Don's Home Classification Thesaurus Headings from Roget's International Thesaurus - 5th edition Contact |
(Fifth Edition - Harper) edited by Robert L Chapman Sixth edition has the same major headings.
Class 1 - THE BODY AND THE SENSES1 Birth 31 Visibility 65 Insipidness 2 The Body 32 Invisibility 66 Sweetness 3 Hair 33 Appearance 67 Sourness 4 Clothing Materials 34 Disappearance 68 Pungency 5 Clothing 35 Color 69 Odor 6 Unclothing 36 Colorlessness 70 Fragrance 37 Whiteness 71 Stench 7 Nutrition 38 Blackness 72 Odorlessness 8 Eating 39 Grayness 9 Refreshment 40 Brownness 73 Touch 10 Food 41 Redness 74 Sensations of Touch 11 Cooking 42 Orangeness 43 Yellowness 75 Sex 12 excretion 44 Greenness 76 Masculinity 13 Secretion 45 Blueness 77 Femininity 46 Purpleness 78 Reproduction, Procreation 14 Bodily Development 47 Variegation 15 Strength 16 Weakness 48 Hearing 79 Cleanness 17 Energy 49 Deafness 80 Uncleanness 18 Power, Potency 50 Sound 81 Healthfulness 19 Impotence 51 Silence 82 Unhealthfulness 52 Faintness of Sound 20 Rest, Repose 53 Loudness 83 Health 21 Fatigue 54 Resonance 84 Fitness, Exercise 22 Sleep 55 Repeated Sounds 85 Disease 23 Wakefulness 56 Explosive Noise 86 Remedy 57 Sibilation 87 Substance Abuse 24 Sensation 58 Stridency 88 Intoxication, Alcoholic Drink 25 Insensibility 59 Cry, Call 26 Pain 60 Animal Sounds 89 Tobacco 61 Discord 90 Health Care 27 Vision 91 Therapy, Medical Treatment 28 Defective Vision 62 Taste 29 Optical Instruments 63 Savoriness 92 Psychology, Psychotherapy 30 Blindness 64 Unsavoriness Class Two - FEELINGS93 Feeling 116 Rejoicing 138 Servility 94 Lack of Feeling 117 Dullness 139 Modesty 95 Pleasure 118 Tedium 140 Vanity 96 Unpleasure 119 Aggravation 141 Arrogance 97 Pleasantness 120 Relief 142 Insolence 98 Unpleasantness 121 Comfort 143 Kindness, Benevolence 99 Dislike 122 Wonder 100 Desire 123 Unastonishment 144 Unkindness, Malevolence 101 Eagerness 124 Hope 102 Indifference 125 Hopelessness 145 Pity 103 Hate 126 Anxiety 146 Pitilessness 104 Love 127 Fear, Frighteningness 147 Condolence 105 Excitement 148 Forgiveness 106 inexcitability 128 Nervousness 149 Congratulation 107 Contentment 129 Unnervousness 150 Gratitude 108 Discontent 130 Expectation 151 Ingratitude 109 Cheerfulness 131 Inexpectation 152 Resentment, Anger 110 Ill Rumor 132 Disappointment 153 Jealousy 111 Solemnity 133 Premonition 154 Envy 112 Sadness 134 Patience 155 Respect 113 Regret 135 Impatience 156 Disrespect 114 Unregretfulness 136 Pride 157 Contempt 115 Lamentation 137 Humility Class Three - PLACE AND CHANGES OF PLACE158 Space 187 Reception 217 Rear 159 Location 188 Departure 218 Side 160 Displacement 189 Entrance 219 Right Side 161 Direction 190 Emergence 220 Left Side 162 Progression 191 Insertion 163 Regression 192 Extraction 221 Presence 164 Deviation 193 Accent 222 Absence 165 Leading 194 Descent 223 Nearness 166 Following 224 Interval 167 Approach 195 Container 168 Recession 196 Contents 225 Habitation 169 Convergence 197 Room 226 Nativeness 170 Crossing 198 Top 227 Inhabitant, Native 171 Divergence 199 Bottom 228 Abode, Habitat 200 Verticalness 229 Furniture 172 Motion 201 Horizontalness 173 Quiescence 202 Pendency 230 Town,City 174 Swiftness 203 Parallelism 231 Region 175 Slowness 204 Obliquity 232 Country 176 Transferal, Transportation 205 Inversion 233 The Country 206 Exteriority 234 Land 177 Travel 207 Interiority 235 Body of Land 178 