Word Meanings - DISFIGUREMENT - Book Publishers vocabulary database
1. Act of disfiguring, or state of being disfigured; deformity. Milton. 2. That which disfigures; a defacement; a blot. Uncommon expressions . . . are a disfigurement rather than any embellishment of discourse. Hume.
Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of DISFIGUREMENT)
- Blemish
- Spot
- blur
- blot
- flaw
- speck
- fault
- imperfection
- stain
- daub
- tarnish
- defacement
- discoloration
- disfigurement
- disgrace
- dishonor
- defect
- Deformity
- Ugliness
- hideousness
- abnormity
- monstrosity
- Scar
- Cicatrix
- blemish
- mark
- seam
- spot
- reproach
Possible antonyms: (opposite words of DISFIGUREMENT)
Related words: (words related to DISFIGUREMENT)
- COMMENDATOR
One who holds a benefice in commendam; a commendatary. Chalmers. - REPROACHER
One who reproaches. - APPROVEDLY
So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner. - COMMENDER
One who commends or praises. - DECORATE
To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary; to adorn; to beautify; to embellish; as, to decorate the person; to decorate an edifice; to decorate a lawn with flowers; to decorate the mind with moral beauties; to decorate a hero - HONORABLE
1. Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious. Thy name and honorable family. Shak. 2. High-minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a scrupulous regard to probity, rectitude, or reputation. 3. Proceeding from an - FAULTINESS
Quality or state of being faulty. Round, even to faultiness. Shak. - SPECK
The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat of the hippopotamus. Speck falls , falls or ropes rove through blocks for hoisting the blubber and bone of whales on board a whaling vessel. - PURIFY
1. To make pure or clear from material defilement, admixture, or imperfection; to free from extraneous or noxious matter; as, to purify liquors or metals; to purify the blood; to purify the air. 2. Hence, in figurative uses: To free from guilt - PRAISEWORTHINESS
The quality or state of being praiseworthy. - SIGNALIZE
1. To make signal or eminent; to render distinguished from what is common; to distinguish. It is this passion which drives men to all the ways we see in use of signalizing themselves. Burke. 2. To communicate with by means of a signal; as, a ship - DEFECTIONIST
One who advocates or encourages defection. - ORNAMENTAL
Serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying; embellishing. Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles. Sir T. Browne. - HONORABLENESS
1. The state of being honorable; eminence; distinction. 2. Conformity to the principles of honor, probity, or moral rectitude; fairness; uprightness; reputableness. - SPECKLED-BILL
The American white-fronted goose . - DEFECTUOSITY
Great imperfection. W. Montagu. - SPECKLEDNESS
The quality of being speckled. - DEFECTIBILITY
Deficiency; imperfection. Ld. Digby. Jer. Taylor. - PRAISER
1. One who praises. "Praisers of men." Sir P. Sidney. 2. An appraiser; a valuator. Sir T. North. - EMBLAZONING
The act or art of heraldic decoration; delineation of armorial bearings. - APPRAISER
One who appraises; esp., a person appointed and sworn to estimate and fix the value of goods or estates. - SUSTAIN
F. soutenir (the French prefix is properly fr. L. subtus below, fr. sub under), L. sustinere; pref. sus- + tenere to hold. See 1. To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains - PICK-FAULT
One who seeks out faults. - DISAPPROVE
1. To pass unfavorable judgment upon; to condemn by an act of the judgment; to regard as wrong, unsuitable, or inexpedient; to censure; as, to disapprove the conduct of others. 2. To refuse official approbation to; to disallow; to decline - INDEFECTIBLE
Not defectible; unfailing; not liable to defect, failure, or decay. An indefectible treasure in the heavens. Barrow. A state of indefectible virtue and happiness. S. Clarke. - SUSTAINABLE
Capable of being sustained or maintained; as, the action is not sustainable.