Someone who acts in a sophisticated, aristocratic manner, reminiscent of the
Adjective
In the style of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield, marked by brilliance, wit, and elegance in writing, and aristocratic assurance in life
chondrification
chondrification
noun
(physiology) The formation of, or conversion into, cartilage; a cartilaginous formation resulting from this process.
chondrofibromatous
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
delightfulness
delightfulness
noun
The state or quality of being delightful.
demifarthing
desaccharification
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
dingthrift
dingthrift
Noun
A spendthrift.
dinornithiformes
disenfranchisement
disenfranchisement
noun
Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant, the right to vote, to a person or group of people.
disenfranchisements
disenfranchisements
noun
plural of disenfranchisement
disfranchisement
disfranchisement
noun
The act of disfranchising.
The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
disfranchisements
disfranchisements
noun
plural of disfranchisement
disfurnishment
disfurnishment
noun
(archaic) The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished.
dogfighting
dogfighting
noun
(military, aviation) Close combat between two military aircraft.
A blood sport in which dogs fight with one another.
verb
present participle of dogfight
downshift
downshift
noun
(automotive, cycling) A shift of a transmission into a lower gear.
A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
A change of direction or a movement downwards.
A reduction in quality or quantity.
verb
(automotive, cycling) To shift (a car or bicycle) into a lower gear.
(automotive, cycling) To shift a transmission into a lower gear.
To change (one's career or lifestyle) to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To change one's career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To function at a lower rate; to slacken.
To reduce (something) in quality or quantity (as effect, scope, speed, etc.)
downshifted
downshifted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downshift
downshifting
downshifting
noun
A social trend towards living a simpler, less ambitious life with a better work-life balance.
verb
present participle of downshift
downshifts
downshifts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downshift
draftmanship
draftmanship
noun
Alternative form of draftsmanship
draftsmanship
draftsmanship
noun
the art or craft of a draftsman
the skill of drawing
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
eighteenfold
eighteenfold
adj
By a factor of eighteen.
fainthearted
fainthearted
adj
Faint of heart; irresolute; fearful.
faintheartedly
faintheartedly
adv
In a fainthearted manner.
faintheartedness
faintheartedness
noun
The quality or state of being fainthearted.
fantaddish
fantoddish
fantoddish
adj
irritable
farsightedness
farsightedness
noun
(pathology) The condition of being unable to focus on near objects; presbyopia.
The quality of being considerate about what might happen in the future.
farsightednesses
farthingdeal
fatherlandish
fatherlandish
adj
Relating to or characteristic of the fatherland, especially in the context of Nazi Germany.
featherbedding
featherbedding
noun
(US) The employment of more workers than is necessary, typically because of labor union rules (or sometimes deals with organized crime, a government, etc), especially upon the introduction of new technology.
verb
present participle of featherbed
featherbrained
featherbrained
adj
Alternative spelling of feather-brained
feldspathization
feldspathization
noun
The process of conversion into feldspar.
fianchettoed
fianchettoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fianchetto
fibrochondritis
fibrochondrosteal
fingerbreadth
fingerbreadth
noun
A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger.
firsthand
firsthand
adj
Direct, without intermediate stages.
Not previously owned or used; contrasted with secondhand.
flinthead
flinthead
noun
A bird, the wood stork.
flinthearted
flinthearted
adj
Alternative form of flint-hearted
floodlighting
floodlighting
verb
present participle of floodlight
foresightedness
foresightedness
noun
The prudent exercise of common sense when planning for the future
The quality of having foresight
foresightednesses
fountainhead
fountainhead
noun
A spring that is the source of a river.
An abundant source of knowledge, etc.
fountainheads
fountainheads
noun
plural of fountainhead
frightened
frightened
adj
Afraid; suffering from fear.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frighten
frightenedly
frightenedly
adv
In a frightened manner.
frightenedness
frightenedness
noun
Quality of being frightened.
frontoethmoid
frontosphenoidal
godfathering
godfathering
verb
present participle of godfather
grandfatherish
grandfatherish
adj
grandfatherly
grandfathership
grandfathership
noun
The state of being a grandfather.
halleflintoid
handcrafting
handcrafting
verb
present participle of handcraft
handfasting
handfasting
noun
The ceremony in which people handfast.
verb
present participle of handfast
handicraft
handicraft
noun
(rare, obsolete) A man who earns his living by handicraft; a handicraftsman.
A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.
