| Main Entry: | proportion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | relative amount, size of part to whole |
Synonyms: |
admeasurement, amplitude, apportionment, breadth, bulk, capacity, cut, degree, dimension, distribution, division, equation, expanse, extent, fraction, magnitude, measure, measurement, part, percentage, portion, quota, rate, ratio, relationship, scale, scope, segment, share, volume |
| Main Entry: | proportion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | balance between parts of whole |
Synonyms: |
agreement, congruity, correspondence, harmony, symmetry |
Antonyms: |
disproportion, imbalance, unevenness |
| Main Entry: | proportions |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | measurements |
Synonyms: |
amount, area, breadth, compass, depth, diameter, dimensions, expanse, extent, height, length, magnitude, range, scope, size, volume, width |
| Main Entry: | proportion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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| Main Entry: | accommodate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make, become suitable for something |
Synonyms: |
accord, accustom, adapt, adjust, agree, attune, bend over backwards, comply, compose, conform, coordinate, correspond, don't make waves, don't rock the boat, fit, go by the book, go with the flow, harmonize, integrate, make consistent, modify, play the game, proportion, reconcile, settle, shape up, suit, tailor, tailor-make, tune |
Antonyms: |
disarrange, unsuit |
| Main Entry: | attune |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adjust |
Synonyms: |
acclimatize, accommodate, accord, accustom, adapt, balance, compensate, conform, coordinate, counterbalance, familiarize, harmonize, integrate, make agree, proportion, reconcile, regulate, tune |
| Main Entry: | balance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | equilibrium |
Synonyms: |
antithesis, correspondence, counterbalance, equity, equivalence, even-steven, evenness, hang, harmony, parity, proportion, stasis, symmetry, tension |
Antonyms: |
disproportion, imbalance, instability |
| Main Entry: | capacity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | volume; limit of volume held |
Synonyms: |
accommodation, amplitude, bulk, burden, compass, contents, dimensions, expanse, extent, full, holding ability, holding power, latitude, magnitude, mass, measure, proportions, quantity, range, reach, retention, room, scope, size, space, spread, standing room only, sufficiency, sweep |
| Notes: | applied to a person, ability and capacity mean about the same thing but are grammatically different: an ability to do something, a capacity for doing something; ability is qualitative while capacity is quantitative capacity refers to a general ability to comprehend an issue or perform a task; capability implies a reference to one of a set of such abilities |
| Main Entry: | classicism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | simple style; regularity, restraint |
Synonyms: |
Atticism, Ciceronianism, Hellenism, aesthetic principle, balance, clarity, class, classicalism, conventional formality, dignity, elegance, excellence, finish, formal style, formality, grand style, grandeur, high art, lucidity, majesty, neoclassicism, nobility, objectivity, polish, proportion, propriety, pure taste, purity, rationalism, refinement, rhythm, severity, simplicity, sobriety, sublimity, symmetry |
| Main Entry: | composition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | structure, arrangement |
Synonyms: |
agreement, architecture, balance, beauty, combination, concord, configuration, consonance, constitution, content, design, distribution, form, formation, harmony, layout, make-up, placing, proportion, relation, rhythm, spacing, style, symmetry, weave |