The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
addictiveness
addictiveness
noun
The characteristic of being addictive.
adjuvants
adjuvants
noun
plural of adjuvant
administrative
administrative
adj
Of or relating to administering or administration.
administratively
administratively
adv
In an administrative manner, or for purposes of administration.
adsorptiveness
adsorptiveness
noun
The property of being adsorptive, of tending toward or being characterized by adsorption.
advancements
advancements
noun
plural of advancement
advantageous
advantageous
adj
Being of advantage, beneficial.
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
advantageousness
advantageousness
noun
The state or quality of being advantageous.
advantages
advantages
noun
plural of advantage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advantage
adventism
adventist
adventists
adventitias
adventitias
noun
plural of adventitia
adventitious
adventitious
adj
(biology) Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.
(genetics, medicine) Not congenital; acquired.
Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
adventitiousness
adventitiousness
noun
the degree to which a thing is adventitious
adventitiousnesses
advents
advents
noun
plural of advent
adventurers
adventurers
noun
plural of adventurer
adventures
adventures
noun
plural of adventure
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adventure
adventureship
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
adventuress
adventuress
noun
A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.
A female varietist.
A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep.
adventuresses
adventuresses
noun
plural of adventuress
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
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
adventurist
adventurist
noun
A politician involved in adventurism.
Someone who is into adventurism.
adventuristic
adventuristic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
adventurists
adventurists
noun
plural of adventurist
adventurous
adventurous
adj
(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
(of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
adventurousness
adventurousness
noun
The quality of being adventurous.
adversant
advertences
advertences
noun
plural of advertence
advertencies
advertencies
noun
plural of advertency
advertisement
advertisement
noun
(card games) In gin rummy, the discarding of a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.
(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.
(obsolete) Notoriety.
A public notice.
A recommendation of a particular product, service or person.
advertisements
advertisements
noun
plural of advertisement
advertising
advertising
noun
Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.
The industry or profession made up of such communications.
verb
present participle of advertise
advertisings
advertisings
noun
plural of advertising
advisement
advisement
noun
(archaic) Advice, counsel.
(now US) Consideration or deliberation.
advisements
advisements
noun
plural of advisement
advocations
advocations
noun
plural of advocation
anarchoindividualist
animadverts
animadverts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animadvert
antidepressive
antidepressive
adj
Counteracting depression.
noun
An antidepressant.
antieavesdropping
antimediaevalism
antimediaevalist
antimedievalism
antimedievalist
antiproductiveness
antivandalism
antivandalism
adj
(law enforcement) Opposing or proscribing vandalism.
arendtsville
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
avanguardisti
bondservant
bondservant
noun
An indentured servant.
coadventuress
condensative
condensative
adj
That tends to condense
considerative
considerative
adj
(archaic) considerate; careful; thoughtful
consideratively
considerativeness
considerativeness
noun
The quality of being considerative.
consolidative
consolidative
adj
Tending or having power to consolidate.
contradictiveness
contradictiveness
noun
The quality of being contradictive.
contradistinctive
contradistinctive
adj
Distinguishing by contrast
Having the quality of contradistinction
contradistinctively
contradistinctively
adv
in contradistinction
conventionalised
conventionalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conventionalise
counteradvise
counteradvise
verb
To give the opposite advice.
davenports
davenports
noun
plural of davenport
davidsonite
daviston
deactivations
deactivations
noun
plural of deactivation
decorativeness
decorativeness
noun
The condition of being decorative
defensative
defensative
noun
(archaic) That which serves to protect or defend.
deliberativeness
deliberativeness
noun
The state or quality of being deliberative.
demonstrative
demonstrative
adj
(grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
given to open displays of emotion
that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
noun
A demonstrative adjective.
A demonstrative pronoun.
demonstratively
demonstratively
adv
In a demonstrative manner.
demonstrativeness
demonstrativeness
noun
The state or quality of being demonstrative.
denervations
denervations
noun
plural of denervation
denotativeness
denotativeness
noun
The quality of being denotative.
depravations
depravations
noun
plural of depravation
depravements
depravements
noun
plural of depravement
deprivations
deprivations
noun
plural of deprivation
derivationist
derivationist
noun
A proponent of derivationism.
derivations
derivations
noun
plural of derivation
derivativeness
derivativeness
noun
The state or quality of being derivative.
designative
designative
Adjective
Serving to designate.
desilverization
desilverization
noun
The process of desilverizing.
determinativeness
determinativeness
noun
The state or quality of being determinative.
detractiveness
detractiveness
noun
The quality of being detractive.
devaluations
devaluations
noun
plural of devaluation
devastating
devastating
adj
causing devastation
verb
present participle of devastate
devastatingly
devastatingly
adv
In a devastating manner.
devastation
devastation
noun
(law) Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastavit.
