raciness
raciness is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The quality of being racy; peculiar and piquant flavor. The general characteristics of his [Cobbett's] style were perspicuity, unequaled and inimitable; . . . a purity always simple, and raciness often elegant. London Times.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- and
- antithesis
- antithetical
- bold
- boldness
- breath
- burn
- command
- elevated
- elevation
- eloquence
- eloquent
- fire
- force
- forcible
- full
- glow
- good
- gravity
- impassioned
- impressive
- incisive
- intellectual
- language
- lively
- loftiness
- lofty
- measured
- nervous
- petulant
- piquancy
- piquant
- pithy
- poetic
- point
- pointed
- power
- powerful
- pungent
- racy
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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