resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit
willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
acquiescing
acquiescing
verb
present participle of acquiesce
acquiesence
acquirement
acquirement
noun
(now rare, chiefly in the plural) Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.
The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.
acquisition
acquisition
noun
(computing) The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.
The act or process of acquiring.
The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
acquisitive
acquisitive
adj
(obsolete) Acquired.
Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring.
Dispositioned toward acquiring and retaining information.
acquisitors
acquisitors
noun
plural of acquisitor
acquittance
acquittance
noun
(now historical) A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand.
(now historical) The release from a debt, or from some obligation or duty; exemption.
(now rare) Payment of debt; settlement.
(now rare) The acquittal of one's duties; the carrying out of fulfilment of a job or role.
(obsolete) The dismissal of a legal charge against someone; acquittal.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To acquit.
acquophonia
aequipalpia
algonquians
altiloquent
altiloquent
adj
Pompous, or pretentious in speech
antiaquatic
antiaquatic
adj
(rare) Having a dislike of water.
antimasquer
antimasquer
noun
One who takes part in an antimasque.
antiquarian
antiquarian
adj
Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity.
noun
A collector or student of, or expert in, antiquities or antiques.
antiquaries
antiquaries
noun
plural of antiquary
antiquarism
antiquarism
noun
Synonym of antiquarianism
antiquarium
antiquarium
noun
A place for keeping antiques.
antiquartan
antiquating
antiquating
verb
present participle of antiquate
antiquation
antiquation
noun
(countable) Something that is antique or obsolete.
(uncountable) The process of becoming antique or obsolete.
antiqueness
antiqueness
noun
The state or quality of being antique.
antiquities
antiquities
noun
plural of antiquity
appliqueing
appliqueing
verb
present participle of applique
aquafarming
aquafarming
noun
(agriculture) aquaculture
aquafortist
aquafortist
noun
One who prepares etchings or engravings using aqua fortis. [from 19th c.]
aquamanalia
aquamaniles
aquamaniles
noun
plural of aquamanile
aquamanilia
aquamarines
aquamarines
noun
plural of aquamarine
aquaplaning
aquaplaning
noun
(automotive, UK) The loss of contact with the road because of surface water. The act of aquaplaning.
The act of aquaplaning.
verb
present participle of aquaplane
aquarellist
aquarellist
noun
(art) An artist who paints aquarelles
aquashicola
aquatically
aquatically
adv
In an aquatic style or manner.
aquatinters
aquatinters
noun
plural of aquatinter
aquatinting
aquatinting
verb
present participle of aquatint
aquatintist
aquatintist
noun
An artist who makes aquatints.
aquiculture
aquiculture
noun
Alternative form of aquaculture
arlequinade
arquebusier
arquebusier
noun
(military, now historical) A soldier armed with an arquebus.
banquetings
banquetings
noun
plural of banqueting
barquantine
barquentine
barquentine
noun
(nautical) A sailing vessel similar to a barque, but fore-and-aft (schooner) rigged on the mainmast
beliquoring
bequeathing
bequeathing
verb
present participle of bequeath
berninesque
bibliothque
biquadratic
biquadratic
adj
(mathematics) Of a polynomial expression, involving only the zeroth, second, and fourth powers of a variable, as x⁴ + 3x² + 2. Sometimes extended to any expression involving the biquadrate or fourth power (but no higher powers), as x⁴ − 4x³ + 3x² − x + 1.
noun
(mathematics) A biquadratic equation.
biquarterly
biquarterly
adj
Twice every quarter, i.e. eight times per year.
bisiliquous
blanquillos
blanquillos
noun
plural of blanquillo
bouquetiere
bouquiniste
briquetting
briquetting
verb
present participle of briquet
present participle of briquette
broomsquire
brusqueries
brusqueries
noun
plural of brusquerie
plural of brusquery
burlesquing
burlesquing
noun
An instance of burlesque.
