mellow,+ ] [ richness1, adj.all:full1^rich,+ ] property,@ (the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing; "the music had a fullness that echoed through the hall"; "the cheap wine had no body, no mellowness"; "he was well aware of the richness of his own appearance") } { [ nasality, adj.all:high3^nasal,+ ] timbre,@ (a quality of the voice that is produced by nasal resonators) } { [ twang, verb.communication:twang,+ ] nasal_twang, nasality,@ (exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)) } { [ plangency, adj.all:full1^plangent,+ ] [ resonance, verb.perception:resonate,+ ] [ reverberance, adj.all:reverberant,+ verb.perception:reverberate,+ ] [ ringing, verb.perception:ring4,+ ] [ sonorousness, adj.all:full1^sonorous,+ ] [ sonority, adj.all:full1^sonorous,+ ] [ vibrancy, verb.perception:vibrate,+ ] timbre,@ (having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant) } { [ shrillness, adj.all:high3^shrill,+ ] [ stridence, adj.all:noisy^strident,+ adj.all:cacophonous^strident,+ ] [ stridency, adj.all:noisy^strident,+ ] timbre,@ (having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound) } { volume2, [ loudness, adj.all:loud2,+ adj.all:loud,+ softness1,!] intensity2, sound_property,@ (the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); "the kids played their music at full volume") } { [ crescendo, adj.all:increasing2^crescendo,+ verb.change:crescendo,+ ] loudness,@ noun.communication:music,;c ((music) a gradual increase in loudness) } { swell, crescendo,@ (a crescendo followed by a decrescendo) } { [ softness1, adj.all:soft4,+ adj.all:soft3,+ loudness,!] sound_property,@ (a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency; "and in softness almost beyond hearing") } { [ faintness1, adj.all:perceptible^faint,+ ] softness1,@ (barely audible) } { [ decrescendo, adj.all:decreasing2^decrescendo,+ verb.change:decrescendo,+ ] diminuendo, softness1,@ noun.communication:music,;c ((music) a gradual decrease in loudness) } { piano, [ pianissimo, adj.all:piano^pianissimo,+ ] softness1,@ noun.communication:music,;c ((music) low loudness) } { [ rhythmicity, adj.all:rhythmic,+ ] sound_property,@ (the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music) } { [ meter, adj.all:rhythmical^metric,+ ] [ metre, adj.all:rhythmical^metric,+ noun.location:Canada,;r noun.location:Britain,;r ] time1, rhythmicity,@ (rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration) } { [ cadence, adj.all:rhythmical^cadent,+ ] [ cadency, adj.all:rhythmical^cadent,+ ] rhythmicity,@ (a recurrent rhythmical series) } { [ lilt, verb.communication:lilt,+ ] [ swing, adj.all:rhythmical^swingy,+ verb.creation:swing3,+ verb.stative:swing10,+ ] rhythmicity,@ (a jaunty rhythm in music) } { taste_property, property,@ (a property appreciated via the sense of taste) } { [ rancidness, adj.all:stale^rancid,+ adj.all:malodorous^rancid,+ ] taste_property,@ olfactory_property,@ (the property of being rancid) } { [ spiciness, adj.all:tasty^spicy1,+ ] [ spice, verb.perception:spice,+ ] [ spicery, verb.perception:spice,+ verb.change:spice,+ ] taste_property,@ (the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored) } { [ pungency, adj.all:tasty^pungent,+ ] bite, sharpness2, [ raciness1, adj.all:tasty^racy,+ ] spiciness,@ (a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"; "the raciness of the wine") } { [ nip, adj.all:tasty^nippy,+ ] piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, [ tanginess, adj.all:sour^tangy,+ ] [ zest1, adj.all:tasty^zesty,+ ] spiciness,@ (a tart spicy quality) } { [ hotness1, adj.all:tasty^hot,+ ] pepperiness, spiciness,@ (a hot spiciness) } { [ saltiness, adj.all:salty,+ ] property,@ noun.substance:solution,;c (the property of containing salt (as a compound or in solution)) } { [ brininess, adj.all:salty^briny,+ ] [ salinity, adj.all:salty^saline,+ ] saltiness,@ (the relative proportion of salt in a solution) } { [ brackishness, adj.all:salty^brackish,+ ] saltiness,@ (the quality of being salty, as the saltiness of water) } { [ sourness, adj.all:tasty^sour,+ adj.all:soured^sour,+ adj.all:malodorous^sour,+ adj.all:sour,+ ] [ sour, verb.perception:sour,+ ] [ acidity2, adj.all:acidic^acid,+ ] taste_property,@ (the property of being acidic) } { [ acerbity1, adj.all:sour^acerbic,+ verb.change:acerbate,+ ] [ tartness, adj.all:sour^tart,+ ] sourness,@ (a sharp sour taste) } { [ vinegariness, adj.all:sour^vinegary,+ ] [ vinegarishness, adj.all:sour^vinegarish,+ ] sourness,@ (a sourness resembling that of vinegar) } { [ sweetness, adj.all:sugary^sweet,+ adj.all:sweet2,+ adj.all:sweet1,+ ] sweet, taste_property,@ (the property of tasting as if it contains sugar) } { [ saccharinity, adj.all:sweet2^saccharine,+ ] sweetness,@ (the excessive sweetness of saccharin) } { [ sugariness, adj.all:sugary,+ ] sweetness,@ (the sweetness of sugar) } { bitterness, [ bitter, adj.all:tasty^bitter,+ verb.perception:bitter,+ ] taste_property,@ (the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste) } { [ acerbity2, verb.change:acerbate,+ ] bitterness,@ (a sharp bitterness) } { acridity, acridness, bitterness,@ (extreme bitterness; "the acridity of alkali") } { [ palatability, adj.all:palatable,+ unpalatability,!] [ palatableness, adj.all:palatable,+ ] taste_property,@ (the property of being acceptable to the mouth) } { [ tastiness, adj.all:tasty,+ ] palatability,@ (a pleasing palatability) } { [ appetizingness, adj.all:appetizing,+ unappetizingness,!] [ appetisingness, adj.all:appetising,+ ] palatability,@ (the property of stimulating the appetite) } { delectability, deliciousness, lusciousness, [ toothsomeness, adj.all:tasty^toothsome,+ ] appetizingness,@ (extreme appetizingness) } { flavorsomeness, flavoursomeness, [ savoriness, adj.all:tasty^savory,+ adj.all:appetizing^savory,+ ] appetizingness,@ (having an appetizing flavor) } { sapidity, [ sapidness, adj.all:tasty^sapid,+ ] flavorsomeness,@ (a pleasant flavor) } { [ succulence, adj.all:juicy^succulent,+ ] succulency, [ juiciness, adj.all:juicy,+ ] appetizingness,@ (a juicy appetizingness) } { [ unpalatability, adj.all:unpalatable,+ palatability,!] [ unpalatableness, adj.all:unpalatable,+ ] taste_property,@ (the property of being unacceptable to the mouth) } { [ disgustingness, adj.all:offensive1^disgusting,+ ] [ distastefulness1, adj.all:unpalatable^distasteful,+ ] [ nauseatingness, adj.all:unwholesome^nauseating,+ ] [ sickeningness, adj.all:unwholesome^sickening,+ ] [ unsavoriness, adj.all:unpalatable^unsavory,+ ] unpalatability,@ (extreme unpalatability to the mouth) } { [ unappetizingness, adj.all:unappetizing,+ appetizingness,!] [ unappetisingness, adj.all:unappetising,+ ] unpalatability,@ (the property of spoiling the appetite) } { [ flavorlessness, adj.all:tasteless1^flavorless,+ ] [ flavourlessness, adj.all:tasteless1^flavourless,+ ] [ savorlessness, adj.all:tasteless1^savorless1,+ ] [ savourlessness, adj.all:tasteless1^savourless1,+ ] [ tastelessness2, adj.all:tasteless1,+ ] unappetizingness,@ (the property of having no flavor) } { [ blandness, adj.all:tasteless1^bland,+ ] [ insipidity, adj.all:tasteless1^insipid,+ ] [ insipidness, adj.all:tasteless1^insipid,+ ] unappetizingness,@ (lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property) } { [ edibility, adj.all:edible,+ ] [ edibleness, adj.all:edible,+ ] property,@ (the property of being fit to eat) } { [ digestibility, adj.all:digestible,+ indigestibility,!] [ digestibleness, adj.all:digestible,+ ] edibility,@ (the property of being easy to digest) } { [ indigestibility, adj.all:indigestible,+ digestibility,!] [ indigestibleness, adj.all:indigestible,+ ] edibility,@ (the property of being difficult to digest) } { bodily_property, property,@ (an attribute of the body) } { bipedalism, bodily_property,@ (the bodily attribute of being bipedal; having two feet; "bipedalism made the human form of birth possible") } { laterality, dominance2, bodily_property,@ (superior development of one side of the body) } { physique, build, body-build, habitus, bodily_property,@ (constitution of the human body) } { [ lankiness, adj.all:thin3^lanky,+ adj.all:tall^lanky,+ ] physique,@ (a tall and thin physique) } { [ dumpiness, adj.all:short3^dumpy,+ adj.all:fat1^dumpy,+ ] [ squattiness, adj.all:short3^squatty,+ ] physique,@ (a short and stout physique) } { body_type, somatotype, physique,@ (a category of physique) } { asthenic_type, ectomorphy, body_type,@ (slender, weak, and lightweight) } { endomorphy, pyknic_type, body_type,@ (round, fat, and heavy) } { athletic_type, mesomorphy, body_type,@ (muscular and big-boned) } { [ fatness, adj.all:fat1,+ leanness,!] [ fat, adj.all:fat1,+ verb.consumption:fat,+ ] [ blubber, adj.all:fat1^blubbery,+ ] avoirdupois, bodily_property,@ (excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others") } { [ adiposity, adj.all:fatty^adipose,+ ] [ adiposeness, adj.all:fatty^adipose,+ ] [ fattiness, adj.all:fatty,+ ] fatness,@ (having the property of containing fat; "he recommended exercise to reduce my adiposity") } { [ abdominousness, adj.all:fat1^abdominous,+ ] [ paunchiness, adj.all:fat1^paunchy,+ ] fatness,@ (the bodily property of a protruding belly) } { [ greasiness, adj.all:fatty^greasy,+ adj.all:dirty1^greasy,+ ] [ oiliness1, adj.all:fatty^oily,+ adj.all:dirty1^oily,+ adj.all:coated^oily,+ ] [ oleaginousness1, adj.all:fatty^oleaginous,+ ] fatness,@ (consisting of or covered with oil) } { [ fleshiness, adj.all:fat1^fleshy,+ ] [ obesity, adj.all:fat1^obese,+ ] corpulency, fatness,@ (more than average fatness) } { [ corpulence, adj.all:fat1^corpulent,+ ] [ overweight, adj.all:fat1^overweight,+ ] [ stoutness1, adj.all:fat1^stout,+ ] adiposis, fleshiness,@ (the property of excessive fatness) } { exogenous_obesity, fleshiness,@ (obesity caused by overeating) } { steatopygia, fatness,@ (an extreme accumulation of fat on the buttocks) } { [ plumpness, adj.all:fat1^plump,+ ] embonpoint, roundness1, fleshiness,@ (the bodily property of being well rounded) } { [ chubbiness, adj.all:fat1^chubby,+ ] [ pudginess, adj.all:fat1^pudgy,+ ] [ tubbiness, adj.all:fat1^tubby,+ ] [ rolypoliness, adj.all:fat1^roly-poly,+ ] plumpness,@ (the property of having a plump and round body) } { [ buxomness, adj.all:shapely^buxom,+ adj.all:fat1^buxom,+ ] plumpness,@ (the bodily property of being attractively plump and vigorous and (of women) full-bosomed) } { [ leanness, adj.all:lean4,+ fatness,!] [ thinness, adj.all:thin3,+ ] spareness1, bodily_property,@ (the property of having little body fat) } { [ skinniness, adj.all:thin3^skinny,+ ] [ scrawniness, adj.all:thin3^scrawny,+ ] leanness,@ (the bodily property of lacking flesh) } { [ bonyness, adj.all:thin3^boney,+ adj.all:thin3^bony,+ ] [ boniness, adj.all:thin3^boney,+ adj.all:thin3^bony,+ ] [ emaciation, verb.change:emaciate1,+ verb.change:emaciate,+ ] [ gauntness, adj.all:thin3^gaunt,+ ] [ maceration, verb.change:macerate3,+ ] leanness,@ (extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)) } { [ slenderness1, adj.all:thin3^slender,+ ] [ slightness1, adj.all:thin3^slight,+ ] [ slimness, adj.all:thin3^slim,+ ] leanness,@ (the property of an attractively thin person) } { stature2, height1, bodily_property,@ ((of a standing person) the distance from head to foot) } { [ tallness1, adj.all:tall,+ shortness1,!] stature2,@ (the property of being taller than average stature) } { [ shortness1, adj.all:short3,+ tallness1,!] stature2,@ (the property of being shorter than average stature) } { [ carriage, verb.contact:carry1,+ ] [ bearing1, verb.contact:bear1,+ ] [ posture1, adj.pert:postural,+ ] bodily_property,@ (characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture") } { [ walk, verb.motion:walk5,+ verb.motion:walk4,+ verb.motion:walk3,+ verb.motion:walk,+ ] manner_of_walking, carriage,@ (manner of walking; "he had a funny walk") } { [ slouch, adj.all:untidy^slouchy,+ verb.motion:slouch,+ verb.motion:slouch1,+ ] carriage,@ (a stooping carriage in standing and walking) } { [ gracefulness, adj.all:graceful,+ awkwardness,!] carriage,@ (beautiful carriage) } { [ grace1, adj.all:gracious,+ verb.stative:grace,+ verb.creation:grace,+ ] [ gracility, adj.all:graceful^gracile,+ ] gracefulness,@ (elegance and beauty of movement or expression; "a beautiful figure which she used in subtle movements of unparalleled grace") } { [ agility, adj.all:active1^agile,+ ] legerity, [ lightness4, adj.all:light-footed^light,+ ] [ lightsomeness2, adj.all:light-footed^lightsome,+ ] [ nimbleness, adj.all:active1^nimble,+ ] gracefulness,@ (the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble) } { [ lissomeness, adj.all:graceful^lissome,+ ] [ litheness, adj.all:graceful^lithe,+ ] [ suppleness, adj.all:graceful^supple,+ ] gracefulness,@ (the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple) } { [ awkwardness, gracefulness,!] [ clumsiness1, adj.all:awkward^clumsy,+ ] carriage,@ (the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant) } { gracelessness, [ ungracefulness, adj.all:awkward^ungraceful,+ ] awkwardness,@ (an unpleasant lack of grace in carriage or form or movement or expression) } { [ gawkiness, adj.all:awkward^gawky,+ ] [ ungainliness, adj.all:awkward^ungainly,+ ] awkwardness,@ (the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant) } { [ stiffness1, adj.all:inflexible1^stiff1,+ ] awkwardness,@ (the property of moving with pain or difficulty; "he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck") } { [ physiology, adj.all:physical^physiologic,+ adj.all:physical^physiological,+ adj.pert:physiological,+ noun.person:physiologist,+ ] bodily_property,@ (processes and functions of an organism) } { physiological_property, bodily_property,@ (a property having to do with the functioning of the body) } { [ animateness, adj.all:animate4,+ adj.all:animate1,+ inanimateness,!] [ aliveness, adj.all:lively^alive,+ adj.all:alive1,+ adj.all:alive4,+ ] [ liveness, adj.all:live,+ ] physiological_property,@ (the property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life) } { animation, [ vitality, adj.all:animated^vital,+ adj.all:alive1^vital,+ ] animateness,@ (the property of being able to survive and grow; "the vitality of a seed") } { [ sentience, adj.all:conscious^sentient,+ insentience,!] animateness,@ (the readiness to perceive sensations; elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; "gave sentience to slugs and newts"- Richard Eberhart) } { [ inanimateness, adj.all:dead1^inanimate,+ adj.all:inanimate1,+ animateness,!] [ lifelessness, adj.all:dead1^lifeless1,+ adj.all:unanimated^lifeless,+ adj.all:dead2^lifeless,+ ] physiological_property,@ (not having life) } { [ deadness, adj.all:standing2^dead,+ adj.all:uncharged^dead,+ adj.all:extinct2^dead,+ adj.all:extinct1^dead,+ adj.all:dead2,+ adj.all:dead1,+ ] inanimateness,@ (the inanimate property of something that has died) } { [ insentience, adj.all:insentient,+ sentience,!] inanimateness,@ (lacking consciousness or ability to perceive sensations) } { [ sex, verb.cognition:sex,+ ] gender, [ sexuality, adj.pert:sexual1,+ ] physiological_property,@ (the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles; "she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus") } { sex_characteristic, sexual_characteristic, sex_character, noun.cognition:feature,@ (those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other) } { primary_sex_characteristic, primary_sexual_characteristic, primary_sex_character, sex_characteristic,@ (the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction)) } { secondary_sex_characteristic, secondary_sexual_characteristic, secondary_sex_character, sex_characteristic,@ (the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)) } { [ asexuality, adj.all:asexual,+ ] [ sexlessness, adj.all:asexual^sexless2,+ ] physiological_property,@ (having no evident sex or sex organs) } { [ maleness, adj.all:masculine1^male2,+ adj.all:male^male1,+ adj.all:male,+ femaleness,!] [ masculinity, adj.all:masculine1,+ ] sex,@ (the properties characteristic of the male sex) } { [ virility1, adj.all:virile,+ ] maleness,@ (the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation) } { virilism, sex_characteristic,@ (the development of male secondary sexual characteristics in a female (or prematurely in a young boy)) } { [ androgyny, adj.all:androgynous,+ adj.pert:androgynous1,+ adj.pert:androgenous,+ ] hermaphroditism, [ bisexuality, adj.all:androgynous^bisexual,+ ] sex,@ (showing characteristics of both sexes) } { [ femaleness, adj.all:feminine1^female2,+ adj.all:female^female1,+ adj.all:female,+ maleness,!] [ feminineness, adj.all:feminine4,+ adj.all:feminine1,+ ] sex,@ (the properties characteristic of the female sex) } { physical_property, property,@ (any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions) } { chemical_property, property,@ (a property used to characterize materials in reactions that change their identity) } { [ volatility2, adj.all:volatile,+ ] chemical_property,@ (the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor) } { [ absorptivity, adj.all:absorptive,+ ] absorption_factor, physical_property,@ noun.cognition:physics,;c ((physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body) } { [ dissolubility, adj.all:soluble1^dissoluble,+ ] [ solubleness, adj.all:soluble1,+ ] physical_property,@ (the property of being dissoluble; "he measure the dissolubility of sugar in water") } { [ drippiness, adj.all:wet1^drippy,+ ] physical_property,@ (the physical property of being soft and drippy) } { reflection1, reflexion1, [ reflectivity, adj.all:reflective,+ ] physical_property,@ (the ability to reflect beams or rays) } { [ echo, verb.stative:echo,+ verb.perception:echo,+ ] [ reverberation, verb.perception:reverberate,+ ] sound_reflection, replication, reflection1,@ (the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves; "she could hear echoes of her own footsteps") } { re-echo, echo,@ (the echo of an echo) } { echo1, reflection1,@ noun.cognition:electronics,;c (a reflected television or radio or radar beam) } { deflection, deflexion, bending, physical_property,@ (the property of being bent or deflected) } { windage1, wind_deflection, deflection,@ (the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind) } { [ refractivity, adj.all:crooked1^refractive,+ adj.pert:refractive,+ ] [ refractiveness, adj.all:crooked1^refractive,+ adj.pert:refractive,+ ] deflection,@ (the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction) } { temperature, noun.quantity:fundamental_quantity,@ physical_property,@ (the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)) } { heat_content, total_heat, enthalpy, H, physical_property,@ noun.cognition:thermodynamics,;c ((thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure; "enthalpy is the amount of energy in a system capable of doing mechanical work") } { randomness1, entropy, S, physical_property,@ noun.cognition:thermodynamics,;c ((thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work; "entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity") } { conformational_entropy, entropy,@ (entropy calculated from the probability that a state could be reached by chance alone) } { absolute_temperature, temperature,@ (temperature measured on the absolute scale) } { absolute_zero, temperature,@ noun.cognition:cryogenics,;c ((cryogenics) the lowest temperature theoretically attainable (at which the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules is minimal); 0 Kelvin or -273.15 centigrade or -459.67 Fahrenheit) } { Curie_temperature, Curie_point, temperature,@ (the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic) } { dew_point, temperature,@ noun.state:saturation_point,@ (the temperature at which the water vapor in the air becomes saturated and condensation begins) } { flash_point, flashpoint, temperature,@ (the lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air) } { freezing_point, melting_point, temperature,@ (the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid) } { boiling_point1, [ boil, verb.change:boil2,+ verb.change:boil1,+ verb.change:boil,+ ] temperature,@ (the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level; "they brought the water to a boil") } { mercury, temperature,@ (temperature measured by a mercury thermometer; "the mercury was falling rapidly") } { room_temperature, temperature,@ (the normal temperature of room in which people live) } { [ simmer, verb.change:simmer,+ ] temperature,@ (temperature just below the boiling point; "the stew remained at a simmer for hours") } { basal_body_temperature, basal_temperature, body_temperature,@ (body temperature in the morning before rising or moving about or eating anything) } { body_temperature, blood_heat, noun.state:vital_sign,@ temperature,@ (temperature of the body; normally 98.6 F or 37 C in humans; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health) } { [ coldness, hotness,!] [ cold, adj.all:cold1,+ ] low_temperature, frigidity2, frigidness2, temperature,@ noun.artifact:vasoconstrictor,@ (the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor") } { [ chill, verb.change:chill1,+ verb.change:chill,+ ] [ iciness, adj.all:glazed^icy,+ adj.all:frozen^icy,+ ] [ gelidity, adj.all:cold1^gelid,+ ] coldness,@ (coldness due to a cold environment) } { chilliness, [ coolness, adj.all:cool1,+ ] [ nip1, adj.all:cold1^nippy,+ ] coldness,@ (the property of being moderately cold; "the chilliness of early morning") } { [ frostiness1, adj.all:cold1^frosty2,+ adj.all:cold1^frosty1,+ ] coldness,@ (coldness as evidenced by frost) } { [ cool1, verb.change:cool,+ verb.change:cool1,+ ] coldness,@ (the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature; "the cool of early morning") } { [ hotness, adj.all:hot1,+ coldness,!] [ heat1, verb.change:heat1,+ verb.possession:heat,+ verb.change:heat,+ ] high_temperature, temperature,@ (the presence of heat) } { calefaction, incalescence, hotness,@ (the property of being warming) } { [ fieriness, adj.all:hot1^fiery,+ ] red_heat, hotness,@ (the heat or the color of fire) } { [ torridity, adj.all:hot1^torrid,+ ] hotness,@ (extreme heat) } { warmth1, [ warmness, adj.all:warm1,+ ] hotness,@ (the quality of having a moderate degree of heat; "an agreeable warmth in the house") } { [ lukewarmness, adj.all:warm1^lukewarm,+ ] [ tepidity, adj.all:warm1^tepid,+ ] [ tepidness, adj.all:warm1^tepid,+ ] warmness,@ (a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin) } { white_heat, hotness,@ (the hotness of something heated until it turns white) } { [ perceptibility, adj.all:noticeable^perceptible,+ adj.all:perceptible,+ imperceptibility,! ] physical_property,@ (the property of being perceptible by the mind or the senses) } { [ visibility, adj.all:visible,+ invisibility,!] [ visibleness, adj.all:overt^visible,+ adj.all:visible,+ ] perceptibility,@ (quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye; "low visibility caused by fog") } { visual_range, visibility,@ noun.cognition:meteorology,;c (distance at which a given standard object can be seen with the unaided eye) } { [ invisibility, adj.all:invisible,+ visibility,!] [ invisibleness, adj.all:invisible,+ ] physical_property,@ (the quality of not being perceivable by the eye) } { [ luminosity, adj.all:bright^luminous,+ ] [ brightness2, adj.all:polished^bright,+ adj.all:light6^bright,+ adj.all:bright2,+ ] brightness_level, luminance, [ luminousness, adj.all:bright^luminous,+ ] [ light1, verb.change:light,+ ] physical_property,@ (the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun") } { illuminance, [ illumination, verb.change:illuminate3,+ ] luminosity,@ (the luminous flux incident on a unit area) } { [ incandescence, verb.change:incandesce1,+ verb.change:incandesce,+ ] luminosity,@ (light from heat) } { [ luminescence, adj.all:light6^luminescent,+ verb.weather:luminesce,+ ] [ glow, verb.perception:glow,+ ] luminosity,@ (light from nonthermal sources) } { [ audibility, adj.all:audible,+ inaudibility,!] [ audibleness, adj.all:audible,+ ] perceptibility,@ (quality or fact or degree of being audible or perceptible by the ear) } { [ inaudibility, adj.all:inaudible,+ audibility,!] [ inaudibleness, adj.all:inaudible,+ ] physical_property,@ (the quality of not being perceptible by the ear) } { [ imperceptibility, adj.all:imperceptible,+ perceptibility,! ] physical_property,@ (the property of being imperceptible by the mind or the senses) } { reluctivity, physical_property,@ noun.cognition:physics,;c ((physics) the resistance of a material to the establishment of a magnetic field in it) } { sensitivity, [ sensitiveness, adj.all:sensitive1,+ ] physical_property,@ (the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences; "a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity"; "the sensitiveness of Mimosa leaves does not depend on a change of growth") } { frequency_response, sensitivity,@ noun.cognition:electronics,;c ((electronics) a curve representing the output-to-input ratio of a transducer as a function of frequency) } { [ magnetization, verb.change:magnetize,+ ] magnetisation, physical_property,@ (the physical property of being magnetic) } { [ elasticity, adj.all:elastic,+ inelasticity,!] snap, physical_property,@ (the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost its snap") } { [ resilience, adj.all:elastic^resilient,+ verb.change:resile2,+ ] [ resiliency, adj.all:elastic^resilient,+ verb.change:resile2,+ ] elasticity,@ (the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit) } { [ bounce, verb.motion:bounce,+ verb.contact:bounce3,+ ] [ bounciness, adj.all:elastic^bouncy,+ ] elasticity,@ (the quality of a substance that is able to rebound) } { [ give, verb.contact:give,+ ] spring, [ springiness, adj.all:elastic^springy,+ ] elasticity,@ (the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length) } { [ stretch, adj.all:elastic^stretchy,+ verb.change:stretch,+ ] [ stretchiness, adj.all:elastic^stretchy,+ ] [ stretchability, adj.all:elastic^stretchable,+ ] elasticity,@ (the capacity for being stretched) } { [ temper1, verb.change:temper2,+ verb.change:temper4,+ ] toughness3, elasticity,@ (the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking) } { elasticity_of_shear, elasticity,@ (the elasticity of a body that has been pulled out of shape by a shearing force) } { [ malleability, adj.all:formed^malleable,+ unmalleability,!] [ plasticity, adj.all:elastic^plastic,+ ] physical_property,@ (the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking) } { [ ductility, adj.all:formed^ductile,+ ] ductileness, malleability,@ (the malleability of something that can be drawn into threads or wires or hammered into thin sheets) } { fibrosity, fibrousness, quality,@ (the quality of being fibrous) } { [ flexibility2, adj.all:elastic^flexible,+ adj.all:flexible1,+ inflexibility2,!] [ flexibleness, adj.all:elastic^flexible,+ adj.all:flexible1,+ ] plasticity,@ (the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped) } { [ bendability, adj.all:flexible1^bendable,+ ] [ pliability2, adj.all:flexible1^pliable,+ adj.all:formed^pliable,+ ] flexibility2,@ (the property of being easily bent without breaking) } { whip, flexibility2,@ noun.act:golf,;c ((golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club) } { [ pliancy1, adj.all:flexible1^pliant,+ adj.all:formed^pliant,+ ] [ pliantness1, adj.all:flexible1^pliant,+ adj.all:formed^pliant,+ ] [ suppleness1, adj.all:flexible1^supple1,+ ] pliability2,@ (the property of being pliant and flexible) } { [ inelasticity, adj.all:inelastic,+ elasticity,!] physical_property,@ (the lack of elasticity) } { [ deadness1, adj.all:inelastic^dead,+ ] inelasticity,@ (the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity; "he objected to the deadness of the tennis balls") } { [ stiffness, adj.all:inflexible1^stiff1,+ adj.all:immobile^stiff,+ ] inelasticity,@ (the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend) } { [ rigidity, adj.all:inflexible1^rigid,+ verb.change:rigidify1,+ verb.change:rigidify,+ ] [ rigidness, adj.all:nonmoving^rigid,+ adj.all:inflexible1^rigid,+ ] inelasticity,@ (the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending) } { [ unmalleability, adj.all:intractable^unmalleable,+ malleability,!] physical_property,@ (a lack of malleability) } { [ inflexibility2, adj.all:inflexible1,+ flexibility2,!] [ inflexibleness, adj.all:inflexible1,+ ] rigidity,@ (a lack of physical flexibility) } { mass, noun.quantity:fundamental_quantity,@ physical_property,@ (the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field) } { body1, mass,@ (the main mass of a thing) } { biomass, mass,@ (the total mass of living matter in a given unit area) } { critical_mass, mass,@ (the minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction) } { rest_mass, mass,@ noun.cognition:physics,;c ((physics) the mass of a body as measured when the body is at rest relative to an observer, an inherent property of the body) } { relativistic_mass, mass,@ noun.cognition:physics,;c ((physics) the mass of a body in motion relative to the observer: it is equal to the rest mass multiplied by a factor that is greater than 1 and that increases as the magnitude of the velocity increases) } { [ bulk3, adj.all:large^bulky,+ ] mass,@ (the property possessed by a large mass) } { gravitational_mass, mass,@ noun.cognition:physics,;c ((physics) the mass of a body as measured by its gravitational attraction for other bodies) } { inertial_mass, mass,@ noun.cognition:physics,;c ((physics) the mass of a body as determined by the second law of motion from the acceleration of the body when it is subjected to a force that is not due to gravity) } { atomic_mass, atomic_weight, relative_atomic_mass, mass,@ noun.cognition:chemistry,;c ((chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units) } { mass_energy, mass,@ noun.cognition:physics,;c ((physics) the mass of a body regarded relativistically as energy) } { molecular_weight, relative_molecular_mass, mass,@ noun.cognition:chemistry,;c ((chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a molecule) } { equivalent, equivalent_weight, combining_weight, eq, atomic_weight,@ (the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen) } { milliequivalent, meq, atomic_weight,@ (one-thousandth of an equivalent) } { [ weight, adj.all:weighty,+ ] physical_property,@ (the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity) } { body_weight, weight,@ (the weight of a person's body) } { reporting_weight, body_weight,@ (a person's body weight (as an athlete's) at the beginning of the season (when first reporting for practice)) } { dead_weight, weight,@ (a heavy motionless weight) } { [ heaviness, adj.all:full^heavy,+ adj.all:fat1^heavy,+ adj.all:heavy7,+ adj.all:heavy1,+ lightness2,!] [ weightiness, adj.all:fat1^weighty,+ adj.all:weighty,+ ] weight,@ (the property of being comparatively great in weight; "the heaviness of lead") } { [ heft, adj.all:strong^hefty,+ adj.all:heavy1^hefty,+ ] [ heftiness1, adj.all:strong^hefty,+ adj.all:heavy1^hefty,+ adj.all:considerable^hefty,+ ] [ massiveness1, adj.all:large^massive,+ adj.all:heavy1^massive,+ ] [ ponderousness, adj.all:heavy1^ponderous,+ adj.all:heavy-footed^ponderous,+ ] [ ponderosity, adj.all:heavy1^ponderous,+ ] heaviness,@ (the property of being large in mass) } { [ preponderance1, verb.stative:preponderate,+ ] heaviness,@ (exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight; "the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale") } { poundage, weight,@ (weight expressed in pounds) } { tare, weight,@ (the weight of a motor vehicle, railroad car, or aircraft without its fuel or cargo) } { throw-weight, weight,@ (the weight of the payload of a missile (not including the weight of the rocket)) } { [ lightness2, adj.all:thin1^light,+ adj.all:loose2^light,+ adj.all:light1,+ heaviness,!] [ weightlessness, adj.all:weightless,+ ] weight,@ (the property of being comparatively small in weight; "the lightness of balsa wood") } { [ airiness, adj.all:light1^airy,+ adj.all:insubstantial^airy,+ ] [ buoyancy, adj.all:light1^buoyant,+ ] lightness2,@ (the property of something weightless and insubstantial) } { momentum1, physical_property,@ (the product of a body's mass and its velocity; "the momentum of the particles was deduced from meteoritic velocities") } { angular_momentum, momentum1,@ (the product of the momentum of a rotating body and its distance from the axis of rotation; "any rotating body has an angular momentum about its center of mass"; "angular momentum makes the world go round") } { [ sustainability, adj.pert:sustainable,+ ] property,@ (the property of being sustainable) } { [ strength, weakness,!] property,@ (the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength") } { [ good_part, weak_part,! ] strength,@ (a place of especial strength) } { tensile_strength, lastingness,@ (the strength of material expressed as the greatest longitudinal stress it can bear without tearing apart) } { [ brawn, adj.all:strong^brawny,+ ] [ brawniness, adj.all:strong^brawny,+ ] [ muscle, adj.all:strong^muscular,+ adj.all:muscular4,+ verb.motion:muscle,+ ] [ muscularity, adj.all:strong^muscular,+ ] [ sinew, adj.all:strong^sinewy,+ ] heftiness, strength,@ (possessing muscular strength) } { [ might, adj.all:powerful^mighty,+ ] [ mightiness, adj.all:powerful^mighty,+ ] power2, strength,@ (physical strength) } { [ vigor, adj.all:robust^vigorous,+ adj.all:energetic^vigorous,+ ] vigour, [ dynamism1, adj.all:dynamical,+ ] [ heartiness1, adj.all:healthy^hearty2,+ adj.all:healthy^hearty1,+ ] strength,@ (active strength of body or mind) } { [ robustness, adj.all:robust,+ ] [ hardiness, adj.all:robust^hardy,+ ] [ lustiness, adj.all:healthy^lusty,+ ] strength,@ (the property of being strong and healthy in constitution) } { [ huskiness1, adj.all:robust^husky,+ ] [ ruggedness, adj.all:rugged,+ ] toughness, strength,@ (the property of being big and strong) } { [ smallness3, adj.all:soft4^small,+ ] [ littleness3, adj.all:soft4^little,+ ] weakness,@ (the property of having relatively little strength or vigor; "the smallness of her voice") } { [ stoutness2, adj.all:robust^stout,+ adj.all:resolute^stout,+ ] [ stalwartness, adj.all:resolute^stalwart,+ ] strength,@ (the property of being strong and resolute) } { [ sturdiness, adj.all:rugged^sturdy,+ ] strength,@ (the property of something that is strongly built) } { [ firmness3, adj.all:healthy^firm,+ ] [ soundness, adj.all:healthy^sound,+ ] strength,@ (the muscle tone of healthy tissue; "his muscular firmness") } { [ indomitability, adj.all:unconquerable^indomitable,+ ] [ invincibility, adj.all:unconquerable^invincible,+ ] strength,@ (the property being difficult or impossible to defeat) } { fortitude, courage,@ natural_virtue,@ (strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage) } { backbone, [ grit, adj.all:brave^gritty,+ ] [ guts, adj.all:gutsy,+ ] moxie, sand, gumption, fortitude,@ noun.communication:colloquialism,;u (fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it") } { [ endurance, verb.cognition:endure,+ ] strength,@ (the power to withstand hardship or stress; "the marathon tests a runner's endurance") } { [ sufferance, verb.body:suffer,+ ] endurance,@ (patient endurance especially of pain or distress)} { stamina, staying_power, toughness1, endurance,@ (enduring strength and energy) } { legs, stamina,@ noun.communication:slang,;u (staying power; "that old Broadway play really has legs") } { [ wiriness, adj.all:thin3^wiry,+ ] leanness,@ (the property of being lean and tough and sinewy) } { long-sufferance, long-suffering, endurance,@ (patient endurance of pain or unhappiness) } { tolerance3, endurance,@ (the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions) } { capacity1, tolerance3,@ (tolerance for alcohol; "he had drunk beyond his capacity") } { [ invulnerability, adj.all:invulnerable,+ vulnerability,!] strength,@ (the property of being invulnerable; the property of being incapable of being hurt (physically or emotionally)) } { [ immunity, adj.all:unaffected^immune,+ ] invulnerability,@ (the quality of being unaffected by something; "immunity to criticism") } { power_of_appointment, authorization,@ (authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's property) } { [ potency, adj.all:potent,+ ] effectiveness1, strength8, power,@ (capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks") } { valence1, [ valency1, adj.pert:valent,+ ] power,@ noun.cognition:chemistry,;c ((chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)) } { [ covalence, adj.pert:covalent,+ ] [ covalency, adj.pert:covalent,+ ] valence1,@ (valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share) } { valence2, valency2, power,@ noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate) } { sea_power, military_capability,@ noun.group:military,;c (naval strength) } { force, [ forcefulness, adj.all:assertive^forceful,+ adj.all:forceful,+ ] strength6, intensity,@ (physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man") } { brunt, force,@ (main force of a blow etc; "bore the brunt of the attack") } { momentum, impulse, force,@ (an impelling force or strength; "the car's momentum carried it off the road") } { [ energy, adj.all:energetic,+ verb.change:energize,+ verb.body:energize,+ ] [ vigor2, adj.all:robust^vigorous,+ adj.all:energetic^vigorous,+ ] vigour2, [ zip, adj.all:energetic^zippy,+ ] force,@ (forceful exertion; "he plays tennis with great energy"; "he's full of zip") } { athleticism, [ strenuosity, adj.all:energetic^strenuous,+ ] energy,@ (intense energy; "his music is characterized by a happy athleticism") } { [ intensity, adj.all:intense,+ verb.change:intensify2,+ verb.change:intensify1,+ verb.change:intensify,+ ] [ intensiveness, adj.all:intense^intensive,+ adj.all:intensive,+ ] degree,@ (high level or degree; the property of being intense) } { [ badness1, adj.all:uncomfortable^bad,+ adj.all:intense^bad,+ ] [ severity1, adj.all:bad^severe1,+ adj.all:intense^severe,+ ] [ severeness3, adj.all:bad^severe1,+ adj.all:strong^severe,+ adj.all:intense^severe,+ adj.all:critical3^severe,+ ] intensity,@ (used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather) } { foulness1, raininess, badness1,@ ((of weather) the badness of the weather; "they were wearied with the foulness of the weather") } { [ seriousness1, adj.all:critical3^serious,+ ] [ distressfulness, adj.all:heavy2^distressful,+ ] badness1,@ (the quality of arousing fear or distress; "he learned the seriousness of his illness") } { vehemence1, [ emphasis, adj.all:stressed^emphatic,+ adj.all:assertive^emphatic,+ ] intensity,@ (intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights") } { top2, intensity,@ (the greatest possible intensity; "he screamed at the top of his lungs") } { overemphasis, vehemence1,@ (too much emphasis) } { [ ferocity, adj.all:violent^ferocious,+ ] [ fierceness, adj.all:violent^fierce,+ adj.all:stormy^fierce,+ adj.all:merciless^fierce,+ adj.all:intense^fierce,+ ] [ furiousness, adj.all:violent^furious,+ adj.all:stormy^furious,+ adj.all:angry^furious,+ ] [ fury, adj.all:stormy^furious,+ ] [ vehemence, adj.all:strong^vehement,+ ] [ violence, adj.all:violent,+ ] [ wildness2, adj.all:stormy^wild,+ adj.all:intense^wild,+ ] intensity,@ (the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence") } { [ savageness, adj.all:wild1^savage,+ adj.all:violent^savage,+ adj.all:noncivilized^savage,+ adj.all:inhumane^savage,+ ] savagery1, ferocity,@ (the property of being untamed and ferocious; "the coastline is littered with testaments to the savageness of the waters"; "a craving for barbaric splendor, for savagery and color and the throb of drums") } { [ concentration2, verb.change:concentrate1,+ ] property,@ (the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume) } { titer, [ titre, verb.change:titrate,+ ] concentration2,@ (the concentration of a solution as determined by titration) } { hydrogen_ion_concentration, concentration2,@ (the number of moles of hydrogen ions per cubic decimeter) } { pH, pH_scale, hydrogen_ion_concentration,@ noun.cognition:chemistry,;c ((from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter; provides a measure on a scale from 0 to 14 of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution (where 7 is neutral and greater than 7 is more basic and less than 7 is more acidic)) } { [ acidity1, alkalinity,!] pH,@ (pH values below 7) } { hyperacidity, acidity1,@ (excessive acidity) } { [ alkalinity, adj.all:alkaline,+ acidity1,!] pH,@ (pH values above 7) } { [ neutrality1, adj.all:unreactive^neutral,+ ] pH,@ (pH value of 7) } { [ molality, adj.pert:molal,+ ] molal_concentration, concentration2,@ (concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per kilogram of solvent) } { [ molarity, adj.pert:molar2,+ adj.pert:molar,+ ] molar_concentration, M, concentration2,@ (concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solution) } { [ weakness, adj.all:frail^weak,+ adj.all:weak,+ strength,!] property,@ (the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed") } { adynamia, weakness,@ (lack of strength or vigor (especially from illness)) } { [ feebleness, adj.all:weak^feeble2,+ adj.all:weak^feeble,+ ] tenuity2, weakness,@ (the quality of lacking intensity or substance; "a shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice"- Nathaniel Hawthorne) } { [ faintness2, adj.all:weak^faint,+ ] weakness,@ (the property of being without strength; "the faintness or potency of the feeling") } { [ flimsiness, adj.all:weak^flimsy1,+ ] [ shoddiness, adj.all:inferior2^shoddy,+ ] weakness,@ (the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction) } { fragility2, delicacy2, weakness,@ (lack of physical strength) } { [ insubstantiality2, adj.all:insubstantial,+ ] weakness,@ (lack of solid substance and strength) } { [ attenuation, verb.change:attenuate1,+ ] weakness,@ (the property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density) } { [ enervation, verb.change:enervate,+ ] weakness,@ (lack of vitality; "an enervation of mind greater than any fatigue") } { fatigability, weakness,@ (susceptibility to fatigue; a tendency to get tired or lose strength) } { inanition2, lassitude, lethargy, slackness2, weakness,@ (weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy) } { [ weak_part, good_part,! ] weak_spot, soft_spot, weakness,@ (a place of especial vulnerability) } { Achilles'_heel, weak_part,@ (a seemingly small but actual mortal weakness) } { [ jugular, adj.pert:jugular,+ ] weak_part,@ (a vital part that is vulnerable to attack; "he always goes for the jugular") } { underbelly, weak_part,@ (the quality of being weak or unprotected; "the soft underbelly of the Axis"- Winston Churchill) } { [ vulnerability, adj.all:vulnerable,+ invulnerability,!] weakness,@ (susceptibility to injury or attack) } { [ defenselessness, adj.all:vulnerable^defenseless,+ adj.all:unprotected^defenseless,+ adj.all:unarmed1^defenseless,+ ] [ defencelessness, adj.all:vulnerable^defenceless,+ adj.all:unarmed1^defenceless,+ ] [ unprotectedness, adj.all:unprotected,+ ] vulnerability,@ (the property of being helpless in the face of attack) } { [ assailability, adj.all:vulnerable^assailable,+ ] vulnerability,@ (vulnerability to forceful attack) } { [ destructibility, adj.all:destructible,+ indestructibility,! ] vulnerability,@ (vulnerability to destruction) } { [ indestructibility, adj.all:indestructible,+ destructibility,! ] lastingness,@ (the strength to resist destruction) } { [ fragility1, adj.all:breakable^fragile,+ ] [ breakability, adj.all:breakable,+ ] [ frangibleness, adj.all:breakable^frangible,+ ] [ frangibility, adj.all:breakable^frangible,+ ] vulnerability,@ (quality of being easily damaged or destroyed) } { [ exposure, verb.perception:expose2,+ ] vulnerability,@ (vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain; "exposure to the weather"; "they died from exposure") } { windage2, wind_exposure, exposure,@ (exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance)) } { [ solarization, verb.perception:solarize,+ ] [ solarisation, verb.perception:solarise,+ ] exposure,@ (exposure to the rays of the sun) } { temporal_property, property,@ (a property relating to time) } { temporal_arrangement, temporal_order, temporal_property,@ (arrangement of events in time) } { [ sequence, adj.all:ordered^sequential,+ verb.communication:sequence,+ verb.cognition:sequence,+ ] chronological_sequence, [ succession, verb.social:succeed1,+ ] [ successiveness, adj.all:ordered^successive,+ ] chronological_succession, temporal_arrangement,@ (a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients") } { rain, [ pelting, verb.contact:pelt,+ ] sequence,@ (anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults") } { [ rotation, verb.social:rotate,+ verb.competition:rotate,+ verb.change:rotate4,+ ] sequence,@ (a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.); "crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil"; "the manager had only four starting pitchers in his rotation") } { row, sequence,@ (a continuous chronological succession without an interruption; "they won the championship three years in a row") } { run, sequence,@ (an unbroken chronological sequence; "the play had a long run on Broadway"; "the team enjoyed a brief run of victories") } { [ timing, verb.cognition:time,+ ] temporal_arrangement,@ (the time when something happens) } { [ approach, verb.motion:approach1,+ ] approaching, [ coming, verb.change:come1,+ ] timing,@ (the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter") } { [ earliness, adj.all:early2,+ adj.all:early1,+ adj.all:early,+ lateness,!] timing,@ (quality of coming early or earlier in time) } { [ forwardness1, adj.all:progressive1^forward,+ ] earliness,@ (an advanced stage; "the forwardness of the harvest this year"; "the arts are in no kind of forwardness in this matter") } { [ lateness, adj.all:past^late,+ adj.all:unpunctual^late,+ adj.all:late2,+ adj.all:late1,+ adj.all:late,+ earliness,!] timing,@ (quality of coming late or later in time) } { [ priority, adj.all:antecedent^prior,+ verb.cognition:prioritize,+ posteriority1,!] [ antecedence, adj.all:antecedent,+ verb.stative:antecede,+ ] [ antecedency, adj.all:antecedent,+ verb.stative:antecede,+ ] [ anteriority1, adj.all:antecedent^anterior,+ ] [ precedence, adj.all:preceding^precedent,+ verb.stative:precede,+ ] [ precedency, verb.stative:precede,+ ] earliness,@ (preceding in time) } { [ posteriority1, priority,!] [ subsequentness, adj.all:subsequent,+ ] [ subsequence, adj.all:subsequent,+ ] lateness,@ (following in time) } { [ punctuality, adj.all:punctual,+ tardiness,!] [ promptness1, adj.all:punctual^prompt,+ ] timing,@ (the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time) } { [ tardiness, adj.all:unpunctual^tardy,+ punctuality,!] timing,@ (the quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual or expected time) } { [ simultaneity, adj.all:synchronous^simultaneous,+ ] [ simultaneousness, adj.all:synchronous^simultaneous,+ ] timing,@ (happening or existing or done at the same time) } { [ concurrence, adj.all:synchronous^concurrent,+ verb.change:concur,+ ] [ coincidence1, adj.all:synchronous^coincident,+ verb.change:coincide,+ ] conjunction, [ co-occurrence, adj.all:synchronous^co-occurrent,+ ] simultaneity,@ (the temporal property of two things happening at the same time; "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable") } { concomitance, coincidence1,@ (occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another) } { [ overlap, verb.stative:overlap3,+ ] coincidence1,@ (the property of partial coincidence in time) } { [ contemporaneity2, adj.all:synchronous^contemporaneous2,+ adj.all:synchronous^contemporaneous1,+ ] [ contemporaneousness2, adj.all:synchronous^contemporaneous1,+ ] coincidence1,@ (the quality of belonging to the same period of time) } { unison2, coincidence1,@ (occurring together or simultaneously; "the two spoke in unison") } { [ seasonableness, adj.all:opportune^seasonable,+ adj.all:seasonable,+ unseasonableness,!] [ timeliness1, adj.all:punctual^timely1,+ adj.all:opportune^timely,+ untimeliness1,!] timing,@ (being at the right time) } { [ unseasonableness, adj.all:inopportune^unseasonable,+ adj.all:unseasonable,+ seasonableness,!] [ untimeliness1, adj.all:early^untimely,+ timeliness1,!] timing,@ (being at an inappropriate time) } { [ pastness, adj.all:past,+ presentness,! futurity,!] timing,@ (the quality of being past) } { recency1, [ recentness1, adj.all:past^recent,+ ] pastness,@ (a time immediately before the present) } { [ futurity, adj.all:incoming^future,+ adj.all:prospective^future,+ adj.all:future,+ pastness,! presentness,!] timing,@ (the quality of being in or of the future) } { [ presentness, adj.all:present1,+ futurity,! pastness,!] nowness, timing,@ (the quality of being the present; "a study of the pastness of the present and...of the presentness of the past"- R.E.Spiller) } { [ currentness, adj.all:current,+ ] [ currency1, adj.all:current,+ ] [ up-to-dateness, adj.all:fashionable^up-to-date,+ adj.all:current^up-to-date,+ ] presentness,@ (the property of belonging to the present time; "the currency of a slang term") } { [ modernity, adj.all:progressive1^modern,+ adj.all:nonclassical^modern,+ adj.all:fashionable^modern,+ adj.all:modern,+ ] [ modernness, adj.all:late1^modern,+ adj.all:nonclassical^modern,+ adj.all:fashionable^modern,+ ] [ modernism, adj.all:fashionable^modernistic,+ ] contemporaneity, [ contemporaneousness, adj.all:synchronous^contemporaneous2,+ ] currency1,@ (the quality of being current or of the present; "a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village") } { spark_advance, lead1, timing,@ (the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine) } { duration, [ length1, adj.all:long2^lengthy,+ ] temporal_property,@ (continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required") } { [ longness1, adj.all:long2,+ shortness2,!] duration,@ (duration as an extension) } { longevity, length_of_service, longness1,@ (duration of service; "her longevity as a star"; "had unusual longevity in the company") } { [ lengthiness1, adj.all:long2^lengthy,+ ] [ prolongation1, verb.stative:prolong,+ verb.change:prolong,+ ] [ continuation, verb.communication:continue,+ verb.stative:continue11,+ verb.stative:continue10,+ verb.stative:continue1,+ verb.social:continue,+ verb.change:continue10,+ ] [ protraction, verb.change:protract,+ ] duration,@ (the consequence of being lengthened in duration) } { fermata, lengthiness1,@ noun.communication:music,;c ((music) a prolongation of unspecified length on a note or chord or rest) } { [ endlessness, adj.all:infinite^endless2,+ adj.all:long2^endless,+ adj.all:infinite^endless,+ adj.all:continuous1^endless,+ ] duration,@ (the property of being (or seeming to be) without end) } { [ continuousness, adj.all:continuous1,+ ] [ ceaselessness, adj.all:continuous1^ceaseless,+ ] [ incessancy, adj.all:continuous1^incessant,+ ] [ incessantness, adj.all:continuous1^incessant,+ ] endlessness,@ (the quality of something that continues without end or interruption) } { [ shortness2, adj.all:short2,+ longness1,!] duration,@ (the property of being of short temporal extent; "the shortness of air travel time") } { [ brevity, adj.all:short2^brief,+ ] [ briefness, adj.all:concise^brief,+ ] [ transience1, adj.all:impermanent^transient,+ ] duration,@ (the attribute of being brief or fleeting) } { [ permanence, adj.all:permanent,+ impermanence,!] [ permanency, adj.all:permanent,+ ] duration,@ (the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration) } { [ perpetuity, adj.all:permanent^perpetual,+ adj.all:continuous1^perpetual,+ ] sempiternity, permanence,@ (the property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless)) } { [ lastingness, adj.all:stable^lasting,+ adj.all:long2^lasting,+ adj.all:lasting6,+ adj.all:lasting4,+ ] [ durability, adj.all:serviceable^durable,+ adj.all:long2^durable,+ adj.all:imperishable^durable,+ ] [ enduringness, adj.all:permanent^enduring,+ ] strength2, permanence,@ (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products") } { [ continuity, adj.all:continuous1,+ ] [ persistence2, adj.all:continual^persistent,+ ] lastingness,@ (the property of a continuous and connected period of time) } { [ changelessness1, adj.all:invariable^changeless,+ ] lastingness,@ (the property of remaining unchanged) } { [ everlastingness, adj.all:permanent^everlasting,+ ] lastingness,@ (the property of lasting forever) } { [ imperishability, adj.all:imperishable,+ ] imperishableness, imperishingness, permanence,@ (the property of being resistant to decay; "he advertised the imperishability of the product") } { [ perdurability, adj.all:imperishable^perdurable,+ ] permanence,@ (the property of being extremely durable) } { [ impermanence, adj.all:finite^impermanent,+ adj.all:impermanent,+ permanence,!] [ impermanency, adj.all:finite^impermanent,+ adj.all:impermanent,+ ] duration,@ (the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations) } { [ temporariness, adj.all:part-time^temporary,+ adj.all:temporary,+ ] impermanence,@ (the property of lasting only a short time) } { transience, [ transiency, adj.all:impermanent^transient,+ ] [ transitoriness, adj.all:impermanent^transitory,+ ] impermanence,@ (an impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying) } { [ fugacity, adj.all:impermanent^fugacious,+ ] [ fugaciousness, adj.all:impermanent^fugacious,+ ] transience,@ noun.Tops:plant,;c (the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts)) } { [ ephemerality, adj.all:impermanent^ephemeral,+ ] [ ephemeralness, adj.all:impermanent^ephemeral,+ ] [ fleetingness, adj.all:short2^fleeting,+ ] transience,@ (the property of lasting for a very short time) } { fugacity1, physical_property,@ (the tendency of a gas to expand or escape) } { [ mortality, adj.all:mortal,+ immortality,!] impermanence,@ (the quality or state of being mortal) } { [ immortality, adj.all:immortal,+ mortality,!] permanence,@ (the quality or state of being immortal) } { [ viability, adj.all:alive1^viable,+ ] property,@ noun.Tops:living_thing,;c ((of living things) capable of normal growth and development) } { audio, audio_frequency, noun.time:frequency,@ (an audible acoustic wave frequency) } { radio_frequency, noun.time:frequency,@ noun.phenomenon:electromagnetic_spectrum,#p (an electromagnetic wave frequency between audio and infrared) } { infrared, infrared_frequency, noun.time:frequency,@ noun.phenomenon:infrared_spectrum,#p (the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range; "they could sense radiation in the infrared") } { station, radio_frequency,@ (the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station) } { extremely_low_frequency, ELF, radio_frequency,@ noun.phenomenon:electromagnetic_spectrum,#p (below 3 kilohertz) } { very_low_frequency, VLF, radio_frequency,@ noun.phenomenon:electromagnetic_spectrum,#p (3 to 30 kilohertz) } { low_frequency1, LF, radio_frequency,@ noun.phenomenon:electromagnetic_spectrum,#p (30 to 300 kilohertz) } { medium_frequency, MF, radio_frequency,@ noun.phenomenon:electromagnetic_spectrum,#p (300 to 3000 kilohertz) } { high_frequency1, HF, radio_frequency,@ noun.phenomenon:electromagnetic_spectrum,#p (3 to 30 megahertz) } { very_high_frequency, VHF, radio_frequency,@ noun.phenomenon:electromagnetic_spectrum,#p (30 to 300 megahertz) } { ultrahigh_frequency, UHF, radio_frequency,@ noun.phenomenon:electromagnetic_spectrum,#p (300 to 3000 megahertz) } { superhigh_frequency, SHF, radio_frequency,@ noun.phenomenon:electromagnetic_spectrum,#p (3 to 30 gigahertz) } { extremely_high_frequency, EHF, radio_frequency,@ noun.phenomenon:electromagnetic_spectrum,#p (30 to 300 gigahertz) } { [ speed, adj.all:fast1^speedy3,+ verb.motion:speed,+ verb.change:speed2,+ verb.motion:speed1,+ verb.motion:speed3,+ verb.change:speed,+ ] [ swiftness, adj.all:fast1^swift,+ ] [ fastness, adj.all:hurried^fast,+ adj.all:fast2,+ adj.all:fast1,+ ] pace1,@ (a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed") } { [ pace1, verb.cognition:pace,+ verb.motion:pace,+ ] rate, temporal_property,@ (the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated") } { [ beat, verb.motion:beat4,+ ] pace1,@ (a regular rate of repetition; "the cox raised the beat") } { [ fleetness, adj.all:fast1^fleet,+ ] celerity,@ (rapidity of movement; "fleetness of foot") } { celerity, [ quickness, adj.all:fast1^quick2,+ adj.all:hurried^quick,+ adj.all:fast1^quick,+ adj.all:excitable^quick,+ adj.all:active1^quick,+ ] [ rapidity, adj.all:fast1^rapid2,+ adj.all:fast1^rapid,+ ] [ rapidness, adj.all:fast1^rapid2,+ adj.all:fast1^rapid,+ ] [ speediness, adj.all:fast1^speedy3,+ adj.all:fast1^speedy,+ ] pace1,@ (a rate that is rapid) } { immediacy1, [ immediateness1, adj.all:proximate^immediate,+ adj.all:present1^immediate,+ adj.all:fast1^immediate,+ ] [ instantaneousness, adj.all:fast1^instantaneous,+ ] [ instancy1, adj.all:fast1^instant,+ ] quickness,@ (the quickness of action or occurrence; "the immediacy of their response"; "the instancy of modern communication") } { [ dispatch, verb.social:dispatch3,+ ] despatch, [ expedition, adj.all:efficient^expeditious,+ ] [ expeditiousness, adj.all:efficient^expeditious,+ ] quickness,@ (the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch") } { [ promptness, adj.all:fast1^prompt,+ ] promptitude, quickness,@ (the characteristic of doing things without delay) } { [ haste, adj.all:hurried^hasty2,+ adj.all:hurried^hasty,+ ] [ hastiness1, adj.all:hurried^hasty2,+ ] [ hurry, verb.change:hurry,+ ] [ hurriedness, adj.all:hurried,+ ] precipitation1, speed,@ (overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste") } { [ abruptness, adj.all:sudden^abrupt,+ ] [ precipitateness, adj.all:hurried^precipitate,+ ] [ precipitousness1, adj.all:hurried^precipitous,+ ] [ precipitance, adj.all:hurried^precipitant,+ ] [ precipitancy, adj.all:hurried^precipitant,+ ] [ suddenness, adj.all:sudden,+ ] haste,@ (the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning) } { [ acceleration, verb.change:accelerate1,+ deceleration,!] noun.event:change,@ (an increase in rate of change; "modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change") } { pickup, getaway, acceleration,@ (the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration; "his car has a lot of pickup") } { [ precipitation, verb.creation:precipitate,+ verb.contact:precipitate,+ ] acceleration,@ (an unexpected acceleration or hastening; "he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise") } { [ deceleration, verb.change:decelerate1,+ verb.change:decelerate,+ acceleration,!] [ slowing, verb.change:slow1,+ verb.change:slow,+ ] [ retardation, verb.stative:retard,+ verb.change:retard,+ ] noun.event:change,@ (a decrease in rate of change; "the deceleration of the arms race") } { execution_speed, speed,@ noun.cognition:computer_science,;c ((computer science) the speed with which a computational device can execute instructions; measured in MIPS) } { [ graduality, adj.all:gradual1,+ ] [ gradualness, adj.all:gradual1,+ ] speed,@ (the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages) } { [ slowness, adj.all:slow2,+ adj.all:slow1,+ ] deliberation1, [ deliberateness1, adj.all:unhurried^deliberate,+ ] [ unhurriedness, adj.all:patient^unhurried,+ adj.all:unhurried,+ ] pace1,@ (a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry) } { [ leisureliness, adj.all:unhurried^leisurely,+ ] slowness,@ (slowness by virtue of being leisurely) } { dilatoriness, [ procrastination, verb.stative:procrastinate1,+ ] slowness,@ (slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it) } { [ sluggishness1, adj.all:slow1^sluggish1,+ adj.all:inactive3^sluggish,+ ] pace1,@ (the pace of things that move relatively slowly; "the sluggishness of the economy"; "the sluggishness of the compass in the Arctic cold") } { spatial_property, [ spatiality, adj.pert:spatial,+ ] property,@ (any property relating to or occupying space) } { [ dimensionality, adj.all:multidimensional^dimensional,+ adj.pert:dimensional,+ ] spatial_property,@ (the spatial property of having dimensions; "all matter has dimensionality") } { one-dimensionality, [ linearity, adj.all:linear2,+ ] dimensionality,@ (the property of having one dimension) } { [ two-dimensionality, adj.all:two-dimensional2,+ ] [ flatness, adj.all:thin1^flat,+ adj.all:planar^flat,+ adj.all:even1^flat,+ ] [ planeness, adj.all:even1^plane,+ ] dimensionality,@ (the property of having two dimensions) } { [ three-dimensionality, adj.all:three-dimensional2,+ ] third-dimensionality, dimensionality,@ (the property of having three dimensions) } { [ cubicity, adj.all:cubic,+ ] three-dimensionality,@ (the property of resembling a cube) } { directionality1, spatial_property,@ (the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; "the directionality of written English is from left to right") } { [ shape, verb.change:shape,+ ] form1, configuration, [ contour, verb.creation:contour,+ ] conformation, spatial_property,@ (any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes") } { [ topography, adj.pert:topographic,+ adj.pert:topographical,+ ] shape,@ (the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features) } { [ lobularity, adj.pert:lobular,+ ] shape,@ (the property of having lobules) } { [ symmetry, adj.all:symmetric,+ verb.change:symmetrize,+ verb.change:symmetrise,+ asymmetry,!] [ symmetricalness, adj.all:symmetrical,+ ] correspondence3, balance2, spatial_property,@ noun.cognition:math,;c ((mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane) } { [ regularity4, adj.all:symmetrical^regular,+ ] geometrical_regularity, symmetry,@ (a property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal angles) } { [ bilaterality, adj.all:symmetrical^bilateral,+ ] bilateralism, bilateral_symmetry, symmetry,@ (the property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane) } { [ radial_symmetry, radial_asymmetry,! ] symmetry,@ (the property of symmetry about an axis; "the starfish illustrates radial symmetry") } { [ asymmetry, adj.all:asymmetric,+ adj.all:asymmetrical,+ symmetry,!] dissymmetry, imbalance, spatial_property,@ noun.cognition:math,;c ((mathematics) a lack of symmetry) } { [ irregularity4, adj.all:uneven^irregular,+ adj.all:irregular1,+ ] geometrical_irregularity, asymmetry,@ (an irregular asymmetry in shape; an irregular spatial pattern) } { [ lopsidedness, adj.all:crooked1^lopsided,+ ] [ skewness, adj.all:inclined1^skew,+ ] asymmetry,@ (an oblique or slanting asymmetry) } { [ obliqueness, adj.all:oblique,+ ] spatial_property,@ (the property of being neither parallel nor perpendicular, but at a slanting angle) } { [ radial_asymmetry, radial_symmetry,! ] asymmetry,@ (the absence of symmetry about an axis) } { directivity, [ directionality, adj.pert:directional,+ ] radial_asymmetry,@ (the property of a microphone or antenna of being more sensitive in one direction than in another; "the antenna received signals with no directivity") } { [ directivity1, adj.all:leading^directive,+ ] [ directiveness, adj.all:leading^directive,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being directive) } { [ handedness, adj.all:handed,+ ] laterality1, asymmetry,@ (the property of using one hand more than the other) } { [ ambidexterity, adj.all:ambidextrous,+ ] [ ambidextrousness, adj.all:ambidextrous,+ ] handedness,@ (the property of being equally skillful with each hand) } { [ left-handedness, adj.all:left-handed,+ ] [ sinistrality, adj.all:left-handed^sinistral,+ ] handedness,@ (preference for using the left hand) } { [ right-handedness, adj.all:clockwise^right-handed,+ adj.all:right-handed,+ ] [ dextrality, adj.all:right-handed^dextral,+ ] handedness,@ (preference for using the right hand) } { footedness, asymmetry,@ (the property of favoring one foot over the other (as in kicking a ball)) } { eyedness, asymmetry,@ (the property of favoring one eye over the other (as in taking aim)) } { occlusion, position,@ noun.cognition:dentistry,;c ((dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed) } { [ tilt, verb.motion:tilt,+ ] [ list, verb.motion:list,+ ] [ inclination2, verb.motion:incline,+ ] [ lean, verb.contact:lean,+ verb.motion:lean,+ ] leaning, position,@ (the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right") } { gradient1, [ slope, verb.motion:slope,+ ] position,@ (the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient") } { [ grade1, adj.all:gradual2,+ verb.contact:grade,+ ] gradient1,@ (the gradient of a slope or road or other surface; "the road had a steep grade") } { upgrade, [ rise1, verb.change:rise3,+ verb.stative:rise,+ ] rising_slope, grade1,@ (the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises) } { downgrade, grade1,@ (the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends) } { [ pitch1, verb.motion:pitch2,+ verb.motion:pitch1,+ ] rake, [ slant, verb.motion:slant1,+ verb.motion:slant,+ verb.stative:slant,+ ] gradient1,@ (degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch") } { loft, pitch1,@ noun.act:golf,;c ((golf) the backward slant on the head of some golf clubs that is designed to drive the ball high in the air) } { [ abruptness1, adj.all:steep^abrupt,+ gradualness1,!] [ precipitousness, adj.all:steep^precipitous,+ ] [ steepness, adj.all:high1^steep,+ adj.all:steep,+ ] gradient1,@ (the property possessed by a slope that is very steep) } { [ gradualness1, adj.all:gradual2,+ abruptness1,!] [ gentleness1, adj.all:gradual2^gentle,+ ] gradient1,@ (the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual) } { [ concavity, adj.all:concave,+ ] [ concaveness, adj.all:concave,+ ] shape,@ (the property possessed by a concave shape) } { hollowness, concavity,@ (the property of having a sunken area) } { [ convexity, adj.all:convex,+ ] [ convexness, adj.all:convex,+ ] shape,@ (the property possessed by a convex shape) } { [ roundedness, adj.all:rounded,+ ] [ bulginess, adj.all:protrusive^bulgy,+ ] convexity,@ (the property possessed by a rounded convexity) } { [ oblateness, adj.all:oblate,+ ] [ ellipticity, adj.all:simple1^elliptic,+ adj.all:rounded^elliptic,+ ] roundedness,@ (the property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles; "the oblateness of the planet") } { [ angularity, adj.all:angular,+ roundness,! ] shape,@ (the property possessed by a shape that has angles) } { [ narrowing, verb.change:narrow1,+ ] shape,@ (an instance of becoming narrow) } { coarctation, narrowing,@ noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta) } { [ taper, verb.change:taper,+ ] narrowing,@ (the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)) } { [ point, verb.change:point,+ ] [ pointedness, adj.all:pointed,+ unpointedness,!] taper,@ (the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip) } { [ unpointedness, adj.all:unpointed,+ pointedness,!] taper,@ (the property of having only a dull tip (if any)) } { [ rectangularity, adj.all:angular^rectangular,+ ] [ oblongness, adj.all:long1^oblong,+ ] angularity,@ (the property of being shaped like a rectangle) } { [ orthogonality, adj.all:perpendicular^orthogonal,+ ] rectangularity,@ (the quality of lying or intersecting at right angles) } { [ perpendicularity, adj.all:perpendicular4,+ adj.all:perpendicular,+ ] rectangularity,@ (the quality of being at right angles to a given line or plane (especially the plane of the horizon)) } { [ squareness, adj.all:square,+ ] rectangularity,@ (the property of being shaped like a square) } { [ triangularity, adj.all:multilateral^triangular,+ adj.all:angular^triangular,+ ] angularity,@ (the property of being shaped like a triangle) } { [ curvature1, verb.motion:curve1,+ ] [ curve, adj.all:curved^curvy,+ adj.all:curved^curvey,+ verb.motion:curve1,+ verb.stative:curve,+ ] shape,@ (the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface) } { [ roundness, adj.all:round,+ angularity,! ] shape,@ (the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular) } { [ sphericity, adj.all:round^spheric,+ ] [ sphericalness, adj.all:round^spherical,+ ] [ globosity, adj.all:round^globose,+ ] [ globularness, adj.all:round^globular,+ ] [ rotundity, adj.all:rounded^rotund,+ ] [ rotundness, adj.all:rounded^rotund,+ ] roundness,@ (the roundness of a 3-dimensional object) } { [ cylindricality, adj.all:rounded^cylindrical,+ ] [ cylindricalness, adj.all:rounded^cylindrical,+ ] roundness,@ (the roundness of a 3-dimensional cylinder) } { [ circularity, adj.all:circular,+ ] disk_shape, roundness,@ (the roundness of a 2-dimensional figure) } { [ concentricity, adj.all:concentric,+ eccentricity1,! ] circularity,@ (the quality of having the same center (as circles inside one another)) } { [ eccentricity1, adj.all:eccentric,+ concentricity,! ] circularity,@ (a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path) } { [ straightness, adj.all:straight5,+ adj.all:straight1,+ crookedness,!] shape,@ (freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles) } { [ crookedness, adj.all:crooked1,+ straightness,!] shape,@ (having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles) } { [ curliness, adj.all:curly,+ straightness1,!] [ waviness, adj.all:curly^wavy,+ ] curvature1,@ ((of hair) a tendency to curl) } { [ straightness1, adj.all:straight3,+ curliness,! ] curvature1,@ ((of hair) lack of a tendency to curl) } { stratification, shape,@ (a layered configuration) } { [ position, verb.motion:position,+ ] spatial_relation, noun.Tops:relation,@ (the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage") } { [ placement, verb.stative:place,+ verb.possession:place,+ verb.creation:place,+ verb.contact:place,+ ] [ arrangement, verb.contact:arrange,+ ] position,@ (the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs") } { columniation, arrangement,@ noun.cognition:architecture,;c ((architecture) the arrangement of columns (especially freestanding columns) in a structure) } { point_of_view, position,@ (the spatial property of the position from which something is observed) } { camera_angle, point_of_view,@ (the point of view of a camera) } { composition2, composing, arrangement,@ (the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole; "harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art") } { fenestration, arrangement,@ noun.cognition:architecture,;c (the arrangement of windows in a building) } { [ proportion1, verb.change:proportion1,+ ] proportionality, balance, arrangement,@ (harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin) } { [ alignment, verb.change:align,+ ] arrangement,@ (the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines) } { [ true, verb.change:true,+ ] alignment,@ (proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment; "out of true") } { [ misalignment, verb.change:misalign,+ ] arrangement,@ (the spatial property of things that are not properly aligned) } { [ coincidence2, adj.all:congruent^coincident,+ ] position,@ (the quality of occupying the same position or area in space; "he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs") } { dead_center, [ dead_centre, noun.location:Canada,;r noun.location:Britain,;r ] position,@ (the position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque) } { [ centrality, adj.all:central1,+ marginality,! ] position,@ (the property of being central) } { [ marginality, adj.all:peripheral^marginal,+ centrality,! ] position,@ (the property of being marginal or on the fringes) } { [ anteriority, adj.all:anterior,+ posteriority,!] position,@ (the quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head) } { [ posteriority, adj.all:posterior,+ anteriority,!] position,@ noun.animal:quadruped,;c (the quality of being toward the back or toward the rear end) } { [ outwardness, inwardness,!] [ externality, adj.all:extrinsic^external,+ adj.all:external,+ ] position,@ (the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior; "the outwardness of the world") } { [ inwardness, adj.all:incoming^inward,+ outwardness,!] position,@ (the quality or state of being inward or internal; "the inwardness of the body's organs") } { malposition, [ misplacement, verb.contact:misplace,+ ] position,@ (faulty position) } { [ northernness, adj.all:north^northern1,+ southernness,!] position,@ (the property of being to the north) } { [ southernness, adj.all:south^southern2,+ adj.all:south^southern1,+ adj.all:southern1,+ northernness,!] position,@ (the property of being to the south) } { [ horizontality, adj.all:horizontal,+ ] position,@ (the quality of being parallel to the horizon; "houses with a pronounced horizontality") } { [ verticality, adj.all:vertical,+ ] [ verticalness, adj.all:vertical2,+ adj.all:vertical,+ ] [ erectness2, adj.all:erect,+ ] [ uprightness2, adj.all:vertical^upright,+ ] position,@ (position at right angles to the horizon) } { position1, [ posture, adj.pert:postural,+ verb.perception:posture,+ ] [ attitude1, verb.social:attitudinise,+ ] bodily_property,@ (the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender") } { ballet_position, position1,@ (classical position of the body and especially the feet in ballet) } { decubitus, position1,@ (a reclining position (as in a bed)) } { [ eversion, verb.motion:evert,+ ] position1,@ (the position of being turned outward; "the eversion of the foot") } { lithotomy_position, position1,@ (a position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart; assumed for vaginal or rectal examination) } { lotus_position, position1,@ noun.cognition:yoga,#p (a sitting position with the legs crossed; used in yoga) } { missionary_position, position1,@ (a position for sexual intercourse; a man and woman lie facing each other with the man on top; so-called because missionaries thought it the proper position for primitive peoples) } { [ pose1, verb.perception:pose,+ ] position1,@ (a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes) } { presentation, position1,@ noun.cognition:obstetrics,;c ((obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; "Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations") } { [ ectopia, adj.pert:ectopic,+ ] position1,@ (abnormal position of a part or organ (especially at the time of birth)) } { arabesque, ballet_position,@ (position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose) } { asana, posture,@ noun.cognition:Hinduism,;c ((Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga)) } { matsyendra, asana,@ noun.cognition:Hinduism,;c ((Hinduism) a religious posture) } { guard, posture,@ (a posture of defence in boxing or fencing; "keep your guard up") } { [ sprawl, adj.all:extended^sprawly,+ verb.contact:sprawl,+ ] [ sprawling, verb.contact:sprawl,+ ] posture,@ (an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about) } { [ stance, verb.contact:stand,+ ] position1,@ (standing posture) } { address1, stance,@ noun.act:golf,;c (the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball) } { attention, stance,@ noun.group:military,;c (a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review; "the troops stood at attention") } { [ erectness1, adj.all:erect,+ ] [ uprightness3, adj.all:upright2,+ ] stance,@ (the property of being upright in posture) } { [ ramification, verb.change:ramify1,+ verb.change:ramify,+ ] arrangement,@ (an arrangement of branching parts) } { [ spacing, verb.motion:space,+ ] spatial_arrangement, arrangement,@ (the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them) } { tandem, arrangement,@ (an arrangement of two or more objects or persons one behind another) } { tuck, position1,@ noun.act:sport,;c ((sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest) } { [ openness3, adj.all:unobstructed^open,+ ] spacing,@ (without obstructions to passage or view; "the openness of the prairies") } { [ patency, adj.all:unobstructed^patent,+ ] openness3,@ (the openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct) } { [ distance, adj.all:far^distant1,+ ] spacing,@ (the property created by the space between two objects or points) } { way2, distance,@ noun.communication:colloquialism,;u (the property of distance in general; "it's a long way to Moscow"; "he went a long ways") } { piece, distance,@ (a distance; "it is down the road a piece") } { mean_distance, distance,@ (the arithmetic mean of the maximum and minimum distances of a celestial body (satellite or secondary star) from its primary) } { [ farness, adj.all:long1^far,+ adj.all:far,+ nearness,!] [ remoteness, adj.all:far^remote2,+ adj.all:far^remote1,+ adj.all:unlikely^remote,+ adj.all:inaccessible^remote,+ ] [ farawayness, adj.all:far^faraway,+ ] distance,@ (the property of being remote) } { far_cry, farness,@ (distance estimated in terms of the audibility of a cry; "it's a far cry from here") } { [ nearness, adj.all:near,+ farness,!] [ closeness, adj.all:close5,+ adj.all:close1,+ ] distance,@ (the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action") } { [ proximity, adj.all:proximal,+ ] propinquity, nearness,@ (the property of being close together) } { [ adjacency, adj.all:near^adjacent,+ adj.all:connected^adjacent,+ adj.all:close1^adjacent,+ ] [ contiguity, adj.all:connected^contiguous1,+ adj.all:close1^contiguous,+ ] [ contiguousness, adj.all:connected^contiguous1,+ adj.all:close1^contiguous,+ ] nearness,@ (the attribute of being so near as to be touching) } { wavelength, distance,@ (the distance (measured in the direction of propagation) between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave) } { focal_distance, focal_length, distance,@ (the distance from a lens to its focus) } { hyperfocal_distance, distance,@ (the distance in front of a lens that is focused at infinity beyond which all objects are well defined and clear) } { [ leap, verb.motion:leap10,+ verb.motion:leap,+ ] distance,@ (the distance leaped (or to be leaped); "a leap of 10 feet") } { elevation1, leap,@ noun.act:ballet,;c ((ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump; "a dancer of exceptional elevation") } { [ span, verb.stative:span,+ ] distance,@ (the distance or interval between two points) } { wheelbase, distance,@ (the distance from the center of a car's front wheel to the rear axle) } { [ distribution, concentration3,!] dispersion, spacing,@ (the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume; "worldwide in distribution"; "the distribution of nerve fibers"; "in complementary distribution") } { complementary_distribution, complementation, distribution,@ noun.cognition:linguistics,;c ((linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts) } { diaspora, distribution,@ (the dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized (as a people or language or culture)) } { [ dissemination, verb.communication:disseminate,+ ] diffusion, distribution,@ (the property of being diffused or dispersed) } { [ innervation, verb.possession:innervate,+ ] distribution,@ (the distribution of nerve fibers to an organ or body region) } { [ scatter, verb.motion:scatter2,+ verb.contact:scatter,+ verb.motion:scatter,+ verb.motion:scatter1,+ ] [ spread, verb.motion:spread2,+ verb.motion:spread,+ verb.communication:spread2,+ verb.communication:spread,+ verb.stative:spread,+ verb.contact:spread7,+ verb.contact:spread,+ ] distribution,@ (a haphazard distribution in all directions) } { [ diffuseness, adj.all:distributed^diffuse,+ ] scatter,@ (the spatial property of being spread out over a wide area or through a large volume) } { [ concentration3, verb.motion:concentrate,+ distribution,!] [ density1, adj.all:impenetrable^dense,+ ] [ denseness1, adj.all:impenetrable^dense,+ ] [ tightness2, adj.all:invulnerable^tight,+ ] compactness1, spacing,@ (the spatial property of being crowded together) } { bits_per_inch, bpi, density,@ noun.cognition:computer_science,;c (a measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium) } { flux_density, flux, density,@ noun.cognition:physics,;c ((physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area) } { optical_density, transmission_density, photographic_density, absorbance, density,@ noun.cognition:physics,;c ((physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation) } { [ rarity1, adj.all:thin2^rare,+ ] [ tenuity1, adj.all:thin2^tenuous,+ ] low_density, density,@ (a rarified quality; "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere") } { relative_density, density,@ (the ratio of the density of something to the density of a standard) } { interval, separation, distance,@ (the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning") } { [ clearance, verb.motion:clear,+ ] separation,@ (the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them) } { remove, distance,@ (degree of figurative distance or separation; "just one remove from madness"; "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy") } { [ magnitude, verb.change:magnify1,+ verb.change:magnify,+ ] property,@ (the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea") } { absolute_magnitude, magnitude,@ noun.cognition:astronomy,;c ((astronomy) the magnitude that a star would have if it were viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs (32.62 light years) from the earth) } { proportion, dimension1, magnitude,@ (magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions") } { [ order1, verb.cognition:order,+ ] order_of_magnitude, magnitude,@ (a degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude") } { information, selective_information, entropy1, noun.quantity:information_measure,@ noun.cognition:communication_theory,;c ((communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information") } { [ probability1, adj.pert:probabilistic,+ adj.all:probable,+ ] chance, noun.Tops:measure,@ (a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible; "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5"; "if that phone call is for me, chances are it's my wife") } { conditional_probability, contingent_probability, probability1,@ (the probability that an event will occur given that one or more other events have occurred) } { cross_section, probability1,@ noun.cognition:atomic_physics,;c ((physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns) } { [ exceedance, verb.stative:exceed,+ ] noun.cognition:geology,;c probability1,@ ((geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time; "the concept of exceedance can be applied to any type of environmental risk modeling") } { fair_chance, sporting_chance, probability1,@ (a reasonable probability of success) } { fat_chance, slim_chance, probability1,@ (little or no chance of success) } { joint_probability, probability1,@ (the probability of two events occurring together) } { risk1, risk_of_exposure, probability1,@ (the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent) } { risk2, risk_of_infection, probability1,@ (the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred) } { [ dimension, verb.change:dimension,+ verb.communication:dimension,+ ] magnitude,@ (the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)) } { degree, grade, level, property,@ (a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree") } { grind, degree,@ (the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground; "a coarse grind of coffee") } { degree1, magnitude,@ (the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime); "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn") } { depth1, degree,@ (degree of psychological or intellectual profundity) } { [ profundity1, adj.all:profound,+ superficiality1,!] [ profoundness1, adj.all:profound,+ ] depth1,@ (intellectual depth; penetrating knowledge; keen insight; etc; "the depth of my feeling"; "the profoundness of the silence") } { [ superficiality1, adj.all:superficial,+ profundity1,!] [ shallowness1, adj.all:superficial^shallow,+ ] depth1,@ (lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling) } { [ glibness, adj.all:plausible^glib,+ adj.all:persuasive^glib,+ adj.all:superficial^glib,+ ] [ slickness2, adj.all:plausible^slick,+ adj.all:artful^slick,+ ] superficiality1,@ (a kind of fluent easy superficiality; "the glibness of a high-pressure salesman") } { [ sciolism, adj.all:superficial^sciolistic,+ noun.person:sciolist,+ ] superficiality1,@ (pretentious superficiality of knowledge) } { [ size1, verb.change:size,+ verb.cognition:size,+ ] property,@ (the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe") } { extra_large, size1,@ (a garment size for a very large person) } { [ large, adj.all:large,+ ] size1,@ (a garment size for a large person) } { number1, size1,@ noun.communication:colloquialism,;u (a clothing measurement; "a number 13 shoe") } { octavo, eightvo, 8"vo, size1,@ (the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves) } { [ outsize, adj.all:large^outsize,+ ] size1,@ (an unusual garment size (especially one that is very large)) } { [ petite, adj.all:small^petite,+ ] size1,@ (a garment size for short or slender women) } { quarto, 4"to, size1,@ (the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves) } { regular, size1,@ (a garment size for persons of average height and weight) } { small, size1,@ (a garment size for a small person) } { [ stout, adj.all:fat1^stout,+ ] size1,@ (a garment size for a large or heavy person) } { tall, size1,@ (a garment size for a tall person) } { [ highness1, adj.all:superior1^high,+ adj.all:high2,+ ] degree,@ (a high degree (of amount or force etc.); "responsible for the highness of the rates") } { [ high, adj.all:high1,+ low,!] degree,@ (a lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high") } { [ low, high,!] degree,@ (a low level or position or degree; "the stock market fell to a new low") } { [ lowness1, adj.all:soft4^low,+ adj.all:insufficient^low,+ adj.all:low3,+ adj.all:low2,+ ] degree,@ (a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.); "he took advantage of the lowness of interest rates") } { extreme, degree,@ (the furthest or highest degree of something; "he carried it to extremes") } { extremeness, quality,@ (the quality of being extreme) } { amplitude1, magnitude,@ (greatness of magnitude) } { amplitude_level, degree,@ (the level on a scale of amplitude) } { signal_level, amplitude1,@ (the amplitude level of the desired signal) } { noise_level, background_level, amplitude1,@ (the amplitude level of the undesired background noise) } { [ multiplicity2, adj.all:multiple,+ ] magnitude,@ (the property of being multiple) } { triplicity, magnitude,@ (the property of being triple) } { [ size, verb.change:size,+ verb.cognition:size,+ ] magnitude,@ (the physical magnitude of something (how big it is); "a wolf is about the size of a large dog") } { size2, magnitude,@ (a large magnitude; "he blanched when he saw the size of the bill"; "the only city of any size in that area") } { [ bulk, adj.all:large^bulky,+ ] mass1, [ volume3, adj.all:large^voluminous,+ ] magnitude,@ (the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports") } { [ muchness, adj.all:much,+ ] magnitude,@ noun.communication:archaism,;u (greatness of quantity or measure or extent) } { intensity3, strength4, intensity_level, magnitude,@ (the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation); "he adjusted the intensity of the sound"; "they measured the station's signal strength") } { threshold_level, intensity3,@ (the intensity level that is just barely perceptible) } { field_strength, field_intensity, intensity3,@ (the vector sum of all the forces exerted by an electrical or magnetic field (on a unit mass or unit charge or unit magnetic pole) at a given point in the field) } { magnetic_field_strength, magnetic_intensity, magnetic_induction, magnetic_flux_density, field_strength,@ (the amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow) } { candlepower, light_intensity, intensity3,@ (luminous intensity measured in candelas) } { acoustic_power, sound_pressure_level, intensity3,@ (the physical intensity of sound) } { acoustic_radiation_pressure, noun.phenomenon:radiation_pressure,@ noun.cognition:acoustics,;c ((acoustics) the pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a sound wave) } { half-intensity, intensity3,@ (half the maximum intensity) } { circumference, perimeter, size,@ (the size of something as given by the distance around it) } { girth, circumference,@ (the distance around a person's body) } { spread1, girth,@ (the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age); "she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread") } { circumference1, length,@ (the length of the closed curve of a circle) } { [ diameter, adj.pert:diametral,+ adj.pert:diametric,+ adj.pert:diametrical,+ ] diam, length,@ (the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference) } { radius, r, length,@ diameter,#p (the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere) } { semidiameter, radius,@ (the apparent radius of a celestial body when viewed as a disc from the earth) } { curvature, noun.cognition:derived_function,@ (the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve) } { radius_of_curvature, radius,@ (the radius of the circle of curvature; the absolute value of the reciprocal of the curvature of a curve at a given point) } { center_of_curvature, [ centre_of_curvature, noun.location:Canada,;r noun.location:Britain,;r ] noun.location:center,@ (the center of the circle of curvature) } { circle_of_curvature, osculating_circle, noun.shape:circle,@ (the circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvature) } { [ thickness1, adj.all:impenetrable^thick,+ thinness1,! ] dimension,@ (the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width) } { [ bore, verb.contact:bore,+ ] gauge2, [ caliber1, verb.cognition:calibrate2,+ ] calibre1, diameter,@ (diameter of a tube or gun barrel) } { gauge1, thickness1,@ (the thickness of wire) } { windage3, diameter,@ (the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the surface of the bore of the gun) } { [ thinness1, adj.all:thin1,+ thickness1,! ] [ tenuity3, adj.all:thin1^tenuous,+ ] [ slenderness2, adj.all:thin1^slender,+ adj.all:narrow^slender,+ ] dimension,@ (relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width; "the tenuity of a hair"; "the thinness of a rope") } { [ largeness, adj.all:pregnant^large,+ adj.all:large,+ smallness,!] [ bigness, adj.all:big1,+ littleness,!] size,@ (the property of having a relatively great size) } { [ ampleness, adj.all:large^ample,+ ] largeness,@ (the property of impressive largeness in size; "he admired the ampleness of its proportions") } { [ bulkiness, adj.all:large^bulky,+ ] [ massiveness, adj.all:large^massive,+ ] largeness,@ (an unwieldy largeness) } { [ enormousness, adj.all:large^enormous,+ ] [ grandness1, adj.all:large^grand,+ adj.all:impressive^grand,+ ] [ greatness1, adj.all:large^great1,+ adj.all:extraordinary^great1,+ ] [ immenseness, adj.all:large^immense1,+ ] [ immensity, adj.all:large^immense1,+ ] [ sizeableness, adj.all:large^sizeable,+ adj.all:considerable^sizeable,+ ] [ vastness, adj.all:large^vast,+ ] [ wideness1, adj.all:large^wide,+ adj.all:comprehensive^wide,+ adj.all:ample^wide,+ adj.all:wide2,+ ] largeness,@ (unusual largeness in size or extent or number) } { [ enormity2, adj.all:large^enormous,+ ] enormousness,@ noun.communication:colloquialism,;u (vastness of size or extent; "in careful usage the noun enormity is not used to express the idea of great size"; "universities recognized the enormity of their task") } { [ capaciousness, adj.all:large^capacious,+ ] [ roominess, adj.all:commodious^roomy,+ ] [ spaciousness, adj.all:large^spacious,+ adj.all:commodious^spacious,+ ] [ commodiousness, adj.all:commodious,+ ] largeness,@ (spatial largeness and extensiveness (especially inside a building); "the capaciousness of Santa's bag astounded the child"; "roominess in this size car is always a compromise"; "his new office lacked the spaciousness that he had become accustomed to") } { [ airiness1, adj.all:ventilated^airy,+ ] capaciousness,@ (the property of something spacious and abounding in fresh air) } { seating_capacity, capaciousness,@ (the number of people that can be seated in a vehicle or auditorium or stadium etc.) } { [ fullness1, adj.all:ample^full2,+ ] [ voluminosity, adj.all:large^voluminous,+ adj.all:abundant^voluminous,+ ] [ voluminousness, adj.all:large^voluminous,+ adj.all:abundant^voluminous,+ ] largeness,@ (greatness of volume) } { gigantism, giantism, largeness,@ (excessive largeness of stature) } { [ largeness1, adj.all:significant^large,+ ] [ extensiveness, adj.all:large^extensive,+ adj.all:comprehensive^extensive,+ ] magnitude1,@ (large or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness; "the might have repercussions of unimaginable largeness"; "the very extensiveness of his power was a temptation to abuse it") } { [ smallness, adj.all:limited^small,+ adj.all:small,+ largeness,!] [ littleness, adj.all:little1,+ bigness,!] size,@ (the property of having a relatively small size) } { [ diminutiveness, adj.all:small^diminutive,+ ] [ minuteness, adj.all:small^minute,+ ] [ petiteness, adj.all:small^petite,+ ] [ tininess, adj.all:small^tiny,+ ] [ weeness, adj.all:small^wee,+ ] smallness,@ (the property of being very small in size; "hence the minuteness of detail in the painting") } { delicacy3, [ slightness, adj.all:thin3^slight,+ ] smallness,@ (smallness of stature) } { grain2, smallness,@ (the smallest possible unit of anything; "there was a grain of truth in what he said"; "he does not have a grain of sense") } { [ puniness, adj.all:small^puny,+ ] [ runtiness, adj.all:small^runty,+ adj.all:short3^runty,+ ] [ stuntedness, adj.all:inferior2^stunted,+ ] smallness,@ (smallness of stature) } { [ dwarfishness, adj.all:small^dwarfish,+ ] smallness,@ (smallness of stature) } { amount, magnitude,@ (the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion; "an adequate amount of food for four people") } { [ positivity3, adj.all:plus^positive,+ negativity3,! ] [ positiveness3, negativeness3,! ] amount,@ (an amount greater than zero) } { [ negativity3, positivity3,! ] [ negativeness3, adj.all:minus^negative,+ positiveness3,! ] amount,@ (an amount less than zero) } { critical_mass1, amount,@ (the minimum amount (of something) required to start or maintain a venture; "the battle for the computer market has now reached critical mass"; "there is now a critical mass of successful women to take the lead"; "they sold the business because it lacked critical mass") } { quantity, amount,@ (an adequate or large amount; "he had a quantity of ammunition") } { [ increase, verb.change:increase2,+ verb.change:increase,+ decrease,!] increment, amount,@ (the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare") } { amplification, gain1, increase,@ (the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input) } { [ complement, verb.change:complement2,+ ] accompaniment, noun.object:adjunct,@ (something added to complete or embellish or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish") } { [ decrease, verb.change:decrease,+ increase,!] decrement, amount,@ (the amount by which something decreases) } { fare_increase, increase,@ (increase in the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance) } { price_increase, increase,@ (increase in price) } { [ raise, verb.change:raise1,+ ] rise2, wage_hike, [ hike, verb.motion:hike1,+ ] wage_increase, salary_increase, increase,@ (the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike") } { rise3, [ boost, verb.motion:boost,+ ] [ hike1, verb.motion:hike1,+ ] cost_increase, increase,@ (an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates") } { [ smallness2, adj.all:moderate^small,+ adj.all:small,+ ] amount,@ (the property of being a relatively small amount; "he was attracted by the smallness of the taxes") } { [ supplement, adj.all:additive^supplementary,+ verb.stative:supplement,+ verb.possession:supplement,+ ] [ supplementation, verb.possession:supplement,+ ] increase,@ (a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)) } { tax-increase, tax_boost, tax_hike, increase,@ (the amount by which taxes are increased; "a tax increase of 15 percent") } { up-tick, increase,@ (a small increase; "the up-tick in terrorist activity") } { loop_gain, amplification,@ noun.communication:telecommunication,;c ((telecommunication) the gain of a feedback amplifier or system as a function of how much output is fed back to the input; "if the loop gain is too great the system may go into oscillation") } { correction, drop,@ (a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; "market runups are invariably followed by a correction") } { voltage_drop, drop,@ (a decrease in voltage along a conductor through which current is flowing) } { [ drop, verb.change:drop,+ ] dip, [ fall, verb.change:fall6,+ ] free_fall, decrease,@ (a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall") } { shrinkage, decrease,@ (the amount by which something shrinks) } { dollar_volume, [ turnover, verb.possession:turn_over1,+ ] volume3,@ (the volume measured in dollars; "the store's dollar volume continues to rise") } { [ stuffiness1, adj.all:unventilated^stuffy,+ ] closeness2, quality,@ (the quality of being close and poorly ventilated) } { [ sufficiency, adj.all:sufficient,+ verb.stative:suffice,+ insufficiency,!] [ adequacy1, inadequacy1,!] quality,@ (the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence") } { [ ampleness1, adj.all:abundant^ample,+ adj.all:ample,+ ] sufficiency,@ (the property of being more than sufficient; comfortable sufficiency; "the ampleness of her servings more than satisfied his hunger") } { [ insufficiency, adj.all:insufficient,+ sufficiency,!] [ inadequacy1, adequacy1,!] [ deficiency, adj.all:inadequate^deficient,+ adj.all:deficient4,+ ] amount,@ (lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits") } { [ meagerness, adj.all:meager,+ ] [ meagreness, adj.all:meagre,+ ] [ leanness1, adj.all:insufficient^lean1,+ adj.all:unprofitable^lean,+ adj.all:lean,+ ] [ poorness3, adj.all:insufficient^poor,+ adj.all:poor2,+ ] [ scantiness, adj.all:meager^scanty,+ ] [ scantness, adj.all:insufficient^scant,+ ] [ exiguity, adj.all:meager^exiguous,+ ] insufficiency,@ (the quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot) } { [ wateriness1, adj.all:diluted^watery,+ ] meagerness,@ (meagerness or poorness connoted by a superfluity of water (in a literary style as well as in a food); "the haziness and wateriness of his disquisitions"; "the wateriness of his blood"; "no one enjoys the burning of his soup or the wateriness of his potatoes") } { [ abstemiousness1, adj.all:temperate^abstemious,+ ] meagerness,@ (restricted to bare necessities) } { deficit, shortage, shortfall, insufficiency,@ (the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required; "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit") } { oxygen_deficit, deficit,@ (temporary oxygen shortage in cells resulting from strenuous exercise) } { [ sparseness, adj.all:distributed^sparse,+ ] [ spareness, adj.all:thin3^spare,+ adj.all:meager^spare,+ ] [ sparsity, adj.all:distributed^sparse,+ ] [ thinness4, adj.all:thin4,+ ] meagerness,@ (the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness) } { [ abundance, adj.all:abundant,+ verb.stative:abound,+ scarcity,!] [ copiousness, adj.all:abundant^copious2,+ adj.all:abundant^copious1,+ ] [ teemingness, adj.all:abundant^teeming,+ ] quantity,@ (the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance") } { amplitude2, [ bountifulness, adj.all:generous1^bountiful,+ adj.all:fruitful^bountiful,+ ] bounty2, abundance,@ (the property of copious abundance) } { [ plenty, adj.all:abundant^plenteous,+ ] [ plentifulness, adj.all:abundant^plentiful2,+ adj.all:abundant^plentiful1,+ ] [ plenteousness, adj.all:abundant^plenteous,+ ] plenitude, plentitude, abundance,@ (a full supply; "there was plenty of food for everyone") } { profusion, [ profuseness, adj.all:abundant^profuse,+ ] [ richness3, adj.all:abundant^rich,+ adj.all:rich4,+ adj.all:rich2,+ ] cornucopia, abundance,@ (the property of being extremely abundant; "the profusion of detail"; "the idiomatic richness of English") } { wealth, abundance,@ (the quality of profuse abundance; "she has a wealth of talent") } { [ luxuriance, adj.all:fancy^luxuriant,+ adj.all:abundant^luxuriant,+ ] [ lushness, adj.all:rich3^lush,+ adj.all:abundant^lush,+ ] [ voluptuousness1, adj.all:indulgent^voluptuous,+ ] abundance,@ (the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses) } { overgrowth, profusion,@ (a profusion of growth on or over something else) } { greenness2, [ verdancy, adj.all:abundant^verdant,+ ] verdure, profusion,@ (the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation) } { wilderness, profusion,@ (a bewildering profusion; "the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups"; "a wilderness of masts in the harbor") } { [ scarcity, adj.all:scarce,+ abundance,!] [ scarceness, adj.all:scarce,+ ] insufficiency,@ (a small and inadequate amount) } { dearth, paucity1, scarcity,@ (an insufficient quantity or number) } { [ rarity2, adj.all:scarce^rare,+ ] [ rareness, adj.all:scarce^rare,+ adj.all:infrequent^rare,+ ] [ infrequency, adj.all:infrequent,+ ] scarcity,@ (noteworthy scarcity) } { [ slenderness, adj.all:small^slender,+ ] insufficiency,@ (the quality of being slight or inadequate; "he knew the slenderness of my wallet"; "the slenderness of the chances that anything would be done"; "the slenderness of the evidence") } { [ moderation, verb.social:moderate,+ verb.communication:moderate1,+ verb.change:moderate3,+ immoderation,!] [ moderateness, adj.all:temperate^moderate,+ adj.all:mild^moderate,+ adj.all:moderate,+ ] degree,@ (quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes) } { golden_mean, moderation,@ (the middle between extremes) } { [ reasonableness1, adj.all:moderate^reasonable,+ ] moderation,@ (moderation in expectations; "without greater reasonableness by both parties we will never settle this matter!") } { [ immoderation, moderation,!] [ immoderateness, adj.all:immoderate,+ ] degree,@ (the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation) } { excess, [ excessiveness, adj.all:unrestrained^excessive,+ adj.all:immoderate^excessive,+ ] [ inordinateness, adj.all:immoderate^inordinate,+ ] immoderation,@ (immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits) } { sun_protection_factor, SPF, degree,@ (the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun) } { [ extravagance1, adj.all:unrestrained^extravagant,+ ] extravagancy, excess,@ (the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth; "we were surprised by the extravagance of his description") } { [ exorbitance, adj.all:immoderate^exorbitant,+ ] [ outrageousness1, adj.all:immoderate^outrageous,+ ] excess,@ (excessive excess) } { [ luxury, adj.all:rich3^luxurious,+ verb.consumption:luxuriate,+ ] indulgence,@ (something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity) } { [ overabundance, adj.all:abundant^overabundant,+ ] overmuch, [ overmuchness, adj.all:much^overmuch,+ ] [ superabundance, adj.all:abundant^superabundant,+ ] abundance,@ (a quantity that is more than what is appropriate; "four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy"; "we received an inundation of email") } { excess2, surplus, surplusage, nimiety, overabundance,@ (a quantity much larger than is needed) } { [ glut, verb.possession:glut,+ ] [ oversupply, verb.possession:oversupply,+ ] surfeit, overabundance,@ (the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall) } { bellyful, overabundance,@ (an undesirable overabundance; "a bellyful of your complaints") } { overplus, [ plethora, adj.all:abundant^plethoric,+ ] [ superfluity, adj.all:unnecessary^superfluous,+ ] embarrassment, excess,@ (extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches") } { [ redundancy, adj.all:unnecessary^redundant,+ ] [ redundance, adj.all:unnecessary^redundant,+ ] superfluity,@ (the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded; "the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers") } { fifth_wheel, deadwood, redundancy,@ (someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded) } { margin, amount,@ (an amount beyond the minimum necessary; "the margin of victory") } { margin_of_safety, safety_margin, margin_of_error, margin,@ noun.relation:index,@ (the margin required in order to insure safety; "in engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress") } { narrow_margin, [ narrowness1, adj.all:narrow2,+ ] [ slimness1, adj.all:small^slim,+ ] margin,@ (a small margin; "the president was not humbled by his narrow margin of victory"; "the landslide he had in the electoral college obscured the narrowness of a victory based on just 43% of the popular vote") } { [ number, verb.change:number,+ verb.communication:number,+ verb.communication:number1,+ verb.communication:number3,+ verb.stative:number,+ ] [ figure1, verb.cognition:figure,+ ] amount,@ (the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand") } { [ numerousness, adj.all:many^numerous,+ ] [ numerosity, adj.all:many^numerous,+ ] multiplicity, number,@ (a large number) } { [ preponderance, verb.stative:preponderate,+ ] [ prevalence1, verb.stative:prevail2,+ ] number,@ (a superiority in numbers or amount; "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant") } { [ multitudinousness, adj.all:incalculable^multitudinous,+ ] numerousness,@ (a very large number (especially of people)) } { [ innumerableness, adj.all:incalculable^innumerable,+ ] [ countlessness, adj.all:incalculable^countless,+ ] number,@ (a number beyond counting) } { [ majority, adj.all:major1,+ minority,!] bulk2, number,@ (the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished") } { [ minority, adj.all:minor1,+ majority,!] number,@ (being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts; "when the vote was taken they were in the minority"; "he held a minority position") } { [ fewness, adj.all:few,+ ] number,@ (the quality of being small in number) } { [ roundness2, adj.all:inexact^round,+ ] number,@ (the quality of being round numbers; "he gave us the results in round numbers, but their roundness didn't affect the point he was making") } { [ extent, verb.stative:extend3,+ verb.stative:extend1,+ ] magnitude,@ (the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent") } { [ coverage, verb.communication:cover1,+ ] extent,@ (the extent to which something is covered; "the dictionary's coverage of standard English is excellent") } { frontage, extent,@ noun.object:river,;c (the extent of land abutting on a street or water) } { [ limit, verb.communication:limit,+ verb.change:limit,+ verb.change:limit1,+ ] bound, boundary, extent,@ (the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability") } { knife-edge, limit,@ (a narrow boundary; "he lived on a knife-edge between genius and insanity") } { [ starkness1, adj.all:unconditional^stark,+ adj.all:immoderate^stark,+ ] absoluteness1, utterness, limit,@ (the quality of being complete or utter or extreme; "the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections") } { thermal_barrier, heat_barrier, limit,@ (a limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating) } { [ utmost, adj.all:intense^utmost,+ adj.all:high2^utmost,+ ] [ uttermost, adj.all:intense^uttermost,+ ] [ maximum, verb.change:maximize1,+ verb.change:maximize,+ verb.change:maximise1,+ verb.change:maximise,+ ] level_best, limit,@ (the greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost") } { [ verge, verb.stative:verge1,+ ] brink, limit,@ (the limit beyond which something happens or changes; "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy") } { [ scope, adj.pert:scopal,+ ] [ range, verb.stative:range,+ verb.stative:range1,+ ] reach, orbit, [ compass, verb.social:compass,+ ] ambit, extent,@ (an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power") } { approximate_range, ballpark, scope,@ (near to the scope or range of something; "his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark") } { confines, scope,@ noun.communication:plural,;u (a bounded scope; "he stayed within the confines of the city") } { [ contrast, adj.all:contrasty,+ ] range,@ noun.act:photography,;c (the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness)) } { [ internationality, adj.all:foreign2^international,+ adj.all:international,+ ] [ internationalism, adj.all:international^internationalistic,+ ] range,@ (quality of being international in scope; "he applauded the internationality of scientific terminology") } { [ register, verb.creation:register,+ ] timbre,@ noun.communication:music,;c ((music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments) } { head_register, head_voice, head_tone, register,@ (the higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singing; the vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head) } { [ falsetto, adj.all:high3^falsetto,+ ] head_register,@ (a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register) } { chest_register, chest_voice, chest_tone, register,@ (the lower ranges of the voice in speaking or singing) } { [ latitude2, adj.all:broad-minded^latitudinarian,+ ] range,@ (scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction) } { horizon, view, purview, range,@ (the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge") } { [ sweep, verb.stative:sweep10,+ verb.stative:sweep3,+ ] expanse1, range,@ (a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains") } { gamut, range,@ (a complete extent or range: "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions") } { [ spectrum, adj.pert:spectral,+ ] range,@ (a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities) } { palette, pallet, range,@ (the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art) } { [ area, adj.pert:areal,+ ] expanse, surface_area, extent,@ (the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area") } { acreage, land_area, area,@ (an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming); "he wanted some acreage to build on") } { footprint, area,@ (the area taken up by some object; "the computer had a desktop footprint of 10 by 16 inches") } { length, noun.quantity:fundamental_quantity,@ physical_property,@ dimension,@ (the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place; "the length of the table was 5 feet") } { distance1, length3, size,@ (size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points") } { arm's_length, distance1,@ (a distance sufficient to exclude intimacy) } { gauge, distance1,@ (the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train) } { light_time, distance1,@ (distance measured in terms of the speed of light (or radio waves); "the light time from Jupiter to the sun is approximately 43 minutes") } { skip_distance, distance1,@ (the shortest distance that permits radio signals (of a given frequency) to travel from the transmitter to the receiver by reflection from the ionosphere) } { wingspan, wingspread2, distance1,@ (linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil) } { wingspread1, distance1,@ (distance between the tips of the wings (as of a bird or insect) when fully extended) } { yardage, distance,@ (distance measured in the aggregate number of yards; "what is the yardage of this golf course?") } { hour, minute, distance,@ (distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away") } { mileage, milage, distance,@ (distance measured in miles) } { [ elevation, verb.motion:elevate,+ ] distance,@ (distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level); "there was snow at the higher elevations") } { [ isometry2, adj.all:equal^isometric,+ ] elevation,@ (equality of elevation above sea level) } { [ altitude, adj.pert:altitudinal,+ adj.all:high1^altitudinous,+ ] height2, elevation,@ (elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface; "the altitude gave her a headache") } { level1, height2,@ (height above ground; "the water reached ankle level"; "the pictures were at the same level") } { [ grade2, verb.contact:grade,+ ] ground_level, elevation,@ (the height of the ground on which something stands; "the base of the tower was below grade") } { water_level, elevation,@ (the level of the surface of a body of water) } { sea_level, water_level,@ (level of the ocean's surface (especially that halfway between mean high and low tide); used as a standard in reckoning land elevation or sea depth) } { ceiling, altitude,@ noun.cognition:meteorology,;c ((meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds) } { ceiling1, altitude,@ (maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)) } { absolute_ceiling, ceiling1,@ (the maximum altitude at which an airplane can maintain horizontal flight) } { combat_ceiling, service_ceiling, ceiling1,@ (altitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a given rate) } { length2, extent,@ (the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end; "the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words") } { [ longness, adj.all:tall^long,+ adj.all:long1,+ shortness3,!] length,@ (the property of being of long spatial extent; "one gene causes shortness and the other causes longness") } { extension, lengthiness, [ prolongation, verb.change:prolong,+ ] longness,@ (amount or degree or range to which something extends; "the wire has an extension of 50 feet") } { coextension, extension,@ (equality of extension or duration) } { [ elongation, verb.change:elongate,+ ] longness,@ (the quality of being elongated) } { [ shortness3, adj.all:short1,+ longness,!] length,@ (the property of being of short spatial extent; "the shortness of the Channel crossing") } { [ curtailment, verb.change:curtail1,+ ] shortness2,@ (the temporal property of being cut short) } { [ briefness1, adj.all:short2^brief,+ ] shortness2,@ (the temporal property of being very short) } { depth2, noun.Tops:attribute,@ (the attribute or quality of being deep, strong, or intense; "the depth of his breathing"; "the depth of his sighs"; "the depth of his emotion") } { depth, deepness1, extent,@ (the extent downward or backward or inward; "the depth of the water"; "depth of a shelf"; "depth of a closet") } { [ deepness, adj.all:thick1^deep,+ adj.all:deep1,+ shallowness,!] [ profundity, adj.all:deep1^profound,+ ] [ profoundness, adj.all:deep1^profound,+ ] depth,@ (the quality of being physically deep; "the profundity of the mine was almost a mile") } { draft, draught, depth,@ (the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)) } { penetration, depth,@ (the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target)) } { [ sounding, verb.change:sound,+ ] depth,@ (a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line) } { [ bottomlessness, adj.all:unlimited^bottomless,+ adj.all:deep1^bottomless,+ ] deepness,@ (the property of being very deep; without limit) } { [ shallowness, adj.all:shallow1,+ deepness,!] depth,@ (the quality of lacking physical depth; "take into account the shallowness at that end of the pool before you dive") } { [ superficiality2, adj.pert:superficial,+ ] shallowness,@ (shallowness in terms of affecting only surface layers of something; "he ignored the wound because of its superficiality") } { width, breadth, dimension,@ (the extent of something from side to side) } { [ wideness, adj.all:wide,+ narrowness,!] [ broadness, adj.all:large^broad,+ adj.all:broad4,+ ] width,@ (the property of being wide; having great width) } { [ beam, adj.all:wide^beamy,+ ] width,@ noun.artifact:ship,;c ((nautical) breadth amidships) } { [ thickness3, adj.all:thick1,+ ] [ heaviness1, adj.all:thick1^heavy4,+ ] wideness,@ (used of a line or mark) } { [ narrowness, adj.all:narrow,+ wideness,!] width,@ (the property of being narrow; having little width; "the narrowness of the road") } { [ fineness1, adj.all:thin1^fine,+ ] [ thinness3, adj.all:narrow^thin,+ ] narrowness,@ (the property of being very narrow or thin; "he marvelled at the fineness of her hair") } { height, [ tallness, adj.all:tall,+ ] dimension,@ (the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top) } { [ highness, adj.all:high1,+ lowness,! ] [ loftiness1, adj.all:high1^lofty,+ ] height,@ (the quality of being high or lofty) } { [ lowness, adj.all:low1,+ highness,! ] height,@ (the quality of being low; lacking height; "he was suddenly aware of the lowness of the ceiling") } { [ squatness, adj.all:short3^squat,+ adj.all:low1^squat,+ ] [ stubbiness, adj.all:short1^stubby,+ ] lowness,@ (the property of being short and broad) } { [ shortness4, adj.all:short3,+ ] truncation, lowness,@ (the property of being truncated or short) } { third_dimension, dimension,@ (the dimension whereby a solid object differs from a two-dimensional drawing of it) } { [ worth, adj.all:worthy^worth,+ adj.all:worthy,+ worthlessness,!] quality,@ (the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful) } { [ value, verb.cognition:evaluate,+ verb.cognition:valuate,+ ] worth,@ (the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world") } { [ merit1, demerit,! ] virtue3, worth,@ (any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit") } { [ demerit, merit1,! ] fault, worth,@ (the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection; "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did") } { praisworthiness, worth,@ (the property of deserving praise) } { [ worthwhileness, adj.all:worthy^worthwhile,+ ] worth,@ (value sufficient to repay time or effort spent) } { [ worthlessness, adj.all:worthless,+ worth,!] ineptitude, quality,@ (having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful; "the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness") } { [ fecklessness, adj.all:irresponsible^feckless,+ adj.all:incompetent^feckless,+ ] worthlessness,@ (worthlessness due to being feeble and ineffectual) } { groundlessness, [ idleness1, adj.all:unsupported2^idle,+ ] worthlessness,@ (the quality of lacking substance or value; "the groundlessness of their report was quickly recognized") } { [ paltriness, adj.all:worthless^paltry,+ adj.all:meager^paltry,+ ] [ sorriness, adj.all:worthless^sorry,+ adj.all:bad^sorry,+ ] worthlessness,@ (worthlessness due to insignificance) } { [ valuelessness, adj.all:worthless^valueless,+ ] worthlessness,@ (having none of the properties that endow something with value) } { [ shoddiness1, adj.all:inferior2^shoddy,+ ] [ trashiness, adj.all:worthless^trashy,+ adj.all:tasteless2^trashy,+ ] worthlessness,@ (the quality of being cheaply imitative of something better) } { damn, darn, hoot, red_cent, [ shit, adj.all:bad^shitty,+ ] shucks, tinker's_damn, tinker's_dam, worthlessness,@ (something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks") } { [ vanity1, adj.all:proud^vain,+ ] [ emptiness, adj.all:meaningless^empty,+ ] worthlessness,@ (the quality of being valueless or futile; "he rejected the vanities of the world") } { [ invaluableness, adj.all:valuable^invaluable,+ ] [ preciousness, adj.all:loved^precious,+ ] [ pricelessness, adj.all:valuable^priceless,+ ] [ valuableness, adj.all:worthy^valuable,+ adj.all:valuable,+ ] value,@ (the positive quality of being precious and beyond value) } { gold1, invaluableness,@ (something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.; "the child was as good as gold"; "she has a heart of gold") } { [ price1, adj.all:expensive^pricy,+ adj.all:expensive^pricey,+ ] worth,@ (the high value or worth of something; "her price is far above rubies") } { [ desirability, adj.all:desirable,+ undesirability,!] [ desirableness, adj.all:desirable,+ ] good2,@ (the quality of being worthy of desiring) } { [ undesirability, adj.all:ineligible^undesirable,+ adj.all:undesirable,+ desirability,!] bad,@ (the quality possessed by something that should be avoided) } { [ good2, bad,!] [ goodness2, adj.all:opportune^good,+ adj.all:intellectual^good,+ adj.all:healthful^good,+ adj.all:advantageous^good,+ adj.all:good1,+ badness,!] quality,@ (that which is pleasing or valuable or useful; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization") } { [ benefit, adj.all:advantageous^beneficial,+ verb.possession:benefit1,+ verb.possession:benefit,+ ] welfare, good2,@ (something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the benefit of all") } { [ advantage1, verb.social:advantage,+ ] [ reward, penalty,! ] benefit,@ (benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity") } { sake, interest1, benefit,@ (a reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest") } { behalf, sake,@ (for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf' rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive); "in your behalf"; "campaigning in his own behalf"; "spoke a good word in his friend's behalf") } { better, good2,@ (something superior in quality or condition or effect; "a change for the better") } { [ better1, verb.competition:better,+ verb.change:better1,+ verb.change:better,+ ] good2,@ (the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two") } { [ optimum, adj.all:best^optimum,+ adj.all:best^optimal,+ verb.change:optimize,+ verb.change:optimise,+ ] good2,@ (most favorable conditions or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances) } { [ bad, good2,!] [ badness, adj.all:inferior2^bad,+ adj.all:evil^bad,+ adj.all:bad,+ goodness2,!] quality,@ (that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good") } { [ worse, adj.all:worse2,+ adj.all:worse,+ ] bad,@ (something inferior in quality or condition or effect; "for better or for worse"; "accused of cheating and lying and worse") } { evil2, bad,@ (that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune; "the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones"- Shakespeare) } { Four_Horsemen, evil2,@ noun.communication:Revelation,;c ((New Testament) the four evils that will come at the end of the world: conquest rides a white horse; war a red horse; famine a black horse; plague a pale horse) } { monetary_value, price, [ cost, adj.all:expensive^costly1,+ verb.stative:cost,+ ] value,@ (the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver"; "he puts a high price on his services"; "he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection") } { average_cost, monetary_value,@ (total cost for all units bought (or produced) divided by the number of units) } { marginal_cost, incremental_cost, differential_cost, monetary_value,@ (the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output) } { [ expensiveness, adj.all:expensive,+ inexpensiveness,! ] monetary_value,@ (the quality of being high-priced) } { [ assessment, verb.cognition:assess1,+ ] monetary_value,@ (the market value set on assets) } { tax_assessment, assessment,@ (the value set on taxable property) } { [ costliness, adj.all:expensive^costly1,+ ] [ dearness, adj.all:expensive^dear,+ ] [ preciousness2, adj.all:valuable^precious,+ ] expensiveness,@ (the quality possessed by something with a great price or value) } { [ lavishness, adj.all:rich3^lavish,+ adj.all:generous1^lavish,+ ] [ luxury1, adj.all:rich3^luxurious,+ verb.consumption:luxuriate,+ ] [ sumptuosity, adj.all:rich3^sumptuous,+ ] [ sumptuousness1, adj.all:rich3^sumptuous,+ ] expensiveness,@ (the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive) } { [ inexpensiveness, adj.all:inexpensive,+ expensiveness,!] monetary_value,@ (the quality of being affordable) } { [ reasonableness2, adj.all:moderate^reasonable,+ ] [ moderateness1, adj.all:moderate,+ ] [ modestness, adj.all:moderate^modest,+ ] inexpensiveness,@ (the property of being moderate in price or expenditures; "the store is famous for the reasonableness of its prices"; "the modestness of the living standards here becomes obvious immediately") } { bargain_rate, [ cheapness, adj.all:cheap,+ ] cut_rate, cut_price, inexpensiveness,@ (a price below the standard price) } { [ fruitfulness, adj.all:fruitful,+ fruitlessness,!] fecundity, quality,@ (the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth) } { [ richness2, adj.all:productive^rich2,+ adj.all:fruitful^rich,+ adj.all:rich2,+ ] [ rankness1, adj.all:fertile^rank,+ adj.all:abundant^rank,+ ] prolificacy, [ fertility, adj.all:fruitful^fertile1,+ ] fruitfulness,@ (the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovely in their rankness") } { [ productiveness1, adj.all:successful^productive,+ adj.all:fruitful^productive,+ adj.all:productive4,+ adj.all:productive,+ unproductiveness,!] [ productivity, adj.all:productive,+ ] fruitfulness,@ (the quality of being productive or having the power to produce) } { [ fruitlessness, adj.all:unproductive^fruitless,+ fruitfulness,!] aridity, [ barrenness, adj.all:inhospitable^barren,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of yielding nothing of value) } { [ poorness2, adj.all:poor2,+ ] barrenness,@ (less than adequate; "the relative poorness of New England farmland") } { [ unproductiveness, adj.all:ineffective^unproductive,+ adj.all:unproductive,+ productiveness1,!] barrenness,@ (the quality of lacking the power to produce) } { [ utility, adj.all:useful^utilitarian,+ adj.all:functional^utilitarian,+ adj.all:utile2,+ verb.consumption:utilize,+ verb.consumption:utilise,+ inutility,!] [ usefulness, adj.all:functional^useful,+ uselessness,! ] quality,@ (the quality of being of practical use) } { [ detergency, adj.all:purifying^detergent,+ verb.contact:deterge,+ ] [ detergence, adj.all:purifying^detergent,+ verb.contact:deterge,+ ] utility,@ (detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power) } { [ function, verb.stative:function12,+ ] purpose, role, use, utility,@ (what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?") } { raison_d'etre, function,@ (the purpose that justifies a thing's existence) } { [ helpfulness, adj.all:helpful,+ ] usefulness,@ (the property of providing useful assistance) } { [ avail, verb.social:avail,+ ] help1, service, helpfulness,@ (a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it") } { [ use2, verb.social:use4,+ ] usefulness,@ (a particular service; "he put his knowledge to good use"; "patrons have their uses") } { [ serviceability, adj.all:practical^serviceable,+ adj.all:serviceable,+ ] [ serviceableness, adj.all:useful^serviceable,+ adj.all:practical^serviceable,+ adj.all:serviceable,+ ] [ usableness, adj.all:useful^usable,+ adj.all:serviceable^usable,+ ] [ useableness, adj.all:useful^useable,+ adj.all:serviceable^useable,+ ] usability, usefulness,@ (the quality of being able to provide good service) } { [ instrumentality, adj.all:helpful^instrumental,+ ] utility,@ (the quality of being instrumental for some purpose) } { [ inutility, adj.all:useless^inutile,+ utility,!] [ uselessness, adj.all:useless,+ usefulness,! ] unusefulness, quality,@ (the quality of having no practical use) } { [ futility, adj.all:useless^futile,+ ] uselessness,@ (uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result) } { worthlessness1, uselessness,@ (the quality of being without practical use) } { [ practicality, adj.all:realistic^practical1,+ adj.all:practical,+ impracticality,!] utility,@ (concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities) } { [ functionality, adj.all:serviceable^functional,+ adj.all:practical^functional,+ adj.all:functioning^functional,+ adj.all:functional,+ ] practicality,@ (capable of serving a purpose well; "software with greater functionality") } { [ viability1, adj.all:possible^viable,+ ] practicality,@ (capable of being done in a practical and useful way) } { [ sensibleness1, adj.all:aware^sensible,+ adj.all:sensible4,+ ] reasonableness,@ practicality,@ (the quality of showing good sense or practical judgment) } { [ realism, noun.person:realist2,+ noun.person:realist1,+ ] [ pragmatism, adj.all:realistic^pragmatic,+ adj.all:practical^pragmatic,+ adj.all:practical^pragmatical,+ noun.person:pragmatist1,+ noun.person:pragmatist,+ ] practicality,@ (the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth) } { [ practicability, adj.all:practical^practicable,+ impracticability,!] [ practicableness, adj.all:practical^practicable,+ adj.all:possible^practicable,+ impracticableness,! ] utility,@ (the quality of being usable) } { [ feasibility, adj.all:possible^feasible,+ infeasibility,!] [ feasibleness, adj.all:possible^feasible,+ ] practicability,@ (the quality of being doable) } { [ impracticality, adj.all:utopian^impractical,+ practicality,!] inutility,@ (concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use) } { [ idealism1, noun.person:idealist,+ ] impracticality,@ (impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are) } { [ romanticism, adj.all:impractical^romantic,+ noun.person:romanticist1,+ ] idealism1,@ (impractical romantic ideals and attitudes) } { knight_errantry, quixotism, idealism1,@ (quixotic (romantic and impractical) behavior) } { [ impracticability, adj.all:impossible^impracticable,+ practicability,!] [ impracticableness, adj.all:impossible^impracticable,+ practicableness,!] inutility,@ (the quality of not being usable) } { [ infeasibility, adj.all:impossible^infeasible,+ feasibility,!] [ unfeasibility, adj.all:impossible^unfeasible,+ ] impracticability,@ (the quality of not being doable) } { [ competence, adj.all:competent,+ incompetence,!] [ competency, adj.all:adequate^competent,+ adj.all:competent,+ ] ability,@ (the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually) } { [ fitness1, adj.all:fit1,+ ] competence,@ (the quality of being qualified) } { linguistic_competence, competence,@ noun.cognition:linguistics,;c ((linguistics) a speaker's implicit, internalized knowledge of the rules of their language (contrasted with linguistic performance)) } { [ proficiency, adj.all:skilled^proficient,+ ] competence,@ (the quality of having great facility and competence) } { [ incompetence, adj.all:unskilled^incompetent,+ adj.all:inadequate^incompetent,+ adj.all:bad^incompetent,+ adj.all:incompetent,+ competence,!] [ incompetency, adj.all:unskilled^incompetent,+ adj.all:bad^incompetent,+ adj.all:incompetent,+ ] inability,@ (lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications) } { [ asset, liability,!] plus, quality,@ (a useful or valuable quality) } { resource, asset,@ (a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed; "the local library is a valuable resource") } { [ aid, verb.social:aid,+ ] assistance, [ help, verb.change:help13,+ verb.social:help12,+ verb.body:help,+ verb.stative:help,+ verb.social:help,+ ] resource,@ (a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do; "visual aids in teaching"; "his job was to give technical assistance over the phone") } { recourse, refuge, [ resort, verb.social:resort11,+ ] resource,@ (something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying") } { shadow, recourse,@ (refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father's shadow") } { [ resourcefulness, adj.all:capable^resourceful,+ ] resource,@ (the quality of being able to cope with a difficult situation; "a man of great resourcefulness") } { inner_resource, resource,@ (a resource provided by the mind or one's personal capabilities; "to have an inner resource against loneliness") } { [ advantage, adj.all:advantageous,+ verb.social:advantage,+ disadvantage,!] vantage, asset,@ (the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me") } { [ favor, verb.cognition:favor,+ ] favour, advantage,@ (an advantage to the benefit of someone or something; "the outcome was in his favor") } { leverage, advantage,@ (strategic advantage; power to act effectively; "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage") } { bargaining_chip, leverage,@ (leverage in the form of an inducement or a concession useful in successful negotiations) } { [ handicap2, verb.competition:handicap1,+ ] advantage,@ (advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning) } { homecourt_advantage, advantage,@ (the advantage of playing on your home court in front of fans who are rooting for you) } { lead2, advantage,@ (an advantage held by a competitor in a race; "he took the lead at the last turn") } { pull, clout, advantage,@ (special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull") } { start, head_start, advantage,@ (the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race); "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch") } { [ profit, verb.possession:profit2,+ ] gain2, advantage,@ (the advantageous quality of being beneficial) } { account, profit,@ (the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good account") } { [ profitableness, adj.all:profitable,+ unprofitableness,!] [ profitability, adj.all:profitable,+ unprofitability,!] gainfulness, lucrativeness, profit,@ (the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit) } { preference, advantage,@ (grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)) } { [ privilege2, verb.social:privilege,+ ] advantage,@ (a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all) } { [ expedience, adj.all:politic^expedient,+ inexpedience,!] [ expediency, adj.all:politic^expedient,+ inexpediency,!] advantage,@ (the quality of being suited to the end in view) } { [ superiority1, adj.all:senior^superior,+ adj.all:superior1,+ ] favorable_position, favourable_position, advantage,@ (the quality of being at a competitive advantage) } { edge, superiority1,@ (a slight competitive advantage; "he had an edge on the competition") } { inside_track, superiority1,@ (a favorable position in a competition; "the boss's son had the inside track for that job") } { upper_hand, whip_hand, favorable_position,@ (position of advantage and control) } { forte1, strong_suit, long_suit, metier, specialty2, [ speciality2, adj.all:specific^special,+ adj.all:primary^special,+ ] [ strong_point, weak_point,! ] strength1, asset,@ (an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte") } { green_thumb, green_fingers, forte1,@ (a special ability to make plants grow) } { [ weak_point, strong_point,! ] liability,@ (an attribute that is inadequate or deficient) } { good, advantage,@ (benefit; "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?") } { common_good, commonweal, good,@ (the good of a community) } { wisdom1, [ wiseness1, adj.all:prudent^wise,+ ] [ soundness1, adj.all:valid^sound2,+ adj.all:righteous^sound,+ unsoundness,! ] good2,@ (the quality of being prudent and sensible) } { [ unsoundness, adj.all:unhealthy^unsound,+ adj.all:insane^unsound,+ soundness,! ] bad,@ (not mentally or physically healthy; "no one can be a poet without a certain unsoundness of mind") } { [ advisability, adj.all:advisable,+ inadvisability,!] wisdom1,@ (the quality of being advisable; "they questioned the advisability of our policy") } { [ reasonableness, adj.all:reasonable,+ ] wisdom1,@ (goodness of reason and judgment; "the judiciary is built on the reasonableness of judges") } { [ favorableness, adj.all:propitious^favorable,+ adj.all:favorable1,+ adj.all:favorable2,+ adj.all:favorable3,+ unfavorableness,!] [ favourableness, adj.all:propitious^favourable,+ adj.all:favourable1,+ adj.all:favourable2,+ adj.all:favourable3,+ unfavourableness,!] [ advantageousness, adj.all:advantageous,+ ] positivity1, positiveness1, [ profitableness1, adj.all:profitable,+ ] advantage,@ (the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome) } { [ auspiciousness, adj.all:auspicious,+ inauspiciousness,!] [ propitiousness, adj.all:propitious,+ unpropitiousness,!] favorableness,@ (the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result) } { [ liability, adj.all:likely^liable,+ asset,!] badness,@ (the quality of being something that holds you back) } { [ disadvantage, adj.all:disadvantageous,+ verb.social:disadvantage,+ advantage,!] liability,@ (the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position) } { [ unfavorableness, adj.all:unfavorable3,+ adj.all:unfavorable2,+ adj.all:unfavorable1,+ favorableness,!] [ unfavourableness, adj.all:unfavourable3,+ adj.all:unfavourable2,+ adj.all:unfavourable1,+ favourableness,! ] disadvantage,@ (the quality of not being encouraging or indicative of success) } { [ inauspiciousness, adj.all:unpropitious^inauspicious,+ adj.all:unfavorable2^inauspicious,+ adj.all:inauspicious,+ auspiciousness,!] [ unpropitiousness, adj.all:unpropitious,+ propitiousness,!] unfavorableness,@ (the quality of suggesting an unsuccessful result) } { [ limitation, verb.change:limit1,+ verb.change:limit,+ ] disadvantage,@ (the quality of being limited or restricted; "it is a good plan but it has serious limitations") } { defect1, shortcoming, disadvantage,@ (a failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information") } { [ awkwardness1, adj.all:difficult^awkward,+ ] nuisance_value, disadvantage,@ (the quality of an embarrassing situation; "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal") } { loss, deprivation, disadvantage,@ (the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation") } { penalty1, handicap2,@ noun.act:game,;c ((games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game) } { scratch1, handicap2,@ noun.act:golf,;c ((golf) a handicap of zero strokes; "a golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course") } { game_misconduct, penalty1,@ noun.act:ice_hockey,;c ((ice hockey) a penalty that suspends a player for the remainder of a game (but allows the team to send in a substitute for the suspended player)) } { price2, [ cost1, adj.all:expensive^costly2,+ verb.stative:cost1,+ ] toll1, value,@ (value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something; "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?") } { [ richness5, adj.all:tasty^rich,+ adj.all:fruitful^rich,+ ] value,@ (the quality of having high intrinsic value; "the richness of the mines and pastureland"; "the cut of her clothes and the richness of the fabric were distinctive") } { death_toll, price2,@ (the number of deaths resulting from some particular cause such as an accident or a battle or a natural disaster) } { drawback, disadvantage,@ (the quality of being a hindrance; "he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan") } { [ catch, adj.all:difficult^catchy,+ ] gimmick, drawback,@ (a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident; "it sounds good but what's the catch?") } { [ penalty, reward,! ] disadvantage,@ (the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition; "neglected his health and paid the penalty") } { [ inadvisability, adj.all:inexpedient^inadvisable,+ adj.all:inadvisable,+ advisability,!] bad,@ (the quality of being ill-advised) } { inferiority1, unfavorable_position, disadvantage,@ (the quality of being a competitive disadvantage) } { [ inexpedience, adj.all:impolitic^inexpedient,+ adj.all:inexpedient,+ expedience,!] [ inexpediency, adj.all:impolitic^inexpedient,+ adj.all:inexpedient,+ expediency,!] disadvantage,@ (the quality of being unsuited to the end in view) } { [ unprofitableness, adj.all:unprofitable,+ profitableness,!] [ unprofitability, adj.all:unprofitable,+ profitability,!] disadvantage,@ (the quality of affording no gain or no benefit or no profit) } { [ constructiveness, adj.all:positive1^constructive,+ adj.all:constructive,+ destructiveness,!] quality,@ (the quality of serving to build or improve) } { [ destructiveness, adj.all:destructive,+ constructiveness,!] quality,@ (the quality of causing destruction) } { [ harmfulness, adj.all:harmful,+ ] [ injuriousness, adj.all:harmful^injurious,+ ] destructiveness,@ (destructiveness that causes harm or injury) } { [ insidiousness1, adj.all:harmful^insidious,+ ] harmfulness,@ (subtle and cumulative harmfulness (especially of a disease)) } { [ poison, adj.all:toxic^poisonous,+ adj.all:malicious^poisonous,+ verb.social:poison,+ ] destructiveness,@ (anything that harms or destroys; "the poison of fascism") } { [ virulence, adj.all:toxic^virulent,+ adj.all:virulent,+ ] [ virulency, adj.all:virulent,+ ] harmfulness,@ noun.animal:microorganism,;c (extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease); "the virulence of the plague") } { [ positivity, adj.all:positive1,+ negativity,!] [ positiveness, adj.all:confident^positive,+ adj.pert:positive,+ adj.all:positive1,+ negativeness,! ] positivism, quality,@ (a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness) } { [ affirmativeness, adj.all:positive1^affirmative,+ ] agreeableness,@ (the agreeable quality of one who assents) } { [ assertiveness, adj.all:assertive,+ ] self-assertiveness, positivity,@ (aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions) } { [ bumptiousness, adj.all:forward2^bumptious,+ ] [ cockiness, adj.all:assertive^cocky,+ ] [ pushiness, adj.all:ambitious^pushy,+ ] [ forwardness2, adj.all:forward2,+ ] assertiveness,@ (offensive boldness and assertiveness) } { [ negativity, adj.all:negative2,+ positivity,!] [ negativeness, adj.all:bad^negative,+ adj.all:negative1,+ positiveness,! ] [ negativism, noun.person:negativist,+ ] quality,@ (characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands) } { occidentalism, quality,@ (the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Western civilizations) } { [ orientalism, noun.person:orientalist,+ ] quality,@ (the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Asian civilizations; "orientalisms can be found in Mozart's operas") } { [ importance, adj.all:important4,+ adj.all:important2,+ adj.all:important,+ unimportance,!] value,@ (the quality of being important and worthy of note; "the importance of a well-balanced diet") } { big_deal, importance,@ (anything of great importance or consequence) } { face1, noun.state:status,@ (status in the eyes of others; "he lost face") } { [ magnitude1, verb.change:magnify,+ ] importance,@ (relative importance; "a problem of the first magnitude") } { account1, importance,@ (importance or value; "a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance") } { [ matter, verb.stative:matter,+ ] consequence,@ ((used with negation) having consequence; "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games") } { [ momentousness, adj.all:significant^momentous,+ ] importance,@ (utmost importance) } { [ prominence, adj.all:conspicuous^prominent2,+ ] importance,@ (relative importance) } { [ greatness, adj.all:important^great1,+ ] [ illustriousness, adj.all:known^illustrious,+ adj.all:glorious^illustrious,+ ] importance,@ (the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence) } { [ significance, adj.all:significant,+ insignificance,!] importance,@ (the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power") } { [ historicalness, adj.all:past^historical,+ adj.pert:historical,+ adj.all:historical4,+ ] significance,@ (significance owing to its history) } { [ meaningfulness, adj.all:meaningful,+ meaninglessness,!] significance,@ (the quality of having great value or significance) } { [ purposefulness, adj.all:meaningful^purposeful,+ adj.all:purposeful,+ purposelessness,!] sense_of_purpose, meaningfulness,@ (the quality of having a definite purpose) } { [ consequence, adj.all:important^consequential,+ inconsequence,!] import, [ moment, adj.all:significant^momentous,+ ] significance,@ (having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence") } { hell_to_pay, consequence,@ (dire consequences; "when the pig ran away there was hell to pay") } { [ essentiality, adj.all:important^essential,+ adj.all:essential,+ inessentiality,!] [ essentialness, adj.all:necessary^essential,+ adj.all:important^essential,+ adj.pert:essential,+ adj.all:essential4,+ adj.all:essential,+ ] importance,@ (basic importance) } { [ vitalness, adj.all:essential^vital,+ adj.all:alive1^vital,+ ] essentiality,@ (the quality of being essential to maintain life) } { [ indispensability, adj.all:necessary^indispensable,+ adj.all:indispensable,+ dispensability,!] [ indispensableness, adj.all:necessary^indispensable,+ adj.all:indispensable,+ dispensableness,!] [ vitalness1, adj.all:indispensable^vital,+ adj.all:essential^vital,+ ] essentiality,@ (the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without) } { [ urgency, adj.all:imperative^urgent,+ ] importance,@ (pressing importance requiring speedy action; "the urgency of his need") } { [ edge1, adj.all:tense3^edgy,+ ] sharpness4, urgency,@ (the attribute of urgency in tone of voice; "his voice had an edge to it") } { imperativeness, [ instancy, adj.all:imperative^instant,+ noun.communication:archaism,;u ] urgency,@ (the quality of being insistent; "he pressed his demand with considerable instancy") } { [ weight1, adj.all:important^weighty,+ ] [ weightiness1, adj.all:persuasive^weighty,+ adj.all:important^weighty,+ ] importance,@ (the relative importance granted to something; "his opinion carries great weight"; "the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed") } { [ unimportance, adj.all:unimportant4,+ adj.all:unimportant,+ importance,!] value,@ (the quality of not being important or worthy of note) } { [ inessentiality, adj.all:inessential,+ essentiality,!] unimportance,@ (not of basic importance) } { [ dispensability, adj.all:dispensable,+ indispensability,!] [ dispensableness, adj.all:dispensable,+ indispensableness,!] inessentiality,@ (the quality possessed by something that you can get along without) } { [ pettiness, adj.all:junior^petty,+ ] [ triviality, adj.all:unimportant^trivial,+ ] slightness2, [ puniness1, adj.all:weak^puny,+ ] unimportance,@ (the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous) } { joke, pettiness,@ (a triviality not to be taken seriously; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke") } { [ insignificance, adj.all:minor6^insignificant,+ adj.all:meaningless^insignificant,+ adj.all:insignificant,+ significance,!] unimportance,@ (the quality of having little or no significance) } { [ meaninglessness, meaningfulness,!] insignificance,@ (the quality of having no value or significance; "he resented the meaninglessness of the tasks they assigned him") } { [ inanity, adj.all:stupid^inane,+ ] senselessness, [ mindlessness2, adj.all:unreasonable^mindless,+ adj.all:nonintellectual^mindless,+ adj.all:meaningless^mindless,+ adj.all:foolish^mindless,+ ] [ vacuity, adj.all:meaningless^vacuous,+ adj.all:foolish^vacuous,+ ] [ pointlessness, adj.all:worthless^pointless,+ ] meaninglessness,@ (total lack of meaning or ideas) } { [ purposelessness, adj.all:purposeless,+ purposefulness,!] [ aimlessness, adj.all:unsettled1^aimless,+ adj.all:purposeless^aimless,+ ] meaninglessness,@ (the quality of lacking any definite purpose) } { [ inconsequence, adj.all:unimportant^inconsequent,+ consequence,!] insignificance,@ (having no important effects or influence) } { [ right, verb.social:right,+ ] noun.cognition:abstraction,@ (an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away") } { access1, right,@ (the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)) } { advowson, right,@ noun.group:law,;c (the right in English law of presenting a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice) } { cabotage, right,@ (the exclusive right of a country to control the air traffic within its borders) } { [ claim2, verb.communication:claim3,+ verb.communication:claim2,+ ] title2, right,@ (an informal right to something; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame") } { due, right,@ (that which is deserved or owed; "give the devil his due") } { entree, access, accession, admission, [ admittance, verb.social:admit,+ ] right,@ (the right to enter) } { floor, right,@ (the parliamentary right to address an assembly; "the chairman granted him the floor") } { [ grant, verb.possession:grant,+ verb.possession:grant1,+ ] right,@ (a right or privilege that has been granted) } { authority2, [ authorization2, verb.communication:authorize,+ ] [ authorisation2, verb.communication:authorise,+ ] [ sanction, verb.social:sanction1,+ ] noun.communication:permission,@ (official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times") } { human_right, right,@ noun.group:law,;c ((law) any basic right or freedom to which all human beings are entitled and in whose exercise a government may not interfere (including rights to life and liberty as well as freedom of thought and expression and equality before the law)) } { legal_right, right,@ (a right based in law) } { compulsory_process, legal_right,@ (the right of a defendant to have a court use its subpoena power to compel the appearance of material witnesses before the court) } { conjugal_right, legal_right,@ (the right of married persons to the enjoyment of association and sympathy and confidence and domestic happiness and the comfort of living together and eating meals at the same table and profiting from joint property right and the intimacies of domestic relations) } { conjugal_visitation_right, conjugal_visitation, legal_right,@ (the legal right in a prison for the inmate and spouse to have sexual intercourse) } { [ preemption, verb.possession:preempt,+ ] pre-emption, right,@ (the right to purchase something in advance of others) } { preemption1, pre-emption1, legal_right,@ (the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)) } { prerogative, [ privilege, verb.social:privilege,+ ] perquisite, exclusive_right, right,@ (a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males") } { public_easement, easement,@ (any easement enjoyed by the public in general (as the public's right to use public streets)) } { easement, privilege,@ noun.group:law,;c ((law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land)) } { privilege_of_the_floor, prerogative,@ (the right to be admitted onto the floor of a legislative assembly while it is in session) } { privilege1, right,@ noun.group:law,;c ((law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship) } { attorney-client_privilege, privilege1,@ (the right of a lawyer to refuse to divulge confidential information from his client) } { informer's_privilege, privilege1,@ (the right of the government to refuse to reveal the identity of an informer) } { journalist's_privilege, privilege1,@ (the right of a journalist to refuse to divulge sources of confidential information) } { marital_communications_privilege, husband-wife_privilege, privilege1,@ (neither spouse can divulge confidential communications from the other while they were married) } { physician-patient_privilege, privilege1,@ (the right of a physician to refuse to divulge confidential information from a patient without the consent of the patient) } { priest-penitent_privilege, privilege1,@ (the right of a clergyman to refuse to divulge confidential information received from a person during confession or similar exchanges) } { door, entree,@ (anything providing a means of access (or escape); "we closed the door to Haitian immigrants"; "education is the door to success") } { open_door, door,@ (freedom of access; "he maintained an open door for all employees") } { [ title, adj.pert:titulary,+ adj.pert:titular3,+ verb.communication:title,+ ] claim1, legal_right,@ (an established or recognized right; "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim") } { [ entitlement, verb.social:entitle,+ ] claim1,@ noun.group:law,;c (right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits); "entitlements make up the major part of the federal budget") } { right_to_privacy, human_right,@ (right to be free of unsanctioned intrusion) } { right_to_life, human_right,@ (the right to live) } { right_to_liberty, human_right,@ (the right to be free) } { right_to_the_pursuit_of_happiness, human_right,@ (the right to try to find happiness) } { freedom_of_thought, human_right,@ (the right to hold unpopular ideas) } { equality_before_the_law, human_right,@ (the right to equal protection of the laws) } { civil_right, human_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality) } { [ civil_liberty, adj.all:liberal^civil-libertarian,+ ] civil_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (fundamental individual right protected by law and expressed as immunity from unwarranted governmental interference) } { habeas_corpus, civil_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (the civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment) } { freedom_of_religion, civil_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (a civil right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution) } { freedom_of_speech, civil_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (a civil right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution) } { freedom_of_the_press, civil_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (a right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution) } { freedom_of_assembly, civil_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (the right to peaceably assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances; guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution) } { freedom_to_bear_arms, civil_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (a right guaranteed by the 2nd amendment to the US Constitution) } { freedom_from_search_and_seizure, civil_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (a right guaranteed by the 4th amendment to the US Constitution) } { right_to_due_process, civil_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (a right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution; reaffirmed by the Fourteenth Amendment) } { freedom_from_self-incrimination, privilege_against_self_incrimination, civil_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (the civil right (guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions or otherwise give testimony against yourself) } { freedom_from_double_jeopardy, civil_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (a civil right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution) } { right_to_speedy_and_public_trial_by_jury, civil_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (a civil right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitution) } { right_to_an_attorney, civil_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (a civil right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitution) } { right_to_confront_accusors, civil_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (a right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitution) } { freedom_from_cruel_and_unusual_punishment, civil_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (a right guaranteed by the 8th amendment to the US Constitution) } { freedom_from_involuntary_servitude, civil_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (a civil right guaranteed by the 13th amendment to the US Constitution) } { equal_protection_of_the_laws, civil_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (a right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution and by the due-process clause of the Fifth Amendment) } { right_to_vote, [ vote, verb.social:vote13,+ ] [ suffrage, noun.person:suffragist,+ noun.person:suffragette,+ ] franchise,@ noun.group:law,;c (a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment; "American women got the vote in 1920") } { universal_suffrage, right_to_vote,@ (suffrage for all adults who are not disqualified by the laws of the country) } { freedom_from_discrimination, civil_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (immunity from discrimination on the basis of race or sex or nationality or religion or age; guaranteed by federal laws of the United States) } { equal_opportunity, civil_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (the right to equivalent opportunities for employment regardless of race or color or sex or national origin) } { eminent_domain, legal_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (the right of the state to take private property for public use; the Fifth Amendment that was added to the Constitution of the United States requires that just compensation be made) } { franchise, [ enfranchisement, verb.social:enfranchise,+ ] legal_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)) } { representation, right,@ (the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body) } { right_of_action, right,@ (the legal right to sue) } { right_of_search, right,@ (the right of a belligerent to stop neutral ships on the high seas in wartime and search them) } { right_of_way, right,@ (the right of one vehicle or vessel to take precedence over another) } { states'_rights, right,@ noun.communication:plural,;u (the rights conceded to the states by the United States constitution) } { voting_right, right,@ (the right to vote; especially the right of a common shareholder