(law) Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.
A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
acquiescency
acquiescency
noun
The quality of being acquiescent; acquiescence.
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acquittances
acquittances
noun
plural of acquittance
adequateness
adequateness
noun
The quality of being adequate, of meeting needs or expectations.
aquativeness
aquativeness
noun
(phrenology, obsolete, obscure) love of liquids, including drinking, bathing, and sailing.
aqueoigneous
aqueoigneous
adj
(archaic) Synonym of igneoaqueous
aquilinities
aquilinities
noun
plural of aquilinity
barquentines
barquentines
noun
plural of barquentine
biuniqueness
biuniqueness
noun
The quality of being biunique.
bourbonesque
bramantesque
buffoonesque
chloroquines
chloroquines
noun
plural of chloroquine
cinquecentos
cliquishness
cliquishness
noun
the state of being cliquish
consequences
consequences
noun
An old-fashioned parlour game describing the meeting of a lady and gentleman and the ensuing events, each player in turn writing a part of the story, not knowing what the others have written.
plural of consequence
consequently
consequently
adv
(conjunctive) As a result or consequence of something; subsequently.
(sequence, obsolete) subsequently, following after in time or sequence.
croquignoles
deliquescent
deliquescent
adj
(botany) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.
(chemistry) Absorbing moisture from the air and forming a solution.
(mycology, of the fruiting body of a fungus) Becoming liquid as a phase of its life cycle.
Seeming to melt away.
deliquescing
deliquescing
verb
present participle of deliquesce
dentiloquist
dentiloquist
noun
(rare) Someone who speaks through clenched teeth.
derelinquish
derelinquish
noun
to abandon or desert, to leave to itself
desquamating
desquamating
verb
present participle of desquamate
desquamation
desquamation
noun
(medicine) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
disquietness
disquietness
noun
The state or quality of being disquiet or disturbed; troubledness.
eloquentness
eloquentness
noun
The quality of being eloquent.
equalisation
equalisation
noun
Alternative spelling of equalization
equanimities
equanimities
noun
plural of equanimity
equanimously
equanimously
adv
In an equanimous manner.
equestrienne
equestrienne
noun
A female equestrian.
equidistance
equidistance
noun
(countable, uncountable) Equal distance.
equidivision
equidivision
noun
division into equal parts
equilibrants
equilibrants
noun
plural of equilibrant
equinoctials
equinoctials
noun
plural of equinoctial
equipartisan
equipollents
equipollents
noun
plural of equipollent
equipondious
equipondious
adj
(obsolete, rare) Of equal weight on both sides; balanced.
equivalences
equivalences
noun
plural of equivalence
frequentness
frequentness
noun
The quality of being frequent.
griffinesque
harlequinism
hindquarters
hindquarters
noun
plural of hindquarter
igneoaqueous
igneoaqueous
adj
(archaic) Formed by heat and water; denoting an obsolete theory of the formation of granite
inadequacies
inadequacies
noun
plural of inadequacy
inconsequent
inconsequent
adj
(archaic) Alternative form of inconsequential
illogical; not following from the premises
inequalities
inequalities
noun
plural of inequality
infrequences
infrequences
noun
plural of infrequence
inquisitress
inquisitress
noun
(rare) A female inquisitor.
intersqueeze
isoquinoline
isoquinoline
noun
(organic chemistry) An isomer of quinoline, many of whose derivatives occur as alkaloids and are synthesized for use as dyes, pharmaceuticals etc.
italianesque
italianesque
Adjective
In an Italian style.
japanesquely
japanesquery
leonardesque
lincolnesque
lincolnesque
Adjective
Suggestive of
liquidnesses
masquerading
masquerading
noun
The act of one who masquerades.
verb
present participle of masquerade
naturalesque
naturalesque
adj
(art) In a style resembling nature.
nesquehoning
nesquehonite
nesquehonite
noun
(mineralogy) Magnesium carbonate trihydrate.
nonqualities
nonqualities
noun
plural of nonquality
nonrequisite
nonsequacity
opaquenesses
opaquenesses
noun
plural of opaqueness
perquisition
perquisition
noun
A thorough inquiry or search.
peruginesque
postconquest
postconquest
adj
After a conquest.
prosequendum
pseudoquinol
quackishness
quackishness
noun
The state or condition of being quackish.
quadrateness
quadrateness
noun
Quality of being quadrate.
quadrennials
quadrennials
noun
plural of quadrennial
quadrenniums
quaintnesses
quaintnesses
noun
plural of quaintness
qualmishness
qualmishness
noun
The quality of being qualmish.
quaternaries
quaternaries
noun
plural of quaternary
quaternarius
quaternarius
noun
(prosody) A unit of four metrical feet.
quaternities
quaternities
noun
plural of quaternity
quatertenses
queasinesses
queasinesses
noun
plural of queasiness
queerishness
queerishness
noun
The quality of being queerish.
quenchlessly
quenchlessly
adv
In a quenchless manner.
querimonious
querimonious
adj
Complaining; querulous.
questionable
questionable
adj
(obsolete) Inviting questions; inviting inquiry.
