Thesaurus
This is a thesaurus of all the glosses to the words in the Glossary, linked to the lines in the texts where these words are found.

The Thesaurus is the opposite of the Glossary. When consulting the Glossary, you know the word and you want to find out what it means. When consulting the Thesaurus, you know the meaning and you want to find out which Shakespearean words express it. How would he say 'arrogant' or 'companion'? The options are listed when you search for these words.

Disclaimer: our Thesaurus is a guide only to the words in the Glossary, and not an account of the way these words might be used elsewhere in the canon, or in Early Modern English as a whole. For example, we include Shakespeare’s use of mother to mean 'womanish qualities', but not in its ordinary sense of 'parent'. You can read more background about the thesaurus here.

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Search phrase character 27 items found
character [in a ballad]
Peg-a-Ramsey (n.)
character, appropriate
colour (n.)
character, average
indifferency (n.)
character, determined
resolute (n.)
character, exceptional
rareness (n.)
character, finest
best-conditioned (adj.)
character, change
differ (v.)
character, inauspicious
malignancy (n.)
character, lacking in
imperfect (adj.)
character, lacking in depth of
shallow (adj.)
character, majestic
royalty (n.)
character, matching
kindred (n.)
character, natural
birth (n.)
character, of holy
sainted (adj.)
character, proper
propriety (n.)
character, undoubted
approof (n.)
character, wildness of
wilderness (n.)
character of, have the
appear (v.)
character traits
spirit (n.)
character transformation
conversion (n.)
characteristic, natural
infusion (n.)
characteristics, show the
smack (v.)
characterize
define (v.)
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