| Main Entry: | hermetic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | airtight |
Synonyms: |
completely sealed, impervious, sealed, shut, tight, waterproof, watertight |
| Main Entry: | impermeable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impenetrable |
Synonyms: |
airtight, dense, hermetic, impassable, impervious, leak-proof, nonporous, sealed, water-resistant, waterproof, watertight |
| Main Entry: | impervious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unable to be penetrated |
Synonyms: |
closed to, hermetic, immune, impassable, impassive, impenetrable, impermeable, imperviable, inaccessible, invulnerable, resistant, sealed, tight, unaffected, unapproachable, unmoved, unpierceable, unreceptive, watertight |
Antonyms: |
exposed, open, penetrable, responsive, sensitive, vulnerable |
| Main Entry: | right |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | accurate, precise |
Synonyms: |
absolute, admissible, amen, authentic, bona fide, complete, correct, exact, factual, faithful, free of error, genuine, immaculate, indubitable, inerrant, infallible, just, nice, on the money, on the nose, out-and-out, perfect, proper, punctilious, real, right as rain, right on, righteous, rigorous, satisfactory, solemn, sound, strict, sure, thoroughgoing, true, undistorted, undoubted, unerring, unmistaken, utter, valid, veracious, veridical, veritable, watertight |
| Notes: | right means free from error or correct in opinion or judgment; a wright is someone who makes, builds, or repairs something |
Antonyms: |
imprecise, inaccurate, inadmissible, wrong |
| Main Entry: | tight |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sealed |
Synonyms: |
airtight, blind, blocked, bolted, choking, clumped, cramping, crushing, cutting, fast, fastened, firm, fixed, hermetic, hermetically sealed, impenetrable, impermeable, impervious, locked, nailed, obstructed, padlocked, pinching, plugged, proof, secure, short, shrunken, shut, skintight, slammed, smothering, snapped, sound, stopped up, tied, tied up, uncomfortable, watertight |
Antonyms: |
loose, open, unsealed, wide |
| Main Entry: | waterproof |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impervious to water |
Synonyms: |
impermeable, impervious, rainproof, sealed, tight, watertight |
| Concept: | Right. |
| Category: | 1. Moral obligations |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
right; what ought to be, what should be; fitness; summum jus., justice, equity; equitableness; propriety; fair play, impartiality, measure for measure, give and take, lex talionis., Astraea, Nemesis, Themis., scales of justice, evenhanded justice, karma; suum cuique; clear stage, fair field and no favor., morals (duty); law; honor (probity); virtue.
-verbs
be right; stand to reason., see justice done, see one righted, see fair play; do justice to; recompense (reward); bold the scales even, give and take; serve one right, put the saddle on the right horse; give every one his due, give the devil his due; audire alteram partem., deserve (be entitled to).
-adjectives
right, good; just, reasonable; fit; equal, equable, equatable; evenhanded, fair., legitimate, justifiable, rightful; as it should be, as it ought to be; lawful (permitted), (legal) [more]. deserved [more].
-adverbs
rightly; au-bon droit, au bon droit, in justice, in equity, in reason., without distinction of persons, without regard to persons, without respect to persons; upon even terms.
-phrases
Dieu et mon droit; "in equal scale weighing delight and dole" [Hamlet]; justitia cuum cuique distribuit [Cicero]; justititiae soror incorrupta fides; justitia virtutem
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Antonyms: |
wrong |
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