N. {opp. 82} nonconformity, unconformity, disconformity, unconventionality,
informality,
abnormity,
abnormality,
anomaly,
anomalousness, exception, peculiarity, infraction of law, breach, of law, violation of law, violation of custom, violation of usage, infringement of law, infringement of custom, infringement of usage, teratism,
eccentricity, bizarrerie,
oddity, je ne sais quoi,
monster,
monstrosity,
rarity,
freak, freak of nature, weirdo, mutant,
rouser, snorter*, individuality,
idiosyncrasy, originality,
mannerism,
aberration,
irregularity, variety,
singularity,
exemption,
salvo,
nonconformist,
nondescript, character, original,
nonesuch, nonsuch,
monster,
prodigy,
wonder,
miracle,
curiosity,
flying fish, black sheep, black swan,
lusus naturae, rara avis, queer fish,
mongrel, random breed,
half-caste, half-blood,
half-breed,
metis,
crossbreed,
hybrid,
mule,
hinny,
mulatto, tertium quid,
hermaphrodite,
phoenix,
chimera,
hydra,
sphinx,
minotaur,
griffin,
griffon,
centaur, saggittary,
kraken,
cockatrice,
wyvern,
roc,
dragon,
sea serpent,
mermaid,
merman, merfolk,
unicorn,
cyclops, "men whose heads do grow beneath their shoulders",
teratology, fish out of water, neither one thing nor another, neither fish nor fowl, neither fish flesh nor fowl nor good red herring, one in a million, one in a way, one in a thousand, outcast, outlaw, off the beaten track,
oasis V. be uncomformable, abnormalize, leave the beaten track, leave the beaten path, infringe a law, infringe a habit, infringe a usage, infringe a custom, break a law, break a habit, break a usage, break a custom, violate a law, violate a habit, violate a usage, violate a custom, drive a coach and six through, stretch a point, have no business there, baffle all description, beggar all description
Adj. uncomformable, exceptional,
abnormal,
abnormous,
anomalous,
anomalistic, out of order, out of place, out of keeping, out of tune, out of one's element, irregular, arbitrary, teratogenic, lawless, informal,
aberrant,
stray, wandering,
wanton, peculiar, exclusive, unnatural,
eccentric,
egregious, out of the beaten track, off the beaten track, out of the common, out of the common run, beyond the pale of, out of the pale of, misplaced,
funny, unusual, unaccustomed, uncustomary,
unwonted, uncommon, rare, curious, odd, extraordinary, out of the ordinary, strange,
monstrous, wonderful, unexpected, unaccountable,
outre, out of the way, remarkable, noteworthy, queer,
quaint,
nondescript, none such,
sui generis, unfashionable,
fantastic,
grotesque,
bizarre,
outlandish,
exotic, tombe des nues,
preternatural,
denaturalized,
heterogeneous,
heteroclite,
amorphous,
mongrel,
amphibious,
epicene,
half blood,
hybrid,
androgynous,
androgynal,
asymmetric, adelomorphous,
bisexual,
hermaphrodite,
monoclinous, qualified, singular, unique, one-of-a-kind,
newfangled, novel, non-classical, original, unconventional, unheard of, unfamiliar, undescribed,
unprecedented, unparalleled, unexampled
Adv. unconformably, except, unless, save barring, beside, without, save and except, let alone, however, yet, but, once in a blue moon, once in a million years
Phr. never was seen the like, never was heard the like, never was known the like, i could hardly believe it, i saw it, but i didn't believe it, 1, number, in the abstract
Int. what on earth, what in the world, what the devil, holy cow, can you top that?, sacre bleu
N. inexpectation, non-expectation, false expectation, miscalculation, surprise, sudden burst,
thunderclap, blow,
shock, start, bolt out of the blue,
wonder, eye opener, unpleasant surprise, pleasant surprise
V. not expect, be taken by surprise, start,
miscalculate, not bargain for, come upon, fall upon, be unexpected, come unawares, turn up,
pop, drop from the clouds, come upon one, burst upon one, flash upon one, bounce upon one, steal upon one, creep upon one, come like a thunder clap, burst like a thunderclap, thunder bolt, take by surprise, catch by surprise, catch unawares, catch napping, yach, pounce upon, spring a mine upon, surprise,
startle, take aback,
electrify,
stun,
stagger, take away one's breath, throw off one's guard,
astonish, dumbfound
Adj. nonexpectant, surprised,
unwarned, unaware, off one's guard, inattentive 458, unexpected, unanticipated, unpredicted, unlooked for,
unforeseen, unhoped for, dropped from the clouds, beyond expectation, contrary to expectation, against expectation, against all expectation, out of one's reckoning, unheard of,
startling, surprising, sudden, unpredictable, unforeseeable (unknowable) 519
Adv. abruptly, unexpectedly, surprisingly,
plump,
pop, a l'improviste, unawares, without notice, without warning, without a "by your leave", like a thief in the night, like a thunderbolt, in an unguarded moment, suddenly
Phr. little did one think, little did one expect, nobody would ever suppose, nobody would ever think, nobody would ever expect, who would have thought? it beats the dutch|
