The Little Oxford Thesaurus

A new edition of this handy and affordable thesaurus from Oxford, with a radically new open design. There are more than 150,000 alternative and opposite words, with the most useful alternative words... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198604610
• ISBN13: 9780198604617
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

You Will Have the Words in the Palm of Your Hand...Little Oxford Thesaurus

Some people have a gift for words, while others fumble around using the same words and expressions. One needs to broaden one's vocabulary, and this thesaurus will be a good place to start. Having a "gift" for words is much like having a "talent", a "knack", a "flair", an "aptitude", a "bent", an "ability", a "skill", or a "capacity". You will find these synonyms for the word "gift", right in this small book, and you will attempt to improve your own vocabulary with one or another of the synonyms and nuance your way into the world of discussion. This is pretty much a handful of words, a pocket-sized book that can be toted anywhere, or left at your computer desk for when you decide to spin a new adventure. In the centerfold, you will find a 16 page Wordfinder Section dedicated to lists of words related to various topics. One of the more interesting wordlists is under the subject "Phobias"; if you have a desire to persue this topic, you may be labeled with a phobia, namely "logophobia". If you choose to avoid this subject, you can wander through the other lists: animals, plants, food, clothing, chemical elements, and others. Then, since avoiding new things becomes the norm, you may advance into "neophobia". Take your pick, but do check out this handful of words, and "enjoy", you know, "celebrate", "revel", "make merry", "Have fun", "have a whale of a time", "let your hair down".

Tiny Great Resouce for Vocabulary Learners

The Little Oxford Thesaurus is a tiny and a handy tool for those who are willing to improve vocabulary and avoid sameness while writing. This is nicely organized with the most common words and their respective substitutes. Every time I write reports and feel the need of repeating the same ideas in the context, I use this Thesaurus so I can at least change some words whenever possible. Then my piece of work will certainly be more interesting (or less annoying) not only for those who will read it, but also for myself while reviewing it. I know that some word processors like Microsoft Word have an embedded thesaurus today, but however, having a book that you could use anywhere without a computer and that you could browse for new words even when you are not working, just for the purpose of learning new vocabulary, is a reasonable idea.

Nice

Always nice to have a compact thesaurus to help you when you can't find a word!