N. unsubstantiality,
insubstantiality, nothingness,
nihility, no degree, no part, no quantity, no thing, nothing,
naught,
nil,
nullity, zero,
cipher, no one,
nobody, never a one, ne'er a one, no such thing, none in the world, nothing whatever, nothing at all, nothing on earth, not a particle, all talk,
moonshine, stuff and nonsense, matter of no importance, matter of no consequence, thing of naught, man of straw, john doe and richard roe, faggot voter, nominis umbra,
nonentity, flash in the pan, vox et praeterea nihil, shadow,
phantom, dream,
ignis fatuus, "such stuff as dreams are made of", air, thin air,
vapor,
bubble, "baseless fabric of a vision",
mockery, hollowness,
blank, void,
inanity, fool's paradise
Adj. unsubstantial, baseless, groundless, ungrounded, without foundation, having no foundation,
visionary, immaterial,
spectral,
dreamy,
shadowy,
ethereal,
airy, cloud built, cloud formed,
gossamery,
illusory, insubstantial, unreal,
vacant,
vacuous, empty,
eviscerated,
blank, hollow, nominal,
null,
inane Phr. there's nothing in it, "an ocean of dreams without a sound", 3, formal existence internal conditions
N. levity, lightness,
imponderability, # buoyancy,
volatility,
feather, dust,
mote, down,
thistle, down,
flue,
cobweb,
gossamer, straw, cork,
bubble,
balloon,
float,
buoy, ether, air,
leaven,
ferment,
barm,
yeast, lighter-than-air balloon, helium balloon, hydrogen balloon, hot air balloon,
convection, thermal draft,
thermal Adj. light,
subtile,
airy,
imponderous,
imponderable,
astatic, weightless,
ethereal,
sublimated,
gossamery,
suberose,
suberous, uncompressed, volatile,
buoyant, floating, portable, light as a feather, light as a thistle, light as air, lighter than air, rise like a balloon, float like a balloon, 1, solid matter
N. gaseity,
vaporousness,
flatulence, # flatulency,
volatility,
aeration,
aerification, elastic fluid, gas, air,
vapor, ether, steam, essence,
fume,
reek,
effluvium,
flatus, cloud, ammonia, ammoniacal gas, volatile alkali,
vacuum, partial vacuum,
pneumatics, pneumatostatics,
aerostatics,
aerodynamics, gasmeter,
gasometer,
air bladder, swimming bladder, sound (of a fish)
Air Roget’s Thesaurus §338 N. air, common air, atmospheric air, # atmosphere,
aerosphere, open air, sky,
welkin, blue sky, cloud, weather, climate, rise and fall of the barometer,
isobar,
aerology,
aerometry,
aeroscopy,
aeroscopy,
aerography,
meteorology,
climatology,
pneumatics, eudioscope,
baroscope,
aeroscope,
eudiometer,
barometer,
aerometer,
aneroid,
baroscope, weather gauge, weather glass, weather cock, exposure to the air, exposure to the weather,
ventilation,
aerostation,
aeronautics,
aeronaut Adv. in the open air, a la belle etoile, al fresco, sub jove dio
N. unimportance, insignificance, nothingness,
immateriality,
triviality,
levity,
frivolity,
paltriness, poverty, smallness, vanity, matter of indifference, no object, nothing, nothing to signify, nothing worth speaking of, nothing particular, nothing to boast of, nothing to speak of, small matter, no great matter, trifling matter, mere joke, mere nothing, hardly anything, scarcely anything,
nonentity, small beer,
cipher, no great shakes, peu de chose, child's play, kinderspiel,
toy,
plaything,
popgun, paper pellet,
gimcrack,
gewgaw,
bauble,
trinket,
bagatelle, rickshaw,
knickknack, whim-wham,
trifle, "trifles light as air", yankee notions,
trumpery,
trash,
rubbish, stuff, fatras,
frippery, "leather or prunello",
chaff,
drug, froth bubble smoke,
cobweb,
weed, refuse,
scum,
joke,
jest, snap of the fingers,
fudge,
fiddlestick, fiddlestick end, pack of nonsense, mere farce, straw, pin, fig,
button,
rush,
bulrush,
feather, halfpenny,
farthing, brass farthing,
doit,
peppercorn,
jot,
rap, pinch of snuff, old son, cent, mill,
picayune,
pistareen, red cent,
minutiae, details, minor details, small fry, dust in the balance, feather in the scale, drop in the ocean,
flea-bite,
molehill, nine days' wonder, ridiculus mus, flash in the pan, much ado about nothing
