continence: voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge


taboo: an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion


tabu: an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion


indiscipline: the trait of lacking discipline


undiscipline: the trait of lacking discipline


indulgence: an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires


self-indulgence: an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires


dissoluteness: indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures


incontinence: indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures


self-gratification: indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures


rakishness: the quality of a rake


unrestraint: the quality of lacking restraint


intemperance: the quality of being intemperate


abandon: the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry


wantonness: the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry


unconstraint: the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry


looseness: freedom from restraint


madness: unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm


rabidity: unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm


rabidness: unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm


sottishness: lack of restraint in use of alcohol


gluttony: habitual eating to excess


greediness: an excessive desire for food


hoggishness: an excessive desire for food


piggishness: an excessive desire for food


edacity: extreme gluttony


esurience: extreme gluttony


rapaciousness: extreme gluttony


rapacity: extreme gluttony


voracity: extreme gluttony


voraciousness: extreme gluttony


pride: the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards


civic pride: pride in your city


civic spirit: pride in your city


dignity: the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect


self-respect: the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect


self-regard: the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect


self-worth: the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect


conceit: the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride


conceitedness: the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride


vanity: the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride


boastfulness: outspoken conceit


vainglory: outspoken conceit


egotism: an exaggerated opinion of your own importance


self-importance: an exaggerated opinion of your own importance


swelled head: an exaggerated opinion of your own importance


posturing: adopting a vain conceited posture


superiority complex: an exaggerated estimate of your own value and importance


arrogance: overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors


haughtiness: overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors


hauteur: overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors


high-handedness: overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors


lordliness: overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors


condescension: the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior


superciliousness: the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior


disdainfulness: the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior


contemptuousness: the manifestation of scorn and contempt


hubris: overbearing pride or presumption


imperiousness: the trait of being imperious and overbearing


domineeringness: the trait of being imperious and overbearing


overbearingness: the trait of being imperious and overbearing


superiority: displaying a sense of being better than others


snobbery: the trait of condescending to those of lower social status


snobbism: the trait of condescending to those of lower social status


snobbishness: the trait of condescending to those of lower social status


clannishness: tendency to associate with only a select group


cliquishness: tendency to associate with only a select group


exclusiveness: tendency to associate with only a select group


humility: a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride


humbleness: a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride


meekness: a disposition to be patient and long suffering


subduedness: a disposition to be patient and long suffering


spinelessness: the quality of lacking a strong character; an irresolute disposition


wisdom: the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight


wiseness: the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight


judiciousness: the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating


sagacity: the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating


sagaciousness: the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating


knowledgeability: wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge


knowledgeableness: wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge


initiation: wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge


statesmanship: wisdom in the management of public affairs


statecraft: wisdom in the management of public affairs


diplomacy: wisdom in the management of public affairs


discretion: the trait of judging wisely and objectively


discernment: the trait of judging wisely and objectively


circumspection: the trait of being circumspect and prudent


caution: the trait of being circumspect and prudent


folly: the trait of acting stupidly or rashly


foolishness: the trait of acting stupidly or rashly


unwiseness: the trait of acting stupidly or rashly


indiscretion: the trait of being injudicious


injudiciousness: the trait of being injudicious


absurdity: a ludicrous folly


fatuity: a ludicrous folly


fatuousness: a ludicrous folly


silliness: a ludicrous folly


asininity: the quality of being asinine; stupidity combined with stubbornness


judgment: the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions


judgement: the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions


sound judgment: the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions


sound judgement: the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions


perspicacity: the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions


objectivity: judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices


objectiveness: judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices


subjectivity: judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts


subjectiveness: judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts


prudence: discretion in practical affairs


providence: the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources


foresight: providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future


foresightedness: providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future


foresightfulness: providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future


frugality: prudence in avoiding waste


frugalness: prudence in avoiding waste


parsimony: extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily


parsimoniousness: extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily


thrift: extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily


penny-pinching: extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily


economy: frugality in the expenditure of money or resources


thriftiness: frugality in the expenditure of money or resources


imprudence: a lack of caution in practical affairs


heedlessness: the trait of acting rashly and without prudence


mindlessness: the trait of acting rashly and without prudence


rashness: the trait of acting rashly and without prudence


lightheadedness: a frivolous lack of prudence


improvidence: a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources


shortsightedness: a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources


extravagance: the trait of spending extravagantly


prodigality: the trait of spending extravagantly


profligacy: the trait of spending extravagantly


thriftlessness: the trait of wasting resources


waste: the trait of wasting resources


wastefulness: the trait of wasting resources


trust: the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others


trustingness: the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others


trustfulness: the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others


credulity: tendency to believe readily


overcredulity: too much credulity


distrust: the trait of not trusting others


distrustfulness: the trait of not trusting others


mistrust: the trait of not trusting others


suspicion: being of a suspicious nature


suspiciousness: being of a suspicious nature


cleanliness: diligence in keeping clean


fastidiousness: the trait of being meticulous about matters of taste or style


tidiness: the trait of being neat and orderly


neatness: the trait of being neat and orderly


uncleanliness: lack of cleanly habits


slovenliness: habitual uncleanliness


slatternliness: in the manner of a slattern


sluttishness: in the manner of a slattern


squeamishness: the trait of being excessively fastidious and easily shocked


untidiness: the trait of being untidy and messy


messiness: the trait of being untidy and messy


disarray: untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance)


disorderliness: untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance)


demeanor: (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people


demeanour: (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people


behavior: (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people


behaviour: (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people


conduct: (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people


deportment: (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people


manners: social deportment


citizenship: conduct as a citizen


swashbuckling: flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior


propriety: correct or appropriate behavior


properness: correct or appropriate behavior


correctitude: correct or appropriate behavior


decorum: propriety in manners and conduct


decorousness: propriety in manners and conduct


appropriateness: appropriate conduct; doing the right thing


rightness: appropriate conduct; doing the right thing


correctness: the quality of conformity to social expectations


good form: behavior that conforms to social conventions of the time


faultlessness: the quality of being without an error or fault


impeccability: the quality of being without an error or fault


political correctness: avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against


political correctitude: avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against


priggishness: exaggerated and arrogant properness


primness: exaggerated and arrogant properness


modesty: formality and propriety of manner


reserve: formality and propriety of manner


demureness: the trait of behaving with reserve and decorum


seemliness: a sense of propriety and consideration for others


grace: a sense of propriety and consideration for others


becomingness: the quality of being becoming


decency: the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality


modesty: freedom from vanity or conceit


modestness: freedom from vanity or conceit


primness: excessive or affected modesty


prudishness: excessive or affected modesty


prudery: excessive or affected modesty


Grundyism: excessive or affected modesty


impropriety: an improper demeanor


improperness: an improper demeanor


incorrectness: lack of conformity to social expectations


political incorrectness: the use of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult groups who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against