Of dubious respectability or morality.
Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
questionably
questionably
adv
in a questionable manner
questionings
questionings
noun
plural of questioning
questionless
questionless
adj
(rare) Certain; indubitable; unquestionable; not admitting of question or doubt.
Asking no questions; unquestioning.
adv
(archaic) Certainly; undoubtedly; without question.
questionwise
questionwise
adj
(India) In terms of or by means of questions.
quinisextine
quintescence
quintessence
quintessence
noun
(alchemy) The fifth alchemical element, or essence, after earth, air, fire, and water that fills the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere.
(physics) A hypothetical form of dark energy postulated to explain observations of an accelerating universe.
A pure substance.
A thing that is the most perfect example of its type; the most perfect embodiment of something; epitome, prototype.
The essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form.
verb
(transitive) To reduce to its purest and most concentrated essence.
quippishness
quippishness
noun
The quality of being quippish.
quipsomeness
quirkinesses
quirkinesses
noun
plural of quirkiness
quotableness
quotableness
noun
The quality or degree of being quotable.
reequipments
reequipments
noun
plural of reequipment
relinquished
relinquished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of relinquish
relinquisher
relinquisher
noun
One who relinquishes.
relinquishes
relinquishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of relinquish
requiescence
requirements
requirements
noun
plural of requirement
requisitions
requisitions
noun
plural of requisition
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of requisition
resequencing
resequencing
noun
(genetics) The sequencing of part of an individual's genome in order to detect sequence differences between the individual and the standard genome of the species.
Arrangement in a new sequence; reordering.
verb
present participle of resequence
saltimbanque
saltimbanque
noun
Tumbler, street acrobat.
semiequitant
semiequitant
adj
(botany) Somewhat or partly equitant.
semiquintile
semiquintile
noun
(astrology) An aspect of the planets when distant from each other half of the quintile, or thirty-six degrees.
sequentially
sequentially
adv
In sequence, in order.
sequestering
sequestering
verb
present participle of sequester
sesquiquinta
somniloquent
somniloquent
adj
Synonym of somniloquous (“talking while asleep”)
somniloquies
somniloquies
noun
plural of somniloquy
somniloquize
somniloquize
verb
(intransitive) To sleeptalk.
squamipennes
squamipinnes
squamoseness
squamousness
squamousness
noun
The quality of being squamous.
squarenesses
squarenesses
noun
plural of squareness
squarishness
squarishness
noun
The state or quality of being squarish.
squatinoidei
squelchiness
squelchiness
noun
The state or quality of being squelchy.
squelchingly
squelchingly
adv
In a squelching manner.
squillageing
squillgeeing
squillgeeing
verb
present participle of squillgee
squirrelling
squirrelling
noun
(obsolete) The sport of hunting squirrels.
Storing up, hoarding.
stultloquent
suaviloquent
suaviloquent
adj
Sweetly speaking; using agreeable speech.
subantiquely
subquintuple
subquintuple
adj
Having the ratio of one to five.
subsequences
subsequences
noun
plural of subsequence
subsequently
subsequently
adv
Accordingly, therefore (implying a logical connection or deduction), consequently.
Following, afterwards in either time or place.
subunequally
superquoting
tornadoesque
tornadoesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a tornado, or the damage and debris resulting from one.
tranquilizes
tranquilizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tranquilize
tranquillest
tranquillise
tranquilness
tranquilness
noun
The state or quality of being tranquil; tranquillity.
unburlesqued
unburlesqued
adj
Not burlesqued.
uncoquettish
uncoquettish
adj
Not coquettish.
undisquieted
undisquieted
adj
Not disquieted.
unequalising
unequestrian
uniquenesses
uniquenesses
noun
plural of uniqueness
unliquescent
unmasquerade
unobsequious
unobsequious
adj
Not obsequious.
unpicaresque
unpicaresque
adj
Not picaresque.
unquestioned
unquestioned
adj
(of a fact) Accepted without question; indisputable