(rare) State of being acquainted; degree of acquaintance.
acquaints
acquaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquaint
acquiescement
acquiescent
acquiescent
adj
resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit
willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
acquiescently
acquiescently
adv
In an acquiescent manner.
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acquisition
acquisition
noun
(computing) The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.
The act or process of acquiring.
The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
acquisitional
acquisitional
adj
Of or relating to acquisition.
acquisitions
acquisitions
noun
plural of acquisition
acquisitiveness
acquisitiveness
noun
(phrenology) The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing.
The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.
acquittances
acquittances
noun
plural of acquittance
aquincubitalism
aquincubitalism
noun
The quality of being aquincubital.
aquintocubitalism
cinematheques
cinematheques
noun
plural of cinematheque
cinquecentism
cinquecentist
cinquecentist
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Cinquecentist.
cinquecentos
colliquativeness
conquisition
conquistador
conquistador
noun
A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs.
conquistadores
conquistadores
noun
plural of conquistador
conquistadors
consequential
consequential
adj
(of a person) Self-important.
Following as a result.
Having significant consequences; of importance.
Important or significant.
consequentialities
consequentialities
noun
plural of consequentiality
consequentiality
consequentiality
noun
The property of being consequential.
consequentially
consequentially
adv
In a consequential manner; with consequence or significance.
consequentialness
consequentialness
noun
the quality or state of being consequential
coquettishness
coquettishness
noun
The state or quality of being coquettish.
corinthianesque
counterquestion
counterquestion
noun
A question that serves as a reply to, or distraction from, another.
counterquestions
counterquestions
noun
plural of counterquestion
deliquescent
deliquescent
adj
(botany) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.
(chemistry) Absorbing moisture from the air and forming a solution.
(mycology, of the fruiting body of a fungus) Becoming liquid as a phase of its life cycle.
Seeming to melt away.
disacquaint
disacquaint
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To render unacquainted; to make unfamiliar.
disacquaintance
disacquaintance
noun
(obsolete) Neglect or disuse of familiarity, or familiar acquaintance.
disqualification
disqualification
noun
(basketball): The act of being forbidden from further play in a basketball game due to the accumulation of too many personal fouls.
That which disqualifies; that which causes someone to be unfit for a certain purpose or role
The act of disqualifying, or the state of being disqualified
disqualifications
disqualifications
noun
plural of disqualification
equicontinuous
equicontinuous
adj
(mathematics, of a family of functions) Such that all members are continuous, with equal variation in a given neighborhood.
equidistance
equidistance
noun
(countable, uncountable) Equal distance.
equinoctials
equinoctials
noun
plural of equinoctial
equivocations
equivocations
noun
plural of equivocation
inacquiescent
inacquiescent
adj
Not acquiescent.
inconsequent
inconsequent
adj
(archaic) Alternative form of inconsequential
illogical; not following from the premises
inconsequentia
inconsequentia
noun
Trivia; items or facts of little or no importance.
inconsequential
inconsequential
adj
Having no consequence; not consequential; of little importance.
Not logically following from the premises.
noun
Something unimportant; something that does not matter.
inconsequentiality
inconsequentiality
noun
(countable) anything that is inconsequential
(uncountable) the property of being inconsequential
inconsequentially
inconsequentially
adv
In an inconsequential manner.
inconsequently
inconsequently
adv
In an inconsequential way, or a way that suggests a lack of consequence
inconsequentness
inconsequentness
noun
inconsequence
inequicostate
isoquercitrin
isoquercitrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid glycoside, isolated from mangoes or from the giant rhubarb, that has anti-inflammatory activity
liquefactions
liquefactions
noun
plural of liquefaction
liquescent
liquescent
adj
Melting.
nonacquaintanceship
nonacquiescent
nonacquiescently
nonacquisitive
nonacquisitive
adj
Not acquisitive.
nonacquisitively
nonacquisitiveness
nonacquisitiveness
Noun
The quality of not being acquisitive.
nonconsequential
nonconsequential
adj
Not consequential.
nonconsequentiality
nonconsequentially
nonconsequentialness
nondeliquescent
nondeliquescent
adj
Not deliquescent.
nonsequacity
picturesqueness
picturesqueness
noun
The condition of being picturesque
picturesquenesses
picturesquenesses
noun
plural of picturesqueness
preacquisition
preacquisition
adj
Prior to acquisition
noun
acquisition prior to some other action.
preacquisitiveness
proacquisition
pseudoacquaintance
quadricentennials
quadricentennials
noun
plural of quadricentennial
quadricotyledonous
quadricrescentic
quadricrescentoid
quadricrescentoid
adj
(zoology, dentistry) Having four crescentic folds.
quadrisection
quadrisection
noun
One quarter of something.
