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Words to Describe principle
Below is a list of describing words for principle. You can sort the descriptive words by uniqueness or commonness using the button above. Sorry if there's a few unusual suggestions! The algorithm isn't perfect, but it does a pretty good job for most common nouns. Here's the list of words that can be used to describe principle:
apodictical peculiar proximate triply divine essential or spiritual obscure elemental external conjugial salutary and conservative similarly protective grateful idiotic material, determinable small seminal mystical or sacramental prime philosophic inhuman and unequal profound and elementary safe or proper central, maternal centrifugal aristocratic illuminating and divine conjugial human similarly universal general epistemological correct culinary fruitful and mighty immutable, natural determinable material connatural material weak anthropic so-called anthropic general habitual unimaginable ontological transphenomenal generous philanthropical active poisonous central untouchable consistent and practical simple and fecund chief narcotic simplest virtuous appealingly simple unerring and eternal a-causal connective strong anthropic anthropic cosmological dear or ultimate truly dear or ultimate essential active male conjugial female conjugial exterior or posterior luminous and vital broad and most effective important republican next fundamental concurrent seminal plain invariable regulative and conservative narrower and unassailable vital and inherent profound dynamical intelligible and distinct extraneous spiritual exterior spiritual destructive and anarchical constant unyielding impartial and wider primitive and central flimsy and very uncertain otherwise operative purely monarchical crazy and mischievous <def>fundamental present free-trade abstract or intelligible conjugial arcane thermodynamic invariably vital monstrous abstract active and operative innate and primitive compelling divine new propulsive nebulous general never moral bald moral undivided and unique earlier undivided earlier undivided and unique female prolific female or prolific grand elementary absurd, elusive true, philosophical feminine creative highest, ultimate great but somewhat selfish pedantic and false poorest defensive general, vital positive or malignant great or legislative active or female great dynamical past fundamental special bitter familiar linguistic grandiose philanthropic new prosodic main exegetical formal practical same epistemological unique and fundamental philosophic and revolutionary irredeemably cruel eternal and intelligible b--general contingent general specific or limited essential subjective temperate, courageous critical or definite pernicious and false impracticable and immoral equally impracticable and immoral paternal and spiritual preponderating feminine fundamental all-pervading excellent and heroic once harmless positive or male grand mathematical subtle and truly grecian potential, indeterminate indeterminate, material former or material abiding potential adequate intrinsic formal or vital single or proximate substantial formative vital substantial passive, determinable determinable, material formative, vital axiomatic, necessary determinable, indifferent substantial vital complete proximate potential, determinable formative substantial equitable and logical infinitely universal free and infinitely universal existent speculative fair and divine divine, rational and spiritual marvelous and absolutely inconsequential absolutely inconsequential all-pervading immutable irreducible economic evidently equitable distinct proximate pure cathartic same and single characteristic and formal same valid disruptive territorial basic, scientific transcendental or material evil or destructive pure dynamical still higher and wider pregnant philosophical central and determinative supernatural, powerful crystalline and characteristic broad and salutary simpler self-evident intellectual immortal rival antagonistic well-established and incontrovertible pained, conscientious independent vital passionate or spirited general or well-established fundamental or basic broad and immutable rational, immortal acausal connective non-reciprocal peculiar bitter unseen mysterious same wave-terminal anthropic perfect invisible subtle and basic major and vital `variational crazy architectural sixth fundamental vague and unworkable somewhat vague and unworkable healthy, conservative great and self-evident bold and selfish elemental and ultimate antiquated bureaucratic baleful and erroneous territorial dynastic abstract or independent equally wise and magnanimous primitive fundamental eternal, fundamental ridiculous, superstitious and absurd foolishly-fatal primaeval, eternal vital and formative mutual sight-seeing conjugial or connubial former conjugial natural sensual essential conjugial truly human and innocent internal conjugial true cardinal intuitive universal universal kindred dormant or very weak important and most comprehensive universal, constant main obvious _fundamental, plain permanent, specific soluble, active universal latent active acidulous principle--political perfect and most regular vitally efficient beastly proud distinct, transcendent elementary constitutional absolute and excessive same regulative general profound organic proximate vicious artistic faulty and imperfectly applicable indestructible active strict pecuniary intuitive, feminine single patriarchal nationalist socialist different but entirely analogous serviceable political positive, political racial political intermediate teutonic instinctive or constitutional divine female positive, all-powerful actively progressive independent active dominant philosophical mysterious active digestive and formative genetic or physical poisonous, narcotic passive or female active, insatiable patently defensible bad, anti-national