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aside
noun
1 aside
A line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage.
Dutch: apartje, onderonsje, tête-à-tête
2 aside
adverb
1 aside
On or to one side.
Roget 236:
sideways,
sidelong;
broadside on;
on one side,
abreast,
alongside,
beside,
aside;
by the side of;
side by side;
cheek by jowl
etc.
(near)
197;
to windward,
to leeward;
laterally
etc.
adj.;
right and left;
on her beam ends.
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Roget 405:
in a whisper,
with bated breath,
sotto voce [Lat.],
between the teeth,
aside;
piano,
pianissimo;
d la sourdine†;
out of earshot inaudibly
etc.
adj..
(ii)
SPECIFIC SOUNDS
Roget 528:
secretly
etc.
adj.;
in secret,
in private,
in one's sleeve,
in holes and corners;
in the dark
etc.
adj..
januis clausis [Lat.],
with closed doors,
a huis clos [Fr.];
hugger mugger,
a la derobee [Fr.];
under the cloak of,
under the rose,
under the table;
sub rosa [Lat.],
en tapinois [Fr.],
in the background,
aside,
on the sly,
with bated breath,
sotto voce [Lat.],
in a whisper,
without beat of drum,
a la sourdine†.
behind the veil;
beyond mortal ken,
beyond the grave,
beyond the veil;
hid from mortal vision;
into the eternal secret,
into the realms supersensible†,
into the supreme mystery.
in confidence,
in strict confidence,
in strictest confidence;
confidentially
etc.
adj.;
between ourselves,
between you and me;
between you and me and the bedpost;
entre nous [Fr.],
inter nos,
under the seal of secrecy;
a couvert [Fr.].
underhand,
by stealth,
like a thief in the night;
stealthily
etc.
adj.;
behind the scenes,
behind the curtain,
behind one's back,
behind a screen
etc.
530;
incognito;
in camera.
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2 aside
Out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts):
— Brush the objections aside.
synonym: away.
3 aside
Not taken into account or excluded from consideration:
— All joking aside, I think you're crazy.
synonym: apart.
4 aside
In a different direction:
— Turn aside.
synonym: away.
5 aside
Placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose:
— A day set aside for relaxing.
synonym: apart.
6 aside
In reserve; not for immediate use:
— Started setting aside money to buy a car.
synonyms: away, by.
Roget 589:
aside.
3.
Written Language
Moby thesaurus: a huis clos, all, apart, askance, askant, askew, aslant, aslope, asquint, away, awry, back, behind closed doors, beside, between the teeth, broadside, broadside on, by, crabwise, discursion, divagation, downgrade, downhill, each, edgeway, edgeways, edgewise, episode, excursion, excursus, glancingly, in a whisper, in an aside, in camera, in chambers, in executive session, in juxtaposition, in privacy, in private, in private conference, in privy, in reserve, infix, injection, insert, insertion, insinuation, intercalation, interjection, interlineation, interlocution, interpolation, introduction, januis clausis, laterad, laterally, monodrama, monologue, monology, nearby, nigh, obiter dictum, obliquely, on its side, on one side, on the beam, on the side, out of earshot, parenthesis, per, per capita, privately, privily, remark, right and left, round, side remark, sideling, sidelong, sideward, sidewards, sideway, sideways, sidewise, sidling, slant, slantingly, slantways, slantwise, slaunchways, slopeways, soliloquy, solo, sotto voce, to one side, to the side, tossing-in, wide apart, wide away, with bated breath ... show more.
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