(countable) A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.
(uncountable) A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship.
(uncountable) Such people collectively; one's circle of acquaintances (with plural concord).
Personal knowledge (with a specific subject etc.).
acquiescence
acquiescence
noun
(law) Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.
A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
acquiescency
acquiescency
noun
The quality of being acquiescent; acquiescence.
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acquittances
acquittances
noun
plural of acquittance
aiguillesque
aiguillesque
adj
Shaped like an aiguille.
altiloquence
altiloquence
noun
Pompous language; lofty speech.
anticritique
anticritique
noun
A critique written in response to another critique.
apoquinamine
apoquinamine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, C₁₉H₂₂N₂O, that is formed by dissolving quinamine in acid.
aquaemanalia
aquarellists
aquarellists
noun
plural of aquarellist
aquativeness
aquativeness
noun
(phrenology, obsolete, obscure) love of liquids, including drinking, bathing, and sailing.
aqueoglacial
aqueoglacial
adj
(geology) Deposited by and in water at a time contemporary with the presence of glacial ice in the region.
aqueoigneous
aqueoigneous
adj
(archaic) Synonym of igneoaqueous
aquicultures
aquicultures
noun
plural of aquiculture
aquilinities
aquilinities
noun
plural of aquilinity
arabesquerie
arabesquerie
noun
arabesque ornamentation
barquentines
barquentines
noun
plural of barquentine
barquisimeto
becquerelite
becquerelite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.
benzoquinone
benzoquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of the two isomeric forms of the simplest quinone, C₆H₄O₂, or any of their derivatives.
bibliotheque
bibliotheque
noun
(obsolete) A collection of books or treatises.
biuniqueness
biuniqueness
noun
The quality of being biunique.
boudoiresque
breviloquent
breviloquent
adj
Exhibiting breviloquence; concise.
chivalresque
chivalresque
adj
Characteristic of chivalry
chloroquines
chloroquines
noun
plural of chloroquine
cinematheque
cinematheque
noun
A film archive with small cinemas, screening classic and art-house films.
cinquecentos
cinquefoiled
cinquefoiled
adj
Having five lobes or having the shape of a cinquefoil.
circumquaque
cliquishness
cliquishness
noun
the state of being cliquish
codelinquent
coequalities
coequalities
noun
plural of coequality
colliquament
colliquament
noun
The first rudiments of an embryo in generation.
colliquative
colliquative
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing colliquation; liquefactive
conqueringly
conqueringly
adv
So as to conquer.
conquinamine
conquinamine
noun
(organic chemistry) quinidamine
coquettishly
coquettishly
adv
In a coquettish manner, flirtatiously.
corequisites
corequisites
noun
plural of corequisite
croquignoles
delinquently
delinquently
adv
In a delinquent manner.
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.
deliquescing
deliquescing
verb
present participle of deliquesce
dentiloquist
dentiloquist
noun
(rare) Someone who speaks through clenched teeth.
dequantitate
dequantitate
verb
(obsolete, rare) To diminish the quantity of.
derelinquish
derelinquish
noun
to abandon or desert, to leave to itself
desquamating
desquamating
verb
present participle of desquamate
desquamation
desquamation
noun
(medicine) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
desquamative
desquamative
adj
Of, relating to, or attended with, desquamation.
diplomatique
discotheques
discotheques
noun
plural of discotheque
disequalizer
disequalizer
noun
One who or that which makes unequal.
disqualified
disqualified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disqualify
disqualifies
disqualifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disqualify
disquietedly
disquietness
disquietness
noun
The state or quality of being disquiet or disturbed; troubledness.
disquietudes
disquietudes
noun
plural of disquietude
disquisitive
disquisitive
adj
Relating to disquisition; fond of discussion or investigation; inquisitive.
dulciloquent
dulciloquent
adj
(literary, rare) Speaking sweetly.
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
eequinoctium
equabilities
equabilities
noun
plural of equability
equalisation
equalisation
noun
Alternative spelling of equalization
equalitarian
equalitarian
adj
(dated) Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.
noun
(dated) A person who accepts or promotes the view of equalitarianism.
equalization
equalization
noun
(finance) Repayment to an investor in a unit trust or OEIC of an increase in the unit price to cover the seller’s entitlement to income received from the underlying investments but not yet distributed to unit holders, repaid as part of the first distribution of income to that investor.
(underwater diving) Maneuvers to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes.
The act of equalizing, or state of being equalized.
equanimities
equanimities
noun
plural of equanimity
equanimously
equanimously
adv
In an equanimous manner.
equatability
equatability
noun
The quality of being equatable.
equationally
equationally
adv
In terms of equations.
equatorially
equatorially
adv
In an equatorial direction
equestrienne
equestrienne
noun
A female equestrian.
equibalanced
equibalanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equibalance
equicellular
equicellular
adj
(biology) Made up of similar cells.
equicohesive
equidiagonal
equidiagonal
adj
(geometry) Of a convex quadrilateral: having the two diagonals of equal length.
equidistance
equidistance
noun
(countable, uncountable) Equal distance.
equidivision
equidivision
noun
division into equal parts
equidominant
equidominant
adj
equally dominant
equigranular
equigranular
adj
(petrology) Composed chiefly of grains of similar size.
