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noun
- Fastidiousness; fine sensitivity.
- Pleasantness, especially of behaviour or personality; agreeableness.
- (computing, Unix) A value determining how much processor time to concede to a running process. (See also nice (verb), renice.)
- Effeminacy; indulgence in soft living or luxuriousness.
- a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
- the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze
- the quality of nice
noun
noun
- a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed
- Shrewdness, quickness of mind.
- a quick and penetrating intelligence
- the quality of having a sharp edge or point
- The quality of being acute or pointed.
- Of the senses or feelings: the faculty of precise discernment or perception; sensitiveness.
- Of sounds: shrillness; high pitch.
- (medicine) Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.
adj
- Extremely subtle or refined; extremely sensitive to slight impressions or perceptions.
- Having an especially fine size or texture; made of very small particles or threads.
- Extremely refined or sophisticated; very elegant.
- Of a very high or pure grade or quality.
- Very good, excellent.
- excessively delicate or refined
- of extremely fine size or texture
- (used especially of merchandise) very fine in quality
adj
noun
verb
adj
- quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
- paying close attention especially to details
- (of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs
- Diligently attentive in observing a law, custom, duty or principle; regardful; mindful.
- Alert and paying close attention; watchful.
- Practicing a religion.
adj
- Highly discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite.
- Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
- Light, or softly tinted; said of a colour.
- Intended for use with fragile items.
- Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes.
- Of weak health; easily sick; unable to endure hardship.
- (informal) Unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol.
- Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines.
- Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful.
- Pleasing to the senses; refined; adapted to please an elegant or cultivated taste.
- Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
- Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings.
- developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
- difficult to handle; requiring great tact
- of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely
- marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique
- easily hurt
- exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
- easily broken or damaged or destroyed
noun
adj
- Of delicate perception or close and accurate discrimination; not easy to satisfy; exact; fastidious.
- Recherché; far-fetched; abstruse.
- Especially or extraordinarily fine or pleasing; exceptional.
- Of special beauty or rare excellence.
- Exceeding; extreme; keen, in a bad or a good sense.
- lavishly elegant and refined
- of extreme beauty
- delicately beautiful
- intense or sharp
noun
adj
- Able to perceive straightforwardly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating.
- characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
- Possessing little or no perceptible stimulus.
- (MLE) Better than, superior to.
- (meteorology) Of the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds.
- (MLE) Good, the best.
- Transparent in colour.
- Unmixed; entirely pure.
- Without clouds.
- Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured.
- Distinct, sharp, well-marked.
- (figuratively) Free of guilt, or suspicion.
- (of a soup) Without a thickening ingredient.
- (of a railway signal) Showing a green aspect, allowing a train to proceed past it.
- Without diminution; in full; net.
- Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
- Free of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood.
- Free of obstacles.
- (Scientology) Free from the influence of engrams; see Clear (Scientology).
- Without defects or blemishes, such as freckles or knots.
- Easily or distinctly heard; audible.
- freed from any question of guilt
- free from contact or proximity or connection
- (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
- allowing light to pass through
- clear of charges or deductions
- clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible
- free of restrictions or qualifications
- free from flaw or blemish or impurity
- readily apparent to the mind
- free from clouds or mist or haze
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt)
- easily deciphered
- free from confusion or doubt
- affording free passage or view
- accurately stated or described
adv
noun
- (Scientology) A person who is free from the influence of engrams.
- (carpentry) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
- (video games) The completion of a stage or challenge, or of the whole game.
- a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
- the state of being free of suspicion
verb
- (transitive, firearms) To unload a firearm, or undergo an unloading procedure, in order to prevent negligent discharge; for safety reasons, to check whether one's firearm is loaded or unloaded.
- (transitive) To pass without interference; to miss.
- (transitive, computing) To style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at a given position.
- (transitive, video games) To finish or complete (a stage, challenge, or game).
- (transitive) To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.
- (transitive) To approve or authorise for a particular purpose or action; to give clearance to.
- (intransitive) To obtain a clearance.
- (transitive) To obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track.
- (intransitive) To leave abruptly; to clear off or clear out.
- (transitive) To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.
- (transitive, business) To earn a profit of; to net.
- (transitive) To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.
- (transitive, activities such as jumping or throwing) To exceed a stated mark.