inappropriateness: inappropriate conduct


wrongness: inappropriate conduct


indelicacy: the trait of being indelicate and offensive


gaminess: behavior or language bordering on indelicacy


raciness: behavior or language bordering on indelicacy


ribaldry: behavior or language bordering on indelicacy


spiciness: behavior or language bordering on indelicacy


indecorum: a lack of decorum


indecorousness: a lack of decorum


unseemliness: a lack of consideration for others


unbecomingness: the quality of being unbecoming


indecency: the quality of being indecent


immodesty: the trait of being vain and conceited


outrageousness: the quality of being outrageous


enormity: the quality of being outrageous


obscenity: the trait of behaving in an obscene manner


lewdness: the trait of behaving in an obscene manner


bawdiness: the trait of behaving in an obscene manner


salaciousness: the trait of behaving in an obscene manner


salacity: the trait of behaving in an obscene manner


smuttiness: obscenity in speech or writing


dirtiness: obscenity in speech or writing


composure: steadiness of mind under stress


calm: steadiness of mind under stress


calmness: steadiness of mind under stress


equanimity: steadiness of mind under stress


aplomb: great coolness and composure under strain


assuredness: great coolness and composure under strain


cool: great coolness and composure under strain


poise: great coolness and composure under strain


sang-froid: great coolness and composure under strain


repose: a disposition free from stress or emotion


quiet: a disposition free from stress or emotion


placidity: a disposition free from stress or emotion


serenity: a disposition free from stress or emotion


tranquillity: a disposition free from stress or emotion


tranquility: a disposition free from stress or emotion


ataraxia: peace of mind


discomposure: a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure


disquiet: the trait of seeming ill at ease


unease: the trait of seeming ill at ease


uneasiness: the trait of seeming ill at ease


perturbation: a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset


fluster: a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset


tractability: the trait of being easily persuaded


tractableness: the trait of being easily persuaded


flexibility: the trait of being easily persuaded


manageability: capable of being managed or controlled


manageableness: capable of being managed or controlled


docility: the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable


tameness: the attribute of having been domesticated


domestication: the attribute of having been domesticated


amenability: the trait of being cooperative


amenableness: the trait of being cooperative


cooperativeness: the trait of being cooperative


obedience: the trait of being willing to obey


submissiveness: the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.


obsequiousness: abject or cringing submissiveness


servility: abject or cringing submissiveness


subservience: abject or cringing submissiveness


sycophancy: fawning obsequiousness


passivity: submission to others or to outside influences


passiveness: submission to others or to outside influences


subordination: the quality of obedient submissiveness


intractability: the trait of being hard to influence or control


intractableness: the trait of being hard to influence or control


refractoriness: the trait of being unmanageable


unmanageableness: the trait of being unmanageable


recalcitrance: the trait of being unmanageable


recalcitrancy: the trait of being unmanageable


wildness: an intractably barbarous or uncultivated state of nature


defiance: intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude


rebelliousness: intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude


insubordination: defiance of authority


obstreperousness: noisy defiance


unruliness: the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline


fractiousness: the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline


willfulness: the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline


wilfulness: the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline


balkiness: likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedly


stubbornness: the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome


obstinacy: the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome


obstinance: the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome


mulishness: the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome


contrariness: deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline


perversity: deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline


perverseness: deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline


cussedness: meanspirited disagreeable contrariness


orneriness: meanspirited disagreeable contrariness


disobedience: the trait of being unwilling to obey


naughtiness: an attribute of mischievous children


mischievousness: an attribute of mischievous children


badness: an attribute of mischievous children


prankishness: the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks


rascality: the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks


roguishness: the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks


wildness: an unruly disposition to do as one pleases


manner: a way of acting or behaving


personal manner: a way of acting or behaving


bearing: dignified manner or conduct


comportment: dignified manner or conduct


presence: dignified manner or conduct


mien: dignified manner or conduct


bedside manner: manner or conduct of a physician in the presence of a patient


dignity: formality in bearing and appearance


lordliness: formality in bearing and appearance


gravitas: formality in bearing and appearance


foppishness: the manner and dress of a fop or dandy


dandyism: the manner and dress of a fop or dandy


gentleness: acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered


softness: acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered


mildness: acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered


formality: a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies


formalness: a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies


ceremoniousness: a ceremonial manner


stateliness: an elaborate manner of doing something


informality: a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously


casualness: a casual manner


familiarity: a casual manner


slanginess: casualness in use of language


unceremoniousness: an unceremonial manner


courtesy: a courteous manner


good manners: a courteous manner


politeness: a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage


niceness: a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage


urbanity: polished courtesy; elegance of manner


suavity: the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner


suaveness: the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner


blandness: the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner


smoothness: the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner


graciousness: excellence of manners or social conduct


chivalry: courtesy towards women


gallantry: courtesy towards women


politesse: courtesy towards women


deference: courteous regard for people's feelings


respect: courteous regard for people's feelings


respectfulness: courteous regard for people's feelings


civility: formal or perfunctory politeness


discourtesy: a manner that is rude and insulting


rudeness: a manner that is rude and insulting


boorishness: the manner of a rude or insensitive person


impoliteness: a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage


bad manners: impoliteness resulting from ignorance


ill-breeding: impoliteness resulting from ignorance


ungraciousness: an offensive lack of good manners


crudeness: an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement


crudity: an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement


gaucheness: an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement


incivility: deliberate discourtesy


abruptness: an abrupt discourteous manner


brusqueness: an abrupt discourteous manner


curtness: an abrupt discourteous manner


gruffness: an abrupt discourteous manner


shortness: an abrupt discourteous manner


contempt: a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous


disrespect: a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous


crust: the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties


gall: the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties


impertinence: the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties


impudence: the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties


insolence: the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties


cheekiness: the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties


freshness: the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties


chutzpa: (Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity


chutzpah: (Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity


hutzpah: (Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity


property: a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class


actinism: the property of radiation that enables it to produce photochemical effects


isotropy: (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions


symmetry: (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions


anisotropy: the property of being anisotropic; having a different value when measured in different directions


characteristic: any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions


device characteristic: any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions


connectivity: the property of being connected or the degree to which something has connections


directness: trueness of course toward a goal


straightness: trueness of course toward a goal


downrightness: the quality of being direct and straightforward


straightforwardness: the quality of being direct and straightforward


immediacy: lack of an intervening or mediating agency


immediateness: lack of an intervening or mediating agency


pointedness: the quality of being obviously directed at a particular person or thing


indirectness: having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal


allusiveness: a quality characterized by indirect reference


mediacy: the quality of being mediate


mediateness: the quality of being mediate


deviousness: the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly


obliqueness: the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly


discursiveness: the quality of being discursive


robustness: the characteristic of being strong enough to withstand intellectual challenge


rurality: a rural characteristic or trait


ruralism: a rural characteristic or trait


streak: a distinctive characteristic


duality: (physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory


wave-particle duality: (physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory


heredity: the total of inherited attributes


genetic endowment: the total of inherited attributes


inheritance: any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors


heritage: any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors


birthright: personal characteristics that are inherited at birth


background: a person's social heritage: previous experience or training


birthright: a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth


upbringing: properties acquired during a person's formative years


education: the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)


training: the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)


breeding: the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)


raising: the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child


rearing: the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child


nurture: the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child


inheritance: (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents


hereditary pattern: (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents


heterosis: (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent


hybrid vigor: (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent


ancestry: inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline


lineage: inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline


derivation: inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline


filiation: inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline


linkage: (genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go)


gene linkage: (genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go)


