V. render simple,
simplify,
sift,
winnow,
bolt,
eliminate,
exclude, get rid of,
clear,
purify,
disentangle Adj. simple, uniform, of a piece, homogeneous, single, pure, sheer,
neat, unmixed, unmingled,
unblended, uncombined, uncompounded, elementary, undecomposed,
unadulterated,
unsophisticated,
unalloyed,
untinged, unfortified, pur et simple, incomplex, free from, exempt from, exclusive
Adv. simple, only
N. melody,
rhythm, measure,
rhyme, pitch,
timbre,
intonation, tone, scale,
gamut,
diapason, diatonic chromatic scale, enharmonic scale, key,
clef, chords,
modulation,
temperament,
syncope,
syncopation, preparation, suspension, resolution, staff,
stave, line, space,
brace, bar, rest, appoggiato,
appoggiatura,
acciaccatura, note, musical note, notes of a scale, sharp, flat, natural, high note, low note, interval,
semitone, second, third, fourth &c,
diatessaron,
breve,
semibreve,
minim,
crotchet,
quaver,
semiquaver,
demisemiquaver, hemidemisemiquaver, sustained note,
drone, burden,
tonic, key note, leading note, fundamental note,
supertonic,
mediant, dominant,
submediant,
subdominant,
octave,
tetrachord, major key, minor key, major scale, minor scale, major mode, minor mode, passage, phrase,
concord, harmony, emmeleia,
unison,
unisonance,
chime,
homophony,
euphony,
euphonism,
tonality,
consonance, consent, part, harmony,
harmonics, thorough-bass, fundamental- bass,
counterpoint,
faburden, piece of music,
composer,
harmonist, contrapuntist (musician) 416
Adj. harmonious,
harmonical, in concord, in tune, in concert,
unisonant,
concentual,
symphonizing,
isotonic,
homophonous,
assonant,
ariose,
consonant, measured,
rhythmical,
diatonic,
chromatic,
enharmonic,
melodious, musical,
melic,
tuneful,
tunable, sweet,
dulcet,
canorous,
mellow,
mellifluous, soft,
clear, clear as a bell,
silvery,
euphonious,
euphonic,
euphonical,
symphonious,
enchanting, fine-toned, full-toned, silver-toned
Phr. "the hidden soul of harmony"
Light Roget’s Thesaurus §420 N. light, ray, beam, stream,
gleam,
streak, pencil,
sunbeam,
moonbeam,
aurora, day,
sunshine, light of day, light of heaven,
moonlight,
starlight, sun light,
daylight, broad daylight, noontide light,
noontide,
noonday, noonday sun,
glow,
glimmering,
glint, play of light, flood of light,
phosphorescence, lambent flame,
flush,
halo, glory,
nimbus,
aureola,
spark,
scintilla, facula,
sparkling, emication|,
scintillation,
flash,
blaze,
coruscation,
fulguration, flame,
lightning,
levin,
ignis fatuus,
&c. (luminary) 423,
luster,
sheen,
shimmer, reflexion,
reflection,
gloss,
tinsel,
spangle, brightness,
brilliancy,
splendor,
effulgence,
refulgence,
fulgor,
fulgidity,
dazzlement,
resplendence,
transplendency, luminousness,
luminosity,
lucidity, renitency|,
nitency,
radiance,
radiation,
irradiation,
illumination, actinic rays,
actinism, roentgen-ray, xray,
photography,
heliography,
photometer,
optics,
photology,
photometry,
dioptrics,
catoptrics,
chiaroscuro, clairobscur, clear obscure, breadth, light and shade, black and white,
tonality,
reflection, refraction,
dispersion, refractivity
V. shine,
glow,
glitter,
glister,
glisten,
twinkle,
gleam,
flare, flare up,
glare, beam,
shimmer,
glimmer,
flicker,
sparkle,
scintillate,
coruscate,
flash,
blaze, be bright, reflect light,
daze,
dazzle,
bedazzle,
radiate, shoot out beams,
fulgurate, clear up,
brighten,
lighten,
enlighten,
levin, light, light up,
irradiate, shine upon, give out a light, hang out a light, cast light upon, cast light in, throw light upon, throw light in, shed light upon, shed luster upon,
illume,
illumine,
illuminate,
relume, strike a light,
kindle Adj. shining, luminous,
luminiferous,
lucid,
lucent,
luculent,
lucific,
luciferous, light,
lightsome, bright, vivid,
splendent,
nitid,
lustrous,
shiny,
beamy,
scintillant,
radiant,
lambent,
sheen,
sheeny,
glossy,
burnished,
glassy,
sunny,
orient, meridian,
noonday, tide, cloudless,
clear, unclouded, unobscured,
gairish,
garish,
resplendent,
transplendent,
refulgent,
effulgent,
fulgid,
fulgent,
relucent, splendid,
blazing, in a blaze,
ablaze,
rutilant,
meteoric,
phosphorescent,
aglow, bright as silver, light as day, bright as day, light as noonday, bright as noonday, bright as the sun at noonday,
actinic,
photogenic,
graphic,
heliographic, heliophagous
Phr. "a day for gods to stoop and men to soar", "dark with excessive bright"
