*BY SENSIBLE QUALITY is meant such kind of Quality as falls un∣der our outward Senses, or the Affections of Bodies considered as they are the Objects of Sense: To which may be opposed the Notion of OCCULT QUALITY. These do relate either to the

• Eye and things visible.
  • Primary, LIGHT. I.
  • Secondary, COLOUR. II.
• Ear, SOUND. III.
• TAST and SMELL. IV.
• Touch; viz. such Qualities as are more
  • ACTIVE. V.
  • PASSIVE. VI.

• LIGHT.

The Air; according to the more

General Nature of it; denoting the intermediate or extremes, the lat∣ter of which is properly a total Privation.

• TWILIGHT, Dawning.
  • LIGHT, Lux, lightsome, illuminate, enlighten, glimmer, glimpse, flash.
  • DARKNESS, gloomy, close, dim, duskie, Eclipse, obscure, sad, swart, brown.

Particular Kind or Degree; the Opposite to which doth suppose some secondary Light.

• LIGHT, Lumen, lucid, Luminary, irradiate, Sunshine.
• SHADOW, Shade, Vmbrage, adumbrate, Screen, Canopy, Curtain.

The Superficies of solid Bodies; from which a strong or weak reflexion is styled.

• BRIGHTNESS, Lustre, splendor, refulgence, glister, glitter, dazling, shine, coruscation, clear, fair, orient, polite, gloss, respl•ndent, illu∣strious, furbish, polish, burnish, irradiate.
• DIMNESS, gloomy, cloudy, blink.

The Bulk and Solidity of Bodies; according to their ‖ capacity, or inca∣pacity of conveying Light.

• TRANSPARENCY, Perspicuity, pellucid, diaphanous, clear, thin:
• OPACIIY, Thick.

Both the Superficies and Bulk of Bodies; signifying ‖ a freedom from: or liableness unto, any single or interspersed impediment.

• CLEARNESS, fair, immaculate, unspotted, clarifie.
• SPOTTEDNESS, Blemish, Blot, Blur, Mote, Mole, Freckle, Speck, Stain, Soil.

Primary; whether the intermediate, or the two extremes.

• GRAYNESS, Freez, grisly, hoary, russet.
  • WHITENESS, blank, blanch, bleach.
  • BLACKNESS, sable, sad, swart, brown, Negro.

Secondary; most considerable according to their order in the Rain∣bow: the usual Colour of

• Bloud: or of Gold.
  • REDNESS, Crimson, Vermilion, Scarlet, Stammel, ruddy, M•r∣rey, Gules.
  • YELLOWNESS, Sallow, Tawny.
• Vegetables: or the appearing Colour of the Heavens.
  • GREENNESS, Verdure.
  • BLEWNESS, Azure, Watchet.
• Iuice of the Fish Murex.
  • PURPLE.

• VARIEGATEDNESS, motly, pyed, particoloured, divers colours, embroider, inlay.
• CHANGEABLENESS.

Points: or Lines▪

• SPECKLEDNESS, Freckled.
• STRIATEDNESS, brindled, streaked, striped.

Roundles, or Squares,

• DAPPLEDNESS.
• CHECQUEREDNESS.

• SOUND.

• SOUND, Noise, resound, Report, Coil, Rout, Racket, blow, loud, dinn, quetch, Echo, Euphony. To which may be adjoyned those natural words (fictitia à sono) bounce, buz, chatter, chink, clack▪ clap, clash, clatter, click, clink, crash, crush, ferk, hum, hiss, jar, jingle, jerk▪ knock, rattle, ruffle, rumble, russle, clutter, lash, pipe, ring, scream, shriek, snap, squeak, squall, roar, thump, toot, twang, thwack, tinkle, wheez, whimper, whip, whine, whistle, yell.
• SILENCE, Stilness, hush, hold ones peace, muni, tacit, quash, quiet, whist, 'st.

Formally; according to which several Sounds are made; either by an intermediate, or a stronger and quicker: or weaker and slower per∣cussion of the Air.

• MEAN, Tenor, Counter tenor.
  • ACVTE, shrill, Treble, Canto.
  • GRAVE, low, Base, deep

Metalline, or other solid brittle bodies; either clear:〈◊〉interrupt∣ed by some discontinuity of the parts.

• RINGING, jingle, tinkle, Bell, tole, chime, Peal, Knell.
• JARRING, Clattering.

More general to the more perfect Animals: or to Man.

• VOICE, vocal, call, cry, invocate, Tone.
• ARTICULATE▪ Voice, speak, eloquution, pronounce,

More special, and peculiar to some brute Creatures; which may likewise be imitated with artificial Instruments, by the forcible compression of Air through a rimule: or through an equable concavity.

• HISSING, Whizzing.
• WHISTLING.

• Single perfect Sound: or near half more or less then such a Sound.
  • NOTE, Tone, Key.
    • SHARP.
    • FLAT.
• Perfect Series of Notes: or aggregate of such Series.
  • TUNE, Lesson, Chime, Ayre, Strain.
  • CONSORT.