X-linked dominant inheritance: hereditary pattern in which a dominant gene on the X chromosome causes a characteristic to be manifested in the offspring


X-linked recessive inheritance: hereditary pattern in which a recessive gene on the X chromosome results in the manifestation of characteristics in male offspring and a carrier state in female offspring


origin: properties attributable to your ancestry


descent: properties attributable to your ancestry


extraction: properties attributable to your ancestry


pedigree: ancestry of a purebred animal


bloodline: ancestry of a purebred animal


full blood: descent from parents both of one pure breed


age: how long something has existed


chronological age: age measured by the time (years and months) that something or someone has existed


bone age: a person's age measured by matching their bone development (as shown by X rays) with bone development of an average person of known chronological age


developmental age: a measure of a child's development (in body size or motor skill or psychological function) expressed in terms of age norms


fetal age: the age of an embryo counting from the time of fertilization


fertilization age: the age of an embryo counting from the time of fertilization


gestational age: the age of an embryo counting from the time of fertilization


mental age: the level of intellectual development as measured by an intelligence test


oldness: the quality of being old; the opposite of newness


obsoleteness: the property of being out of date and not current


superannuation: the property of being out of date and not current


ancientness: extreme oldness


antiquity: extreme oldness


old-fashionedness: the property of being no longer fashionable


quaintness: the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned


vintage: the oldness of wines


time of origin: the oldness of wines


hoariness: great age (especially grey or white with age)


newness: the quality of being new; the opposite of oldness


brand-newness: the property of being very new


freshness: the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated


crispness: a pleasing firmness and freshness


recency: the property of having happened or appeared not long ago


recentness: the property of having happened or appeared not long ago


oldness: the opposite of youngness


agedness: the property characteristic of old age


senescence: the property characteristic of old age


senility: the state of being senile


longevity: the property of being long-lived


seniority: the property of being long-lived


staleness: having lost purity and freshness as a consequence of aging


mustiness: the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy


must: the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy


moldiness: the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy


youngness: the opposite of oldness


youth: the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person


youthfulness: the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person


juvenility: the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person


childishness: a property characteristic of a child


puerility: a property characteristic of a child


manner: how something is done or how it happens


mode: how something is done or how it happens


style: how something is done or how it happens


way: how something is done or how it happens


fashion: how something is done or how it happens


artistic style: the style of a particular artist or school or movement


idiom: the style of a particular artist or school or movement


High Renaissance: the artistic style of early 16th century painting in Florence and Rome; characterized by technical mastery and heroic composition and humanistic content


treatment: a manner of dealing with something artistically


drape: the manner in which fabric hangs or falls


fit: the manner in which something fits


form: a particular mode in which something is manifested


life style: a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes


life-style: a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes


lifestyle: a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes


modus vivendi: a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes


fast lane: a hectic and pressured lifestyle often characterized by recklessness or dissipation


free living: a lifestyle given to easy indulgence of the appetites


vanity fair: a vain and frivolous lifestyle especially in large cities


setup: the way something is organized or arranged


touch: a distinguishing style


signature: a distinguishing style


common touch: the property of appealing to people in general (usually by appearing to have qualities in common with them)


wise: a way of doing or being


hang: the way a garment hangs


structure: the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts


computer architecture: (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software


architecture: (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software


complex instruction set computing: (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip


complex instruction set computer: (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip


CISC: (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip


reduced instruction set computing: (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform


reduced instruction set computer: (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform


RISC: (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform


cytoarchitecture: the cellular composition of a bodily structure


cytoarchitectonics: the cellular composition of a bodily structure


framework: the underlying structure


fabric: the underlying structure


constitution: the way in which someone or something is composed


composition: the way in which someone or something is composed


physical composition: the way in which someone or something is composed


makeup: the way in which someone or something is composed


make-up: the way in which someone or something is composed


phenotype: what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment


genotype: the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism


genetic constitution: the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism


texture: the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)


grain: the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)


consistency: the property of holding together and retaining its shape


consistence: the property of holding together and retaining its shape


eubstance: the property of holding together and retaining its shape


body: the property of holding together and retaining its shape


viscosity: resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow)


viscousness: resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow)


stickiness: the property of sticking to a surface


sliminess: a property resembling or being covered with slime


adhesiveness: the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition


adhesion: the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition


adherence: the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition


bond: the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition


cohesiveness: the property of being cohesive and sticky


glueyness: the property of being cohesive and sticky


gluiness: the property of being cohesive and sticky


gumminess: the property of being cohesive and sticky


tackiness: the property of being cohesive and sticky


ropiness: the property of being cohesive and sticky


viscidity: the property of being cohesive and sticky


viscidness: the property of being cohesive and sticky


gelatinousness: the property of having a viscosity like jelly


glutinosity: the property of having a viscosity like jelly


glutinousness: the property of having a viscosity like jelly


thickness: resistance to flow


semifluidity: a property midway between a solid and a liquid


creaminess: the property of having the thickness of heavy cream


soupiness: the property of having the thickness of heavy cream


thinness: a consistency of low viscosity


fluidity: the property of flowing easily


fluidness: the property of flowing easily


liquidity: the property of flowing easily


liquidness: the property of flowing easily


runniness: the property of flowing easily


wateriness: the property of resembling the viscosity of water


hardness: a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering


hardness: the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale


firmness: the property of being unyielding to the touch


softness: the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded


compressibility: the property of being able to occupy less space


squeezability: the property of being able to occupy less space


sponginess: the property of being able to occupy less space


incompressibility: the property of being incompressible


downiness: a light softness


featheriness: a light softness


fluffiness: a light softness


flabbiness: a flabby softness


limpness: a flabby softness


flaccidity: a flabby softness


mushiness: a mushy pulpy softness


pulpiness: a mushy pulpy softness


breakableness: the consistency of something that breaks under pressure


brittleness: firm but easily broken


crispness: firm but easily broken


crispiness: firm but easily broken


crumbliness: excessive breakableness


friability: excessive breakableness


flakiness: having or breaking into thin crisp flakes


unbreakableness: a consistency of something that does not break under pressure


porosity: the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids


porousness: the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids


sponginess: the porosity of a sponge


permeability: the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion)


permeableness: the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion)


penetrability: the quality of being penetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.)


perviousness: the quality of being penetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.)


absorbency: the property of being absorbent


solidity: the consistency of a solid


solidness: the consistency of a solid


compactness: the consistency of a compact solid


density: the amount per unit size


denseness: the amount per unit size


specific gravity: the density of a substance relative to the density of water


vapor density: the density of a gas relative to the density of hydrogen


vapour density: the density of a gas relative to the density of hydrogen


impermeability: the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid


impermeableness: the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid


retentiveness: the power of retaining liquid


retentivity: the power of retaining liquid


retention: the power of retaining liquid


urinary retention: holding urine in the urinary bladder


impenetrability: the quality of being impenetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.)


imperviousness: the quality of being impenetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.)


nonabsorbency: the property of not being absorbent


disposition: a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing


aptness: a disposition to behave in a certain way


propensity: a disposition to behave in a certain way


mordacity: a disposition to biting


predisposition: a disposition in advance to react in a particular way


proneness: being disposed to do something


separatism: a disposition toward schism and secession from a larger group; the principles and practices of separatists


tendency: a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect


inclination: a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect


buoyancy: the tendency to float in water or other liquid


electronegativity: (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond


negativity: (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond


stainability: (cytology) the capacity of cells or cell parts to stain specifically with certain dyes


basophilia: the tendency of cells to stain with basic dyes


desire: an inclination to want things


hunger: strong desire for something (not food or drink)


hungriness: strong desire for something (not food or drink)


thirst: strong desire for something (not food or drink)


thirstiness: strong desire for something (not food or drink)


greed: excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves


avarice: extreme greed for material wealth


avariciousness: extreme greed for material wealth


covetousness: extreme greed for material wealth


cupidity: extreme greed for material wealth


possessiveness: excessive desire to possess or dominate


acquisitiveness: strong desire to acquire and possess


bibliomania: preoccupation with the acquisition and possession of books


retentiveness: the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired


retentivity: the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired


tactile property: a property perceived by touch


feel: a property perceived by touch


touch: the feel of mechanical action


texture: the feel of a surface or a fabric


nap: a soft or fuzzy surface texture


smoothness: a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch


silkiness: the smooth feel of silk fabric


sleekness: the smooth feel of silk fabric


slickness: a slippery smoothness


slick: a slippery smoothness


slipperiness: a slippery smoothness


slip: a slippery smoothness


soapiness: the quality of being soap or being covered with soap


fineness: having a very fine texture


powderiness: having a very fine texture


roughness: a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven


raggedness: a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven


scaliness: the property of being scaly


coarseness: looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)


nubbiness: looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)


tweediness: looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)


slub: soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design


knot: soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design


burl: soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design


harshness: the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions


abrasiveness: the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions


scratchiness: the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions


coarseness: the quality of being composed of relatively large particles


graininess: the quality of being composed of relatively large particles


granularity: the quality of being composed of relatively large particles


sandiness: a texture resembling that of sand


shagginess: roughness of nap produced by long woolly hairs


bumpiness: the texture of a surface that has many bumps


prickliness: the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines


bristliness: the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines


spininess: the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines


thorniness: the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines


optics: optical properties


visual property: an attribute of vision


sleekness: the quality of being well-groomed and neatly tailored


texture: the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality


grain: the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric


wood grain: texture produced by the fibers in wood


woodgrain: texture produced by the fibers in wood


woodiness: texture produced by the fibers in wood


graining: a texture like that of wood


woodgraining: a texture like that of wood


marbleization: a texture like that of marble


marbleisation: a texture like that of marble


marbleizing: a texture like that of marble


marbleising: a texture like that of marble


light: the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures


lightness: the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures


aura: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint


aureole: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint


halo: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint


nimbus: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint


glory: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint


gloriole: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint


sunniness: lightness created by sunlight


cloudlessness: the lightness of a sunny day when there are no clouds in the sky


highlight: an area of lightness in a picture


highlighting: an area of lightness in a picture


brightness: the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white


glare: a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted


blaze: a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted


brilliance: a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted


dazzle: brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily


glitter: the quality of shining with a bright reflected light


glister: the quality of shining with a bright reflected light


glisten: the quality of shining with a bright reflected light


scintillation: the quality of shining with a bright reflected light


sparkle: the quality of shining with a bright reflected light


flash: a momentary brightness


glint: a spatially localized brightness


sparkle: merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance


twinkle: merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance


spark: merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance


light: merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance


opalescence: the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface


iridescence: the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface


radiance: the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light


radiancy: the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light


shine: the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light


effulgence: the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light


refulgence: the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light


refulgency: the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light


radio brightness: the strength of a radio wave picked up by a radio telescope


gleam: an appearance of reflected light


gleaming: an appearance of reflected light


glow: an appearance of reflected light


lambency: an appearance of reflected light


shininess: the visual property of something that shines with reflected light


sheen: the visual property of something that shines with reflected light


luster: the visual property of something that shines with reflected light


lustre: the visual property of something that shines with reflected light


luster: a quality that outshines the usual


lustre: a quality that outshines the usual


brilliancy: a quality that outshines the usual


splendor: a quality that outshines the usual


splendour: a quality that outshines the usual


polish: the property of being smooth and shiny


gloss: the property of being smooth and shiny


glossiness: the property of being smooth and shiny


burnish: the property of being smooth and shiny


French polish: the glaze produced by repeated applications of French polish shellac


glaze: a glossy finish on a fabric


dullness: a lack of visual brightness


dimness: the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity


subduedness: the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity


flatness: the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss


lusterlessness: the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss


lustrelessness: the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss


mat: the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss


matt: the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss


matte: the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss


softness: a visual property that is subdued and free from brilliance or glare


color: a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect


colour: a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect


coloring: a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect


colouring: a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect


primary color: any of three colors from which all others can be obtained by mixing


primary colour: any of three colors from which all others can be obtained by mixing


primary color for pigments: any of three pigments from which all colors can be obtained by mixing


primary colour for pigments: any of three pigments from which all colors can be obtained by mixing


primary color for light: any of three primary colors of light from which all colors can be obtained by additive mixing


primary colour for light: any of three primary colors of light from which all colors can be obtained by additive mixing


primary subtractive color for light: any of the three colors that give the primary colors for light after subtraction from white light


primary subtractive colour for light: any of the three colors that give the primary colors for light after subtraction from white light


heather mixture: interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color


heather: interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color


mellowness: a soft shade of a color


richness: a strong deep vividness of hue


colorlessness: the visual property of being without chromatic color


colourlessness: the visual property of being without chromatic color


achromatism: the visual property of being without chromatic color


achromaticity: the visual property of being without chromatic color


mottle: an irregular arrangement of patches of color


achromia: an absence of normal pigmentation especially in the skin (as in albinism) or in red blood cells


shade: a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color


tint: a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color


tincture: a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color


tone: a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color


undertone: a pale or subdued color


tinge: a pale or subdued color


chromatic color: a color that has hue


chromatic colour: a color that has hue


spectral color: a color that has hue


spectral colour: a color that has hue


achromatic color: a color lacking hue; white or grey or black


achromatic colour: a color lacking hue; white or grey or black


black: the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)


