(psychology) Of a trait: that helps an individual to function well in society.
Capable of being adapted or of adapting; susceptible of or undergoing accordant change.
Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable.
adaptively
adaptively
adv
In an adaptive manner; with adaptation; in a fitting manner
adaptiveness
adaptiveness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
adaptivities
adaptivities
noun
plural of adaptivity
adoptative
adoptative
adj
(rare) adoptive
adoptive
adoptive
adj
Pertaining to adoption.
Related through adoption.
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
adscriptive
adscriptive
adj
Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it.
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adsorptiveness
adsorptiveness
noun
The property of being adsorptive, of tending toward or being characterized by adsorption.
adventureship
advisership
advisership
noun
The status or office of an adviser.
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
antidepressive
antidepressive
adj
Counteracting depression.
noun
An antidepressant.
antieavesdropping
antiproductive
antiproductively
antiproductiveness
apodictive
apodictive
adj
apodictic
appellatived
apperceived
apperceived
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apperceive
approved
approved
adj
(archaic) Proven or demonstrated by experience.
Having received approval.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approve
approvedly
approvedly
adv
So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
approvedness
approvedness
noun
The state or quality of being approved.
avoidupoises
brevicipitid
brevicipitid
noun
(zoology) Any frog of the family Brevicipitidae.
brevicipitidae
breviped
breviped
adj
(zoology) Having short feet or legs.
captivated
captivated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of captivate
captived
captived
adj
(obsolete) Captured; captive.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of captive
codevelop
codevelop
verb
To develop together.
codeveloped
codeveloped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of codevelop
codeveloper
codeveloper
noun
A joint developer; one of several developers (of a product, land, etc.).
codevelopers
codevelopers
noun
plural of codeveloper
codeveloping
codeveloping
verb
present participle of codevelop
codevelops
codevelops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of codevelop
counterdevelopment
counterdevelopment
noun
A development that counteracts another development.
counterproductive
counterproductive
adj
More of a hindrance than a help.
counterproductively
counterproductively
adv
In a counterproductive way.
counterproductiveness
counterproductiveness
noun
The state or condition of being counterproductive.
counterproductivity
counterproductivity
noun
The quality of being counterproductive.
davenport
davenport
noun
A large sofa, especially a formal one.
A writing desk.
davenports
davenports
noun
plural of davenport
decemvirship
decemvirship
noun
The rank or position of decemvir.
deceptive
deceptive
adj
Likely or attempting to deceive.
deceptively
deceptively
adv
Actually but not apparently.
Apparently but not actually.
In a deceptive manner; misleadingly.
deceptiveness
deceptiveness
noun
the state or quality of being deceptive
deceptivity
deceptivity
noun
(rare) Something that deceives.
The quality of being deceptive.
decompressive
decompressive
adj
That decompresses.
deephaven
deoppilative
deoppilative
noun
(medicine, dated) Any medicine that dissolves obstructions.
depauville
depictive
depictive
adj
Of or pertaining to depiction.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical construction that indicates the state of a noun in relation to the action of a verb.
depletive
depletive
adj
Causing depletion.
noun
Any substance used to deplete.
depopulative
depopulative
adj
That depopulates
depositive
depositive
adj
(medicine) Describing a condition in which lymph is exuded into the derma, forming papules.
Involving or relating to the process of depositing.
depravate
depravation
depravation
noun
Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.
Detraction; depreciation.
The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.
The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
depravations
depravations
noun
plural of depravation
deprave
deprave
verb
(transitive) To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt
(transitive) To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile
depraved
depraved
adj
(archaic) Distorted out of the normal course; abnormal.
Perverted or extremely wrong in a moral sense.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deprave
depravedly
depravedly
adv
In a depraved manner.
depravedness
depravedness
noun
The state of being depraved; depravity
depravement
depravement
noun
(archaic) Depravity; corruption.
depravements
depravements
noun
plural of depravement
depraver
depraver
noun
One who depraves or corrupts.
depravers
depravers
noun
plural of depraver
depraves
depraves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprave
depraving
depraving
verb
present participle of deprave
depravingly
depravingly
adv
In a depraving manner.
depravities
depravities
noun
plural of depravity
depravity
depravity
noun
(countable) A particular depraved act or trait.
(uncountable) The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.
(uncountable, Christian theology) Inborn corruption, entailing the belief that every facet of human nature has been polluted, defiled, and contaminated by sin.
deprecative
deprecative
adj
Tending to deprecate; disapproving.
deprecatively
deprecatively
adv
In an deprecating manner; in a manner that deprecates
depreciative
depreciative
adj
Tending to depreciate (in value etc.)
noun
A statement with a tendency to deprecate.
depreciatively
depreciatively
adv
In a depreciative manner.
depressive
depressive
adj
Affected by depression, depressed; dispirited; melancholic.
Causing depression; dispiriting.
Relating to or characteristic of depression.
noun
A person suffering from depression.
depressively
depressively
adv
In a depressive manner.
depressiveness
depressiveness
noun
The state of being depressive.
depressives
depressives
noun
plural of depressive
deprevation
deprivable
deprivable
adj
(obsolete) Liable to be deposed.
Capable of being, or liable to be, deprived.
deprival
deprival
noun
The condition of being deprived
deprivals
deprivals
noun
plural of deprival
deprivate
deprivation
deprivation
noun
(countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
(countable) The taking away from a clergyman of his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.
(followed by “of”) lack
(uncountable) The state of being deprived
deprivations
deprivations
noun
plural of deprivation
deprivative
deprivative
adj
depriving
deprive
deprive
verb
(transitive) To bereave.
(transitive) To degrade (a clergyman) from office.
