N. knowledge,
cognizance,
cognition, cognoscence|, acquaintance, experience,
ken,
privity, insight,
familiarity,
comprehension,
apprehension, recognition,
appreciation,
intuition, conscience, consciousness, perception,
precognition, acroamatics|, light,
enlightenment,
glimpse,
inkling,
glimmer,
glimmering,
dawn,
scent, suspicion, impression, discovery, system of knowledge, body of knowledge, science, philosophy,
pansophy, acroama|, theory,
aetiology,
etiology, circle of the sciences,
pandect, doctrine, body of doctrine,
cyclopedia,
encyclopedia, school, tree of knowledge, republic of letters,
erudition, learning,
lore,
scholarship, reading, letters, literature, book madness, book learning,
bookishness,
bibliomania,
bibliolatry, information, general information, store of knowledge &c, education, culture, menticulture, attainments, acquirements, acquisitions, accomplishments,
proficiency, practical knowledge, liberal education,
dilettantism, rudiments, deep knowledge, profound knowledge, solid knowledge, accurate knowledge, acroatic knowledge, acroamatic knowledge, vast knowledge, extensive knowledge, encyclopedic knowledge, encyclopedic learning,
omniscience,
pantology, march of intellect, progress of science, advance of science, advance of learning, schoolmaster abroad, scholar
V. know,
ken,
scan,
wot, wot aware, be aware, - of,
ween,
weet,
trow, have, possess, conceive,
apprehend,
comprehend, take,
realize, understand, savvy*,
appreciate,
fathom, make out, recognize,
discern, perceive, see, get a sight-of, experience, know full well, have some knowledge of, possess some knowledge of, be au courant, have in one's head, have at one' fingers ends, know by heart, know by rote, be master of, connaitre le dessous des cartes, know what's what, see one's way, discover, come to one's knowledge
Adj. knowing,
cognitive,
acroamatic, aware of, cognizant of, conscious of, acquainted with, made acquainted with, privy to, no stranger to, au -fait, au courant, in the secret, up to, alive to, behind the scenes, behind the curtain, let into, apprized of, informed of,
undeceived, proficient with, versed with, read with, forward with, strong with, at home in, conversant with, familiar with,
erudite,
instructed,
leaned, lettered, educated, well conned, well informed, well read, well grounded, well educated,
enlightened,
shrewd,
savant, blue,
bookish,
scholastic, solid, profound,
deep-read, book- learned, accomplished,
omniscient,
self-taught, known, ascertained,
well-known, recognized, received,
notorious, noted,
proverbial, familiar, familiar as household words, familiar to every schoolboy,
hackneyed,
trite,
trivial,
commonplace,
cognoscible,
cognizable Adv. to one's knowledge, to the best of one's knowledge
Phr. one's eyes being opened, ompredre tout c'est tout pardonner, empta dolore docet experientia, γνῶθι σεαυτόν, "half our knowledge we must snatch not take", jahre lehren mehr als bucher, "knowledge comes but wisdom lingers", "knowledge is power", les affaires font les hommes, nec scire fas est omnia, "the amassed thought and experience of innumerable minds", was ich nicht weiss macht mich nicht heiss
N. {ant. 526} manifestation, plainness, plain speaking, expression, showing, exposition, demonstration, exhibition, production, display, show, showing off, premonstration|, exhibit, indication,
publicity,
disclosure, openness, (artlessness) 703, panchement, evidence
V. make manifest, render manifest, bring forth, bring forward, bring to the front, bring into view, give notice, express, represent, set forth, exhibit, show, show up,
expose, produce, hold up to view, expose to view, set before one, place before one, lay before one, one's eyes, tell to one's face, trot out, put through one's paces, bring to light, display,
demonstrate, unroll, lay open, draw out, bring out, bring out in strong relief, call into notice, bring into notice, hold up the mirror, wear one's heart upon his sleeve, show one's face, show one's colors, manifest oneself, speak out, make no mystery, make no secret of, unfurl the flag,
proclaim, indicate, disclose,
elicit, be manifest, appear,
transpire, speak for itself, stand to reason, stare one in the face, rear its head, give token, give sign, give indication of, tell its own tale
Adj. manifest, apparent,
salient, striking,
demonstrative, prominent, in the foreground, notable, pronounced,
flagrant,
notorious,
arrant, stark staring, unshaded,
glaring, defined, definite, distinct, conspicuous, obvious, evident, unmistakable,
indubitable, not to be mistaken,
palpable,
self-evident,
autoptical, intelligible, plain, clear, clear as day, clear as daylight, clear as noonday, plain as a pike staff, plain as the sun at noon-day, plain as the nose on one's face, plain as the way to parish church,
explicit,
overt, patent, express,
ostensible, open, open as day, naked, bare,
literal,
downright,
undisguised,
exoteric, unreserved,
frank,
plain-spoken, candid (veracious) 543,
