Chapter Adumbration to Affirmative of A by Soule's Synonymes

Aerostation, n. Aeronautics, ballooning, aerostatics.

Æsthetic, Æsthetical, a. Tasteful, gratifying to taste, beautiful, becoming, fit, appropriate, in good taste, referring to taste, concerning æsthetics, founded on the idea of beauty.

Æsthetics, n. [Sometimes written Esthetics.] Science of the beautiful, philosophy of the fine arts, theory or philosophy of taste.

Afar, ad. Far away, far off, a long way off, afar off, wide away, a great way off, at a distance, to or from a distance, remote, remotely.

Affability, n.

1. Sociability, sociableness.

2. Courtesy, courteousness, complaisance, graciousness, condescension, accessibility, approachableness, conversableness, conversability, ease, easiness, civility, politeness, urbanity, comity, amenity, suavity, amiability, good manners, goodbreeding, obliging manner.

Affable, a.

1. Conversible, communicative, free, frank, unreserved, open, accessible, approachable, familiar, easy, free and easy, sociable, social, cordial.

2. Courteous, complaisant, civil, polite, obliging, urbane, debonair, benign, gracious, mild, condescending, well-bred.

Affair, n.

1. Business, concern, function, duty, office, matter, circumstance, question, subject.

2. Event, occurrence, incident, transaction, proceeding, performance.

3. Battle, engagement, combat, conflict, contest, encounter, rencontre, collision, skirmish, brush.

Affair of honor. Duel.

Affairs, n. pl.

1. Administration, public business, matters of state, relations, practical concerns, active relations, matters of action.

2. Finances, estate, business, property, pecuniary relations.

Affect, v. a.

1. Influence, act upon, work upon, modify, alter, change, transform.