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. interest, thirst for knowledge, thirst for truth,
curiosity, curiousness, inquiring mind,
inquisitiveness, omnivorous intellect, devouring mind, inquirer, sightseer,
quidnunc,
newsmonger, paul pry,
eavesdropper,
gossip, rubberneck, intellectual, seeker, seeker after truth
V. be curious, take an interest in,
stare,
gape, prick up the ears, see sights,
lionize,
pry, nose, rubberneck*
Adj. curious,
inquisitive, burning with curiosity, overcurious, inquiring,
prying, snoopy, nosy,
peering,
prurient,
inquisitorial, inquisitory, curious as a cat,
agape Phr. what's the matter? what next? consumed with curiosity, curiosity killed the cat, satisfaction brought it back, "curiouser and curiouser"
Truth Roget’s Thesaurus §494 N. fact, reality, plain fact, plain matter of fact, nature, truth,
verity, gospel, gospel truth, god's honest truth,
orthodoxy,
authenticity,
veracity, correctness, correctitude, accuracy,
exactitude, exactness, preciseness, precision, delicacy,
rigor, mathematical precision,
punctuality, clockwork precision, conformity to rule,
nicety,
orthology, ipsissima verba,
realism, plain truth, honest truth, sober truth, naked truth, unalloyed truth, unqualified truth, stern truth, exact truth, intrinsic truth, nuda veritas, the very thing, not an -illusion, real simon pure, unvarnished tale, unvarnished truth, the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth, just the thing
V. be true, be the case, sand the test, have the true ring, hold good, hold true, hold water, render true, prove true,
substantiate, get at the truth
Adj. real, actual,
veritable, true, right, correct, certain, substantially true, categorically true, definitively true &c, true to the letter, true as gospel,
unimpeachable,
veracious, unreconfuted, unconfuted, unideal, unimagined,
realistic, exact, accurate, definite, precise, well-defined, just, just so, so, strict, severe, close,
literal, rigid,
rigorous,
scrupulous, religiously exact,
punctual, mathematical, scientific, faithful, constant,
unerring,
curious, particular, nice, delicate, fine,
clean-cut,
clear-cut,
verified, empirically true, experimentally verified,
substantiated, proven (demonstrated) 478, rigorously true, unquestionably true, true by definition, genuine, authentic, legitimate, orthodox, official,
ex officio, pure, natural, sound, sterling,
unsophisticated,
unadulterated,
unvarnished,
unalloyed, uncolored, in its true colors, pukka,
well-grounded, well founded, solid, substantial,
tangible,
valid,
undistorted,
undisguised, unaffected, unexaggerated, unromantic,
unflattering Adv. truly,
verily, indeed, really, in reality, with truth, certainly, actually, in effect, exactly, ad amussim,
verbatim, verbatim et literatim, word for word, literally,
literatim, totidem vervis,
sic, to the letter, chapter and verse, ipsissimis verbis, ad unguem, to an inch, to a nicety, to a hair, to a tittle, to a turn, to a t, au pied de la lettre, neither more nor less, in every respect, in all respects, sous tous les rapports, at any rate, at all events, strictly speaking
Phr. the truth is, the fact is, rem acu tetigisti, en suivant la verite, ex facto jus oritur, la verita e figlia del empo, locos y ninos dicen la verdad, nihil est veritatis luce dulcius, veritas nunquam perit, veritatem dies aperit, "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth", "just the facts, ma'am, just the facts."
N. expectation,
expectance,
expectancy,
anticipation,
reckoning, calculation,
foresight,
contemplation,
prospection,
lookout, prospect,
perspective, horizon,
vista,
destiny,
suspense, waiting,
abeyance,
curiosity, anxious expectation, ardent expectation, eager expectation, breathless expectation, sanguine expectation, torment of tantalus, hope, trust,
auspices, assurance, confidence,
presumption,
reliance V. expect, look for, look out for, look forward to, hope for,
anticipate, have in prospect, have in contemplation, keep in view,
contemplate, promise oneself, not wonder at, not wonder if, wait for, tarry for, lie in wait for, watch for, bargain for, keep a good lookout for, keep a sharp lookout for,
await, stand at "attention," abide, bide one's time, watch,
foresee, prepare for,
forestall, count upon, think likely, lead one to expect, have in store for, prick up one's ears, hold one's breath
Adj. expectant, expecting, in expectation, on the watch,
open-eyed,
open-mouthed, in wide-eyed anticipation,
agape,
gaping, all agog, on tenterhooks, on tiptoe, on the tiptoe of expectation, aux aguets, ready,
curious, looking forward to, expected, long expected,
foreseen, in prospect, prospective, in one's eye, in one's view, in the horizon, on the horizon, just over the horizon, just around the corner, around the corner,
impending Adv. on the watch, with breathless expectation, with bated breath, with rapt anticipation, arrectis auribus
Phr. we shall see, nous verrons, "expectation whirls me round", the light at the end of the tunnel
N. beauty, the beautiful, τὸ καλόν, le beau ideal,
aesthetics, callaesthetics|,
pulchritude, form elegance, grace, beauty unadorned, natural beauty, symmetry,
comeliness, fairness, polish,
gloss, good effect, good looks, belle tournure,
trigness,
bloom,
brilliancy,
radiance,
splendor,
gorgeousness,
magnificence,
sublimity, sublimification|,
concinnity, delicacy, refinement, charm, je ne sais quoi, style, venus,
aphrodite,
hebe, the graces,
