Словарь английских синонимов и синонимичных выражений. Том I. A – I.
Шрифт:
Attract, v. a. 1. Draw, bring into proximity, cause to approach.
2. Allure, invite, entice, engage, win, captivate, fascinate, endear, charm, enamour.
Attraction, n. 1. Attracting, drawing.
2. Allurement, lure, fascination, charm, enticement, witchery, attractiveness.
Attractive, a. 1. Alluring, inviting, enticing, fascinating, captivating, charming, winning, bewitching, enchanting, engaging, interesting, prepossessing, taking, pleasing, pleasant, lovely, sweet.
2. Magnetic, magnetical.
Attributable, a. Ascribable, imputable, referrible, chargeable, traceable, owing, to be charged, to be attributed, to be imputed.
Attribute, v. a. Ascribe, assign, refer, impute, consider as due.
Attribute, n. Quality, property, characteristic, peculiarity.
Attrition, n. Abrasion, friction, rubbing.
Attune, v. a. 1. Set to a tune, make musical.
2. Tune, accord, harmonize, modulate, put in tune.
At variance, Quarrelling, bickering, at odds.
Auburn, a. Nut-brown, chestnut-colored, reddish-brown.
Auction, n. Vendue, cant, public sale, auction sale.
Auctioneer, n. Vendue-master.
Audacious, a. 1. Bold, daring, fearless, courageous, intrepid, venturesome, dauntless, undaunted, valiant, stout-hearted.
2. Presumptuous, assuming, forward, impudent, insolent.
Audaciousness, n. Audacity.
Audacity, n. 1. Boldness, daring, fearlessness, courage, intrepidity, venturesomeness, hardihood.
2. Impudence, insolence, impertinence, sauciness, effrontery, presumptuousness, presumption, assurance, face, front, brass, cheek.
Audience, n. 1. Hearing.
2. Auditory, assembly of hearers.
Audience-chamber, n. Divan, council-chamber, state-chamber.
Audit, v. a. Examine (as accounts, to ascertain whether they are correct or not).
Audit, n. 1. Examination of accounts.
2. Final account.
Auditor, n. 1. Hearer, listener.
2. Examiner of accounts.
Auditory, n. Audience, assembly of hearers.
Au fait, [Fr.] Skilful, skilled, expert, at home, in one's element.
Aught, n. Any thing.
Augment, v. a. Enlarge, increase, magnify, add to, make larger.
Augment, v. n. Increase, grow larger.
Augmentation, n. Increase, enlargement, extension, addition, accession.
Augur, n. Soothsayer, prophet, fortune-teller.
Augur, v. n. Prophesy, conjecture, predict, guess.
Augur, v. a. Portend, forebode, presage, foreshow, foreshadow, prognosticate, betoken, foretell, predict, prophesy, be ominous of.
Augury, n. 1. Prognostication, prognostic, prediction, prophecy, vaticination.
2. Omen, sign, auspice, portent, presage, prognostic, precursor, forerunner, harbinger, herald.
August, a. Imposing, awful, solemn, venerable, majestic, stately, pompous, great, regal, noble, dignified, kingly, princely, magnificent, superb.
Auld lang syne, [Scotch.] Antiquity, old times, former times, days of yore, the olden time, time gone by, days gone by.
Aureate, a. Golden, yellow, gold-colored.
Aurelia, n. (Ent.) Chrysalis, pupa, nympha.
Aureola, n. [L.] Halo, glory.
Auricle, n. Pavilion, external ear.
Aurora, n. 1. (Mythol.) Goddess of Morning.
2. Daybreak, dawn, morning, morn, sunrise, break of day, opening of day, peep of day, first blush of the morning.
Aurora borealis, [L.] Northern lights, polar lights.
Auspice, n. Omen, augury, sign, portent, presage, prognostic.
Auspices, n. pl. Favor, influence, patronage, protection, support.
Auspicious, a. 1. Prosperous, successful, fortunate, lucky, happy, red-letter.
2. Propitious, promising, favorable, seasonable, opportune, golden, bright.
Austere, a. 1. Rough (to the taste), sour and astringent.
2. Severe, rigid, strict, formal, stiff, rigorous, harsh, stern, difficult, hard, uncompromising, unrelenting, relentless, ascetic, straight-laced.
Austerity, n. Severity, rigor, sternness, harshness, asceticism.
Authentic, a. 1. Genuine, real, true, veritable, pure, uncorrupted, unadulterated, not false, not spurious, not fictitious, not apocryphal, what it purports to be.
2. Trustworthy, reliable, authoritative, of approved authority, to be depended on, worthy of belief.
Authenticate, v. a. Verify, seal, attest, give credit or validity to, prove to be genuine.
Authentication, n. Verification, attestation, seal, confirmation.
Authenticity, n. 1. Genuineness.
2. Trustworthiness.
Author, n. 1. Originator, inventor, maker, creator, father, former, contriver, first cause.
2. Writer, composer.
Authoritative, a. 1. Official, commanding, by authority, ex cathedra.
2. Dictatorial, imperative, imperious, magisterial, oracular, peremptory, dogmatic.
Authorities, n. pl. 1. Magistrates, officials, persons in office.
2. Precedents, decisions, judgments.
Authority, n. 1. Power, sovereignty, dominion, empire, government.
2. Rule, sway, ascendency, supremacy, control, influence, interest.
3. Permission, warrant, warranty, liberty, permit, precept, order, authorization, sanction.
4. Witness, testimony.
5. Credibility, weight of evidence.