Vocabulaire

solitude

Nom

Exemple: “He enjoys solitude.”

Synonymes: isolation, privacy

Antonymes: company

euphoria

Nom

Exemple: “The victory created euphoria.”

Synonymes: joy, excitement

Antonymes: despair

party

Nom

Exemple: “We are going to a party.”

Synonymes: celebration

melancholy

Adjectif

Exemple: “The song has a melancholy tone.”

Synonymes: sad, wistful

Antonymes: joyful, cheerful

indulgence

Nom

Exemple: “Chocolate is my one small indulgence.”

Synonymes: luxury, leniency

Antonymes: restraint, discipline

exuberance

Nom

Exemple: “The child’s exuberance filled the room.”

Synonymes: enthusiasm, energy

Antonymes: gloom, reserve

talkative

Adjectif

Exemple: “He becomes talkative when he is nervous.”

Synonymes: chatty, loquacious

Antonymes: silent, reserved

cozy

Adjectif

Exemple: “We stayed in a cozy little cabin.”

Synonymes: comfortable, warm

Antonymes: cold, uncomfortable

friendliness

Nom

Exemple: “Her friendliness made everyone feel welcome.”

Synonymes: kindness, warmth

Antonymes: coldness, hostility

bored

Adjectif

Exemple: “I get bored when I have nothing to do.”

Synonymes: uninterested, tired of

Antonymes: interested, excited

nice

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is a very nice teacher.”

Synonymes: kind, pleasant

Antonymes: mean, nasty

unpromising

Adjectif

Exemple: “The negotiations got off to an unpromising start.”

Synonymes: discouraging, bleak

Antonymes: promising, hopeful

rapturously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The audience applauded rapturously at the finale.”

Synonymes: ecstatically, enthusiastically

Antonymes: coldly, indifferently

puritanical

Adjectif

Exemple: “The novel satirizes puritanical attitudes toward pleasure.”

Synonymes: strict, moralistic

Antonymes: permissive, liberal

pleasurable

Adjectif

Exemple: “Reading by the window was a surprisingly pleasurable routine.”

Synonymes: enjoyable, pleasant

Antonymes: painful, unpleasant

exuberantly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The crowd cheered exuberantly after the victory.”

Synonymes: enthusiastically, joyfully

Antonymes: quietly, sadly

enjoy

Verbe

Exemple: “I enjoy reading in the evening.”

Synonymes: like, take pleasure in

Antonymes: dislike

unadulterated

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was unadulterated joy, with no trace of doubt.”

Synonymes: pure

Antonymes: tainted

exhilaration

Nom

Exemple: “She felt exhilaration after finishing the marathon.”

Synonymes: thrill

Antonymes: dread

ecstatically

Adverbe

Exemple: “She spoke ecstatically about the opportunity.”

Synonymes: joyfully

Antonymes: miserably

grief

Nom

Exemple: “He was in deep grief after the loss.”

Synonymes: sorrow

Antonymes: joy

social

Adjectif

Exemple: “He is very social.”

Synonymes: friendly

Antonymes: anti-social

lovely

Adjectif

Exemple: “It is a lovely day.”

Synonymes: beautiful

Antonymes: ugly

happily

Adverbe

Exemple: “She smiled happily.”

Synonymes: joyfully

Antonymes: sadly

happy

Adjectif

Exemple: “I am happy today.”

Synonymes: glad

Antonymes: sad

like

/laɪk/

Exemple: “I like apples.”

Synonymes: corresponding, equivalent, comparable

Antonymes: different, dislike, dissimilar