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FLETCHER, John — (1579 1625) It is hard today to realize that John Fletcher, the playwright who succeeded William Shakespeare* as chief dramatist to the King s Men, was once thought to be as great as or greater than his incomparable predecessor. In truth,… … Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
fallacy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. error, flaw, misconception; false meaning. Ant., truth. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An error in reasoning] Syn. inconsistency, illogicality, sophism, sophistry, casuistry, quibble, quibbling, evasion,… … English dictionary for students
liveliness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. animation, vivacity, sprightliness, pep (sl.). See activity, cheerfulness, feeling, vigor. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. animation, energy, spiritedness, briskness; see action 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) … English dictionary for students
obstinacy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Refusal to comply Nouns 1. obstinacy, stubbornness, tenacity, doggedness; obduracy, obduration, insistence, resolution; intransigency, immovability, inflexibility, hardness, willpower; self will, will of … English dictionary for students
pertness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. insolence, arrogance, audacity; see rudeness . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner: animation, bounce, brio, dash, élan, esprit, life, liveliness, sparkle, spirit, verve, vigor, vim … English dictionary for students
doggedness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being stubbornly unyielding: bullheadedness, hardheadedness, mulishness, obstinacy, obstinateness, pertina ciousness, pertinacity, perverseness, perversity, pigheadedness, tenaciousness,… … English dictionary for students
egregiousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being flagrant: atro ciousness, atrocity, enormity, flagrance, fla grancy, flagrantness, glaringness, grossness, outrageousness, rankness. See GOOD … English dictionary for students
flagrance — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being flagrant: atrp ciousness, atrocity, egregiousness, enormity, flagrancy, flagrantness, glaringness, grossness, outrageousness, rankness. See GOOD … English dictionary for students
flagrancy — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being flagrant: atro ciousness, atrocity, egregiousness, enormity, flagrance, flagrantness, glaringness, grossness, outrageousness, rankness. See GOOD … English dictionary for students
flagrantness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being flagrant: atro ciousness, atrocity, egregiousness, enormity, flagrance, flagrancy, glaringness, grossness, outrageousness, rankness. See GOOD … English dictionary for students
