(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
(obsolete, rare) Dissonance.
(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
abthainry
acatharsy
acoumetry
acoumetry
noun
The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.
acronycta
acropathy
acropathy
noun
Any disease specific to the extremities.
acrylates
acrylates
noun
plural of acrylate
actionary
actionary
noun
(business, obsolete) A shareholder in a joint-stock company.
admiralty
admiralty
noun
(law) The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.
(law) The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
(military) The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.
(military) The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
(military) The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.
adoratory
adoratory
adj
Expressing adoration.
noun
A room in a temple for the adoration of idols.
adulatory
adulatory
adj
Exhibiting adulation; overly flattering.
adversity
adversity
noun
(countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.
(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
aeriality
aeriality
noun
The state of being aerial or airy; insubstantiality.
aerometry
aerometry
noun
The science of measuring the air, including its pressure, rarefaction, and condensation; pneumatics.
aeropathy
aeropathy
noun
illness caused by a change in atmospheric pressure
aerophyte
aerophyte
noun
(biology) epiphyte
aeroyacht
aeroyacht
noun
(archaic) aeroboat
afterbody
afterbody
noun
(astronautics) A section or piece of a launch vehicle, rocket, or spacecraft that enters the atmosphere unprotected behind the nose cone or other body that is protected for entry.
(astronomy) A companion body that trails a satellite or spacecraft.
(nautical) The part of a vessel abaft midships.
The afterpart of a vehicle.
afterdays
afterdays
noun
(archaic) Days that follow; a later time or period; (figuratively) people in the future.
afterplay
afterplay
noun
In human sexual behavior, the erotic acts done after finishing sex.
agriotype
agriotype
noun
An ancestral wild form of a domestic animal or plant.
ailantery
airworthy
airworthy
adj
Meeting standards for safe flight
albertype
albertype
noun
(historical) A picture printed from a kind of gelatine plate produced by means of a photographic negative.
alectryon
alertedly
algometry
algometry
noun
(medicine) The scientific measurement of responses to pain stimuli.
allectory
allometry
allometry
noun
(biology) Disproportionate growth of a part of a living organism in relation to the whole.
(biology) The science studying the differential growth rates of the parts of a living organism.
allopatry
allopatry
noun
(biology) The condition of being allopatric.
allotropy
allotropy
noun
(chemistry) A property, exhibited by some elements, of existing in multiple forms with different atomic structures.
allottery
allottery
noun
(obsolete) Allotment. portion, allocation.
allworthy
alterably
alterably
adv
In an alterable manner.
alternacy
alternacy
noun
alternateness; alternation
alternity
alternity
noun
(archaic) alternation
The concept that there exist alternate worlds or universes to the one in which we live.
altimetry
altimetry
noun
The science of measuring altitude.
ambrotype
ambrotype
noun
(photography, historical) An early type of photograph in which a glass negative appears positive when displayed on a black background.
amorality
amorality
noun
Lack or absence of morality.
The metaethical belief that nothing is morally right or morally wrong, that morality does not exist.
amorosity
amorosity
noun
The state or quality of being amorous; amorousness.
(archaic) Something ancient (countable); ancient things (collectively).
(archaic) The olden days; antiquity.
(archaic) The quality or fact of being ancient or very old.
androcyte
androtomy
androtomy
noun
The dissection of the human body, as distinguished from zootomy.
anhydrate
anhydrate
noun
(chemistry) The anhydrous form of a normally hydrated compound
(organic chemistry) An acid anhydride
verb
To dehydrate, especially in food processing.
anhydrite
anhydrite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite mineral made of anhydrous calcium sulfate.
antennary
antennary
adj
(organic chemistry) branching
Relating to antennae or feelers
anthracyl
anthranyl
antidromy
antipyrin
antipyrin
noun
Alternative form of antipyrine
antipyryl
antiquary
antiquary
adj
Relating to antiquity.
noun
A person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian.
