(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
advisements
advisements
noun
plural of advisement
alluviviums
almoravides
almsgivings
almsgivings
noun
plural of almsgiving
amativeness
amativeness
noun
(phrenology) The state or quality of being amative; propensity to love or sexual feelings.
ambilaevous
ambilaevous
adj
Alternative spelling of ambilevous
ambiversion
ambiversion
noun
(psychology) A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.
ambiversive
amphivorous
amusiveness
amusiveness
noun
The state or quality of being amusive.
animadverts
animadverts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animadvert
behaviorism
behaviorism
noun
An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is determined by the environment and denying any independent significance for mind, largely ignores any pathophysiological processes which may, or may not, underlie subjective, behavioral phenomena.
carnivorism
carnivorism
noun
The fact or practice of being a carnivore.
cavalierism
cavalierism
noun
The practice or principles of cavaliers.
chauvinisms
chauvinisms
noun
plural of chauvinism
diluvianism
disavowment
disavowment
noun
disavowal
dividualism
duumvirates
duumvirates
noun
plural of duumvirate
evangelisms
evangelisms
noun
plural of evangelism
evanishment
evanishment
noun
(now rare) Vanishing, disappearance.
favoritisms
favoritisms
noun
plural of favoritism
favouritism
favouritism
noun
(British spelling) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
gaviiformes
gravaminous
gravimeters
gravimeters
noun
plural of gravimeter
hamersville
harvesttime
harvesttime
noun
Alternative spelling of harvest time
heavinsogme
humansville
immoveables
immoveables
noun
plural of immoveable
impassively
impassively
adv
In an impassive manner.
impassivity
impassivity
Noun
The state of being impassive.
imperatives
imperatives
noun
plural of imperative
improvisate
improvisate
adj
unpremeditated; impromptu
verb
To improvise; to extemporize.
invalidisms
invalidisms
noun
plural of invalidism
joviniamish
jovinianism
jovinianism
Noun
Jovinianist doctrines
levantinism
lovemakings
lovemakings
noun
plural of lovemaking
maidservant
maidservant
noun
A female servant; a maid.
manifestive
manumissive
manumissive
adj
Of or relating to manumission.
maplesville
margravines
margravines
noun
plural of margravine
masdevallia
masdevallia
noun
Any orchid in the genus Masdevallia, whose species (approximately 500 or 600 depending on circumscription) have flowers of extremely diverse appearance.
massiveness
massiveness
noun
The property of being massive.
mayersville
mccaysville
medievalism
medievalism
noun
(uncountable) The study of the Middle Ages.
A custom or belief from the Middle Ages.
The state of being medieval.
medievalist
medievalist
noun
one who studies the culture and history of the Middle Ages
mensurative
mensurative
adj
Relating to mensuration or measurement.
misadvising
misadvising
verb
present participle of misadvise
misaventeur
misaverring
misbehavers
misbehavers
noun
plural of misbehaver
misbehaving
misbehaving
noun
bad conduct or actions
verb
present participle of misbehave
misbehavior
misbehavior
noun
(American spelling) Action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected.
miscreative
miscreative
adj
Tending to create badly or wrongly.
misendeavor
misevaluate
misevaluate
verb
To evaluate inaccurately or incorrectly.
misnavigate
misnavigate
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To navigate incorrectly.
moneysaving
moravianism
moravianism
Proper noun
The religious system of the Moravians.
motivations
motivations
noun
plural of motivation
moviemakers
moviemakers
noun
plural of moviemaker
muscovadite
negativisms
negativisms
noun
plural of negativism
neovitalism
neovitalism
noun
Any revival of vitalism, but especially that of Johannes Reinke (1849–1931).
nominatives
nominatives
noun
plural of nominative
novatianism
novatianism
Noun
The doctrines or principles of the Novatians.
omnivarious
omnivarious
adj
Of every variety.