barefaced, manifested, disclosed, capable of being shown, producible,
inconcealable, unconcealable, no secret
Adv. manifestly, openly, before one's eyes, under one's nose, to one's face, face to face, above board, cartes sur table, on the stage, in open court, in the open streets, in market overt, in the face of day, face of heaven, in broad daylight, in open daylight, without reserve, at first blush,
prima facie, on the face of, in set terms
Phr. cela saute aux yeux, he that runs may read, you can see it with half an eye, it needs no ghost to tell us, the meaning lies on the surface, cela va sans dire, res ipsa loquitur, "clothing the palpable and familiar", fari quae sentiat, volto sciolto i pensieri stretti, "you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows"
N. publication, public announcement,
promulgation,
propagation,
proclamation, pronunziamento, circulation,
indiction, edition, hue and cry,
publicity,
notoriety, currency,
flagrancy, cry,
bruit, hype, vox populi, report, the press, public press,
newspaper, journal,
gazette, daily,
telegraphy,
publisher, imprint, circular, circular letter,
manifesto,
advertisement, ad,
placard, bill, affiche,
broadside, poster, notice
V. publish, make public, make known, speak of, talk of,
broach, utter, put forward,
circulate,
propagate,
promulgate, spread, spread abroad,
rumor,
diffuse,
disseminate, evulugate, put forth, give forth, send forth,
emit,
edit, get out, issue, bring before the public, lay before the public, drag before the public, give out, give to the world, put about, bandy about, hawk about, buzz about, whisper about, bruit about, blaze about, drag into the open day, voice,
proclaim,
herald,
blazon, blaze abroad, noise abroad, sound a trumpet, trumpet forth, thunder forth, give tongue, announce with beat of drum, announce with flourish of trumpets, proclaim from the housetops, proclaim at charing cross,
advertise,
placard, post, post up afficher, publish in the gazette, send round the crier, raise a cry, raise a hue and cry, raise a report, set news afloat, be published &c, be public, become public, come out, go about, fly about, buzz about, blow about, get about, get abroad, get afloat, get wind, find vent, see the light, go forth, take air, acquire currency, pass current, go the rounds, go the round of the newspapers, go through the length and breadth of the land, virum volitare per ora, pass from mouth to mouth, spread, run like wildfire, spread like wildfire
Adj. published, current, in circulation, public,
notorious,
flagrant,
arrant, open,
trumpet-tongued,
encyclical,
encyclic, promulgatory,
exoteric Adv. publicly, in open court, with open doors
Int. oyez, o yes, notice, phr, notice is hereby given, this is to give, these are to give notice, nomina stultorum parietibus haerent, semel emissum volat irrevocabile verbum
N. distinction, mark, name, figure,
repute, reputation, good repute, high repute, note,
notability,
notoriety,
eclat, "the bubble reputation",
vogue,
celebrity, fame, famousness,
renown, popularity, aura popularis,
approbation, credit, succes d'estime,
prestige, talk of the town, name to conjure with, glory, honor,
luster, illustriousness, account, regard, respect, reputableness,
respectability, good name, good report, fair name, dignity,
stateliness,
solemnity,
grandeur,
splendor, nobility, majesty,
sublimity, rank, standing, brevet rank,
precedence,
pas, station, place, status, position, position in society, order, degree,
baccalaureate, locus standi,
caste, condition, greatness, eminence, height, importance, preeminence,
supereminence, high mightiness,
primacy, top of the ladder, top of the tree, elevation,
ascent, superaltation,
exaltation,
dignification,
aggrandizement,
dedication,
consecration,
enthronement,
canonization,
celebration, enshrinement,
glorification, hero, man of mark, great card,
celebrity, worthy, lion, rara avis,
notability,
somebody,
classman, man of rank, pillar of the state, pillar of the church, pillar of the community, chief, first fiddle,
cynosure, mirror, flower,
pink,
pearl,
paragon, choice and master spirits of the age,
elite, star, sun,
constellation,
galaxy, ornament, honor, feather in one's cap,
halo,
aureole,
nimbus, halo of glory, blaze of glory, blushing honors, laurels, memory, posthumous fame, niche in the temple of fame, immortality, immortal name, magni nominis umbra
V. be conscious of glory, be proud of,
exult, be vain of, be distinguished,
shine, shine forth, figure, cut a figure, make a dash, make a splash, rival,
surpass,
outshine, outrival,
outvie, outjump,
emulate,
eclipse, throw into the shade, cast into the shade, overshadow, live,
flourish,
glitter,
flaunt, gain honor, acquire honor, play first fiddle, bear the palm, bear the bell, lead the way, take precedence, take the wall of, gain laurels, win laurels, gain spurs, gain golden opinions, take one's degree, pass one's examination, make a noise, make some noise, make a noise in the world, leave one's mark, exalt one's horn, blow one's horn, star it, have a run, be run after, come into vogue, come to the front, raise one's head,
