Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (5)

n. a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element

n. operating system company

Verbs (30)

v. spend or use time; "I may be an hour"

v. exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"

be, exist

v. have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"

be, have the quality of being

v. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

occur, be

v. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"

be, be identical to

v. be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"

cost, be

v. be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"

live, be, have life

v. have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"

make up, represent, constitute, be

v. form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"

be, occupy a certain area, occupy a certain position

v. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"

equal, be, be identical to

v. be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"

personify, characterize, be, embody

v. represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (5)

compliant

adj. disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will"

compliant

adj. disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will"

compliant, acquiescent, biddable

adj. willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest; "too acquiescent to challenge authority"

Fuzzynyms (79)

stand, bear, stomach, brook, suffer, endure, tolerate, abide, put up with

v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

last, endure

v. persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"

fit, meet, conform to

v. satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"

duplicate, twin, parallel

v. duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"

parallel

v. be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours"

coordinate, co-ordinate

v. be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well"

cause, create, originate

v. make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

name, mention, identify, give the name of, refer to by name

v. give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"

incarnate, embody, body forth, represent in bodily form

v. represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"

refer to, denote, have as a meaning

v. have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "

imply, connote

v. express or state indirectly

imply, indicate by inference

v. suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic

mean, intend

v. mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"

signify

v. convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"

ductile, malleable

adj. easily influenced

compliant, acquiescent, biddable

adj. willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest; "too acquiescent to challenge authority"

passive, inactive

adj. lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith

dormant

adj. inactive but capable of becoming active; "her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened"

lifeless

adj. lacking in spirit or animation

placid, equable, even-tempered, good-tempered

adj. not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the repeated delays"

accommodating, accommodative

adj. helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation; "the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in"; "made a special effort to be accommodating"

considerate

adj. showing concern for the rights and feelings of others; "friends considerate enough to leave us alone"

cooperative

adj. done with or working with others for a common purpose or benefit; "a cooperative effort"

assenting, agreeing, assentient

adj. expressing agreement or consent; "an assenting nod"

consenting

adj. having given consent; "consenting adults"

compliant

adj. disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will"

mild, modest, meek

adj. humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing"

passive, inactive

adj. lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith

inert, lethargic, sluggish, torpid

adj. slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"

subservient

adj. compliant and obedient to authority; "editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones"-G. B. Shaw

willing

adj. disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers"

willing, submissive, agreeable, amenable

adj. disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion"

Synonyms (22)

manageable

adj. capable of being managed or controlled

obedient

adj. dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke

tractable

adj. easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler

willing

adj. disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers"

diffused, softened

adj. (of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material; "diffused light"

weak, effeminate

adj. characterized by excessive softness or self-indulgence: "an effeminate civilization"

euphonious

adj. (of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident; "her euphonious Southern speech"

flaccid, flabby

adj. out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance; "he was too soft for the army"; "flabby around the middle"; "flaccid cheeks"

liquid, gentle

adj. quiet and soothing; "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne"

mellow

adj. having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"

spoilt, spoiled, pampered

adj. having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention; "a spoiled child"

submissive, conformable

adj. quick to comply; "I have been to you a true and humble wife, at all times to your will conformable"-Shakespeare

dutiful, duteous, respectful

adj. willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect; "a dutiful child"; "a dutiful citizen"; "Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife";

Antonyms (10)

differ

v. be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect"

defiant

adj. boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude"

disobedient

adj. not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children"

cross-grained, balky, contrarious

adj. difficult to deal with

disobedient

adj. not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children"

cross-grained, balky, contrarious

adj. difficult to deal with

be compliant

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