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Inference
That which inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.
Symptomatic
Alt. of Symptomatical
Evidential
Relating to, or affording, evidence; indicative; especially, relating to the evidences of Christianity.
Allegorical
Belonging to, or consisting of, allegory; of the nature of an allegory; describing by resemblances; figurative.
Socinianism
The tenets or doctrines of Faustus Socinus, an Italian theologian of the sixteenth century, who denied the Trinity, the deity of Christ, the personality of the Devil, the native and total deprav..
Alternate
That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.
Relief
Release from a post, or from the performance of duty, by the intervention of others, by discharge, or by relay; as, a relief of a sentry.
Surrogate
A deputy; a delegate; a substitute.
Referential
Containing a reference; pointing to something out of itself; as, notes for referential use.
Syllepsis
A figure of speech by which a word is used in a literal and metaphorical sense at the same time.
Supposition
The act of supposing, laying down, imagining, or considering as true or existing, what is known not to be true, or what is not proved.
Connotation
The act of connoting; a making known or designating something additional; implication of something more than is asserted.
Allusion
A figurative or symbolical reference.
Metaphor
The transference of the relation between one set of objects to another set for the purpose of brief explanation; a compressed simile; e. g., the ship plows the sea.
Parallelism
The quality or state of being parallel.
Resemblance
The quality or state of resembling; likeness; similitude; similarity.
Personalize
To make personal.
Innuendo
An oblique hint; a remote allusion or reference, usually derogatory to a person or thing not named; an insinuation.
Meaning
That which is signified, whether by act lanquage; signification; sence; import; as, the meaning of a hint.
Malapropism
A grotesque misuse of a word; a word so used.
Allegory
A figurative sentence or discourse, in which the principal subject is described by another subject resembling it in its properties and circumstances. The real subject is thus kept out of view..
Replacement
The removal of an edge or an angle by one or more planes.
Lucifer
The planet Venus, when appearing as the morning star; -- applied in Isaiah by a metaphor to a king of Babylon.
Ideographic
Alt. of Ideographical
Implicative
Tending to implicate.
Allusive
Figurative; symbolical.
Simulation
The act of simulating, or assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true; -- distinguished from dissimulation, which disguises or conceals what is true.
Mannered
Having a certain way, esp. a polite way, of carrying and conducting one's self.
Alternative
Offering a choice of two things.
Alternate
Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal.
Nearness
The state or quality of being near; -- used in the various senses of the adjective.
Pregnant
Being with young, as a female; having conceived; great with young; breeding; teeming; gravid; preparing to bring forth.
Metaphorical
Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical sense.
Changeling
One who, or that which, is left or taken in the place of another, as a child exchanged by fairies.
Personnel
The body of persons employed in some public service, as the army, navy, etc.; -- distinguished from materiel.
Pointed
of Point
Counterfeit
Representing by imitation or likeness; having a resemblance to something else; portrayed.
Ornamented
of Ornament
Figured
of Figure
Substitute
One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of something else
Ringer
One who, or that which, rings; especially, one who rings chimes on bells.
Intimation
The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated.
Undercurrent
A current below the surface of water, sometimes flowing in a contrary direction to that on the surface.
Replacement
The act of replacing.
Correlation
Reciprocal relation; corresponding similarity or parallelism of relation or law; capacity of being converted into, or of giving place to, one another, under certain conditions; as, the correl..
Doubtful
Not settled in opinion; undetermined; wavering; hesitating in belief; also used, metaphorically, of the body when its action is affected by such a state of mind; as, we are doubtful of a fact..
Semblance
Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form.
Simile
A word or phrase by which anything is likened, in one or more of its aspects, to something else; a similitude; a poetical or imaginative comparison.
Identity
The state or quality of being identical, or the same; sameness.
Sameness
The state of being the same; identity; absence of difference; near resemblance; correspondence; similarity; as, a sameness of person, of manner, of sound, of appearance, and the like.
Tinge
To imbue or impregnate with something different or foreign; as, to tinge a decoction with a bitter taste; to affect in some degree with the qualities of another substance, either by mixture, ..
Assimilation
The act or process of assimilating or bringing to a resemblance, likeness, or identity; also, the state of being so assimilated; as, the assimilation of one sound to another.