enthrone,
signalize,
immortalize,
deify, exalt to the skies, hand one's name down to posterity,
consecrate, dedicate to, devote to,
enshrine,
inscribe,
blazon,
lionize, blow the trumpet, crown with laurel, confer honor on, reflect honor on, shed a luster on, redound to one's honor,
ennoble, give honor to, do honor to, pay honor to, render honor to, honor,
accredit, pay regard to,
dignify,
glorify, sing praises to, lock up to,
exalt,
aggrandize,
elevate,
nobilitate Adj. distinguished, distingue, noted, of note, honored, popular, fashionable, in good odor in, favor, in high favor, reputable, respectable, creditable, remarkable, notable,
notorious, celebrated,
renowned, ion every one's mouth, talked of, famous, famed,
far-famed, conspicuous, to the front, foremost, in the front rank, in the ascendant, imperishable, deathless,
immortal, never fading, aere perennius, time honored, illustrious, glorious, splendid, brilliant,
radiant, bright,
full-blown,
honorific, eminent, prominent, high, in the zenith, at the head of, at the top of the tree,
peerless, of the first water, superior,
supereminent, preeminent, great,
dignified, proud, noble, honorable, worshipful, lordly, grand, stately, august, princely, imposing, solemn,
transcendent,
majestic, sacred,
sublime,
heaven-born, heroic, sans peur et sans reproche,
sacrosanct Phr. one's name being in every mouth, one's name living for ever, sic itur ad astra, fama volat, aut caesar aut nullus, not to know him argues oneself unknown, none but himself could be his parallel, palmam qui meruit ferat, "above all greek above all roman fame", - cineri gloria sera est, "great is the glory for the strife is hard", honor virtutis praemium, immensum gloria calcar habet, "the glory dies not and the grief is past", vivit post funera virtus
N. disrepute, discredit, ill repute, bad repute, bad name, bad odor, bad favor, ill name, ill odor, ill favor,
disapprobation, ingloriousness,
derogation,
abasement,
debasement,
abjectness,
degradation,
dedecoration, a long farewell to all my greatness,
odium,
obloquy,
opprobrium,
ignominy, dishonor, disgrace, shame,
humiliation,
scandal, baseness,
vileness,
turpitude,
infamy,
tarnish,
taint,
defilement,
pollution,
stain,
blot, spot,
blur,
stigma,
brand, reproach,
imputation,
slur, crying shame, burning shame,
scandalum magnatum, badge of infamy, blot in one's escutcheon, bend sinister, bar sinister, champain, point champain, byword of reproach, ichabod, argumentum ad verecundiam, sense of shame
V. be inglorious, incur disgrace, have a bad name, earn a bad name, put a halter round one's neck, wear a halter round one's neck, disgrace oneself, expose oneself, play second fiddle, lose caste, pale one's ineffectual fire, recede into the shade, fall from one's high estate, keep in the background, be conscious of disgrace, look blue, look foolish, look like a fool, cut a poor figure, cut a sorry figure, laugh on the wrong side of the mouth, make a sorry face, go away with a flea in, one's ear, slink away, cause shame, shame, disgrace, put to shame, dishonor, throw dishonor upon, cast dishonor upon, fling dishonor upon, reflect dishonor upon, be a reproach, to, derogate from,
tarnish,
stain, blot sully,
taint, discredit,
degrade,
debase,
defile,
beggar,
expel, impute shame to,
brand, post,
stigmatize,
vilify,
defame,
slur, cast a slur upon, hold up to shame, send to coventry, tread under foot, trample under foot, show up, drag through the mire, heap dirt upon,
reprehend, bring low, put down,
snub, take down a peg, take down a peg lower, take down a peg or two, obscure,
eclipse,
outshine, take the shine out of, throw into the shade, cast into the shade, overshadow, leave in the background, put in the background, push into a corner, put one's nose out of joint, put out, put out of countenance,
upset, throw off one's center,
discompose,
disconcert, put to the blush
Adj. disgraced, blown upon, "shorn of its beams", shorn of one's glory, overcome,
downtrodden, loaded with shame, in bad repute, out of repute, out of favor, out of fashion, out of countenance, at a discount, under a cloud, under an eclipse, unable to show one's face, in the shade, in the background, out at elbows, down at the elbows, down in the world, inglorious, nameless,
renownless, obscure, unknown to fame, unnoticed, unnoted, unhonored,
unglorified, shameful, disgraceful, discreditable,
disreputable,
despicable, questionable, unbecoming, unworthy,
derogatory,
degrading,
humiliating, infra dignitatem,
dedecorous,
scandalous, infamous, too bad, unmentionable,
ribald,
opprobrious,
errant,
shocking,
outrageous,
notorious,
ignominious,
scrubby,
dirty,
abject,
vile,
beggarly,
pitiful, low, mean, shabby base
Adv. to one's shame be it spoken
Int. fie, shame, for shame, proh pudor, o tempora, o mores, ough, sic transit gloria mundi