The Oxford Thesaurus - An A-Z Dictionary Of Synonyms

8.6 hybrid...

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

hybrid n. mixture, cross-breed, half-breed, mongrel, cross, composite, combination, compound: The best wheat for this region is a hybrid developed in our laboratory.

hygienic adj. clean, sanitary, sterile, disinfected, germ-free, aseptic, pure: It is essential that hygienic surroundings be maintained in hospitals.

hypnotize v. fascinate, mesmerize, entrance, cast a spell over or on, captivate, enchant, charm, spellbind, bewitch, enrapture, ensorcell, transport: Greg is completely hypnotized by that singer at Felipe's nightclub.

hypocrisy n. deceit, deceitfulness, duplicity, double-dealing, deception, chicanery, guile, quackery, charlatanism or charlatanry, falseness, fakery, falseness, lying, mendacity, Pharisaism or Phariseeism, Tartuffery, insincerity, two-facedness, sanctimony, sanctimoniousness, Colloq phoneyness or US also phoniness: I loath hypocrisy and double standards.

pattern, example, epitome: She regarded Florence Nightingale as her ideal. 2 acme, (standard of) perfection, nonpareil: The

ideal can rarely be achieved, so you had better settle for reality. 3 ideals. principles, morals, standards: Everyone's ideals are compromised sooner or later.

--adj. 4 perfect, excellent, supreme, consummate, complete, model, idyllic: This is an ideal home for a young couple. 5 conceptual, imagined, imaginary, unreal, visionary, idealistic, fictitious, Utopian, notional, mythical or mythic, fantasy, dream, romantic, chimeric(al), illusory, fanciful, fancied: In his ideal world there is no crime, so there is no need for police.

idealistic

adj. visionary, romantic, romanticized, optimistic, starry-eyed, quixotic, Panglossian, impractical, unrealistic: He is idealistic enough to believe that people are basically good.

idealize v. exalt, elevate, glorify, worship, ennoble, deify, apotheosize, put on a pedestal, romanticize: Because she idealizes him, she cannot see his true nature.

ideally adv. 1 under or in the best of circumstances, at best, in a perfect world, all things being equal: Ideally, February is the time to holiday in the Caribbean. 2 theoretically, in theory, in principle: Ideally, people ought to have money before they are too old to enjoy it. 3 perfectly: John and Marsha are ideally suited to each other.

identical adj. 1 same, twin, duplicate, indistinguishable, interchangeable; selfsame: The two leaves look identical to me. The duchess and I had the identical suite at the hotel, but a week apart. 2 similar, matching, like, alike, comparable, equal, equivalent, corresponding: The children are dressed in identical clothing.

identification

n. 1 connection, recognition, distinguishing, indication, perception, detection, selection, naming, labelling, pinpointing, designation, characterization, denomination; authentication, verification, establishment, certification,

substantiation, corroboration, Colloq fingering: Her identification of him as her attacker is not sufficient to convict him. 2 classification, classifying, cataloguing,

categorization, categorizing, pigeon-holing: How much time is needed for the identification of the minerals in the moon rocks? 3 ID, ID card, identity card, badge, credentials: Only up-to-date identification will be accepted as proof of ownership. 4 connection, association, affiliation, empathy, sympathy, rapport, relationship: His continued identification with comic-book heroes is immature.

identify v. 1 classify, categorize, catalogue, pigeon-hole, sort (out), specify, pinpoint, home (in) on, name, label, tag, recognize, place, mark, label, tag, pinpoint, single out, point out, Colloq put one's finger on: We are unable to identify the butterfly you caught. 2 connect, associate, relate, ally: She is closely identified with the success of the enterprise. 3 diagnose, specify, name, recognize: From the symptoms, the doctor identified the disease as bubonic plague. 4 Usually, identify with. empathize (with), sympathize (with), relate (to), Colloq dig: His problem is that he identifies too closely with his dog.

identity n. 1 sameness, oneness, unanimity, indistinguishability, agreement, accord, congruence: Identity of purpose held them together under stress. 2 personality, individuality, distinctiveness, uniqueness, particularity, singularity: Many who join the army lose their identity.

ideology n. belief(s), convictions, tenets, credo, philosophy, principles, creed, dogma, teachings, doctrine: Buddhism had a great influence on his ideology.

Colloq at leisure, at liberty, between assignments, resting, US on the beach: Unable to find work, Gilbert has been idle for a year. 3 indolent, lazy, listless, lethargic, loafing, slothful, shiftless, lackadaisical, loitering, fain‚ant: Since winning

the lottery, Crouch has become one of the idle rich. 4 bootless, fruitless, unproductive, abortive, unfruitful, pointless, vain, trifling, trivial, shallow, nugatory,

superficial, insignificant, meaningless, senseless, unimportant, frivolous, worthless, useless, otiose, unavailing, futile: We were passing the time at the pub in idle chatter when Michael walked in. He had no factual information to offer, only idle speculation.

