(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.
acetylenediurein
acetylfluoride
acidulously
acidulously
adv
In an acidulous manner; in a mildly sour or acid way.
acrydium
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.
adminiculary
adminiculary
adj
(obsolete) Adminicular.
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.
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
amaryllidaceous
amaryllidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
amphicondylous
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
anacatadidymus
anadidymus
anadidymus
noun
(pathology) An abnormality in which conjoined twins have a single head and upper body
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
anisocotyledonous
anisodactylous
anisodactylous
adj
(zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
anisomyodous
antediluvially
antediluvially
adv
In an antediluvial manner.
antejudiciary
anthrahydroquinone
antidysuric
antieducationally
antiproductively
antiproductivity
antisubsidy
antisubsidy
adj
(politics) Opposing a subsidy.
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
applaudingly
applaudingly
adv
in an applauding manner
aptitudinally
aptitudinally
adv
In an aptitudinal manner.
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
artiodactylous
artiodactylous
adj
(zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes
assidually
assiduity
assiduity
noun
(in the plural) Constant personal attention, solicitous care.
Great and persistent toil or effort.
assiduously
assiduously
adv
In an assiduous manner; diligently, industriously.
astoundingly
astoundingly
adv
In an astounding manner; so as to astound, surprise, or amaze.
atlantodidymus
audaciously
audaciously
adv
In a audacious manner; bravely, daringly, but not foolheartedly.
In a brazen, forthright manner.
audacity
audacity
noun
Fearlessness, intrepidity or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.
Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.
audibility
audibility
noun
The quality of being heard or understood; the degree to which a thing is audible.
audibly
audibly
adv
In context of possibility of being heard; in an audible manner.
audiology
audiology
noun
An allied health profession pertaining to the assessment and rehabilitation of hearing and balance disorders.
The study of the auditory and vestibular systems, and associated disorders
audiometrically
audiometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, audiometry.
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
audiotypist
audiotypist
noun
Alternative form of audio typist
auditorially
auditorially
adv
In an auditory manner.
auditorily
auditorily
adv
With regard to hearing.
auditory
auditory
adj
Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.
noun
(archaic) Synonym of audience.
(archaic) Synonym of auditorium.
aurichlorohydric
auricyanhydric
auricyanide
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
autoantibody
autoantibody
noun
An antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
autodepolymerization
autodidactically
autodidactically
adv
By teaching oneself.
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
autohybridization
autopolyploid
autopolyploid
adj
(genetics) Having more than two sets of chromosomes, derived from the same species, as a result of redoubling
noun
Any organism of this kind.
autopolyploidy
autopolyploidy
noun
The property of being autopolyploid.
autoradiography
autoradiography
noun
The process of making autoradiographs.
autoschediastically
autoschediastically
adv
In an autoschediastic manner.
autosyndesis
autotetraploidy
autotetraploidy
noun
The property of being autotetraploid.
autotriploidy
autotriploidy
noun
The condition of being autotriploid
autoxidizability
autoxidizability
noun
Alternative form of autoxidisability
avidiously
avidiously
adv
(obsolete) eagerly; greedily.
ayurvedic
ayurvedic
adj
Alternative spelling of Ayurvedic
ayyubid
azoxytoluidine
basidiomycetous
basidiomycetous
adj
Relating to the basidiomycetes.
begrudgingly
begrudgingly
adv
In a begrudging manner; in a manner that is envious or reluctant.
bidactylous
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bloodcurdlingly
bloodcurdlingly
adv
in a bloodcurdling manner
bloodguilty
bloodguilty
adj
Guilty of murder or bloodshed.
blunderingly
blunderingly
adv
In a blundering way; making mistakes.
bodaciously
bodaciously
adv
In a bodacious manner.
bodybuild
bodybuild
verb
To take part in bodybuilding.
bodybuilder
bodybuilder
noun
(bodybuilding) A person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique, in order to compete in bodybuilding.
bodybuilders
bodybuilders
noun
plural of bodybuilder
bodybuilding
bodybuilding
noun
(dated) Work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile.
A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition.
bodyguarding
bodyguarding
noun
The profession of a bodyguard, protecting another from harm.
bodysuit
bodysuit
noun
A one-piece, skin-tight garment rather like a leotard.
bodysuits
bodysuits
noun
plural of bodysuit
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
borofluohydric
botrydium
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
boundingly
boundingly
adv
With a bounding motion.
bradyacousia
bradyauxesis
bradyauxetic
bradyauxetically
bradyuria
bradyuria
noun
Unusually slow urination
bromodeoxyuridine
bromodeoxyuridine
noun
(organic chemistry) A synthetic nucleoside which is an analogue of thymidine; it is commonly used in the detection of proliferating cells in living tissues, where it competes with uridine
buddhistically
buddhistically
Adverb
as a Buddhist, in a manner of a Buddhist
buddying
buddying
verb
present participle of buddy
buirdly
buirdly
adj
(Scotland) Sturdy, well-built; solid, stocky.
bulldoggishly
busybodied
busybodied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of busybody
busybodies
busybodies
noun
plural of busybody
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of busybody
busybodyish
busybodyish
adj
Like a busybody; interfering, meddling.
busybodyism
busybodyism
noun
The behaviour of a busybody; interfering, meddling.
butadiyne
butadiyne
noun
(organic chemistry) diacetylene
butteryfingered
buyides
caduciary
caducity
caducity
noun
Dotage or senility.
The state of being impermanent or transitory.
calycoideous
carbohydraturia
carbohydraturia
noun
(pathology) The presence of carbohydrates (principally sugars) in the urine
cardiodysneuria
cardiopulmonary
cardiopulmonary
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs.
cecidomyiidous
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlorohydroquinone
chondropterygious
chylopericardium
chylopericardium
noun
(pathology) The presence of chyle in the pericardium
chytridiaceous
chytridiaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Chytridiaceae.
chytridium
cindylou
clairaudiently
clairaudiently
adv
In a clairaudient way; by means of clairaudience.
cloudily
cloudily
adv
In a cloudy way.
coadunatively
coadunatively
adv
In a coadunative manner
codelinquency
coeducationally
coeducationally
adv
In a coeducational manner.
cogitabundity
cogitabundity
noun
(archaic, literary) The state of being cogitabund, or deep in thought.
cogitabundly
commodiously
commodiously
adv
In a commodious manner.
communitywide
communitywide
adj
Throughout a community.
compendiously
compendiously
adv
In a compendious manner.
concludingly
concludingly
adv
In a concluding manner; finally; conclusively.
conduceability
conducibly
conducibly
adv
In a conducible manner; so as to promote.
conducingly
conductibility
conductibility
noun
The ability to conduct electricity.
conductility
conductively
conductively
adv
By means of conduction
In a conductive manner
conductivity
conductivity
noun
(physics) The reciprocal of resistivity
The ability of a material to conduct electricity, heat, fluid or sound
confoundingly
confoundingly
adv
In a confounding way.
consuetudinary
consuetudinary
adj
(law) Customary; considered law by virtue of the fact that it is generally observed.
noun
A ritual book containing the forms and ceremonies used in the services of a particular monastery, cathedral or religious order.
An unwritten law established by usage, derived by immemorial custom from antiquity.
continuedly
continuedly
adv
In a continued manner; ongoingly.
contradictiously
contradictiously
adv
In a contradictious manner.
corduroying
corduroying
verb
present participle of corduroy
counterdifficulty
counterdifficulty
noun
A difficulty arising in response to another difficulty.
counterproductively
counterproductively
adv
In a counterproductive way.
counterproductivity
counterproductivity
noun
The quality of being counterproductive.
countryfied
countryfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countryfy