~*~The Dictionary~*~

This is a role-playing dictionary for those who wish to be original with their words. It is also for those who are new to role-playing and want to learn some of the fancy lingo. Enjoy!

Tip: to be the best with these unique words, look up the ones you think you want to use in a real dictionary (online dictionaries are quite handy for that) to find out what they mean exactly. Some of these words have a good or bad connotation, so it's nice to know their full definition, so you don't end up describing your character with a word that doesn't really fit them.

Dictionary.com – A good online dictionary/thesaurus for you to use.

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~Body Parts~

BODY

frame, chassis, physique, carcass, figure,

form, torso, outline, sketch, silhouette

HEAD

skull, cranium, crown, pate, tiara,

poll, thinker, dream box, brain pan

FACE

visage, features, mien, mug, dial,

countenance, guise, kisser, mask

NOSTRILS/MUZZLE

nares, paper-thins, maw, proboscis

HOOVES

flints, nails, obsidians, titaniums, daggers,

talons, scythes, toes, peds

LEGS

limbs, appendages, pistons, pillars, towers, stilts

TEETH

ivories, pearls, incisors, enamels, faders, fangs, molars, shards

EARS

acoustics, lobes, thorns, listeners, doublets, satellites,

harks, peaks, auditories, eavesdroppers

LIPS

labrums

NECK

nape, boa, crest, curvative, serpentine, arch

SKIN/HIDE

pelt, canvas, percale

EYES

optics, orbs, occuli, oculars, pools, spheres, orbits,

globes, voids, visionaries, pits, chasms, lamps,

lampistra, tabiries, seekers, perceivers, rondures

TAIL

tassel, plume, banner, whipcords, lash, pensile threads,

pennant, pennon, flag

MANE

locks, tresses, hangings, drapes, pili

~Colors~

COLOR

hue, pigment, tint, shade, tinge, dye, tincture, tone

CHESTNUT/SORREL

crimson, scarlet, niccolite, bloodwashed, flame hued, flame kissed,

flame licked, blood stained, henna, burnished, bronze, russet

BLACK

ebony, midnight, shadowed, charcoal, obsidian, raven, inky, jetty,

nigrescent, lucid, swarthy, melanoid, murky, onyx, stygian, sooty

PALOMINO

sun touched, gold brushed, gilded, flaxen, blonde, platinum,

fawn, hazel, amber, honey, golden

WHITE

moonwashed, snow hued, ivory, icy, hueless, albino, pure, pasty, achromatic,

blanched, chalky, milky, pearly, alabaster, pale, pallid, etiolate, immaculate

GRAY

steely, mousy, smokewashed, silver, niobium, iron, ashen, sterling, cloudy, slate

BAY

blood bay, auburn, mahogany, brunette, chocolate, sienna, cinnamon, sepia

PAINT/PINTO

splashed, blotched, patched, multicolored, variegated, smudged, rubican, pied

APPALOOSA

speckled, smutty, flecked, freckled, polka-dot, spotted, mosaic, sprinkled, ocellated

MARKING

birthmark, nevus, scar, fault, blemish, etching, detail

~Genders~

FEMALE

matron, matriarch, paramour, nymph, banshee, fairy, inamorata, diabla,

regina, vixen, she-devil, ess, seraph, hellion, belle, lass, jezebel, maiden,

damsel, demoness, xanthippe, lady, dame, femme, femme fatale,

femora, enchantress, seductress, mistress, swan, ornament,

temptress, goddess, butterfly, dove, lynx, harlot, madame, wench,

shrew, princess, baroness, duchess, virago, doe, pixie, nixie,

naiad, witch, figurine, hag, wanton, jade, hussy, czaress,

kelpie, sprite, huntress, peat, dish, soubrette, sylph

MALE

stud, male, virile, beast, stag, hessian, masculine, patron, patriarch,

warrior, soldier, diablo, devil, demon, lord, enchanter, tempter, warlock,

master, gladiator, king, prince, baron, duke, wizard, captor, figure, chief,

chieftain, commander, captain, boss, czar, tycoon, mogul, caliph, sahib,

caesar, capon, goblin, titan, dragon, suzerain, charger, count, destrier,

beau, gent, shah, hunter, ruffian, mascue

FOAL/PUP

babe, lamb, fawn, child, wee one, tyke, toddler, youth, sprout,

infant, juvenile, puerile, youngster, sapling, neonate, neophyte, whelp

~Movements~

WALK

four-beat, saunter, stroll, drift, shuffle, swagger, step,

perambulate, peregrinate

TROT

two-beat, jog, pad, stride

CANTER

three-beat, lope, bound, glide

GALLOP

bolt, dart, dash, shoot, sprint, rush, run, race

ENTER

embark, ingress, intrude, invade, arrive, immigrate, infiltrate

EXIT

retreat, repeal, escape, egress, depart, evacuate, withdraw

~Landscapes~

TERRITORY/HOMELAND

loam, terrain, abode, domain, domicile, environ, castle, roost, land, acreage,

dwelling, residence, hearth, habitat, kingdom, realm, empire, monarchy, regime,

lair, den, terra

GROUND

terrain, topography, landscape, earth, terra firma, quagmire

FOREST

timber, thicket, growth, brush, woods, creepers, verdure, jungle, grove

MOUNTAIN

peak, dome, eminence, alp, acropolis, summit

PLAINS

field, cropland, mead, meadow, tillage, flatlands, grasslands

SHADE/SHADOWS

umbra, penumbra, darkness, cover

WIND

breeze, zephyr, gust, gale, flurry, currents, draft, blast

~Emotions~

HAPPY

joyous, blessed, blest, blithe, captivated, content, delighted, ecstatic, elated,

gratified, jolly, peaceful, peppy, playful, mirthful, satisfied, thrilled, upbeat

SAD

bitter, blue, dejected, depressed, despairing, despondent, dismal, distressed, downcast,

forlorn, gloomy, glum, languishing, melancholy, morbid, mournful, somber, sorrowful

MAD

angry, agitated, enraged, fuming, furious, provoked, wrathful, vengeful

TIRED

burnt out, drained, drooping, drowsy, spent, fatigued, weary, worn

ANNOYED

affronted, antagonized, chafed, cross, displeased, exasperated, irritable, sulky, disgruntled

PLAYFUL

comical, humorous, merry, waggish, whimsical, witty, wry, satirical, frivolous

NERVOUS

anxious, apprehensive, flustered, troubled, volatile

~Useful Adjectives~

REFINED

chiseled, finely tuned, elegant, tapered, sophisticated, well-bred, polished

SOFT/SMOOTH

talcum, gentle, camellia, velvet, silk, sleek, velutinous

LARGE/STRONG

beefy, bulky, strapping, sinewy, colossal, titanic, giant, brawny, burly, robust, stalwart

SMALL

diminutive, petite, miniscule, slight, lilliputian, pygmy

OLD

aged, elderly, ancient, mature, seasoned, venerable, veteran

YOUNG

inexperienced, adolescent, blooming, budding, callow, fledgling, green

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