• Single Notes; being either ‖ full and perfect: or impedite and imperfect.
  • CLEARNESS, shrill.
  • HOARSNESS, Harshness.
• Notes together; in respect of their ‖ agreement: or disagreement.
  • CONCORD, Symphony.
  • DISCORD, Dissonance, untunable
• Tunes together; in respect of their ‖ agreement: or disagreement.
  • HARMONY, Melody, Music.
  • IANGLING, Tintamar.

More general and extreme, as to the agreeableness: or disagreeableness of them to the Palate or Nose.

• SWEETNESS, Pleasant, luscious, toothsom, fragrant, odoriferous, Perfume.
• VNSAVOVRINESS, Stink, Stench, foetid, noisom, fulsom, rank.

• Thin and warm matter, like that of Oil or Butter: or that of Pep∣per.
  • FATTINESS, Oily, unctuous, gross, greasie.
  • ACRIMONIOUSNESS, biting, keen, cutting.
• Cooling and constringing matter, like that in Green fruit: or in Galls.
  • AUSTERENESS, Harshness, sowr, tart.
  • ACERBITY, Astringency, styptic.
• Penetrating vellicating matter, like that of Vinegar and Limons: or that of Aloes and Wormwood.
  • ACIDITY, Sharpness, eager, hard.
  • BITTERNESS.
• Matter of a moderate consistency: apt to corrode by its siccity.
  • SALTISHNESS, saline, brackish, briny, seasoned.
  • FRESHNESS, unsalted, flashy.
• The vividness: or decay of the Spirits in any thing.
  • FRESHNESS, Smartness, brisk, quick, lively, spirituous.
  • DEADNESS, vapid, decayed, insipid, wearish, flashy.
• The beginning: or farther degree of Putrefaction.
  • MUSTINESS, Moldiness, vinewed, fusty.
  • ROTTENNESS, addle, putrid.

Homogeneous or Heterogeneous things are congregated, or separated.

• TEMPERATENESS, Warmness, Tepidness, lukewarm.
  • HEAT, hot, soultry, ardent, torrid, fervent, swelter, inflame, scald, Parch, Scorch.
  • COLDNSSS, bleak, piercing, biting, chill, cool, frigid, refrigerate.

A Body is easily bounded by it self: or conformed to any other Bo∣dy, wherein it may be contained.

• MOISTNESS, dank, damp.
  • WETNESS, Humidity, liquid, mash, slabber, daggle.
  • DRINESS, Siccity, exsic•ate, arid, sear, parch.

• The Texture of parts, as to ‖ nearer: or farther distance.
  • CLOSENESS, shrink, Constipation, consolidate, compact.
    • DENSITY, Crassitude, Thickness, Condense-ation, thronged, pressed.
    • RARITY, Thinness, attenuate, rare-ifie.

• Inclination to Motion ‖ downwards: or upwards.
  • WEIGHTINESS, massie.
    • GRAVITY, Ponderousness, Heaviness, lumpish, weighing, pressing down.
    • LEVITY, Lightness.

• Aptitude or Ineptitude to Motion.
  • Common to Liquids and Solids.
    • CONSISTENCY, congeal, stand.
      • HARDNESS, indurate, callous, brawny.
      • FLVIDITY, liquid, flow, dissolve.
  • Proper to Solids.
    • FLEXIBLENESS, Pliableness, pliant, bend, bow, stoop.
      • LIMBERNESS, supple, lank, lith, ling, gentle, pliant, plia∣ble, slack, flagging.
      • STIFNESS, stark, tite, rigid, harsh, inflexible.

• YIELDINGNESS, give place.
  • SOFTNESS, Tenderness, mollifie, relent, give.
  • HARDNESS, obdurate, indurate, callous.

Superficies; being ‖ more: or less plain.

• EVENNESS, plain, level.
  • SMOOTHNESS, Sleekness, glibbery, slippery, terse, polite, polish, burnish, Calender.
  • ROVGHNESS, Asperity, Ruggedness, uneven, harsh, ruffle, rumple, puckered, cragged.

Bulk, being in its self, or in its parts, of ‖ an indifferent: or of a great∣er or smaller magnitude.

• ORDINARINESS, of the most usual and common size:
  • COVRSNESS, gross, thick.
  • FINENESS, Tenuity, Subtilty, thin, attenuate.

• FIRMNESS, Fastness.
  • TOVGHNESS, ductile, malleable.
  • BRITTLENESS, Friableness, crisp, short, frail, fragil.

• SLIMINESS, mucilaginous, roping.
  • CLAMMINESS, viscous, adhering, stick to, cling, cleaving, glu∣tinous, Bird-lime.
  • VNCTVOVSNESS, Slipperiness, Lubricity, glib.

• STEDDINESS, establish, Stability,
  • FASTNESS, Fixedness, Firmness, stedfast, wistly, set, settle, clenching, Rivet, stick in.
  • LOOSENESS, sleasie, Slackness, unfastned, unfixed, unsteddy, unstedfast, unsettled, Luxation.