Synonymicon vs. Thesaurus

Synonymiconnoun

thesaurus

Synonymiconnoun

A dictionary of synonyms.

Thesaurusnoun

A publication, usually in the form of a book, that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms) for the words of a given language.

Thesaurusnoun

(archaic) A dictionary or encyclopedia.

Thesaurusnoun

(information science) A hierarchy of subject headings — canonic titles of themes and topics, the titles serving as search keys.

Thesaurusnoun

A treasury or storehouse; hence, a repository, especially of knowledge; - often applied to a comprehensive work, like a dictionary or cyclopedia.

Thesaurusnoun

a book containing a classified list of synonyms

Thesaurusnoun

a book that lists words in groups of synonyms and related concepts.

Thesaurusnoun

a dictionary or encyclopedia.

Thesaurus

A thesaurus (plural thesauri or thesauruses) or synonym dictionary is a reference work for finding synonyms and sometimes antonyms of words. They are often used by writers to help find the best word to express an idea: ...to find the word, or words, by which [an] idea may be most fitly and aptly expressed Synonym dictionaries have a long history.