Traveler 208 Centrality 236 Plain 179 Vehicle 209 Environment 237 Highlands 180 Ship, Boat 210 Circumscription 238 Stream 181 Aircraft 211 Bounds 239 Channel 182 Water Travel 212 Enclosure 240 Sea, Ocean 183 Mariner 213 Interposition 241 Lake, Pool 184 Aviation 214 Intrusion 242 Inlet, Gulf 185 Aviator 215 Contraposition 243 Marsh 186 Arrival 216 Front Class Four - MEASURE AND SHAPE244 Quantity 262 Form 283 Convexity, Protuberance 245 Degree 263 Formlessness 246 Mean 264 Symmetry 284 Concavity 247 Greatness 265 Distortion 285 Sharpness 248 Insignificance 266 Structure 286 Bluntness 249 Superiority 267 Length 250 Inferiority 268 Shortness 287 Smoothness 251 Increase 269 Breadth, Thickness 288 Roughness 252 Decrease 270 Narrowness, Thinness 289 Notch 253 Addition 271 Filament 290 Furrow 254 Adjunct 272 Height 291 Fold 255 Subtraction 273 Shaft 292 Opening 256 Remainder 274 Lowness 293 Closure 275 Depth 294 Texture 257 Size, Largeness 276 Shallowness 295 Covering 258 Littleness 277 Straightness 296 Layer 259 Expansion, Growth 278 Angularity 297 Weight 260 Contraction 279 Curvature 298 Lightness 280 Circularity 261 Distance, Remoteness 281 Convolution 299 Rarity 282 Sphericity, Rotundity 300 Measurement Class Five - LIVING THINGS301 Youth 305 Organic Matter 302 Youngster 306 Life 310 Plants 303 Age 307 Death 311 Animals, Insects 304 Adult or Old Person 308 Killing 309 Interment 312 Humankind Class Six - NATURAL PHENOMENA313 Season 316 Rain 319 Cloud 314 Morning, Noon 317 Air, Weather 320 Bubble 315 Evening, Night 318 Wind Class Seven - BEHAVIOR AND WILL321 Behavior 383 Route, Path 451 Opposition 322 Misbehavior 384 Manner, Means 452 Opponent 323 Will 385 Provision, Equipment 453 Resistance 324 Willingness 386 Store, Supply 454 Defiance 325 Unwillingness 387 Use 455 Accord 326 Obedience 388 Consumption 456 Disaccord 327 Disobedience 389 Misuse 457 Contention 390 Disuse 458 Warfare 328 Action 391 Uselessness 459 Attack 329 Inaction 460 Defense 330 Activity 392 Improvement 461 Combatant 331 Inactivity 393 Impairment 462 Arms 394 Relapse 463 Arena 332 Assent 395 Destruction 464 Peace 333 Dissent 396 Restoration 465 Pacification 334 Affirmation 397 Preservation 466 Mediation 335 Negation, Denial 398 Rescue 467 Neutrality 399 Warning 468 Compromise 336 Imitation 400 Alarm 337 Nonimitation 401 Haste 469 Possession 402 Leisure 470 Possessor 338 Compensation 403 Endeavor 471 Property 339 Carefulness 404 Undertaking 472 Acquisition 340 Neglect 405 Preparation 473 Loss 406 Unpreparedness 474 Retention 341 Interpretation 407 Accomplishment 475 Relinquishment 342 Misinterpretation 408 Nonaccomplishment 476 Participation 343 Communication 409 Success 477 Apportionment 344 Uncommunicativeness 410 Failure 478 Giving 345 Secrecy 411 Victory 479 Receiving 346 Concealment 412 Defeat 480 Taking 347 Communications 481 Restitution 348 Manifestation 413 Skill 482 Theft 349 Representation, Description 414 Unskillfulness 483 Thief 415 Cunning 484 Parsimony 350 Misrepresentation 416 Artlessness 485 Liberality 351 Disclosure 417 Authority 486 Prodigality 352 Publication 418 Lawlessness 353 Messenger 419 Precept 487 Celebration 420 Command 488 Humorousness 354 Falseness 421 Demand 489 Wit, Humor 355 Exaggeration 422 Advice 490 Banter 356 Deception 423 Council 357 Deceiver 424 Compulsion 491 Cowardice 358 Dupe 425 Strictness 492 Courage 426 Laxness 493 Rashness 359 Resolution 427 