robust and essential vital or ideal practically triumphant formal or formative proud and ridiculous wrong selfish unrelated and antagonistic permanent intelligent boldly democratic unbridled and anarchical foolish heroic unerring divine incorporeal divine vital elective important hydrostatic afterwards familiar tangible, ever-present monarchial and anti-american absurd, monarchial and anti-american parts--general other parts--general unalterable and immutable eldest and mightiest subjective logical ethnical and ethical male spiritual historic and pagan perpetual and sure destructive and iconoclastic distinct transcendental psychic, creative intangible, unknowable psychic or non-physical divine, all-pervading orthodox and unimpeachable logical and unimpeachable universal common-law inherent, vital poisonous active common and identical contradictory fundamental active, medicinal volatile acrid particular acrid volatile, active pungent, volatile latent angelic eternal, fatal glib and ancient conditional and secondary glaringly illogical invariable native discreet and equitable abstract and perfectly useless distinct dynamic steadfast religious great erroneous opposite monological central philosophical indubitable dynamical homoeopathical common but most iniquitous ideal or social dynamic polar absolute and visible other and direct inherent corrupt extreme and almost unprecedented untried bicameral famous fundamental resolute, enlightened profound and solid stronger automatic false basal intensely vivid and energetic fundamental pedagogical deep but simple similar and universal salutary one-term seminal and vital elemental sociological entirely rotary prime determinative dynamical but very iniquitous valuable dynamical well-known dynamical coarse and impolitic educational or economic active and special intangible and vital strange contrary main and misleading basic unchanging simple but essentially decorative useful and fair fundamental epistemological pernicious voluntary moral or immortal masculine or active vigorous and ever present gentle politico-economical french economical strong and latent internal and psychological pregnant structural semi-material vital impelling and formative definite self-evident aggressive, hateful obstructive and purely conservative bold and legitimate eternal, internal abstract immaterial noble and expansive ordinary, economic artistic or hygienic acceptability--fundamental continuous vital simple but very inadequate interesting axiomatic igneous or male peculiarly natural or primitive free or competitive tenable and consistent unsound and perilous tight and succinct horrid utilitarian fundamental, political dark or feminine keen selective feigned immaterial same pneumatic stiff architectural ordinary hot-air incontestable fundamental noble and unalterable properly peaceful aspiring noble rival and cognate unchristian and tyrannical genuinely official tangible ethical big, pithy former autocratic rigid and conservative grand, unchangeable universal, impartial and inflexible natural, universal and inflexible bitter soluble operative influential unheard-of ruinous insane selective erratic feminine seditious and popular eccentric or monastic superficial, ethical altogether unitary unadorned moral avowedly altruistic abiding fundamental time-honored republican secondary physical active and almost restless motives--moral praiseworthy motives--moral ideal or formal wholesome and constitutional admirable and perfectly legitimate central formal rewarding, aesthetic original intoxicating grand, immutable pure, seminal somewhat alarming and distressing basic negative military and hereditary binary elementary unexplained empirical material irrational historic medieval public or co-operative nonsense--moral later particularistic poignant and sensitive internal, vital high or very noble actively constructive precious and reliable perverse or ignoble purely jesuitical primal and inflexible animal or divine innate irresistible vital or somatic spiritual formative unchanging formative strict and abiding general and very convenient purely unconditioned original ethnical vigorous utilitarian morbid, religious intelligent dogmatic peaceable, harmonious grand, sacred universal and single social or generous parallel and equally elementary habitual, ready other intrinsecal intrinsecal susceptible, religious bitter, cathartic evil masculine well-defined and immovable bitter narcotic immaterial, vital basal moral immediate or efficient vital democratic sacred and blood-bought foreign philosophical fundamental and regulative ancient but precarious irrelevant abstract delicate vital poisonous bitter false and lazy volatile curative undefined religious vastly deeper and truer far-reaching and deep-sounding volatile contagious moral and constant conservative and destructive creative, conservative and destructive central, all-pervading generalized and formal highly generalized and formal regular and regulative speculative and humanitarian pure soluble aboriginal moral vigorous vegetative broad vital undemocratic, anti-american chief influential clear and elementary steady, well-defined fundamental platonic non-presentational positive and imperishable natural and inferior resolute political last sociological universal, theological abstract or generic false and schismatical causative or creative true and unassailable practical and abiding steady constitutional vital, immortal same hydrostatic erroneous fiscal sensuous natural ideal rational grand germanic universal and fully sufficient legitimate and excellent general subordinate eternal inherent great and efficacious grand and unconscious negative or tragic abstract creative ancient dual triple creative earthly vital energetic and fruitful same alkaline seminal and germinal consistent or rational supersensual and immortal deep-rooted, religious demonstrable divine harmonious, divine creative divine natural, divine