(of a person) Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.
(of an action, etc.) Characterised by or proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender.
verb
(obsolete, reflexive) To emotionally attach (oneself) to.
(rare) To show affection to; to have affection for.
afficionados
afficionados
noun
plural of afficionado
affiliations
affiliations
noun
plural of affiliation
affirmations
affirmations
noun
plural of affirmation
afforestment
afforestment
noun
The process of afforesting.
affrontingly
affrontingly
adv
in an affronting manner
afrikanerdom
afrikanerdom
Noun
The world or sphere of Afrikaners.
afterworking
agnification
albification
albification
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of making white.
albuminiform
allocaffeine
allografting
allografting
noun
The transplanting of an allograft
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
amianthiform
amianthiform
adj
Resembling amianthus in form.
angiofibroma
angiofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign neoplasm that affects fibrous tissue.
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
anguliferous
anopluriform
anseriformes
antifashions
antifashions
noun
plural of antifashion
antifogmatic
antifogmatic
noun
An alcoholic drink taken in the morning to brace oneself before going out into bad weather.
antifriction
antifriction
adj
Reducing or intended to reduce friction.
antireformer
antireformer
noun
(politics) One who opposes reform.
aposafranine
aposafranine
noun
benzinduline
araneiformes
araneiformia
archinformer
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
arseniferous
arseniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing arsenic.
arundiferous
arundiferous
adj
(rare, botany) Producing reeds or canes.
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
aurification
aurification
noun
Any of several processes, especially in dentistry, that involve working with gold.
autografting
autografting
verb
present participle of autograft
autoinfusion
autoinfusion
noun
The movement of blood from one part of the body to another by means of externally-applied pressure (to combat blood loss)
babyproofing
babyproofing
noun
The act or process of making babyproof.
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
basification
basification
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of making something more basic; raising the pH of something.
battlefronts
battlefronts
noun
plural of battlefront
beaconsfield
beaconsfield
Proper noun
A market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
benefactions
benefactions
noun
plural of benefaction
benzoflavine
benzofulvene
benzofulvene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any benzo derivative of a fulvene
bifunctional
bifunctional
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) Having two functional groups or binding sites.
(chemistry, of a reaction) Involving two functional groups or binding sites.
Having two functions.
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
bilification
bioflavinoid
bioflavonoid
bioflavonoid
noun
flavonoid
birefraction
blindfolding
blindfolding
noun
The act of covering with a blindfold.
verb
present participle of blindfold
bloemfontein
bloemfontein
Proper noun
A major city and the judicial capital of South Africa.
boastfulness
boastfulness
noun
The characteristic of being boastful.
bombproofing
bombproofing
verb
present participle of bombproof
bonefishings
bonification
bonification
noun
The paying of a bonus (especially in relation to taxes).
buffooneries
buffooneries
noun
plural of buffoonery
buffoonesque
californiana
californians
californicus
californiums
camouflaging
camouflaging
verb
present participle of camouflage
canaliferous
canaliferous
adj
(zoology, of the shell of a mollusc) Having a canal.
candyflosses
candyflosses
noun
plural of candyfloss
cankerflower
cenospecific
cenospecific
adj
Alternative form of coenospecific
centifolious
centifolious
adj
Having a hundred leaves.
chiffonniers
chiffonniers
noun
plural of chiffonnier
chondrofetal
chromaffinic
chromaffinic
adj
Synonym of chromaffin
chylifaction
chylifaction
noun
(biology) The formation of chyle.
cinquefoiled
cinquefoiled
adj
Having five lobes or having the shape of a cinquefoil.
circumfusion
circumfusion
noun
diffusion, suffusion
citification
citification
noun
The process of making something urban.
closefitting
closefitting
adj
Alternative form of close-fitting
cockfighting
cockfighting
noun
A gambling blood sport (illegal in most countries) in which two roosters have spikes placed on their feet and are made to fight each other, usually to the death.
verb
present participle of cockfight
cockneyfying
cockneyfying
verb
present participle of cockneyfy
codefendants
codefendants
noun
plural of codefendant
codification
codification
noun
The act or result of arranging something into a code; the act of setting down a body of knowledge in a systematic way.
The process of precisely formulating a statement, such as a code of laws.
coefficients
coefficients
noun
plural of coefficient
coffinmaking
coffinmaking
noun
The manufacture of coffins.
coinfeftment
colorfulness
colorfulness
noun
The perceived intensity of a specific color.
