dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/dai_MWT.json
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{
"dainty":{
"hard to please":{
"antonyms":[
"undemanding",
"unfastidious",
"unfussy"
],
"examples":[
"you can't afford to be dainty about food when you're starving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"affable",
"breezy",
"carefree",
"devil-may-care",
"happy-go-lucky",
"lackadaisical",
"laid-back",
"low-pressure",
"relaxed",
"flexible",
"lax",
"loose",
"lenient",
"permissive",
"uncritical",
"indiscriminating",
"undiscriminating"
],
"related":[
"hyperfastidious",
"overdemanding",
"ultrafastidious",
"discerning",
"discriminating",
"selective",
"insightful",
"knowledgeable",
"captious",
"carping",
"caviling",
"cavilling",
"critical",
"faultfinding",
"hypercritical",
"overcritical",
"careful",
"meticulous",
"painstaking",
"punctilious",
"scrupulous",
"queasy",
"queazy",
"squeamish",
"peevish",
"petulant",
"prickly",
"touchy",
"niminy-piminy",
"prim",
"prissy"
],
"synonyms":[
"choosy",
"choosey",
"delicate",
"demanding",
"exacting",
"fastidious",
"finical",
"finicking",
"finicky",
"fussbudgety",
"fussy",
"nice",
"old-maidish",
"particular",
"pernickety",
"persnickety",
"picky"
]
},
"having qualities that appeal to a refined taste":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the dainty hors d'oeuvres were delicious, but not terribly filling"
],
"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"
],
"related":[
"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"
],
"synonyms":[
"choice",
"delicate",
"elegant",
"exquisite",
"fine",
"rare",
"recherch\u00e9",
"select"
]
},
"satisfying or pleasing because of fineness or mildness":{
"antonyms":[
"robust",
"strong",
"sturdy"
],
"examples":[
"a set of dainty teacups that would be perfect for an elderly lady"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coarse",
"crude",
"rough",
"common",
"ordinary",
"average",
"fair",
"indifferent",
"mediocre",
"medium",
"middling",
"run-of-the-mill",
"second-rate"
],
"related":[
"choice",
"elegant",
"extraordinary",
"incomparable",
"peerless",
"preeminent",
"prime",
"rare",
"select",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supreme",
"transcendent",
"unsurpassed",
"picked",
"selected",
"fine",
"fragile",
"frail"
],
"synonyms":[
"airy",
"delicate",
"exquisite",
"nuanced",
"refined",
"subtle"
]
},
"something that is pleasing to eat because it is rare or a luxury":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the widow plied her suitor with dainties and endless glasses of sherry"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"morsel",
"candy",
"dessert",
"junket",
"sweet",
"sweetmeat"
],
"synonyms":[
"bit",
"cate",
"delectable",
"delicacy",
"goody",
"goodie",
"kickshaw",
"tidbit",
"titbit",
"treat",
"viand"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"very pleasing to the sense of taste":{
"antonyms":[
"distasteful",
"flat",
"flavorless",
"insipid",
"stale",
"tasteless",
"unappetizing",
"unpalatable",
"unsavory",
"yucky",
"yukky"
],
"examples":[
"the sort of dainty finger foods that might be served at afternoon tea"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banal",
"boring",
"commonplace",
"tedious",
"noisome",
"smelly",
"stinky",
"noxious",
"unwholesome",
"miserable",
"wretched",
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"awful",
"detestable",
"disagreeable",
"disgusting",
"foul",
"horrid",
"nauseating",
"offensive",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"sickening",
"unpleasant"
],
"related":[
"digestible",
"eatable",
"edible",
"delightful",
"heavenly",
"pleasing",
"agreeable",
"gratifying",
"pleasant",
"satisfying",
"choice",
"delicate",
"exquisite",
"rare"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambrosial",
"appetizing",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delish",
"flavorful",
"flavorsome",
"luscious",
"lush",
"mouthwatering",
"palatable",
"savory",
"savoury",
"scrumptious",
"succulent",
"tasteful",
"tasty",
"toothsome",
"toothy",
"yummy"
]
}
},
"dais":{
"a level usually raised surface":{
"examples":[
"the speaker took his place at the front of the dais"
],
"synonyms":[
"platform",
"podium",
"rostrum",
"stage",
"stand",
"tribune"
],
"near synonyms":[
"altar",
"bimah",
"bima",
"footpace",
"pulpit",
"riser",
"scaffold",
"balcony",
"gallery"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"daisies":{