N. visibility,
perceptibility, conspicuousness, distinctness,
conspicuity, conspicuousness, appearance, bassetting, exposure,
manifestation, ocular proof, ocular evidence, ocular demonstration, field of view, periscopism
V. be become visible, appear, open to the view, meet the eye, catch the eye,
basset, present itself, show manifest itself, produce itself, discover itself, reveal itself, expose itself, betray itself, stand forth, stand out,
materialize, show, arise, peep out, peer out, crop out, start up, spring up, show up, turn up, crop up,
glimmer,
loom,
glare, burst forth, burst upon the view, burst upon the sight, heave in sight, come in sight, come into view, come out, come forth, come forward, see the light of day, break through the clouds, make its appearance, show its face, appear to one's eyes, come upon the stage, float before the eyes, speak for itself, attract the attention, reappear, live in a glass house, expose to view
Adj. visible,
perceptible, perceivable,
discernible, apparent, in view, in full view, in sight, exposed to view, en evidence, unclouded, unobscured, in the foreground, obvious, plain,
clear, distinct, definite, well defined, well marked, in focus, recognizable,
palpable,
autoptical,
glaring, staring, conspicuous,
stereoscopic, in bold, in strong relief,
periscopic,
panoramic, before one's eyes, under one's eyes, before one, vue d'oeil, in one's eye, oculis subjecta fidelibus
Adv. visibly, in sight of, before one's eyes, veluti in speculum
N. certainty, necessity,
certitude,
surety, assurance, dead certainty, moral certainty,
infallibleness,
infallibility, reliability,
indubitableness, inevitableness, unquestionableness, gospel, scripture, church, pope, court of final appeal, res judicata, ultimatum positiveness,
dogmatism,
dogmatist,
dogmatizer,
doctrinaire,
bigot,
opinionist, sir oracle, ipse dixit, fact, positive fact, matter of fact, fait accompli
V. be certain, stand to reason, render certain, insure,
ensure,
assure,
clinch, make sure, determine, decide, set at rest, "make assurance double sure", know,
dogmatize, lay down the law
Adj. certain, sure,
assured, solid, well-founded, unqualified, absolute, positive,
determinate, definite,
clear,
unequivocal,
categorical, unmistakable, decisive, decided, ascertained, inevitable, unavoidable, avoidless,
ineluctable,
unerring, infallible, unchangeable, to be depended on,
trustworthy, reliable, bound,
unimpeachable,
undeniable, unquestionable, indisputable, incontestable,
incontrovertible,
indubitable,
irrefutable,
conclusive, without power of appeal,
indubious, without doubt, beyond a doubt, without a shade or shadow of doubt, without question, beyond question, past dispute, clear as day, beyond all question, beyond all dispute, undoubted, uncontested, unquestioned, undisputed, questionless, doubtless,
authoritative, authentic, official, sure as fate, sure as death and taxes, sure as a gun, evident,
self-evident,
axiomatic,
clear, clear as day, clear as the sun at noonday
Adv. certainly, for certain,
certes, sure, no doubt, doubtless, and no mistake, flagrante delicto, sure enough, to be sure, of course, as a matter of course, a coup sur, to a certainty, in truth, at any rate, at all events, without fail, coute que coute, coute qu'il coute, whatever may happen, if the worst come to the worst, come what may, happen what may, come what will, sink or swim, rain or shine
Phr. cela va sans dire, there is -no question, - not a shadow of doubt, the die is cast, "facts are stubborn things"
N. intelligibility, clearness,
explicitness,
lucidity,
comprehensibility,
perspicuity,
legibility, plain speaking, precision, θωνᾶντα συνετοῖσι, a word to the wise
V. be intelligible, speak for itself, speak volumes, tell its own tale, lie on the surface, render intelligible,
popularize,
simplify, clear up,
elucidate, understand,
comprehend, take, take in, catch,
grasp, follow, collect, master, make out, see with half an eye, see daylight, see one's way, enter into the ideas of, come to an understanding
Adj. intelligible,
clear, clear as day, clear as noonday,
lucid,
perspicuous,
transpicuous, luminous, transparent, easily understood, easy to understand, for the million, intelligible to the meanest capacity,
popularized, plain, distinct,