The state of being colorful.
comfortation
comfortingly
comfortingly
adv
In a comforting manner
cominformist
commodifying
commodifying
verb
present participle of commodify
complaintful
complaintful
adj
(obsolete) Full of complaint.
conchiferous
conchiferous
adj
(biology) Having a shell (used especially of bivalve molluscs)
(geology) Containing shells
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
confabulates
confabulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confabulate
confabulator
confabulator
noun
One who confabulates.
confarreated
confectioner
confectioner
noun
A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets and candies, and other sweet food items).
confectiones
confederated
confederated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confederate
confederater
confederates
confederates
noun
plural of confederate
confederatio
confederator
confederator
noun
(obsolete) A confederate.
conferencing
conferencing
verb
present participle of conference
conferential
conferential
adj
Of or pertaining to a conference
conferrences
conferrences
noun
plural of conferrence
confervaceae
confervalike
confessarius
confessingly
confessingly
adv
So as to confess; by way of confession.
confessional
confessional
adj
In the manner or style of a confession.
Officially practicing a particular shared religion, as a state or organization; see confessionalism 1.
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A small room where confession—the Sacrament of Penance—is performed in private with a priest.
(reality television) A filmed interview in which a cast member speaks directly into the camera commenting on the events of the episode.
A confession.
confidential
confidential
adj
(dated) Having someone's confidence or trust; having a position requiring trust; worthy of being trusted with confidences.
(dated) Inclined to share confidences; (of things) making people inclined to share confidences; involving the sharing of confidences.
Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
confinedness
confinedness
noun
The state or condition of being confined; lack of space.
confinements
confinements
noun
plural of confinement
confirmation
confirmation
noun
(law) An act whereby something conditional or voidable is made sure and unavoidable, especially the possession of an estate.
A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches.
A verification that something is true or has happened.
An official indicator that things will happen as planned.
confirmative
confirmative
adj
That serves to confirm
confirmatory
confirmatory
adj
Serving to confirm something.
confirmingly
confirmingly
adv
So as to confirm; in a confirming manner.
confiscating
confiscating
verb
present participle of confiscate
confiscation
confiscation
noun
The act or process of confiscating.
confiscators
confiscators
noun
plural of confiscator
confiscatory
confiscatory
adj
Using confiscation
conflagrated
conflagrated
adj
Burnt, destroyed by fire.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflagrate
conflagrator
conflagrator
noun
(rare) One who starts a fire.
conflictions
conflictions
noun
plural of confliction
conflictless
conflictless
adj
Without conflict.
conformances
conformances
noun
plural of conformance
conformation
conformation
noun
(chemistry) The spatial arrangement of a group of atoms in a molecule as a result of rotation about a covalent bond which remains unbroken.
Structure, the arrangement of parts of some thing; form; arrangement.
The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.
The state of being conformed; agreement
conformingly
conformingly
adv
In a way that conforms.
conformities
conformities
noun
plural of conformity
confoundable
confoundable
adj
That can be confounded
confoundedly
confoundedly
adv
In a confounded manner; as if confused or thwarted.
Used as a mild oath: damnably.
confoundment
confoundment
noun
something which is or has been confounded
the state of being confounded
confraternal
confraternal
adj
Of or pertaining to a confraternity
confrication
confrontment
confrontment
noun
Confrontation.
confucianism
confucianism
Noun
The philosophy and teaching of Confucius.
The school of thought and philosophy centered on Confucian principles, originating in China, including later teachings of scholars such as Zhu Xi (Chu Hsi).
A saying, epithet or idea attributed to Confucius.
confucianist
confucianist
Noun
A follower of the teachings of Confucius
confusedness
confusedness
noun
The state or quality of being confused.
confusticate
confusticate
verb
(transitive, informal, chiefly US) To confuse, confound, or perplex.
confutations
confutations
noun
plural of confutation
congelifract
congelifract
noun
(geology) A fragment of rock broken off by the action of frost
conification
consentfully
consentfully
adv
With consent; consensually.
consignified
consignified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consignify
conspecifics
conspecifics
noun
plural of conspecific
cornetfishes
cornetfishes
noun
plural of cornetfish
coronofacial
cosurfactant
cosurfactant
noun
A surfactant acting in tandem with another surfactant to enhance its properties.
countercraft
countercraft
noun
Strategies or tactics that serve to counter something.