verb
present participle of burlesque
caciqueship
caciqueship
noun
The role or status of cacique.
calchaquian
caquetoires
chequerwise
chequerwise
adj
Arranged in staggered rows, like the squares of a chequerboard.
chinquapins
chinquapins
noun
plural of chinquapin
chloroquine
chloroquine
noun
(pharmacology) A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃.
chontaquiro
cinquecento
cinquecento
adj
(art) Sixteenth-century (1500s).
noun
(art) The sixteenth century (1500s).
cinquefoils
cinquefoils
noun
plural of cinquefoil
cliqueyness
cliqueyness
noun
Alternative form of cliquiness
coinquinate
colliquable
colliquable
adj
(obsolete, rare) Liable to melt, grow soft, or become fluid.
colloquials
colloquials
noun
plural of colloquial
colloquists
colloquists
noun
plural of colloquist
colloquiums
colloquiums
noun
plural of colloquium
colloquized
colloquized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of colloquize
colloququia
coloquintid
coloquintid
noun
(obsolete) colocynth
communiques
communiques
noun
Misspelling of communiqués.
coquecigrue
coquecigrue
noun
(mathematics) A certain mathematical object in connection with Leibniz algebras.
A chimera.
corequisite
corequisite
noun
(education) A course that must be or can be taken concurrently with a given course.
counterquip
counterquip
noun
A quip made in response to another quip.
croquignole
croquignole
noun
Alternative form of crokinole
delinquence
delinquency
delinquency
noun
A criminal offense.
A debt that is overdue for payment.
Misconduct.
delinquents
delinquents
noun
plural of delinquent
deliquesced
deliquesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deliquesce
deliquesces
deliquesces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deliquesce
deliquiesce
disacquaint
disacquaint
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To render unacquainted; to make unfamiliar.
discotheque
discotheque
noun
(slightly dated) A nightclub where dancing takes place.
disequality
disequality
noun
(mathematics) inequality, inequation
disequalize
disequalize
verb
To make unequal.
disfrequent
disneyesque
disneyesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of the work or style of the animator or his
disquantity
disquantity
verb
(obsolete) to diminish, lessen
disquieting
disquieting
adj
Causing mental trouble or anguish; upsetting; making uneasy.
noun
The act by which someone or something is disquieted.
verb
present participle of disquiet.
disquietude
disquietude
noun
(countable) A fear or an instance of uneasiness.
(uncountable) A state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety.
disquisited
disquisitor
disquisitor
noun
A person who makes a disquisition; an inquirer or investigator.
duroquinone
duroquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) A 1,4-quinone derived from durene
eloquential
eloquential
adj
(archaic) eloquent
equationism
equationist
equerryship
equerryship
noun
The state or business of an equerry.
equestrians
equestrians
noun
plural of equestrian
equiangular
equiangular
adj
(geometry) Of a polygon, having all interior angles equal. This is not necessarily a regular polygon, since that would also be equilateral; a rectangle is equiangular but not equilateral, unless it is a square.
equibalance
equibalance
noun
Equal weight; equiponderance.
verb
(transitive) To make of equal weight; to counterbalance.
equicaloric
equicaloric
adj
Having the same number of calories.
equicostate
equidensity
equidensity
noun
Synonym of isodensity
equidistant
equidistant
adj
(cartography) Describing a map projection that preserves scale. No map can show scale correctly throughout the entire map but some can show true scale between one or two points and every point or along every meridian and these are referred to as equidistant.
Occupying a position midway between two ends or sides.
Occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points. Note that in a one-dimensional space this position can be identified with two points, in a two-dimensional space with three points (not on the same straight line), and in a three-dimensional space with four points (not in the same plane).
equidiurnal
equidiurnal
adj
Pertaining to the time of equal day and night; applied to the equinoctial line.
equidurable
equiformity
equiformity
noun
The quality of being equiform.
equiglacial
equilateral
equilateral
adj
(geometry, of a polygon) Having all the sides equal.
