(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.
abusively
abusively
adv
In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.
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.
alcyonium
alcyonium
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays.
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.
amusingly
amusingly
adv
In an amusing manner.
amusively
amusively
adv
In an amusive manner.
antiloquy
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.
anxiously
anxiously
adv
In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.
argufying
argufying
verb
present participle of argufy
assiduity
assiduity
noun
(in the plural) Constant personal attention, solicitous care.
Great and persistent toil or effort.
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
aurifying
aurifying
verb
present participle of aurify
auriscopy
auriscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the ear using an auriscope.
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.
autolysin
autolysin
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses a component of the cell (or tissue) in which it is produced
autolysis
autolysis
noun
(baking) A two-stage mixing process where water and flour are combined first before adding leavening and salt.
(pathology) The autocytolysis of blood cells.
(pathology) The autodigestion of the tissues of an organism.
(pathology, cytology) The destruction of an organism's cells by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
(wine) The decomposition of dead yeast cells in wine after fermentation.
autolytic
autolytic
adj
(pathology) Relating to autolysis
autotypic
autotypic
adj
Relating to an autotype
autumnity
autumnity
noun
autumn
middle age
auxiliary
auxiliary
adj
(grammar) Relating to an auxiliary verb.
(nautical) Of a ship, having both sails and an engine.
Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances.
Helping; giving assistance or support.
Supplementary or subsidiary.
noun
(grammar) An auxiliary verb.
A marching band colorguard.
A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.
A sailing vessel equipped with an engine.
auxillary
auxillary
adj
Misspelling of auxiliary.
auxilytic
ayurvedic
ayurvedic
adj
Alternative spelling of Ayurvedic
barbulyie
bathybius
bathybius
Noun
A gelatinous substance found in mud dredged from the Atlantic and once supposed to be a free living protoplasm, later found to be the result of precipitation.
bicycular
bicycular
adj
(archaic) Relating to bicycling.
bradyuria
bradyuria
noun
Unusually slow urination
brutality
brutality
noun
A cruel or savage act.
The state of being brutal.
The use of excessive physical force, often in the form of violence.
burgality
butadiyne
butadiyne
noun
(organic chemistry) diacetylene
byzantium
byzantium
Noun
A dark shade of purple, close to Tyrian purple and palatinate purple
Proper noun
The ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus, named Constantinople in 330 and now known as Istanbul.
The Byzantine Empire.
caduciary
casuality
casuistry
casuistry
noun
(derogatory) A specious argument designed to defend an action or feeling.
The process of answering practical questions via interpretation of rules, or of cases that illustrate such rules, especially in ethics; case-based reasoning.
caulinary
caulinary
adj
cauline
causality
causality
noun
The agency of a cause; the action or power of a cause, in producing its effect.
The relationship between something that happens or exists and the thing that causes it; the cause and consequence relationship.
causticly
causticly
adv
Archaic form of caustically.
cautionry
cautionry
noun
(Scotland, law) suretyship
crucially
crucially
adv
In a crucial manner.
cruiseway
cruiseway
noun
(UK) A waterway designated for the use of recreational boat traffic.
cubically
cubically
adv
In a cubic manner
cuisinary
cuisinary
adj
culinary; relating to cookery
curiality
curiality
noun
(obsolete) The privileges, prerogatives, or retinue of a court.
cyanauric
cyanurine
dacrydium
dacryuria
daisybush
dasyurine
dasyurine
adj
(zoology) Resembling or pertaining to the dasyures.
dasyuroid
dasyuroid
noun
Any kowari of the genus Dasyuroides
daubingly
deciduary
deciduary
adj
(dated) deciduous
diachylum
diachylum
noun
Alternative form of diachylon.
disguisay
dismayful
dismayful
adj
(obsolete) terrifying
diurnally
diurnally
adv
By daylight.
Every daytime.
daily
dubitably
dubitably
adv
doubtfully
dubitancy
dubitancy
noun
doubt; uncertainty
dysacusia
dysneuria
equitably
equitably
adv
In an equitable manner
eucalypti
eucalypti
noun
plural of eucalyptus
eucryphia
eucryphia
noun
Any tree of the genus Eucryphia
eudialyte
eudialyte
noun
(mineralogy) A red silicate mineral that forms in alkaline igneous rocks such as nepheline syenites.
euryalida
eurylaimi
eutychian
eutychian
Adjective
Pertaining to Eutyches, to Eutychianism, or to Eutychians.
Noun
One who believes in Eutychianism.
facundity
facundity
noun
(archaic) eloquence; readiness of speech
feudality
feudality
noun
The state or quality of being feudal; feudal form or constitution.
fiduciary
fiduciary
adj
(law) Relating to an entity that owes to another good faith, accountability and trust, often in the context of trusts and trustees.
(nonstandard) Accepted as a trusted reference such as a point, value, or marker; fiducial.
Pertaining to paper money whose value depends on public confidence or securities.
noun
(law) One who holds a thing in trust for another.
(theology) One who depends for salvation on faith, without works; an antinomian.
figurally
figurally
adv
in a figural manner
flauntily
flauntily
adv
In a flaunty manner.
fluidally
fluidally
adv
In a fluidal manner.
frugality
frugality
noun
A sparing use; sparingness.
