(rare) State of being acquainted; degree of acquaintance.
acquiesce
acquiesce
verb
(intransitive) To concur upon conviction; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.
(intransitive, with in (or sometimes with, to)) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.
acquiesced
acquiesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquiesce
acquiescement
acquiescence
acquiescence
noun
(law) Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.
A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
acquiescences
acquiescences
noun
plural of acquiescence
acquiescency
acquiescency
noun
The quality of being acquiescent; acquiescence.
acquiescent
acquiescent
adj
resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit
willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
acquiescently
acquiescently
adv
In an acquiescent manner.
acquiescer
acquiescer
noun
One who acquiesces.
acquiesces
acquiesces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquiesce
acquiescing
acquiescing
verb
present participle of acquiesce
acquiescingly
acquiescingly
adv
in an acquiescing manner
acquiesence
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acquirers
acquirers
noun
plural of acquirer
acquires
acquires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquire
acquisible
acquisible
adj
Synonym of acquirable (“capable of being acquired”)
acquisite
acquisite
adj
(obsolete) acquired
acquisited
acquisitive
acquisitive
adj
(obsolete) Acquired.
Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring.
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.
acquittances
acquittances
noun
plural of acquittance
adequacies
adequacies
noun
plural of adequacy
aequorins
aequorins
noun
plural of aequorin
aiguillesque
aiguillesque
adj
Shaped like an aiguille.
alpinesque
alpinesque
adj
Having an alpine style.
antimasque
antimasque
noun
A comic or grotesque dance presented before or between the acts of a masque.
antimasquer
antimasquer
noun
One who takes part in an antimasque.
antimasquerade
antiquaries
antiquaries
noun
plural of antiquary
antiquatedness
antiquatedness
noun
The state or quality of being antiquated.
antiquates
antiquates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antiquate
antiqueness
antiqueness
noun
The state or quality of being antique.
antiquers
antiquers
noun
plural of antiquer
antiques
antiques
noun
plural of antique
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antique
antiquities
antiquities
noun
plural of antiquity
appliques
appliques
noun
plural of applique
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of applique
aprilesque
aquamaniles
aquamaniles
noun
plural of aquamanile
aquamarines
aquamarines
noun
plural of aquamarine
aquarellist
aquarellist
noun
(art) An artist who paints aquarelles
aquarellists
aquarellists
noun
plural of aquarellist
aquatinters
aquatinters
noun
plural of aquatinter
aquativeness
aquativeness
noun
(phrenology, obsolete, obscure) love of liquids, including drinking, bathing, and sailing.
aqueoigneous
aqueoigneous
adj
(archaic) Synonym of igneoaqueous
aquicultures
aquicultures
noun
plural of aquiculture
aquiferous
aquiferous
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to an aquifer
Carrying water
aquifers
aquifers
noun
plural of aquifer
aquifoliaceous
aquifoliaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Aquifoliaceae.
aquilinities
aquilinities
noun
plural of aquilinity
aquocellolitis
arabesquerie
arabesquerie
noun
arabesque ornamentation
architecturesque
architecturesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of architecture.
arquebusier
arquebusier
noun
(military, now historical) A soldier armed with an arquebus.
aspiquee
banquetings
banquetings
noun
plural of banqueting
barquentines
barquentines
noun
plural of barquentine
barquisimeto
basquine
basquine
noun
A sort of basque petticoat.
byzantinesque
byzantinesque
Adjective
Characteristic of Byzantine art or culture.
caciques
caciques
noun
plural of cacique
caciqueship
caciqueship
noun
The role or status of cacique.
caiques
caiques
noun
plural of caique
caquetoires
carnivalesque
carnivalesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a carnival.
carquaise
carquaise
noun
The annealing arch or oven used in the manufacture of plate glass.
cassique
caziques
caziques
noun
plural of cazique; an alternative spelling of cacique
chivalresque
chivalresque
adj
Characteristic of chivalry
cigaresque
cigaresque
adj
Characteristic of cigars
cinematheques
cinematheques
noun
plural of cinematheque
coequalities
coequalities
noun
plural of coequality
colliquativeness
colloquialness
colloquialness
noun
The state or quality of being colloquial.
conquistadores
conquistadores
noun
plural of conquistador
consequential
consequential
adj
(of a person) Self-important.
Following as a result.
Having significant consequences; of importance.