The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
devastations
devastations
noun
plural of devastation
developmentalist
developmentalist
adj
Of, or related to developmentalism.
noun
A follower or proponent of developmentalism.
devenustate
devenustate
verb
(obsolete, rare) To deprive of beauty or grace.
deviants
deviants
noun
plural of deviant
deviationism
deviationism
noun
Deviation from accepted beliefs or policies, especially from a prescribed form of communism.
deviationist
deviationist
noun
One who deviates from accepted beliefs or policies, especially from a prescribed form of Communism.
deviations
deviations
noun
plural of deviation
devisceration
devitalisation
devitalisation
noun
Alternative form of devitalization
devitalising
devitalising
verb
present participle of devitalise
devocalisation
devolatilisation
devolatilisation
noun
Alternative form of devolatilization
devolatilising
devolatilising
verb
present participle of devolatilise
devotionalism
devotionalism
noun
(religion) Devotional behaviour.
devotionalist
devotionalist
noun
One given to devotion, especially to excessive formal devotion.
devotionalness
devotionals
devotionals
noun
plural of devotional
diffractiveness
disadvantage
disadvantage
noun
A setback or handicap.
A weakness or undesirable characteristic; a con.
Loss; detriment; hindrance.
verb
(transitive) To place at a disadvantage.
disadvantaged
disadvantaged
adj
(euphemistic) Poor; in financial difficulties.
Lacking an advantage relative to another.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disadvantage
disadvantagedness
disadvantagedness
noun
The quality of being disadvantaged.
disadvantageous
disadvantageous
adj
Not advantageous.
disadvantageously
disadvantageously
adv
In a disadvantageous manner.
disadvantageousness
disadvantageousness
noun
The state or quality of being disadvantageous.
disadvantages
disadvantages
noun
plural of disadvantage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disadvantage
disadvantaging
disadvantaging
verb
present participle of disadvantage
disadventure
disadventure
noun
(obsolete) Misadventure, misfortune.
disadventurous
disadventurous
adj
(obsolete) Unfortunate; calamitous.
disavowment
disavowment
noun
disavowal
disciplinative
disciplinative
adj
disciplinary
discovenant
discovenant
verb
(transitive) To dissolve a covenant with.
discriminative
discriminative
adj
(of an element, feature, attribute, etc.) Which serves to distinguish its bearer.
Having or relating to the ability to discriminate between things.
discriminatively
discriminatively
adv
With discrimination or distinction.
discriminativeness
discriminativeness
noun
The condition of being discriminative
discursativeness
disintegrative
disintegrative
adj
(psychology) Having disorganized psychological and behavioral processes.
Losing cohesion or unity.
disinvagination
disinvagination
noun
The repair of an invagination
disinvigorate
disinvigorate
verb
(transitive) To enervate; to weaken.
dispensative
dispensative
adj
Granting dispensation.
dispensatively
dispensatively
adv
By dispensation.
disputativeness
disputativeness
noun
The quality of being disputative.
disseminative
disseminative
adj
Tending to disseminate, or to become disseminated.
disseveration
disseveration
noun
The act of dissevering; disseverance.
disvaluation
disvaluation
noun
disesteem; depreciation; disrepute
disvantage
disvulnerability
ditransitive
ditransitive
adj
(linguistics) Of a class of verbs which take both a direct and an indirect object. An example is 'give', which entails a giver (subject), a gift (direct object) and a receiver (indirect object).
noun
(linguistics) A verb that takes both an object and an indirect object.
divagations
divagations
noun
plural of divagation
diversification
diversification
noun
(finance) An investment strategy involving investing in a range of assets with differing features in order to reduce specific risk.
A corporate strategy in which a company acquires or establishes a business other than that of its current product.
The act, or the result, of diversifying.
diversifications
diversifications
noun
plural of diversification
divertissant
divinations
divinations
noun
plural of divination
divinisation
divinisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of divinization