Словарь английских синонимов и синонимичных выражений. Том I. A – I.
Шрифт:
Beleaguer, v. a. Besiege, invest, beset, lay siege to.
Bel-esprit, n. [Fr. pl. Beaux-esprits.] Wit, man of wit, man of genius.
Belfry, n. Campanile.
Belial, n. Satan, devil, Apollyon, arch-fiend.
Belie, v. a. 1. Falsify, misrepresent, represent falsely.
2. Give the lie to, convict of falsehood, show to be false, charge with falsehood.
Belief, n. 1. Credence, credit, confidence, trust, reliance, persuasion, faith.
2. Doctrine, tenet, dogma, opinion, creed, article of faith, profession of faith.
Believe, v. a. Credit, give credit to, think to be true, give faith to, put faith in, rely upon, make no doubt of, put confidence in.
Believe, v. n. 1. Exercise faith, have faith, have a firm persuasion.
2. Think, suppose, conceive, fancy, apprehend, imagine, hold. opine, be of opinion, entertain the idea, take it.
Belike, ad. [Colloquial.] Probably, perhaps, mayhap, it may be, it is likely.
Belladonna, n. Banewort, dwale, deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna).
Belle, n. Beautiful young lady, fair damsel.
Belles-lettres, n. pl. [Fr.] Polite literature, elegant literature, the humanities.
Belligerent, a. 1. Carrying on war, engaged in war, waging war.
2. Of belligerents.
3. Warlike, hostile.
Belligerent, n. Belligerent state or nation.
Bellow, v. n. 1. Roar (as a beast).
2. Vociferate, clamor, yell, howl, cry, bawl, make a loud outcry.
Bell-pepper, n. Red pepper (of the garden. Capsicum annuum).
Bell-shaped, a. (Bot.) Campanulate.
Belly, n. 1. Abdomen, paunch.
2. Convexity, swell, swelling, bulge, protuberance.
Belly-ache, n. Colic, pain in the bowels.
Belong to, 1. Be the property of, be possessed by.
2. Regard, appertain to, pertain to, relate to, refer to, be related to, have reference to.
3. Be appendent to, constitute a part of, be connected with.
4. Be incumbent on, be the duty of, devolve on.
5. Be a resident of, have a legal residence in.
Beloved, a. Dear, darling, much loved.
Below, prep. 1. Under, beneath, underneath.
2. Unbecoming, unworthy of.
Below, ad. 1. Under, beneath, underneath.
2. On the earth.
3. In hell, in the lower regions, in the regions of the dead.
Belt, n. Girdle, cincture, cestus, band.
Bemire, v. a. Daggle, draggle, befoul, foul, dirty, soil.
Bemoan, v. a. Bewail, lament, deplore, moan over, mourn over, express sorrow for.
Bemused, a. Stupefied, confused, bewildered, muzzy, half-drunk.
Bench, n. 1. Long seat.
2. Court, tribunal, body of judges.
Bend, v. a. 1. Curve, crook, bow, incurvate, make crooked.
2. Direct, turn towards, incline towards.
3. Exert, apply earnestly, direct attentively.
4. Subdue, cause to yield, bring to submission, make submissive.
5. (Naut.) Fasten, make fast.
Bend, v. n. 1. Crook, be crooked, be bent, be curved.
2. Lean, incline, turn.
Bend, n. 1. Curve, curvity, curvature, flexure, angle, elbow, crook, incurvation, arcuation.
2. Bight, coil.
Beneath, prep. 1. Under, underneath, below.
2. Unbecoming, unbefitting, unworthy of.
Beneath, ad. Below.
Benedict, n. Married man.
Benediction, n. Blessing, benison, invocation of happiness.
Benefaction, n. Gift, donation, gratuity, grant, offering, contribution, boon, present, alms, charity.
Benefice, n. Ecclesiastical living.
Beneficence, n. Charity, bounty, liberality, generosity, alms-giving, active goodness, kind action, doing of good.
Beneficient, a. Bountiful, munificent, liberal, generous, bounteous, princely, kind.
Beneficial, a. Useful, profitable, advantageous, helpful, serviceable, salutary, good, for one's advantage, for one's good, for one's interest.
Benefit, n. 1. Favor, service, act of kindness, good turn, kind office.
2. Advantage, profit, avail, gain, good, utility, behalf, behoof, account, interest.
Benefit, v. a. 1. Befriend, help, serve, do good to, be useful to, advance the interest of, confer a favor on.
2. Profit, advantage, avail, be of advantage to.
Benevolence, n. Kindness, benignity, kind-heartedness, humanity, tenderness, charitableness, good-will, disposition to do good, milk of human kindness.
Benevolent, a. Kind, benignant, benign, kind-hearted, obliging, humane, tender, charitable, disposed to do good.
Benighted, a. 1. Overtaken with night.
2. Involved in darkness.
Benign, a. 1. Kind, benevolent, gracious, complaisant, humane, obliging, benignant, good, amiable, friendly, kind-hearted, tender-hearted, of a gentle disposition.
2. (Med.) Mild, of a mild nature.
Benignant, a. Kind, benign.
Benignity, n. 1. Kindness, graciousness, benevolence, complaisance, humanity, amiability, amenity, friendliness, kind-heartedness, fellow-feeling, good feeling, good humor, good temper, obliging manner.
2. [Rare.] Mildness.
Benison, n. Blessing, benediction.
Benne, n. Sesame, oil-plant.
Bent, n. Disposition, inclination, tendency, turn, penchant, leaning, bias, propensity, proclivity, predisposition, predilection, partiality, liking, fondness, proneness, appetency.