Vocabolario

city

/ˈsɪti/

Esempio: “This city is big.”

Sinonimi: metropolis, urban center

austerity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The government announced austerity measures.”

Sinonimi: strictness, frugality

Antonimi: luxury

abundance

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The garden has an abundance of flowers.”

Sinonimi: plenty, wealth

Antonimi: scarcity

tenacity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Her tenacity helped her succeed.”

Sinonimi: persistence, determination

Antonimi: weakness

landscape

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The landscape is beautiful.”

Sinonimi: scenery, view

Antonimi: city interior

suburban

Aggettivo

Esempio: “They live in a suburban area.”

Sinonimi: outside the city, residential

Antonimi: urban

portray

Verbo

Esempio: “The film portrays life in a small city.”

Sinonimi: depict, show

Antonimi: hide

helicopter

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The helicopter flew over the city.”

Sinonimi: aircraft

Antonimi: car

convention

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The convention was held in the city.”

Sinonimi: conference, assembly

Antonimi: informal meeting

territory

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This territory belongs to the city.”

Sinonimi: area, land

Antonimi: border

electricity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The house has no electricity.”

Sinonimi: power, electric power

Antonimi: darkness

tourism

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Tourism is important for the city.”

Sinonimi: travel industry

Antonimi: staying home

protest

Sostantivo

Esempio: “There was a protest in the city.”

Sinonimi: demonstration, objection

Antonimi: support

lamp

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The lamp is on the table.”

Sinonimi: light

Antonimi: darkness

population

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The city has a large population.”

Sinonimi: people, inhabitants

Antonimi: empty area

farm

Sostantivo

Esempio: “They live on a farm.”

Sinonimi: ranch

Antonimi: city

street

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The street is busy.”

Sinonimi: road, avenue

Antonimi: inside

mercantile

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The city grew as a mercantile center.”

Sinonimi: commercial, trading

Antonimi: noncommercial, nonprofit

elasticity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The material has excellent elasticity.”

Sinonimi: flexibility, stretchiness

Antonimi: rigidity, stiffness

simplicity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The design is admired for its simplicity.”

Sinonimi: plainness, clarity

Antonimi: complexity, ornateness

complexity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The complexity of the system makes training essential.”

Sinonimi: complication, difficulty

Antonimi: simplicity, clarity

sister-in-law

Sostantivo

Esempio: “My sister-in-law lives in another city.”

Sinonimi: relative by marriage

Antonimi:

antipollution

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The city introduced new antipollution measures.”

Sinonimi: anti-smog, clean-air

Antonimi: polluting

flat

Sostantivo

Esempio: “They rented a small flat in the city center.”

Sinonimi: level, apartment

Antonimi: uneven

boom

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The city saw a tourism boom last year.”

Sinonimi: growth, success surge

Antonimi: decline, crash

transportation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Public transportation is cheap in this city.”

Sinonimi: travel system, transit

Antonimi: walking

train

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We took the train to the city.”

Sinonimi: railway car, teach

Antonimi:

power

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The storm cut the power in our area.”

Sinonimi: energy, strength

Antonimi: weakness

metal

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This chair is made of metal.”

Sinonimi: iron-like material

Antonimi: wood

local

Aggettivo

Esempio: “We bought fruit from a local shop.”

Sinonimi: nearby, regional

Antonimi: foreign

over

Preposizione

Esempio: “The plane flew over the city.”

Sinonimi: above

Antonimi: under

taciturnity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “His taciturnity made him seem cold at first.”

Sinonimi: reserve, reticence

Antonimi: talkativeness, loquacity

domesticity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The novel portrays the quiet routines of domesticity.”

Sinonimi: home life, household life

Antonimi: adventure, public life

affectation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “His accent sounded more like affectation than authenticity.”

Sinonimi: pretension, artifice

Antonimi: naturalness, sincerity

naturalness

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Her performance was praised for its naturalness.”

Sinonimi: authenticity, simplicity

Antonimi: artificiality, pretence

immortalize

Verbo

Esempio: “The novel helped immortalize the city in popular culture.”

Sinonimi: preserve forever, commemorate

Antonimi: erase, forget

waterfront

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The city plans to redevelop the old waterfront.”

Sinonimi: shoreline, seafront

Antonimi: inland

tour

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We took a walking tour of the old city.”

Sinonimi: trip, guided visit

Antonimi: stay

eccentricity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “His eccentricity is charming, but it can confuse new colleagues.”

Sinonimi: quirkiness

Antonimi: conventionality

authenticity

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The brand’s authenticity depends on actions, not slogans.”

Sinonimi: genuineness

Antonimi: fake

hover

Verbo

Esempio: “The helicopter hovered over the city.”

Sinonimi: hang

Antonimi: land

battery

Sostantivo

Esempio: “My phone battery is low.”

ancient

Aggettivo

Esempio: “This is an ancient city.”

Sinonimi: very old

Antonimi: modern

wander

Verbo

Esempio: “We wandered around the city.”

Sinonimi: roam

Antonimi: stay

invade

Verbo

Esempio: “They tried to invade the city.”

Sinonimi: enter by force

Antonimi: leave

verisimilitude

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The novel achieved remarkable verisimilitude.”

Sinonimi: authenticity

Antonimi: implausibility

explore

Verbo

Esempio: “We want to explore the city.”

Sinonimi: discover

Antonimi: ignore

capacity

/kəˈpæsəti/

Esempio: “The hall has a capacity of 500 people.”

Sinonimi: content, capability, capacitance

Antonimi: incapacity