Putnam's Word Book Part 73

English, a. British, Anglican.

Englis.h.i.+sm, n. Anglicism, Briticism.

English legislature. Parliament.

Englishman, n. Britisher, Briton.

engrave, v. chisel, carve, grave, cut; imprint, infix, impress; stipple.

engraving, n. celature, graving, chiseling, carving; print, plate, stippling, stipple.

enjoyment, n. pleasure, delight, gratification, delectation, felicity, fruition.

enlarge, v. magnify, amplify, augment, expand, develop, increase, extend, swell; dilate, descant, launch out, expatiate; enn.o.ble, broaden.

enlargement, n. augmentation, extension, expansion, dilation, development, growth, increase, amplification, dilatation, enn.o.blement; expatiation.

enmity, n. hostility, unfriendliness, opposition, antagonism, malignity, hatred, animosity, malevolence, rancor, antipathy, feud.

enormity, n. atrocity, heinousness, flagrancy, depravity.

enormous, a. colossal, monstrous, gigantic, mammoth, prodigious, huge; heinous, atrocious, nefarious, flagrant, flagitious.

enough, n. sufficiency, plenty, abundance, adequacy. Antonyms: deficiency, inadequacy, surplus.

enough, adv. sufficiently, adequately, fully.

enrich, v. fertilize; embellish, adorn, beautify; endow.

enrichment, n. fertilization; endowment; embellishment, decoration, adornment.

enroll, v. enlist, register, matriculate, list, record.

enrollment, n. registration, matriculation, enlistment; register, record, roster.

enslave, v. enthrall, subjugate, overcome.

enslavement, n. enthrallment, subjugation, subjection, bondage, slavery.

entangle, v. interweave, complicate, tangle, enmesh, snarl; insnare, puzzle, involve.

entanglement, n. complication, intricacy, snarl, tangle, embarra.s.sment, imbroglio.

enter, v. penetrate, pierce, perforate; embark in, enlist in; insert.

enterprise, n. project, undertaking; activity.

enterprising, a. active, stirring, energetic, venturesome.

entertain, v. divert, amuse, please, junket, beguile, cheer; harbor, hold, lodge.

entertaining, a. diverting, amusing, interesting.

entertainment, n. diversion, amus.e.m.e.nt, recreation, pastime, play, divertiss.e.m.e.nt; banquet, junket, feast, collation.

enthusiasm, n. eagerness, intensity, ardor, fervor, fervency, verve, empress.e.m.e.nt, unction. Antonyms: indifference, wariness, caution, calmness, lukewarmness.

enthusiast, n. zealot, fanatic, devotee, partisan.

enthusiastic, a. eager, zealous, fanatical, fervent, impa.s.sioned.

entice, v. seduce, allure, persuade, inveigle, wheedle, tempt.

enticement, n. seduction, allurement, temptation, lure, decoy, inducement.

enticing, a. seductive, alluring, tempting.

entire, a. complete, undivided. See whole.

entirety, n. completeness, integrity, totality, wholeness.

entrance, n. ingress, access; entree; entry, portal, inlet, gate, door.

entrap, v. insnare, entangle, decoy, entrammel, entice.

entry, n. entrance, access; hall, vestibule; memorandum, minute, record.

envelop, v. surround, inwrap, inclose, encircle, encompa.s.s, environ.

envelope, n. wrapper, inclosure, capsule, case, sheath.

enveloping, a. surrounding, enfolding, circ.u.mambient, encircling.

environment, n. conditions, entourage.

epicure, n. gourmand, gastronome, gourmet; sensualist, voluptuary; sybarite, epicurean.

epicurean, a. sensual, voluptuous, luxurious, sybaritic.

epicurism, n. hedonism, epicureanism, eudaemonism; sensuality, luxury; gastronomy.

epitome, n. compendium, abstract, digest, synopsis.

equal, a. coordinate, tantamount, equivalent, corresponding, identical, commensurate, proportionate, adequate, sufficient; equable, uniform, equitable, even.

equal, n. peer, mate, compeer, match, coordinate. Antonyms: inferior, subordinate.

equality, n. coordination, uniformity, parity, agreement. Antonyms: See inequality.