An artifact produced by handicraft.
handicrafter
handicrafter
noun
One who engages in handicrafts.
handicrafters
handicrafters
noun
plural of handicrafter
handicrafts
handicrafts
noun
plural of handicraft
handicraftship
handicraftship
noun
The skill or art of making handicrafts.
handicraftsman
handicraftsman
noun
A practitioner of a handicraft, usually male.
handicraftsmanship
handicraftsmanship
noun
Synonym of handicraftship
handicraftsmen
handicraftsmen
noun
plural of handicraftsman
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
handyfight
hardfistedness
hardfistedness
noun
The quality of being covetous or niggardly.
humidification
humidification
noun
The process of increasing the water vapour content of a gas.
humidifications
humidifications
noun
plural of humidification
hydrodesulfurization
hydrodesulfurization
noun
(chemistry) a process for lowering the sulfur content of petroleum and similar products by catalytic hydrogenation, sulfur compounds being converted to hydrogen sulfide
hydroformylation
hydroformylation
noun
(chemistry) The reaction of an olefin with carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form an aldehyde.
hydrofranklinite
hydrogasification
hydrogasification
noun
The reaction of hydrogen with coal under high pressure to form methane
hyperconfident
hyperconfident
adj
Extremely confident.
hyperconfidently
hyperdeification
hyperfastidiousness
infanthood
infanthood
noun
Infancy.
infradiaphragmatic
infradiaphragmatic
adj
(medicine) Below the diaphragm.
lichtenfeld
lightfingered
magnetofluidmechanic
magnetofluidmechanics
nonfeldspathic
nonfeldspathic
adj
Not feldspathic.
northfieldite
osteochondrofibroma
pathfind
pathfinder
pathfinder
noun
One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.
One who first does something; a pioneer.
pathfinders
pathfinders
noun
plural of pathfinder
pathfinding
pathfinding
noun
(biology) The finding of a path to a destination, such as by neuronal axons or developing cells.
(computing) The plotting by a computer application of the best route between two points.
pathfindings
pathfindings
noun
plural of pathfinding
pinchfisted
pinfeathered
pinfeathered
adj
Having some or all of the feathers imperfectly developed.
rutherfordine
rutherfordine
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, oxygen, and uranium.
spendthrift
spendthrift
adj
Extravagant or lavish.
Improvident, profligate, or wasteful.
noun
(figuratively) Anything that distributes its attributes profusely, without restraint.
Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.
spendthriftiness
spendthriftiness
noun
The quality of being spendthrifty.
spendthriftness
spendthriftness
noun
The condition of being a spendthrift; profligacy.
spendthrifts
spendthrifts
noun
plural of spendthrift
spendthrifty
spendthrifty
adj
spendthrift; prodigal
stanchfield
standoffish
standoffish
adj
Aloof; reserved; unsociable and unfriendly.
standoffishly
standoffishly
adv
In a standoffish way.
standoffishness
standoffishness
noun
The state, quality, or condition of being standoffish or aloof and unsociable; aloofness.
straightforwardness
straightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being straightforward.
sulfadimethoxine
sulfadimethoxine
noun
(pharmacology) A sulfonamide antibacterial derivative of sulfadiazine
sulfathalidine
tenderfootish
thermodiffusion
thermodiffusion
noun
(physics) thermal diffusion
thiefland
thirteenfold
thirteenfold
adj
By a factor of thirteen, tredecuple.
adv
By a factor of thirteen.
thornfield
threadfin
threadfin
noun
Any of many perciform fish of the family Polynemidae.
thunderfish
thunderfish
noun
A European weatherfish (Misgurnus fossilis)
An electric catfish Malapterurus electricus
thunderfishes
tightfistedness
tightfistedness
noun
Reluctance to spend money; miserliness.
tischendorf
unaffrighted
unaffrighted
adj
(archaic) Not afraid.
unaffrightedly
unaffrightedly
adv
(archaic) Without feeling fear.
undelightful
undelightful
adj
Not delightful.
undelightfully
undelightfully
adv
In a way that is not delightful.
undelightfulness
undelightfulness
noun
The quality of being undelightful.
underfeathering
underfreight
underthief
unfarsighted
unflitched
unfreighted
unfreighted
adj
Not freighted.
unfrighted
unfrighted
adj
(archaic) unfrightened
unfrightened
unfrightened
adj
Not frightened; unafraid.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unfrighten
unfrightenedness
uninterferedwith
unshifted
unshifted
adj
Not shifted.
unstraightforward
unstraightforward
adj
Not straightforward; oblique, evasive, equivocal, indirect.
unstraightforwardness
unstraightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being unstraightforward; a lack of straightforwardness; obliqueness, evasiveness.