(transitive) To take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
deprived
deprived
adj
Subject to deprivation; poor.
verb
past participle of deprive
deprivement
deprivement
noun
deprivation
depriver
depriver
noun
One who deprives.
deprivers
deprivers
noun
plural of depriver
deprives
deprives
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprive
depriving
depriving
verb
present participle of deprive
deprovincialize
deprovincialize
verb
(transitive) To divest of provincial quality or characteristics.
depurative
depurative
adj
(medicine) Purifying the blood or humours; depuratory.
noun
Any depurative remedy or agent.
Any disease that is depurative.
deputative
deputatively
descriptive
descriptive
adj
(grammar) Of an adjective, stating an attribute of the associated noun (as heavy in the heavy dictionary).
(linguistics) Describing the structure, grammar, vocabulary and actual use of a language.
(sciences, philosophy) Describing and seeking to classify, as opposed to normative or prescriptive.
Of, relating to, or providing a description.
noun
(grammar) An adjective (or other descriptive word)
descriptively
descriptively
adv
In a descriptive manner.
descriptiveness
descriptiveness
noun
The characteristic of being descriptive.
descriptives
descriptives
noun
plural of descriptive
descriptivism
descriptivism
noun
(linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.
devaporate
devaporation
devaporation
noun
The change of vapour into water, as in the formation of rain.
develop
develop
verb
(chess, transitive) To place one's pieces actively.
(intransitive) To change with a specific direction, progress.
(mathematics) To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
(snooker, pool) To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack.
(transitive) To acquire something usually over a period of time.
(transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
(transitive) To bring out images latent in photographic film.
(transitive) To create.
(transitive, intransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.
(transitive, now rare) To discover, find out; to uncover.
developability
developability
noun
The quality of being developable.
developable
developable
adj
(geometry, of a surface) Described by a moving right line, and such that consecutive positions of the generator intersect each other, allowing the surface to be developed into a plane.
(photography, of a latent image) Which can be developed into a visible image.
Suitable for development, often specifically for construction
noun
(geometry) A developable surface.
develope
develope
verb
Archaic spelling of develop.
developed
developed
adj
(photography, of film) Processed and fixed; containing a visible negative (or positive for slide film) image
(said of a country) Not primitive; not third-world.
Advanced, fully formed.
Containing man-made structures such as roads, sewers, electric lines, buildings, and so on.
Having useful or necessary infrastructure.
Mature.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of develop
developedness
developedness
noun
The quality of being developed.
developement
developement
noun
Obsolete spelling of development
developer
developer
noun
(computing) A software developer; a person or company who creates or modifies computer software.
(dyeing) A reagent used to produce an ingrain color by its action upon some substance on the fiber.
A film developer; a person who uses chemicals to create photographs from photograph negatives.
A liquid used in the chemical processing of traditional photos.
A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.
A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land.
developers
developers
noun
plural of developer
developes
developes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of develope
developing
developing
adj
In the process of development.
Of a country: becoming economically more mature or advanced; becoming industrialized.
noun
A process of development.
verb
present participle and gerund of develop
developist
development
development
noun
(chess, uncountable) The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.
(countable) Something which has developed.
(mathematics) The expression of a function in the form of a series.
(music) The process by in which previous material is transformed and restated.
(music) The second section of a piece of music in sonata form, in which the original theme is revisited in altered and varying form.
(real estate, countable) A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings.
(real estate, uncountable) The building of such a project.
(uncountable) The application of new ideas to practical problems (cf. research).
(uncountable) The process of developing; growth, directed change.
(uncountable, biology) The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.
developmental
developmental
adj
Related to development.
noun
A trainee flight controller.
developmentalist
developmentalist
adj
Of, or related to developmentalism.
noun
A follower or proponent of developmentalism.
developmentally
developmentally
adv
In terms of development.
developmentarian
developmentary
developmentary
adj
Pertaining to development; developmental.
developmentist
developments
developments
noun
A group of building complexes or apartments. Often used for low income housing.
plural of development
developoid
developpe
developpe
noun
(ballet) Alternative form of développé
developpes
developpes
noun
plural of developpe
develops
develops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of develop
deviascope
devilship
devilship
noun
The character or person of a devil or Satan.
devonport
devonport
Proper noun
a district and naval dockyard in Plymouth, Devon, England, named Plymouth Dock until 1823.
a harbourside suburb in Auckland, New Zealand, which also contains a naval base.
a city in northern Tasmania, Australia.
diapositive
diapositive
noun
(photography) slide (used with a projector for projecting images)
diapositives
diapositives
noun
plural of diapositive
disapprobative
disapprobative
adj
disapproving
disapprovable
disapprovable
adj
Able or suitable to be disapproved.
disapprove
disapprove
verb
(intransitive) To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.
(transitive) To refuse to approve; reject.
She disapproves of rap music because of its sometimes aggressive lyrics.
To have or express an unfavorable opinion.
disapproved
disapproved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disapprove
disapprover
disapprover
noun
One who disapproves.
disapprovers
disapprovers
noun
plural of disapprover
disapproves
disapproves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disapprove
discerptive
discerptive
adj
Tending to separate or disunite parts.
disciplinative
disciplinative
adj
disciplinary
disenvelop
disenvelop
verb
To unwrap or disentangle.
disimprove
disimprove
verb
(informal, rare, influenced by the German verb verschlimmbessern) To try to make something better but end up making it worse.
(intransitive, rare) to deteriorate.
(transitive, rare) to make worse.
disimprovement
disimprovement
noun
(informal, rare, influenced by the German noun Verschlimmbesserung) attempt to make something better while ending up worse than before.