"something very good of its kind":{
"examples":[
"while the old crooner is now well past his prime, Grandma still harkens back to the \" daisy of a performance\" he could give in his heyday"
],
"synonyms":[
"beauties",
"beauts",
"bee's knees",
"corkers",
"crackerjacks",
"crackajacks",
"dandies",
"dillies",
"doozies",
"doozers",
"dreams",
"honeys",
"hot stuff",
"humdingers",
"hummers",
"jim-dandies",
"knockouts",
"lollapaloozas",
"lulus",
"nifties",
"peaches",
"pippins",
"pips",
"rippers",
"ripsnorters",
"snorters",
"sockdolagers",
"sockdologers",
"standouts",
"sweethearts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"marvels",
"phenomena",
"phenomenons",
"prodigies",
"sensations",
"wonders",
"catches",
"crown jewels",
"diamonds",
"gems",
"imperials",
"jewels",
"pearls",
"plums",
"treasures"
],
"near antonyms":[
"busts",
"disappointments",
"duds",
"failures",
"flops",
"lemons",
"letdowns",
"losers",
"stinkers",
"turkeys"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"daisy":{
"something very good of its kind":{
"examples":[
"while the old crooner is now well past his prime, Grandma still harkens back to the \" daisy of a performance\" he could give in his heyday"
],
"synonyms":[
"beaut",
"beauty",
"bee's knees",
"cat's meow",
"corker",
"crackerjack",
"crackajack",
"dandy",
"dilly",
"doozy",
"doozie",
"doozer",
"dream",
"honey",
"hot stuff",
"humdinger",
"hummer",
"jim-dandy",
"knockout",
"lollapalooza",
"lulu",
"nifty",
"peach",
"pip",
"pippin",
"ripper",
"ripsnorter",
"snorter",
"sockdolager",
"sockdologer",
"standout",
"sweetheart"
],
"near synonyms":[
"marvel",
"phenomenon",
"prodigy",
"sensation",
"wonder",
"catch",
"crown jewel",
"diamond",
"gem",
"imperial",
"jewel",
"pearl",
"plum",
"treasure"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bust",
"disappointment",
"dud",
"failure",
"flop",
"lemon",
"letdown",
"loser",
"stinker",
"turkey"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"daimon":{
"as in angel , shaitan":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"angel",
"familiar",
"genie",
"genius",
"jinni",
"jinn",
"djinni",
"djinn",
"shaitan",
"apparition",
"bogey",
"bogie",
"bogy",
"familiar spirit",
"ghost",
"hant",
"haunt",
"materialization",
"phantasm",
"fantasm",
"phantom",
"poltergeist",
"shade",
"shadow",
"specter",
"spectre",
"spirit",
"spook",
"sprite",
"vision",
"visitant",
"wraith",
"doppelg\u00e4nger",
"doppelganger",
"double",
"fetch",
"lemures",
"manes",
"incubus",
"lamia",
"succubus",
"vampire",
"zombie",
"zombi",
"cacodemon",
"demon",
"daemon",
"devil",
"fiend",
"ghoul",
"imp"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"daises":{
"a level usually raised surface":{
"examples":[
"the speaker took his place at the front of the dais"
],
"synonyms":[
"platforms",
"podiums",
"podia",
"rostra",
"rostrums",
"stages",
"stands",
"tribunes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"altars",
"bimahs",
"bimas",
"footpaces",
"pulpits",
"risers",
"scaffolds",
"balconies",
"galleries"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"daimones":{
"as in angels , shaitans":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"angels",
"familiars",
"genies",
"genii",
"geniuses",
"genii",
"jinn",
"jinns",
"djinn",
"djinns",
"shaitans",
"apparitions",
"bogeys",
"bogies",
"familiar spirits",
"ghosts",
"hants",
"haunts",
"materializations",
"phantasms",
"fantasms",
"phantoms",
"poltergeists",
"shades",
"shadows",
"specters",
"spectres",
"spirits",
"spooks",
"sprites",
"visions",
"visitants",
"wraiths",
"doppelg\u00e4ngers",
"doppelgangers",
"doubles",
"fetches",
"lemures",
"manes",
"incubi",
"incubuses",
"lamiae",
"lamias",
"succubi",
"vampires",
"zombies",
"cacodemons",
"demons",
"daemons",
"devils",
"fiends",
"ghouls",
"imps"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"daily":{
"occurring, done, produced, or appearing every day":{
"examples":[
"they made their daily stop at the coffee shop after work to relax before dinner"
],
"synonyms":[
"day-to-day",
"diurnal",
"quotidian"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alternate",
"cyclic",
"cyclical",
"intermittent",
"periodic",
"recurrent",
"recurring",
"regular",
"ceaseless",
"continual",
"continued",
"continuing",
"continuous",
"everlasting",
"frequent",
"incessant",
"nonstop",
"perpetual",
"unbroken",
"unceasing",
"uninterrupted",
"unremitting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"monthly",