Compare
To examine the character or qualities of, as of two or more persons or things, for the purpose of discovering their resemblances or differences; to bring into comparison; to regard with discr..
Image
An imitation, representation, or similitude of any person, thing, or act, sculptured, drawn, painted, or otherwise made perceptible to the sight; a visible presentation; a copy; a likeness; a..
Imitation
The act of imitating.
Weigh
A corruption of Way, used only in the phrase under weigh.
Presupposition
The act of presupposing; an antecedent implication; presumption.
Likeness
The state or quality of being like; similitude; resemblance; similarity; as, the likeness of the one to the other is remarkable.
Copy
An abundance or plenty of anything.
Proxy
The agency for another who acts through the agent; authority to act for another, esp. to vote in a legislative or corporate capacity.
Contrast
To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities.
Gehenna
The valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where some of the Israelites sacrificed their children to Moloch, which, on this account, was afterward regarded as a place of abomination, and made a recep..
Exchange
The act of giving or taking one thing in return for another which is regarded as an equivalent; as, an exchange of cattle for grain.
Balancing
of Balance
Meaning
of Mean
Naming
of Name
Dummy
Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.
Fake
One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.
Secondary
Suceeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate.
Liken
To allege, or think, to be like; to represent as like; to compare; as, to liken life to a pilgrimage.
Interpretable
Admitting of interpretation; capable of being interpreted or explained.
Parallel
Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant; as, parallel lines; parallel planes.
Sub
A subordinate; a subaltern.
Plethoric
Haeving a full habit of body; characterized by plethora or excess of blood; as, a plethoric constitution; -- used also metaphorically.
Sententious
Abounding with sentences, axioms, and maxims; full of meaning; terse and energetic in expression; pithy; as, a sententious style or discourse; sententious truth.
Vicar
One deputed or authorized to perform the functions of another; a substitute in office; a deputy.
Relation
The act of relating or telling; also, that which is related; recital; account; narration; narrative; as, the relation of historical events.
Equivalent
Equal in wortir or value, force, power, effect, import, and the like; alike in significance and value; of the same import or meaning.
Change
To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change the countenance.
Substitution
The act of substituting or putting one person or thing in the place of another; as, the substitution of an agent, attorney, or representative to act for one in his absense; the substitution o..
Deputy
One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in office; a lieutenant; a representative; a delegate; a vicegerent; as, the dep..
Equal
Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.; -- applied to number, degree, quantity, and intensity, and to any subj..
Symbolize
To have a resemblance of qualities or properties; to correspond; to harmonize.
Understudy
To study, as another actor's part, in order to be his substitute in an emergency; to study another actor's part.
Community
Common possession or enjoyment; participation; as, a community of goods.
Symbolism
The act of symbolizing, or the state of being symbolized; as, symbolism in Christian art is the representation of truth, virtues, vices, etc., by emblematic colors, signs, and forms.
Pithy
Consisting wholly, or in part, of pith; abounding in pith; as, a pithy stem; a pithy fruit.
Implication
The act of implicating, or the state of being implicated.
Representative
Fitted to represent; exhibiting a similitude.
Parity
The quality or condition of being equal or equivalent; A like state or degree; equality; close correspondence; analogy; as, parity of reasoning.
Double
Twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent; made twice as large or as much, etc.
Comparison
The act of comparing; an examination of two or more objects with the view of discovering the resemblances or differences; relative estimate.
Similitude
The quality or state of being similar or like; resemblance; likeness; similarity; as, similitude of substance.
Coloration
The act or art of coloring; the state of being colored.
Overtone
One of the harmonics faintly heard with and above a tone as it dies away, produced by some aliquot portion of the vibrating sting or column of air which yields the fundamental tone; one of the ..
Hint
To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion.
Confront
To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness.
Indicative
Pointing out; bringing to notice; giving intimation or knowledge of something not visible or obvious.
Opposition
The act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or defeat; resistance.
Accordance
Agreement; harmony; conformity.
Closeness
The state of being close.
Conformity
Correspondence in form, manner, or character; resemblance; agreement; congruity; -- followed by to, with, or between.