divine demonstrable divinely creative poisonous or intoxicating own germinal common differential deep machiavellian assertorial practical heathenish, pagan legitimate electoral creative, universal integral, human and divine central and unitary questionable or erroneous mere nutritive convenient and easily adjustable active volatile salutary and incontestable eagerly active bi-polar metallic causal universal <def>germinal fundamental military eternal female fundamental democratic divine, infinite feudal or military spontaneous or intuitive main basic whole febrile unusually profound important and inspiring widest universal french fundamental weak and ruinous fundamental and fatal inflexible public life--vital essential volatile true positional bare vital volatile vitriolic positive or universal great regulative unique and rigid contradictory opposite great hydrostatical active, comprehensive looser moral acceptable general broad and abstract truly outrageous purely teleological dual creative active cosmic essentially darwinian formative and vital active, productive lofty diplomatic three-fold divine bitter and narcotic wholly metaphysical yellow, bitter acrid, narcotic odious and destructive profoundly true and important simple and prolific secret but irresistible all-pervading, mysterious common aesthetic mysterious fundamental clear and determinate sacred public same tyrannical single ultimate fifth fundamental vital legal noblest ethical unalterable moral formative political dangerously aggressive true active pure and rigid pure and salutary pre-existing vital subordinate human true and direct subjective moral active medicinal fundamental or essential second great regulative great fundamental fundamental other and distinct safe general intense active generous religious honorable or worthy immutable scientific high-speed magnetic excellent democratic tal or essential common conservative conceivable larger productive and active great do-nothing fundamental organizational old anthropic >special and general dormant tenth soviet tenth powerful scientific fundamental and inflexible supernatural, nonmaterial adequate hermeneutical robust vital antiteleological generalized copernican evil creative immortal ecological fundamen�tal strikingly simple and elegant ancient feminine similarly elastic obscure darwinian esoteric and aristocratic unique mathematical ingenious mechanical stupid nutty unrecognized scientific singular but undeniable transcendent, spiritual well-defined scientific meta-historical stylistic same day-by-day grand explanatory general eugenic intellectual and vital acrid penetrating cosmic evolutionary farfetched moral female productive single proximate genuine conjugial chaste conjugial natural conjugial spiritual conjugial rather cardinal divine feminine consistent and impartial totally unscientific well-known proverbial new and purely political less or lower central sociological similarly permanent equally ethereal absolute free-trade true and peculiar cardinal aesthetic visible or ostensible imperfectly applicable highest, mental simple and fruitful loose and arbitrary second hermetic entirely analogous approximately equitable fundamental chinese all-pervading cosmic independent cosmic separately existent essential and basic well-known mutual transcendantly important seminal or vital moral or national hollow and treacherous sacred and instinctive general and hostile restless active broad and consistent ideal ethical epileptic and convulsive other impelling modern but very material great corrective true basic effective and formal fundamental western inward proximate aforesaid universal inward active mere seminal excuse--moral unjust and destructive great preservative logical, numerical different sweet false philosophical proper and proximate rational and speculative immaterial and naturally immortal particular essential highly stimulative active, bitter particular bitter mysterious and malicious active and volatile invisible and universal active and formative passive intrinsic vital and sacred monological adequate single indefinite or infinite undeniably correct well-defined international central practical primitive and pathological anti-sacramental smallest active essential parliamentary abiding, deep-seated sole fundamental particular theoretical vivid and energetic same co-operative essential, indestructible basically democratic receptive and productive plain biological poor aesthetic all-pervading nervous universal sacramental new and wrong subtle malign general biblical genuine internal monastic and military powerful nutritive _confessional new and mischievous intellectual, divine chief elastic eternal, creative seemingly attractive great self-evident vital and indestructible fuller and sounder conventional bourgeois gloomy and tyrannical ideal superior impersonal ideal vital immaterial glorious and undying peculiar narcotic compensatory, atavistic great jeffersonian lofty contemplative great demonstrable admirably high standard or general simplest and most acceptable unique physiological general formative great satanic last and central permanent, unalterable unalterable, universal evil, hostile revolutionary biological common prudential sure moral separate and original empty, abstract extraphenomenal natural, fundamental general customary wholesome and righteous present prohibitive new, supernatural general and all-pervading powerful and fruitful grand conservative independent, inherent eternal, incomprehensible new formative material substantial vital or formative already actual wrong or vicious chief dynamic unquestionable constitutional well-defined legal better acoustic spiritual, immortal lofty and high vital or fundamental stable or universal single and general universal and invisible triple divine concrete and experimental active curative evil or malignant patriotic and progressive equally poisonous ultimate and most profound benevolent and