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Synonyms for touchstone
ˈtʌtʃˌstoʊntouch·stone
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Princeton's WordNet
standard, criterion, measure, touchstonenoun
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
"the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"
Synonyms:
measure, standard, measuring stick, metre, quantity, meter, amount, mensuration, monetary standard, measuring, criterion, step, bill, measurement, bar, beat, banner, cadence, measuring rod
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touchstonenoun
Synonyms:
basanite, black jasper, lydian stonetouchstonenoun
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
touchstonenoun
Synonyms:
criterion, test, basanite, lydian stone
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#502 | test | |
#530 | standard | |
#813 | bill | |
#870 | amount | |
#930 | step | |
#1042 | bar | |
#2126 | quantity | |
#2483 | measure | |
#2851 | beat | |
#3329 | meter | |
#3627 | measurement | |
#3787 | banner | |
#5589 | measuring | |
#8767 | criterion | |
#15073 | cornerstone | |
#15927 | metre | |
#24089 | cadence | |
#31130 | touchstone | |
#49585 | yardstick | |
#176109 | mensuration |
How to use touchstone in a sentence?
Walther Collection curator Brian Wallis:
What's interesting about Sander as a touchstone is he's not really one or the other, you can take the very same picture, and find a very positive social statement or a very critical one, depending on how you look at it.
To me, what matters most, and what the American people did not vote for and would not vote for is the derogation of the norms, the touchstone of truth, which is the heart of this country.
A thing is not proved just because no one has ever questioned it. What has never been gone into impartially has never been properly gone into. Hence scepticism is the first step toward truth. It must be applied generally, because it is the touchstone.
They're touchstone paintings in the development of European painting, they were incredibly famous in their day and indeed inspired artists for generations.
Adversity is the touchstone of friendship.
Translations for touchstone
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- محك الذهبArabic
- touchstoneDanish
- PrüfsteinGerman
- tuŝŝtonoEsperanto
- norma, piedra de toque, toqueSpanish
- سنگ محکPersian
- koetinkiviFinnish
- touchauFrench
- փորձաքար, չափանիշArmenian
- pietra di paragoneItalian
- 試金石Japanese
- ಟಚ್ಸ್ಟೋನ್Kannada
- 기준, 시금석Korean
- lapis lydiusLatin
- touchstoneNorwegian
- проби́рный ка́меньRussian
- probni kamen, пробни каменSerbo-Croatian
- prövosten, proberstenSwedish
- mihenk taşıTurkish
- ٹچ اسٹونUrdu
- 试金石Chinese
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