Dispositioned toward acquiring and retaining information.
acquisitively
acquisitively
adv
In an acquisitive manner; for the purpose of acquisition.
acquisitiveness
acquisitiveness
noun
(phrenology) The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing.
The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.
breviloquence
breviloquence
noun
A pertinent and terse style of speech.
carnivalesque
carnivalesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a carnival.
chivalresque
chivalresque
adj
Characteristic of chivalry
colliquative
colliquative
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing colliquation; liquefactive
colliquativeness
coquilhatville
counterequivalent
equicohesive
equiconvex
equiconvex
adj
(optics, of a lens) Having surfaces with the same radius of curvature.
equicurve
equivalence
equivalence
noun
(chemistry) The quantity of the combining power of an atom, expressed in hydrogen units; the number of hydrogen atoms can combine with, or be exchanged for; valency.
(countable, mathematics) An equivalence relation; ≡; ~
(geometry) A number in intersection theory. A positive-dimensional variety sometimes behaves formally as if it were a finite number of points; this number is its equivalence.
(mathematics) A Boolean operation that is TRUE when both input variables are TRUE or both input variables are FALSE, but otherwise FALSE; the XNOR function.
(translation studies) The degree to which a term or text in one language is semantically similar to its translated counterpart.
(uncountable) The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal.
(uncountable, logic) The relationship between two propositions that are either both true or both false.
verb
(transitive) To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.
equivalenced
equivalenced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equivalence
equivalences
equivalences
noun
plural of equivalence
equivalencies
equivalencies
noun
plural of equivalency
equivalencing
equivalencing
verb
present participle of equivalence
equivalency
equivalency
noun
(countable) An equivalent thing.
(uncountable) equivalence
equivelocity
equivelocity
noun
An equal velocity
equivocacies
equivocacies
noun
plural of equivocacy
equivocacy
equivocacy
noun
equivocalness
equivocal
equivocal
adj
Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected.
Having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation.
Uncertain, as an indication or sign.
noun
(philosophy) A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term.
equivocalities
equivocalities
noun
plural of equivocality
equivocality
equivocality
noun
The quality of being equivocal.
equivocally
equivocally
adv
With ambiguity.
With uncertainty.
equivocalness
equivocalness
noun
The state of being equivocal; ambiguity
equivocate
equivocate
verb
(intransitive) To speak using double meaning; to speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, with intent to deceive.
(transitive) To render equivocal or ambiguous.
equivocated
equivocated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equivocate
equivocates
equivocates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equivocate
equivocating
equivocating
verb
present participle of equivocate
equivocatingly
equivocatingly
adv
With equivocation.
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.
equivocations
equivocations
noun
plural of equivocation
equivocator
equivocator
noun
agent noun of equivocate; one who equivocates.
equivocators
equivocators
noun
plural of equivocator
equivocatory
equivocatory
adj
Indicating, or characterized by, equivocation.
liquefactive
liquefactive
adj
That causes, or is associated with liquefaction
nonacquisitive
nonacquisitive
adj
Not acquisitive.
nonacquisitively
nonacquisitiveness
nonacquisitiveness
Noun
The quality of not being acquisitive.
nonequivalence
nonequivalence
noun
inequivalence
nonequivalency
nonequivalency
noun
Alternative form of nonequivalence
nonequivocal
nonequivocally
nonequivocating
nonequivocating
adj
Not equivocating.
outequivocate
outequivocated
outequivocating
overconquer
overfrequency
overfrequency
noun
(electrical) The condition where the frequency of an electrical supply rises above normal parameters.
overqualification
overqualification
noun
The quality of being overqualified.
overquick
overquick
adj
Too quick; overly quick.
overquickly
overquickly
adv
In an overquick manner; too quickly.
preacquisitive
preacquisitively
preacquisitiveness
quacksalver
quacksalver
noun
(archaic) One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack.
quacksalvers
quacksalvers
noun
plural of quacksalver
quadricovariant
quadricovariant
noun
(mathematics) a covariant of degree 4
quadrivalence
quadrivalence
noun
The condition of being quadrivalent.
quadrivalency
quadrivalency
noun
Synonym of quadrivalence
qualificative
qualificative
noun
That which qualifies, modifies, or restricts; a qualifying term or statement.
quantivalence
quantivalence
noun
(chemistry) Valence; the atomic or combining power of an element or radical expressed in terms of the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite.
quantivalency
quantivalency
noun
Alternative form of quantivalence
quercivorous
quercivorous
adj
Feeding on oak leaves.
quicksilver
quicksilver
adj
Unpredictable, erratic or fickle; mercurial.
noun
(colloquial) An amalgam of mercury and tin applied to the backs of mirrors, quicksilvering.
The metal mercury.
verb
To overlay with quicksilver.
To treat with quicksilver.
quicksilvering
quicksilvering
noun
An amalgam of mercury and tin formerly applied to the backs of mirrors.
verb
present participle of quicksilver
quicksilverish
quicksilverish
Adjective
Like quicksilver.
quicksilverishness
quicksilverishness
noun
The quality of being quicksilverish.
quicksilvers
quicksilvers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quicksilver
quicksilvery
quicksilvery
adj
Like quicksilver.
quindecemvir
quindecemvir
noun
(historical) Any member of an official group of fifteen people, especially a member of the 15-man college of priests who cared for the Sibylline Books in ancient Rome.
quindecemvirate
quindecemvirate
noun
Alternative form of quindecimvirate.
quindecemviri
quindecimvir
quindecimvir
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) Any member of a group of fifteen officials.
quinovatannic
quinovic
quinovic
adj
Of or pertaining to quinovic acid
quinquevalence
quinquevalence
noun
The condition of being quinquevalent.
quinquevalency
sesquioctava
sesquioctaval
suaviloquence
suaviloquence
noun
The quality of pleasantness or sweetness in speech or writing.
supraquantivalence
unacquisitive
unacquisitive
Adjective
Not acquisitive.
unacquisitively
unacquisitiveness
unacquisitiveness
noun
The quality of not being acquisitive.
unequivocably
unequivocably
adv
(proscribed) Nonstandard form of unequivocally.
unequivocal
unequivocal
adj
(possibly dated) Without equal, matchless.
Unambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionable
unequivocally
unequivocally
adv
In a way that leaves no doubt; in an unequivocal or unambiguous manner, unquestionably.
unequivocalness
unequivocalness
noun
The quality of being unequivocal.
unequivocating
unquicksilvered
unquicksilvered
adj
Not quicksilvered.
ventriloquistic
ventriloquistic
adj
Of or pertaining to a ventriloquist, ventriloquists or ventriloquism.
violaquercitrin
violaquercitrin
noun
(chemistry) A yellow crystalline glucoside obtained from the pansy (Viola tricolor) and decomposable into glucose and quercitrin.