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From: "Garrett Jones" <conlang@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 4:06 AM
Subject: Re: antonyms: regretful & tasty
> > Nokta Kanto wrote:
>
> > I think 'proud' is a good antonym for 'regretful'.
> >
>
> i thought of the word proud, but decided it has too broad of a meaning to
be
> the antonym for regretful. one can be proud of an accomplishment or an
act,
> but the word can also refer to a general high opinion of oneself. one can
be
> proud of one's intelligence, but one can't regret one's stupidity. there
are
> problems with the word glad too, though, because it also covers meanings
> outside of the scope of what i wanted. One can be glad of another's
> presence, but they can't regret another person's presence. the word glad
> extends into general happiness. So, i guess the meaning i was going for
for
> the antonym of regretful was the intersection of glad and proud.
>
>
"Proud" is an antonym for 'humble'...