| Main Entry: | gist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | meaning, essence |
Synonyms: |
basis, bearing, bottom line, burden, core, drift, force, heart, idea, import, kernel, keynote, marrow, matter, meat*, name of the game, nature of the beast, nitty gritty, nuts and bolts, pith, point, punch line, quintessence, score, sense, short, significance, soul, spirit, stuff*, subject, substance, summary, tenor, theme, thrust, topic, upshot |
| Main Entry: | sense |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | point, meaning |
Synonyms: |
acceptation, advantage, bottom line, burden, core, definition, denotatiton, drift, gist, good, heart, implication, import, intendment, interpretation, logic, matter, meat and potatoes, meat*, message, name of the game, nature of the beast, nitty-gritty, nuance, nub, nuts and bolts, punch line, purport, purpose, reason, short, significance, significancy, signification, stuff, substance, thrust, understanding, upshot, use, value, worth |
| Main Entry: | significance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | meaning |
Synonyms: |
acceptation, bottom line, connotation, drift, force, heart, implication, import, intendment, kicker, meat*, message, name of the game, nature of the beast, nitty-gritty, nub, nuts and bolts, point, punch line, purport, score, sense, significancy, signification, stuff, understanding |
Antonyms: |
insignificance, meaninglessness, unimportance |
| Main Entry: | trait |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | characteristic |
Synonyms: |
affection, attribute, birthmark, cast, character, custom, denominator, feature, habit, idiosyncrasy, lineament, manner, mannerism, mark, nature of the beast, oddity, peculiarity, point, property, quality, quirk, savor, thing*, trick, virtue |
| Main Entry: | rationality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sense |
Synonyms: |
acceptation, advantage, bottom line, burden, core, definition, denotatiton, drift, gist, good, heart, implication, import, intendment, interpretation, logic, matter, meat and potatoes, meat*, message, name of the game, nature of the beast, nitty-gritty, nuance, nub, nuts and bolts, punch line, purport, purpose, rationale, rationalness, reason, rhyme or reason, short, significance, significancy, signification, stuff*, substance, thrust, understanding, upshot, use, value, worth |
| Main Entry: | rationalness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sense |
Synonyms: |
acceptation, advantage, bottom line, burden, core, definition, denotatiton, drift, gist, good, heart, implication, import, intendment, interpretation, logic, matter, meat and potatoes, meat*, message, name of the game, nature of the beast, nitty-gritty, nuance, nub, nuts and bolts, punch line, purport, purpose, rationale, rationality, reason, rhyme or reason, short, significance, significancy, signification, stuff*, substance, thrust, understanding, upshot, use, value, worth |