N. impotence, inability, disability, disablement,
impuissance,
imbecility, incapacity,
incapability,
inaptitude,
ineptitude,
incompetence, unproductivity,
indocility,
invalidity,
disqualification, inefficiency,
wastefulness, telum imbelle, brutum fulmen,
blank, blank cartridge, flash in the pan, vox et proeterea nihil, dead letter, bit of waste paper,
dummy, paper tiger, quaker gun,
inefficacy, failure,
helplessness,
prostration,
paralysis,
palsy,
apoplexy,
syncope, sideration|, deliquium|,
collapse,
exhaustion, softening of the brain,
inanition,
emasculation, orchiotomy,
orchotomy,
cripple, old woman,
muff, powder puff, creampuff, pussycat, wimp, mollycoddle,
eunuch V. be impotent, not have a leg to stand on, vouloir rompre l'anguille au genou, vouloir prendre la lune avec les dents,
collapse,
faint,
swoon, fall into a swoon, drop, go by the board, go by the wayside, go up in smoke, end in smoke, render powerless, deprive of power, disable, disenable, disarm,
incapacitate,
disqualify, unfit,
invalidate,
deaden,
cramp, tie the hands, double up,
prostrate,
paralyze,
muzzle,
cripple,
becripple,
maim,
lame,
hamstring, draw the teeth of,
throttle,
strangle, garrotte,
garrote,
ratten, silence,
sprain, clip the wings of, put hors de combat, spike the guns, take the wind out of one's sails, scotch the snake, put a spoke in one's wheel, break the neck, break the back,
unhinge, unfit, put out of gear, unman, unnerve,
enervate,
emasculate,
castrate,
geld, alter,
neuter,
sterilize, fix,
shatter,
exhaust,
weaken Adj. powerless,
impotent, unable, incapable, incompetent, inefficient, ineffective,
inept, unfit, unfitted, unqualified, disqualified, unendowed, inapt, unapt,
crippled, disabled, armless,
harmless, unarmed, weaponless,
defenseless, sine ictu, unfortified,
indefensible,
vincible,
pregnable, untenable,
paralytic,
paralyzed,
palsied,
imbecile, nerveless,
sinewless,
marrowless,
pithless,
lustless,
emasculate, disjointed, out of joint, out of gear, unnerved, unhinged,
water-logged, on one's beam ends,
rudderless, laid on one's back, done up,
dead beat, exhausted,
shattered,
demoralized, graveled, helpless, unfriended, fatherless, without a leg to stand on,
hors de combat, laid on the shelf, null and void,
nugatory,
inoperative, good for nothing,
ineffectual, inadequate,
inefficacious Phr. der kranke mann, "desirous still but impotent to rise", the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
N. goodness, excellence, merit, virtue, value, worth, price, super-excellence,
supereminence, superiority, perfection, coup de maitre,
masterpiece, chef d'ouvre, prime, flower,
cream,
elite,
pick, a1,
nonesuch,
nonpareil, creme de la creme, flower of the flock, cock of the roost, salt of the earth,
champion,
prodigy,
tidbit,
gem, gem of the first water,
bijou, precious stone,
jewel,
pearl,
diamond,
ruby, brilliant,
treasure, good thing, rara avis, one in a thousand,
beneficence, good man
V. be beneficial, produce good, do good, profit, benefit, confer a benefit, be the making of, do a world of good, make a man of, produce a good effect, do a good turn, confer an obligation, improve, do no harm, break no bones, be good,
excel,
transcend, bear away the bell, stand the proof, stand the test, pass muster, pass an examination, challenge comparison,
vie,
emulate, rival
Adj. harmless,
hurtless,
unobnoxious,
innocuous, innocent, inoffensive,
beneficial, valuable, of value, serviceable,
advantageous,
edifying, profitable,
salutary, favorable,
propitious, fair, good, good as gold, excellent, better, superior, above par, nice, fine, genuine, best, choice, select,
picked,
elect,
recherche, rare, priceless,
unparagoned, unparalleled,
superlatively, good, bully*, crackajack*, giltedged,
superfine,
superexcellent, of the first water,
first-rate,
first-class, high- wrought,
exquisite, very best,
crack, prime,
