(rare) superlative form of absolute: most absolute
absolution
absolution
noun
(civil law, obsolete) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent.
(ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.
(obsolete) Delivery, in speech.
An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
The forgiveness of sins, in a general sense.
The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.
absolutism
absolutism
noun
(philosophy) Belief in a metaphysical absolute; belief in Absolute.
(political science, sociology) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism.
(rare) The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope; absoluteness.
(theology) Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner.
Positiveness; the state of being absolute.
absolutist
absolutist
adj
Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; uncompromising.
noun
(metaphysics) One who believes that it is possible to realize a cognition or concept of the Absolute.
An uncompromising person; one who maintains certain principles to be absolute.
One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government.
absolutive
absolutive
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to the grammatical case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action.
(rare) Of, exhibiting, or pertaining to absolution; absolutory, absolving.
noun
(grammar) An uninflected verb form used to indicate another action performed by the subject of the principal verb.
(grammar) The absolutive case, or a phrase that uses it.
absolutize
absolutize
verb
(transitive) To make absolute.
absolutory
absolutory
adj
Serving to absolve; absolving; giving absolution.
abstrusely
abstrusely
adv
In an abstruse manner.
abulomania
abulomania
noun
Alternative form of aboulomania
abundantly
abundantly
adv
Extremely.
In an abundant manner; in a sufficient degree; in large measure.
abusefully
abusefully
adv
In an abuseful manner; in a manner that abuses.
acetabular
acetabular
adj
Cup-shaped; saucer-shaped.
Related to the acetabulum.
acetabulum
acetabulum
noun
(anatomy) The bony cup of the pelvis which receives the head of the femur.
(historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 2½ Roman ounces of wine and equivalent to about 66 mL although differing slightly over time.
(zootomy) A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals.
(zootomy) One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals.
(zootomy) The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.
(zootomy) The large posterior sucker of the leeches.
A vinegar saucer, especially (historical) in ancient Roman contexts.
acquirable
acquirable
adj
Capable of being acquired.
acquisible
acquisible
adj
Synonym of acquirable (“capable of being acquired”)
adduceable
adduceable
adj
Able to be adduced.
adjustable
adjustable
adj
capable of being adjusted
noun
Anything that can be adjusted.
adjustably
adjustably
adv
In a way that is adjustable.
aglobulism
alabastrum
alabastrum
noun
(botany) A flower bud
An alabastron, or ancient pottery container for oil.
albococcus
albumenise
albumenise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albumenize
albumenize
albumenize
verb
(transitive) To coat or saturate with albumen.
(transitive) To convert into albumen.
albumenoid
albumenoid
noun
Alternative form of albuminoid
albuminate
albuminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound of albumin and a base or acid
albuminise
albuminise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albuminize
albuminize
albuminize
verb
Alternative form of albumenize
albuminoid
albuminoid
adj
like albumen
of albumin
noun
A simple protein of a subclass mainly derived from animal connective or supportive tissue
albuminone
albuminone
noun
(organic chemistry, dated) A principle derived from certain albuminoids; it is soluble in alcohol and is not coagulable by heat.
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
albuminous
albuminous
adj
Relating to, containing, or having the properties of albumen or albumin.
albutannin
albutannin
noun
exsiccated tannin albuminate
aleurobius
alfarabius
ambilevous
ambilevous
adj
(rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
ambisexual
ambisexual
adj
(slang) Of ambiguous sexual orientation.
(zoology) Hermaphroditic.
Bisexual: attracted to persons of either sex.
Unisex: fit for persons of either sex.
noun
An ambisexual person.
ambosexual
ambulacral
ambulacral
adj
Of or pertaining to an ambulacrum
noun
Alternative form of ambulacrum
ambulacrum
ambulacrum
noun
(of an echinoderm) A row of pores for the protrusion of appendages such as tube feet.
ambulanced
ambulanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambulance
ambulancer
ambulancer
noun
(military) A medic working in a mobile field hospital.
ambulances
ambulances
noun
plural of ambulance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulance
ambulantes
ambulating
ambulating
verb
present participle of ambulate
ambulation
ambulation
Noun
walking around
ambulative
ambulative
adj
(archaic) walking
ambulators
ambulators
noun
plural of ambulator
ambulatory
ambulatory
adj
(comparable, medicine) Able to walk about and not bedridden.
(law) Not yet legally fixed or settled; alterable.
(medicine) Performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient.
Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable.
Of, relating to, or adapted to walking.
noun
Any part of a building intended for walking in; a corridor.
The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.
ambushlike
amphibalus
amphibalus
noun
An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
annullable
annullable
adj
Capable of being annulled.
antebellum
antebellum
adj
(US) Of the period prior to the American Civil War, especially in reference to the culture of the southern states.
