(countable) The result or product of being abortive.
(uncountable) The quality of being abortive.
abrasiveness
abrasiveness
noun
The property, quality or instance of being abrasive.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
accusatively
accusatively
adv
(not comparable) In relation to the accusative case in grammar.
In an accusative manner.
achievements
achievements
noun
plural of achievement
acriflavines
acriflavines
noun
plural of acriflavine
activenesses
activenesses
noun
plural of activeness
adaptiveness
adaptiveness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
adaptivities
adaptivities
noun
plural of adaptivity
additivities
additivities
noun
plural of additivity
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
adhesiveness
adhesiveness
noun
the quality of being, or the degree to which a thing is, adhesive
adjectivitis
adjectivitis
noun
(humorous) The overuse of adjectives in writing.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
advectitious
advectitious
adj
Relating to, or transported by, advection.
adventitious
adventitious
adj
(biology) Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.
(genetics, medicine) Not congenital; acquired.
Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
adventurists
adventurists
noun
plural of adventurist
adversarious
adversarious
adj
(archaic) hostile; adversarial
adversatives
adversatives
noun
plural of adversative
advertencies
advertencies
noun
plural of advertency
advertisable
advertisable
adj
Suitable for being advertised.
advertisings
advertisings
noun
plural of advertising
advertorials
advertorials
noun
plural of advertorial
advisiveness
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
aeolsklavier
aeolsklavier
noun
(music, historical) A modification of the aeolodicon, having wooden reeds or springs, and a pedal which triggered a set of bellows (one for each note) and produced a soft and ethereal sound.
aestivations
aestivations
noun
plural of aestivation
affirmatives
affirmatives
noun
plural of affirmative
affricatives
affricatives
noun
plural of affricative
aggressively
aggressively
adv
In an aggressive manner.
aggressivity
aggressivity
noun
(geology) The acidic ability of water (when it contains dissolved carbon dioxide) to dissolve calcium carbonate from rocks.
The quality of being aggressive.
alleviations
alleviations
noun
plural of alleviation
allusiveness
allusiveness
noun
The quality of being allusive.
alternatives
alternatives
noun
plural of alternative
ambivalences
ambivalences
noun
plural of ambivalence
ambiversions
angusticlave
angusticlave
noun
(historical) In Ancient Rome, a narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank
animadversal
antinovelist
antinovelist
noun
(literature) A writer of antinovels.
antitussives
antitussives
noun
plural of antitussive
antivenomous
antivenomous
adj
(pharmacology, immunology) acting against venom
antroversion
antroversion
noun
Alternative form of anteroversion.
appellatives
appellatives
noun
plural of appellative
applausively
applausively
adv
In an applausive manner.
appositively
appositively
adv
In an appositive manner.
apprehensive
apprehensive
adj
(obsolete) Perceptive; quick to learn; capable of understanding using one's intellect.
Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt.
aquativeness
aquativeness
noun
(phrenology, obsolete, obscure) love of liquids, including drinking, bathing, and sailing.
arendtsville
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
arnoldsville
asphyxiative
assaultively
assaultively
adv
In an assaultive manner.
asseverating
asseverating
verb
present participle of asseverate
asseveration
asseveration
noun
An earnest affirmation; a declaration of support.
asseverative
asseverative
adj
Characterized by asseveration; asserting positively.
assimilative
assimilative
adj
Tending to, or characterized by, assimilation.
assumptively
assumptively
adv
In an assumptive manner.
astrictively
attributives
attributives
noun
plural of attributive
auscultative
auscultative
adj
Relating to auscultation
autopositive
averrhoistic
aversiveness
aversiveness
noun
Quality or degree of being aversive.
avitaminoses
avitaminoses
noun
plural of avitaminosis
avoidupoises
bargersville
barhamsville
bartlesville
bartonsville
basialveolar
basialveolar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the basion and the alveolus (or to their separation)
bassirilievi
behaviorisms
behaviorisms
noun
plural of behaviorism
behaviorists
behaviorists
noun
plural of behaviorist
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
behaviourist
behaviourist
noun
Britain standard spelling of behaviorist.
bolshevikian
bowmansville
brevirostral
brevirostral
adj
(zoology) Having a short beak or bill
bryantsville
caravanserai
caravanserai
noun
(humorous) An upscale hotel.
A home or shelter for caravans.
A roadside inn having a central courtyard where caravans can rest.
carminatives
carminatives
noun
plural of carminative
cartersville
cartersville
Proper noun
definition
carversville
cavalierisms
cavalierisms
noun
plural of cavalierism
cavalierness
cavalierness
noun
The state or condition of being cavalier.
cavaliership
cavaliership
noun
The role or status of a cavalier.
cavilingness
cerviconasal
chivalresque
chivalresque
adj
Characteristic of chivalry
civilianizes
civilianizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of civilianize
clarkesville
clarkesville
Proper noun
A in
A in that is the of
clavieristic
clavieristic
adj
Characteristic of clavier music.
cocultivates
cocultivates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cocultivate
comparatives
comparatives
noun
plural of comparative
compensative
compensative
adj
that compensates for something; compensatory
noun
(obsolete) compensation
compulsative
compulsative
adj
(obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint
condensative
condensative
adj
That tends to condense
consecrative
consecrative
adj
Relating to consecration.
conservation
conservation
noun
(biology) Genes and associated characteristics of biological organisms that are unchanged by evolution, for example similar or identical nucleic acid sequences or proteins in different species descended from a common ancestor
(biology) The discipline concerned with protection of biodiversity, the environment, and natural resources
(culture) The protection and care of cultural heritage, including artwork and architecture, as well as historical and archaeological artifacts
(physics) lack of change in a measurable property of an isolated physical system (conservation of energy, mass, momentum, electric charge, subatomic particles, and fundamental symmetries)
The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
Wise use of natural resources.
conservatism
conservatism
noun
A political philosophy that advocates traditional values.
