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Nouns (20)

n. the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"

nature

n. the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized; "it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy"

nature

n. a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe; "the laws of nature"; "nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women"

state

n. the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"

state

n. the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax"

state

n. a major subdivision in a country

nature, natural phenomenon

n. all phenomena that are not artificial

nature, wild, natural state

n. a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild"

State, Department of State, State Department

n. the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"

creation, nature, world, universe, cosmos, macrocosm

n. everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"

Verbs (8)

state, express

v. indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.; "Can you express this distance in kilometers?"

state, submit, put forward

v. put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"

state, say, tell

v. express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (3)

state

adj. in the service of the community or nation: "state security"

state, state-supported

adj. supported and operated by the government of a state; "a state university"

Fuzzynyms (201)

honesty, honestness

n. the quality of being honest

constitution, composition, makeup

n. the way in which someone or something is composed

disposition

n. a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing; "a swelling with a disposition to rupture"

heart, nerve, mettle, spunk

n. the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"

nature

n. the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized; "it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy"

temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness

n. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"

ethos

n. (anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era; "the Greek ethos"

custom, impost, customs, customs duty

n. money collected under a tariff

temper, humor, humour, mood

n. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"

disposition, inclination, tendency

n. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"

nature, wild, natural state, state of nature

n. a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild"

humor, sense of humor, humour

n. the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor"

constitution, composition, makeup

n. the way in which someone or something is composed

fiber, fibre, character

n. the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer

disposition

n. a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing; "a swelling with a disposition to rupture"

heart, nerve, mettle, spunk

n. the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"

nature

n. the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"

ethos

n. (anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era; "the Greek ethos"

custom, impost, customs, customs duty

n. money collected under a tariff

n. (psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying all psychic activity

nature, wild, natural state, state of nature

n. a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild"

soul, soulfulness

n. deep feeling or emotion

quandary, plight, predicament

n. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"

dilemma, quandary

n. state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

glorification, glory

n. a state of high honor; "he valued glory above life itself"

note, distinction, eminence, preeminence

n. high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"

circumstance

n. a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

incident

n. a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station"

occurrence

n. an instance of something occurring; "a disease of frequent occurrence"; "the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets"

attitude, mental attitude

n. a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"

mood, climate

n. the prevailing psychological state; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election"

morale

n. a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose

life

n. the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones; "there is no life on the moon"

man, humanity, world, humankind, mankind, human race

n. all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"

air, open, outdoors, out-of-doors, open air

n. where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open"

wilderness, wild

n. a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"

temper, humor, humour, mood

n. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"

disposition, inclination, tendency

n. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"

nature

n. the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"

disposition, temperament

n. your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"

n. (psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying all psychic activity

nature

n. the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized; "it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy"

soul, soulfulness

n. deep feeling or emotion

galaxy, nebula

n. (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust; "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'"

sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, welkin, celestial sphere, vault of heaven

n. the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

sky

n. the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

space

n. an area reserved for some particular purpose; "the laboratory's floor space"

atmosphere

n. the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air"

atmosphere

n. the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body

environment, environs, surroundings, surround

n. the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"

word, phrase, formulate, articulate

v. put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"

put, cast, couch, frame, redact

v. formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"

broach, initiate

v. bring up a topic for discussion

preface, premise, introduce

v. furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"

present, lay out

v. bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"

avow, avouch

v. admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about

proclaim, promulgate, exclaim

v. state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"

swan, affirm, avow, swear, assert, aver

v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

claim, lay claim to, make a claim to

v. lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"

claim, postulate, contend, affirm strongly, assert strongly

v. assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"

draw, describe, depict

v. represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"

clear up, clarify, elucidate

v. make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

elaborate, expatiate, expound, expatiate on, expatiate upon, elaborate on, elaborate upon, flesh out, dilate on, enlarge on, expand on, dilate upon

v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

hold, buy, believe

v. accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"

narrate, provide a commentary for

v. provide commentary for a film, for example

spin, recount, tell, recite, narrate

v. narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"

profess

v. confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"; "he professes to be a Communist"

label, judge, pronounce

v. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

relate, give an account of

v. give an account of; "The witness related the events"

relate

v. have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"

report, describe, report on

v. give information

report, turn in, inform on

v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"

Synonyms (15)

in the public eye

adj. of great interest to the public; "a person in the public eye"

national

adj. owned or maintained for the public by the national government; "national parks"

open

adj. open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor"

semipublic

adj. having some of the features of public institution

state, state-supported

adj. supported and operated by the government of a state; "a state university"

unrestricted, unexclusive

adj. accessible to all

in the public eye

adj. of great interest to the public; "a person in the public eye"

national

adj. owned or maintained for the public by the national government; "national parks"

open

adj. open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor"

semipublic

adj. having some of the features of public institution

state

adj. in the service of the community or nation: "state security"

unrestricted, unexclusive

adj. accessible to all

Antonyms (0)

state of nature

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