English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With Copious Illustrations and Examples Drawn from the Best Writers |
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... particular mo- tives for doing ; refrain from what we desire to do , or have been in the habits of doing . It is a ... particular sense , to imply a partial abstinence from particular food ; but fast signifies an abstinence from food ...
... particular mo- tives for doing ; refrain from what we desire to do , or have been in the habits of doing . It is a ... particular sense , to imply a partial abstinence from particular food ; but fast signifies an abstinence from food ...
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... particular details of time , place , and circunstance . Accuracy is indispensable in all our concerns , be they ever so ordinary ; exactness is of peculiar importance in matters of taste ; and in some cases , where great results flow ...
... particular details of time , place , and circunstance . Accuracy is indispensable in all our concerns , be they ever so ordinary ; exactness is of peculiar importance in matters of taste ; and in some cases , where great results flow ...
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... particular practice ; to devote is to direct one's powers and means to any particular pursuit ; to apply is to employ one's time or attention about any object . Men are addicted to vices : they devote their talents to the ac- quirement ...
... particular practice ; to devote is to direct one's powers and means to any particular pursuit ; to apply is to employ one's time or attention about any object . Men are addicted to vices : they devote their talents to the ac- quirement ...
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... particular state of the mind : mien denotes any state of the outward circumstances : look any individual movement of the mind . We may judge by a person's air , that he has a confident and fearless mind : we may judge by his sorrowful ...
... particular state of the mind : mien denotes any state of the outward circumstances : look any individual movement of the mind . We may judge by a person's air , that he has a confident and fearless mind : we may judge by his sorrowful ...
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... particular lot . ASSIGN , in French assigner , Latin assigno , is compounded of as or ad and signo to sign , or mark to , or for , sig- nifying to mark out for any one . APPORTION is compounded of ap or ad and portion , signifying to ...
... particular lot . ASSIGN , in French assigner , Latin assigno , is compounded of as or ad and signo to sign , or mark to , or for , sig- nifying to mark out for any one . APPORTION is compounded of ap or ad and portion , signifying to ...
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action ADDISON affections animals applied authority bad sense BLAIR body BURKE cation cause cerned character Christian Cicero circum circumstances civil comes common compounded comprehends conduct confined CUMBERLAND degree denotes disposition distinction Divine DRYDEN employed endeavour epithets evil exer express feeling figurative former French frequently friends German give Greek habit happy heart Hebrew honor human idea implies individual indulge JOHNSON judgement Latin latter lence less low German manner marks means ment MILTON mind mode moral nature neral ness never nexion nifies object offended one's opposed ourselves pain participle particular party passion perly person pleasure POPE principles produce proper sense properly racter regard religion respects Saxon sentiment serve SHAKSPEARE signifies literally signifies the thing sion society sometimes speak species spects spirit STEELE superior temper THOMSON thought tion truth vice vidual virtue wish words