(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
(obsolete, rare) Dissonance.
(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
abthainry
abusively
abusively
adv
In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.
abyssinia
abyssinia
Proper noun
Ethiopia.
Adjective
Ethiopian; Abyssinian. 1976
acalycine
acalycine
adj
(botany) Without a calyx, or outer floral envelope.
accidency
acclivity
acclivity
noun
(geomorphology) A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; ascent.
acetosity
acetosity
noun
The quality of being acetous; sourness.
acetylide
acetylide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from acetylene or a terminal acetylene by replacing a hydrogen atom with a metal.
acetylize
acetylize
verb
Synonym of acetylate
acheilary
acidology
acinacity
acopyrine
acrodynia
acrodynia
noun
(pathology) An epidemic disease of the skin characterized by increased sensibility of the soles and palms, with pricking sensations in them and rheumatoid pains in the hands and feet.
acromyodi
acronymic
acronymic
Adjective
Pertaining to the use of acronyms.
actinally
actinally
adv
In an actinal manner.
actionary
actionary
noun
(business, obsolete) A shareholder in a joint-stock company.
actipylea
actuality
actuality
noun
(historical, film) A short early motion picture.
(television) Live reporting on current affairs.
An instance or quality of being actual or factual; fact.
The state of existing; existence.
acylamido
acylamido
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any radical derived from an acyl amide
acylamino
acylamino
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any acyl derivative of an amino group
acylating
acylating
verb
present participle of acylate
acylation
acylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The process of adding an acyl group to a compound.
adactylia
adactylia
noun
Alternative form of adactyly
adiaphory
adiaphory
noun
(obsolete) indifference
adipocyte
adipocyte
noun
(cytology) a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy
adiposity
adiposity
noun
Obesity; the state of being fat.
The condition of being adipose; adipose tissue.
admirably
admirably
adv
In a way worthy of admiration.
To an admirable degree.
admiralty
admiralty
noun
(law) The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.
(law) The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
(military) The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.
(military) The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
(military) The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.
admiredly
admiredly
adv
(archaic) So as to be admired.
admissory
admissory
adj
Pertaining to admission.
adoringly
adoringly
adv
In an adoring manner.
adsignify
adsignify
verb
(transitive) To denote additionally.
adversity
adversity
noun
(countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.
(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
advisably
advisably
adv
Wisely, in an advisable manner.
advisedly
advisedly
adv
With intentionality, and deliberately, usually also with a connotation of due consideration and wise choosing.
adynamias
adynamias
noun
plural of adynamia
aeolipyle
aeolipyle
noun
Alternative form of aeolipile
aepyornis
aeriality
aeriality
noun
The state of being aerial or airy; insubstantiality.
aerifying
aerifying
verb
present participle of aerify
aetiology
aetiology
noun
(medicine, countable) A cause of disease or of any particular case of a disease (but see pathology § Usage notes).
(medicine, uncountable) The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.
The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.
The study of causes or causation.
affraying
affraying
verb
present participle of affray
aglipayan
agriology
agriology
noun
The comparative study of primitive, illiterate or "savage" cultures.
agriotype
agriotype
noun
An ancestral wild form of a domestic animal or plant.
agromyzid
agromyzid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Agromyzidae.
agrypniai
agrypnias
ailantery
aimlessly
aimlessly
adv
Without an aim, purpose or direction; in an aimless manner.
airlessly
airlessly
adv
In a airless manner; without air.
airwayman
airworthy
airworthy
adj
Meeting standards for safe flight
aitiology
aitiology
noun
Alternative form of aetiology
akimovsky
albamycin
albamycin
Noun
novobiocin
albifying
albifying
verb
present participle of albify
alchymies
alchymies
noun
plural of alchymy
alcyonium
alcyonium
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays.
alcyonoid
alcyonoid
adj
(zoology) Like or relating to the Alcyonaria.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Alcyonaria.
aldehydic
aldehydic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or being an aldehyde; having the character of an aldehyde.
aleyrodid
aleyrodid
noun
(zoology) Any insect of the whitefly family, Aleyrodidae.
alfridary
alibility
alibility
noun
The quality of being alible; nourishingness.
alicyclic
alicyclic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of a class of organic compounds having both aliphatic (chain) and cyclic (ring) structure
noun
Such an organic compound
allodiary
allodiary
noun
One who holds an allodium.
allotypic
allotypic
adj
Of, due to, or pertaining to an allotype.
alodially
alodially
adv
Alternative form of allodially
alodialty
alternity
alternity
noun
(archaic) alternation
The concept that there exist alternate worlds or universes to the one in which we live.
altimetry
altimetry
noun
The science of measuring altitude.
amability
amability
noun
(obsolete) lovableness
amaryllid
amaryllid
noun
(botany) Any of the family Amaryllidaceae; an amaryllidaceous plant.
amaryllis
amaryllis
noun
A similar lily in genus Hippeastrum, such as Hippeastrum puniceum, and cultivars.
The belladonna lily, Amaryllis belladonna, native to South Africa.
amatively
amatively
adv
In an amative manner.
amazingly
amazingly
adv
Difficult to believe; strange but true.
In an amazing manner; in a way that causes amazement; wonderfully.
To a wonder-inspiring extent.
ambiguity
ambiguity
noun
(countable) words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from its context.
(uncountable) The state of being ambiguous.
amblingly
amblingly
adv
With an ambling walk.
amblyopia
amblyopia
noun
A disorder of visual development in which the brain partially or wholly ignores input from one or both eyes.
dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise healthy eye.
amblyopic
amblyopic
adj
of, relating to, or suffering from amblyopia
amorality
amorality
noun
Lack or absence of morality.
The metaethical belief that nothing is morally right or morally wrong, that morality does not exist.
amorosity
amorosity
noun
The state or quality of being amorous; amorousness.
amphiboly
amphiboly
noun
(grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction.
amphicyon
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
amphitoky
amplidyne
amplidyne
noun
A form of electromechanical amplifier in which an AC motor drives a DC generator
ampycides
amusingly
amusingly
adv
In an amusing manner.
amusively
amusively
adv
In an amusive manner.
amyatonic
amyelinic
amyelinic
adj
That lacks a myelin sheath
amyelonic
amygdalic
amygdalic
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to almonds or amygdalin.
amygdalin
amygdalin
noun
(biochemistry) A glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit.
amylamine
amylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of pentylamine
amylidene
amyloidal
amyloidal
adj
Alternative form of amyloid
amylopsin
amylopsin
noun
(biochemistry) A pancreatic form of amylase.
amyotaxia
amyotonia
amyotonia
noun
Lack of normal muscular tension or tonus, especially when congenital.
anacidity
anacidity
noun
Lack of acidity, as of the stomach.
anagyrine
analysing
analysing
verb
present participle of analyse
analytics
analytics
noun
Discovery, interpretation, and communication of meaningful patterns in data.
The principles governing any of various forms of analysis.
analyzing
analyzing
verb
present participle of analyze
anaptychi
anaptychi
noun
plural of anaptychus
anaptyxis
anaptyxis
noun
(phonetics) The epenthesis (insertion) of a vowel.
anargyroi
anargyroi
noun
plural of anargyros
anciently
anciently
adv
Done long ago.
In the manner of very long ago. As the ancients did.