(uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
absurdum
absurdum
noun
An illogical conclusion or state.
accouterments
accouterments
noun
plural of accouterment
accoutrements
accoutrements
noun
plural of accoutrement
accruements
accruements
noun
plural of accruement
accumulators
accumulators
noun
plural of accumulator
achromatous
achromatous
adj
Lacking normal colour; colourless
achromophilous
achromophilous
adj
Not chromophilous.
achromous
achromous
adj
colorless; achromatic
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acrimonious
acrimonious
adj
(archaic) Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.
(figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone.
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
acrimoniousness
acrimoniousness
noun
The quality of being acrimonious.
acrodromous
acrodromous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of acrodrome
acrogamous
acromioscapular
acromioscapular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the acromion and the scapula
acromphalus
acromphalus
noun
(pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the navel that sometimes leads to umbilical hernia
acromyodous
acromyodous
adj
Synonym of acromyodic
acromyotonus
acromyotonus
noun
Synonym of acromyotonia
acronymous
acronymous
adj
Pertaining to the use of acronyms.
acrosarcum
acrostichum
acrostolium
acrotarsium
acrotarsium
noun
(zoology) The instep of the foot (front of the tarsus)
acrotomous
acrotomous
adj
(mineralogy) Having a cleavage parallel with the base.
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinosphaerium
adamsburg
adelarthrosomatous
adelomorphous
adelomorphous
adj
(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
adenocarcinomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenocarcinomas
adiathermanous
adjournments
adjournments
noun
plural of adjournment
admeasure
admeasure
verb
(transitive) To apportion.
(transitive, law, obsolete) To survey and lay off a due portion to, as of dower in real estate or of pasture held in common.
admeasured
admeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admeasure
admeasurement
admeasurement
noun
Apportionment.
admeasurer
admeasurer
noun
Agent noun of admeasure; one who admeasures.
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
admixtures
admixtures
noun
plural of admixture
adumbrates
adumbrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adumbrate
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
adventuresome
adventuresome
adj
Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
adventuresomeness
adventuresomeness
noun
The state or quality of being adventuresome.
adventuresomes
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
aechmophorus
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
ageratums
ageratums
noun
plural of ageratum
agoranomus
alabastrum
alabastrum
noun
(botany) A flower bud
An alabastron, or ancient pottery container for oil.
alabastrums
alabastrums
noun
plural of alabastrum
alarums
alarums
noun
plural of alarum
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alarum
albumeniser
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
albuminurias
albuminurias
noun
plural of albuminuria
albumosuria
albumosuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of proteoses in the urine.
alburnums
alburnums
noun
plural of alburnum
alectoromorphous
algiomuscular
alhambresque
alhambresque
Adjective
Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra palace, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
allomerous
allomerous
adj
(chemistry) Characterized by allomerism.
allurements
allurements
noun
plural of allurement
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
alphitomorphous
alphitomorphous
Adjective
Resembling barleymeal.
altruism
altruism
noun
(biology, sociobiology) Action or behaviour that benefits another or others at some cost to the performer.
Regard for others, both natural and moral without regard for oneself; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness.
altruisms
altruisms
noun
plural of altruism
alumiferous
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
alumroots
alumroots
noun
plural of alumroot
amaracus
amaracus
noun
(obsolete) Marjoram.
amarantaceous
amarantaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family Amaranthaceae of plants, of which the amaranth is the type.
amaranthaceous
amaranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots.
amaranthus
amaranthus
noun
Any of the genus Amaranthus; an amaranth.
amarantus
amarantus
noun
amaranth (rare, formal)
amaryllidaceous
amaryllidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
amarynceus
amaterasu
amaterasu
Proper noun
The itself.
amateurish
amateurish
adj
Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.
amateurishly
amateurishly
adv
In an amateurish manner; without expertise or professionalism.
amateurishness
amateurishness
noun
The quality of being amateurish.
amateurism
amateurism
noun
Amateur beliefs and practices generally.
The opinion or conviction that sports ought not to be played for money.
amateurisms
amateurisms
noun
plural of amateurism
amateurs
amateurs
noun
plural of amateur
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
amatorious
amatorious
adj
(obsolete) amatory
amatsumara
amatsumara
Proper noun
the Japanese god of the forge, metalcraft, and blacksmithing
amaurosis
amaurosis
noun
Any form of blindness that is accompanied by no obvious change to the eye; often the result of disease of the optic nerve.
ambassadeur
amberiferous
amberiferous
adj
Containing or yielding amber.
amberous
amberous
adj
amber-coloured
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
ambiparous
ambisextrous
ambisextrous
adj
(humorous, sometimes offensive, of a person) Bisexual.
Epicene, androgynous.
Having both male and female, or masculine and feminine elements.
ambisinistrous
ambisinistrous
adj
clumsy, ambilevous
ambleocarpus
amblyocarpous
amblyrhynchus
ambrosiaceous
ambrosius
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
ambulatoriums
ambulators
ambulators
noun
plural of ambulator
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
ambusher
ambusher
noun
One who ambushes.
ambushers
ambushers
noun
plural of ambusher
ameiurus
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
americanumancestors
americus
americus
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
a CDP in Indiana, USA.
a small city in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
amesbury
amesbury
Proper noun
a town in southern Wiltshire, England.
ametrous
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
ammonocarbonous
amorous
amorous
adj
(dated) Affected with love; in love; enamored.
Inclined or having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment.
Indicating love or sexual desire.
Of or relating to, or produced by, love.
amorously
amorously
adv
In an amorous or loving manner.
amorousness
amorousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorous.
amorousnesses
amorousnesses
noun
plural of amorousness
amorphophallus
amorphous
amorphous
adj
(by extension) Being without definite character or nature.
(by extension) Lacking organization or unity.
(physics) In the non-crystalline solid state of a typically crystalline solid.
(set theory, of a set) Infinite and not the disjoint union of two infinite subsets.
Lacking a definite form or clear shape.
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
amorphousness
amorphousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorphous.
amorphus
amorphus
noun
(pathology) A malformed foetus
(physics) Any amorphous material
amortisseur
amortisseur
noun
Short for amortisseur winding.
amounters
amourist
amourist
noun
Alternative form of amorist
amours
amours
noun
plural of amour
ampherotokous
amphiaraus
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphibryous
amphicarpogenous
amphicarpous
amphicarpous
adj
Alternative form of amphicarpic
amphicarpus
amphicyrtous
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
amphigouris
amphimarus
amphineurous
amphispermous
amphithurons
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
amphitropous
amphitropous
adj
(botany) Having the ovule bent so that the ends are near each other.