Of the time period prior to a war.
antelabium
antilobium
arbuscular
arbuscular
adj
(botany) Similar to a small tree; shrublike.
(mycology) Relating to an arbuscle.
arbusterol
arcubalist
arcubalist
Noun
A crossbow.
assuagable
attenuable
attenuable
adj
Capable of being attenuated.
attributal
attributal
adj
Relating to attributes.
auburndale
audibility
audibility
noun
The quality of being heard or understood; the degree to which a thing is audible.
aulophobia
aulophobia
noun
fear of flutes
autobolide
automobile
automobile
adj
Self-moving; self-propelled.
noun
(US, Canada) A type of vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. A car or motorcar.
avouchable
avouchable
adj
Capable of being avouched.
bacilluria
bacilluria
noun
(pathology) The discharge of urine containing bacilli.
backhauled
backhauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backhaul
baculiform
baculiform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
bahawalpur
bahawalpur
Proper noun
A city in West Punjab in Pakistan.
The district surrounding this city.
The administrative division of Pakistan which contains this district.
balaustine
balaustine
noun
(archaic) The red roselike flower of the pomegranate, having a bitter taste and sometimes used as an astringent in folk medicine.
balbutiate
balbutiate
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To stammer.
balbutient
balbutient
adj
stammering
balibuntal
balibuntal
noun
A fine, woven straw used for making hats.
A straw hat made from this material.
ballbuster
ballbuster
noun
Alternative form of ball-buster
balloonful
balloonful
noun
Enough to fill a balloon.
balourdise
balustered
balustered
adj
Having one or more balusters.
balustrade
balustrade
noun
A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
bansalague
bansalague
noun
(Philippines) The wood of the tree Mimusops elengi.
barbellula
barrelfuls
barrelfuls
noun
plural of barrelful
barrelsful
basiliscus
basisolute
basisolute
adj
(botany) Prolonged at the base, like certain leaves.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beleaguer
beliquored
beliquored
adj
Drunken.
belisarius
belisarius
Proper noun
a general of the Byzantine Empire, who was instrumental to ambitious project of reconquering much of the Mediterranean territory of the former Western Roman Empire, which had been lost less than a century previously
bellarthur
bellbuckle
bellowsful
bellowsful
noun
Enough to fill a bellows.
bellyfulls
belorussia
belorussia
Proper noun
Belarus
beltcourse
beltcourse
noun
Alternative form of belt course
bemuddling
bemuddling
verb
present participle of bemuddle
bemuslined
bemuslined
adj
Dressed or covered in muslin.
bemuzzling
benzofuryl
bequeathal
bequeathal
noun
The act of bequeathing; bequeathment; bequest.
berlinguer
bernouilli
bertolucci
bestubbled
bestubbled
adj
With facial stubble; stubbly.
betelgeuse
betulaceae
beulaville
bewitchful
bewitchful
adj
Bewitching; alluring; fascinating; amazing.
biangulate
biangulate
adj
Synonym of biangular
verb
To establish the two-dimensional position of a point by measuring the position of an intermediate point relative to a fixed point
biangulous
biangulous
adj
(archaic) biangular
biannually
biannually
adv
Taking place every two years, biennially.
Taking place twice per year, semiannually.
biannulate
biannulate
adj
(biology) Having two rings.
bibulosity
bibulosity
noun
A fondness for tippling.
bibulously
bibulously
adv
In a bibulous manner; drunkenly; as if intoxicated.
bicapsular
bicapsular
adj
Having two capsules; having a double capsule.
bicellular
bicellular
adj
(biology) Composed of two cells; having two cells.
bicircular
bicircular
adj
(geometry) Having nodes at the two circular points at infinity.
Having the form of two circles.
bicolorous
bicolorous
adj
(biology, mycology) Having two different colors.
bicoloured
bicoloured
adj
Of two colours.
bicultural
bicultural
adj
Adapted to two separate cultures.
noun
A person belonging to two cultures.
bicuspidal
bicuspidal
adj
(geometry) Having two cusps.
biddulphia
bielorouss
bifistular
bifistular
adj
Doubly fistular; having two tubelike parts.
bifluoride
bifluoride
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of difluoride
bigamously
bigamously
adv
In a bigamous manner.
biliferous
biliferous
adj
Generating bile.
bilifuscin
bilifuscin
noun
(biochemistry) A brownish-green pigment, derived from bilirubin, found in human gallstones and in old bile.
bilinguist
bilinguist
noun
(linguistics) One who speaks two languages.
biloculate
biloculate
adj
Having two loculi.
biloculina
biloculine
biloculine
adj
(biology) Characteristic of species of foraminifers in the genus Biloculina, now principally in Pyrgo.