Roget's Thesaurus eBook

Peter Roget
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 925 pages of information about Roget's Thesaurus.

Roget's Thesaurus eBook

Peter Roget
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 925 pages of information about Roget's Thesaurus.

     #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,

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