doves
Hawks' political opposites
Doves are birds of the pigeon family, typically smaller species with pointed tails.
The word carries connotations of gentleness, peace, and purity—a dove with an olive branch symbolizes peace, and white doves appear at weddings and memorials.
In politics, doves favor diplomacy over military action, contrasted with hawks: The administration was split between doves and hawks on intervention.
Soft murmuring sounds
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- flockAnimals gathered together
pigeon · aviary · roosting · perching · wingspan · beak · flight · birdbath
Symbol of reconciliation
- pacifismAntiwar moral stance
- nonviolencePrincipled rejection of force
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
diplomacy · ceasefire · armistice · accord · antiwar · disarmament · treaty · conciliation
Freedom from wrongdoing
- whiteAbsence of pigment
- virginityAbsence of carnal experience
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- sanctityQuality of being inviolable
holiness · immaculate · unblemished · angelic · sacred · pristine · spotless · ethereal
Intense sorrow from loss
- funeralService honoring the dead
- releaseTo let go
- bereavementState following loss
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
remembrance · eulogy · condolences · sympathy · sorrow · lamentation · consolation · cemetery
Love and its excitement
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- ValentineThird-century Roman martyr
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
affection · courtship · fidelity · mate · sweetheart · bridal · commitment · endearment
cooing
Soft murmuring sounds
flock · pigeon · aviary · roosting · perching · wingspan · beak · flight · birdbath · seed-eating
olive-branch
Symbol of reconciliation
- pacifismAntiwar moral stance
- nonviolencePrincipled rejection of force
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
reconciliation · diplomacy · ceasefire · armistice · accord · antiwar · disarmament · treaty · conciliation · coexistence
innocence
Freedom from wrongdoing
sanctity · holiness · immaculate · unblemished · angelic · sacred · pristine · spotless · ethereal · divine
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
- funeralService honoring the dead
- releaseTo let go
- bereavementState following loss
memorial · remembrance · eulogy · condolences · sympathy · sorrow · lamentation · consolation · cemetery · tribute
romance
Love and its excitement
tenderness · affection · courtship · fidelity · mate · sweetheart · bridal · commitment · endearment
homing
Steering toward a target
- carrierOne that transports
- dispatchSend with speed
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
courier · letter · delivery · correspondence · post · wartime · loft · return · training
- huntingdeer hunting, hunting rifle, hunters, tracking, hunting license
- egg-layerschickens, hens, ducks, geese, turkeys
- greeting card motifsfloral designs, roses, hearts, butterflies, ribbons
- nest builderseagles, robins, sparrows, swallows, wrens
- Valentinesvalentines, hearts, red roses, love notes, be mine
- altricial animalsrobins, sparrows, jays, crows, finches
doveshawks
Keen-eyed birds of prey
war hawks · hardliners · militarists · interventionists · neoconservatives
- turtle dovesSmall affectionate pigeons
- collared dovePale dove with neck stripe
- mourning dovesSlender cooing North American birds
- peace doveBird representing tranquility
- dove of peaceEmblem of reconciliation
- releasing dovesFreeing symbolic white birds
dove, dovetail, Dover, dovecote, dovetailed, dovelike, dovish, doveish