An aficionado or student of antiquities, ancient artifacts, historic sites, ancient writings, or things of the past.
antiroyal
antiroyal
adj
Opposed to royals or royalism.
antitropy
antitropy
noun
(botany) A disposition of opposed, asymmetric leaves where a pair of leaves displays bilateral symmetry.
antrotomy
antrotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision into an antrum
anywither
anywither
adv
Archaic form of anywhither.
aortotomy
aortotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into the aorta
apolarity
apolarity
noun
The condition of being apolar
apriority
apriority
noun
(philosophy) The quality or state of being known a priori
apteryges
apteryxes
apteryxes
noun
plural of apteryx
apyrotype
arability
arability
noun
(agriculture) The capacity for land to produce or support vegetation.
arbitrary
arbitrary
adj
(linguistics) Not representative or symbolic; not iconic.
(mathematics) Any, out of all that are possible.
(usually of a decision) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.
Determined by impulse rather than reason; heavy-handed.
Determined by independent arbiter.
noun
Anything arbitrary, such as an arithmetical value or a fee.
archetype
archetype
noun
(literature) A character, object, or story that is based on a known character, object, or story.
(psychology) According to Swiss psychologist Carl Jung: a universal pattern of thought, present in an individual's unconscious, inherited from the past collective experience of humanity.
(textual criticism) A protograph (“original manuscript of a text from which all further copies derive”).
An ideal example of something; a quintessence.
An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned; a prototype.
verb
To depict as, model using, or otherwise associate an object or subject with an archetype.
archicyte
arcuately
arcuately
adv
In an arcuate way.
arenosity
arenosity
noun
The quality or degree of being arenose.
areometry
areometry
noun
The study of the measurement of specific gravity of liquids.
areostyle
areostyle
noun
Alternative form of araeostyle
aretalogy
aretalogy
noun
A form of sacred biography in which a deity's attributes are listed, in the form of poem or text, in the first person.
arhythmia
arhythmia
noun
Alternative spelling of arrhythmia
arhythmic
arhythmic
Adjective
Having no rhythm.
aromacity
aroynting
aroynting
verb
present participle of aroynt
arrayment
arrectary
arrectary
noun
(obsolete) A vertical beam or post.
arrhythmy
arrhythmy
noun
Lack of rhythm.
arrythmia
arrythmic
arterying
artillery
artillery
noun
(archaic) Weapons.
An army unit that uses such weapons, or a military formation using projectile weapons, such as archers.
Gunnery.
Large projectile weapons, in modern usage usually large guns, but also rocket artillery.
artisanry
artisanry
noun
Artisans considered collectively.
The work of an artisan.
artlessly
artlessly
adv
In an artless manner.
artolatry
artolatry
noun
(historical, Christianity) Bread-worship (the worship of the bread at Eucharist).
arylating
arylating
adj
(organic chemistry) That inserts aryl groups into molecules.
verb
present participle of arylate
arylation
arylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that involves the addition of one or more aryl groups
arytenoid
arytenoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to or being an arytenoid cartilage.
(anatomy) Relating to or being an arytenoid muscle.
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of arytenoid cartilage..
(anatomy) Ellipsis of arytenoid muscle..
arythmias
arythmias
noun
plural of arythmia
assertory
assertory
adj
Affirming; maintaining.
astrocyte
astrocyte
noun
(neurology) A neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the brain.
astrogeny
astrogeny
noun
The creation or evolution of the stars or heavens.
astrogony
astrogony
noun
Alternative form of astrogeny.
astrology
astrology
noun
1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 274:
2012, The Guardian, (headline), 7 Feb 2012:
2018-01-18, Julie Beck, “The New Age of Astrology”, in The Atlantic:
Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies.
In some ways, astrology is perfectly suited for the internet age. There’s a low barrier to entry, and nearly endless depths to plumb if you feel like falling down a Google research hole.
astronomy
astronomy
noun
(obsolete) Astrology.
The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe.
asymmetry
asymmetry
noun
Absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry.
