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.