to vote in person or by proxy on the affairs of a company) } { water_right, riparian_right, right,@ (right of access to water) } { patent_right, legal_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (the right granted by a patent; especially the exclusive right to an invention) } { right_of_election, legal_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (in probate law: the legal right of a surviving spouse to elect to take either what the deceased spouse gave under the will or the share of the estate as set forth by statute) } { right_of_entry, legal_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (the legal right to take possession of real estate in a peaceable manner) } { right_of_re-entry, legal_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (the legal right to resume possession (a right that was reserved when a former possession was parted with)) } { right_of_offset, legal_right,@ noun.act:banking1,;c noun.group:law,;c ((banking) the legal right of a bank to seize deposited funds to cover a loan that is in default) } { right_of_privacy, legal_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (a legal right (not explicitly provided in the United States Constitution) to be left alone; the right to live life free from unwarranted publicity) } { right_of_way1, easement,@ (the privilege of someone to pass over land belonging to someone else) } { seat, legal_right,@ (the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body; "he was elected to a seat in the Senate") } { use3, [ enjoyment, verb.consumption:enjoy1,+ ] legal_right,@ noun.group:law,;c ((law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property; "we were given the use of his boat") } { [ usufruct, adj.pert:usufructuary,+ ] legal_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (a legal right to use and derive profit from property belonging to someone else provided that the property itself is not injured in any way) } { visitation_right, legal_right,@ noun.group:law,;c (the right granted by a court to a parent (or other relative) who is deprived of custody of a child to visit the child on a regular basis) } { [ power, powerlessness,!] [ powerfulness, adj.all:superhuman^powerful,+ adj.all:influential^powerful,+ adj.all:powerful,+ powerlessness,! ] quality,@ (possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade") } { [ preponderance2, adj.all:dominant1^preponderant,+ verb.stative:preponderate,+ ] power,@ (superiority in power or influence; "the preponderance of good over evil"; "the preponderance of wealth and power") } { [ puissance, adj.all:powerful^puissant,+ ] power,@ (power to influence or coerce; "the puissance of the labor vote") } { [ persuasiveness, adj.all:persuasive,+ unpersuasiveness,!] strength9, power,@ (the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty; "the strength of his argument settled the matter") } { convincingness, persuasiveness,@ (the power of argument or evidence to cause belief) } { [ irresistibility, adj.all:attractive1^irresistible,+ adj.all:irresistible,+ ] [ irresistibleness, adj.all:attractive1^irresistible,+ adj.all:irresistible,+ ] power,@ (the quality of being overpowering and impossible to resist) } { [ interest2, verb.stative:interest,+ verb.emotion:interest,+ ] [ interestingness, adj.all:interesting,+ uninterestingness,!] power,@ (the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room") } { [ newsworthiness, adj.all:interesting^newsworthy,+ ] news, interest2,@ (the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins; "the judge conceded the newsworthiness of the trial"; "he is no longer news in the fashion world") } { topicality, interest2,@ (the attribute of being of interest at the present time; "the library had to discard books that had lost their topicality") } { color3, colour3, [ vividness1, adj.all:realistic^vivid,+ adj.all:clear^vivid,+ ] interest2,@ (interest and variety and intensity; "the Puritan Period was lacking in color"; "the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness") } { [ shrillness1, adj.all:colorful^shrill,+ ] interest2,@ (the quality of being sharp or harsh to the senses; "the shrillness of her hair color") } { stranglehold, chokehold, throttlehold, power,@ (complete power over a person or situation; "corporations have a stranglehold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public") } { [ sway, verb.social:sway,+ verb.motion:sway,+ ] power,@ (controlling influence) } { [ influence, adj.all:influential,+ verb.communication:influence,+ verb.social:influence,+ ] power,@ (a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc; "used her parents' influence to get the job") } { dead_hand, dead_hand_of_the_past, mortmain, influence,@ (the oppressive influence of past events or decisions) } { [ force1, verb.contact:force5,+ verb.communication:force,+ verb.creation:force,+ verb.social:force,+ ] influence,@ (a powerful effect or influence; "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them") } { [ grip, verb.emotion:grip,+ ] grasp, influence,@ (an intellectual hold or understanding; "a good grip on French history"; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp") } { [ tentacle, adj.pert:tentacular,+ ] grip,@ (something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold; "caught in the tentacles of organized crime") } { [ pressure, verb.social:pressure1,+ verb.social:pressure,+ verb.communication:press,+ ] force1,@ (a force that compels; "the public brought pressure to bear on the government") } { duress, force1,@ (compulsory force or threat; "confessed under duress") } { heartbeat, force1,@ (an animating or vital unifying force; "New York is the commercial heartbeat of America") } { lifeblood, force1,@ (an essential or life-giving force; "water is the lifeblood of India") } { wheel, force1,@ (forces that provide energy and direction; "the wheels of government began to turn") } { [ repellent, adj.all:unpleasant^repellent,+ adj.all:nonabsorbent^repellent,+ ] repellant, power,@ (the power to repel; "she knew many repellents to his advances") } { [ hydrophobicity, adj.all:hydrophobic,+ ] property,@ (the property of being water-repellent; tending to repel and not absorb water) } { [ control, verb.social:control,+ ] power,@ (power to direct or determine; "under control") } { authority, authorization, authorisation, [ potency1, adj.all:powerful^potent,+ ] [ dominance, verb.social:dominate,+ ] say-so, control,@ (the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state") } { corporatism, control,@ (control of a state or organization by large interest groups; "individualism is in danger of being swamped by a kind of corporatism") } { [ hold, verb.cognition:hold4,+ ] control,@ (power by which something or someone is affected or dominated; "he has a hold over them") } { iron_fist, control,@ (rigorous or ruthless control; "she rules the office with an iron fist"; "it takes an iron fist to contain the dissenting factions") } { [ rein, verb.change:rein,+ ] control,@ (any means of control; "he took up the reins of government") } { carte_blanche, authority,@ (complete freedom or authority to act) } { [ command, verb.social:command,+ verb.communication:command1,+ ] authority,@ (the power or authority to command; "an admiral in command") } { imperium, authority,@ (supreme authority; absolute dominion) } { [ lordship, noun.person:lord1,+ ] authority,@ (the authority of a lord) } { muscle1, authority,@ (authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way); "the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign") } { sovereignty, authority,@ (the authority of a state to govern another state) } { legal_power, jurisdiction2, power,@ noun.group:law,;c ((law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district") } { disposal, power,@ (the power to use something or someone; "used all the resources at his disposal") } { free_will, [ discretion2, adj.all:arbitrary^discretionary,+ ] power,@ (the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies) } { [ veto, verb.social:veto,+ ] power,@ (the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature)) } { self-determination, free_will,@ (determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion) } { [ effectiveness, adj.all:efficacious^effective,+ adj.all:competent^effective,+ adj.all:effective,+ ineffectiveness,!] [ effectivity, adj.all:competent^effective,+ adj.all:effective,+ ] [ effectualness, adj.all:effectual2,+ ] [ effectuality, adj.all:effectual2,+ ] power,@ (power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect) } { [ incisiveness, adj.all:perceptive^incisive,+ ] [ trenchancy, adj.all:intelligent^trenchant,+ adj.all:clear^trenchant,+ ] effectiveness,@ (keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect) } { [ efficacy, adj.all:efficacious2,+ adj.all:efficacious,+ inefficacy,!] [ efficaciousness, adj.all:efficacious2,+ adj.all:efficacious,+ ] effectiveness,@ (capacity or power to produce a desired effect; "concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine") } { [ ability, adj.all:competent^able,+ adj.all:capable^able,+ adj.all:able,+ inability,!] quality,@ (the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment) } { form2, ability,@ (an ability to perform well; "he was at the top of his form"; "the team was off form last night") } { [ interoperability, adj.all:practical^interoperable,+ ] ability,@ noun.cognition:computer_science,;c ((computer science) the ability to exchange and use information (usually in a large heterogeneous network made up of several local area networks)) } { magical_ability, magical_power, ability,@ (an ability to perform magic) } { lycanthropy, magical_ability,@ noun.cognition:folklore,;c ((folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf) } { Midas_touch, ability,@ (an ability to make and manage large amounts of money) } { [ penetration1, verb.motion:penetrate6,+ ] ability,@ (the ability to make way into or through something; "the greater penetration of the new projectiles will result in greater injuries") } { physical_ability, ability,@ (the ability to perform some physical act; contrasting with mental ability) } { [ contractility, adj.all:contracted^contractile,+ ] ability,@ (the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter) } { [ astringency, adj.all:astringent,+ ] [ stypsis, adj.all:astringent^styptic,+ ] contractility,@ (the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids) } { [ voice1, verb.communication:voice1,+ ] physical_ability,@ (the ability to speak; "he lost his voice") } { lung-power, voice1,@ (the ability to speak loudly) } { [ capability, adj.all:capable,+ incapability,!] [ capableness, adj.all:competent^capable,+ adj.all:capable2,+ adj.all:capable,+ incapableness,!] ability,@ (the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his capability") } { [ defensibility, adj.all:invulnerable^defensible,+ ] capability,@ (capability of being defended; "they built their castles with an eye to their defensibility"; "client complaints create a felt need for the defensibility of individual actions") } { [ executability, adj.all:possible^executable,+ ] capability,@ (capability of being executed; "the job is executable for two million dollars"; "this contract is not executable") } { [ capacity, verb.communication:capacitate2,+ verb.change:capacitate,+ incapacity,!] capability,@ (capability to perform or produce; "among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism"; "limited runway capacity"; "a great capacity for growth") } { military_capability, military_strength, strength5, military_posture, posture2, capability,@ noun.group:military,;c (capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture") } { firepower, military_capability,@ noun.group:military,;c ((military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target) } { operating_capability, performance_capability, capability,@ (the capability of a technological system to perform as intended) } { overkill, capability,@ (the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required) } { envelope, operating_capability,@ (the maximum operating capability of a system (especially an aircraft); "test pilots try to push the envelope") } { [ powerlessness, adj.all:powerless,+ power,!] [ impotence, adj.all:impotent,+ ] [ impotency, adj.all:impotent,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble) } { [ helplessness, adj.all:powerless^helpless1,+ ] [ weakness1, adj.all:powerless^weak,+ ] [ impuissance, adj.all:impotent^impuissant,+ ] powerlessness,@ (powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains active") } { [ unpersuasiveness, adj.all:unconvincing^unpersuasive,+ persuasiveness,!] powerlessness,@ (inability to persuade) } { [ uninterestingness, adj.all:institutional^uninteresting,+ adj.all:uninteresting,+ interestingness,!] powerlessness,@ (inability to capture or hold one's interest) } { [ voicelessness, adj.all:voiceless,+ ] powerlessness,@ (having no voice in the management or control of affairs; "the voicelessness of those who live in situations of hopelessness") } { [ dullness2, adj.all:uninteresting^dull1,+ adj.all:dull3,+ ] uninterestingness,@ (the quality of lacking interestingness; "the stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees") } { [ boringness, adj.all:uninteresting^boring,+ ] [ dreariness, adj.all:dull3^dreary,+ adj.all:cheerless^dreary,+ ] [ insipidness1, adj.all:uninteresting^insipid,+ ] insipidity1, dullness2,@ (extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest) } { [ tediousness, adj.all:uninteresting^tedious,+ adj.all:prolix^tedious,+ ] [ tedium, adj.all:uninteresting^tedious,+ ] [ tiresomeness, adj.all:uninteresting^tiresome,+ ] dullness2,@ (dullness owing to length or slowness) } { drag, tediousness,@ noun.communication:colloquialism,;u (something tedious and boring; "peeling potatoes is a drag") } { [ jejunity1, adj.all:uninteresting^jejune,+ adj.all:immature2^jejune,+ ] [ jejuneness1, adj.all:uninteresting^jejune,+ ] [ tameness2, adj.all:unexciting^tame,+ ] [ vapidity, adj.all:unstimulating^vapid,+ ] [ vapidness, adj.all:unstimulating^vapid,+ ] dullness2,@ (the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated) } { [ ponderousness1, adj.all:uninteresting^ponderous,+ ] [ heaviness3, adj.all:dull3^heavy,+ ] uninterestingness,@ (an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency; "a book so serious that it sometimes subsided into ponderousness"; "his lectures tend to heaviness and repetition") } { [ inability, ability,!] [ unfitness1, adj.all:unfit1,+ ] quality,@ (lacking the power to perform) } { paper_tiger, powerlessness,@ (the nature of a person or organization that appears powerful but is actually powerless and ineffectual; "he reminded Mao that the paper tiger had nuclear teeth") } { [ incapability, adj.all:unsusceptible^incapable,+ adj.all:inadequate^incapable,+ adj.all:incapable2,+ adj.all:incapable,+ capability,!] [ incapableness, capableness,!] inability,@ (the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally) } { [ incapacity, capacity,!] incapability,@ (lack of physical or natural qualifications) } { [ ineffectiveness, adj.all:incompetent^ineffective,+ adj.all:impotent^ineffective,+ adj.all:ineffective,+ effectiveness,!] [ ineffectualness, adj.all:useless^ineffectual,+ adj.all:impotent^ineffectual,+ adj.all:ineffectual2,+ ] [ ineffectuality, adj.all:useless^ineffectual,+ adj.all:impotent^ineffectual,+ adj.all:ineffectual2,+ ] powerlessness,@ (lacking the power to be effective) } { [ inefficacy, efficacy,!] [ inefficaciousness, adj.all:inefficacious,+ ] ineffectiveness,@ (a lack of efficacy) } { romanticism1, [ romance, verb.communication:romance,+ ] quality,@ (an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)) } { stardust, romanticism1,@ (a dreamy romantic or sentimental quality) } { [ analyticity, adj.all:analytic3,+ ] property,@ (the property of being analytic) } { compositeness, property,@ (the property of being a composite number) } { primality, property,@ (the property of being a prime number) } { [ selectivity, adj.all:exclusive^selective,+ adj.all:discriminating^selective,+ ] property,@ (the property of being selective) } { [ domesticity, adj.all:tame1^domestic,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being domestic or domesticated; "a royal family living in unpretentious domesticity") } { [ infiniteness, adj.all:incalculable^infinite,+ adj.all:absolute^infinite,+ adj.all:infinite,+ finiteness,! ] infinitude, [ unboundedness, adj.all:infinite^unbounded,+ ] [ boundlessness, adj.all:infinite^boundless,+ ] [ limitlessness, adj.all:infinite^limitless,+ adj.all:immeasurable^limitless,+ adj.all:limitless4,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit) } { [ finiteness, adj.all:finite,+ infiniteness,! ] finitude, [ boundedness, adj.all:finite^bounded,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being finite) } { [ quantifiability, adj.all:quantitative^quantifiable,+ ] [ measurability, adj.all:measurable,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being measurable) } { ratability, quantifiability,@ (the quality of being capable of being rated or estimated) } { [ scalability, adj.all:scalable,+ ] quantifiability,@ (the quality of being scalable) } { [ solubility, adj.all:soluble1,+ insolubility,! ] quality,@ (the quality of being soluble and easily dissolved in liquid) } { [ insolubility, adj.all:insoluble1,+ solubility,! ] quality,@ (the quality of being insoluble and difficult to dissolve in liquid) } { stuff, quality,@ (unspecified qualities required to do or be something; "the stuff of heros"; "you don't have the stuff to be a United States Marine") } { [ comicality, adj.all:humorous^comical,+ ] humor,@ (the quality of being comical) } { hot_stuff, [ voluptuousness2, adj.all:sexy^voluptuous,+ ] quality,@ noun.communication:colloquialism,;u (the quality of being attractive and exciting (especially sexually exciting); "he thought she was really hot stuff") } { [ humor, adj.all:humorous,+ noun.person:humorist,+ ] [ humour, adj.all:humourous,+ noun.person:humourist,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being funny; "I fail to see the humor in it") } { pathos, [ poignancy, adj.all:moving1^poignant,+ ] quality,@ (a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation") } { tone3, quality,@ (the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author; "the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw"; "from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome") } { [ optimism, adj.all:positive1^optimistic,+ adj.all:optimistic,+ noun.person:optimist,+ pessimism,! ] disposition,@ (a general disposition to expect the best in all things) } { [ pessimism, adj.all:pessimistic,+ noun.person:pessimist,+ optimism,! ] disposition,@ (a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things) } { epicurism, disposition,@ (the disposition and habits of an epicure) } { gourmandism, disposition,@ (the disposition and habits of a gourmand) } { [ brachycephaly, adj.all:brachycephalic,+ ] brachycephalism, quality,@ (the quality of being brachycephalic) } { dolichocephaly, dolichocephalism, quality,@ (the quality of being dolichocephalic) } { [ relativity, adj.pert:relativistic1,+ adj.all:proportionate^relative,+ adj.all:relative,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being relative and having significance only in relation to something else) } { response, manner2,@ (the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals) } { [ responsiveness, adj.all:responsive,+ unresponsiveness,! ] quality,@ (the quality of being responsive; reacting quickly; as a quality of people, it involves responding with emotion to people and events) } { [ unresponsiveness, adj.all:cool2^unresponsive,+ adj.all:unresponsive,+ responsiveness,! ] [ deadness2, adj.all:insensitive2^dead,+ adj.all:insensitive1^dead,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events; "she began to recover from her numb unresponsiveness after the accident"; "in an instant all the deadness and withdrawal were wiped away") } { [ frigidity1, adj.all:unloving^frigid,+ ] [ frigidness1, adj.all:unloving^frigid,+ ] unresponsiveness,@ (sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse) } { [ resistance, adj.all:unsusceptible^resistant,+ ] unresponsiveness,@ noun.animal:bacteria,;c (the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)) } { subjectivism, quality,@ (the quality of being subjective) } { fair_use, use3,@ (the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties) } { fruition, use3,@ (enjoyment derived from use or possession) } { [ vascularity, adj.pert:vascular,+ ] property,@ (the property being vascular; "a prominent vascularity") } { extension1, property,@ noun.communication:dance,@ (the ability to raise the working leg high in the air; "the dancer was praised for her uncanny extension"; "good extension comes from a combination of training and native ability") } { snootiness, quality,@ (the quality of being snooty; "he disliked his neighbors' snootiness") } { [ totipotency, adj.pert:totipotent,+ ] [ totipotence, adj.pert:totipotent,+ ] ability,@ (the ability of a cell to give rise to unlike cells and so to develop a new organism or part; "animal cells lose their totipotency at an early stage in embryonic development") } { ulteriority, quality,@ (the quality of being ulterior; "their conversation was limited to ulteriorities"; "a terrible feeling of ulteriority"; "his stories were too susceptible to ulteriority") } { [ solvability, adj.all:soluble2^solvable,+ unsolvability,! ] [ solubility1, adj.all:soluble2,+ insolubility1,! ] property,@ (the property (of a problem or difficulty) that makes it possible to solve) } { [ unsolvability, solvability,! ] [ insolubility1, adj.all:hopeless^insoluble,+ adj.all:insoluble2,+ solubility1,! ] property,@ (the property (of a problem or difficulty) that makes it impossible to solve) } { memorability, quality,@ (the quality of being worth remembering; "continuous change results in lack of memorability"; "true memorability of phrase") } { [ woodiness, adj.all:wooded^woody,+ ] [ woodsiness, adj.all:wooded^woodsy1,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of abounding in trees) } { [ waxiness, adj.pert:waxy,+ ] quality,@ (the quality of being made of wax or covered with wax) }