(geometry, of a polyhedron) Having all the faces equal.
(zoology) Having all the convolutions of the shell in one plane, chiefly of foraminifers.
(zoology) Having the two sides equal, as a surface divisible by a longitudinal median line into two halves of the same form.
noun
A figure having all its sides equal.
A side exactly corresponding, or equal, to others.
equilibrant
equilibrant
noun
A force equal to, but opposite of, the resultant sum of vector forces; that force which balances other forces, thus bringing an object to equilibrium.
equilibrate
equilibrate
verb
(intransitive) To balance, to be in a state of equilibrium.
(transitive) To balance, or bring into equilibrium.
equilibrial
equilibrial
adj
Of, pertaining to, or being in equilibrium
equilibrist
equilibrist
noun
(archaic) A tightrope walker.
equilibrity
equilibrity
noun
The state of being balanced; equality of weight; equilibrium.
equilibrium
equilibrium
noun
(chemistry) The state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same.
(physics) The state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero.
Mental balance.
The condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change.
equilibrize
equilibrize
Verb
To balance, or bring into equilibrium.
To balance, to be in a state of equilibrium.
equinoctial
equinoctial
adj
(astronomy) Of or relating to the celestial equator.
(astronomy) Of or relating to the spring or autumnal equinox.
(uncommon) Equatorial: Of or relating to the equator of the Earth.
noun
(rare) The terrestrial equator.
An equinoctial gale.
The great circle midway between the celestial poles; the celestial equator.
equinovarus
equinovarus
noun
talipes equinovarus; clubfoot
equiparable
equiparable
adj
(archaic, rare) comparable, equatable
equipartile
equipendent
equipoising
equipoising
verb
present participle of equipoise
equipollent
equipollent
adj
(logic, of each of two statements) able to be deduced from the other
equivalent
having equal power or force
noun
An equivalent.
equipostile
equiradiate
equiradiate
adj
having equal-length radii
equiradical
equiradical
adj
(mathematics) Of surds: arising from the extraction of the same nth root.
equisetales
equisonance
equisonance
noun
(music) An equal sounding; the consonance of the unison and its octaves.
equispatial
equispatial
adj
Occupying the same amount of space.
equisurface
equitations
equitations
noun
plural of equitation
equivalence
equivalence
noun
(chemistry) The quantity of the combining power of an atom, expressed in hydrogen units; the number of hydrogen atoms can combine with, or be exchanged for; valency.
(countable, mathematics) An equivalence relation; ≡; ~
(geometry) A number in intersection theory. A positive-dimensional variety sometimes behaves formally as if it were a finite number of points; this number is its equivalence.
(mathematics) A Boolean operation that is TRUE when both input variables are TRUE or both input variables are FALSE, but otherwise FALSE; the XNOR function.
(translation studies) The degree to which a term or text in one language is semantically similar to its translated counterpart.
(uncountable) The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal.
(uncountable, logic) The relationship between two propositions that are either both true or both false.
verb
(transitive) To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.
equivalency
equivalency
noun
(countable) An equivalent thing.
(uncountable) equivalence
equivalents
equivalents
noun
plural of equivalent
equivaliant
equivocally
equivocally
adv
With ambiguity.
With uncertainty.
equivocated
equivocated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equivocate
equivocates
equivocates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equivocate
equivocator
equivocator
noun
agent noun of equivocate; one who equivocates.
esquireship
esquireship
noun
The position or office of an esquire.
exquisitely
exquisitely
adv
Exceedingly; in the highest degree.
In an exquisite manner.
exquisitism
exquisitive
exquisitive
adj
(obsolete) Eager to discover or learn; curious.
fatiloquent
fatiloquent
adj
prophetic; speaking of fate.
frequencies
frequencies
noun
plural of frequency
frequenting
frequenting
verb
present participle of frequent
gastriloquy
gastriloquy
noun
(rare) A voice or utterance which appears to proceed from the stomach; ventriloquy.