Substantial
Belonging to substance; actually existing; real; as, substantial life.
Figural
Represented by figure or delineation; consisting of figures; as, figural ornaments.
Expressive
Serving to express, utter, or represent; indicative; communicative; -- followed by of; as, words expressive of his gratitude.
Connotative
Implying something additional; illative.
Denotative
Having power to denote; designating or marking off.
Intelligible
Capable of being understood or comprehended; as, an intelligible account or description; intelligible pronunciation, writing, etc.
Approximation
The act of approximating; a drawing, advancing or being near; approach; also, the result of approximating.
Readable
Such as can be read; legible; fit or suitable to be read; worth reading; interesting.
Figurative
Representing by a figure, or by resemblance; typical; representative.
Demonstrative
Having the nature of demonstration; tending to demonstrate; making evident; exhibiting clearly or conclusively.
Indicating
of Indicate
Diagnostic
Pertaining to, or furnishing, a diagnosis; indicating the nature of a disease.
Personify
To regard, treat, or represent as a person; to represent as a rational being.
Oppose
To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.
Extended
of Extend
Embellish
To make beautiful or elegant by ornaments; to decorate; to adorn; as, to embellish a book with pictures, a garden with shrubs and flowers, a narrative with striking anecdotes, or style with m..
Flowery
Full of flowers; abounding with blossoms.
Spare
To use frugally or stintingly, as that which is scarce or valuable; to retain or keep unused; to save.
Peculiar
One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not possessed by others; of private, personal, or characteristic possession and use; not owned in common or in participation.
Idiosyncratic
Alt. of Idiosyncratical
Match
Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily, or remains burning some time; esp., a small strip or splint of wood dipped at one..
Symbol
A visible sign or representation of an idea; anything which suggests an idea or quality, or another thing, as by resemblance or by convention; an emblem; a representation; a type; a figure; as, ..
Typical
Of the nature of a type; representing something by a form, model, or resemblance; emblematic; prefigurative.
Inference
The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
Speech
The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the faculty of expressing thoughts by words or articulate sounds; the power of speaking.
Relief
The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which some ease is obtained; succor; alleviation; ..
Opposing
of Oppose
Literal
According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a phrase.
Significant
Fitted or designed to signify or make known somethingl having a meaning; standing as a sign or token; expressive or suggestive; as, a significant word or sound; a significant look.
Proportion
The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree; comparative relation; ratio; as, the proportion of the parts of a building, or o..
Suggestive
Containing a suggestion, hint, or intimation.
Makeshift
That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient.
Meaty
Abounding in meat.
Touch
To come in contact with; to hit or strike lightly against; to extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to reach or rest on.
Sign
That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof.
Nuance
A shade of difference; a delicate gradation.
Assimilate
To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between.
Matching
of Match
Import
To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country from a foreign country, in the transactions of commerce; -- opposed to ..
Analogy
A resemblance of relations; an agreement or likeness between things in some circumstances or effects, when the things are otherwise entirely different. Thus, learning enlightens the mind, bec..
Confrontation
Act of confrontating.
Assumption
The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the act of taking up or adopting.
Token
Something intended or supposed to represent or indicate another thing or an event; a sign; a symbol; as, the rainbow is a token of God's covenant established with Noah.
Relate
To bring back; to restore.
Suggestion
The act of suggesting; presentation of an idea.
Undertone
A low or subdued tone or utterance; a tone less loud than usual.
Presumption
The act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; the act of assuming or taking for granted; belief upon incomplete proof.
Individual
Not divided, or not to be divided; existing as one entity, or distinct being or object; single; one; as, an individual man, animal, or city.
Prototype
An original or model after which anything is copied; the pattern of anything to be engraved, or otherwise copied, cast, or the like; a primary form; exemplar; archetype.
Figure
The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance.
Measure
A standard of dimension; a fixed unit of quantity or extent; an extent or quantity in the fractions or multiples of which anything is estimated and stated; hence, a rule by which anything is ..
Approach
To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.
Ghost
The spirit; the soul of man.
Balance
An apparatus for weighing.
Agreement
State of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character; concurrence; concord; conformity; as, a good agreement subsists among the members of the council.
Alliance
The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compac..