peri,
houri,
cupid, apollo,
hyperion,
adonis, antionous,
narcissus,
peacock,
butterfly, garden, flower of, pink of,
bijou,
jewel, work of art, flower, flow'ret gay, wildflower, rose,
lily,
anemone,
asphodel,
buttercup, crane's bill,
daffodil,
tulip, tiger lily,
day lily,
begonia,
marigold,
geranium, lily of the valley,
ranunculus,
rhododendron,
windflower,
pleasurableness,
beautifying, landscaping, landscape gardening, decoration, calisthenics|, beauty,
hunk V. be beautiful,
shine, beam,
bloom, become one, set off, grace, render beautiful,
beautify, polish,
burnish,
gild, set out, "snatch a grace beyond the reach of art"
Adj. beautiful,
beauteous, handsome,
gorgeous, pretty, lovely, graceful, elegant, prepossessing, attractive, delicate,
dainty, refined, fair, personable, comely, seemly,
bonny, good- looking,
well-favored, well-made, well-formed, well-proportioned, proper, shapely, symmetrical,
harmonious, sightly, fit to be seen, passable, not amiss, goodly,
dapper,
tight,
jimp,
gimp,
janty,
jaunty,
trig,
natty,
quaint,
trim,
tidy,
neat,
spruce,
smart,
tricksy, bright, bright eyed, rosy cheeked, cherry cheeked,
rosy,
ruddy,
blooming, in full bloom, brilliant,
shining,
beamy, beaming,
sparkling, splendid,
resplendent,
dazzling,
glowing,
glossy,
sleek, rich,
superb, magnificent, grand, fine,
sublime,
showy,
specious, artistic,
artistical,
aesthetic, picturesque,
pictorial, fait a peindre, well-composed, well grouped, well varied,
curious,
enchanting, becoming, ornamental,
undeformed,
undefaced,
unspotted, spotless
Phr. auxilium non leve vultus habet, "beauty born of murmuring sound", "flowers preach to us if we will hear", gratior ac pulchro veniens in corpore virtus, "none but the brave deserve the fair", "thou who hast the fatal gift of beauty"
N. desire, wish, fancy,
fantasy, want, need,
exigency, mind, inclination,
leaning, bent,
animus,
partiality,
penchant,
predilection,
propensity, willingness, liking, love, fondness,
relish, longing,
hankering,
inkling,
solicitude,
anxiety,
yearning,
coveting,
aspiration, ambition, vaulting ambition, eagerness, zeal,
ardor, empressement, breathless impatience,
overanxiety,
impetuosity,
&c. 825,
appetite,
appetition,
appetence,
appetency, sharp appetite, keenness, hunger, stomach, twist,
thirst,
thirstiness,
drouth, mouthwatering,
itch,
itching,
prurience,
cacoethes,
cupidity,
lust,
concupiscence, edge of appetite, edge of hunger, torment of tantalus, sweet tooth, lickerish tooth, itching palm, longing eye, wistful eye, sheep's eye,
greed,
voracity, passion,
rage,
furore,
mania, manie|, inextinguishable desire,
dipsomania,
kleptomania, lover,
amateur,
votary,
devotee,
aspirant,
solicitant,
candidate,
applicant,
supplicant,
cormorant,
desideratum, want, "a consummation devoutly to be wished", attraction, magnet,
allurement, fancy,
temptation,
seduction,
fascination,
prestige, height of one's ambition,
idol,
whim,
whimsy,
whimsey,
maggot,
hobby, hobby-horse, fortunatus's cap, wishing cap, wishing stone, wishing well
V. desire, wish, wish for, be desirous, have a longing, hope, care for, affect, like, list, take to, cling to, take a fancy to, fancy,
prefer, have an eye, have a mind to, find it in one's heart, have a fancy for, set one's eyes upon, cast a sheep's eye upon, look sweet upon, take into one's head, have at heart, be bent upon, set one's cap at, set one's heart upon, set one's mind upon,
covet, want, miss, need, feel the want of, would fain have, would fain do, would be glad of, be hungry, have a good appetite, play a good knife and fork, hunger after, thirst after, crave after, lust after, itch after, hanker after, run mad after, raven for, die for, burn to,
desiderate, sigh for, cry for, gape for, gasp for, pine for, pant for, languish for, yearn for, long, be on thorns for, hope for, aspire after, catch at, grasp at, jump at,
woo, court,
solicit, fish for, spell for, whistle for, put up for,
ogle, cause desire, create desire, raise desire, excite desire, provoke desire, whet the appetite,
appetize,
titillate,
allure,
attract, take one's fancy,
tempt, hold out temptation, hold out allurement,
tantalize, make one's mouth water, faire venir l'eau a la bouche, gratify desire
Adj. desirous, desiring, inclined, partial to,
fain, wishful,
optative, anxious,
wistful,
curious, at a loss for,
sedulous,
solicitous,
craving,
hungry,
sharp-set,
peckish,
ravening, with an empty stomach,
esurient,
lickerish,
thirsty,
athirst, parched with thirst, pinched with hunger,
famished, dry,
drouthy, hungry as a hunter, hungry as a hawk, hungry as a horse, hungry as a church mouse, hungry as a bear,
greedy, unsatisfied, unsated,
unslaked,
unsaturated, eager,
avid, keen, burning,
fervent, ardent,
agog, all agog, breathless, impatient, bent on, intent on, set on, bent upon, intent upon, set upon, mad after,
enrage,
rabid, dying for, devoured by desire,
aspiring, ambitious,
vaulting, skyaspiring,
high-reaching, desirable, desired, in demand, pleasing,
appetizing,
appetible,
tantalizing Int. would that, would that it were, o for, esto perpetual phr, the wish being father to the thought, sua cuique voluptas, hoc erat in votis, the mouth watering, the fingers itching, aut caesar aut nullus, "cassius has a lean and hungry look", "hungry as the grave", "i was born to other things", "not what we wish but what we want", "such joy ambition finds", "the sea hath bounds but deep desire hath none", ubi mel ibi apes
