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equivalence; equipollence[obs3], equipoise, equilibrium, equiponderance[obs3]; par, quits, a wash; not a pin to choose; distinction without a difference, six of one and half a dozen of the other; tweedle dee and tweedle dum[Lat]; identity &c. Identity; similarity &c. Similarity.
equalization, equation; equilibration, co*ordination, adjustment, readjustment. drawn game, drawn battle; neck and neck race; tie, draw, standoff, dead heat.
match, peer, compeer, equal, mate, fellow, brother; equivalent.
V. be equal &c. adj.; equal, match,reach, keep pace with, run abreast; come to, amount to, come up to; be on a level with, lie on a level with; balance; cope with; come to the same thing.
render equal &c. adj.; equalize level, dress, balance, equate, handicap, give points, spot points, handicap, trim, adjust, poise; fit, accommodate; adapt &c. (render accordant) Agreement; strike a balance; establish equality, restore equality, restore equilibrium; readjust; stretch on the bed of Procrustes.
Adj. equal, even, level, monotonous, coequal, symmetrical, coordinate; on a par with, on a level with, on a footing with; up to the mark; equiparant[obs3].
equivalent, tantamount; indistinguishable; quits; homologous; synonymous &c. Interpretation; resolvable into, convertible, much at one, as broad as long, neither more nor less.; much the same as, the same thing as, as good as; all one, all the same; equipollent, equiponderant[obs3], equiponderous[obs3], equibalanced[obs3]; equalized &c. v.; drawn; half and half; isochronal, isochronous isoperimetric[obs3], isoperimetrical[obs3]; isobath[Oceanography], isobathic[Oceanography].
Adv. equally &c. adj.; pari passu[Lat], ad eundum[Lat], caeteris paribus[Lat]; in equilibrio[Lat]; to all intents and purposes.
V. be unequal &c. adj.; countervail; have the advantage, give the advantage; turn the scale; kick the beam; topple,topple over; overmatch &c. Superiority [Supremacy]; not come up to &c. Inferiority.
Adj. unequal, uneven, disparate, partial; unbalanced, overbalanced; top-heavy, lopsided, biased, skewed; disquiparant[obs3].
Adv. haud passibus aequis [Latin][Vergil].
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mediocrity, least common denominator.
V. split the difference; take the average &c. n.; reduce to a mean &c. n.; strike a balance, pair off. Adj. mean, intermediate; middle &c. Middle; average; neutral.
mediocre, middle-class; commonplace &c. (unimportant) Unimportance.
Adv. on an average, in the long run; taking one with another, taking all things together, taking it for all in all; communibus annis[Lat], in round numbers.
Phr. medium tenuere beati[Lat].
set-off, offset; make-weight, casting-weight; counterpoise, ballast; indemnity, equivalent, quid pro,quo; bribe, hush money; amends &c. (atonement) Atonement; counterbalance, counterclaim; cross-debt, cross-demand.
V. make compensation; compensate, compense[obs3]; indemnify; counteract, countervail, counterpoise; balance; outbalance[obs3], overbalance, counterbalance; set off; hedge, square, give and take; make up for, lee way; cover, fill up, neutralize, nullify; equalize &c. Equality [Sameness of quantity or degree]; make good; redeem &c. (atone) Atonement.
Adj. compensating, compensatory; countervailing &c. v.; in the opposite scale; equivalent &c. (equal) Equality [Sameness of quantity or degree].
Adv. in return, in consideration; but, however, yet, still, notwithstanding; nevertheless, nathless[obs3], none the less; although, though; albeit, howbeit; mauger[obs3]; at all events, at any rate; be that as it may, for all that, even so, on the other, hand, at the same time, quoad minus[Lat], quand meme[Fr], however that may be; after all is said and done; taking one thing with another &c. (average) Mean.
Phr. " light is mingled with the gloom " [Whittier]; every dark cloud has a silver lining; primo avulso non deficit alter [Lat][obs3][Vergil]; saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas [Lat][Ovid]. % QUANTITY BY COMPARISON WITH A STANDARD % # 31. Greatness. - N. greatness &c. adj.; magnitude; size &c. (dimensions) Size; multitude &c. (number) Multitude; immensity; enormity; infinity &c. Infinity; might, strength, intensity, fullness; importance &c. Importance.
great quantity, quantity, deal, power, sight, pot, volume, world; mass, heap &c. (assemblage) Assemblage; stock &c. (store) Store; peck, bushel, load, cargo; cartload[obs3], wagonload, shipload; flood, spring tide; abundance &c. (sufficiency) Sufficiency.
principal part, chief part, main part, greater part, major part, best part, essential part ; bulk, mass &c. (whole) Whole [Principal part].
