| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. High style in quality, manner, or dress: refinement. Informal : class. See STYLE. 2. A level of superiority that is usually high: caliber, merit, stature, value, virtue, worth. See GOOD, VALUE. 3. A distinctive element: attribute, character, characteristic, feature, mark, peculiarity, property, savor, trait. See BE. 4. Degree of excellence: caliber, class, grade. See BE, VALUE. 5. People of the highest social level: aristocracy, blue blood, crème de la crème, elite, flower, gentility, gentry, nobility, patriciate, society, upper class, who's who. Informal : upper crust. See OVER. | | ADJECTIVE: | Exceptionally good of its kind: ace, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, champion, excellent, fine1, first-class, first-rate, prime, splendid, superb, superior, terrific, tiptop, top. Informal : A-one, bully, dandy, great, swell, topflight, topnotch. Slang : boss. Chiefly British : tophole. See GOOD.
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