blackness: the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)


inkiness: the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)


coal black: a very dark black


ebony: a very dark black


jet black: a very dark black


pitch black: a very dark black


sable: a very dark black


soot black: a very dark black


white: the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)


whiteness: the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)


alabaster: a very light white


bleach: the whiteness that results from removing the color from something


bone: a shade of white the color of bleached bones


ivory: a shade of white the color of bleached bones


pearl: a shade of white the color of bleached bones


off-white: a shade of white the color of bleached bones


chalk: a pure flat white with little reflectance


frostiness: a silvery-white color


hoariness: a silvery-white color


gray: a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black


grayness: a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black


grey: a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black


greyness: a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black


ash grey: a light shade of grey


ash gray: a light shade of grey


silver: a light shade of grey


silver grey: a light shade of grey


silver gray: a light shade of grey


charcoal: a very dark grey color


charcoal grey: a very dark grey color


charcoal gray: a very dark grey color


oxford grey: a very dark grey color


oxford gray: a very dark grey color


dapple-grey: grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings


dapple-gray: grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings


dappled-grey: grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings


dappled-gray: grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings


iron-grey: the color of freshly broken cast iron


iron-gray: the color of freshly broken cast iron


tattletale grey: a greyish white


tattletale gray: a greyish white


red: red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood


redness: red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood


sanguine: a blood-red color


chrome red: a red pigment used in paints; basic lead chromate


Turkey red: a bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dye


alizarine red: a bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dye


cardinal: a variable color averaging a vivid red


carmine: a variable color averaging a vivid red


crimson: a deep and vivid red color


ruby: a deep and vivid red color


deep red: a deep and vivid red color


dark red: a red color that reflects little light


burgundy: a dark purplish-red to blackish-red color


claret: a dark purplish-red color


oxblood red: a dark brownish-red color


wine: a red as dark as red wine


wine-colored: a red as dark as red wine


wine-coloured: a red as dark as red wine


purplish red: a red with a tinge of purple


purplish-red: a red with a tinge of purple


cerise: a red the color of ripe cherries


cherry: a red the color of ripe cherries


cherry red: a red the color of ripe cherries


magenta: a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta


fuschia: a dark purplish-red color


maroon: a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color


scarlet: a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge


vermilion: a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge


orange red: a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge


orange: orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow


orangeness: orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow


salmon: a pale pinkish orange color


reddish orange: an orange color closer to red than to yellow


tangerine: a reddish to vivid orange color


yellow: yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons


yellowness: yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons


blond: a light grayish yellow to near white


blonde: a light grayish yellow to near white


canary yellow: a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge


canary: a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge


amber: a deep yellow color


gold: a deep yellow color


brownish yellow: a yellow color of low lightness with a brownish tinge


gamboge: a strong yellow color


lemon: a strong yellow color


lemon yellow: a strong yellow color


maize: a strong yellow color


old gold: a dark yellow


orange yellow: a shade of yellow tinged with orange


saffron: a shade of yellow tinged with orange


ocher: a moderate yellow-orange to orange color


ochre: a moderate yellow-orange to orange color


pale yellow: a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white


straw: a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white


wheat: a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white


greenish yellow: a shade of yellow tinged with green


green: green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass


greenness: green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass


viridity: green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass


greenishness: the property of being somewhat green


sea green: the property of a moderate green color resembling the waters of the sea


sage green: the color of sage leaves


bottle green: dark to moderate or greyish green


chrome green: a brilliant green color


emerald: the green color of an emerald


olive green: a color that is lighter and greener than olive


olive-green: a color that is lighter and greener than olive


yellow green: a shade of green tinged with yellow


yellowish green: a shade of green tinged with yellow


chartreuse: a shade of green tinged with yellow


Paris green: a shade of green tinged with yellow


pea green: a shade of green tinged with yellow


bluish green: a blue-green color or pigment


blue green: a blue-green color or pigment


teal: a blue-green color or pigment


cyan: a primary subtractive color for light; has a blue-green color


jade green: a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green


jade: a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green


blue: blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime


blueness: blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime


azure: a light shade of blue


cerulean: a light shade of blue


sapphire: a light shade of blue


lazuline: a light shade of blue


sky-blue: a light shade of blue


powder blue: a pale blue color with grey in it


steel blue: a greyish blue color


Prussian blue: a dark greenish-blue color


dark blue: a dark shade of blue


navy: a dark shade of blue


navy blue: a dark shade of blue


greenish blue: a shade of blue tinged with green


aqua: a shade of blue tinged with green


aquamarine: a shade of blue tinged with green


turquoise: a shade of blue tinged with green


cobalt blue: a shade of blue tinged with green


peacock blue: a shade of blue tinged with green


purplish blue: a shade of blue tinged with purple


royal blue: a shade of blue tinged with purple


purple: a purple color or pigment


purpleness: a purple color or pigment


Tyrian purple: a vivid purplish-red color


indigo: a blue-violet color


lavender: a pale purple color


mauve: a moderate purple


reddish purple: a shade of purple tinged with red


royal purple: a shade of purple tinged with red


violet: a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum


reddish blue: a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum


pink: a light shade of red


pinkness: the quality of being pink


carnation: a pink or reddish-pink color


rose: a dusty pink color


rosiness: a dusty pink color


old rose: a greyish-pink color


solferino: a pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino


purplish pink: a pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino


yellowish pink: a shade of pink tinged with yellow


apricot: a shade of pink tinged with yellow


peach: a shade of pink tinged with yellow


salmon pink: a shade of pink tinged with yellow


coral: a variable color averaging a deep pink


brown: an orange of low brightness and saturation


brownness: an orange of low brightness and saturation


Vandyke brown: a moderate brown color


chestnut: the brown color of chestnuts


chocolate: a medium brown to dark-brown color


coffee: a medium brown to dark-brown color


deep brown: a medium brown to dark-brown color


umber: a medium brown to dark-brown color


burnt umber: a medium brown to dark-brown color


hazel: a shade of brown that is yellowish or reddish; it is a greenish shade of brown when used to describe the color of someone's eyes


light brown: a brown that is light but unsaturated


mocha: a dark brown color


tan: a light brown the color of topaz


topaz: a light brown the color of topaz


dun: a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color


greyish brown: a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color


grayish brown: a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color


fawn: a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color


beige: a very light brown


ecru: a very light brown


reddish brown: a shade of brown with a tinge of red


sepia: a shade of brown with a tinge of red


burnt sienna: a shade of brown with a tinge of red


Venetian red: a shade of brown with a tinge of red


mahogany: a shade of brown with a tinge of red


brick red: a bright reddish-brown color


copper: a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper


copper color: a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper


Indian red: a reddish-brown color resembling the red soil used as body paint by American Indians