Important or significant.
consequentialities
consequentialities
noun
plural of consequentiality
consequentiality
consequentiality
noun
The property of being consequential.
consequentially
consequentially
adv
In a consequential manner; with consequence or significance.
consequentialness
consequentialness
noun
the quality or state of being consequential
corinthianesque
demisemiquaver
demisemiquaver
noun
(music) A thirty-second note, drawn as a crotchet with three tails.
desquamating
desquamating
verb
present participle of desquamate
desquamation
desquamation
noun
(medicine) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
desquamations
desquamations
noun
plural of desquamation
desquamative
desquamative
adj
Of, relating to, or attended with, desquamation.
disacquaintance
disacquaintance
noun
(obsolete) Neglect or disuse of familiarity, or familiar acquaintance.
disequality
disequality
noun
(mathematics) inequality, inequation
disequalization
disequalization
noun
The process of becoming unequal; the act of disequalizing.
disequalize
disequalize
verb
To make unequal.
disequalizer
disequalizer
noun
One who or that which makes unequal.
disequilibrate
disequilibrate
verb
(transitive) To bring out of a state of equilibrium; to unbalance.
disequilibration
disequilibration
noun
The act of bringing about a state of disequilibrium
disequilibria
disequilibria
noun
plural of disequilibrium
disqualifiable
disqualifiable
adj
Able to be disqualified.
disqualified
disqualified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disqualify
disqualifies
disqualifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disqualify
disquarter
equabilities
equabilities
noun
plural of equability
equalisation
equalisation
noun
Alternative spelling of equalization
equalise
equalise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard form of equalize.
equalised
equalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equalise
equalises
equalises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equalise
equalising
equalising
verb
present participle of equalise
equalist
equalist
noun
egalitarian
equalitarian
equalitarianism
equalitarianism
noun
Egalitarianism.
equalities
equalities
noun
plural of equality
equalizers
equalizers
noun
plural of equalizer
equalizes
equalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equalize
equanimities
equanimities
noun
plural of equanimity
equanimous
equanimous
adj
Calm and composed; of stable disposition.
equanimously
equanimously
adv
In an equanimous manner.
equanimousness
equationism
equationist
equations
equations
noun
plural of equation
equestrial
equestrial
adj
Alternative form of equestrian
equestrian
equestrian
adj
(historical) Of or relating to the ancient Roman class of equites.
Of horseback riding or horseback riders.
noun
(historical) Synonym of eques
One who rides a horse.
equestrianism
equestrianism
noun
The art or sport of riding horses.
equestrianize
equestrianize
verb
(intransitive, rare) To ride on horseback.
equestrians
equestrians
noun
plural of equestrian
equestrianship
equestrianship
noun
equestrianism
equicostate
equidimensional
equidimensional
adj
Having (approximately) the same dimensions.
equidistance
equidistance
noun
(countable, uncountable) Equal distance.
equidistant
equidistant
adj
(cartography) Describing a map projection that preserves scale. No map can show scale correctly throughout the entire map but some can show true scale between one or two points and every point or along every meridian and these are referred to as equidistant.
Occupying a position midway between two ends or sides.
Occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points. Note that in a one-dimensional space this position can be identified with two points, in a two-dimensional space with three points (not on the same straight line), and in a three-dimensional space with four points (not in the same plane).
equidistantial
equidistantial
adj
(obsolete) equidistant
equidistantly
equidistantly
adv
In an equidistant manner or to an equidistant degree
equilibrants
equilibrants
noun
plural of equilibrant
equilibrates
equilibrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equilibrate
equilibrations
equilibrations
noun
plural of equilibration
equilibristat
equinecessary
equinecessary
adj
Necessary or needful in the same degree.
equinoctials
equinoctials
noun
plural of equinoctial
equinovarus
equinovarus
noun
talipes equinovarus; clubfoot
equipages
equipages
noun
plural of equipage
equipartisan
equiprobabilism
equiprobabilist
equiseta
equiseta
noun
plural of equisetum
equisetaceae
equisetaceous
equisetaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Equisetaceae, or horsetails.
equisetales
equisignal
equisonance
equisonance
noun
(music) An equal sounding; the consonance of the unison and its octaves.
equisonant
equisonant
adj
(ancient music) Intra-octavally consonant.
equispaced
equispaced
adj
Spaced apart at equal distances.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equispace
equispatial
equispatial
adj
Occupying the same amount of space.
equisurface
equitableness
equitableness
noun
The state or quality of being equitable; equitability.