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"naiveness", "na\u00efvet\u00e9", "naivete", "naivet\u00e9", "naivety", "na\u00efvety", "naturalness", "simplemindedness", "simpleness", "simplicity", "unsophistication", "unworldliness" ], "near synonyms":[ "candor", "frankness", "genuineness", "honesty", "openness", "sincerity", "straightforwardness", "unaffectedness", "unpretentiousness", "callowness", "childishness", "coltishness", "inexperience", "rawness", "insularity", "parochialism", "provincialism", "carelessness", "heedlessness", "thoughtlessness", "ignorance", "obliviousness", "unawareness", "credulity", "credulousness", "gullibility", "impressionability", "idealism", "impracticality", "optimism" ], "near antonyms":[ "affectedness", "artificiality", "pretentiousness", "deviousness", "dishonesty", "insincerity", "disbelief", "doubtfulness", "incredulity", "suspiciousness", "carefulness", "caution", "street smarts", "wariness", "pessimism", "skepticism", "maturity" ], "antonyms":[ "artfulness", "cynicism", "knowingness", "sophistication", "worldliness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "virile":{ "of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with men":{ "examples":[ "men were once expected to be interested only in such virile activities as hunting" ], "synonyms":[ "male", "man-size", "man-sized", "manlike", "manly", "mannish", "masculine" ], "near synonyms":[ "hairy-chested", "hypermasculine", "macho", "ultramasculine", "boyish", "hoydenish", "tomboyish", "Amazonian", "butch" ], "near antonyms":[ "metrosexual", "unmacho", "effeminate", "girlish", "sissified", "sissy", "feminine", "womanish", "womanlike", "womanly", "emasculated", "impotent", "weakened", "androgynous", "neuter" ], "antonyms":[ "unmanly", "unmasculine" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "virility":{ "the set of qualities considered appropriate for or characteristic of men":{ "examples":[ "many cultures value virility as a sign of power" ], "synonyms":[ "machismo", "macho", "manhood", "manliness", "masculinity" ], "near synonyms":[ "maleness", "boyishness", "mannishness", "tomboyishness" ], "near antonyms":[ "girlishness", "femaleness", "girlhood", "maidenhood", "effeminacy", "effeteness", "emasculation" ], "antonyms":[ "femininity", "muliebrity", "womanhood", "womanliness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "virtueless":{ "as in evil , immoral":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "evil", "immoral", "iniquitous", "reprobate", "unrighteous", "wicked", "lascivious", "lecherous", "lewd", "libidinous", "lickerish", "lustful", "oversexed", "unchaste", "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "degenerate", "depraved", "dissolute", "erring", "fallen", "lost", "perverted", "impure", "peccant", "sinful", "sinning", "condemned", "damned" ], "near antonyms":[ "impeccable", "innocent", "pure", "sinless", "white", "chaste", "moral", "virgin", "virtuous", "immaculate", "spotless", "unblemished", "unstained", "unsullied" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "virtues":{ "a quality that gives something special 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"menschy", "reputable", "respected", "upstanding", "worthy", "blameless", "clean", "guiltless", "immaculate", "incorrupt", "incorrupted", "incorruptible", "innocent", "inoffensive", "irreproachable", "unobjectionable", "angelic", "angelical", "lily-white", "pure", "scrupulous", "spotless", "uncorrupted", "unerring", "goody-goody", "moralistic", "pharisaical", "rectitudinous", "sanctimonious", "self-righteous" ], "near antonyms":[ "improper", "incorrect", "indecorous", "naughty", "unbecoming", "unseemly", "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "degenerate", "depraved", "dissolute", "libertine", "perverted", "reprobate", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous", "atrocious", "infamous", "villainous", "base", "low", "mean", "vicious", "vile", "blameworthy", "objectionable", "offensive", "iniquitous", "nefarious", "errant", "erring", "fallen" ], "antonyms":[ "bad", "dishonest", "dishonorable", "evil", "evil-minded", "immoral", "indecent", "sinful", "unethical", "unrighteous", "wicked", "wrong" ] }, 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"corruption" ], "antonyms":[ "badness", "evil", "evildoing", "immorality", "iniquity", "sin", "villainy", "wickedness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "virgin":{ "never having