An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
An unusual mannerism.
affectingly
affectingly
adv
So as to affect in an emotional sense.
affectional
affectional
adj
Pertaining to the affections; affective; characterized by emotion
affectioned
affectioned
adj
(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
affectively
affectively
adv
In an affective way; emotionally.
affectivity
affectivity
noun
Ability to experience affects: feelings, emotions, judgement, motivations, etc.
affenspalte
affettuosos
affiliating
affiliating
verb
present participle of affiliate
affiliation
affiliation
noun
(law) The establishment of a child's paternity or maternity
A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union.
The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.
affirmation
affirmation
noun
(law) The solemn declaration made by Quakers and others incapable of taking an oath.
A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.
That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
affirmative
affirmative
adj
(algebra) positive; not negative
(logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
Confirmative; ratifying.
dogmatic
pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result
pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
positive
intj
(military, especially radio communications) Yes; true; correct.
An elaborate synonym for the word yes.
noun
(grammar) An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
(obsolete) An assertion.
Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
affirmatory
affirmatory
adj
Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative.
affixations
affixations
noun
plural of affixation
afflictions
afflictions
noun
plural of affliction
afforcement
afforcement
noun
(obsolete) A reinforcement; a strengthening.
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
afformative
afformative
noun
(grammar) An affix.
affreighter
affreighter
noun
One who hires or charters a ship to transport goods.
affrettando
affrettando
adv
(music) In a rushing or hurrying manner; as if pressing onwards.
affricating
affricating
verb
present participle of affricate
affrication
affrication
noun
(phonetics, uncountable, of a consonant) Becoming an affricate sound.
affricative
affricative
adj
Of or relating to an affricate.
noun
An affricate.
affrightful
affrightful
adj
(obsolete) frightful
affrighting
affrighting
verb
present participle of affright
affrontedly
affrontedly
adv
(obsolete) shamelessly
affrontment
affrontment
noun
An act of affronting; an insult or hostile confrontation.
afghanistan
afroasiatic
afterattack
afterbirths
afterbirths
noun
plural of afterbirth
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
afterbreach
afterbreast
afterburner
afterburner
noun
(aviation) A device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust.
aftercareer
aftercareer
noun
(dated) The career that follows a particular experience or stage in a person's life; later career.
afterchance
afterchrome
afterchurch
afterchurch
adj
After attending a church.
afterclause
aftercoming
aftercoming
adj
(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
aftercooler
aftercooler
noun
An intercooler located at the end of the supercharging chain.
aftercourse
aftercourse
noun
(archaic, regional) The final course of a meal.
(obsolete) A subsequent course of study.
The course (sequence of events or actions) that follows something; subsequent course.
afterdinner
aftereffect
aftereffect
noun
Any delayed effect; an effect which is not immediately manifested.
afterfriend
afterfruits
afterfruits
noun
plural of afterfruit
afterfuture
aftergrowth
aftergrowth
noun
(figuratively) Any abstraction of the above.
A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
afterimages
afterimages
noun
plural of afterimage
aftermarket
aftermarket
noun
(business) The industry that serves that market.
(business) The market for further goods and services, such as replacement parts and accessories, subsequent to the sale of a product such as an automobile or computer.
(finance) Trading activity in a security immediately following its initial offering to the public.
verb
(business) To sell goods or services in the aftermarket.
aftermatter
afterpieces
afterpieces
noun
plural of afterpiece
afterschool
afterschool
adj
Of or pertaining to a program intended to care for and educate children in the time immediately after school classes.
Taking place immediately after school classes.
aftershaves
aftershaves
noun
plural of aftershave
aftershocks
aftershocks
noun
plural of aftershock
afterspeech
afterspring
afterstrain
aftersupper
aftertastes
aftertastes
noun
plural of aftertaste
afterthrift
aftervision
afterwisdom
afterwitted
afterwitted
adj
(dated) Characterized by afterwit; slow-witted.
afterworlds
afterworlds
noun
plural of afterworld
afunctional
afunctional
adj
Not functional.
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
aircraftman
aircraftman
noun
A member of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force or the air forces of various other Commonwealth countries.
aircraftmen
aircraftmen
noun
plural of aircraftman
airfreights
airfreights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airfreight
algefacient
algefacient
adj
Making cool; cooling.
allografted
allografted
adj
grafted as an allograft
amentiferae
amplificate
amplificate
verb
(obsolete or nonstandard) To amplify.