explicit, positive, definite,
graphic, expressive, illustrative,
unambiguous,
unequivocal, unmistakable, unconfused, legible, recognizable, obvious
Adv. in plain terms, in plain words, in plain english
Phr. he that runs may read
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. facility, ease,
easiness,
capability,
feasibility,
flexibility,
pliancy, smoothness, plain sailing, smooth sailing, straight sailing, mere child's play, holiday task,
cinch, smooth water, fair wind, smooth royal road, clear coast, clear stage, tabula rasa, full play,
disencumbrance,
disentanglement, deoppilation|, permission, simplicity, lack of complication
V. be easy, go on smoothly, run smoothly, have full play, go on all fours, run on all fours, obey the helm, work well, flow with the stream, swim with the stream, drift with the stream, go with the stream, flow with the tide, drift with the tide, see one's way, have all one's own way, have the game in one's own hands, walk over the course, win at a canter, make light of, make nothing of, make no bones of, be at home in, make it look easy, do it with one's eyes closed, do it in one's sleep, render easy,
facilitate, smooth, ease,
popularize,
lighten, lighten the labor, free,
clear,
disencumber,
disembarrass,
disentangle,
disengage,
deobstruct,
unclog,
extricate,
unravel, untie the knot, cut the knot, disburden, unload,
exonerate,
emancipate, free from, deoppilate|,
humor,
lubricate,
relieve, leave a hole to creep out of, leave a loophole, leave the matter open, give the reins to, give full play, give full swing, make way for, open the door to, open the way, prepare the ground, smooth the ground, clear the ground, open the way, open the path, open the road, pave the way, bridge over, permit
Adj. easy,
facile,
feasible, easily managed, easily accomplished, within reach, accessible, easy of access, for the million, open to,
manageable,
wieldy, towardly, tractable,
submissive, yielding,
ductile,
suant,
pliant,
glib,
slippery, smooth, on friction wheels, on velvet,
unembarrassed, disburdened, unburdened,
disencumbered,
unencumbered,
disembarrassed,
exonerated, unloaded,
unobstructed,
untrammeled,
unrestrained, at ease, light, at home with, quite at home, in one's element, in smooth water, skillful, accustomed
Phr. touch and go, 2, active antagonism
N. liberation, disengagement, release,
enlargement,
emancipation,
disenthrallment, disenthralment,
affranchisement,
enfranchisement,
manumission, discharge,
dismissal,
deliverance,
redemption,
extrication,
acquittance,
absolution,
acquittal, escape
V. liberate, free, set free, set clear, set at liberty, render free,
emancipate, release,
enfranchise,
affranchise,
manumit,
enlarge, disband, discharge,
disenthrall, disenthral, dismiss, let go, let loose, loose, let out, let slip, cast adrift, turn adrift, deliver,
absolve,
unfetter,
untie, loose,
loosen,
relax,
unbolt, unbar, unclose, uncork,
unclog, unhand, unbind, unchain,
unharness,
unleash,
disengage,
disentangle,
clear,
extricate, unloose, gain one's liberty, obtain one's liberty, acquire one's liberty, get rid of, get clear of, deliver oneself from, shake off the yoke, slip the collar, break loose, break prison, tear asunder one's bonds, cast off trammels, escape
Int. unhand me, let me go
N. acquisition, gaining, obtainment,
procuration,
procurement, purchase, descent, inheritance, gift, recovery,
retrieval,
revendication,
replevin,
restitution,
redemption,
salvage,
trover, find, trouvaille,
foundling, gain,
thrift,
money-making, money grubbing,
lucre, filthy lucre,
pelf, loaves and fishes, the main chance,
emolument, profit,
earnings, winnings,
innings, pickings, net profit,
avails, income, proceeds, produce, product, outcome, output, return, fruit, crop, harvest, second crop,
aftermath, benefit,
sweepstakes,
trick, prize,
pool, pot, wealth,
subreption,
obreption,
stealing V. acquire, get, gain,
win,
earn, obtain,
procure, gather, collect,
pick, pickup,
glean, find, come upon, pitch upon, light upon, scrape up, scrape together, get in, reap and carry, net,
bag,
sack, bring home, secure, derive, draw, get in the harvest, profit, make profit, draw profit, turn a quick profit, turn to profit, turn to account, make capital out of, make money by, obtain a return, reap the fruits of, reap an advantage, gain an advantage, turn a penny, turn an honest penny, make the pot boil, bring grist to the mill, make money, coin money, raise money, raise funds, raise the wind, fill one's pocket, treasure up,
