Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.
amateurism
amateurism
noun
Amateur beliefs and practices generally.
The opinion or conviction that sports ought not to be played for money.
amatorious
amatorious
adj
(obsolete) amatory
amurcosity
antiserums
antiserums
noun
plural of antiserum
artemisium
artemisium
Proper noun
A cape north of Euboea, Greece.
barbituism
baumeister
circumvest
circumvest
verb
(obsolete) To cover round, as with a garment; to invest.
clamourist
closterium
consortium
consortium
noun
(biology) A group of symbiotic microbes.
(law) The right of a spouse to all the normal relationships with his or her mate.
A similar arrangement among non-commercial institutions or organizations.
An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.
An association or society.
costumiere
costumiers
costumiers
noun
plural of costumier
coustumier
crumbliest
crumbliest
adj
superlative form of crumbly: most crumbly
customizer
customizer
noun
A person or business that provides customization services
demiluster
demilustre
democritus
democritus
Proper noun
A Greek philosopher (c.460-c.370 BC). The originator of the atomic theory together with his teacher Leucippus.
disparatum
drumsticks
drumsticks
noun
plural of drumstick
emmitsburg
episternum
episternum
noun
(anatomy) The upper segment of the sternum
(entomology) The anterior part of the pleuron of an insect.
erimanthus
euhemerist
euhemerist
adj
Synonym of euhemeristic: of or related to euhemerism.
noun
Someone who practices or upholds euhemerism, a person who believes all or most myths and legends arose from historical origins.
eumeristic
eurythmics
eurythmics
noun
a rhythmic interpretation of music with graceful, free-style dance movements
eurythmies
eurythmies
noun
plural of eurythmy
fortuitism
fortuitism
noun
The doctrine that chance is involved in natural events rather than absolute determinism.
fremituses
frumenties
frumenties
noun
plural of frumenty
frumentius
fumatories
fumatories
noun
plural of fumatory
fumigators
fumigators
noun
plural of fumigator
fumitories
fumitories
noun
plural of fumitory
furmenties
gourmetism
gourmetism
noun
The habits and attitudes of gourmets; a love of fine food.
haustorium
haustorium
noun
A cellular structure, growing into or around another structure to absorb water or nutrients, such as a cotyledon.
A root of a parasitic plant modified to take nourishment from its host.
humoralist
humoralist
noun
One who favors the humoral pathology or believes in humoralism.
humoristic
humoristic
adj
Pertaining to a humorist or his or her style.
immeritous
immeritous
adj
(obsolete) undeserving
importunes
importunes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune
impostrous
impostrous
adj
(archaic) Characterized by imposture; deceitful.
impostures
impostures
noun
plural of imposture
impromptus
impromptus
noun
plural of impromptu
impurities
impurities
noun
plural of impurity
informatus
instrument
instrument
noun
(aviation, usually in the plural) Ellipsis of flight instrument.
(figuratively) A person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal.
(law) A legal document, such as a contract, deed, trust, mortgage, power, indenture, or will.
A device used to produce music.
A means or agency for achieving an effect.
A measuring or displaying device.
A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.
verb
(transitive) To apply measuring devices.
(transitive) To devise, conceive, cook up, plan.
To perform upon an instrument; to prepare for an instrument.
inurements
inurements
noun
plural of inurement
luminarist
lumisterol
lumisterol
noun
Constituent of vitamin D₁.
manicurist
manicurist
noun
A person who performs manicures.
manuscript
manuscript
adj
Handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.
noun
A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.
A single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc, written by hand or even printed, submitted as original for (copy-editing and) reproductive publication.
marquisate
marquisate
noun
The state or rank of a marquis.
The territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness.
marsupiata
marsupiate
marsupiate
Noun
marsupial
maturities
maturities
noun
plural of maturity
maumetries
maupertuis
mesokurtic
mesokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis equal to that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having zero excess kurtosis.
micrurgist
micrurgist
noun
One who carries out micrurgy.
miniatures
miniatures
noun
plural of miniature
miraculist
miraculist
noun
One who believes in miracles.
misculture
misfeature
misfeature
noun
An undesirable or incorrect feature.
misfortune
misfortune
noun
(countable) An undesirable event such as an accident.
(uncountable) Bad luck.
misgesture
misgesture
noun
A gesture that is made in error.
verb
To make the wrong gesture.
misnatured
misnatured
adj
Of a bad or wrong nature; malformed.
misnurture
misnurture
verb
(transitive) To nurture or train wrongly.
mispursuit
mispursuit
noun
A bad or wrong pursuit.
missourite
missourite
noun
(mineralogy) A leucite-augite rock, resembling ijolite but with leucite in place of nepheline.
mistrusted
mistrusted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mistrust
mistruster
mistruster
noun
One who mistrusts.
mistutored
mistutored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mistutor
misventure
misventure
noun
(archaic) misadventure
miswrought
miswrought
adj
Badly wrought.
mithraeums
moisturize
moisturize
verb
(transitive) To make more humid.
(transitive) To make more moist.
mortacious
mortuaries
mortuaries
noun
plural of mortuary
mousterian
mousterian
Adjective
Of or from Le Moustier
Characteristic of Paleolithic flint tools found in this region
multiresin
multistory
multistory
adj
(US, Canada) Alternative spelling of multi-storey
multiverse
multiverse
noun
(fiction) The different canons, continuities or timelines of a fictional property, considered as a whole.
