remark

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. note, observe; comment on, mention. See attention. — n. observation, statement, comment.

See speech.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. comment, observation, commentary, statement, saying, utterance, annotation, note, mention, reflection, illustration, point, bon mot, conclusion, talk, word, expression, assertion, aside, obiter dictum (Latin), witticism, crack*.

Syn.- remark applies to a brief, more or less casual statement of opinion, thought, etc. as in momentarily directing one's attention to something [ a snide remark about his clothes ] ; an observation is an expression of opinion on something to which one has given some degree of special attention and thought [ the warden's observations on prison reform ] ; a comment is a remark or observation made in explaining, criticizing, or interpreting something [comments on a novel ] ; commentary is usually applied as a collective noun to a series of written notes or spoken comments explaining or interpreting something [ a commentary on Aristotle's Politics , a running commentary on the game ] v.

Syn. comment, mention, observe, note; see comment 1 , say .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

comment, commentary, word, observation, statement, note, thought, mention, utterance, reflection.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To state facts, opinions, or explanations: comment, note, observe. See WORDS. 2. To perceive with a special effort of the senses or the mind: descry, detect, discern, distinguish, mark, mind, note, notice, observe, see. See KNOWLEDGE, SEE. II noun 1. The act of noting, observing, or taking into account: attention, cognizance, espial, heed, mark, note, notice, observance, observation, regard. See KNOWLEDGE, SEE. 2. An expression of fact or opinion: comment, note, obiter dictum, observation. See WORDS.