V. be unimportant, not matter, go for nothing, matter nothing, signify nothing, matter little, matter little or nothing, not matter a straw, make light of, catch at straws
Adj. unimportant, of little account, of small account, of no account, of little importance, of no importance, immaterial, unessential, nonessential, indifferent, subordinate,
mediocre, passable, fair, respectable,
tolerable,
commonplace, uneventful, mere, common, ordinary, inconsiderable,
so-so, insignificant,
inappreciable, trifling,
trivial, slight, slender, light,
flimsy,
frothy, idle,
puerile,
airy, shallow, weak, powerless,
frivolous, petty,
niggling,
piddling,
peddling,
fribble,
inane,
ridiculous,
farcical,
finical,
finikin,
fiddle-faddle, fingle- fangle,
namby-pamby,
wishy-washy, milk and water, poor,
paltry,
pitiful, contemptible,
sorry, mean,
meager,
shabby,
miserable,
wretched,
vile,
scrubby,
scrannel,
weedy,
niggardly,
scurvy,
putid,
beggarly, worthless, twopennyhalfpenny,
cheap,
trashy,
catchpenny,
gimcrack,
trumpery,
one-horse, not worth the pains, not worth while, not worth mentioning, not worth speaking of, not worth a thought, not worth a curse, not worth a straw, 1 beneath notice, unworthy of notice, beneath regard, unworthy of regard, beneath consideration, unworthy of consideration, de lana caprina, vain
Adv. slightly, rather, somewhat, pretty well, tolerably, for aught one cares
Int. no matter,
pish,
tush,
tut,
pshaw,
pugh,
pooh,
pooh-pooh,
fudge,
bosh,
humbug,
fiddlestick, fiddlestick end, fiddlededee, never mind, n'importe, what signifies it, what boots it, what of it, what of that, what matter, what's the odds, a fig for' stuff and nonsense, stuff, nonsense, phr, magno conatu magnas nugas, le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle, it matters not, it does not signify, it is of no consequence, it is of no importance, elephantus non capit murem, tempete dans un verre d'eau
N. cheerfulness,
geniality,
gayety, l'allegro,
cheer, good humor, spirits, high spirits, animal spirits, flow of spirits,
glee, high glee, light heart, sunshine of the mind, sunshine of the breast, gaiete de coeur, bon naturel,
liveliness, life,
alacrity,
vivacity,
animation,
allegresse,
jocundity,
joviality,
jollity,
levity,
jocularity,
mirth,
merriment,
hilarity,
exhilaration,
laughter,
merrymaking,
heyday,
rejoicing, marriage bell,
nepenthe, euphrosyne, sweet forgetfulness,
optimism, self complacency, hedonics, hedonism
V. be cheerful, have the mind at ease,
smile, put a good face upon, keep up one's spirits, view the bright side of the picture, view things en couleur de rose, ridentem dicere virum, cheer up, brighten up, light up, bear up,
chirp, take heart, cast away care, drive dull care away, perk up, keep a stiff upper lip,
rejoice,
carol,
chirrup,
lilt,
frisk, rollick, give a loose to mirth,
cheer,
enliven,
elate,
exhilarate,
gladden, inspirit,
animate, raise the spirits,
inspire, perk up, put in good humor, cheer the heart, rejoice the heart, delight
Adj. cheerful, happy, cheery,
cheerly, of good cheer,
smiling,
blithe, in spirits, in good spirits,
breezy,
bully,
chipper, in high spirits, in high feather, happy as the day is long, happy as a king, gay as a lark,
allegro,
debonair, light,
lightsome, light hearted,
buoyant, debonnaire, bright, free and easy,
airy,
janty,
jaunty,
canty,
hedonic,
riant,
sprightly,
sprightful,
spry, spirited, spiritful, lively,
animated,
vivacious, brisk as a bee, sparklinly as a thrush, jolly as a sandboy,
blithesome,
gleeful,
gleesome,
hilarious,
rattling,
winsome,
bonny,
hearty,
buxom, playful,
playsome, folatre, playful as a kitten,
tricksy,
frisky,
frolicsome,
gamesome,
jocose,
jocular,
waggish, mirth loving, laughter-loving,
mirthful,
rollicking,
elate,
elated,
exulting,
jubilant,
flushed,
rejoicing, cock-a- hoop,
cheering, inspiriting,
exhilarating,
cardiac,
cardiacal, pleasing,
palmy Int. never say die, come, cheer up,
hurrah,
&c. 838, "hence loathed melancholy!" begone dull care, away with melancholy, phr, "a merry heart goes all the day", "as merry as the day is long", ride si sapis
