(philosophy) Belief in a metaphysical absolute; belief in Absolute.
(political science, sociology) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism.
(rare) The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope; absoluteness.
(theology) Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner.
Positiveness; the state of being absolute.
abstemious
abstemious
adj
(rare) Promotive of abstemiousness.
Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.
Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.
Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
absumption
absumption
noun
(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
acousmatic
acousmatic
adj
(music) Referring to pre-recorded music that is presented in concert using loudspeakers, e.g. some types of computer music.
Referring to Pythagorean disciples who for years listened to his lectures from behind a curtain, unable to see him.
Referring to a sound that has no visually identifiable cause.
amatorious
amatorious
adj
(obsolete) amatory
amurcosity
antimonous
antimonous
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative form of antimonious
assumption
assumption
noun
(logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
(rhetoric) Assumptio.
A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.
The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
The taking of a person up into heaven.
The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
atmocausis
aulostomid
aulostomid
noun
(zoology) Any of the family Aulostomidae of trumpetfishes.
autogamies
autogamies
noun
plural of autogamy
automatics
automatics
noun
plural of automatic
automatism
automatism
noun
(art) A surrealist painting technique whereby one attempts to move the brush, pen etc. without conscious control over it.
(psychology) An action performed subconsciously, without any apparent direction from the mind; a thought which appears spontaneously in one's consciousness.
Acting automatically or involuntarily.
The doctrine that animals are automata, operating according to mechanical laws.
The power of initiating vital processes from within the cell, organ, or organism, independent of external stimulus.
automatist
automatist
adj
Of or characterized by automatism
noun
An artist working in the style of automatism.
One who holds the doctrine of automatism, believing that animals are automata.
One who performs automatic writing.
autonomies
autonomies
noun
plural of autonomy
autonomist
autonomist
noun
An advocate of autonomy or autonomism.
autotelism
autotelism
noun
(art) In literature or art, the belief that a work, having been created, is a justification in and of itself. Poems with a unified rhetorical device to frame the poem in a singular idea.
The belief that an entity or event has within itself its own meaning or purpose.
autotheism
autotheism
noun
Belief that one is a deity.
Belief that one is possessed by a divine power.
The doctrine of the self-subsistence of God, especially of the second person in the Trinity.
Worship of oneself.
autotomies
autotomies
noun
plural of autotomy
autotomise
autotomise
verb
Alternative form of autotomize
bismuthous
bismuthous
adj
(chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its lower valence.
bituminous
bituminous
adj
Of or pertaining to bitumen.
noun
(countable) A type or grade of bituminous coal.
(uncountable) Bituminous coal.
botulismus
botulismus
noun
Obsolete form of botulism.
calamitous
calamitous
adj
Concerning or involving calamity, disastrous.
clamourist
closterium
columnists
columnists
noun
plural of columnist
combusting
combusting
verb
present participle of combust
combustion
combustion
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of burning.
(figuratively) Violent agitation, tumult.
A process whereby two chemicals are combined to produce heat.
A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing heat.
combustive
combustive
adj
Of, pertaining to, caused by, or partaking in combustion.
communists
communists
noun
plural of communist
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.
continuums
costumiere
costumiers
costumiers
noun
plural of costumier
coustumier
customized
customized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of customize
customizer
customizer
noun
A person or business that provides customization services
customizes
customizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of customize
democritus
democritus
Proper noun
A Greek philosopher (c.460-c.370 BC). The originator of the atomic theory together with his teacher Leucippus.
dismounted
dismounted
adj
Having gotten off one's horse, or been removed from its usual mounting, as with a statue off its pedestal, a framed picture from a wall, or a chandelier hanging from a ceiling.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dismount
disomatous
disomatous
adj
Having two bodies.
emulations
emulations
noun
plural of emulation
emuscation
emuscation
noun
(obsolete, rare) The removal of moss.
eudemonist
eudemonist
noun
Alternative form of eudaemonist
fortuitism
fortuitism
noun
The doctrine that chance is involved in natural events rather than absolute determinism.
fumatories
fumatories
noun
plural of fumatory
fumigators
fumigators
noun
plural of fumigator
fumitories
fumitories
noun
plural of fumitory
gliomatous
gliomatous
adj
Affected with, or of the nature of, glioma.
gluttonism
gluttonism
noun
The state of being a glutton.
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.
himantopus
housesmith
housesmith
noun
(dated) An ironworker who works on buildings.
hulotheism
hulotheism
noun
Alternative form of hylotheism
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
imposthume
imposthume
noun
(obsolete) A person suffering from an abscess.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To form an abscess.
(obsolete, transitive) To affect with an abscess.
impostrous
impostrous
adj
(archaic) Characterized by imposture; deceitful.
impostures
impostures
noun
plural of imposture
impromptus
impromptus
noun
plural of impromptu
informatus
iotacismus
iotacismus
noun
(obsolete) iotacism
lipomatous
lipomatous
adj
Relating to a lipoma.
lithodomus
lomatinous
luminosity
luminosity
noun
(astronomy) the rate at which a star radiates energy in all directions
(physics) the ratio of luminous flux to radiant flux at the same wavelength; the luminosity factor
(uncountable) the state of being luminous, or a luminous object; brilliance or radiance
lumisterol
lumisterol
noun
Constituent of vitamin D₁.
majestious
mesokurtic
mesokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis equal to that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having zero excess kurtosis.
meticulous
meticulous
adj
(archaic) Timid, fearful, overly cautious.
Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.
miasmatous
miasmatous
adj
Containing or relating to miasma.
misaccount
misaccount
noun
A bad or wrong account; an incorrect narrative.
verb
(transitive) to account badly, wrongfully, or in error
miscompute
miscompute
noun
An erroneous computation.
verb
To compute erroneously.
misconduct
misconduct
noun
Behavior that is considered to be unacceptable.
verb
(intransitive, rare) To act improperly.
(reflexive) To behave inappropriately, to misbehave.
(transitive) To mismanage.
miscounted
miscounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of miscount
misdoubted
misdoubted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misdoubt
misfortune
misfortune
noun
(countable) An undesirable event such as an accident.
(uncountable) Bad luck.
misquoting
misquoting
verb
present participle of misquote
missourite
missourite
noun
(mineralogy) A leucite-augite rock, resembling ijolite but with leucite in place of nepheline.
misthought
misthought
noun
(obsolete) error, mistake
mistouched
mistouched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mistouch
mistouches
mistouches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mistouch
mistutored
mistutored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mistutor
miswrought
miswrought
adj
Badly wrought.
moisturize
moisturize
verb
(transitive) To make more humid.
(transitive) To make more moist.
molestious
mollitious
mollitious
adj
(obsolete) sensuous or luxurious.
monoculist
monoculist
noun
(rare) A one-eyed person
monticulus
monticulus
noun
A little elevation.
mortacious
mortuaries
mortuaries
noun
plural of mortuary
mosquitoes
mosquitoes
noun
plural of mosquito
mosquitoey
mosquitoey
adj
Swarming with mosquitoes.
moustachio
moustachio
noun
Alternative spelling of mustachio
mousterian
mousterian
Adjective
Of or from Le Moustier
Characteristic of Paleolithic flint tools found in this region
mouthiness
mouthiness
noun
The property of being mouthy.
mouthishly
mucosities
mucosities
noun
plural of mucosity
mulattoism
mulattoism
noun
The quality of being mulatto.
multisonic
multistory
multistory
adj
(US, Canada) Alternative spelling of multi-storey
multivious
multivious
adj
Having many paths or roads.
multiwords
muscovites
muscovites
noun
plural of muscovite
muscovitic
muscovitic
adj
(mineralogy) Of or relating to muscovite.
mustachios
mustachios
noun
plural of mustachio
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mustachio
mutilators
mutilators
noun
plural of mutilator
mutinously
mutinously
adv
In a mutinous manner.
mutoscopic
mutoscopic
adj
Relating to the mutoscope.
muttonfish
muttonfish
noun
(Australia) Any of several edible molluscs of the genus Haliotis; an abalone.
(chiefly US) Any of several Atlantic and Caribbean fishes which are said to taste of mutton, especially the mutton snapper, Lutjanus analis, the ocean pout, Macrozoarces americanus, or the Irish pompano, Diapterus auratus.
mysterious
mysterious
adj
Deliberately evasive or enigmatic.
Difficult to understand.
Having unknown qualities.
Of unknown origin.
nasutiform
numerosity
numerosity
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is numerous.
(obsolete) Harmonious flow.
(uncountable) The condition of being numerous.
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.
outshaming
outshaming
verb
present participle of outshame
outsmiling
outsmiling
verb
present participle of outsmile
outsmoking
outsmoking
verb
present participle of outsmoke
outsumming
outsumming
verb
present participle of outsum
pantomimus
pastoriums
periosteum
periosteum
noun
A membrane surrounding a bone.
peritomous
peritomous
adj
(mineralogy) Cleaving in more than one direction, parallel to the axis, the faces all being similar.
plutoniums
plutoniums
noun
plural of plutonium
postludium
potassiums
potassiums
noun
plural of potassium
prestomium
prostomium
prostomium
noun
(zoology) That portion of the head of an annelid situated in front of the mouth.
psilothrum
pulmonitis
pulmonitis
noun
pneumonitis
putaminous
resumption
resumption
noun
(chiefly Australia) eminent domain
The act of resuming or starting something again.
rumbustion
ruminators
ruminators
noun
plural of ruminator
sanatorium
sanatorium
noun
An institution that treats chronic diseases, and provides supervised recuperation and convalescence.
sanctorium
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
semionotus
semirotund
semirotund
adj
Somewhat or partly rotund.
semisolute
semisolute
adj
(botany) Somewhat or partially solute.
setuliform
setuliform
adj
Resembling a setula.
simulation
simulation
noun
(soccer) The act of falling over in order to be awarded a foul, when no foul has been committed.
(video games) A video game designed to convey a more or less realistic experience, as of a sport or warfare.
Assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true.
Something that simulates a system or environment in order to predict actual behaviour.
The process of simulating.
simulators
simulators
noun
plural of simulator
simulatory
simulatory
adj
simulated, or capable of being simulated
solstitium
soumansite
splitmouth
squamation
squamation
noun
(pathology, dermatology, countable) A scaly growth on the skin.
(zoology, countable) A particular arrangement of scales; a special mode or form of squamation.
(zoology, uncountable) The condition or character of being covered with scales.