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.
adequative
adequative
adj
(rare) equivalent or sufficient; adequate.
aquativeness
aquativeness
noun
(phrenology, obsolete, obscure) love of liquids, including drinking, bathing, and sailing.
aquavalent
aquavit
aquavit
noun
A Scandinavian liquor that is about 40% alcohol by volume; distilled from potato or grain mash and flavored with caraway seeds, anise, fennel, dill and other spices and herbs, depending on variety.
aquavits
aquavits
noun
plural of aquavit
breviloquent
breviloquent
adj
Exhibiting breviloquence; concise.
colliquative
colliquative
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing colliquation; liquefactive
colliquativeness
coquilhatville
counterequivalent
desquamative
desquamative
adj
Of, relating to, or attended with, desquamation.
disquisitive
disquisitive
adj
Relating to disquisition; fond of discussion or investigation; inquisitive.
disquisitively
disquisitively
adv
In a disquisitive manner.
earthquave
equative
equative
adj
(grammar) Of, pertaining to, or being an equative.
noun
(grammar) A construction showing an equal quality. In English, this is normally formed using as. For example, the equative of happy is as happy as.
(grammar) A grammatical case in certain languages, including Ossetic and Sumerian, that indicates something is like something else. English equivalents include he was the same age as her and he looks like him.
(grammar) A word in the equative form.
equilibrative
equilibrative
adj
That equilibrates
equitative
equivalent
equivalent
adj
(cartography) Of a map, equal-area.
(chemistry) Having the equal ability to combine.
(geometry) Equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; applied to magnitudes.
(mathematics) Of two sets, having a one-to-one correspondence.
(mathematics) Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.
Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.
noun
(chemistry) An equivalent weight.
Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.
verb
(transitive) To make equivalent to; to equal.
equivalently
equivalently
adv
In an equivalent manner; equally.
equivalents
equivalents
noun
plural of equivalent
equivaliant
equivelocity
equivelocity
noun
An equal velocity
equivocalities
equivocalities
noun
plural of equivocality
equivocality
equivocality
noun
The quality of being equivocal.
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.
equivote
equivote
noun
(obsolete, rare) A hung vote, one having an equal number of votes cast on each side of the question.
equvalent
exquisitive
exquisitive
adj
(obsolete) Eager to discover or learn; curious.
exquisitively
exquisitively
adv
In an exquisitive manner.
exquisitiveness
exquisitiveness
noun
The state or quality of being exquisitive.
frequentative
frequentative
adj
(grammar) Serving to express repetition of an action.
noun
(grammar) Any of a subclass of imperfective verbs that denote a repeated action, no longer productive in English, but found in e.g. Finnish, Latin, Russian, and Turkish.
inadequative
inadequatively
inequivalent
inequivalent
adj
Not equivalent
inquisitive
inquisitive
adj
Eager to acquire knowledge.
Too curious; overly interested; nosy.
inquisitively
inquisitively
adv
In an inquisitive manner; curiously.
inquisitiveness
inquisitiveness
noun
The quality of being inquisitive; curiosity.
inquisitivenesses
liquefactive
liquefactive
adj
That causes, or is associated with liquefaction
milliequivalent
milliequivalent
noun
(chemistry) One thousandth of an equivalent
nonacquisitive
nonacquisitive
adj
Not acquisitive.
nonacquisitively
nonacquisitiveness
nonacquisitiveness
Noun
The quality of not being acquisitive.
nondesquamative
nondesquamative
adj
Not desquamative.
nonequivalent
nonequivalent
adj
Not equivalent; different.
nonequivalently
nonequivalents
nonequivocating
nonequivocating
adj
Not equivocating.
nonqualitative
nonqualitative
adj
Not qualitative.
nonqualitatively
nonquantitative
nonquantitative
adj
Not quantitative
nonquantitatively
nonquantitativeness
novantique
outequivocate
outequivocated
outequivocating
ovatoquadrangular
overexquisite
overexquisite
adj
Excessively exquisite; too exact or careful.
overexquisitely
overexquisitely
adv
In an overexquisite manner.
overfrequent
overfrequent
adj
Excessively frequent.
overfrequently
overfrequently
adv
Too often.
overqualification
overqualification
noun
The quality of being overqualified.
overquantity
overquantity
noun
An excessive quantity; surplus.
overquarter
overquiet
overquiet
adj
Excessively quiet.
overquietly
overquietness
overquietness
noun
Excessive quietness.
preacquisitive
preacquisitively
preacquisitiveness
provoquant
qiviut
qiviut
noun
The underwool of the Arctic muskox, used as a fibre.
qiviuts
quadricovariant
quadricovariant
noun
(mathematics) a covariant of degree 4
quadriderivative
quadrivalent
quadrivalent
adj
(chemistry) Having a valence of four
(graph theory) Said of a graph: that all of its vertices have degree four.
(of a vaccine) Protecting against four different (usually flu) viruses.
noun
(genetics) Any quadrivalent chromosome
quadrivalently
quadrivalently
adv
In a quadrivalent manner.
quadrivoltine
quadrivoltine
adj
Having four broods or litters in one year.
quadrumvirate
quadrumvirate
noun
Synonym of quattuorvirate.
qualificative
qualificative
noun
That which qualifies, modifies, or restricts; a qualifying term or statement.
qualitative
qualitative
adj
(chemistry) Of a form of analysis that yields the identity of a compound.
Of descriptions or distinctions based on some quality rather than on some quantity.
noun
Something qualitative.
qualitatively
qualitatively
adv
In a qualitative manner.
with respect to quality rather than quantity.
quantitative
quantitative
adj
(chemistry) Of a form of analysis that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample
Of a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
quantitatively
quantitatively
adv
In a quantitative manner.
With respect to quantity rather than quality.
quantitativeness
quantitativeness
noun
The state or quality of being quantitative.
quantitive
quantitive
adj
Alternative form of quantitative
quantitively
quantitively
adv
quantitatively
quantitiveness
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
quantivalent
quantivalent
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Of or pertaining to quantivalence, or valence.
quarterstaves
quassative
quassative
adj
shaking; trembling
quatuorvirate
quatuorvirate
noun
Misspelling of quattuorvirate.
quesitive
quesitive
adj
(mathematics, obsolete) Of or relating to an unknown quantity.
quiddative
quiddative
adj
(philosophy) Constituting, or containing, the essence of a thing.
quidditative
quidditative
adj
Alternative form of quiddative
quidditatively
quidditatively
adv
Synonym of quiddatively
quietive
quietive
adj
Tending to quieten or make passive.
noun
Something that quietens; a sedative.
quindecemvirate
quindecemvirate
noun
Alternative form of quindecimvirate.
quinovatannic
quinovate
quinovate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of quinovic acid
quinquevalent
quinquevalent
adj
Alternative spelling of quinquivalent
quinquevirate
quinquevirate
noun
An official group of five people, especially a council of five men sharing office or rule.
quinquivalent
quinquivalent
Adjective
Having an atomic valence of 5.
Having a vaccine valence of 5.
quintuplinerved
quintuplinerved
adj
(botany) Having five nerves.
quiteve
quotative
quotative
adj
(grammar) Serving to mark quoted speech.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical device to mark quoted speech, such as be like in "he was like, 'who are you?'".
(linguistics) A form of the complementizer related to the verb say, found in many languages of West Africa and South Asia.