2. Active, brisk, nimble, agile, smart, lively, sprightly, spirited, supple, quick, spry, ready, prompt.

Alertness, n. 1. Watchfulness, vigilance, circumspection, wariness.

2. Activity, agility, nimbleness, briskness, smartness, sprightliness, quickness, spryness, promptness, readiness.

Algebra, n. Analysis (by means of letters and other symbols), calculus, fluxions.

Alias, ad. Otherwise.

Alias, n. Assumed name.

Alien, a. 1. Foreign, not native.

2. Estranged, differing, remote, unallied, separated, unconnected.

Alien, n. Foreigner, stranger.

Alienate, v. a. 1. Abalienate, transfer, demise, consign, assign, convey, devolve, make over, deliver over.

2. Estrange, disaffect, wean, withdraw the affections of, make unfriendly.

Alienation, n. 1. Abalienation, transfer, demise, conveyance.

2. Estrangement, disaffection, variance, division, rupture, breach.

Alienation of mind, insanity, derangement, lunacy, madness, frenzy, craziness, delirium, mania.

Alight, v. n. 1. Stop or rest (after flight).

2. Dismount, descend, get down.

Alight from, Get off.

Alike, a. Similar, like, resembling, analogous, allied, equal, of a piece.

Alike, ad. Equally, in the same manner, form, or degree.

Aliment, n. Nourishment, nutriment, food, sustenance, subsistence, provision, fare, diet, regimen, victuals, meat, viands, cheer, pabulum, rations, feed, provender, fodder, forage, prog.

Alimentary, a. Nourishing, edible, esculent, nutritious.

Alimentation, n. Nutrition, nourishment.

Aliped, a. Wing-footed, swift of foot.

Alive, a. 1. Living, breathing, live, not dead, in life, above ground.

2. Sensitive, susceptible, with keen perceptions.

3. Active, in force, in existence.

4. Cheerful, sprightly, lively, joyous.

All, a. The whole of, every one of, every part of.

All, ad. Altogether, entirely, completely, wholly, quite.

All, n. Whole, total, totality, aggregate, every thing.

All at once, Instantaneously, suddenly, in an instant, without warning.

Allay, v. a. 1. Repress, restrain, check, subdue, lay, silence, appease, pacify, calm, quiet, still, lull, hush, tranquillize, smooth.

2. Assuage, alleviate, soothe, soften, mitigate, solace, moderate, mollify, temper, attemper, lessen, abate, qualify, relieve, ease, dull, blunt, palliate.

All-devouring, a. Omnivorous.

Allegation, n. 1. Declaration, affirmation, averment.

2. Excuse, plea.

Allege, v. a. 1. Declare, affirm, assert, aver, predicate, profess, asseverate, maintain, say.

2. Adduce, assign, advance, plead, produce, cite, quote, bring forward, lay down.

Allegiance, n. Fealty, fidelity, loyalty.

Allegorical, a. Figurative, typical.

Allegory, n. Fable (in which what is stated as a fact is figuratively applied), parable, apologue, story, tale, myth.

Alleviate, v. a. Lighten, mitigate, assuage, moderate, soothe, soften, mollify, allay, quiet, still, quell, abate, lessen, diminish, relieve, palliate, ease, dull, blunt.

Alleviation, n. Mitigation, palliation, relief.

Alley, n. 1. Walk, passage.

2. Lane, slum, narrow street.

3. Taw, large marble.

All-hallow, n. All-saints day, the first of November.

All-hallows, n. All-saints day, the first of November.

All-hollow, [Colloquial.] Entirely, completely, wholly, utterly, thoroughly.

Alliance, n. 1. Connection, relation, relationship, affinity, family connection.

2. Union, combination, coalition, federation, copartnership, confederacy, league, compact, federal compact.

Allied, a. 1. Related, alike, similar, analogous, cognate, akin, kindred, of a piece.

2. United, confederated, co-operating, in league, in co-operation.

All-knowing, a. Omniscient, all-wise, all-seeing.