The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
adaptivities
adaptivities
noun
plural of adaptivity
addictiveness
addictiveness
noun
The characteristic of being addictive.
addictives
addictives
noun
plural of addictive
additives
additives
noun
plural of additive
additivities
additivities
noun
plural of additivity
adhesivemeter
adhesivemeter
noun
An instrument for measuring the adhesive qualities of a substance.
adjectives
adjectives
noun
plural of adjective
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjective
adjectivism
adjectivism
noun
The excessive use of adjectives.
adjectivitis
adjectivitis
noun
(humorous) The overuse of adjectives in writing.
adjustive
adjustive
adj
Tending to adjust.
administrative
administrative
adj
Of or relating to administering or administration.
administratively
administratively
adv
In an administrative manner, or for purposes of administration.
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.
adustive
advectitious
advectitious
adj
Relating to, or transported by, advection.
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
adventureship
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
adversative
adversative
adj
(linguistics) Expressing adverse effect.
(linguistics) Expressing opposition or difference.
noun
(rare, dated) Something, particularly a clause or conjunction, which is adversative.
adversatively
adversatively
adv
In an adversative manner
adversatives
adversatives
noun
plural of adversative
adversifoliate
adversifoliate
adj
(botany) Having leaves placed opposite each other on a stem.
adversities
adversities
noun
plural of adversity
adversity
adversity
noun
(countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.
(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
advertencies
advertencies
noun
plural of advertency
advertisable
advertisable
adj
Suitable for being advertised.
advertise
advertise
verb
(card games) In gin rummy, to discard a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.
(intransitive) To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others.
(transitive) To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.
(transitive) To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales.
(transitive, now rare) To notify (someone) of something; to call someone's attention to something.
advertised
advertised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of advertise
advertisee
advertisee
noun
One who views or reads an advertisement; the target of advertising.
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
advertiser
advertiser
noun
A periodical in which advertisements can be published by individuals.
One who advertises.
advertisers
advertisers
noun
plural of advertiser
advertises
advertises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advertise
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
advertizes
advertizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advertize
advertorials
advertorials
noun
plural of advertorial
advisabilities
advisabilities
noun
plural of advisability
advisability
advisability
noun
(countable) An instance of advisability; a consideration in determining overall advisability.
(uncountable) The quality of being advisable or prudent.
advisatory
advisatory
adj
(law) Advisory.
advisement
advisement
noun
(archaic) Advice, counsel.
(now US) Consideration or deliberation.
advisements
advisements
noun
plural of advisement
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
advocations
advocations
noun
plural of advocation
aestivated
aestivated
verb
Alternative spelling of estivated
simple past tense and past participle of aestivate
affidavits
affidavits
noun
plural of affidavit
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.
auditives
autodigestive
autodigestive
adj
Relating to, or carrying out, autodigestion.
avanguardisti
avidities
avidities
noun
plural of avidity
boddhisattva
boddhisattva
noun
Alternative form of bodhisattva
bodhisattva
bodhisattva
noun
(Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.
(Buddhism) An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by scientific thought, resembling the Western notion of angels, but with a wealth of its own nuances and expectations. These include the compassionate working for enlightenment of all sentient beings.
bodhisattvas
bodhisattvas
noun
plural of bodhisattva
clavichordist
clavichordist
noun
Someone who plays the clavichord.
clavichordists
clavichordists
noun
plural of clavichordist
clavodeltoideus
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.
datives
datives
noun
plural of dative
davidist
davidsonite
daviesite
daviston
davits
davits
noun
plural of davit
deactivates
deactivates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deactivate
deactivations
deactivations
noun
plural of deactivation
deactivators
deactivators
noun
plural of deactivator
deatsville
decemvirates
decemvirates
noun
plural of decemvirate
declaratives
declaratives
noun
plural of declarative
decorativeness
decorativeness
noun
The condition of being decorative
decussatively
decussatively
adv
(obsolete) crosswise; in the form of an X
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
depravities
depravities
noun
plural of depravity
deprivations
deprivations
noun
plural of deprivation
derivates
derivates
noun
plural of derivate
derivationist
derivationist
noun
A proponent of derivationism.
derivations
derivations
noun
plural of derivation
derivatist
derivativeness
derivativeness
noun
The state or quality of being derivative.
derivatives
derivatives
noun
plural of derivative
derivatizes
derivatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of derivatize
desiccative
desiccative
adj
causing to desiccate; drying out
noun
Any substance that promotes drying.
desiderative
desiderative
adj
(grammar) Of a verb expressing a wish.
Having or indicating wish or desire.
noun
(linguistics, grammar) A verbal mood that has the meaning of “wanting to do something”, found in languages such as Ancient Greek and Sanskrit; the optative.
designative
designative
Adjective
Serving to designate.
desilverization
desilverization
noun
The process of desilverizing.
desolative
desquamative
desquamative
adj
Of, relating to, or attended with, desquamation.
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
devastative
devastative
adj
devastating; highly destructive
devastavit
devastavit
noun
(property law) In full, writ of devastavit: a writ issued against an executor or administrator claiming compensation for such misapplication of assets.
(property law) Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastation.
developmentalist
developmentalist
adj
Of, or related to developmentalism.
noun
A follower or proponent of developmentalism.
deverbatives
deverbatives
noun
plural of deverbative
deviants
deviants
noun
plural of deviant
deviates
deviates
noun
plural of deviate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deviate
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
deviators
deviators
noun
plural of deviator
devisability
deviscerate
devisceration
devitalisation
devitalisation
noun
Alternative form of devitalization
devitalise
devitalise
verb
Alternative form of devitalize
devitalised
devitalised
adj
deprived of vitality
verb
simple past tense and past participle of devitalise