Leniency 494 Caution 360 Perseverance 428 Restraint 361 Obstinacy 429 Confinement 495 Fastidiousness 362 Irresolution 430 Freedom 496 Taste, Tastefulness 363 Changing of Mind 431 Liberation 497 Vulgarity 364 Caprice 432 Subjection 365 Impulse 433 Submission 498 Ornamentation 366 Leap 434 Observance 499 Plainness 367 Plunge 435 Nonobservance 500 Affectation 368 Avoidance 436 Promise 501 Ostentation 369 Escape 437 Compact 502 Boasting 370 Abandonment 438 Security 503 Bluster 371 Choice 439 Offer 504 Courtesy 372 Rejection 505 Discourtesy 440 Request 506 Retaliation 373 Custom, Habit 441 Consent 507 Revenge 374 Unaccustomedness 442 Refusal 443 Permission 508 Ridicule 375 Motivation, Inducement 444 Prohibition 509 Approval 445 Repeal 510 Disapproval 376 Pretext 446 Promotion 511 Flattery 377 Allurement 447 Demotion, Deposal 512 Disparage Speech 378 Bribery 448 Resignation, Retirement 513 Curse 379 Dissuasion 514 Threat 380 Intention 381 Plan 449 Aid 515 Fasting 382 Pursuit 450 Cooperation 516 Sobriety Class Eight - LANGUAGE517 Signs, Indicators 518 Meaning 532 Diction 546 Letter 519 Latent 533 Elegance 547 Writing Meaningfulness 534 Inelegance 548 Printing 520 Meaninglessness 535 Plain Speech 549 Record 521 Intelligibility 536 Figure of Speech 550 Recorder 522 Unintelligibility 537 Conciseness 551 Information 523 Language 538 Diffuseness 552 News 524 Speech 539 Ambiguity 553 Correspondence 525 Imperfect Speech 554 Book 526 Word 540 Talkativeness 555 Periodical 527 Nomenclature 541 Conversation 556 Treatise 528 Anonymity 542 Soliloquy 557 Abridgment 529 Phrase 543 Public Speaking 558 Library 530 Grammar 544 Eloquence 531 Ungrammaticalness 545 Grandiloquence Class Nine - HUMAN SOCIETY AND INSTITUTIONS559 Relationship 586 Inhospitality 612 Government 560 Ancestry 613 Legislature, Government Organization 561 Posterity 587 Friendship 562 Lovemaking, Endearment 588 Friend 589 Enmity 614 United Nations, International Organizations 563 Marriage 590 Misanthropy 564 Relationship by 591 Public Spirit Marriage 592 Benefactor 615 Commission 565 Celibacy 593 Evildoer 566 Divorce, Widowhood 594 Jurisdiction 616 Associate 595 Tribunal 617 Association 567 School 596 Judge, Jury 568 Teaching 597 Lawyer 618 Wealth 569 Misteaching 598 Legal Action 619 Poverty 570 Learning 599 Accusation 620 Lending 571 Teacher 600 Justification 621 Borrowing 572 Student 601 Acquittal 622 Financial Credit 573 Direction, Management 602 Condemnation 623 Debt 603 Penalty 624 Payment 574 Director 604 Punishment 625 Nonpayment 575 Master 605 Instruments of Punishment 626 Expenditure 576 Deputy, Agent 627 Receipts 577 Servant, Employee 628 Accounts 606 The People 629 Transfer of Property or Right 578 Fashion 607 Social Class and Status 579 Social Convention 630 Price, Fee 580 Formality 608 Aristocracy, Nobility, Gentry 631 Discount 581 Informality 632 Expensiveness 582 Sociability 609 Politics 633 Cheapness 583 Unsociability 610 Politician 634 Costlessness 584 Seclusion 611 Politico Economic 635 Thrift 585 Hospitality, Welcome Principles Class Ten - VALUES AND IDEALS636 Ethics 661 Disrepute 684 Prophets, Religious Founders 637 Right 662 Repute 638 Wrong 663 Sensuality 685 Sanctity 639 Dueness 664 Chastity 686 Unsanctity 640 Undueness 665 Unchastity 687 Orthodoxy 641 Duty 666 Indecency 688 Unorthodoxy 642 Prerogative 667 Asceticism 643 Imposition 668 Temperance 689 Occultism 644 Probity 669 Intemperance 