V. be great &c. adj.; run high, soar, tower, transcend; rise to a great height, carry to a great height; know no bounds; ascend, mount.
enlarge &c. (increase) Increase, (expand) Expansion.
Adj. great; greater &c. Superiority [Supremacy]; large, considerable, fair, above par; big, huge &c. (large in size) Size; Herculean, cyclopean; ample; abundant &c. (enough) Sufficiency full, intense, strong, sound, passing, heavy, plenary, deep, high; signal, at its height, in the zenith.
world-wide, widespread, far-famed, extensive; wholesale; many &c. Multitude.
goodly, noble, precious, mighty; sad, grave, heavy, serious; far gone, arrant, downright; utter, uttermost; crass, gross, arch, profound, intense, consummate; rank, uninitiated, red-hot, desperate; glaring, flagrant, stark staring; thorough-paced, thoroughgoing; roaring, thumping; extraordinary.; important &c. Importance; unsurpassed &c. (supreme) Superiority [Supremacy]; complete &c. Completeness. august, grand, dignified, sublime, majestic &c. (repute) Repute.
vast, immense, enormous, extreme; inordinate, excessive, extravagant, exorbitant, outrageous, preposterous, unconscionable, swinging, monstrous, overgrown; towering, stupendous, prodigious, astonishing, incredible; marvelous &c. Wonder.
unlimited &c. (infinite) Infinity; unapproachable, unutterable, indescribable, ineffable, unspeakable, inexpressible, beyond expression, fabulous.
undiminished, unabated, unreduced[obs3], unrestricted.
absolute, positive, stark, decided, unequivocal, essential, perfect, finished.
remarkable, of mark, marked, pointed, veriest; noteworthy; renowned.
Adv. truly &c. (truth) Truth [Object of knowledge][in a positive degree]; decidedly, unequivocally, purely, absolutely, seriously, essentially, fundamentally, radically, downright, in all conscience; for the most part, in the main.
[in a complete degree] entirely &c. (completely) Completeness; abundantly &c. (sufficiently) Sufficiency; widely, far and wide.
[in a great or high degree] greatly &c. adj.; much, muckle[obs3], well, indeed, very, very much, a deal, no end of, most, not a little; pretty, pretty well; enough, in a great measure, richly; to a large extent, to a great extent, to a gigantic extent; on a large scale; so; never so, ever so; ever so dole; scrap, shred, tag, splinter, rag, much; by wholesale; mighty, powerfully; with a witness, ultra[Lat], in the extreme, extremely, exceedingly, intensely, exquisitely, acutely, indefinitely, immeasurably; beyond compare, beyond comparison, beyond measure, beyond all bounds; incalculably, infinitely.
[in a supreme degree] preeminently, superlatively &c. (superiority) Superiority [Supremacy].
[in a too great degree] immoderately, monstrously, preposterously, inordinately, exorbitantly, excessively, enormously, out of all proportion, with a vengeance.
[in a marked degree] particularly, remarkably, singularly, curiously, uncommonly, unusually, peculiarly, notably, signally, strikingly, pointedly, mainly, chiefly; famously, egregiously, prominently, glaringly, emphatically, <gr/kat exochin/>[Grl], strangely, wonderfully, amazingly, surprisingly, astonishingly, incredibly, marvelously, awfully, stupendously.
[in an exceptional degree] peculiarly &c. (unconformity) Unconformity.
[in a violent degree] furiously &c. (violence) Violence; severely, desperately, tremendously, extravagantly, confoundedly, deucedly, devilishly, with a vengeance; a outrance[obs3], a toute outrance[Fr][obs3].
[in a painful degree] painfully, sadly, grossly, sorely, bitterly, piteously, grievously, miserably, cruelly, woefully, lamentably, shockingly, frightfully, dreadfully, fearfully, terribly, horribly.
