- 3. Affiliation, adopting, fathering.
Adorable, a.
- 1. Divine, to be adored, worthy of adoration, deserving of worship, to be worshipped, worshipable, demanding
divine honors.
- 2. Estimable, venerable, worthy of love or honor, admirable, worthy of the utmost love, supremely good.
Adoration, n.
- 1. Worship, devotion, act of adoring, adoring.
- 2. Homage, reverence, veneration, exalted regard, idolizing, idolatry, being enamoured, incense.
Adore, v. a.
- 1. Worship.
- 2. Revere, venerate, idolize, honor, pay homage to.
Adorer, n.
- 1. Worshipper.
- 2. Idolater, great admirer.
Adorn, v. a. Embellish, decorate, enrich, beautify, ornament, deck, bedeck, emblazon, set, beset, set round, stick, bestick, stud, bestud, gild, trim, betrim, grace, crown, garnish, array, set out, set off, varnish, bedizen, trick out, dress out, dress up, dress.
Adroit, a. Dexterous, expert, skilful, apt, handy, ready, quick, clever, able, masterly. See adept.
Adscititious, a. Supplemental, supplementary, superadded, adventitious, superfluous, redundant, alien, artificial, spurious, smuggled. See additional, accessary.
Adulation, n. Flattery, cajolery, honeyed words, flummery, excessive praise, extravagant compliment, fulsome praise, over-laudation, blandishment, blandiloquence, fawning, sycophancy, incense.
Adulatory, a. Flattering, smooth, oily, full of compliments, servile in compliment, fawning, cringing, obsequious, unctuous, sycophantic, sycophantish, parasitic, blandishing, cajoling.
Adult, a. Mature, grown up, full grown, of age, of mature age, ripe, ripened.
Adult, n. Person of mature age, grown-up person.
Adulterate, v. a. Debase, corrupt, contaminate, vitiate, deteriorate, make impure, sophisticate, alloy, dash with, mix or mingle with.