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{
"exquisites":{
"as in swells , clotheshorses":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"clotheshorses",
"swells",
"blades",
"cavaliers",
"dashers",
"coxcombs",
"fancy Dans",
"popinjays",
"Beau Brummells",
"beaux",
"beaus",
"bucks",
"dandies",
"dudes",
"fops",
"gallants",
"jays",
"lounge lizards",
"macaronis",
"pretty boys"
],
"near antonyms":[
"slobs",
"slovens"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"exquisiteness":{
"the state or quality of having a delicate structure":{
"examples":[
"marveled at the exquisiteness of the lace on the bride's gown"
],
"synonyms":[
"daintiness",
"delicacy",
"fineness",
"fragility",
"frangibility"
],
"near synonyms":[
"diaphanousness",
"flimsiness",
"insubstantiality",
"wispiness",
"brittleness",
"crumbliness",
"friability"
],
"near antonyms":[
"firmness",
"solidity",
"strength"
],
"antonyms":[
"coarseness",
"crudeness",
"crudity",
"roughness",
"rudeness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"exquisite":{
"extreme in degree, power, or effect":{
"examples":[
"felt such exquisite anger at being betrayed by a so-called friend that she could hardly think straight"
],
"synonyms":[
"acute",
"almighty",
"blistering",
"deep",
"dreadful",
"excruciating",
"explosive",
"fearful",
"fearsome",
"ferocious",
"fierce",
"frightful",
"furious",
"ghastly",
"hard",
"heavy",
"heavy-duty",
"hellacious",
"intense",
"intensive",
"keen",
"profound",
"terrible",
"vehement",
"vicious",
"violent"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accentuated",
"aggravated",
"concentrated",
"deepened",
"emphasized",
"enhanced",
"heightened",
"intensified",
"magnified",
"stressed",
"exhaustive",
"thorough",
"harsh",
"rigorous",
"severe"
],
"near antonyms":[
"feeble",
"weak",
"shallow",
"superficial",
"moderated",
"qualified",
"alleviated",
"eased",
"lightened",
"toned (down)",
"abated",
"decreased",
"diminished",
"lessened",
"reduced",
"subdued"
],
"antonyms":[
"light",
"moderate",
"soft"
]
},
"having qualities that appeal to a refined taste":{
"examples":[
"exquisite pen-and-ink drawings of city scenes grace the walls of the formal restaurant"
],
"synonyms":[
"choice",
"dainty",
"delicate",
"elegant",
"fine",
"rare",
"recherch\u00e9",
"select"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bijou",
"jewellike",
"better",
"exceptional",
"fancy",
"high-grade",
"special",
"elite",
"exclusive",
"classic",
"excellent",
"fabulous",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"grand",
"great",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"noble",
"outstanding",
"par excellence",
"premium",
"prime",
"sensational",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"transcendent",
"unsurpassed",
"wonderful",
"ultrarare"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coarse",
"gross",
"kitsch",
"kitschy",
"lowbrow",
"raffish",
"rough",
"rough-hewn",
"tasteless",
"uncultivated",
"uncultured",
"unpolished",
"unrefined",
"vulgar",
"commercial",
"mass-produced",
"popular",
"common",
"ordinary",
"average",
"lesser",
"mediocre",
"run-of-the-mill",
"run-of-the-mine",
"run-of-mine",
"second-class",
"second-rate",
"deficient",
"inferior",
"low-grade",
"substandard",
"unacceptable",
"unsatisfactory",
"wanting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"satisfying or pleasing because of fineness or mildness":{
"examples":[
"waiters at the wedding reception served exquisite hors d'oeuvres from silver trays"
],
"synonyms":[
"airy",
"dainty",
"delicate",
"nuanced",
"refined",
"subtle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"choice",
"elegant",
"extraordinary",
"incomparable",
"peerless",
"preeminent",
"prime",
"rare",
"select",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supreme",
"transcendent",
"unsurpassed",
"picked",
"selected",
"fine",
"fragile",
"frail"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coarse",
"crude",
"rough",
"common",
"ordinary",
"average",
"fair",
"indifferent",
"mediocre",
"medium",
"middling",
"run-of-the-mill",
"second-rate"
],
"antonyms":[
"robust",
"strong",
"sturdy"
]
},
"as in swell , clotheshorse":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"clotheshorse",
"swell",
"blade",
"cavalier",
"dasher",
"coxcomb",
"fancy Dan",
"popinjay",
"beau",
"Beau Brummell",
"buck",
"dandy",
"dude",
"fop",
"gallant",
"jay",
"lounge lizard",
"macaroni",
"pretty boy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"slob",
"sloven"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
}
}