equilibrants
equilibrants
noun
plural of equilibrant
equilibrated
equilibrated
adj
Subject to equilibration
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equilibrate
equilibrates
equilibrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equilibrate
equilibrator
equilibrator
noun
(rare) A device that maintains equilibrium or balance, especially a part of a heavy gun (e.g. an artillery piece or a tank gun) which balances the barrel and other parts so as to enable the gun to be elevated easily.
equilibriate
equilibrious
equilibrious
adj
in equilibrium; balanced
equilibriria
equilibrists
equilibrists
noun
plural of equilibrist
equilibriums
equilocation
equimomental
equimomental
adj
Having equal moments of inertia.
equimultiple
equimultiple
adj
(mathematics) Multiplied by the same number or quantity.
noun
(mathematics) One of the products arising from the multiplication of two or more values by the same value.
equinoctials
equinoctials
noun
plural of equinoctial
equiparation
equiparation
noun
(chiefly historical, law, philosophy) The transfer or imputation of attributes from one object or concept to another; the drawing of an equivalence between them.
(more generally, rare) Comparison.
equipartisan
equiperiodic
equiperiodic
adj
Having the same period.
equipollence
equipollence
noun
(logic) Sameness of signification of two or more propositions which differ in language.
The condition of being equipollent; equality of power, force, signification, or application.
equipollency
equipollency
noun
Alternative form of equipollence
equipollents
equipollents
noun
plural of equipollent
equipondious
equipondious
adj
(obsolete, rare) Of equal weight on both sides; balanced.
equiprobable
equiprobable
adj
(mathematics, logic) Having equal probability, such as any number from 1 to 6 being the equiprobable outcome of the fair toss of fair dice.
equiprobably
equiprobably
adv
With equal probability.
equisetaceae
equitability
equitability
noun
(ecology) The extent of the representation by equal numbers of individuals of the different species of a given community.
The quality of being equitable; equitableness.
equitemporal
equitemporal
adj
Of equal time.
equivalenced
equivalenced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equivalence
equivalences
equivalences
noun
plural of equivalence
equivalently
equivalently
adv
In an equivalent manner; equally.
equivalvular
equivalvular
adj
(zoology) equivalve
equivelocity
equivelocity
noun
An equal velocity
equivocacies
equivocacies
noun
plural of equivocacy
equivocality
equivocality
noun
The quality of being equivocal.
equivocating
equivocating
verb
present participle of equivocate
equivocation
equivocation
noun
(logic) A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.
The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.
equivocators
equivocators
noun
plural of equivocator
equivocatory
equivocatory
adj
Indicating, or characterized by, equivocation.
esquirearchy
etiquettical
etiquettical
adj
Relating to, or prescribed by, etiquette.
foreacquaint
foreacquaint
verb
(transitive) To make familiar (with something) in advance.
griffinesque
griqualander
grolieresque
grotesquerie
grotesquerie
noun
(literature) A genre of horror literature that was popular in the early 20th century, and practiced by writers such as Ambrose Bierce and Fritz Leiber.
The quality of being grotesque or macabre.
harlequinade
harlequinade
noun
A pantomime-like comedy featuring the harlequin or clown.
Any comical or fantastical procedure or playfulness.
harlequinery
harlequinism
harlequinize
harlequinize
verb
(transitive) To make gaudy and comical.
harquebusier
harquebusier
noun
Alternative form of arquebusier
hindquarters
hindquarters
noun
plural of hindquarter
hydroquinine
hydroquinone
hydroquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) The diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild reducing agent in photographic developing; isomeric with catechol and resorcinol.
hyperquadric
hyperquadric
noun
(mathematics) A particular generalization of a superquadric
igneoaqueous
igneoaqueous
adj
(archaic) Formed by heat and water; denoting an obsolete theory of the formation of granite
illaqueation
illaqueation
noun
(obsolete) Trapping or entangling someone or something in a noose, snaring; hanging.
The process of pulling away an inverted eyelash by passing a loop of thread behind it.
inadequacies
inadequacies
noun
plural of inadequacy
inadequately
inadequately
adv
In an inadequate manner.
inadequation
inadequation
noun
(obsolete) Lack of exact correspondence.
inadequative
inconsequent
inconsequent
adj
(archaic) Alternative form of inconsequential
illogical; not following from the premises
ineloquently
ineloquently
adv
Without eloquence.
inequalities
inequalities
noun
plural of inequality
inequilobate
inequilobate
adj
(biology) Unequally lobed; cut into lobes of different shapes or sizes.
inequivalent
inequivalent
adj
Not equivalent
inequivalved
inequivalved
adj
Synonym of inequivalve
infrequences
infrequences
noun
plural of infrequence
infrequentcy
infrequently
infrequently
adv
Not frequently.
inquaintance
inquietation
inquietation
Noun
disturbance
inquisitress
inquisitress
noun
(rare) A female inquisitor.
interquarrel
interquarter
interquarter
adj
Between quarters.
intersqueeze
isoquinoline
isoquinoline
noun
(organic chemistry) An isomer of quinoline, many of whose derivatives occur as alkaloids and are synthesized for use as dyes, pharmaceuticals etc.