Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | comfortable with respect to weather |
| Synonyms: | mild, moderate, moist, pleasant, refreshing, summerlike, summery, temperate, tropical |
| Antonyms: | cool, inclement, wintery |
| Main Entry: | aromatic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | distinctive smelling |
| Synonyms: | ambrosial, balmy, fragrant, odoriferous, perfumed, pungent, redolent, savory, scented, spicy, sweet, sweet-smelling |
| Antonyms: | acrid, bland, unsavory |
| Main Entry: | benign |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mild, especially describing weather |
| Synonyms: | auspicious, balmy, bright, favorable, fortunate, gentle, healthful, propitious, refreshing, temperate, warm |
| Notes: | benign refers to a trait or characteristic; benignant to a tendency or disposition |
| Antonyms: | bad, severe |
| Main Entry: | bland |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mild, temperate |
| Synonyms: | balmy, calm, calmative, clear, lenient, mollifying, nonirritant, nonirritating, smooth, soft, soothing |
| Antonyms: | bitter, caustic, severe, sharp, zingy |
| Main Entry: | clement |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | calm, mild (weather) |
| Synonyms: | balmy, clear, fair, fine, moderate, peaceful, temperate, warm |
| Antonyms: | harsh, severe, violent |
| Main Entry: | crazy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unrealistic, fantastic |
| Synonyms: | absurd, balmy, beyond all reason, bizarre, cockeyed, derisory, eccentric, fatuous, foolhardy, foolish, goofy*, half-baked, harebrained, idiotic, ill-conceived, impracticable, imprudent, inane, inappropriate, insane, irresponsible, loony, ludicrous, nonsensical, odd, out of all reason, outrageous, peculiar, preposterous, puerile, quixotic, ridiculous, senseless, short-sighted, silly, strange, unworkable, weird, wild |
| Antonyms: | believeable, realistic, reasonable, sensible |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | delicate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dainty, weak |
| Synonyms: | aerial, balmy, breakable, choice, delectable, delicious, delightful, elegant, ethereal, exquisite, faint, filmy, fine, fine-grained, finespun, flimsy, fracturable, fragile, frail, frangible, gauzy, gentle, gossamery, graceful, hairline, mild, muted, nice, pale, pastel, rare, recherché, select, shatterable, shattery, slight, soft, subdued, subtle, superior, tender |
| Antonyms: | coarse, harsh, heavy, indelicate, inelegant, robust, rough, strong |
| Main Entry: | fair |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bright, cloudless (weather) |
| Synonyms: | balmy, calm, clarion, clear, clement, dry, favorable, fine, mild, placid, pleasant, pretty, rainless, smiling, sunny, sunshiny, tranquil, unclouded, undarkened, unthreatening |
| Notes: | a fair (noun) is a traveling show or carnival or a gathering of producers to promote business - fair (adjective) means free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception, or very pleasing to the eye, or not excessive or extreme; fare (noun) is the sum charged for transportation, or the food and drink that are regularly consumed - fare (verb) to get along or proceed |
| Antonyms: | cloudy, inclement, rainy, stormy |
| Main Entry: | fine |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cloudless, sunny |
| Synonyms: | balmy, bright, clarion, clear, clement, dry, fair, pleasant, rainless, undarkened |
| Antonyms: | cloudy, dark, rainy, stormy |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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