The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift.
gainfully
gainfully
adv
In a gainful manner; profitably.
garrulity
garrulity
noun
The state or characteristic of being garrulous.
guayaniil
guayaquil
guayaquil
Proper noun
The largest city in Ecuador, and capital of the state of Guayas.
guberniya
guberniya
noun
(historical) A major administrative subdivision of the Russian Empire; a governorate or province.
gunlaying
gymnasium
gymnasium
noun
(formal) A large room or building for indoor sports.
(historical) A public place or building where Ancient Greek youths took exercise, with running and wrestling grounds, baths, and halls for conversation.
A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university.
gynaecium
gynaecium
noun
Alternative form of gynaeceum
haruspicy
haruspicy
noun
The study and divination by use of animal entrails, usually the victims of sacrifice.
haughtily
haughtily
adv
In a haughty manner; with excessive or unwarranted pride.
hurraying
hurraying
verb
present participle of hurray
huygenian
hydraulic
hydraulic
adj
Pertaining to water.
Related to, or operated by, hydraulics.
verb
(transitive) To mine using the technique of hydraulic mining.
hydraulis
hymnarium
hypacusia
hypacusis
hypobulia
hypobulia
noun
Difficulty in making decisions; impaired willpower.
immutably
immutably
adv
In an immutable manner. In a way that cannot be varied, or changed.
imputably
imputably
adv
In an imputable manner; by imputation.
inaudibly
inaudibly
adv
In a manner which is incapable of being heard or not loud enough to be heard.
incurably
incurably
adv
In an incurable manner.
inequally
inequally
adv
In an inequal manner.
inhumanly
inhumanly
adv
In an inhuman manner.
insuavity
insuavity
noun
(obsolete) Lack of suavity; unpleasantness.
insularly
insularly
adv
In an insular manner.
jubilancy
jubilancy
noun
(rare) Jubilation.
judiciary
judiciary
adj
Judicial.
noun
The collective body of judges, justices, etc.
The court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.
kyprianou
languidly
languidly
adv
In a languid manner, without force or effort, in a manner requiring little energy or exertion.
lingually
lingually
adv
In a lingual manner, relating to language or linguistics.
Towards, or in relation to, the tongue.
loquacity
loquacity
noun
Talkativeness; the quality of being loquacious.
lymphuria
martyrium
martyrium
noun
(rhetoric) Confirming something by referring to one's own experience.
A tomb or other edifice erected in homage to a martyr.
maudlinly
maudlinly
adv
In a maudlin fashion.
maximumly
maximumly
adv
In a maximum manner.
mbujimayi
mountainy
mountainy
adj
(now chiefly Ireland) Mountainous.
multiyear
multiyear
adj
Having a duration of multiple years.
mundanity
mundanity
noun
mundaneness; the characteristic of being mundane
munychian
muradiyah
musically
musically
adv
In a musical manner.
In terms of music.
mutuality
mutuality
noun
The property of being mutual.
myiarchus
naubinway
naubinway
Proper noun
A town in Michigan.
naughtily
naughtily
adv
In a naughty manner.
neuriatry
nittayuma
nonacuity
nuptially
nuptially
adv
In terms of marriage.
outlaying
outlaying
noun
money spent; expenditure
verb
present participle of outlay
outsaying
oxygeusia
oxyuridae
painfully
painfully
adv
(informal) Badly; poorly.
In a painful manner; as if in pain.
paulinity
paunchily
paunchily
adv
In a paunchy manner.
pausingly
pausingly
adv
With pauses; haltingly.
pecuniary
pecuniary
adj
Of, or relating to, money; monetary, financial.
picayunes
picayunes
noun
plural of picayune
piquantly
piquantly
adv
In a piquant manner; with piquancy.
pituitary
pituitary
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the pituitary gland.
Mucous.
noun
(anatomy) The pituitary gland together with the pituitary stalk.
(medicine) An extract from the pituitary gland.
plausibly
plausibly
adv
(manner) In a plausible manner.
(modal) Probably; not falsifiably, based on available facts and general knowledge.
playsuits
playsuits
noun
plural of playsuit
plurality
plurality
noun
(countable) A group composed of more than one entity.
(countable) A group of many entities: a large number.
(countable) A margin by which a number exceeds another number, especially of votes.
(countable) A number of votes for a single candidate or position which is greater than the number of votes gained by any other single candidate or position voted for, but which is less than a majority of valid votes cast.
(countable) A number or part of a whole which is greater than any other number or part, but not necessarily a majority.
(countable) A state of being numerous.
(ecclesiastical) The holding of multiple benefices.
(of spouses) Polygamy.
(psychology) The condition of a single body/person displaying multiple distinct personas.
(uncountable) The state of being plural.
pluvially
polyurias
polyurias
noun
plural of polyuria
pugnacity
pugnacity
noun
The act or characteristic of being aggressive or combative.
pupillary
pupillary
adj
(law) Of or pertaining to person below a certain legal age, or to a ward.
Of or pertaining to a student.
Of or pertaining to the pupil of the eye.
puritanly
puritanly
adv
Alternative letter-case form of Puritanly.
pylangium
pylangium
noun
(anatomy) The first and undivided part of the aortic trunk in the amphibian heart.
pyrularia
quakingly
quakingly
adv
In a quaking fashion, especially with fear.
qualmyish
quarrying
quarrying
noun
A small piece of stone chipped off any stone found in a quarry.