realize,
clear, produce, take, get back, recover, regain,
retrieve,
revendicate,
replevy,
redeem, come by one's own, come by, come in for, receive,
inherit, step into a fortune, step into the shoes of, succeed to, get hold of, get between one's finger and thumb, get into one's hand, get at, take possession, come into possession, enter into possession, be profitable, pay, answer,
accrue Phr. lucri causa
N. payment,
defrayment, discharge,
acquittance,
quittance, settlement,
clearance,
liquidation, satisfaction,
reckoning, arrangement, acknowledgment, release,
receipt, receipt in full, receipt in full of all demands,
voucher,
salary, compensation, remuneration (reward) 973, repayment,
reimbursement,
retribution, pay, money paid, ready money,
stake,
remittance,
installment, payer,
liquidator, pay cash, pay cash on the barrelhead
V. pay,
defray, make payment, paydown, pay on the nail, pay ready money, pay at sight, pay in advance,
cash, honor a bill, acknowledge,
redeem, pay in kind, pay one's way, pay one's shot, pay one's footing, pay the piper, pay sauce for all, pay costs, do the needful, shell out, fork out, cough up, fork over, come down with, come down with the dust, tickle the palm, grease the palm,
expend, put down, lay down, discharge, settle,
quit, acquit oneself of, foot the bill, account with, reckon with, settle with, be even with, be quits with, strike a balance, settle accounts with, balance accounts with, square accounts with, quit scores, wipe off old scores, clear off old scores, satisfy, pay in full, satisfy all demands, pay in full of all demands,
clear,
liquidate, pay up, pay old debts,
disgorge, make repayment, repay, refund,
reimburse, retribute, make compensation, pay by credit card, put it on the plastic
Adj. paying &c. paid, owing nothing, out of debt, all straight, unowed, never indebted
Adv. to the tune of, on the nail, money down
N. vindication,
justification, warrant, # exoneration,
exculpation,
acquittal,
whitewashing,
extenuation,
palliation,
palliative,
softening,
mitigation, reply,
defense,
recrimination,
apology,
gloss,
varnish,
plea,
salvo,
excuse, extenuating circumstances, allowance, allowance to be made, locus paenitentiae,
apologist,
vindicator,
justifier,
defendant, justifiable charge, true bill, v,
justify, warrant, be an excuse, for, lend a color, furnish a handle,
vindicate,
exculpate,
disculpate,
acquit,
clear, set right,
exonerate,
whitewash, clear the skirts of,
extenuate,
palliate,
excuse,
soften,
apologize,
varnish,
slur,
gloze, put a gloss, put a good face upon,
mince, gloss over, bolster up, help a lame dog over a stile, advocate, defend, plead one's cause, stand up for, stick up for, speak up for, contend for, speak for, bear out, keep in countenance, support, plead &c, 617, say in defense, plead ignorance, confess and avoid,
propugn, put in a good word for, take the will for the deed, make allowance for, give credit for, do justice to, give one his due, give the devil his due, make good, prove the truth of, prove one's case, be justified by the event
Adj. vindicated,
vindicating,
exculpatory,
apologetic,
excusable,
defensible,
pardonable,
venial,
veniable,
specious,
plausible,
justifiable Phr. "honi sot qui mal y pense", "good wine needs no bush."
V. be innocent, nil conscire sibi nulla pallescere culpa,
acquit,
exculpate Adj. innocent, not guilty, unguilty, guiltless, faultless, sinless,
stainless, bloodless, spotless,
clear,
immaculate, rectus in curia,
unspotted,
unblemished,
unerring,
undefiled,
unhardened,
saturnian,
arcadian,
inculpable,
unculpable,
unblamed,
unblamable,
blameless, unfallen,
inerrable, above suspicion,
irreproachable,
irreprovable,
irreprehensible, unexceptionable, unobjectionable,
unimpeachable,
salvable,
venial,
harmless, inoffensive,
innoxious,
innocuous, dove-like, lamb- like, pure, harmless as doves, innocent as a lamb, innocent as the babe unborn, "more sinned against than sinning",
virtuous,
unreproved,
unimpeached, unreproached
Adv. innocently, with clean hands, with a clear conscience, with a safe conscience
Phr. murus aeneus conscientia sana