yellowish brown: a medium to dark tan color


raw sienna: a medium to dark tan color


buff: a medium to dark tan color


caramel: a medium to dark tan color


caramel brown: a medium to dark tan color


puce: a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red


olive brown: a shade of brown tinged with green


olive: a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation


olive drab: a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown


drab: a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown


pastel: any of various pale or light colors


snuff-color: dark yellowish brown


snuff-colour: dark yellowish brown


taupe: a greyish brown


ultramarine: a vivid blue to purple-blue color


color property: an attribute of color


hue: the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength


chromaticity: the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength


saturation: chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue


chroma: chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue


intensity: chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue


vividness: chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue


paleness: being deficient in color


pallidity: being deficient in color


complementary color: either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)


complementary: either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)


coloration: appearance with regard to color


colouration: appearance with regard to color


hair coloring: coloring of the hair


pigmentation: coloration of living tissues by pigment


chromatism: abnormal pigmentation


melanoderma: abnormally dark skin caused by increased deposits of melatonin


depigmentation: absence or loss of pigmentation (or less than normal pigmentation) in the skin or hair


poliosis: loss of color from the hair


complexion: the coloring of a person's face


skin color: the coloring of a person's face


skin colour: the coloring of a person's face


paleness: the property of having a naturally light complexion


blondness: the property of having a naturally light complexion


fairness: the property of having a naturally light complexion


ruddiness: a healthy reddish complexion


rosiness: a healthy reddish complexion


lividness: unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)


lividity: unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)


luridness: unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)


paleness: unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)


pallidness: unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)


pallor: unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)


wanness: unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)


achromasia: unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)


sallowness: a sickly yellowish skin color


tawniness: the quality or state of being the color of tanned leather


darkness: a swarthy complexion


duskiness: a swarthy complexion


swarthiness: a swarthy complexion


whiteness: lightness or fairness of complexion


nonsolid color: a color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots that together simulate the desired color


nonsolid colour: a color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots that together simulate the desired color


dithered color: a color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots that together simulate the desired color


dithered colour: a color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots that together simulate the desired color


protective coloration: coloration making an organism less visible or attractive to predators


aposematic coloration: conspicuous coloration or markings of an animal serving to warn off predators


warning coloration: conspicuous coloration or markings of an animal serving to warn off predators


apatetic coloration: coloring serving as natural camouflage


cryptic coloration: coloring that conceals or disguises an animal's shape


value: relative darkness or lightness of a color; -Joe Hing Lowe


lightness: having a light color


darkness: having a dark or somber color


olfactory property: any property detected by the olfactory system


smell: any property detected by the olfactory system


aroma: any property detected by the olfactory system


odor: any property detected by the olfactory system


odour: any property detected by the olfactory system


scent: any property detected by the olfactory system


bouquet: a pleasingly sweet olfactory property


fragrance: a pleasingly sweet olfactory property


fragrancy: a pleasingly sweet olfactory property


redolence: a pleasingly sweet olfactory property


sweetness: a pleasingly sweet olfactory property


malodorousness: the attribute of having a strong offensive smell


stinkiness: the attribute of having a strong offensive smell


foulness: the attribute of having a strong offensive smell


rankness: the attribute of having a strong offensive smell


fetidness: the attribute of having a strong offensive smell


body odor: malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe


body odour: malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe


B.O.: malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe


muskiness: having the olfactory properties of musk


sound: the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause


noisiness: the auditory effect characterized by loud and constant noise


racketiness: the auditory effect characterized by loud and constant noise


ring: a characteristic sound


unison: (music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves


voice: the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech


androglossia: a woman's voice with male qualities


silence: the absence of sound


quiet: the absence of sound


hush: (poetic) tranquil silence


stillness: (poetic) tranquil silence


still: (poetic) tranquil silence


speechlessness: the property of being speechless


quietness: the property of making no sound


soundlessness: the property of making no sound


noiselessness: the property of making no noise


sound property: an attribute of sound


musicality: the property of sounding like music


musicalness: the property of sounding like music


lyricality: the property of being suitable for singing


lyricism: the property of being suitable for singing


songfulness: the property of being suitable for singing


melodiousness: the property of having a melody


tunefulness: the property of having a melody


texture: the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together


harmony: an agreeable sound property


consonance: the property of sounding harmonious


harmoniousness: the property of sounding harmonious


dissonance: disagreeable sounds


discordance: a harsh mixture of sounds


discord: a harsh mixture of sounds


disharmony: a lack of harmony


inharmoniousness: a lack of harmony


cacophony: loud confusing disagreeable sounds


boisterousness: the property of being noisy and lively and unrestrained


pitch: the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration


concert pitch: the pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C


philharmonic pitch: the pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C


international pitch: the pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C


high pitch: a pitch that is perceived as above other pitches


high frequency: a pitch that is perceived as above other pitches


soprano: the pitch range of the highest female voice


treble: the pitch range of the highest female voice


tenor: the pitch range of the highest male voice


key: pitch of the voice


low pitch: a pitch that is perceived as below other pitches


low frequency: a pitch that is perceived as below other pitches


deepness: a low pitch that is loud and voluminous


alto: the pitch range of the lowest female voice


alto: (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments


bass: the lowest part of the musical range


tone: (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages


tune: the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch


registration: (music) the sound property resulting from a combination of organ stops used to perform a particular piece of music; the technique of selecting and adjusting organ stops


timbre: (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)


timber: (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)


quality: (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)


tone: (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)


harmonic: any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental


resonance: the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities


color: the timbre of a musical sound


colour: the timbre of a musical sound


coloration: the timbre of a musical sound


colouration: the timbre of a musical sound


harshness: the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses


roughness: the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses


gruffness: a throaty harshness


hoarseness: a throaty harshness


huskiness: a throaty harshness


fullness: the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing


mellowness: the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing


richness: the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing


nasality: a quality of the voice that is produced by nasal resonators


twang: exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)


nasal twang: exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)


plangency: having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant


resonance: having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant


reverberance: having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant


ringing: having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant


sonorousness: having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant


sonority: having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant


vibrancy: having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant


shrillness: having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound


stridence: having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound


stridency: having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound


volume: the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)


loudness: the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)


intensity: the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)


crescendo: (music) a gradual increase in loudness


swell: a crescendo followed by a decrescendo


forte: (music) loud


fortissimo: (music) loud


softness: a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency


faintness: barely audible


decrescendo: (music) a gradual decrease in loudness


diminuendo: (music) a gradual decrease in loudness


piano: (music) low loudness


pianissimo: (music) low loudness


rhythmicity: the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music


meter: rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration


metre: rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration


time: rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration


cadence: a recurrent rhythmical series


cadency: a recurrent rhythmical series


lilt: a jaunty rhythm in music


swing: a jaunty rhythm in music


taste property: a property appreciated via the sense of taste


rancidness: the property of being rancid


spiciness: the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored


spice: the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored


spicery: the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored


pungency: a strong odor or taste property


bite: a strong odor or taste property


sharpness: a strong odor or taste property


raciness: a strong odor or taste property


nip: a tart spicy quality


piquance: a tart spicy quality


piquancy: a tart spicy quality


piquantness: a tart spicy quality


tang: a tart spicy quality


tanginess: a tart spicy quality


zest: a tart spicy quality


hotness: a hot spiciness


pepperiness: a hot spiciness


saltiness: the property of containing salt (as a compound or in solution)


