(countable) A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.
(uncountable) A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship.
(uncountable) Such people collectively; one's circle of acquaintances (with plural concord).
Personal knowledge (with a specific subject etc.).
acquaintancy
acquaintancy
noun
acquaintanceship
acquiescence
acquiescence
noun
(law) Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.
A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
acquiescency
acquiescency
noun
The quality of being acquiescent; acquiescence.
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acquisitions
acquisitions
noun
plural of acquisition
acquittances
acquittances
noun
plural of acquittance
adequateness
adequateness
noun
The quality of being adequate, of meeting needs or expectations.
altiloquence
altiloquence
noun
Pompous language; lofty speech.
anthraquinol
anticritique
anticritique
noun
A critique written in response to another critique.
antimosquito
antimosquito
adj
Countering mosquitos.
antiquarians
antiquarians
noun
plural of antiquarian
antiquations
antiquations
noun
plural of antiquation
apoquinamine
apoquinamine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, C₁₉H₂₂N₂O, that is formed by dissolving quinamine in acid.
aquaemanalia
aquapuncture
aquapuncture
noun
(medicine) The subcutaneous injection of water, once thought to relieve pain.
aquatintists
aquatintists
noun
plural of aquatintist
aquativeness
aquativeness
noun
(phrenology, obsolete, obscure) love of liquids, including drinking, bathing, and sailing.
aqueoigneous
aqueoigneous
adj
(archaic) Synonym of igneoaqueous
aquilinities
aquilinities
noun
plural of aquilinity
aquincubital
aquincubital
adj
(ornithology) Lacking a fifth cubital remex.
aquocarbonic
aquotization
barquentines
barquentines
noun
plural of barquentine
barranquilla
barranquilla
Proper noun
A city in northern Colombia; the capital of Atlántico department.
barranquitas
benzoquinone
benzoquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of the two isomeric forms of the simplest quinone, C₆H₄O₂, or any of their derivatives.
bequeathment
bequeathment
noun
The act of bequeathing, or the state of being bequeathed; a bequest.
biquadrantal
biuniqueness
biuniqueness
noun
The quality of being biunique.
bourbonesque
bramantesque
breviloquent
breviloquent
adj
Exhibiting breviloquence; concise.
bronchiloquy
buffoonesque
chiquinquira
chloroquines
chloroquines
noun
plural of chloroquine
cinematheque
cinematheque
noun
A film archive with small cinemas, screening classic and art-house films.
cinquecentos
cinquefoiled
cinquefoiled
adj
Having five lobes or having the shape of a cinquefoil.
cliquishness
cliquishness
noun
the state of being cliquish
codelinquent
colliquament
colliquament
noun
The first rudiments of an embryo in generation.
colliquation
colliquation
noun
(medicine) The wasting-away of parts of the body; consumption.
The act of becoming liquid; melting.
colloquizing
colloquizing
verb
present participle of colloquize
coloquintida
coloquintida
noun
(obsolete) Colocynth, a viny plant bearing extremely bitter fruit.
conqueringly
conqueringly
adv
So as to conquer.
conquinamine
conquinamine
noun
(organic chemistry) quinidamine
conquisition
conquistador
conquistador
noun
A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs.
consequences
consequences
noun
An old-fashioned parlour game describing the meeting of a lady and gentleman and the ensuing events, each player in turn writing a part of the story, not knowing what the others have written.
plural of consequence
consequently
consequently
adv
(conjunctive) As a result or consequence of something; subsequently.
(sequence, obsolete) subsequently, following after in time or sequence.
contramarque
counterquery
counterquery
noun
A counterquestion.
croquignoles
delinquently
delinquently
adv
In a delinquent manner.
deliquescent
deliquescent
adj
(botany) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.
(chemistry) Absorbing moisture from the air and forming a solution.
(mycology, of the fruiting body of a fungus) Becoming liquid as a phase of its life cycle.
Seeming to melt away.
deliquescing
deliquescing
verb
present participle of deliquesce
dentiloquist
dentiloquist
noun
(rare) Someone who speaks through clenched teeth.
dequantitate
dequantitate
verb
(obsolete, rare) To diminish the quantity of.
derelinquish
derelinquish
noun
to abandon or desert, to leave to itself
desquamating
desquamating
verb
present participle of desquamate
desquamation
desquamation
noun
(medicine) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
disquietness
disquietness
noun
The state or quality of being disquiet or disturbed; troubledness.
disquiparant
disquisiting
disquisition
disquisition
noun
A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; (loosely) a dissertation or treatise.
A methodical inquiry or investigation.
dulciloquent
dulciloquent
adj
(literary, rare) Speaking sweetly.
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
eequinoctium
eloquentness
eloquentness
noun
The quality of being eloquent.
equalisation
equalisation
noun
Alternative spelling of equalization
equalitarian
equalitarian
adj
(dated) Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.
noun
(dated) A person who accepts or promotes the view of equalitarianism.
equalization
equalization
noun
(finance) Repayment to an investor in a unit trust or OEIC of an increase in the unit price to cover the seller’s entitlement to income received from the underlying investments but not yet distributed to unit holders, repaid as part of the first distribution of income to that investor.
