Diffuseness

  • 71diffuse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. scatter, disperse. adj. dispersed; verbose. See dispersion, diffuseness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Widely separated] Syn. dispersed, thin, diluted; see distributed , scattered . 2. [Rambling and… …

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  • 72digress — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. diverge, ramble, deviate, wander. See deviation, loquacity, diffuseness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. stray, diverge, maunder, deviate; see deviate , ramble 2 . See Synonym Study at deviate . III (Roget …

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  • 73dilate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. expatiate, descant; stretch, distend, enlarge. See increase, expansion, diffuseness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. stretch, expand, enlarge, widen; see increase 1 , stretch 2 . See Synonym Study at expand …

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  • 74dispersion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Scattering Nouns dispersion, diffuseness; DisjUNCTion, scattering, dissemination, diffusion, dissipation, distribution, apportionment, spread, disbanding, diaspora, decomposition; irradiation;… …

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  • 75divagate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. stray, digress. See deviation, diffuseness. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking: deviate, digress, diverge, ramble, stray, wander.… …

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  • 76enlarge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. increase, extend, widen, broaden; aggrandize, amplify, magnify, augment, expand, elaborate, expatiate; dilate, distend, swell. See increase, greatness, diffuseness, breadth. II (Roget s IV) v. 1.… …

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  • 77expatiate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. enlarge, descant, dilate, expand; rant. See diffuseness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. elaborate, enlarge, dilate, expound; see develop 4 , ramble 2 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To express at… …

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  • 78exuberance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. zest, enthusiasm, vigor, ebullience, energy, excitement, high spirits, abundance, bounty, effusion. See feeling, diffuseness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Plenty] Syn. abundance, affluence, profusion; see… …

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  • 79laconic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. concise, pithy. See shortness, diffuseness. Ant., wordy. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. concise, brief, uncommunicative; see concise , short 2 , taciturn , terse . See Synonym Study at concise …

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  • 80long-winded — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. tedious. See diffuseness, weariness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. redundant, wordy, prolix; see verbose . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. wordy, verbose, prolix, *windy, diffuse, rambling,… …

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