thesaurus

Here is what AI suggests are the differences between synonyms:

Connotation: Connotation refers to the emotional or cultural associations that a word carries beyond its literal meaning (denotation). For example, "slender," "thin," and "skinny" might be considered synonyms, but each has a different connotation – "slender" is often positive, "thin" is

A thesaurus is a word treasury.

David Whyte’s “Consolations” is something like a poetic thesaurus.

What are the irreducible semantic units behind any language? I want to figure that out, draw them in 50 or so diagrams, and put it on a poster.

Thesaurus runs:

• absurdity: paradox, inanity, folly, ludicrousness, comicality, koan, double think, bathos, travesty, ridicule, doubletalk, twaddle, fustian, galimatias, poppycock, crock, bushwah, flummadiddle, blarney, blather, jive, piffle, dada, preposterous, fatuous, cockamime.

• disorder: derangement, disquiet, discord, disarray, jumble, dishevel

For the semantheon, roots should be indivisible. A root obviously has multiple synonyms. Synonyms can have multiple roots (and it’s also need to think that the variation between synonyms comes from a relationship with another root.) But you can’t link roots to other roots. For example: “before” and “in front” can be synonyms (“I stood before it” /

The standard tool to find webs of language are synonyms & antonym, but these are lossy devices. Consider a word like “uproar:” the antonyms are obvious (“harmony”) and if you look up the definitions of the synonyms (“bedlam, tumult, pandemonium”), they all say “uproar.” It’s circular!

In reality, every synonym should have a distinct meaning: be

Dean’s Thesaurus: 1,000 words to save us from extinction (logo: dinosaur)