The lack of a common measure between two objects or quantities; incommensurability.
atabyrian
athrocyte
athrocyte
noun
(biology) A cell that ingests foreign particles
athyridae
athyrosis
athyrosis
noun
Synonym of athyroidism
atmolyzer
atmolyzer
noun
(chemistry) An apparatus for carrying out atmolysis.
atmometry
atmometry
noun
The measurement of the rate of evaporation of a liquid.
atterbury
attorneys
attorneys
noun
plural of attorney
aureately
austerely
austerely
adv
In an austere manner.
austerity
austerity
noun
(economics) A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both.
(obsolete) Sourness and harshness to the taste.
Freedom from adornment; plainness; severe simplicity.
Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
authority
authority
noun
(countable) A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit.
(countable) A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject.
(plural) Persons, regarded collectively, who occupy official positions of power; police or law enforcement.
(uncountable) Official permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity.
(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules or give orders; or a position having such power or right.
(uncountable) Status as a trustworthy source of information, reputation for mastery or expertise; or claim to such status or reputation.
autocracy
autocracy
noun
(countable) An instance of this government.
(uncountable) A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.
autogyros
autogyros
noun
plural of autogyro
autolatry
autolatry
noun
The worship of oneself.
autometry
autometry
noun
(mathematics) An isometry of a metric space to itself
autospray
autospray
noun
(medicine, countable, obsolete) A medicine provided in the form of a spray for topical application.
(uncountable) Automatic spraying.
avertedly
avertedly
adv
In an averted manner; turned away.
avocatory
aylsworth
azeotropy
azeotropy
noun
(physics, chemistry) The formation of an azeotrope; the condition of being azeotropic
babbittry
babbittry
noun
Narrow-minded materialism.
bapistery
baptistry
baptistry
noun
(Christianity) A designated space within a church, or a separate room or building associated with a church, where a baptismal font is located, and consequently, where the sacrament of Christian baptism (via aspersion or affusion) is performed.
An indoor pool used for baptism by immersion.
barbarity
barbarity
noun
(countable) A barbaric act
(countable) A crude act
(uncountable) The state of being barbarous; brutality
(uncountable) crudity
barklyite
barklyite
noun
A magenta-coloured turbid variety of ruby from Victoria, Australia.
barometry
barometry
noun
The art or process of making barometrical measurements.
baronetcy
baronetcy
noun
The rank of a baronet.
barotropy
barotropy
noun
(physics) The state of a fluid in which density is directly proportional to pressure
baroxyton
barrulety
barrytown
barytones
barytones
noun
plural of barytone
bastardly
bastardly
adj
Having been born out of marriage.
Of no use or purpose; useless; worthless.
adv
In a bastardly manner.
bastardry
bastardry
noun
(dated) The state of being a bastard (illegitimate child).
(rare) The unpleasant behaviour of a bastard (objectionable person).
beetrooty
beetrooty
adj
Containing beetroot.
Resembling or characteristic of beetroot in colour, texture, etc.
beryllate
beryllate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion BeO₂²⁻ or any salt containing this anion
berytidae
betrayals
betrayals
noun
plural of betrayal
betrayers
betrayers
noun
plural of betrayer
betraying
betraying
noun
betrayal
verb
present participle of betray
bharatiya
bharatiya
Proper noun
Indian; A person nationally identified with India.
biformity
biformity
noun
A double form.
biorhythm
biorhythm
noun
(biology) Any cyclic biological or physiological pattern or activity.
(pseudoscience) Any of three sinusoidal graphs, normally plotted by computer, having a person's birthdate as origin, that are claimed to give meaningful information about emotional levels, physical energy levels, and mental/psychic sensitivity.
birthdays
birthdays
noun
plural of birthday
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birthday
biscuitry
biscuitry
noun
(countable) An individual business that manufactures biscuits and similar items; a biscuit factory.
(uncountable) A form of unglazed earthenware.
(uncountable) A mass or collection of baked goods such as biscuits and bread.
(uncountable) The baking of biscuits, bread, and similar items.
(uncountable) The business of manufacturing biscuits.
(woodworking, uncountable) The process of inserting biscuits (thin ovals of wood or other material) into mating slots in order to provide a gluing surface.