brininess: the relative proportion of salt in a solution


salinity: the relative proportion of salt in a solution


brackishness: the quality of being salty, as the saltiness of water


sourness: the property of being acidic


sour: the property of being acidic


acidity: the property of being acidic


acerbity: a sharp sour taste


tartness: a sharp sour taste


vinegariness: a sourness resembling that of vinegar


vinegarishness: a sourness resembling that of vinegar


sweetness: the property of tasting as if it contains sugar


sweet: the property of tasting as if it contains sugar


saccharinity: the excessive sweetness of saccharin


sugariness: the sweetness of sugar


bitterness: the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste


bitter: the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste


acerbity: a sharp bitterness


acridity: extreme bitterness


acridness: extreme bitterness


palatability: the property of being acceptable to the mouth


palatableness: the property of being acceptable to the mouth


pleasingness: pleasant palatability


tastiness: pleasant palatability


appetizingness: the property of stimulating the appetite


appetisingness: the property of stimulating the appetite


delectability: extreme appetizingness


deliciousness: extreme appetizingness


lusciousness: extreme appetizingness


toothsomeness: extreme appetizingness


flavorsomeness: having an appetizing flavor


flavoursomeness: having an appetizing flavor


savoriness: having an appetizing flavor


sapidity: a pleasant flavor


sapidness: a pleasant flavor


succulence: a juicy appetizingness


succulency: a juicy appetizingness


juiciness: a juicy appetizingness


unpalatability: the property of being unacceptable to the mouth


unpalatableness: the property of being unacceptable to the mouth


disgustingness: extreme unpalatability to the mouth


distastefulness: extreme unpalatability to the mouth


nauseatingness: extreme unpalatability to the mouth


sickeningness: extreme unpalatability to the mouth


unsavoriness: extreme unpalatability to the mouth


unappetizingness: the property of spoiling the appetite


unappetisingness: the property of spoiling the appetite


flavorlessness: the property of having no flavor


flavourlessness: the property of having no flavor


savorlessness: the property of having no flavor


savourlessness: the property of having no flavor


tastelessness: the property of having no flavor


blandness: lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property


insipidity: lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property


insipidness: lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property


edibility: the property of being fit to eat


edibleness: the property of being fit to eat


digestibility: the property of being easy to digest


digestibleness: the property of being easy to digest


indigestibility: the property of being difficult to digest


indigestibleness: the property of being difficult to digest


bodily property: an attribute of the body


bipedalism: the bodily attribute of being bipedal; having two feet


laterality: superior development of one side of the body


dominance: superior development of one side of the body


physique: constitution of the human body


build: constitution of the human body


body-build: constitution of the human body


habitus: constitution of the human body


lankiness: a tall and thin physique


dumpiness: a short and stout physique


squattiness: a short and stout physique


body type: a category of physique


somatotype: a category of physique


asthenic type: slender, weak, and lightweight


ectomorphy: slender, weak, and lightweight


endomorphy: round, fat, and heavy


pyknic type: round, fat, and heavy


athletic type: muscular and big-boned


mesomorphy: muscular and big-boned


fatness: excess bodily weight


fat: excess bodily weight


blubber: excess bodily weight


avoirdupois: excess bodily weight


adiposity: having the property of containing fat


adiposeness: having the property of containing fat


fattiness: having the property of containing fat


abdominousness: the bodily property of a protruding belly


paunchiness: the bodily property of a protruding belly


greasiness: consisting of or covered with oil


oiliness: consisting of or covered with oil


oleaginousness: consisting of or covered with oil


fleshiness: more than average fatness


obesity: more than average fatness


corpulency: more than average fatness


corpulence: the property of excessive fatness


overweight: the property of excessive fatness


stoutness: the property of excessive fatness


adiposis: the property of excessive fatness


exogenous obesity: obesity caused by overeating


steatopygia: an extreme accumulation of fat on the buttocks


plumpness: the bodily property of being well rounded


embonpoint: the bodily property of being well rounded


roundness: the bodily property of being well rounded


chubbiness: the property of having a plump and round body


pudginess: the property of having a plump and round body


tubbiness: the property of having a plump and round body


rolypoliness: the property of having a plump and round body


buxomness: the bodily property of being attractively plump and vigorous and (of women) full-bosomed


leanness: the property of having little body fat


thinness: the property of having little body fat


spareness: the property of having little body fat


skinniness: the bodily property of lacking flesh


scrawniness: the bodily property of lacking flesh


bonyness: extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)


boniness: extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)


emaciation: extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)


gauntness: extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)


maceration: extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)


slenderness: the property of an attractively thin person


slightness: the property of an attractively thin person


slimness: the property of an attractively thin person


stature: (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot


height: (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot


tallness: the property of being taller than average stature


shortness: the property of being shorter than average stature


carriage: characteristic way of bearing one's body


bearing: characteristic way of bearing one's body


posture: characteristic way of bearing one's body


walk: manner of walking


manner of walking: manner of walking


slouch: a stooping carriage in standing and walking


gracefulness: beautiful carriage


grace: elegance and beauty of movement or expression


gracility: elegance and beauty of movement or expression


agility: the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble


legerity: the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble


lightness: the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble


lightsomeness: the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble


nimbleness: the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble


lissomeness: the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple


litheness: the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple


suppleness: the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple


awkwardness: the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant


clumsiness: the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant


gracelessness: an unpleasant lack of grace in carriage or form or movement or expression


ungracefulness: an unpleasant lack of grace in carriage or form or movement or expression


gawkiness: the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant


ungainliness: the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant


stiffness: the property of moving with pain or difficulty


physiology: processes and functions of an organism


physiological property: a property having to do with the functioning of the body


animateness: the property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life


aliveness: the property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life


liveness: the property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life


animation: the property of being able to survive and grow


vitality: the property of being able to survive and grow


sentience: the readiness to perceive sensations; elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; - Richard Eberhart


inanimateness: not having life


lifelessness: not having life


deadness: the inanimate property of something that has died


insentience: lacking consciousness or ability to perceive sensations


sex: the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles


gender: the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles


sexuality: the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles


sex characteristic: those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other


sexual characteristic: those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other


sex character: those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other


primary sex characteristic: the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction)


primary sexual characteristic: the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction)


primary sex character: the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction)


secondary sex characteristic: the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)


secondary sexual characteristic: the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)


secondary sex character: the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)


asexuality: having no evident sex or sex organs


sexlessness: having no evident sex or sex organs


maleness: the properties characteristic of the male sex


masculinity: the properties characteristic of the male sex


virility: the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation


virilism: the development of male secondary sexual characteristics in a female (or prematurely in a young boy)