The action of dividing something into four parts.
quadruplications
quadruplications
noun
plural of quadruplication
qualifications
qualifications
noun
plural of qualification
quantics
quantics
noun
plural of quantic
quantifications
quantifications
noun
plural of quantification
quartodecimanism
quartodecimanism
Proper noun
The doctrines of the Quartodecimans.
quasicontinuous
quasicontinuous
adj
(mathematics, physics) Having some characteristics of a continuous function, system etc
quasquicentennial
quasquicentennial
adj
Relating to a period of 125 years.
noun
A 125th anniversary.
A celebration to mark such an anniversary.
quatrocentism
quatrocentism
noun
Alternative form of quattrocentism
quatrocentist
quatrocentist
noun
Alternative form of quattrocentist
quercitrons
quercitrons
noun
plural of quercitron
quickwittedness
quickwittedness
noun
The state or condition of being quickwitted.
quiescent
quiescent
adj
(cell biology) Non-proliferating.
(orthography) Not sounded; silent.
Inactive, quiet, at rest.
quiescently
quiescently
adv
In a quiescent manner.
quincubitalism
quinquecostate
quinquecostate
adj
(botany) Having five ribs.
quinquesect
quinquesect
verb
(transitive, mathematics) To divide (a quantity, angle etc.) into five equal parts.
quinquesection
quinquesection
noun
(mathematics) Division into five equal parts.
quintescence
quintessence
quintessence
noun
(alchemy) The fifth alchemical element, or essence, after earth, air, fire, and water that fills the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere.
(physics) A hypothetical form of dark energy postulated to explain observations of an accelerating universe.
A pure substance.
A thing that is the most perfect example of its type; the most perfect embodiment of something; epitome, prototype.
The essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form.
verb
(transitive) To reduce to its purest and most concentrated essence.
quintessences
quintessences
noun
plural of quintessence
quintics
quintics
noun
plural of quintic
quintocubitalism
quintocubitalism
noun
The property of being quintocubital.
quintuplicates
quintuplicates
noun
plural of quintuplicate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quintuplicate
quislingistic
quittances
quittances
noun
plural of quittance
reacquaints
reacquaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reacquaint
reacquisition
reacquisition
noun
A second or subsequent acquisition.
reacquisitions
reacquisitions
noun
plural of reacquisition
sanctiloquent
sanctiloquent
adj
Prone to speaking in a sanctimonious manner; preachy.
Speaking of holy or sacred things.
semiacquaintance
semiacquaintance
noun
A vague acquaintance; a person whom one barely knows.
sesquicarbonate
sesquicarbonate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A chemical compound containing one carbonate and one bicarbonate ion in each formula [CO₃HCO₃].
(inorganic chemistry) A chemical compound containing three carbonate ions for every two metal ions.
sesquicentenary
sesquicentenary
noun
A 150-year anniversary.
sesquicentennial
sesquicentennial
adj
Occurring every 150 years.
Of, or relating to a sesquicentenary.
noun
A 150th anniversary.
sesquicentennially
sesquicentennially
adv
(rare) Celebrated after 150 years.
sesquicentennials
sesquicentennials
noun
plural of sesquicentennial
stultiloquence
stultiloquence
noun
(formal) Silly talk; babble.
superacquisition
supraquantivalence
techniques
techniques
noun
plural of technique
tequistlatecan
transaquatic
unacquaintedness
unacquaintedness
noun
The state or condition of being unacquainted; unfamiliarity with something.
unacquiescent
unacquiescently
unacquisitive
unacquisitive
Adjective
Not acquisitive.
unacquisitively
unacquisitiveness
unacquisitiveness
noun
The quality of not being acquisitive.
unacquittedness
unconsequential
unconsequential
adj
inconsequential
unconsequentially
unconsequentially
adv
Alternative form of inconsequentially
unconsequentialness
uncoquettish
uncoquettish
adj
Not coquettish.
uncoquettishly
uncoquettishly
adv
In an uncoquettish manner.
uncoquettishness
unliquescent
unpicturesque
unpicturesque
adj
Not picturesque; unattractive.
unpicturesquely
unpicturesquely
adv
In an unpicturesque manner.
unpicturesqueness
unpicturesqueness
noun
The state or quality of being unpicturesque.
unquiescent
unquiescently
ventriloquistic
ventriloquistic
adj
Of or pertaining to a ventriloquist, ventriloquists or ventriloquism.