Phr. a maximis ad minima[Lat]; " greatness knows itself" [Henry IV]; " mightiest powers by deepest calms are fed " [B. Cornwall]; minimum decet libere cui multum licet [Lat][Seneca]; " some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them " [Twelfth Night].
small quantity, modicum, trace, hint, minimum; vanishing point; material point, atom, particle, molecule, corpuscle, point, speck, dot, mote, jot, iota, ace; minutiae, details; look, thought, idea, soupcon, dab, dight[obs3], whit, tittle, shade, shadow; spark, scintilla, gleam; touch, cast; grain, scruple, granule, globule, minim, sup, sip, sop, spice, drop, droplet, sprinkling, dash, morceau[obs3], screed, smack, tinge, tincture; inch, patch, scantling, tatter, cantlet[obs3], flitter, gobbet[obs3], mite, bit, morsel, crumb, seed, fritter, shive[obs3]; snip, snippet; snick[obs3], snack, snatch, slip, scrag[obs3]; chip, chipping; shiver, sliver, driblet, clipping, paring, shaving, hair.
nutshell; thimbleful, spoonful, handful, capful, mouthful; fragment; fraction &c. (part) Part; drop in the ocean.
animalcule &c. Littleness.
trifle &c. (unimportant thing) Unimportance; mere nothing, next to nothing; hardly anything; just enough to swear by; the shadow of a shade.
finiteness, finite quantity.
V. be small &c. adj.; lie in a nutshell.
diminish &c. (decrease) Nonincrease, Decrease; (contract) Contraction.
Adj. small, little; diminutive &c. (small in size) Littleness; minute; fine; inconsiderable, paltry &c. (unimportant) Unimportance; faint &c. (weak) Weakness; slender, light, slight, scanty, scant, limited; meager &c. (insufficient) Insufficiency; sparing; few &c. Fewness; low, so-so, middling, tolerable, no great shakes; below par, under par, below the mark; at a low ebb; halfway; moderate, modest; tender, subtle.
inappreciable, evanescent, infinitesimal, homeopathic, very small; atomic, corpuscular, microscopic, molecular, subatomic.
mere, simple, sheer, stark, bare; near run.
dull, petty, shallow, stolid, ungifted, unintelligent.
Adv. to a small extent[in a small degree], on a small scale; a little bit, a wee bit; slightly &c. adj.; imperceptibly; miserably, wretchedly; insufficiently &c. Insufficiency; imperfectly; faintly &c. Weakness; passably, pretty well, well enough.
[in a certain or limited degree] partially, in part; in a certain degree, to a certain degree; to a certain extent; comparatively; some, rather in some degree, in some measure; something, somewhat; simply, only, purely, merely; at least, at the least, at most, at the most; ever so little, as little as may be, tant soit peu[Fr], in ever so small a degree; thus far, pro tanto[It], within bounds, in a manner, after a fashion, so to speak.
almost, nearly, well-nigh, short of, not quite, all but; near upon, close upon; peu s'en faut[Fr], near the mark; within an ace of, within an inch of; on the brink of; scarcely, hardly, barely, only just, no more than. about[in an uncertain degree], thereabouts, somewhere about, nearly, say; be the same, be little more or less. no ways[in no degree], no way, no wise; not at all, not in the least, not a bit, not a bit of it, not a whit, not a jot, not a shadow; in no wise, in no respect; by no means, by no manner of means; on no account, at no hand. Phr. dare pondus idonea fumo [Lat][Persius]; magno conatu magnas nugas [Lat][Terence]; " small sands the mountain, moments make the year " [Young].
supremacy, preeminence; lead; maximum; record; <gr/trikumia/>[obs3], climax; culmination &c. (summit) Summit; transcendence; ne plus ultra[Lat]; lion's share, Benjamin's mess; excess, surplus &c. (remainder) Remainder [Thing remaining]; (redundancy) Redundancy.
V. be superior &c. adj.; exceed, excel, transcend; outdo, outbalance[obs3], outweigh, outrank, outrival, out-Herod; pass, surpass, get ahead of; over-top, override, overpass, overbalance, overweigh, overmatch; top, o'ertop, cap, beat, cut out; beat hollow; outstrip &c. Transcursion [Motion beyond]; eclipse, throw into the shade, take the shine out of, outshine, put one's nose out of joint; have the upper hand, have the whip hand of, have the advantage; turn the scale, kick the beam; play first fiddle &c. (importance) Importance,; preponderate, predominate, prevail; precede, take precedence, come first; come to a head, culminate; beat &c. all others, bear the palm; break the record; take the cake * [U. S.]. become larger, render larger &c. (increase) Increase, (expand) Expansion.
