N. discrimination, distinction, differentiation,
diagnosis,
diorism, nice perception, perception of difference, appreciation of difference,
estimation,
nicety, refinement, taste,
critique, judgment,
tact,
discernment, acuteness,
penetration, nuances, dope*, past performances
V. discriminate, distinguish,
severalize, recognize,
match,
identify, separate, draw the line,
sift, separate the chaff from the wheat, winnow the chaff from the wheat, separate the men from the boys, split hairs, draw a fine line, nitpick,
quibble, estimate, know which is which, know what is what, know "a hawk from a handsaw", take into account, take into consideration, give due weight to, allow due weight to, weigh carefully
Phr. il y a fagots et fagots, rem acu tetigisti, la critique est aisee et l'art est difficile, miles apart, a distinction without a difference
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."
Taste Roget’s Thesaurus §850 N. taste, good taste, refined taste, #cultivated taste, delicacy, refinement, fine feeling,
gust,
gusto, #tact,
finesse,
nicety, τὸ πρέπον, #polish,
elegance, grace, judgment,
discernment,
dilettantism,
dilettanteism,
virtu,
fine art, culture, cultivation,
aesthetics, man of taste &c,
connoisseur, judge, critic, conoscente,
virtuoso,
amateur,
dilettante,
aristarchus,
corinthian, arbiter elegantiarum,
stagirite, euphemist, "caviare to the general"
Adj. in good taste,
cute, tasteful,
tasty, unaffected, pure,
chaste, classical, attic, cultivated, refined,
dainty,
esthetic,
aesthetic, artistic, elegant,
euphemistic, to one's taste, to one's mind, after one's fancy, comme il faut, tiré à quatre épingles
Adv. elegantly
Phr. nihil tetigit quod non ornavit, chacun à son goût, oculi pictura tenentur aures cantibus
V. be fastidious, have a sweet tooth, mince the matter, turn up one's nose at, look a gift horse in the mouth, see spots on the sun
Adj. fastidious, nice, delicate, delicat,
finical,
finicky, demanding,
meticulous, exacting, strict,
anal, difficult,
dainty,
lickerish,
squeamish,
thin-skinned,
squeasy,
queasy, hard to please, difficult to please,
querulous, particular, straitlaced,
scrupulous,
censorious,
hypercritical, overcritical
Phr. noli me tangere
N. probity,
integrity,
rectitude, uprightness,
honesty, faith, honor, bonne foi, good faith, bona fides, purity, clean hands, fairness, fair play, justice,
equity,
impartiality, principle, even-handedness, grace,
constancy, faithfulness,
fidelity,
loyalty, incorruption,
incorruptibility, trustworthiness, truth,
candor, singleness of heart,
veracity, tender conscience,
punctilio, delicacy,
nicety,
scrupulosity,
scrupulousness,
scruple, point, point of honor,
punctuality, dignity &c, (repute) 873,
respectability,
respectableness, gentilhomme, gentleman, man of honor, man of his word, fidus achates, preux chevalier, galantuomo,
truepenny,
trump, brick, true briton, white man *, court of honor, a fair field and no favor, argumentum ad verecundiam
V. be honorable, deal honorably, deal squarely, deal impartially, deal fairly, speak the truth, draw a straight furrow, tell the truth and shame the devil, vitam impendere vero, show a proper spirit, make a point of, do one's duty, redeem one's pledge, keep one's promise, be as good as one's promise, be as good as one's word, keep faith with, not fail, give and take, audire alteram partem, give the devil his due, put the saddle on the right horse, redound to one's honor
Adj. upright,
honest, honest as daylight,
veracious,
virtuous, honorable, fair, right, just,
equitable, impartial,
evenhanded, square, fair and aboveboard, open and aboveboard, white *, constant, constant as the northern star, faithful,
loyal,
staunch, true, true blue, true to one's colors, true to the core, true as the needle to the pole, "marble-constant",
true-hearted,
trusty,
trustworthy, as good as one's word, to be depended on, incorruptible,
straightforward,
frank,
candid,
open-hearted,
conscientious, tender-conscienced,
right-minded,
high-principled,
high-minded,
scrupulous, religious, strict, nice,
punctilious, correct,
punctual, respectable, reputable,
gentlemanlike,
inviolable,
inviolate,
unviolated, unbroken,
unbetrayed, unbought,
unbribed, innocent, pure,
stainless,
unstained,
untarnished,
unsullied,
untainted,
unperjured, uncorrupt, uncorrupted,
undefiled,
undepraved,
undebauched, integer vitae scelerisque purus, justus et tenax propositi,
chivalrous, jealous of honor, sans peur et sans reproche, high- spirited,
supramundane, unworldly, other-worldly,
overscrupulous Adv. honorable,
bona fide, on the square, in good faith, honor bright, foro conscientiae, with clean hands
Phr. "a face untaught to feign", bene qui latuit bene vixit, mens sibi conscia recti, probitas laudatur et alget, fidelis ad urnam, "his heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth", loyaute m'oblige, loyaute n'a honte, "what stronger breastplate than a heart untainted?"