Int. heydey, &c. (wonder) 870
N. unintelligibility,
incomprehensibility,
imperspicuity,
inconceivableness, vagueness, obscurity,
ambiguity, doubtful meaning, uncertainty,
perplexity,
spinosity, obscurum per obscurius,
mystification,
latency,
transcendentalism,
paradox,
oxymoron,
riddle,
enigma,
puzzle, diagnus vindice nodus, sealed book,
steganography,
freemasonry, pons asinorum, asses' bridge, high dutch, greek, hebrew,
jargon V. be unintelligible, require explanation, have a doubtful meaning, pass comprehension, render unintelligible,
conceal,
darken,
confuse,
perplex, not understand, lose, lose the clue, miss, not know what to make of, be able to make nothing of, give it up, not be able to account for, not be able to make either head or tail of, be at sea,
wonder, see through a glass darkly, not understand one another, play at cross purposes
Adj. unintelligible, unaccountable,
undecipherable, undiscoverable, unknowable,
unfathomable,
incognizable,
inexplicable,
inscrutable,
inapprehensible,
incomprehensible,
insolvable, insoluble,
impenetrable,
illegible, as greek to one, unexplained,
paradoxical,
enigmatic,
enigmatical, puzzling (secret) 533,
indecipherable, obscure, dark,
muddy, clear as mud, seen through a mist,
dim,
nebulous, shrouded in mystery,
opaque, dense,
undiscernible,
misty, hidden,
latent, indefinite,
garbled,
perplexed, undetermined, vague, loose,
ambiguous,
mysterious,
mystic,
mystical,
acroamatic,
acroamatical,
metempirical,
transcendental,
occult,
recondite,
abstruse,
crabbed, inconceivable,
inconceptible, searchless, above comprehension, beyond comprehension, past comprehension, beyond one's depth, unconceived, inexpressible,
undefinable,
incommunicable, unpredictable,
unforeseeable Phr. it's greek to me
N. wonder,
marvel,
astonishment,
amazement, wonderment,
bewilderment,
amazedness, admiration,
awe,
stupor,
stupefaction, stound|,
fascination, sensation, surprise 8, note of admiration,
thaumaturgy V. wonder,
marvel,
admire, be surprised, start,
stare, open one's eyes, rub one's eyes, turn up one's eyes, gloar|,
gape, open one's mouth, hold one's breath, look aghast, stand aghast, stand agog, look blank, tombe des nues, not believe one's eyes, not believe one's ears, not believe one's senses, not be able to account for, not know whether one stands on one's head or one's heels, surprise,
astonish,
amaze,
astound,
dumfound,
dumfounder,
startle,
dazzle,
daze, strike, strike with wonder, strike with awe,
electrify,
stun,
stupefy,
petrify,
confound,
bewilder,
flabbergast,
stagger, throw on one's beam ends,
fascinate, turn the head, take away one's breath, strike dumb, make one's hair stand on end, make one's tongue cleave to the roof of one's mouth, make one stare, take by surprise, be wonderful, beggar description, beggar the imagination, baffle description, stagger belief
Adj. surprised,
aghast, all agog, breathless,
agape, open- mouthed,
awestruck,
thunderstruck,
moonstruck,
planet-struck,
spellbound, lost in amazement, lost in wonder, lost in astonishment, struck all of a heap, unable to believe one's senses, like a duck ion thunder, wonderful,
wondrous, surprising, unexpected, unheard of,
mysterious,
miraculous, indescribable, inexpressible,
inaffable, unutterable, unspeakable,
monstrous,
prodigious,
stupendous,
marvelous, inconceivable,
incredible, inimaginable, unimaginable, strange, passing strange, striking,
overwhelming,
wonder-working Adv. wonderfully,
&c. adj,
fearfully, for a wonder, in the name of wonder, strange to say, mirabile dictu, mirabile visu, to one's great surprise, with wonder, with gaping mouth, with open eyes, with upturned eyes
Int. lo, lo and behold, o,
heyday,
halloo, what, indeed, really, surely,
humph,
hem, good lack, good heavens, good gracious, ye gods, good lord, good grief, holy cow, my word, holy shit,
[vulg.], gad so,
welladay, dear me, only think,
lackadaisy, my stars, my goodness, gracious goodness, goodness gracious, mercy on us, heavens and earth, god bless me, bless us, bless my heart, odzookens, o gemini, adzooks,
hoity-toity, strong, heaven save the mark, bless the mark, can such things be,
zounds,
'sdeath, what on earth, what in the world, who would have thought it,
&c. (inexpectation) 508[obs3], you don't say so, you're kidding, no kidding? what do you say to that, nous verrons, how now, where am i? phr, vox faucibus haesit, one's hair standing on end
N. prodigy, phenomenon,
wonder, wonderment,
marvel,
miracle,
monster,
curiosity, lion, sight,
spectacle, jeu de theatre, coup de theatre,
gazingstock, sign, st. elmo's fire, st. elmo's light,
portent, bursting of a shell, bursting of a bomb, volcanic eruption, peal of thunder,
thunder-clap, thunder-bolt, what no words can paint, wonders of the world, annus mirabilis, dignus vindice nodus
Phr. natura il fece e poi roppe la stampa, 5, extrinsic affections