had sexual relations":{ "examples":[ "encouraged the virgin youths to remain chaste" ], "synonyms":[ "maiden", "virginal" ], "near synonyms":[ "chaste", "modest", "pure", "vestal", "innocent", "untouched", "abstinent", "celibate", "continent", "unmarried", "unwed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "being in an original and unused or unspoiled state":{ "examples":[ "the state's only remaining virgin forest" ], "synonyms":[ "brand-new", "fresh", "mint", "pristine", "span-new", "virginal" ], "near synonyms":[ "unaltered", "unblemished", "unbruised", "uncontaminated", "undamaged", "undefiled", "unharmed", "unhurt", "unimpaired", "uninjured", "unmarred", "unpolluted", "unsoiled", "unspoiled", "unsullied", "untainted", "untouched", "unworn", "new", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemished", "broken", "bruised", "damaged", "defaced", "defiled", "disfigured", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "marred", "soiled", "sullied", "tainted", "faded", "shopworn", "used", "well-worn", "worn", "contaminated", "polluted", "spoiled", "hand-me-down", "secondhand" ], "antonyms":[ "stale" ] }, "free from any trace of the coarse or indecent":{ "examples":[ "his photographs of nudes have such a virgin purity about them that only a prude would find them objectionable" ], "synonyms":[ "chaste", "clean", "decent", "G-rated", "immaculate", "modest", "pure", "vestal", "virginal" ], "near synonyms":[ "lily-white", "spotless", "stainless", "unblemished", "undefiled", "unsoiled", "unspotted", "unstained", "unsullied", "untainted", "untarnished", "decorous", "proper", "seemly", "cultivated", "refined", "tasteful", "harmless", "innocent", "innocuous", "inoffensive" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemished", "defiled", "soiled", "spotted", "stained", "sullied", "tainted", "tarnished", "improper", "indecorous", "indelicate", "ribald", "unseemly", "crude", "tacky", "tasteless", "unrefined" ], "antonyms":[ "coarse", "dirty", "filthy", "immodest", "impure", "indecent", "obscene", "smutty", "unchaste", "unclean", "vulgar" ] }, "existing without human habitation or cultivation":{ "examples":[ "a vast expanse of virgin territory" ], "synonyms":[ "natural", "uncultivated", "untamed", "wild" ], "near synonyms":[ "native", "uninhabited", "unpeopled", "unsettled", "overgrown", "spontaneous", "untended", "waste", "undeveloped", "desolate", "forlorn", "howling" ], "near antonyms":[ "inhabited", "developed", "seminatural" ], "antonyms":[ "cultivated", "tamed" ] }, "coming before all others in time or order":{ "examples":[ "the political analyst's virgin effort at a cloak-and-dagger thriller" ], "synonyms":[ "earliest", "first", "foremost", "headmost", "inaugural", "initial", "leadoff", "maiden", "original", "pioneer", "premier" ], "near synonyms":[ "ancient", "early", "primal", "primary", "prime", "primeval", "primitive", "primordial", "antecedent", "preceding", "previous" ], "near antonyms":[ "advanced", "late", "consequent", "ensuing", "following", "subsequent", "succeeding", "penultimate" ], "antonyms":[ "final", "last", "latest", "latter", "terminal", "terminating", "ultimate" ] }, "a person who is just starting out in a field of activity":{ "examples":[ "a virgin in the world of comedy clubs, he's still learning to deal with hecklers" ], "synonyms":[ "abecedarian", "apprentice", "babe", "beginner", "colt", "cub", "fledgling", "freshman", "greenhorn", "neophyte", "newbie", "newcomer", "novice", "novitiate", "punk", "recruit", "rook", "rookie", "tenderfoot", "tyro" ], "near synonyms":[ "boot", "amateur", "dabbler", "dilettante", "learner", "student", "trainee", "candidate", "entrant", "probationer" ], "near antonyms":[ "expert", "master", "pro", "professional" ], "antonyms":[ "old hand", "old-timer", "vet", "veteran" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "virtually":{ "very close to but not completely":{ "examples":[ "fell in love with a man who was virtually penniless" ], "synonyms":[ "about", "all but", "almost", "borderline", "fair", "fairly", "feckly", "more or less", "most", "much", "near", "nearly", "next to", "nigh", "practically", "somewhere", "well-nigh" ], "near synonyms":[ "appreciably", "by and large", "chiefly", "largely", "mainly", "mostly", "kind of", "partially", "partly", "somewhat" ], "near antonyms":[ "absolutely", "altogether", "completely", "entirely", "fully", "plain", "plumb", "quite", "thoroughly", "totally", "utterly", "well", "wholly", "barely", "hardly", "scarcely" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "virtuality":{ "as in potentiality":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "potentiality", "absence", "dearth", "lack", "want", "inexistence", "nonbeing", "nonexistence", "nothingness", "unreality" ], "near antonyms":[ "actuality", "corporality", "corporeality", "existence", "reality", "subsistence", "thingness", "genuineness", "realness", "activity", "animation", "life" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "virtuosos":{ "a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{ "examples":[ "a violin virtuoso" ], "synonyms":[ "aces", "adepts", "artists", "authorities", "cognoscenti", "connoisseurs", "crackerjacks", "crackajacks", "dab hands", "dabs", "experts", "fiends", "geeks", "gurus", "hands", "hotshots", "maestros", "maestri", "masters", "mavens", "mavins", "meisters", "past masters", "proficients", "scholars", "sharks", "sharps", "whizzes", "wizards" ], "near synonyms":[ "professionals", "pros", "consultants", "hired guns", "specialists", "addicts", "aficionados", "afficionados", "buffs", "devotees", "enthusiasts", "fans", "craftsmen", "journeymen", "all-rounders", "jacks-of-all-trades", "Renaissance men", "mistresses" ], "near antonyms":[ "apprentices", "beginners", "neophytes", "novices", "dabblers", "dilettantes", "dilettanti", "laymen", "nonprofessionals" ], "antonyms":[ "amateurs", "inexperts", "nonexperts" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "virtuoso":{ "accomplished with trained ability":{ "examples":[ "a virtuoso performance of a piano concerto" ], "synonyms":[ "adroit", "artful", "bravura", "deft", "delicate", "dexterous", "dextrous", "expert", "masterful", "masterly", "practiced", "practised", "skillful", "workmanlike" ], "near synonyms":[ "facile", "smooth", "artistic", "creative", "fancy", "ingenious", "neat", "adept", "clever", "cunning", "able", "adequate", "capable", "competent" ], "near antonyms":[ "awkward", "clumsy", "crude", "klutzy", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "incompetent", "inept" ], "antonyms":[ "amateur", "amateurish", "artless", "rude", "unprofessional", "unskillful" ] }, "having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor":{ "examples":[ "a virtuoso director, he is known for using every resource and technique known to film to tell a story" ], "synonyms":[ "accomplished", "ace", "adept", "compleat", "complete", "consummate", "crack", "crackerjack", "educated", "experienced", "expert", "good", "great", "master", "masterful", "masterly", "practiced", "practised", "professed", "proficient", "skilled", "skillful", "versed", "veteran" ], "near synonyms":[ "adroit", "clever", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "handy", "slick", "sure-handed", "gifted", "talented", "polished", "refined", "effective", "effectual", "efficient", "workmanlike", "able", "capable", "competent", "employable", "fit", "fitted", "habile", "qualified", "knowledgeable", "schooled", "taught", "trained", "tutored", "all-around", "all-round", "well-rounded", "long-term", "old", "multiskilled", "multitalented" ], "near antonyms":[ "incapable", "incompetent", "inept", "unable", "unfit", "unfitted", "unqualified", "weak", "artless", "crude", "rude", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "inefficient", "talentless", "ungifted", "untalented", "ignorant", "unschooled", "untaught", "untrained", "untutored", "beginning", "green", "inexperienced", "new", "raw", "unseasoned", "untested", "untried", "would-be", "primitive", "rough", "unpolished", "awkward", "clumsy", "ham-fisted", "ham-handed", "heavy-handed" ], "antonyms":[ "amateur", "amateurish", "inexperienced", "inexpert", "jackleg", "unprofessional", "unseasoned", "unskilled", "unskillful" ] }, "a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{ "examples":[ "a violin virtuoso" ], "synonyms":[ "ace", "adept", "artist", "authority", "cognoscente", "connoisseur", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "dab", "dab hand", "expert", "fiend", "geek", "guru", "hand", "hotshot", "maestro", "master", "maven", "mavin", "meister", "past master", "proficient", "scholar", "shark", "sharp", "whiz", "wizard" ], "near synonyms":[ "pro", "professional", "consultant", "hired gun", "specialist", "addict", "aficionado", "afficionado", "buff", "devotee", "enthusiast", "fan", "craftsman", "journeyman", "all-rounder", "jack-of-all-trades", "Renaissance