Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
abstrusity
abstrusity
noun
(archaic) Abstruseness; that which is abstruse.
absurdity
absurdity
noun
(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.
abulyeit
accentuality
accentuality
noun
The quality of being accentual.
accountability
accountability
noun
(military) The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping.
An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.
Good-faith acceptance of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
accumulatively
accumulatively
adv
In an accumulative manner
accusatively
accusatively
adv
(not comparable) In relation to the accusative case in grammar.
In an accusative manner.
accusatorially
accusatorially
adv
By way of accusation; in an accusatorial manner.
acetylbiuret
acetylenediurein
acetylfluoride
acicularity
acicularity
noun
Quality or degree of being acicular.
acoustically
acoustically
adv
(domain) From the perspective of acoustics.
(manner) In an acoustic manner, or using an acoustic musical instrument.
acquaintancy
acquaintancy
noun
acquaintanceship
acquiescently
acquiescently
adv
In an acquiescent manner.
acquirability
acquirability
noun
(rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.
acquisitively
acquisitively
adv
In an acquisitive manner; for the purpose of acquisition.
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinomycesous
actinomycetous
actinomycetous
adj
Of or relating to actinomycetes.
actinopterygious
actuality
actuality
noun
(historical, film) A short early motion picture.
(television) Live reporting on current affairs.
An instance or quality of being actual or factual; fact.
The state of existing; existence.
actuarially
actuarially
adv
By actuarial principles.
From an actuarial perspective.
In a manner performed by an actuary.
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
acuity
acuity
noun
Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.
The ability to think, see, or hear clearly.
adjudicatory
adjudicatory
adj
Of or pertaining to an adjudication.
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
adjustability
adjustability
noun
The state or condition of being adjustable.
adscititiously
adscititiously
adv
In an adscititious way.
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
aduncity
aduncity
noun
Crookedness, curvaceousness, hookedness.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
affrightfully
affrightfully
adv
(obsolete) frightfully
agglutinability
agglutinability
noun
The quality or degree of being agglutinable.
agglutinatively
agglutinatively
adv
In an agglutinative fashion; via agglutination.
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agriculturally
agriculturally
adv
In a manner pertaining to agriculture.
agriotypus
aktyubinsk
albuminimetry
albuminimetry
noun
The measurement of the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminometry
allylthiourea
allylthiourea
noun
A particular organic carcinogen.
altruistically
altruistically
adv
In an altruistic manner; in a manner having regard of others
aluminosity
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
amateurishly
amateurishly
adv
In an amateurish manner; without expertise or professionalism.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambiguity
ambiguity
noun
(countable) words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from its context.
(uncountable) The state of being ambiguous.
ambisexuality
ambisexuality
noun
(countable) An instance of ambisexual behaviour.
(uncountable) The state of being ambisexual.
ambitiously
ambitiously
adv
In an ambitious manner.
ambulatorily
ambulatorily
adv
By or in terms of walking.
amphibolostylous
amphicyrtous
amphicytula
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amurcosity
amyloleucite
anacatadidymus
anacoluthically
anacoluthically
adv
In an anacoluthic manner.
anacrustically
anacrustically
adv
In an anacrustic manner.
analytique
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
anfractuosity
anfractuosity
noun
A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.
One of the fissures (sulci) separating the convolutions of the brain, or, by analogy, in the mind.
angularity
angularity
noun
(countable) A sharp point or angle.
(countable) A stiff, cranky, crotchety manner or behaviour.
(uncountable) The property or characteristic of possessing angles.