--v. 5 Often, idle away. waste, fritter away, while away, kill: They idle away the hours lying by the swimming-pool. 6 laze (about), loiter, kill time, loaf, loll, lounge, take it easy,

Brit potter or US putter about or away, mess about, fool away, fool around or about, Colloq Brit muck about, bugger about, US lallygag or lollygag, goof off or around, Military slang US gold-brick: Stop idling and get down to work.

idleness n. 1 inactivity, inaction, lethargy, torpor, indolence, laziness, sluggishness, sloth, slothfulness, shiftlessness, inertia, lassitude, torpor, flƒnerie, dolce far niente;

unemployment, Colloq US lallygagging or lollygagging, Military slang US gold-bricking: The strike created enforced idleness

for non-union workers as well. 2 shirking, malingering, dawdling, loafing, time-wasting, lazing, Colloq dilly-dallying, shilly-shallying, Brit skiving: The foreman warned that he would not tolerate idleness.

idol n. 1 (graven) image, icon or ikon, effigy, fetish, tiki, symbol: Nebuchadnezzar's people worshipped golden idols. 2 hero or heroine, superstar, celebrity, luminary, matin‚e idol, favourite, pet, darling: When he was a lad his idol was Quatermain, from the Rider Haggard novels.

idolize v. adore, admire, adulate, worship, revere, reverence, venerate, put on a pedestal, exalt, glorify, deify, lionize, look up to, apotheosize: She had always idolized her father, and his death came as a terrible blow to her.

idyllic adj. Arcadian, paradisaic(al) or paradisiac(al), heavenly, Edenic, halcyon, ideal, idealized, pastoral, rustic, bucolic, picturesque, charming, unspoilt or unspoiled, peaceful, pacific: He returned to the island to live out his life in idyllic

repose.

9.3 ignorance...

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

ignorance n. unfamiliarity, unawareness, unconsciousness, benightedness, unenlightenment, inexperience, greenness: Ignorance of the law

is no excuse. Mistakes are often caused by ignorance rather than stupidity.

ignorant adj. 1 unknowing, uninformed, untaught, uneducated, unschooled, unread, unlearned, unlettered, illiterate: Is there anyone so

ignorant as not to know who the Duke of Wellington was? 2 unaware, unfamiliar, unconscious, benighted, unenlightened, unwitting, in the dark, oblivious, Formal nescient: She knows many things about which we are ignorant. 3 inexperienced, green, na‹ve, innocent, unsophisticated: They used to tease ignorant young apprentices by sending them to find a left-handed hammer. 4 uncouth, ill-mannered, discourteous, impolite, uncivil, boorish: Don't be so ignorant and open the door for

the lady!

ignore v. 1 disregard, overlook, pass over or by, turn a blind eye to, be blind to, turn one's back on, turn a deaf ear to, wink at, brush off or aside: If you are over 65, you may ignore this paragraph. 2 snub, give (someone) the cold shoulder, reject,

send to Coventry, turn one's back on, Colloq give (someone) the

furtive, clandestine, back-door, Colloq US sneaky: They grew rich on the proceeds of illicit liquor.

illiterate

adj. unlettered, analphabetic; unschooled, untaught, uneducated, benighted, ignorant, unenlightened: She teaches illiterate people to read.

ill-mannered

adj. rude, discourteous, impolite, ill-bred, uncivil, disrespectful, uncourtly, ungallant, ungracious, indecorous, ungentlemanly, unladylike, impudent, insolent, insulting, impertinent, brazen: That ill-mannered oaf didn't even apologize for knocking me down.

illness n. sickness, disease, disorder, affliction, ailment, malady, complaint, infirmity, disability, indisposition, affection, Colloq bug: His illness is serious but not contagious.

ill-treat v. mistreat, maltreat, abuse, misuse, harm, hurt, injure, persecute, mishandle: He is at last being punished for those years he ill-treated his wife.

illuminate

v. 1 light (up), brighten, lighten, throw or cast or shed light on or upon: She had only a single candle to illuminate her sewing. 2 clarify, throw or cast or shed light on or upon, enlighten, clear up, elucidate, explain, explicate, reveal: The

lectures on Heidegger illuminated his philosophy to some extent. 3 rubricate, decorate, adorn, embellish, ornament: The museum has the best collection of illuminated manuscripts.

illumination

n. 1 lighting, light, brightness, radiance, luminosity, incandescence, fluorescence, phosphorescence: The illumination from the fire was barely enough to read by. 2 enlightenment, insight, information, learning, revelation, edification, instruction, awareness, understanding, clarification: It is astonishing what illumination his lectures brought to his audiences.

illusion n. 1 deception, delusion, fancy, misconception, misapprehension, fallacy, error, mistake, mistaken or false