man", "mistress" ], "near antonyms":[ "apprentice", "beginner", "neophyte", "novice", "dabbler", "dilettante", "layman", "nonprofessional" ], "antonyms":[ "amateur", "inexpert", "nonexpert" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "virulently":{ "in a mean or spiteful manner":{ "examples":[ "an organization that is even more virulently bigoted than others of its kind" ], "synonyms":[ "bitchily", "cattily", "despitefully", "hatefully", "malevolently", "maliciously", "malignantly", "meanly", "nastily", "spitefully", "viciously", "villainously", "wickedly" ], "near synonyms":[ "contemptuously", "deprecatingly", "disdainfully", "scornfully", "acrimoniously", "antagonistically", "caustically", "envyingly", "hostilely", "invidiously", "obnoxiously", "rancorously", "venomously", "vindictively", "vituperatively", "bitterly", "enviously", "jealously", "resentfully", "balefully", "caddishly", "callously", "cruelly", "evil-mindedly", "felly", "hard-heartedly", "heartlessly", "inhumanely", "kindlessly", "mercilessly", "pitilessly", "ruthlessly", "soullessly", "unfeelingly", "disagreeably", "ill", "ungraciously", "unkindly", "ill-naturedly", "inconsiderately", "insensitively", "thoughtlessly", "diabolically", "fiendishly", "misanthropically" ], "near antonyms":[ "affably", "agreeably", "amiably", "cordially", "genially", "good-humoredly", "good-naturedly", "graciously", "nicely", "pleasantly", "altruistically", "humanely", "considerately", "feelingly", "lovingly", "mercifully", "sensitively", "softheartedly", "solicitously", "soulfully", "thoughtfully", "compassionately", "sympathetically", "angelically", "divinely", "gently", "sweetly", "tenderly" ], "antonyms":[ "benevolently", "benignantly", "good-heartedly", "kindheartedly", "kindly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "virtu":{ "as in ephemera , curiosa":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "curiosa", "ephemera", "curio", "curiosity", "exotic", "objet d'art", "objet", "oddity", "oddment", "rarity", "found object", "objet trouv\u00e9", "marvel", "prodigy", "rara avis", "rare bird", "wonder", "abnormality", "anomaly", "freak", "monster", "monstrosity", "malformation", "mutant", "mutation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "virulency":{ "biting sharpness of feeling or expression":{ "examples":[ "the virulency of his critical judgments became the stuff of Broadway legend" ], "synonyms":[ "acidity", "acidness", "acridity", "acridness", "acrimony", "asperity", "bile", "bitterness", "cattiness", "corrosiveness", "mordancy", "tartness", "virulence", "vitriol" ], "near synonyms":[ "gruffness", "harshness", "hostility", "relentlessness", "severity", "sternness", "vehemence", "coldness", "crossness", "discourteousness", "iciness", "impoliteness", "incivility", "nastiness", "rudeness", "sourness", "surliness", "ungraciousness", "anger", "animosity", "gall", "jaundice", "malevolence", "malice", "rancor", "scorn", "spite", "spleen", "venom", "vindictiveness", "jealousy", "pique", "resentment", "sour grapes" ], "near antonyms":[ "civility", "cordiality", "courtesy", "diplomacy", "geniality", "graciousness", "kindness", "politeness", "tactfulness", "compassion", "softness", "sweetness", "sympathy", "tenderness", "warmth", "oiliness", "smoothness", "suaveness", "suavity", "unctuousness", "urbanity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "virtus":{ "as in trumperies , bijouteries":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bijouteries", "bric-a-brac", "gimcrackeries", "trinketries", "trumperies", "baubles", "bibelots", "curios", "curiosities", "doodads", "gauds", "gewgaws", "geegaws", "gimcracks", "kickshaws", "knickknacks", "nicknacks", "novelties", "ornamentals", "tchotchkes", "trinkets", "bagatelles", "trifles", "figurines", "objets d'art", "objets", "ornaments", "keepsakes", "mementos", "mementoes", "souvenirs", "conversation pieces", "collectibles", "collectables", "collector's items" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "virago":{ "a bad-tempered scolding woman":{ "examples":[ "fairy tales that typically portray stepmothers as viragoes" ], "synonyms":[ "battle-ax", "battle-axe", "dragon lady", "fury", "harpy", "harridan", "shrew", "termagant", "vixen" ], "near synonyms":[ "fishwife", "gorgon", "carper", "castigator", "caviler", "caviller", "censurer", "critic", "faultfinder", "nitpicker", "railer", "scold", "belittler", "derider", "detractor", "pettifogger", "quibbler" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "virginity":{ "as in honor , innocence":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "honor", "innocence", "virtue", "modesty", "purity", "abstinence", "celibacy", "chasteness", "chastity", "continence" ], "near antonyms":[ "debauchery", "lechery", "licentiousness", "venery", "wenching", "whoring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "viragoes":{ "a bad-tempered scolding woman":{ "examples":[ "fairy tales that typically portray stepmothers as viragoes" ], "synonyms":[ "battle-axes", "dragon ladies", "furies", "harpies", "harridans", "shrews", "termagants", "vixens" ], "near synonyms":[ "fishwifes", "fishwives", "gorgons", "carpers", "castigators", "cavilers", "cavillers", "censurers", "critics", "faultfinders", "nitpickers", "railers", "scolds", "belittlers", "deriders", "detractors", "pettifoggers", "quibblers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "viragos":{ "a bad-tempered scolding woman":{ "examples":[ "fairy tales that typically portray stepmothers as viragoes" ], "synonyms":[ "battle-axes", "dragon ladies", "furies", "harpies", "harridans", "shrews", "termagants", "vixens" ], "near synonyms":[ "fishwifes", "fishwives", "gorgons", "carpers", "castigators", "cavilers", "cavillers", "censurers", "critics", "faultfinders", "nitpickers", "railers", "scolds", "belittlers", "deriders", "detractors", "pettifoggers", "quibblers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, 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"agreeable", "amiable", "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "gracious", "nice", "pleasant", "affectionate", "amorous", "sweet", "tender", "tenderhearted", "humane", "altruistic", "high-minded", "humanitarian", "magnanimous", "noble", "philanthropic", "philanthropical" ], "antonyms":[ "benevolent", "benign", "benignant", "loving", "unmalicious" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "virtuosic":{ "as in virtuoso , masterful":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ace", "adept", "consummate", "crackerjack", "expert", "master", "masterful", "masterly", "professional", "virtuoso", "able", "accomplished", "capable", "competent", "dexterous", "dextrous", "gifted", "habile", "handsome", "proficient", "skilled", "skillful", "talented", "experienced", "practiced", "practised", "seasoned", "veteran", "educated", "fitted", "initiated", "knowledgeable", "prepared", "qualified", "schooled", "taught", "trained", "tutored", "versed", "all-around", "all-round", "ambidextrous", "versatile", "well-rounded", "finished", "polished", "slick" ], "near antonyms":[ "amateur", "amateurish", "dilettante", "dilettantish", "inexperienced", "inexpert", "jackleg", "nonprofessional", "unprofessional", "unskilled", "unskillful", "curbstone", "self-taught", "uninitiated", "unprepared", "unqualified", "unschooled", "untaught", "untrained", "untutored", "awkward", "clumsy", "ham-fisted", "ham-handed", "heavy-handed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "virus":{ "as in disease , cancer":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cancer", "contagion", "disease", "bane", "poison", "toxic", "toxin", "venom", "fungicide", "germicide", "herbicide", "insecticide", "microbicide", "pesticide", "toxicant" ], "near antonyms":[ "antidote", "antivenin", "antivenom", "mithridate", "cure", "cure-all", "elixir", "panacea" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "virtue":{ "a quality that gives something special worth":{ "examples":[ "the virtue of wool as a clothing material is that it can provide insulation from the cold even when wet" ], "synonyms":[ "cardinal virtue", "distinction", "excellence", "excellency", "grace", "merit", "value" ], "near synonyms":[ "advantage", "edge", "plus", "superiority" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemish", "defect", "failing", "fault", "flaw", "drawback", "minus", "negative" ], "antonyms":[ "deficiency", "demerit", "disvalue" ] }, "conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong":{ "examples":[ "a lady of honor and virtue" ], "synonyms":[ "character", "decency", "goodness", "honesty", "integrity", "morality", "probity", "rectitude", "righteousness", "rightness", "uprightness", "virtuousness" ], "near synonyms":[ "high-mindedness", "honor", "incorruptibility", "irreproachability", "irreproachableness", "right-mindedness", "scrupulosity", "scrupulousness", "appropriateness", "correctness", "decorousness", "decorum", "etiquette", "fitness", "propriety", "seemliness", "ethics", "morals" ], "near