ovariostomy
overrealism
overrealism
noun
Excessive realism.
ovispermary
palmivorous
palmivorous
adj
(zoology) That consumes palm trees.
primevalism
primevarous
provitamins
provitamins
noun
plural of provitamin
quadrumvirs
radiomovies
radiomovies
noun
plural of radiomovie
ransomville
ravishments
ravishments
noun
plural of ravishment
relativisms
relativisms
noun
plural of relativism
remotivates
remotivates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of remotivate
revanchisms
revanchisms
noun
plural of revanchism
revivalisms
revivalisms
noun
plural of revivalism
semidwarves
semiovaloid
semiovoidal
semiovoidal
adj
Somewhat or partly ovoidal.
semipassive
semiprivacy
semiprivacy
noun
Partial privacy.
semiprivate
semiprivate
adj
More private than usual accommodations, but not fully private; used especially of a hospital room that is shared by two patients in contradistinction to a ward containing many patients.
semiquavers
semiquavers
noun
plural of semiquaver
semistarved
semistarved
adj
Half-starved.
semivalvate
semivocalic
semivocalic
adj
Of or pertaining to a semivowel.
septemviral
septemviral
adj
Of or belonging to the septemviri or the septemvirate.
sivatherium
stimulative
stimulative
adj
Having a stimulating effect.
noun
(obsolete) Something having a stimulating effect; a stimulant, an incentive.
stovemaking
stovemaking
noun
The manufacture of stoves.
survivalism
survivalism
noun
A belief, expressed by survivalists, in being prepared to survive disasters and cataclysms including the collapse of civilization.
thomasville
thomasville
Proper noun
a city in Clarke County, Alabama, USA.
a city in Georgia, USA, and the county seat of Thomas County.
a CDP in Oregon County, Missouri, USA.
a city in Davidson County, North Carolina, USA.
an unincorporated community in York County, Pennsylvania, USA.
transmutive
transmutive
adj
That transmutes something.
unadmissive
uvulatomies
uvulatomies
noun
plural of uvulatomy
vagabondism
vagabondism
noun
Vagabondage.
vagotropism
vaishnavism
vaishnavism
Proper noun
A branch of Hinduism focusing on the worship of Vishnu
vanguardism
vanguardism
noun
(politics) The strategy whereby an organization (usually a vanguard party) attempts to place itself at the centre of a revolutionary movement and steer it in a direction consistent with its ideology.
variometers
variometers
noun
plural of variometer
varnishment
varnishment
noun
(archaic) The act or process of embellishing something in order to make it more attractive.
vasculiform
vasculiform
adj
vascular in form; shaped like a vessel
vasectomies
vasectomies
noun
plural of vasectomy
vasectomise
vasectomise
verb
Alternative form of vasectomize
vasectomize
vasectomize
verb
to perform a vasectomy
vasomotoric
vasomotoric
adj
Synonym of vasomotor
ventrimesal
ventrimesal
adj
Alternative form of ventromesal
verisimilar
verisimilar
adj
(fiction) Faithful to its own rules; internally consistent.
Appearing to be true or real; probable; likely.
vermiparous
vermiparous
adj
Producing or breeding worms or grubs, such as various insects.
versemaking
versemaking
noun
The composition of verses; poetry-writing.
verticalism
verticalism
noun
(architecture) The building of tall, vertical buildings, especially exceptionally tall skyscrapers
vestimental
vestimental
adj
Alternative form of vestimentary
vicarianism
vicarianism
noun
The biogeographical theory that vicariance is responsible for the differences between species.
vigilantism
vigilantism
noun
The activities of a vigilante; acting outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge a crime, right a perceived wrong, etc.
vivacissimo
volsteadism
voluntarism
voluntarism
noun
(US) A reliance on volunteers to support an institution or achieve an end; volunteerism.
(philosophy) A doctrine that assigns the most dominant position to the will rather than the intellect.
(politics) The political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature.