whimsical wednesday!

the whimsical wednesday activity was to search the thesaurus for alternatives to words we like or use often.  this task wasn't as simple as it seemed.  it took a great deal of thought before getting to the activity today because it was difficult to decide what words to focus on.  here are my selections:

pleasant  (adjective)

definition:  acceptable; friendly

synonyms:  affable, agreeable, amiable, charming, cheerful, civil, civilized, congenial, convivial, cordial, delightful, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, genial, gracious, gratifying, jovial, lovely, refreshing. 

the synonyms for pleasant seems to be broad so i will continue to use pleasant.

peachy (adjective)

definition:  satisfactory; agreeable

peachy was actually a synonym for acceptable and was listed as peachy keen.

synonyms:  adequate, delightful, pleasant, pleasing, tolerable.

peachy is a word i use when asked how am i by others.  since it's the synonym of satisfactory or agreeable, i will continue to use peachy.  tolerable would be a good alternative.

grand (adjective)

definition:  impressive; great

synonyms:  admirable, august, excellent, glorious, illustrious, magnificent, outstanding, smashing, sublime.

grand is grand, however, smashing is similar to peachy in tone and verve so i will try to utilize smashing when describing something as grand.

content (adjective)

definition:  happy; agreeable

synonyms:  at ease, can't complain, comfortable, contented, fulfilled, gratified, satisfied.

while there are alternative words for content, content says it all; no need for another.   

looking up words in the thesaurus at dictionary.com provoked a thought.  what are the alternative words for thesaurus?  alternative words do exist for thesaurus!

thesaurus (noun)

definition:  a book of synonyms and antonyms

synonyms:  glossary, language reference book, lexicon, onomasticon, reference book, sourcebook, storehouse of words, terminology, treasury of words, vocabulary, word list.

the word thesaurus is a cool word and brings to mind some manner of dinosaur. the urban dictionary offers several definitions for thesaurus, my favorite being "thesaurus: the smartest dinosaur known to man."