antonyms":[ "impropriety", "indecency", "indecorum", "indiscretion", "debauchery", "degeneracy", "degradation", "depravity", "perversion", "pervertedness", "sinfulness", "crookedness", "dishonesty", "underhandedness", "unscrupulousness", "lowness", "meanness", "viciousness", "vileness", "corruption" ], "antonyms":[ "badness", "evil", "evildoing", "immorality", "iniquity", "sin", "villainy", "wickedness" ] }, "strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger":{ "examples":[ "a military hero whose virtue inspired a nation" ], "synonyms":[ "bottle", "bravery", "courage", "courageousness", "daring", "daringness", "dauntlessness", "doughtiness", "fearlessness", "gallantry", "greatheartedness", "guts", "gutsiness", "hardihood", "heart", "heroism", "intestinal fortitude", "intrepidity", "intrepidness", "moxie", "nerve", "pecker", "prowess", "stoutness", "valor" ], "near synonyms":[ "backbone", "fiber", "fortitude", "grit", "gumption", "mettle", "pluck", "pluckiness", "spunk", "temper", "determination", "perseverance", "resolution", "endurance", "stamina", "stomach", "tenacity", "audacity", "boldness", "brazenness", "cheek", "cojones", "effrontery", "gall", "temerity" ], "near antonyms":[ "cold feet", "faintheartedness", "fearfulness", "mousiness", "timidity", "timorousness", "feebleness", "softness", "weakness", "impotence", "ineffectualness", "hesitation", "indecision", "indecisiveness", "irresolution" ], "antonyms":[ "cowardice", "cowardliness", "cravenness", "dastardliness", "poltroonery", "spinelessness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "virtuosi":{ "a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{ "examples":[ "a violin virtuoso" ], "synonyms":[ "aces", "adepts", "artists", "authorities", "cognoscenti", "connoisseurs", "crackerjacks", "crackajacks", "dab hands", "dabs", "experts", "fiends", "geeks", "gurus", "hands", "hotshots", "maestros", "maestri", "masters", "mavens", "mavins", "meisters", "past masters", "proficients", "scholars", "sharks", "sharps", "whizzes", "wizards" ], "near synonyms":[ "professionals", "pros", "consultants", "hired guns", "specialists", "addicts", "aficionados", "afficionados", "buffs", "devotees", "enthusiasts", "fans", "craftsmen", "journeymen", "all-rounders", "jacks-of-all-trades", "Renaissance men", "mistresses" ], "near antonyms":[ "apprentices", "beginners", "neophytes", "novices", "dabblers", "dilettantes", "dilettanti", "laymen", "nonprofessionals" ], "antonyms":[ "amateurs", "inexperts", "nonexperts" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "virulence":{ "biting sharpness of feeling or expression":{ "examples":[ "I was surprised by the virulence of the criticism" ], "synonyms":[ "acidity", "acidness", "acridity", "acridness", "acrimony", "asperity", "bile", "bitterness", "cattiness", "corrosiveness", "mordancy", "tartness", "virulency", "vitriol" ], "near synonyms":[ "gruffness", "harshness", "hostility", "relentlessness", "severity", "sternness", "vehemence", "coldness", "crossness", "discourteousness", "iciness", "impoliteness", "incivility", "nastiness", "rudeness", "sourness", "surliness", "ungraciousness", "anger", "animosity", "gall", "jaundice", "malevolence", "malice", "rancor", "scorn", "spite", "spleen", "venom", "vindictiveness", "jealousy", "pique", "resentment", "sour grapes" ], "near antonyms":[ "civility", "cordiality", "courtesy", "diplomacy", "geniality", "graciousness", "kindness", "politeness", "tactfulness", "compassion", "softness", "sweetness", "sympathy", "tenderness", "warmth", "oiliness", "smoothness", "suaveness", "suavity", "unctuousness", "urbanity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "virtuosity":{ "great ability or skill shown by a musician, performer, etc.":{ "examples":[ "Her virtuosity on the piano is amazing." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "facility", "hang", "command", "IQ", "mastership", "mastery", "proficiency", "fluency", "literacy", "experience", "expertise", "know-how", "practice", "practise", "skill(s)", "acquaintance", "familiarity", "intimacy" ], "near antonyms":[ "incompetence", "incompetency", "ignorance", "illiteracy", "unfamiliarity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "viruses":{ "as in diseases , cancers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cancers", "contagions", "diseases", "banes", "poisons", "toxics", "toxins", "venoms", "fungicides", "germicides", "herbicides", "insecticides", "microbicides", "pesticides", "toxicants" ], "near antonyms":[ "antidotes", "antivenins", "antivenoms", "mithridates", "cures", "cure-alls", "elixirs", "panaceas" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "virtuously":{ "with purity of thought and deed":{ "examples":[ "lived simply and virtuously" ], "synonyms":[ "chastely", "innocently", "modestly", "morally", "purely", "righteously" ], "near synonyms":[ "decently", "decorously", "properly", "priggishly", "primly", "prudishly" ], "near antonyms":[ "indecently", "obscenely", "vulgarly", "lasciviously", "lewdly", "lustfully" ], "antonyms":[ "evilly", "immorally", "impurely", "sinfully", "wickedly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "virtuosities":{ "great ability or skill shown by a musician, performer, etc.":{ "examples":[ "Her virtuosity on the piano is amazing." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "facilities", "hangs", "commands", "IQs", "masteries", "masterships", "proficiencies", "fluencies", "literacies", "experiences", "expertises", "know-hows", "practices", "practises", "skills", "acquaintances", "familiarities", "intimacies" ], "near antonyms":[ "incompetences", "incompetencies", "ignorances", "illiteracies", "unfamiliarities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "virtual":{ "very close to being something without actually being it":{ "examples":[ "Even after twenty years living on the same street the reclusive man was still a virtual stranger to his neighbors." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "so-called", "apparent", "assumed", "evident", "ostensible", "presumed", "seeming", "supposed", "akin", "analogous", "cognate", "comparable", "connate", "correspondent", "corresponding", "ditto", "like", "matching", "parallel", "resemblant", "resembling", "similar", "such", "suchlike", "approaching", "approximating", "close", "equal", "equivalent", "fungible", "identical", "indistinguishable", "interchangeable", "selfsame", "substitutable", "formal", "nominal", "paper", "titular" ], "near antonyms":[ "actual", "real", "true" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "virginal":{ "being in an original and unused or unspoiled state":{ "examples":[ "one of the state's few remaining tracts of virginal prairie" ], "synonyms":[ "brand-new", "fresh", "mint", "pristine", "span-new", "virgin" ], "near synonyms":[ "unaltered", "unblemished", "unbruised", "uncontaminated", "undamaged", "undefiled", "unharmed", "unhurt", "unimpaired", "uninjured", "unmarred", "unpolluted", "unsoiled", "unspoiled", "unsullied", "untainted", "untouched", "unworn", "new", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemished", "broken", "bruised", "damaged", "defaced", "defiled", "disfigured", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "marred", "soiled", "sullied", "tainted", "faded", "shopworn", "used", "well-worn", "worn", "contaminated", "polluted", "spoiled", "hand-me-down", "secondhand" ], "antonyms":[ "stale" ] }, "never having had sexual relations":{ "examples":[ "a virginal girl who would not permit any liberties to be taken with her body" ], "synonyms":[ "maiden", "virgin" ], "near synonyms":[ "chaste", "modest", "pure", "vestal", "innocent", "untouched", "abstinent", "celibate", "continent", "unmarried", "unwed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "free from any trace of the coarse or indecent":{ "examples":[ "the romance between the young boy and girl is portrayed with virginal innocence that is touching in this day and age" ], "synonyms":[ "chaste", "clean", "decent", "G-rated", "immaculate", "modest", "pure", "vestal", "virgin" ], "near synonyms":[ "lily-white", "spotless", "stainless", "unblemished", "undefiled", "unsoiled", "unspotted", "unstained", "unsullied", "untainted", "untarnished", "decorous", "proper", "seemly", "cultivated", "refined", "tasteful", "harmless", "innocent", "innocuous", "inoffensive" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemished", "defiled", "soiled", "spotted", "stained", "sullied", "tainted", "tarnished", "improper", "indecorous", "indelicate", "ribald", "unseemly", "crude", "tacky", "tasteless", "unrefined" ], "antonyms":[ "coarse", "dirty", "filthy", "immodest", "impure", "indecent", "obscene", "smutty", "unchaste", "unclean", "vulgar" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] } }