Synonyms

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ethereal, adj. 1. airy, vaporous, gaseous, pneumatic; tenuous, rarefied, subtle, chimerical, shadowy.
2. delicate, fine, thin, frail; gossamer, gossamery, insubstantial, diaphanous, wispy, misty.
3. heavenly, celestial, unearthly, otherworldly; Ely-sian.

ethereality, n. 1. airiness, gaseousness, vaporous ness, etherealness; immateriality, unsubstantiality, incorporeity; tenuousness, rarity, subtileness.
2. delicateness, fineness, thinness, fragility, frailty; sheerness, diaphanousness.
3. heavenliness, celestialness, unearthliness, otherworldliness.

etherealize, v. 1. spiritualize, disembody, dema-terialize.
2. refine, attenuate, rarefy, subtilize, thin, thin out.

ethical, adj. moral, righteous, just; upright, faithful, honest, open, straightforward; virtuous, pure, good, decent, fair; noble, high-minded, lofty, honorable, principled, magnanimous, conscientious; right, correct, proper, seemly, decorous; deontological.

ethics, n. conscience, principles, high standards; morality, righteousness, justness; integrity, honesty, uprightness, rectitude; probity, virtue, conscientiousness, propriety, seemliness, decency; deontology, Judaism. Pirke Aboth, Ten Commandments, decalogue, golden rule.

etiolate, v. blanch, blench, whiten, make white or pale; achromatize, bleach, wash out; grow white or pale, pale, fade, lose color,

etiolated, adj. blanched, blenched, white, colorless, light-colored, chalky; bleached, whitened, faded, paled; achromatic, hueless; milky-white, snow-white; pale, blond, albinic, albinal.

etiquette, n. manners, good manners, politeness, proper or good behavior, propriety, decorum, seemliness; rules, code, convention, form, ceremony, custom, customs, established conventions, formality, protocol; good form, conventionality, fashion, mode, accepted forms, style.

Eucharist, n. 1. Holy Communion, sacrament of the Lord's Supper; Sacrifice of the Mass, Holy Sacrifice; offering, offering of the host, oblation; Theol. transubstantiation, Theol. impanation, the body of our Lord, real presence.
2. communion bread or wafer, Eccles. Host; wafer, consecrated wafer, holy bread, bread of life, bread of angels, Latin, panis angelicus; Eccles. viaticum; spiritual food, manna,

eugenics, n. 1. racial improvement, generic amelioration or betterment; genetic counseling.
2. genetics, selective breeding, stirpiculture, genetic engineering, genetic control, genetic adaptation, controlled or planned evolution,

eulogize, v. 1. praise, sound the praises of, sing the praises of, cry up, Inf. crack up; extol, laud, Archaic. magnify, emblazon, panegyrize; say a good word for, put in a good word for, Inf. tout, promote, boost; glorify, bless, exalt, elevate; pay homage to, pay tribute to, crown, honor.
2. applaud, acclaim, cheer, celebrate, congratulate, Archaic, gratulate; approve enthusiastically, hail, commend, sanction; compliment, flatter, appreciate; blandish, belaud, puff,

eulogy, n. 1. panegyric, eulogium, encomium, citation; testimonial, declaration, announcement, oration.
2. praise, extolment, laudation, kudos, Archaic. magnification; commendation, celebration, congratulation, Archaic, gratulation, paean, laud; exaltation, glorification, tribute, homage, honor, crown; acclaim, acclamation, applause, plaudits, salvo, accolade; hosanna, huzzah, hurrah,

eunuch, n. castrato, gelding; Fig. sissy, Inf. pantywaist, mama's boy, Sl. fairy, Sl. fag.

euphemism, n. (all of language) nice-nellyism, newspeak; substitution, milder equivalent, metaphor, trope, figurative extenuation; mollification, mitigation, lessening, softening, cushioning, padding,

euphemistic, adj. (all of language) extenuatory, softened, mild, inoffensive, vague, indirect; euphemistical, euphemious, metaphorical, figurative, tropical,

euphonious, adj. melodious, dulcet, tuneful, harmonious, symphonious, canorous, lyrical, lyric, musical; mellifluous, mellifluent, sweet-sounding, pleasant-sounding, pleasing, agreeable; smooth, soothing, soft, mellow, golden-toned, rich; flowing, fluid, rhythmical, fluent, eloquent, silver-tongued; silvery, silver-toned, clear as a bell,

euphony, n. melody, melodiousness, harmony, harmoniousness, dulcetness, tunefulness, canorousness, lyricalness, musicality, musicalness, music; mellifluousness, sweetness, pleasantness, pleasingness, agreeableness; smoothness, soothingness, softness, mellowness, goldenness, richness; rhythmicity, fluency, fluidity, fluidness, eloquence; silveriness, clearness, clarity.