(underwater diving) Maneuvers to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes.
The act of equalizing, or state of being equalized.
equanimities
equanimities
noun
plural of equanimity
equanimously
equanimously
adv
In an equanimous manner.
equationally
equationally
adv
In terms of equations.
equestrienne
equestrienne
noun
A female equestrian.
equibalanced
equibalanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equibalance
equidiagonal
equidiagonal
adj
(geometry) Of a convex quadrilateral: having the two diagonals of equal length.
equidistance
equidistance
noun
(countable, uncountable) Equal distance.
equidivision
equidivision
noun
division into equal parts
equidominant
equidominant
adj
equally dominant
equigranular
equigranular
adj
(petrology) Composed chiefly of grains of similar size.
equilibrants
equilibrants
noun
plural of equilibrant
equilocation
equimomental
equimomental
adj
Having equal moments of inertia.
equinoctials
equinoctials
noun
plural of equinoctial
equiparation
equiparation
noun
(chiefly historical, law, philosophy) The transfer or imputation of attributes from one object or concept to another; the drawing of an equivalence between them.
(more generally, rare) Comparison.
equipartisan
equipollence
equipollence
noun
(logic) Sameness of signification of two or more propositions which differ in language.
The condition of being equipollent; equality of power, force, signification, or application.
equipollency
equipollency
noun
Alternative form of equipollence
equipollents
equipollents
noun
plural of equipollent
equipondious
equipondious
adj
(obsolete, rare) Of equal weight on both sides; balanced.
equivalenced
equivalenced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equivalence
equivalences
equivalences
noun
plural of equivalence
equivalently
equivalently
adv
In an equivalent manner; equally.
equivocating
equivocating
verb
present participle of equivocate
equivocation
equivocation
noun
(logic) A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.
The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.
foreacquaint
foreacquaint
verb
(transitive) To make familiar (with something) in advance.
frequentable
frequentable
adj
accessible
frequentness
frequentness
noun
The quality of being frequent.
griffinesque
griqualander
harlequinade
harlequinade
noun
A pantomime-like comedy featuring the harlequin or clown.
Any comical or fantastical procedure or playfulness.
harlequinery
harlequinism
harlequinize
harlequinize
verb
(transitive) To make gaudy and comical.
hindquarters
hindquarters
noun
plural of hindquarter
holoquinonic
hydroquinine
hydroquinone
hydroquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) The diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild reducing agent in photographic developing; isomeric with catechol and resorcinol.
igneoaqueous
igneoaqueous
adj
(archaic) Formed by heat and water; denoting an obsolete theory of the formation of granite
illaqueation
illaqueation
noun
(obsolete) Trapping or entangling someone or something in a noose, snaring; hanging.
The process of pulling away an inverted eyelash by passing a loop of thread behind it.
inadequacies
inadequacies
noun
plural of inadequacy
inadequately
inadequately
adv
In an inadequate manner.
inadequation
inadequation
noun
(obsolete) Lack of exact correspondence.
inadequative
inconsequent
inconsequent
adj
(archaic) Alternative form of inconsequential
illogical; not following from the premises
ineloquently
ineloquently
adv
Without eloquence.
inequalities
inequalities
noun
plural of inequality
inequilobate
inequilobate
adj
(biology) Unequally lobed; cut into lobes of different shapes or sizes.
inequivalent
inequivalent
adj
Not equivalent
inequivalved
inequivalved
adj
Synonym of inequivalve
infrequences
infrequences
noun
plural of infrequence
infrequentcy
infrequently
infrequently
adv
Not frequently.
iniquitously
iniquitously
adv
In an iniquitous manner.
inquaintance
inquartation
inquartation
noun
(chemistry, archaic) quartation
inquietation
inquietation
Noun
disturbance
inquisitions
inquisitions
noun
plural of inquisition
inquisitress
inquisitress
noun
(rare) A female inquisitor.
interquarrel
interquarter
interquarter
adj
Between quarters.
intersqueeze
isoquinoline
isoquinoline
noun
(organic chemistry) An isomer of quinoline, many of whose derivatives occur as alkaloids and are synthesized for use as dyes, pharmaceuticals etc.
italianesque
italianesque
Adjective
In an Italian style.
japanesquely
japanesquery
leonardesque
lincolnesque
lincolnesque
Adjective
Suggestive of
liquefacient
liquefacient
adj
That liquefies.
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Any agent, such as mercury, iodine, etc., that promotes the liquefying processes of the system, and increases the secretions.
That which serves to liquefy.
liquefaction
liquefaction
noun
Process of being, or state of having been, made liquid (from either a solid or a gas)
The liquid or semiliquid that results from this process.
liquidations
liquidations
noun
plural of liquidation
liquidnesses
liquidogenic
longiloquent
longiloquent
adj
long-winded
magniloquent
magniloquent
adj
Speaking pompously; using deliberately long or esoteric words.
masquerading
masquerading
noun
The act of one who masquerades.
verb
present participle of masquerade
meriquinonic
methaqualone
methaqualone
noun
(pharmacology) A sedative drug that has effects similar to barbiturates. Also used recreationally.