"weekly",
"yearly",
"erratic",
"infrequent",
"irregular",
"occasional",
"spasmodic",
"spastic",
"sporadic",
"interrupted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person hired to perform household or personal services":{
"examples":[
"hired a daily to come in each morning to cook and clean"
],
"synonyms":[
"domestic",
"flunky",
"flunkey",
"flunkie",
"lackey",
"menial",
"retainer",
"servant",
"steward"
],
"near synonyms":[
"butler",
"footman",
"groom",
"houseboy",
"houseman",
"majordomo",
"man",
"manservant",
"servitor",
"valet",
"handmaiden",
"handmaid",
"housekeeper",
"housemaid",
"lady-in-waiting",
"maid",
"maidservant",
"wench",
"woman",
"assistant",
"attendant",
"companion",
"factotum",
"follower",
"dogsbody",
"drudge",
"gofer",
"gopher"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boss",
"captain",
"chief",
"foreman",
"head",
"headman",
"helmsman",
"kingpin",
"leader",
"taskmaster"
],
"antonyms":[
"master",
"mistress"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"dailies":{
"a person hired to perform household or personal services":{
"examples":[
"hired a daily to come in each morning to cook and clean"
],
"synonyms":[
"domestics",
"flunkies",
"flunkeys",
"lackeys",
"menials",
"retainers",
"servants",
"stewards"
],
"near synonyms":[
"butlers",
"footmen",
"grooms",
"houseboys",
"housemen",
"majordomos",
"men",
"menservants",
"servitors",
"valets",
"handmaidens",
"handmaids",
"housekeepers",
"housemaids",
"ladies-in-waiting",
"maids",
"maidservants",
"wenches",
"women",
"assistants",
"attendants",
"companions",
"factotums",
"followers",
"dogsbodies",
"drudges",
"gofers",
"gophers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bosses",
"captains",
"chiefs",
"foremen",
"headmen",
"heads",
"helmsmen",
"kingpins",
"leaders",
"taskmasters"
],
"antonyms":[
"masters",
"mistresses"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"daimons":{
"as in angels , shaitans":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"angels",
"familiars",
"genies",
"genii",
"geniuses",
"genii",
"jinn",
"jinns",
"djinn",
"djinns",
"shaitans",
"apparitions",
"bogeys",
"bogies",
"familiar spirits",
"ghosts",
"hants",
"haunts",
"materializations",
"phantasms",
"fantasms",
"phantoms",
"poltergeists",
"shades",
"shadows",
"specters",
"spectres",
"spirits",
"spooks",
"sprites",
"visions",
"visitants",
"wraiths",
"doppelg\u00e4ngers",
"doppelgangers",
"doubles",
"fetches",
"lemures",
"manes",
"incubi",
"incubuses",
"lamiae",
"lamias",
"succubi",
"vampires",
"zombies",
"cacodemons",
"demons",
"daemons",
"devils",
"fiends",
"ghouls",
"imps"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dainties":{
"something that is pleasing to eat because it is rare or a luxury":{
"examples":[
"the widow plied her suitor with dainties and endless glasses of sherry"
],
"synonyms":[
"bits",
"cates",
"delectables",
"delicacies",
"goodies",
"kickshaws",
"tidbits",
"titbits",
"treats",
"viands"
],
"near synonyms":[
"morsels",
"candies",
"desserts",
"junkets",
"sweetmeats",
"sweets"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"daintiness":{
"the state or quality of having a delicate structure":{
"examples":[
"we were less impressed by the daintiness of the etching on the crystal vase than by the heftiness of its price"
],
"synonyms":[
"delicacy",
"exquisiteness",
"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"
]
},
"daily dozen":{
"as in regimen":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"regimen",
"drill",
"grind",
"groove",
"lockstep",
"pattern",
"rote",
"routine",
"rut",
"treadmill",
"housekeeping",
"custom",
"fashion",
"habit",
"practice",
"practise",
"trick",
"wont",
"approach",
"manner",
"method",
"procedure",
"strategy",
"style",
"tack",
"technique",
"way",
"design",
"plan",
"program",
"scheme",
"convention",
"policy",
"tradition"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"daily dozens":{
"as in regimens":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"regimens",
"drills",
"grinds",
"grooves",
"locksteps",
"patterns",
"rotes",
"routines",
"ruts",
"treadmills",
"housekeepings",
"customs",
"fashions",
"habits",
"practices",
"practises",
"tricks",
"wonts",
"approaches",
"manners",
"methods",
"procedures",
"strategies",
"styles",
"tacks",
"techniques",
"ways",
"designs",
"plans",
"programs",
"schemes",
"conventions",
"policies",
"traditions"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}