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baroness
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n 1: a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife
or widow of a baron
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bonus
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n 1: anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added
fillip" [syn: bonus, fillip]
2: an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as
a means of increasing output [syn: bonus, incentive]
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cheapness
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n 1: a price below the standard price [syn: bargain rate,
cheapness, cut rate, cut price]
2: tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar [syn:
cheapness, tackiness, tat, sleaze]
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dampness
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n 1: a slight wetness [syn: damp, dampness, moistness]
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deaconess
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n 1: a woman deacon
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deepness
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n 1: the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
[syn: astuteness, profundity, profoundness, depth,
deepness]
2: the quality of being physically deep; "the profundity of the
mine was almost a mile" [syn: deepness, profundity,
profoundness] [ant: shallowness]
3: the extent downward or backward or inward; "the depth of the
water"; "depth of a shelf"; "depth of a closet" [syn:
depth, deepness]
4: a low pitch that is loud and voluminous
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drabness
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n 1: having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or
elegance [syn: dowdiness, drabness, homeliness]
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evanesce
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v 1: disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" [syn:
evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet,
pass]
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finesse
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n 1: subtly skillful handling of a situation [syn: delicacy,
diplomacy, discreetness, finesse]
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glibness
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n 1: a kind of fluent easy superficiality; "the glibness of a
high-pressure salesman" [syn: glibness, slickness]
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governess
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n 1: a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child
(especially in a private home)
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larcenous
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n 1: having a disposition to steal [syn: thievishness,
larcenous]
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limpness
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n 1: a flabby softness [syn: flabbiness, limpness,
flaccidity]
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lioness
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n 1: a female lion
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marchioness
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n 1: the wife or widow of a marquis
2: a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
[syn: marchioness, marquise]
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onus
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n 1: an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of
responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" [syn:
burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus]
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patroness
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n 1: a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron [syn:
patroness, patronne]
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plumpness
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n 1: the bodily property of being well rounded [syn:
plumpness, embonpoint, roundness]
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ripeness
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n 1: the state of being ripe [ant: greenness]
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shallowness
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n 1: lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling [syn:
superficiality, shallowness] [ant: profoundness,
profundity]
2: the quality of lacking physical depth; "take into account the
shallowness at that end of the pool before you dive" [ant:
deepness, profoundness, profundity]
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sharpness
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n 1: a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great
acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind" [syn:
acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness]
2: the attribute of urgency in tone of voice; "his voice had an
edge to it" [syn: edge, sharpness]
3: a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard";
"the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange
spices"; "the raciness of the wine" [syn: pungency, bite,
sharpness, raciness]
4: the quality of being keenly and painfully felt; "the
sharpness of her loss"
5: thinness of edge or fineness of point [syn: sharpness,
keenness] [ant: bluntness, dullness]
6: the quality of being sharp and clear [syn: distinctness,
sharpness] [ant: blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness,
indistinctness, softness]
7: harshness of manner [syn: asperity, sharpness] [ant:
bluntness, dullness]
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slowness
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n 1: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn:
awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude,
maladroitness, slowness]
2: a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry [syn:
slowness, deliberation, deliberateness,
unhurriedness]
3: lack of normal development of intellectual capacities [syn:
retardation, mental retardation, backwardness,
slowness, subnormality]
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steepness
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n 1: the property possessed by a slope that is very steep [syn:
abruptness, precipitousness, steepness] [ant:
gentleness, gradualness]
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synchronous
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adj 1: occurring or existing at the same time or having the same
period or phase; "recovery was synchronous with therapy"-
Jour.A.M.A.; "a synchronous set of clocks"; "the
synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight";
"synchronous oscillations" [syn: synchronous,
synchronal, synchronic] [ant: asynchronous]
2: (digital communication) pertaining to a transmission
technique that requires a common clock signal (a timing
reference) between the communicating devices in order to
coordinate their transmissions [ant: asynchronous]
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terminus
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n 1: a place where something ends or is complete [syn: end
point, endpoint, termination, terminus]
2: the ultimate goal for which something is done [syn:
destination, terminus]
3: (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved
out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a
boundary marker in ancient Rome [syn: terminus, terminal
figure, term]
4: either end of a railroad or bus route
5: station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or
goods [syn: terminal, terminus, depot]
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togetherness
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n 1: affectionate closeness; "togetherness is the new wonder
ingredient in marriage"
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tonus
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n 1: the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that
facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my
tonicity" [syn: tonicity, tonus, tone] [ant:
amyotonia, atonia, atonicity, atony]
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treasonous
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adj 1: having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor;
"the faithless Benedict Arnold"; "a lying traitorous
insurrectionist" [syn: faithless, traitorous,
unfaithful, treasonable, treasonous]
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tyrannous
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adj 1: marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the
oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical
parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights" [syn:
oppressive, tyrannical, tyrannous]
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vertiginous
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adj 1: having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to
falling; "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a
headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling
woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up
the face of the cliff" [syn: dizzy, giddy, woozy,
vertiginous]
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villainous
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adj 1: extremely wicked; "nefarious schemes"; "a villainous
plot"; "a villainous band of thieves" [syn: nefarious,
villainous]
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voluminous
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adj 1: large in volume or bulk; "a voluminous skirt"
2: marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the
mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to
steer the car down a twisty track" [syn: tortuous,
twisting, twisty, winding, voluminous]
3: large in number or quantity (especially of discourse); "she
took copious notes"; "a subject of voluminous legislation"
[syn: copious, voluminous]
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yellowness
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n 1: yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the
hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons [syn: yellow,
yellowness]
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clonus
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n 1: convulsion characterized by alternating contractions and
relaxations
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senesce
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v 1: grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day
--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" [syn:
senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate]
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luminesce
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v 1: be or become luminescent; exhibit luminescence
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superbness
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dungeness
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inverness
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lyonnesse
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rejuvenesce
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furness
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