#871. [Absence of wonder.]
Expectance. — N. expectance &c.
(expectation) 507.
example, instance (conformity)
82.
normality (habit) 613
nine days’ wonder.
V. expect &c. 507; not
be surprised, not wonder &c. 870; nil
admirari[Lat], make nothing of.
Adj. expecting &c. v.;
unamazed, astonished at nothing; blase &c.
(weary) 841; expected &c. v.; foreseen; unsurprising.
common, ordinary, normal,
typical, usual &c. (habitual) 613.
Adv. naturally, as
a matter of course.
Int. no wonder; of course.
#872. Prodigy.
— N. prodigy, phenomenon; wonder, wonderment;
marvel,
miracle; monster &c. (unconformity) 83; curiosity,
lion, sight, spectacle; jeu de theatre[Fr], coup de
theatre; gazingstock[obs3]; sign; St. Elmo’s
fire, St. Elmo’s light; portent &c. 512.
bursting of a shell,
bursting of a bomb; volcanic eruption, peal of
thunder; thunder-clap, thunder-bolt.
what no words can paint;
wonders of the world; annus mirabilis[Lat];
dignus vindice nodus[Lat].
Phr. natura il fece
e poi roppe la stampa [Ital.].
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5.
EXTRINSIC AFFECTIONS
% — Or personal affections derived
from the opinion or feelings of others. —
#873. Repute. —
N. distinction, mark, name, figure; repute,
reputation; good repute, high repute; note, notability,
notoriety, eclat, “the bubble reputation”
[As You Like It], vogue, celebrity; fame, famousness;
renown; popularity, aura popularis[Lat]; approbation
&c. 931; credit, succes d’estime[Fr], prestige,
talk of the town; name to conjure with.
glory, honor; luster
&c. (light) 420; illustriousness &c. adj.
account, regard, respect;
reputableness &c. adj[obs3].; respectability
&c. (probity) 939; good name, good report; fair name.
dignity; stateliness
&c. adj.; solemnity, grandeur, splendor,
nobility, majesty, sublimity.
rank, standing, brevet
rank, precedence, pas, station, place, status;
position, position in society; order, degree, baccalaureate,
locus standi[Lat], caste, condition.
greatness &c. adj.;
eminence; height &c. 206; importance &c. 642;
preeminence, supereminence; high mightiness, primacy;
top of the ladder, top of the tree.
elevation; ascent &c.
305; superaltation[obs3], exaltation;
dignification[obs3], aggrandizement. dedication, consecration,
enthronement, canonization, celebration, enshrinement,
glorification.
hero, man of mark, great
card, celebrity, worthy, lion, rara
avis[Lat], notability, somebody; classman[obs3]; man
of rank &c. (nobleman) 875; pillar of the state, pillar
of the church, pillar of the community.
chief &c. (master) 745;
first fiddle &c. (proficient) 700; cynosure,
mirror; flower, pink, pearl; paragon &c. (perfection)
650; choice and master spirits of the age; elite;
star,.sun, constellation, galaxy. ornament, honor,