- (transitive) To obtain approval or authorisation in respect of.
- (transitive, computing) To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero.
- (intransitive) Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.
- To disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.
- (transitive) To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from (a matter); to clarify or resolve; to clear up.
- (intransitive) To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.
- (transitive, intransitive, sports) To hit, kick, head, punch etc. (a ball, puck) away in order to defend one's goal.
- go away or disappear
- free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
- make a way or path by removing objects
- remove the occupants of
- settle, as of a debt
- go unchallenged; be approved
- make as a net profit
- be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts
- clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.
- sell to get rid of
- rid of instructions or data
- free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
- make clear, bright, light, or translucent
- grant authorization or clearance for
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- remove (people) from a building
- become clear
- yield as a net profit
- remove debris from
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- pass by, over, or under without making contact
- pass an inspection or receive authorization
- rid of obstructions
adj
- Intense; sensitive; sharp.
- (linguistics, chiefly historical) Of an accent or tone: generally higher than others.
- High or shrill.
- (medicine) Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.
- (medicine) Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage.
- (geometry, of a triangle) Having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.
- (orthography, postpositive) Of a letter of the alphabet, having an acute accent.
- (geometry, of an angle) Less than 90 degrees.
- Brief, quick, short.
- (botany) With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base).
- Urgent.
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- of critical importance and consequence
- of an angle; less than 90 degrees
- extremely sharp or severe
- having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
- ending in a sharp point
noun
verb
adj
- blunted in responsiveness or sensibility
- lacking in liveliness or animation
- not having a sharp edge or point
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
- darkened with overcast
- emitting or reflecting very little light
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
- not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft
- not keenly felt
- (of business) not active or brisk
- (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted
- being or made softer or less loud or clear
- Not clear, muffled. (of a noise or sound)
- Bored, depressed, down.
- Insensible; unfeeling.
- Sluggish, listless.
- Cloudy, overcast.
- (of pain etc) Not intense; felt indistinctly or only slightly.
- Not bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding.
- Heavy; lifeless; inert.
- Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness.
- Boring; not exciting or interesting.
- Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
verb
- make less lively or vigorous
- make dull in appearance
- become less interesting or attractive
- become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness
- make dull or blunt
- make numb or insensitive
- deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
- (intransitive) To lose a sharp edge; to become dull.
- To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.
- (transitive) To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp.
- (transitive) To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy.
noun
- The quality or degree of being sensitive.
- The ability to be aware of (and, usually, react with regard to) the feelings of others.
- The ability to perceive sensation.
- the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
- sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
- (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
- the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences
noun
- The quality of being delicate.
- Fineness or elegance of construction or appearance.
- Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement.
- Tact and propriety; the need for such tact.
- Refinement in taste or discrimination.
- Frailty of health or fitness.
- refined taste; tact
- the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
- lack of physical strength
- lightness in movement or manner
- something considered choice to eat
- slenderness
- subtly skillful handling of a situation
adj
noun
- Any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation.
- A glutinous size used as a ground for gilding, to make the gold leaf adhere.
- Any corrosive substance used in etching.
- a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
verb
adj
noun
- Emotion; impression.
- (usually in the plural) Emotional attraction or desire.
- An opinion, an attitude.
- (always in the plural) Emotional state or well-being.
- Sensation, particularly through the skin.
- Intuition.
- a physical sensation that you experience
- a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
- an intuitive understanding of something
- the experiencing of affective and emotional states
- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
- the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
verb
noun
- The quality or state of being sensitive; sensitiveness.
- (electronics) The degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal.
- (biology, medicine, of a pathogen) Vulnerability to medical treatment: Synonym of susceptibility.
- (photography) The degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength.
- (gaming) The rate at which the player's facing direction or position changes relative to input device movement.
- (statistics) The probability, in a binary classification test, of a true positive being correctly identified.
- (biology) The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli.
- the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
- sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
- (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
- susceptibility to a pathogen
- the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences
adj
- Sharp; pungent; piquant.
- Mildly erotic.
- (figurative) Impertinent or disrespectful, often in a manner that is regarded as entertaining or amusing; smart.
- Impudently bold; pert.
- Similar to sauce; having the consistency or texture of sauce.
- characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
- improperly forward or bold
noun
verb
adj
- Fast; nimble.
- Slight, not forceful or intense; small in amount or intensity.
- Gentle; having little force or momentum.
- Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
- Free from burden or impediment; unencumbered.
- Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
- With low viscosity.
- (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
- Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
- Having little or relatively little actual weight; not heavy; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
- (cooking) Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
- (military) Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
- (rail transport, of a locomotive or consist of locomotives) Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose.
- Cheerful.
- Easy to endure or perform.
- Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
- (nautical, of a ship) Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.
- Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
- Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
- Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
- Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
- Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
- Easily interrupted by stimulation.
- Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
- of comparatively little physical weight or density
- psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
- marked by temperance in indulgence
- of little intensity or power or force
- easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
- not great in degree or quantity or number
- moving easily and quickly; nimble
- (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
- intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
- (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
- designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
- weak and likely to lose consciousness
- (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
- (of sleep) easily disturbed
- silly or trivial
- having relatively few calories
- characterized by or emitting light
- demanding little effort; not burdensome
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- having little importance
- (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
- of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
- very thin and insubstantial
adv
noun
- (painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.
- A traffic light, or (by extension) an intersection controlled by traffic lights.
- A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
- (crosswording) The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
- (informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
- (curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
- See lights (“lungs”).
- (by extension) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye or in nearby ranges (infrared or ultraviolet radiation).
- A lightbulb or similar light-emitting device, regardless of whether it is lit.
- (slang) A cigarette lighter.
- A flame or something used to create fire.
- (military, historical) A member of the light cavalry.
- The brightness of the eye or eyes.
- A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.
- (figurative) Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
- (by extension, less commonly) Electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength.
- A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
- (countable) A source of illumination.
- (physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
- Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
- (Australia, uncountable) A low-alcohol lager.
- The power of perception by vision: eyesight (sightedness; vision).
- A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
- a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
- the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
- the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
- a person regarded very fondly
- a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
- a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
- an illuminated area
- mental understanding as an enlightening experience
- having abundant light or illumination
- a visual warning signal
- (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
- any device serving as a source of illumination
- public awareness
verb
- (transitive) To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
- (by extension) To leave; to depart.
- (nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
- To find by chance.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
- To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
- (transitive) To set fire to; to set burning.
- To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
- (transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
- (intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire.
- begin to smoke
- introduce light into
- alight from (a horse)
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- start or maintain a fire in
- cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
- to come to rest, settle
adj
- Delicate and skilled; nimble and dextrous
- Thieving, larcenous.
- (nautical or military) Not having a full complement of workers.
- Light-hearted; fun and witty or easygoing.
- Gentle; benign and with minimal intervention.
- Sparing; applying only slight pressure or minimal amounts.
- (food) Fresh and light-tasting, not rich, heavy, or highly seasoned.
- Flippant; lacking seriousness.
- having a metaphorically delicate touch
adv
adj
- Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.
- (UK, colloquial, chiefly in the negative) Fit and healthy; free from fatigue or illness.
- Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept.
- (of objects or actions) Showing mental quickness and resourcefulness.
- Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent.
- (of objects or actions) Showing inventiveness or originality; witty.
- (anthropology, of an Aboriginal Australian) Possessing magical abilities.
- Mentally quick and resourceful; skilled at achieving what one wants in a mentally agile and inventive way.
- mentally quick and resourceful
- showing inventiveness and skill
- showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
adj
- Suave; sophisticated.
- (of muscles, medicine) Involuntary and non-striated.
- (of an action) Natural; unconstrained.
- (mathematics, of a function) Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain.
- Bland; glib.
- (mathematics, of a number) That factors completely into small prime numbers.
- Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
- (of a motion) Unbroken.
- (linguistics, classical studies, of a vowel) Lacking marked aspiration.
- (of food or drink) Not grainy; having an even texture.
- (of an edge) Lacking projections or indentations; not serrated.
- Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.
- (of a beverage) Having a pleasantly rounded flavor; neither rough nor astringent.
- Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; fluent.
- (chiefly of water) Placid, calm.
- smooth and unconstrained in movement
- of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
- smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
- lacking obstructions or difficulties
- (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
- having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
- of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence
- (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
adv
noun
verb
- (transitive) To make straightforward or easy.
- (transitive) To make smooth or even.