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
anfractuous
anfractuous
adj
craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven.
sinuous, twisty, winding.
antefebrile
antefebrile
adj
Preceding a fever
anteflected
anteflexion
anteflexion
noun
(anatomy) A forward bending or an organ, especially that of the uterus near the cervix
antenniform
antenniform
adj
Having the shape of an antenna
antheriform
antheriform
adj
Shaped like an anther.
anthrarufin
anthrarufin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,5-dihydroxyanthraquinone
antifaction
antifanatic
antifanatic
noun
One who opposes fanaticism.
antifascism
antifascism
noun
Opposition to fascism
antifascist
antifascist
adj
Opposed to the tenets of fascism; antifa.
noun
A person opposed to the tenets of fascism.
antifashion
antifashion
adj
Opposed to fashion.
noun
Any fashion that is intentionally contrary to the mainstream.
antifatigue
antifatigue
adj
(pharmacology) Countering fatigue.
antifebrile
antifebrile
adj
(pharmacology) Countering fever.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine or substance that counters fever.
antifederal
antifederal
adj
Alternative form of anti-federal
antiferment
antifideism
antifideism
noun
Opposition to fideism.
antifoaming
antifoaming
adj
That inhibits the formation of foam
antifoggant
antifoggant
noun
An antifogging agent.
antifogging
antifogging
adj
Preventing fogging (as for example on clear film packaging).
antiforeign
antiforeign
adj
Opposed to foreigners or to what is foreign.
antiformant
antifouling
antifouling
adj
That prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.
noun
Any substance that prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.
antifreezes
antifreezes
noun
plural of antifreeze
antifungals
antifungals
noun
plural of antifungal
antivenefic
antiwelfare
antiwelfare
adj
Opposed to welfare (financial aid offered by a government).
antofagasta
antofagasta
Proper noun
A city in northern Chile.
The Antofagasta Province.
The Antofagasta Region.
apoferritin
apoferritin
noun
(biochemistry) Part of the ferritin that is not combined with iron
aquafortist
aquafortist
noun
One who prepares etchings or engravings using aqua fortis. [from 19th c.]
archpontiff
artifactual
artifactual
adj
Of or pertaining to artifact.
Resembling an artifact.
artificious
artificious
adj
(obsolete) Using, exhibiting, performed with or characterized by much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.
asafoetidas
asafoetidas
noun
plural of asafoetida
asbestiform
asbestiform
adj
(crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility
noun
(mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals.
assafoetida
assafoetida
noun
Alternative spelling of asafoetida
astraeiform
astriferous
astriferous
adj
Bearing stars.
atomiferous
austafrican
authorcraft
authorcraft
noun
The craft of an author; the writing of books.
autofocuses
autofocuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autofocus
autografted
autografted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograft
azofication
backfitting
backfitting
verb
present participle of backfit
bacteriform
bafflements
bafflements
noun
plural of bafflement
baffleplate
basaltiform
basaltiform
adj
In the form of basalt; columnar.
bathofloric
battlefield
battlefield
noun
The area where a land battle is or was fought, which is not necessarily a field.
battlefront
battlefront
noun
The area in which opponents or opposing ideas meet.
The region or line along which opposing armies engage in combat.
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beanfeaster
beanfeaster
noun
(chiefly Britain) One who takes part in a beanfeast.
beatificate
beatificate
verb
(obsolete, religion) To beatify.
beautifiers
beautifiers
noun
plural of beautifier
beautifully
beautifully
adv
In a beautiful manner.
beautifying
beautifying
adj
That beautifies; tending to make beautiful.
noun
The action of the verb to beautify.
verb
present participle of beautify
befittingly
befittingly
adv
In a befitting manner
beforetimes
beforetimes
adv
(archaic) Previously; in the past.
benefaction
benefaction
noun
An act of charity; almsgiving.
An act of doing good; a benefit, a blessing.
benefactive
benefactive
adj
(linguistics) Of or pertaining to the linguistic form or case or the semantic role of the beneficiary of an action. Expressed in English as "on behalf of" or "on one's behalf."
noun
A term or sentence element that serves a benefactive role or that is inflected for the benefactive case or a similar case (such as the dative case).
benefactors
benefactors
noun
plural of benefactor
benefactory
benefactory
adj
Yielding benefit; doing good.
noun
One who gives benefit to others; a benefactor.
benefactrix
benefactrix
Noun
A female benefactor.
beneficiate
beneficiate
verb
(mining, obsolete) To reduce (ores).
beneficient
beneficient
adj
(sometimes proscribed) beneficent
benefitting
benefitting
verb
present participle of benefit
biflagelate
bifoliolate
bifoliolate
adj
(botany) Having two leaflets, as some compound leaves do.
bifurcately
bifurcately
adv
In a bifurcate manner.
bifurcating
bifurcating
adj
dividing or forking into two
verb
present participle of bifurcate
bifurcation
bifurcation
noun
(biology) A division into two branches.
(by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two.
(computer science) A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.
(geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
(mathematics) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.
(nautical) The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.