Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: blame – blank
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blame, adj. [see blame, v.]
Phrase. “To blame” [passive infinitive = “to be blamed”]: guilty; culpable; at fault; worthy of censure.
blame, n. [see blame, v.] (webplay: fault).
- Mistake; sin; problem; cause of an undesirable occurrence.
- Censure; disapprobation; scolding; criticism for a perceived wrongdoing (see Genesis 43:9).
blame (-d), v. [Fr. blâmer < L. blasphēmāre, to revile.]
Charge; accuse; censure; find fault with; attribute responsibility to (see 2 Corinthians 8:20).
blameless, adj. [see blame, v.]
Pure; chaste; virtuous; without fault; washed from sin; not meriting censure; giving no cause for condemnation (see 2 Peter 3:14).
blanch, v. [Fr. blanchir, to whiten] (webplay: obliterate).
- Disgrace; put to shame; cause to pale; make to back away with surprise; force to retreat out of respect.
- Flinch; cringe; shrink; balk; recoil; grow pale.
bland, adj. [L. blandus, mild, soft.]
Unobtrusive; calm; quiet; serene; placid; boring.
blandly, adv. [see bland, adj.]
Gently; smoothly; calmly; softly.
blank, adj. [Fr. blanc, white.]
Empty; vacant; void; deserted; barren; without content; devoid of life.
blank, adv. [see blank, adj.]
Ineffectually; futilely; uselessly; pointlessly; in vain.
blank, n. [see blank, adj.] (webplay: filled, gained, stamped).
- Void; emptiness; lack; vacancy; hollow space.
- Confusion; bewilderment; vacancy; non-understanding.
- Nothingness; nonexistence.