dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/avi_MWT.json
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{
"aviates":{
"to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings":{
"examples":[
"once humankind learned how to aviate , the world became a much smaller place"
],
"synonyms":[
"flies",
"glides",
"planes",
"soars",
"wings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drifts",
"floats",
"hangs",
"hovers",
"wafts",
"coasts",
"cruises",
"sails",
"sweeps",
"darts",
"flits",
"flutters",
"catapults",
"helicopters",
"jets",
"orbits",
"rockets",
"dives",
"stoops"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"avidity":{
"an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions":{
"examples":[
"an advanced case of avidity that led to shoplifting at the tender age of 13"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquisitiveness",
"avarice",
"avariciousness",
"avidness",
"covetousness",
"cupidity",
"graspingness",
"greed",
"greediness",
"mercenariness",
"rapaciousness",
"rapacity"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commercialism",
"materialism",
"possessiveness",
"gluttonousness",
"gluttony",
"piggishness",
"appetite",
"craving",
"desire",
"drive",
"hankering",
"hunger",
"itch",
"longing",
"lust",
"passion",
"pining",
"ravenousness",
"thirst",
"voracity",
"yearning",
"yen",
"egoism",
"egotism",
"self-centeredness",
"self-interest",
"selfishness",
"self-regard"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contentment",
"fulfillment",
"fulfilment",
"gratification",
"satisfaction",
"bounteousness",
"bountifulness",
"bounty",
"charity",
"generosity",
"generousness",
"largesse",
"largess",
"liberality",
"magnanimity",
"openhandedness",
"openheartedness",
"unselfishness",
"altruism",
"selflessness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"urgent desire or interest":{
"examples":[
"in her avidity to express her opinions, she frequently and unthinkingly interrupts people"
],
"synonyms":[
"appetite",
"ardor",
"avidness",
"desirousness",
"eagerness",
"enthusiasm",
"excitement",
"hunger",
"impatience",
"keenness",
"lust",
"thirst"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alacrity",
"quickness",
"ambition",
"gusto",
"zest",
"appetence",
"appetency",
"fervency",
"passion",
"warmth",
"zeal",
"amenability",
"readiness",
"willingness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"casualness",
"insouciance",
"nonchalance",
"unconcern",
"aloofness",
"detachment",
"impassivity",
"languidness",
"languor",
"halfheartedness",
"lukewarmness"
],
"antonyms":[
"apathy",
"indifference"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"avid":{
"having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions":{
"examples":[
"stared at the array of jewels with an avid glint in his eye"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquisitive",
"avaricious",
"coveting",
"covetous",
"grabby",
"grasping",
"greedy",
"mercenary",
"moneygrubbing",
"rapacious"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commercialistic",
"materialistic",
"philistine",
"desirous",
"eager",
"itchy",
"lickerish",
"miserly",
"hoggish",
"piggish",
"piggy",
"swinish",
"devouring",
"gluttonous",
"gobbling",
"insatiable",
"ravenous",
"unquenchable",
"voracious",
"egocentric",
"egoistic",
"egoistical",
"egotistic",
"egotistical",
"self-centered",
"self-seeking",
"discontent",
"discontented",
"malcontent",
"unsatisfied",
"begrudging",
"grudging",
"resentful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonmaterialistic",
"altruistic",
"bounteous",
"bountiful",
"charitable",
"freehanded",
"generous",
"greathearted",
"handsome",
"liberal",
"magnanimous",
"munificent",
"openhanded",
"openhearted",
"selfless",
"unselfish",
"unsparing",
"controlled",
"moderate",
"restrained",
"temperate",
"content",
"sated",
"satisfied"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"showing urgent desire or interest":{
"examples":[
"an avid baseball card collector"
],
"synonyms":[
"agog",
"antsy",
"anxious",
"ardent",
"athirst",
"crazy",
"desirous",
"eager",
"enthused",
"enthusiastic",
"excited",
"geeked",
"great",
"greedy",
"gung ho",
"hepped up",
"hopped-up",
"hot",
"hungry",
"impatient",
"juiced",
"keen",
"nuts",
"pumped",
"raring",
"solicitous",
"stoked",
"thirsty",
"voracious",
"wild"
],
"near synonyms":[
"engaged",
"interested",
"happy",
"hung up",
"obsessed",
"ambitious",
"appetent",
"covetous",
"craving",
"hankering",
"longing",
"pining",
"breathless",
"restive",
"restless",
"amenable",
"disposed",
"game",
"glad",
"inclined",
"ready",
"unreluctant",
"willing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"casual",
"incurious",
"insouciant",
"nonchalant",
"unconcerned",
"uninterested",
"aloof",
"detached",
"disinterested",
"impassive",
"stolid",
"halfhearted",
"lackadaisical",
"languid",
"languorous",
"lukewarm",
"spiritless",
"averse",
"disinclined",
"hesitant",
"loath",
"loth",
"loathe",
"reluctant",
"unwilling"
],
"antonyms":[
"apathetic",
"indifferent",
"uneager",
"unenthusiastic"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"aviation":{
"the business or practice of piloting airplanes, helicopters, etc.":{
"examples":[
"an expert in aviation",
"commercial aviation"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"aeronautics",
"flight",
"flying",
"ballooning",
"gliding",
"hang gliding",
"paragliding",
"skydiving",
"soaring"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aviated":{
"to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings":{
"examples":[
"once humankind learned how to aviate , the world became a much smaller place"
],
"synonyms":[
"flew",
"glided",
"planed",
"soared",
"winged"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drifted",
"floated",
"hovered",
"hung",
"hanged",
"wafted",
"coasted",
"cruised",
"sailed",
"swept",
"darted",
"flitted",
"fluttered",
"catapulted",
"helicoptered",
"jetted",
"orbited",
"rocketed",
"dived",
"dove",
"stooped"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"aviating":{
"to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings":{
"examples":[
"once humankind learned how to aviate , the world became a much smaller place"
],
"synonyms":[
"flying",
"gliding",
"planing",
"soaring",
"winging"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drifting",
"floating",
"hanging",
"hovering",
"wafting",
"coasting",
"cruising",
"sailing",
"sweeping",
"darting",
"flitting",
"fluttering",
"catapulting",
"helicoptering",
"jetting",
"orbiting",
"rocketing",
"diving",
"stooping"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"aviator sunglasses":{
"as in sunglasses , aviator glasses":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"aviator glasses",
"aviators",
"shades",
"sunglasses",
"eyeglasses",
"glass",
"specs",
"spectacles",
"bifocals",
"half-glasses",
"trifocals",
"lorgnette",
"monocle",
"pince-nez",
"goggles",
"contact lens"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"aviators":{
"one who flies or is qualified to fly an aircraft or spacecraft":{
"examples":[
"the solo flight from New York to Paris by the aviator Charles Lindbergh captured the imagination of people around the world"
],
"synonyms":[
"airmen",
"birdmen",
"fliers",
"flyers",
"pilots"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aces",
"barnstormers",
"bush pilots",
"copilots",
"flyboys",
"test pilots",
"captains",
"skippers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aviator":{
"one who flies or is qualified to fly an aircraft or spacecraft":{
"examples":[
"the solo flight from New York to Paris by the aviator Charles Lindbergh captured the imagination of people around the world"
],
"synonyms":[
"airman",
"birdman",
"flier",
"flyer",
"pilot"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ace",
"barnstormer",
"bush pilot",
"copilot",
"flyboy",
"test pilot",
"captain",
"skipper"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}