(archaic) Feeling a certain affection for; disposed.
(archaic) affected, pompous
(archaic) obstinate, willful
(archaic) zealous, earnest
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affection
afficionado
afficionado
noun
Alternative spelling of aficionado (“one who likes, knows about, and appreciates an interest”)
affrettando
affrettando
adv
(music) In a rushing or hurrying manner; as if pressing onwards.
affrontedly
affrontedly
adv
(obsolete) shamelessly
aficionadas
aficionadas
noun
plural of aficionada
aficionados
aficionados
noun
plural of aficionado
archfounder
blandfordia
chiffonades
chiffonades
noun
plural of chiffonade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chiffonade
codefendant
codefendant
noun
(law) Any of several defendants answering the same charge.
confederacy
confederacy
noun
(politics) A state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre. As opposed to a federation, where the central and regional governments are each equal and sovereign in their own sphere.
An alliance.
Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America.
confederate
confederate
adj
banded together; allied.
of, relating to, or united in a confederacy
noun
(psychology) An actor who participates in a psychological experiment pretending to be a subject but in actuality working for the researcher.
A member of a confederacy.
An accomplice in a plot.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To combine in a confederacy.
confidantes
confidantes
noun
plural of confidante
confirmands
confirmands
noun
plural of confirmand
confiscated
confiscated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confiscate
defalcation
defalcation
noun
(law) The act of cancelling part of a claim by deducting a smaller claim which the claimant owes to the defendant.
embezzlement
defamations
defamations
noun
plural of defamation
defecations
defecations
noun
plural of defecation
defiliation
defiliation
noun
The abstraction of a child from its parents.
defloration
defloration
noun
the act of deflowering
defoedation
defoliating
defoliating
verb
present participle of defoliate
defoliation
defoliation
noun
The separation of ripened leaves from a branch or stem; the falling or shedding of the leaves.
deformation
deformation
noun
A transformation; change of shape.
The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
defrication
deification
deification
noun
(Christianity, theology) Union with God; theosis.
A deified embodiment.
Excessive praise.
The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis.
diffidation
diffraction
diffraction
noun
(physics) The bending of a wave around an obstacle.
(quantum mechanics) The breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure (e.g. a slit), followed by reconstruction of the wave by interference.
diffusional
diffusional
adj
Of or pertaining to diffusion.
disfavoring
disfavoring
verb
present participle of disfavor
downfalling
downfalling
adj
falling downward
noun
A downfall.
An act of falling downward.
draftswoman
draftswoman
noun
A woman employed in making drawings.
A woman exceptionally skilled in drawing.
dragonflies
dragonflies
noun
plural of dragonfly
drepaniform
drepaniform
adj
sickle-shaped
edification
edification
noun
(archaic) A building or edifice.
The act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improved; a building process, especially morally, emotionally, or spiritually
effodientia
endosulfans
endosulfans
noun
plural of endosulfan
exfodiation
fairgrounds
fairgrounds
noun
Alternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held.
plural of fairground
fanfaronade
fanfaronade
noun
Empty, self-assertive boasting.
verb
To engage in empty, self-assertive boasting.
fauxbourdon
favoredness
favoredness
noun
(obsolete) appearance
fecundation
fecundation
noun
The process whereby a new organism is produced by fertilization.
fecundatory
fecundatory
adj
Of or relating to fecundation.
federations
federations
noun
plural of federation
fibroadenia
fidgetation
filamentoid
filamentoid
adj
Like a filament.
fingerboard
fingerboard
noun
(music, lutherie) A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.
A miniature skateboard that is driven with the fingers.
flanconnade
floodplains
floodplains
noun
plural of floodplain
floribundas
floribundas
noun
plural of floribunda
fluorinated
fluorinated
adj
(chemistry) Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of one or more atoms of hydrogen with fluorine.
(chemistry) Treated or reacted with fluorine or hydrofluoric acid.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluorinate
foldboating
footcandles
footcandles
noun
plural of footcandle
footmanhood
footmanhood
noun
The role or status of a footman.
foraminated
foraminated
adj
Having a small opening, or foramina.
forbiddance
forbiddance
noun
An act of forbidding, prohibition; an official edict against something.
forehandsel
foreordains
foreordains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreordain
forereading
forereading
verb
present participle of foreread
forestlands
forestlands
noun
plural of forestland
formamidine
formamidine
noun
(organic chemistry) The compound NH=CH-NH₂ that is the amidine of formic acid
Any of a group of acaricidal compounds derived from this compound
formanilide
formanilide
noun
(organic chemistry) The anilide of formic acid C₆H₅-NH-CHO
forwardness
forwardness
noun
The quality of being forward.
foundations
foundations
noun
plural of foundation
fracedinous
fracedinous
adj
(rare) Producing heat through putrefaction.
freeloading
freeloading
noun
The act of one who freeloads.
verb
present participle of freeload
frowardness
frowardness
noun
The quality of being froward.
fundatorial
furanosides
furanosides
noun
plural of furanoside
godforsaken
godforsaken
adj
Abandoned by a deity or god.
Particularly awful; very bad
grandiflora
grandiflora
noun
A rose of the Grandiflora class of roses created in the middle of the 20th century as backcrosses of hybrid teas and floribundas that fit neither category.
haddonfield
infeodation
infeodation
noun
(law) Alternative form of infeudation
infeudation
infeudation
noun
The act, under the feudal system, of putting someone into possession of a fee or fief; enfeoffment.
kordofanian
kordofanian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a geographic grouping of three to five language families spoken in the Nuba hills of Kordofan Province, Sudan.
lansfordite
lansfordite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft monoclinic hydrated magnesium carbonate mineral.
latifundios
madefaction
madefaction
noun
Alternative form of madefication (“action of wetting”)
manifestoed
manifestoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of manifesto
(electrical engineering) Denoting a kind of steady-state voltage distribution.
quadrifrons
quadrifrons
noun
(architecture) Synonym of tetrapylon
rainproofed
rainproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of rainproof
refashioned
refashioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of refashion
reformandum
reformandum
noun
That which is to be reformed.
rinforzando
rinforzando
noun
(music) A style of playing with special emphasis.
ronsdorfian
ruffianhood
saffronwood
saffronwood
noun
The evergreen tree Elaeodendron croceum.
sandaliform
sandaliform
adj
(botany) shaped like a sandal or slipper.
sandiferous
scaffolding
scaffolding
noun
(figurative) Any framework or support.
(programming) Source code etc. that is incomplete and serves as a basis for further development.
A temporary modular system of tubes (or formerly wood) forming a framework used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures.
verb
present participle of scaffold
selfadjoint
selfadjoint
adj
Alternative spelling of self-adjoint
softbrained
standoffish
standoffish
adj
Aloof; reserved; unsociable and unfriendly.
sulfonamide
sulfonamide
noun
(chemistry) Any amide of a sulfonic acid RS(=O)₂NR'₂
(pharmacology) Any of a group of antibiotics; a sulfa drug
sundayproof
transformed
transformed
adj
Given a completely different form or appearance.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of transform
unaffronted
unaffronted
adj
Not affronted.
underfactor
unfashioned
unfashioned
adj
Not fashioned; unmade, unformed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unfashion
unflavoured
unflavoured
adj
Alternative spelling of unflavored
unformatted
unformatted
adj
(computing) That has not yet been formatted for use; uninitialized