Adj. superior, greater, major, higher; exceeding &c. v.;great &c. Greatness; distinguished, ultra[Lat]; vaulting; more than a match for.
supreme, greatest, utmost, paramount, preeminent, foremost, crowning; first-rate &c. (important) Importance, (excellent) Goodness [Capability of producing good. Good qualities]; unrivaled peerless, matchless; none such, second to none, sans pareil[Fr]; unparagoned[obs3], unparalleled, unequalled, unapproached[obs3], unsurpassed; superlative, inimitable facile princeps[Lat], incomparable, sovereign, without parallel, nulli secundus[Lat], ne plus ultra[Lat]; beyond compare, beyond comparison; culminating &c. (topmost) Summit; transcendent, transcendental;plus royaliste que le Roi[Fr], more catholic than the Pope increased &c. (added to) Increase; enlarged &c. (expanded) Expansion.
Adv. beyond, more, over; over the mark, above the mark; above par; upwards of, in advance of; over and above; at the top of the scale, at its height.
[in a superior or supreme degree] eminently, egregiously, preeminently, surpassing, prominently, superlatively, supremely, above all, of all things, the most, to crown all, <gr/kat exochin/gr>[Grl], par excellence, principally, especially, particularly, peculiarly, a fortiori, even, yea, still more.
# 34. Inferiority. - N. inferiority, minority, subordinacy; shortcoming, deficiency; minimum; smallness &c. Smallness; imperfection; lower quality, lower worth.
[personal inferiority] commonalty &c. Commonalty.
V. be inferior &c. adj.; fall short of, come short of; not pass, not come up to; want.
become smaller, render smaller &c. (decrease) Nonincrease, Decrease, (contract) Contraction; hide its diminished head, retire into the shade, yield the palm, play second fiddle, be upstaged, take a back seat.
Adj. inferior, smaller; small &c. Smallness; minor, less, lesser, deficient, minus, lower, subordinate, secondary; secondrate &c. (imperfect) Imperfection; sub, subaltern; thrown into the shade; weighed in the balance and found wanting; not fit to hold a candle to, can't hold a candle to.
least, smallest &c. (see little, small &c. Littleness); lowest.
diminished &c. (decreased) Nonincrease, Decrease; reduced &c. (contracted) Contraction; unimportant &c. Unimportance. Adv. less; under the mark, below the mark,below par; at the bottom of the scale, at a low ebb, at a disadvantage; short of, under.
V. increase, augment, add to, enlarge;. dilate &c. (expand) Expansion; grow, wax, get ahead. gain strength; advance; run up, shoot up; rise; ascend &c. Ascent [Motion upwards]; sprout &c. Expansion.
aggrandize; raise, exalt; deepen, heighten; strengthen; intensify, enhance, magnify, redouble; aggravate, exaggerate; exasperate, exacerbate; add fuel to the flame, oleum addere camino[Lat], superadd &c. (add) Addition[obs3]; spread &c. (disperse) Dispersion, Nonassemblage.
Adj. increased &c. v.; on the increase, undiminished; additional &c. (added) Addition.
Adv. crescendo.
Phr. vires acquirit eundo [Lat][Vergil].
# 36. Nonincrease, Decrease. - N. decrease, diminution; lessening &c. v.; subtraction &c. Subtraction, Nonaddition; reduction, abatement, declension; shrinking &c. (contraction.) Contraction; coarctation[Obs]; abridgment &c. (shortening) Shortness; extenuation.
subsidence, wane, ebb, decline; ebbing; descent &c. Descent [Motion downwards]; decrement, reflux, depreciation; deterioration &c. Deterioration; anticlimax; mitigation &c. (moderation) Moderation.
V. decrease, diminish, lessen; abridge &c. (shorten) Shortness; shrink &c. (contract) Contraction; drop off, fall off, tail off; fall away, waste, wear; wane, ebb, decline; descend &c. Descent [Motion downwards]; subside; melt away, die away; retire into the shade, hide its diminished head, fall to a low ebb, run low, languish, decay, crumble.
bate, abate, dequantitate[Obs]; discount; depreciate; extenuate, lower, weaken, attenuate, fritter away; mitigate &c. (moderate) Moderation; dwarf, throw into the shade; reduce &c. Contraction; shorten &c. Shortness; subtract &c. Subtraction, Nonaddition. Adj. unincreased &c. (see increase &c.Increase)[obs3]; decreased &c. v.; decreasing &c. v.; on the wane &c. n.
Phr. " a gilded halo hovering round decay " [Byron]; " fine by degrees and beautifully less " [Prior].
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