androgyny: showing characteristics of both sexes


hermaphroditism: showing characteristics of both sexes


bisexuality: showing characteristics of both sexes


femaleness: the properties characteristic of the female sex


feminineness: the properties characteristic of the female sex


physical property: any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions


chemical property: a property used to characterize materials in reactions that change their identity


volatility: the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor


absorptivity: (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body


absorption factor: (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body


dissolubility: the property of being dissoluble


solubleness: the property of being dissoluble


drippiness: the physical property of being soft and drippy


reflection: the ability to reflect beams or rays


reflexion: the ability to reflect beams or rays


reflectivity: the ability to reflect beams or rays


echo: the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves


reverberation: the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves


sound reflection: the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves


replication: the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves


re-echo: the echo of an echo


echo: a reflected television or radio or radar beam


deflection: the property of being bent or deflected


deflexion: the property of being bent or deflected


bending: the property of being bent or deflected


windage: the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind


wind deflection: the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind


refractivity: the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction


refractiveness: the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction


temperature: the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)


heat content: (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure


total heat: (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure


enthalpy: (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure


H: (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure


randomness: (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work


entropy: (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work


S: (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work


conformational entropy: entropy calculated from the probability that a state could be reached by chance alone


absolute temperature: temperature measured on the absolute scale


absolute zero: (cryogenics) the lowest temperature theoretically attainable (at which the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules is minimal); 0 Kelvin or -273.15 centigrade or -459.67 Fahrenheit


Curie temperature: the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic


Curie point: the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic


dew point: the temperature at which the water vapor in the air becomes saturated and condensation begins


flash point: the lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air


flashpoint: the lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air


freezing point: the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid


melting point: the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid


boiling point: the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level


boil: the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level


mercury: temperature measured by a mercury thermometer


room temperature: the normal temperature of room in which people live


simmer: temperature just below the boiling point


basal body temperature: body temperature in the morning before rising or moving about or eating anything


basal temperature: body temperature in the morning before rising or moving about or eating anything


body temperature: temperature of the body; normally 98.6 F or 37 C in humans; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health


blood heat: temperature of the body; normally 98.6 F or 37 C in humans; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health


coldness: the absence of heat


cold: the absence of heat


low temperature: the absence of heat


frigidity: the absence of heat


frigidness: the absence of heat


chill: coldness due to a cold environment


iciness: coldness due to a cold environment


gelidity: coldness due to a cold environment


chilliness: the property of being moderately cold


coolness: the property of being moderately cold


nip: the property of being moderately cold


frostiness: coldness as evidenced by frost


cool: the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature


hotness: the presence of heat


heat: the presence of heat


high temperature: the presence of heat


calefaction: the property of being warming


incalescence: the property of being warming


fieriness: the heat or the color of fire


red heat: the heat or the color of fire


torridity: extreme heat


warmth: the quality of having a moderate degree of heat


warmness: the quality of having a moderate degree of heat


lukewarmness: a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin


tepidity: a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin


tepidness: a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin


white heat: the hotness of something heated until it turns white


perceptibility: the property of being perceptible by the mind or the senses


visibility: quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye


visibleness: quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye


visual range: distance at which a given standard object can be seen with the unaided eye


invisibility: the quality of not being perceivable by the eye


invisibleness: the quality of not being perceivable by the eye


luminosity: the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light


brightness: the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light


brightness level: the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light


luminance: the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light


luminousness: the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light


light: the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light


illuminance: the luminous flux incident on a unit area


illumination: the luminous flux incident on a unit area


incandescence: light from heat


luminescence: light from nonthermal sources


glow: light from nonthermal sources


audibility: quality or fact or degree of being audible or perceptible by the ear


audibleness: quality or fact or degree of being audible or perceptible by the ear


inaudibility: the quality of not being perceptible by the ear


inaudibleness: the quality of not being perceptible by the ear


imperceptibility: the property of being imperceptible by the mind or the senses


reluctivity: (physics) the resistance of a material to the establishment of a magnetic field in it


sensitivity: the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences


sensitiveness: the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences


frequency response: (electronics) a curve representing the output-to-input ratio of a transducer as a function of frequency


magnetization: the physical property of being magnetic


magnetisation: the physical property of being magnetic


elasticity: the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed


snap: the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed


resilience: the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit


resiliency: the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit


bounce: the quality of a substance that is able to rebound


bounciness: the quality of a substance that is able to rebound


give: the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length


spring: the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length


springiness: the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length


stretch: the capacity for being stretched


stretchiness: the capacity for being stretched


stretchability: the capacity for being stretched


temper: the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking


toughness: the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking


elasticity of shear: the elasticity of a body that has been pulled out of shape by a shearing force


malleability: the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking


plasticity: the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking


ductility: the malleability of something that can be drawn into threads or wires or hammered into thin sheets


ductileness: the malleability of something that can be drawn into threads or wires or hammered into thin sheets


fibrosity: the quality of being fibrous


fibrousness: the quality of being fibrous


flexibility: the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped


flexibleness: the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped


bendability: the property of being easily bent without breaking


pliability: the property of being easily bent without breaking


whip: (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club


pliancy: the property of being pliant and flexible


pliantness: the property of being pliant and flexible


suppleness: the property of being pliant and flexible


inelasticity: the lack of elasticity


deadness: the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity


stiffness: the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend


rigidity: the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending


rigidness: the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending


unmalleability: a lack of malleability


inflexibility: a lack of physical flexibility


inflexibleness: a lack of physical flexibility


mass: the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field


body: the main mass of a thing


biomass: the total mass of living matter in a given unit area


critical mass: the minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction


rest mass: (physics) the mass of a body as measured when the body is at rest relative to an observer, an inherent property of the body


relativistic mass: (physics) the mass of a body in motion relative to the observer: it is equal to the rest mass multiplied by a factor that is greater than 1 and that increases as the magnitude of the velocity increases


bulk: the property possessed by a large mass


gravitational mass: (physics) the mass of a body as measured by its gravitational attraction for other bodies


inertial mass: (physics) the mass of a body as determined by the second law of motion from the acceleration of the body when it is subjected to a force that is not due to gravity


atomic mass: (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units


atomic weight: (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units


relative atomic mass: (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units


mass energy: (physics) the mass of a body regarded relativistically as energy


molecular weight: (chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a molecule


relative molecular mass: (chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a molecule


equivalent: the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen


equivalent weight: the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen


combining weight: the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen


eq: the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen


milliequivalent: one-thousandth of an equivalent


meq: one-thousandth of an equivalent


weight: the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity


body weight: the weight of a person's body


reporting weight: a person's body weight (as an athlete's) at the beginning of the season (when first reporting for practice)


dead weight: a heavy motionless weight


heaviness: the property of being comparatively great in weight


weightiness: the property of being comparatively great in weight


heft: the property of being large in mass


heftiness: the property of being large in mass


massiveness: the property of being large in mass


ponderousness: the property of being large in mass