690 Sorcery 645 Improbity 670 Moderation 691 Spell, Charm 646 Honor 671 Violence 672 Gluttony 692 Piety 647 Insignia 673 Legality 693 Sanctimony 648 Title 674 Illegality 694 Impiety 695 Nonreligiousness 649 Justice 675 Religions, Rites 650 Injustice Cults, Sects 696 Worship 651 Selfishness 676 Theology 697 Idolatry 652 Unselfishness 677 Deity 698 The Ministry 653 Virtue 678 Mythical and Polytheistic Gods and Spirits 699 The Clergy 654 Vice 700 The Laity 655 Wrongdoing 701 Religious 656 Guilt 679 Angel, Saint 702 Ecclesiastical Attire 657 Innocence 680 Evil Spirits 658 Atonement 681 Heaven 703 Religious Buildings 659 Good Person 682 Hell 660 Bad Person 683 Scripture Class Eleven - ARTS704 Show Business, Theater 710 Musician 717 Architecture, Design 711 Musical Instruments 718 Literature 705 Dance 719 History 706 Motion Pictures 712 Visual Arts 720 Poetry 707 Entertainer 713 Graphic Arts 721 Prose 708 Music 714 Photography 722 Fiction 709 Harmonics, Musical Elements 715 Sculpture 723 Criticism of the Arts 716 Artist Class Twelve - OCCUPATIONS AND CRAFTS724 Occupation 730 Businessman, Merchant 737 Stock Market 725 Exertion 738 Securities 726 Worker, Doer 731 Commerce, Economics 727 Unionism, Labor Union 732 Illicit Business 739 Workplace 733 Purchase 740 Weaving 734 Sale 741 Sewing 728 Money 735 Merchandise 742 Ceramics 729 Finance, Investment 736 Market Class Thirteen - SPORTS AND AMUSEMENTS743 Amusement 749 Hockey 755 Track and Field 744 Sports 750 Bowling 756 Automobile Racing 745 Baseball 751 GoIf 757 Horse Racing 746 Football 752 Soccer 758 Cardplaying 747 Basketball 753 Skiing 759 Gambling 748 Tennis 754 Boxing Class Fourteen - THE MIND AND IDEAS760 Existence 849 Regularity of Recurrence 934 Reasoning 761 Nonexistence 935 Sophistry 762 Substantiality 850 Irregularity of Recurrence 936 Topic 763 Unsubstantiality 937 Inquiry 764 State 938 Answer 765 Circumstance 851 Change 939 Solution 766 Intrinsicality 852 Permanence 940 Discovery 767 Extrinsicality 853 Changeableness 941 Experiment 854 Stability 768 Accompaniment 855 Continuance 942 Comparison 769 Assemblage 856 Cessation 943 Discrimination 770 Dispersion 857 Conversion 944 Indiscrimination 771 Inclusion 858 Reversion 945 Judgment 772 Exclusion 859 Revolution 946 Prejudgment 773 Extraneousness 860 Evolution 947 Misjudgment 861 Substitution 948 Overestimation 774 Relation 862 Interchange 949 Underestimation 775 Unrelatedness 950 Theory, Supposition 776 Correlation 863 Generality 951 Philosophy 777 Sameness 864 Particularity 778 Contrariety 865 Specialty 952 Belief 779 Difference 866 Conformity 953 Credulity 780 Uniformity 867 Nonconformity 954 Unbelief 781 Nonuniformity 868 Normality 955 Incredulity 782 Multiformity 869 Abnormality 956 Evidence, Proof 783 Similarity 957 Disproof 784 Copy 870 List 958 Qualification 785 Model 871 Oneness 959 No Qualifications 786 Dissimilarity 872 Doubleness 787 Agreement 873 Duplication 960 Foresight 788 Disagreement 874 Bisection 961 Prediction 789 Equality 875 Three 962 Necessity 790 Inequality 876 Triplication 963 Predetermination 791 Whole 877 Trisection 964 Prearrangment 792 Part 878 Four 965 Possibility 793 Completeness 879 Quadruplication 966 Impossibility 794 Incompleteness 880 Quadrisection 967 Probability 881 Five and Over 968 Improbability 795 Composition 882 Plurality 969 Certainty 796 Mixture 883 Numerousness 970 Uncertainty 797 Simplicity 884 