A risk-averse attitude or approach.
conservatist
conservative
conservative
adj
(Britain, politics) Relating to the Conservative Party.
(Judaism) Relating to Conservative Judaism.
(US, economics, politics, social sciences) Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.
(clothing) Conventional, traditional, and moderate in style and appearance; not extreme, excessive, faddish, or intense.
(medicine) Not including any operation or intervention (said of a treatment, see conservative treatment)
(physics, not comparable) Neither creating nor destroying a given quantity.
Based on pessimistic assumptions.
Cautious, moderate.
Having power to preserve in a safe or entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.
Tending to resist change or innovation.
noun
(US, economics) A fiscal conservative.
(US, politics) A person who favors decentralization of political power and disfavors interventionist foreign policy.
(US, social sciences) A social conservative.
(politics) One who opposes changes to the traditional institutions of their country.
A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.
conservatize
conservatize
verb
To make or become conservative.
conservatrix
conservatrix
noun
A female conservator.
consociative
conspirative
conspirative
adj
(uncommon) Conspiratorial.
consultative
consultative
adj
That gives advice or consultation; advisory.
consummative
consummative
adj
Serving to consummate or complete.
contrivances
contrivances
noun
plural of contrivance
convalescing
convalescing
verb
present participle of convalesce
conversation
conversation
noun
(archaic) Behaviour, the way one conducts oneself; a person's way of life.
(computing, networking) The protocol-based interaction between systems processing a transaction.
(fencing) The back-and-forth play of the blades in a bout.
(obsolete) Engagement with a specific subject, idea, field of study etc.
(obsolete) Interaction; commerce or intercourse with other people; dealing with others.
Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking.
verb
(nonstandard, transitive, intransitive) To engage in conversation (with).
conversative
conversative
adj
(dated) Chatty; inclined to talk.
(dated) Relating to conversation with others; social.
conversional
conversional
adj
Relating to conversion.
cooperatives
cooperatives
noun
plural of cooperative
correlatives
correlatives
noun
plural of correlative
countervails
countervails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail
creativeness
creativeness
noun
The state of being creative; creativity.
creativities
creativities
noun
plural of creativity
curativeness
curativeness
noun
The quality of being curative.
curvicostate
curvicostate
adj
(botany, rare) Having bent ribs.
czarevitches
czarevitches
noun
plural of czarevitch
danielsville
daredevilism
daredevilism
noun
Reckless boldness.
deactivators
deactivators
noun
plural of deactivator
decemvirates
decemvirates
noun
plural of decemvirate
declaratives
declaratives
noun
plural of declarative
deliverables
deliverables
noun
plural of deliverable
deliverances
deliverances
noun
plural of deliverance
denervations
denervations
noun
plural of denervation
depravations
depravations
noun
plural of depravation
deprivations
deprivations
noun
plural of deprivation
desiderative
desiderative
adj
(grammar) Of a verb expressing a wish.
Having or indicating wish or desire.
noun
(linguistics, grammar) A verbal mood that has the meaning of “wanting to do something”, found in languages such as Ancient Greek and Sanskrit; the optative.
desquamative
desquamative
adj
Of, relating to, or attended with, desquamation.
devaluations
devaluations
noun
plural of devaluation
devastations
devastations
noun
plural of devastation
deverbatives
deverbatives
noun
plural of deverbative
deviationism
deviationism
noun
Deviation from accepted beliefs or policies, especially from a prescribed form of communism.
deviationist
deviationist
noun
One who deviates from accepted beliefs or policies, especially from a prescribed form of Communism.
devisability
devitalising
devitalising
verb
present participle of devitalise
devocalising
devocalising
verb
present participle of devocalise
devolatilise
devolatilise
verb
Alternative form of devolatilize
diapositives
diapositives
noun
plural of diapositive
disadvantage
disadvantage
noun
A setback or handicap.
A weakness or undesirable characteristic; a con.
Loss; detriment; hindrance.
verb
(transitive) To place at a disadvantage.
disadventure
disadventure
noun
(obsolete) Misadventure, misfortune.
disapprovers
disapprovers
noun
plural of disapprover
discoverable
discoverable
adj
(law) Subject to legal discovery; able to be requested by an opposing party through a legal process such as a subpoena.
Able to be discovered.
discoverably
discoverably
adv
In a discoverable way.
discursative
disgavelling
disgavelling
verb
present participle of disgavel
dispensative
dispensative
adj
Granting dispensation.
disprivacied
disprivacied
adj
(poetic, rare) Deprived of privacy.
disprobative
disprobative
adj
(law) Tending to disprove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the falsity of an allegation.