sacred unsound and disgraceful explicitly moral absolute and rigorous intelligent vital characteristic proximate inferior and vulgar latent vital crystalline neutral logical or formal straightforward fundamental vital, immutable generic or abstract formal moral vigorous autocratic original biblical grand governmental morally glorious dangerous and impolitic abstract divine monarchio-episcopal pure bitter universal, all-pervading detestable social stern, lofty potent dramatic acrid, volatile universal dual acrid and deleterious restive and rebellious poisonous acrid ready-made latent invisible intelligent amiable socialistic active or malignant suprarenal active pituitary active immanent universal obviously more obviously more or less greatest and dearest sincere, honest and generous aromatic, grateful single formative identical active somewhat remorseless rigid, puritanical mysterious and inconsistent legal, natural traditional hereditary spiritual, vital perhaps impracticable perverse and pedantic protective, paternalistic heathenish pagan three-times sacred unconscious formative natural, rational eternal unchangeable high conscientious simple primal corrective or reactionary basic and unchanging zeal and lofty unknown vital superior and efficacious active or acrid absolute and basic immortal, vital tenacious, negative true ethical simple geographical same hypothetical essential historical true cosmic comprehensive moral truly dear great curative internal spiritual pure destructive hypostatical bitter poisonous same totemic spiritual and immortal chief active vital creative severe but noble unhypothetical purely potential real or ontological passive or material inexhaustible productive abstract speculative absolute, final strongly ethical special vital also supernatural sharp and profound great and vitally important mechanically correct deep-seated religious final philosophical specific vital cold and abstract universal and abiding single moral wave-terminal evil male fundamental basic truly ineffable grand impersonal lofty, honest superhuman moral fundamental tactical superstitious and absurd narcotic or poisonous same aspiring deep innate human rational human and innocent essential and innermost genuine and delightful large progressive familiar economic earliest constitutional prime and vital stern and sturdy selfish or benevolent exalted ethical
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Words to Describe principle
As you've probably noticed, adjectives for "principle" are listed above. According to the algorithm that drives this website, the top 5 adjectives for "principle" are: apodictical, peculiar proximate, triply divine, essential or spiritual, and obscure elemental. There are 994 other words to describe principle listed above. Hopefully the above generated list of words to describe principle suits your needs.
If you're getting strange results, it may be that your query isn't quite in the right format. The search box should be a simple word or phrase, like "tiger" or "blue eyes". A search for words to describe "people who have blue eyes" will likely return zero results. So if you're not getting ideal results, check that your search term, "principle" isn't confusing the engine in this manner.
Note also that if there aren't many principle adjectives, or if there are none at all, it could be that your search term has an abiguous part-of-speech. For example, the word "blue" can be an noun and an adjective. This confuses the engine and so you might not get many adjectives describing it. I may look into fixing this in the future. You might also be wondering: What type of word is principle?
Describing Words
The idea for the Describing Words engine came when I was building the engine for Related Words (it's like a thesaurus, but gives you a much broader set of related words, rather than just synonyms). While playing around with word vectors and the "HasProperty" API of conceptnet, I had a bit of fun trying to get the adjectives which commonly describe a word. Eventually I realised that there's a much better way of doing this: parse books!
Project Gutenberg was the initial corpus, but the parser got greedier and greedier and I ended up feeding it somewhere around 100 gigabytes of text files - mostly fiction, including many contemporary works. The parser simply looks through each book and pulls out the various descriptions of nouns.
Hopefully it's more than just a novelty and some people will actually find it useful for their writing and brainstorming, but one neat little thing to try is to compare two nouns which are similar, but different in some significant way - for example, gender is interesting: "woman" versus "man" and "boy" versus "girl". On an inital quick analysis it seems that authors of fiction are at least 4x more likely to describe women (as opposed to men) with beauty-related terms (regarding their weight, features and general attractiveness). In fact, "beautiful" is possibly the most widely used adjective for women in all of the world's literature, which is quite in line with the general unidimensional representation of women in many other media forms. If anyone wants to do further research into this, let me know and I can give you a lot more data (for example, there are about 25000 different entries for "woman" - too many to show here).
The blueness of the results represents their relative frequency. You can hover over an item for a second and the frequency score should pop up. The "uniqueness" sorting is default, and thanks to my Complicated Algorithm™, it orders them by the adjectives' uniqueness to that particular noun relative to other nouns (it's actually pretty simple). As you'd expect, you can click the "Sort By Usage Frequency" button to adjectives by their usage frequency for that noun.
Special thanks to the contributors of the open-source mongodb which was used in this project.
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