- (West Country) To stroke; especially to stroke an animal's fur.
- (transitive) To calm or palliate.
- (transitive) To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure; to press, to flatten.
- (statistics, image processing, digital audio) To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise.
- free from obstructions
- make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
- make (a surface) shine
adj
- Sharp; keen; poignant.
- Cleverly shrewd and humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful.
- (Appalachia) Hard-working.
- (often in combination) Equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology).
- Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
- Causing sharp pain; stinging.
- Sudden and intense.
- (informal) Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.
- Good-looking; well dressed; fine; fashionable.
- characterized by quickness and ease in learning
- capable of independent and apparently intelligent action
- elegant and stylish
- improperly forward or bold
- painfully severe
- showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
- quick and brisk
noun
verb
noun
noun
noun
- The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints.
- (now usually in the plural) Sanity.
- Humour, especially when clever or quick.
- Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.
- Intelligence; common sense.
- A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty.
- mental ability
- a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- a witty amusing person who makes jokes
prep
verb
noun
- (of intelligence) acuteness or acuity.
- (uncountable) the cutting ability of an edge; keenness.
- (of an image) distinctness, focus.
- (of food etc) pungency or acidity.
- (uncountable) the fineness of the point a pointed object.
- (countable) The product or result of being sharp.
- a strong odor or taste property
- the attribute of urgency in tone of voice
- thinness of edge or fineness of point
- the quality of being sharp and clear
- harshness of manner
- a quick and penetrating intelligence
- the quality of being keenly and painfully felt
verb
- make sensitive or aware
- make sensitive to a drug or allergen
- make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion
- cause to sense; make sensitive
- To make (someone or something) sensitive or responsive to certain stimuli.
- (transitive) To render capable of being acted on by actinic rays of light.
- To make (someone) increasingly aware of, in a concerned or sensitive way.
adj
- having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
- owed as a debt
- distinguished from others in excellence
- of major significance or importance
- Owed as a debt.
- Projecting outwards.
- Prominent or noticeable; sovereign.
- Exceptionally good; distinguished from others by its superiority.
- Unresolved; not settled or finished.
verb
adj
noun
noun
- Fastidiousness; fine sensitivity.
- Pleasantness, especially of behaviour or personality; agreeableness.
- (computing, Unix) A value determining how much processor time to concede to a running process. (See also nice (verb), renice.)
- Effeminacy; indulgence in soft living or luxuriousness.
- a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
- the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze
- the quality of nice
noun
noun
- a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed
- Shrewdness, quickness of mind.
- a quick and penetrating intelligence
- the quality of having a sharp edge or point
- The quality of being acute or pointed.
- Of the senses or feelings: the faculty of precise discernment or perception; sensitiveness.
- Of sounds: shrillness; high pitch.
- (medicine) Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.
noun
- The quality or degree of being sensitive.
- The ability to be aware of (and, usually, react with regard to) the feelings of others.
- The ability to perceive sensation.
- the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
- sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
- (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
- the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences
noun
- The quality of being delicate.
- Fineness or elegance of construction or appearance.
- Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement.
- Tact and propriety; the need for such tact.
- Refinement in taste or discrimination.
- Frailty of health or fitness.
- refined taste; tact
- the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
- lack of physical strength
- lightness in movement or manner
- something considered choice to eat
- slenderness
- subtly skillful handling of a situation
noun
- The quality or state of being sensitive; sensitiveness.
- (electronics) The degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal.
- (biology, medicine, of a pathogen) Vulnerability to medical treatment: Synonym of susceptibility.
- (photography) The degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength.
- (gaming) The rate at which the player's facing direction or position changes relative to input device movement.
- (statistics) The probability, in a binary classification test, of a true positive being correctly identified.
- (biology) The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli.
- the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
- sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
- (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
- susceptibility to a pathogen
- the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences
noun
verb
noun
noun
noun
- The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints.
- (now usually in the plural) Sanity.
- Humour, especially when clever or quick.
- Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.
- Intelligence; common sense.
- A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty.
- mental ability
- a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- a witty amusing person who makes jokes
prep
verb
noun
- (of intelligence) acuteness or acuity.
- (uncountable) the cutting ability of an edge; keenness.
- (of an image) distinctness, focus.