Fewness 971 Chance 798 Complexity 799 Joining 885 Cause 972 Truth 800 Analysis 886 Effect 973 Wise Saying 801 Separation 887 Attribution 974 Error 802 Cohesion 888 Operation 975 Illusion 803 Noncohesion 889 Productiveness 976 Disillusionment 804 Combination 890 Unproductiveness 805 Disintegration 891 Production 977 Mental Attitude 892 Product 978 Broad-mindedness 806 Order 893 Influence 979 Narrow-mindedness 807 Arrangement 894 Absence of Influence 980 Curiosity 808 Classification 895 Tendency 981 Incuriosity 809 Disorder 896 Liability 982 Attention 810 Disengagement 897 Involvement 983 Inattention 811 Continuity 898 Concurrence 984 Distraction, Confusion 812 Discontinuity 899 Counteraction 813 Precedence 900 Support 985 Imaginativeness 814 Sequence 986 Unimaginativeness 815 Precursor 901 Impulse, Impact 816 Sequel 902 Reaction 987 Specter 817 Beginning 903 Pushing, Throwing 818 Middle 904 Pulling 988 Memory 819 End 905 Leverage, Purchase 989 Forgetfulness 820 Time 906 Attraction 990 Sufficiency 821 Timelessness 907 Repulsion 991 Insufficiency 822 Infinity 908 Ejection 992 Excess 823 Period 909 Overrunning 993 Satiety 824 Spell 910 Shortcoming 825 Interim 911 Elevation 994 Expedience 826 Duration 912 Depression 995 Inexpedience 827 Transience 913 Circuitousness 996 Importance 828 Perpetuity 914 Rotation 997 Unimportance 829 Instantaneousness 915 Oscillation 830 Event 916 Agitation 998 Goodness 831 Measurement of Time 999 Badness 832 Anachronism 917 Spectator 1000 Bane 833 Previousness 918 Intellect 1001 Perfection 834 Subsequence 919 Intelligence, Wisdom 1002 Imperfection 835 Simultaneity 920 Wise Person 1003 Blemish 836 The Past 921 Unintelligence 1004 Mediocrity 837 The Present 922 Foolishness 838 The Future 923 Fool 1005 Danger 839 Imminence 924 Sanity 1006 Safety 840 Newness 925 Insanity 1007 Protection 841 Oldness 926 Eccentricity 1008 Refuge 842 Timeliness 843 Untimeliness 927 Knowledge 1009 Prosperity 844 Earliness 928 Intellectual 1010 Adversity 845 Lateness 929 Ignorance 1011 Hindrance 846 Frequency 930 Thought 1012 Difficulty 847 Infrequency 931 Idea 1013 Facility 848 Repetition 932 Absence of Thought 1014 Ugliness 933 Intuition, Instinct 1015 Beauty Class Fifteen - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY1016 Mathematics 1036 Radiation, Radioactivity 1055 Resins, Gums 1017 Physics 1056 Minerals, Metals 1018 Heat 1037 Nuclear Physics 1057 Rock 1019 Heating 1038 Mechanics 1058 Chemistry, Chemicals 1020 Fuel Pliancy 1039 Tools, Machinery 1021 Incombustibility 1040 Automation 1022 Cold 1041 Computer Science 1059 Liquidity 1023 Refrigeration 1060 Semiliquidity 1024 Light 1042 Friction 1061 Pulpiness 1025 Light Source 1043 Density 1062 Liquefaction 1026 Darkness, Dimness 1044 Hardness, Rigidity 1063 Moisture 1027 Shade 1045 Softness, Pliancy 1064 Dryness 1028 Transparency 1046 Elasticity 1065 Vapor, Gas 1029 Semitransparency 1047 Toughness 1066 Biology 1030 Opaqueness 1048 Brittleness, Fragility 1067 Agriculture 1068 Animal Husbandry 1031 Electricity, Magnetism 1049 Powderiness, Crumbliness 1069 Earth Science 1032 Electronics 1050 Materiality 1070 The Universe, Astronomy 1033 Radio 1051 Immateriality 1034 Television 1052 Materials 1071 The Environment 1035 Radar, Radio locators 1053 Inorganic Matter 1072 Rocketry, Missilery 1054 Oils, Lubricants 1073 Space TravelReturn to _CATEGORY
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