(philosophy) The world, considered as lacking in purpose, design, or predictability.
(physics, cosmology) The hypothetical group of all the possible universes in existence.
multiwords
murasakite
musketries
musketries
noun
plural of musketry
mutessarif
mutessarif
noun
Alternative spelling of mutasarrif
mutilators
mutilators
noun
plural of mutilator
mysterious
mysterious
adj
Deliberately evasive or enigmatic.
Difficult to understand.
Having unknown qualities.
Of unknown origin.
nasturtium
nasturtium
noun
A plant in this genus, Tropaeolum majus.
Any of the plants in the genus, Nasturtium, that includes watercress.
The popular name of any of the plants in the Tropaeolum genus of flowering plants native to south and central America.
nasutiform
naturalism
naturalism
noun
(art) A movement in theatre, film, and literature that seeks to replicate a believable everyday reality, as opposed to such movements as romanticism or surrealism, in which subjects may receive highly symbolic or idealistic treatment.
(nonstandard) naturism, nudism, social nudity.
(philosophy) A doctrine which denies a strong separation between scientific and philosophic methodologies and/or topics
(philosophy) Any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature as a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by a will.
(politics, law) The belief in natural law.
A state of nature; conformity to nature.
The doctrine that denies a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in religious texts and in spiritual influences.
neutralism
neutralism
noun
(biology) The neutral theory of molecular evolution, holding that, at the molecular level, most evolutionary changes and variation within and between species are caused not by natural selection but by genetic drift of mutant alleles that are neutral.
A political policy of nonalignment in a situation of conflict.
The state of being neutral; neutrality.
numerosity
numerosity
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is numerous.
(obsolete) Harmonious flow.
(uncountable) The condition of being numerous.
nutriments
nutriments
noun
plural of nutriment
osmaterium
osmaterium
noun
Alternative form of osmeterium
osmeterium
osmeterium
noun
(zoology) One of a pair of scent organs in the larvae of certain swallowtail butterflies.
outpromise
outpromise
verb
(transitive) To make more or better promises than.
pasteurism
pasteurism
Proper noun
The prevention of certain diseases by successive inoculations with an attenuated virus of gradually increasing strength.
pasteurisation
pastoriums
pediastrum
periastrum
periosteum
periosteum
noun
A membrane surrounding a bone.
peristylum
peritomous
peritomous
adj
(mineralogy) Cleaving in more than one direction, parallel to the axis, the faces all being similar.
prestimuli
prestomium
prostomium
prostomium
noun
(zoology) That portion of the head of an annelid situated in front of the mouth.
psalterium
psalterium
noun
A psaltery (zither-like musical instrument)
An omasum.
psilothrum
psithurism
psithurism
noun
(obsolete) The sound of rustling leaves or wind in the trees.
pterygiums
pulsimeter
pulsimeter
Noun
A sphygmograph.
puritanism
puritanism
noun
(theology) Strict and austere religious conduct.
Extreme strictness regarding moral scruples.
quizmaster
quizmaster
noun
A person who poses questions to contestants on a quiz show.
resumption
resumption
noun
(chiefly Australia) eminent domain
The act of resuming or starting something again.
resumptive
resumptive
adj
That is in the nature of resumption.
noun
(archaic) A restorative medicine.
(grammar) A resumptive pronoun.
rheumatics
rheumatics
noun
(Britain, colloquial) Rheumatism.
plural of rheumatic
rheumatism
rheumatism
noun
(pathology) Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability.
A hot alcoholic drink traditionally made from sherry, eggs, etc. and now made from rum and various spices.
ruminators
ruminators
noun
plural of ruminator
rusticanum
sanatarium
sanatorium
sanatorium
noun
An institution that treats chronic diseases, and provides supervised recuperation and convalescence.
sanctorium
sanitarium
sanitarium
noun
(US) Alternative form of sanatorium
sanitorium
sanitorium
noun
Alternative spelling of sanatorium
sclerotium
sclerotium
noun
(mycology) A compact mass of hardened mycelium stored with reserve food material that, in some higher fungi such as ergot, becomes detached and remains dormant until a favourable opportunity for growth occurs.
scrumption
semimature
semimature
adj
Partially mature
semiputrid
semiputrid
adj
Somewhat or partly putrid.
semirotund
semirotund
adj
Somewhat or partly rotund.
semirustic
semirustic
adj
Somewhat or partly rustic.
semivirtue
sestertium
sestertium
noun
(historical) A money of account equal to 1000 sestertii.
setuliform
setuliform
adj
Resembling a setula.
simulators
simulators
noun
plural of simulator
simulatory
simulatory
adj
simulated, or capable of being simulated
sminthurid
sminthurid
noun
(zoology) Any of the family Sminthuridae of springtails.
sminthurus
smithsburg
spermatium
spermatium
noun
One of the motionless spermatozoids in the conceptacles of certain fungi.
spermiduct
spermiduct
noun
Synonym of vas deferens
squirmiest
squirmiest
adj
superlative form of squirmy: most squirmy
statuarism
stimulater
stimulater
noun
Alternative form of stimulator
stimulator
stimulator
noun
A person, device or substance that stimulates.
strabismus
strabismus
noun
A defect of vision in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an object because of imbalance of the eye muscles; a squint.
stramonium
stramonium
noun
A narcotic drug obtained from the dried leaves of this plant.