- (of food etc) pungency or acidity.
- (uncountable) the fineness of the point a pointed object.
- (countable) The product or result of being sharp.
- a strong odor or taste property
- the attribute of urgency in tone of voice
- thinness of edge or fineness of point
- the quality of being sharp and clear
- harshness of manner
- a quick and penetrating intelligence
- the quality of being keenly and painfully felt
verb
- make sensitive or aware
- make sensitive to a drug or allergen
- make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion
- cause to sense; make sensitive
- To make (someone or something) sensitive or responsive to certain stimuli.
- (transitive) To render capable of being acted on by actinic rays of light.
- To make (someone) increasingly aware of, in a concerned or sensitive way.
adj
- Extremely subtle or refined; extremely sensitive to slight impressions or perceptions.
- Having an especially fine size or texture; made of very small particles or threads.
- Extremely refined or sophisticated; very elegant.
- Of a very high or pure grade or quality.
- Very good, excellent.
- excessively delicate or refined
- of extremely fine size or texture
- (used especially of merchandise) very fine in quality
adj
noun
verb
adj
- quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
- paying close attention especially to details
- (of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs
- Diligently attentive in observing a law, custom, duty or principle; regardful; mindful.
- Alert and paying close attention; watchful.
- Practicing a religion.
adj
- Highly discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite.
- Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
- Light, or softly tinted; said of a colour.
- Intended for use with fragile items.
- Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes.
- Of weak health; easily sick; unable to endure hardship.
- (informal) Unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol.
- Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines.
- Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful.
- Pleasing to the senses; refined; adapted to please an elegant or cultivated taste.
- Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
- Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings.
- developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
- difficult to handle; requiring great tact
- of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely
- marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique
- easily hurt
- exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
- easily broken or damaged or destroyed
noun
adj
- Of delicate perception or close and accurate discrimination; not easy to satisfy; exact; fastidious.
- Recherché; far-fetched; abstruse.
- Especially or extraordinarily fine or pleasing; exceptional.
- Of special beauty or rare excellence.
- Exceeding; extreme; keen, in a bad or a good sense.
- lavishly elegant and refined
- of extreme beauty
- delicately beautiful
- intense or sharp
noun
adj
- Able to perceive straightforwardly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating.
- characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
- Possessing little or no perceptible stimulus.
- (MLE) Better than, superior to.
- (meteorology) Of the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds.
- (MLE) Good, the best.
- Transparent in colour.
- Unmixed; entirely pure.
- Without clouds.
- Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured.
- Distinct, sharp, well-marked.
- (figuratively) Free of guilt, or suspicion.
- (of a soup) Without a thickening ingredient.
- (of a railway signal) Showing a green aspect, allowing a train to proceed past it.
- Without diminution; in full; net.
- Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
- Free of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood.
- Free of obstacles.
- (Scientology) Free from the influence of engrams; see Clear (Scientology).
- Without defects or blemishes, such as freckles or knots.
- Easily or distinctly heard; audible.
- freed from any question of guilt
- free from contact or proximity or connection
- (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
- allowing light to pass through
- clear of charges or deductions
- clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible
- free of restrictions or qualifications
- free from flaw or blemish or impurity
- readily apparent to the mind
- free from clouds or mist or haze
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt)
- easily deciphered
- free from confusion or doubt
- affording free passage or view
- accurately stated or described
adv
noun
- (Scientology) A person who is free from the influence of engrams.
- (carpentry) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
- (video games) The completion of a stage or challenge, or of the whole game.
- a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
- the state of being free of suspicion
verb
- (transitive, firearms) To unload a firearm, or undergo an unloading procedure, in order to prevent negligent discharge; for safety reasons, to check whether one's firearm is loaded or unloaded.
- (transitive) To pass without interference; to miss.
- (transitive, computing) To style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at a given position.
- (transitive, video games) To finish or complete (a stage, challenge, or game).
- (transitive) To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.
- (transitive) To approve or authorise for a particular purpose or action; to give clearance to.
- (intransitive) To obtain a clearance.
- (transitive) To obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track.
- (intransitive) To leave abruptly; to clear off or clear out.
- (transitive) To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.
- (transitive, business) To earn a profit of; to net.
- (transitive) To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.