tiptop, capital, cardinal, standard,
inimitable, admirable,
estimable,
praiseworthy, pleasing, couleur de rose, precious, of great price, costly, worth its weight in gold, worth a jew's eye, priceless, invaluable,
inestimable, precious as the apple of the eye,
tolerable, up to the mark, unexceptionable, unobjectionable, satisfactory,
tidy, in good condition, in fair condition, fresh, sound
Phr. "jewels five words long", "long may such goodness live!", "the luxury of doing good"
N. perfection, perfectness,
indefectibility,
impeccancy,
impeccability,
pink,
beau ideal,
phenix,
paragon, pink of perfection, acme of perfection, ne plus ultra, summit, cygne noir, philosopher's stone,
chrysolite, koh-i-noor, model, standard, pattern, mirror, admirable crichton,
trump, very prince of,
masterpiece,
superexcellence,
transcendence V. be perfect,
transcend, bring to perfection, perfect,
ripen,
mature, complete &, c, 729, put in trim,
maturate Adj. perfect, faultless, indefective, indeficient, indefectible,
immaculate, spotless,
impeccable, free from imperfection,
unblemished, uninjured, sound, sound as a roach, in perfect condition,
scathless,
intact,
harmless,
seaworthy, right as a trivet, in seipso totus teres atque rotundus,
consummate, finished, best, model, standard,
inimitable,
unparagoned, unparalleled,
superhuman, divine, beyond all praise, sans peur et sans reproche, adv, to perfection, perfectly, ad unguem, clean, - as a whistle, phr, "let us go on unto perfection", "the perfection of art is to conceal art"
N. safety, security,
surety,
impregnability,
invulnerability,
invulnerableness, danger past, danger over, storm blown over, coast clear, escape, means of escape,
blow valve, safety valve, release valve, sniffing valve,
safeguard,
palladium,
guardianship,
wardship,
wardenship,
tutelage,
custody, safekeeping, preservation, protection,
auspices,
safe-conduct,
escort,
convoy, guard, shield, guardian angel, tutelary god, tutelary deity, tutelary saint, genius loci,
protector,
guardian,
warden, warder, preserver,
custodian,
duenna,
chaperon, third person,
watchdog,
bandog,
cerberus,
watchman,
patrolman,
policeman,
cop,
dick,
fuzz, smokey, peeler|, zarp|,
sentinel,
sentry,
scout, garrison,
guardship, refuge &c. anchor,
precaution,
quarantine, cordon sanitaire, confidence
V. be safe, keep one's head above water, tide over, save one's bacon, ride out the storm, weather the storm, light upon one's feet, land on one's feet, bear a charmed life, escape, make safe, render safe, protect, take care of, preserve, cover, screen, shelter,
shroud,
flank, ward, guard, secure,
entrench,
intrench, fence round, house,
nestle,
ensconce, take charge of,
escort,
convoy, garrison, watch, mount guard,
patrol, make assurance doubly sure, take up a loose thread, take precautions, double reef topsails, seek safety, take shelter, find shelter
Adj. safe, secure, sure, in safety, in security, on the safe side, under the shield of, under the shade of, under the wing of, under the shadow of one's wing, under cover, under lock and key, out of danger, out of the woods, out of the meshes, out of harm's way,
unharmed, unscathed, on sure ground, at anchor, high and dry, above water, unthreatened,
unmolested, protected, cavendo tutus,
panoplied,
snug,
seaworthy,
weatherproof,
waterproof,
fireproof,
defensible, tenable, proof against,
invulnerable,
unassailable, unattackable,
impenetrable,
impregnable, imperdible|,
inexpugnable,
achillean, safe and sound,
scathless,
unhazarded, not dangerous, unthreatening,
harmless, friendly (cooperative) 709, protecting, protective,
guardian,
tutelary,
preservative,
trustworthy, adv, ex abundanti cautela, with impunity, phr, all's well, salva res est, suave mari magno, a couvert, e terra alterius spectare laborem, dieu vous garde
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