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
anisocotyledonous
anisodactylous
anisodactylous
adj
(zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
anisoleucocytosis
ankylurethria
ankylurethria
noun
(biology, medicine) Impaired patency of the urethra owing to any sort of fusion that either partially or completely obstructs its lumen (for example, stricture due to adhesions).
annuity
annuity
noun
(insurance, pensions) A right to receive amounts of money regularly over a certain fixed period, in perpetuity, or, especially, over the remaining life or lives of one or more beneficiaries.
annularity
annularity
noun
The property of being annular.
annunciatory
annunciatory
adj
In the nature of an announcement
antediluvially
antediluvially
adv
In an antediluvial manner.
antejudiciary
anteluminary
anterevolutionary
anthrahydroquinone
anthraquinonyl
antiautolysin
antiautolysin
noun
Any substance, especially an antibody, that counters the effects of an autolysin
antiburglary
antiburglary
adj
Opposing or countering burglary.
anticensoriously
anticeremoniously
anticommunistically
anticonstitutionally
anticonstitutionally
adv
(law) In an anticonstitutional manner.
anticontagiously
anticruelty
anticruelty
adj
Opposing cruelty, especially towards animals.
antidysuric
antieducationally
antienthusiastically
antievolutionally
antievolutionary
antievolutionary
adj
antievolution
antigyrous
antihumanity
antihumanity
noun
The quality of being hostile towards humanity.
antiinsurrectionally
antiliturgically
antiliturgy
antiloquy
antimusically
antinaturally
antineutrality
antineutrality
adj
Opposing a policy of neutrality.
antineutrally
antiplurality
antipolyneuritic
antipolyneuritic
adj
Countering polyneuritis.
antiproductively
antiproductivity
antiquarianly
antiquarianly
adv
In an antiquarian manner.
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.
antiquely
antiquely
adv
In an antique manner.
antiquity
antiquity
noun
(history) The historical period preceding the Middle Ages (c. 500-1500), primarily relating to European history.
(obsolete) An old gentleman.
(often constructed as an uncountable plural) A relic or monument of ancient times, such as a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution.
Ancient times; faraway history; former ages
The people of ancient times.
The state of being ancient or of ancient lineage.
antireligiously
antirevolutionary
antirevolutionary
adj
Opposing a sociopolitical revolution.
noun
One who opposes a sociopolitical revolution.
antisensuality
antisensuously
antispiritually
antisubsidy
antisubsidy
adj
(politics) Opposing a subsidy.
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
antiunemployment
antiunemployment
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering unemployment.
antiuniversity
antiuniversity
adj
Opposing a university or universities in general.
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
appropinquity
appropinquity
noun
(obsolete) nearness; propinquity
aptitudinally
aptitudinally
adv
In an aptitudinal manner.
aquatically
aquatically
adv
In an aquatic style or manner.
aqueity
aqueity
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being watery.
aquilinity
aquilinity
noun
The quality of being aquiline (resembling an eagle).
aquosity
aquosity
noun
(rare) The condition of being watery; wateriness
archantiquary
archicytula
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
architecturally
architecturally
adv
In an architectural manner.
Regarding architecture.
arguitively
argumentatively
argumentatively
adv
In an argumentative manner.
articulability
articulability
noun
The quality or degree of being articulable.
articulacy
articulacy
noun
The condition of being articulate.
articularly
articularly
adv
In an articular manner.
articulary
articulary
adj
articular; relating to the joints
noun
(anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
articulately
articulately
adv
In an articulate manner.
articulatorily
articulatorily
adv
In terms of, or by means of, articulation.
articulatory
articulatory
adj
(medicine) Related to the specific articulation function of a joint.
(phonology) Of or pertaining to articulation; phonetic.
artifactually
artifactually
adv
(medical imaging or laboratory testing) Apparently but not truly, with the appearance being due to artifacts; spuriously.
With reference to artifacts
artiodactylous
artiodactylous
adj
(zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes
artiphyllous
asexuality
asexuality
noun
The quality (of a species or organism) of reproducing asexually.
The state of not experiencing sexual attraction.
The state of not having a sex or sexual organs.
assaultively
assaultively
adv
In an assaultive manner.
assiduity
assiduity
noun
(in the plural) Constant personal attention, solicitous care.
Great and persistent toil or effort.
assumability
assumptively
assumptively
adv
In an assumptive manner.
astoundingly
astoundingly
adv
In an astounding manner; so as to astound, surprise, or amaze.