- (transitive, activities such as jumping or throwing) To exceed a stated mark.
- (transitive) To obtain approval or authorisation in respect of.
- (transitive, computing) To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero.
- (intransitive) Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.
- To disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.
- (transitive) To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from (a matter); to clarify or resolve; to clear up.
- (intransitive) To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.
- (transitive, intransitive, sports) To hit, kick, head, punch etc. (a ball, puck) away in order to defend one's goal.
- go away or disappear
- free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
- make a way or path by removing objects
- remove the occupants of
- settle, as of a debt
- go unchallenged; be approved
- make as a net profit
- be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts
- clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.
- sell to get rid of
- rid of instructions or data
- free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
- make clear, bright, light, or translucent
- grant authorization or clearance for
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- remove (people) from a building
- become clear
- yield as a net profit
- remove debris from
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- pass by, over, or under without making contact
- pass an inspection or receive authorization
- rid of obstructions
adj
- Intense; sensitive; sharp.
- (linguistics, chiefly historical) Of an accent or tone: generally higher than others.
- High or shrill.
- (medicine) Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.
- (medicine) Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage.
- (geometry, of a triangle) Having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.
- (orthography, postpositive) Of a letter of the alphabet, having an acute accent.
- (geometry, of an angle) Less than 90 degrees.
- Brief, quick, short.
- (botany) With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base).
- Urgent.
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- of critical importance and consequence
- of an angle; less than 90 degrees
- extremely sharp or severe
- having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
- ending in a sharp point
noun
verb
adj
- blunted in responsiveness or sensibility
- lacking in liveliness or animation
- not having a sharp edge or point
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
- darkened with overcast
- emitting or reflecting very little light
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
- not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft
- not keenly felt
- (of business) not active or brisk
- (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted
- being or made softer or less loud or clear
- Not clear, muffled. (of a noise or sound)
- Bored, depressed, down.
- Insensible; unfeeling.
- Sluggish, listless.
- Cloudy, overcast.
- (of pain etc) Not intense; felt indistinctly or only slightly.
- Not bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding.
- Heavy; lifeless; inert.
- Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness.
- Boring; not exciting or interesting.
- Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
verb
- make less lively or vigorous
- make dull in appearance
- become less interesting or attractive
- become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness
- make dull or blunt
- make numb or insensitive
- deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
- (intransitive) To lose a sharp edge; to become dull.
- To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.
- (transitive) To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp.
- (transitive) To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy.
adj
noun
- Any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation.
- A glutinous size used as a ground for gilding, to make the gold leaf adhere.
- Any corrosive substance used in etching.
- a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
verb
adj
noun
- Emotion; impression.
- (usually in the plural) Emotional attraction or desire.
- An opinion, an attitude.
- (always in the plural) Emotional state or well-being.
- Sensation, particularly through the skin.
- Intuition.
- a physical sensation that you experience
- a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
- an intuitive understanding of something
- the experiencing of affective and emotional states
- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
- the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
verb
adj
- Sharp; pungent; piquant.
- Mildly erotic.
- (figurative) Impertinent or disrespectful, often in a manner that is regarded as entertaining or amusing; smart.
- Impudently bold; pert.
- Similar to sauce; having the consistency or texture of sauce.
- characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
- improperly forward or bold
adj
- Fast; nimble.
- Slight, not forceful or intense; small in amount or intensity.
- Gentle; having little force or momentum.
- Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
- Free from burden or impediment; unencumbered.
- Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
- With low viscosity.
- (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
- Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
- Having little or relatively little actual weight; not heavy; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
- (cooking) Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
- (military) Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
- (rail transport, of a locomotive or consist of locomotives) Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose.
- Cheerful.
- Easy to endure or perform.
- Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
- (nautical, of a ship) Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.
- Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
- Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
- Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
- Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
- Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
- Easily interrupted by stimulation.
- Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
- of comparatively little physical weight or density
- psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
- marked by temperance in indulgence
- of little intensity or power or force
- easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
- not great in degree or quantity or number
- moving easily and quickly; nimble
- (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
- intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
- (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
- designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
- weak and likely to lose consciousness
- (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
- (of sleep) easily disturbed
- silly or trivial
- having relatively few calories
- characterized by or emitting light
- demanding little effort; not burdensome
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- having little importance
- (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
- of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
- very thin and insubstantial
adv
noun
- (painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.
- A traffic light, or (by extension) an intersection controlled by traffic lights.
- A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
- (crosswording) The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
- (informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
- (curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
- See lights (“lungs”).
- (by extension) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye or in nearby ranges (infrared or ultraviolet radiation).
- A lightbulb or similar light-emitting device, regardless of whether it is lit.
- (slang) A cigarette lighter.
- A flame or something used to create fire.
- (military, historical) A member of the light cavalry.
- The brightness of the eye or eyes.
- A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.
- (figurative) Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
- (by extension, less commonly) Electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength.
- A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
- (countable) A source of illumination.
- (physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
- Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
- (Australia, uncountable) A low-alcohol lager.
- The power of perception by vision: eyesight (sightedness; vision).
- A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
- a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
- the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
- the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
- a person regarded very fondly
- a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
- a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
- an illuminated area
- mental understanding as an enlightening experience
- having abundant light or illumination
- a visual warning signal
- (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
- any device serving as a source of illumination
- public awareness
verb
- (transitive) To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
- (by extension) To leave; to depart.
- (nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
- To find by chance.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
- To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
- (transitive) To set fire to; to set burning.
- To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
- (transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
- (intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire.
- begin to smoke
- introduce light into
- alight from (a horse)
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- start or maintain a fire in
- cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
- to come to rest, settle
adj
- Delicate and skilled; nimble and dextrous
- Thieving, larcenous.
- (nautical or military) Not having a full complement of workers.
- Light-hearted; fun and witty or easygoing.
- Gentle; benign and with minimal intervention.
- Sparing; applying only slight pressure or minimal amounts.
- (food) Fresh and light-tasting, not rich, heavy, or highly seasoned.
- Flippant; lacking seriousness.
- having a metaphorically delicate touch
adv
adj
- Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.
- (UK, colloquial, chiefly in the negative) Fit and healthy; free from fatigue or illness.
- Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept.
- (of objects or actions) Showing mental quickness and resourcefulness.
- Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent.
- (of objects or actions) Showing inventiveness or originality; witty.
- (anthropology, of an Aboriginal Australian) Possessing magical abilities.
- Mentally quick and resourceful; skilled at achieving what one wants in a mentally agile and inventive way.
- mentally quick and resourceful
- showing inventiveness and skill
- showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
adj
- Suave; sophisticated.
- (of muscles, medicine) Involuntary and non-striated.
- (of an action) Natural; unconstrained.
- (mathematics, of a function) Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain.
- Bland; glib.
- (mathematics, of a number) That factors completely into small prime numbers.
- Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
- (of a motion) Unbroken.
- (linguistics, classical studies, of a vowel) Lacking marked aspiration.
- (of food or drink) Not grainy; having an even texture.
- (of an edge) Lacking projections or indentations; not serrated.
- Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.
- (of a beverage) Having a pleasantly rounded flavor; neither rough nor astringent.
- Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; fluent.
- (chiefly of water) Placid, calm.
- smooth and unconstrained in movement
- of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
- smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
- lacking obstructions or difficulties
- (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
- having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
- of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence
- (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
adv
noun
verb
- (transitive) To make straightforward or easy.
- (transitive) To make smooth or even.
- (West Country) To stroke; especially to stroke an animal's fur.
- (transitive) To calm or palliate.
- (transitive) To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure; to press, to flatten.
- (statistics, image processing, digital audio) To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise.
- free from obstructions
- make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
- make (a surface) shine
adj
- Sharp; keen; poignant.
- Cleverly shrewd and humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful.
- (Appalachia) Hard-working.
- (often in combination) Equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology).
- Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
- Causing sharp pain; stinging.
- Sudden and intense.
- (informal) Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.
- Good-looking; well dressed; fine; fashionable.
- characterized by quickness and ease in learning
- capable of independent and apparently intelligent action
- elegant and stylish
- improperly forward or bold
- painfully severe
- showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
- quick and brisk
noun
verb
adj
- having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
- owed as a debt
- distinguished from others in excellence
- of major significance or importance
- Owed as a debt.
- Projecting outwards.
- Prominent or noticeable; sovereign.
- Exceptionally good; distinguished from others by its superiority.
- Unresolved; not settled or finished.