(often derogatory) Someone who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature, often in a manner perceived to prioritize beauty over other qualities such as virtue and utility.
aestival
aestival
adj
Alternative spelling of estival
aestuary
aestuate
aestuate
verb
Alternative spelling of estuate
aestuous
aestuous
adj
Full of passion; agitated.
aesyetes
aetosaur
aetosaur
noun
(paleontology) Any of an extinct group of heavily armoured herbivorous archosaurian reptiles, of the order Aetosauria
affaires
affaires
noun
plural of affaire
affamish
affamish
verb
(obsolete) To cause (somebody) to die of hunger; to starve.
affectus
affiants
affiants
noun
plural of affiant
affiches
affiches
noun
plural of affiche
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affiche
affixers
affixers
noun
plural of affixer
afflatus
afflatus
noun
A sudden rush of creative impulse or inspiration, often attributed to divine influence.
afflicts
afflicts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afflict
affluxes
affluxes
noun
plural of afflux
afforest
afforest
verb
(transitive) To make into forest
affronts
affronts
noun
plural of affront
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affront
affusion
affusion
noun
A method of Christian baptism in which water is poured on the head of the person being baptized.
The pouring of liquid, especially as a hydrotherapy.
afghanis
afghanis
noun
plural of afghani
afrasian
afrasian
Adjective
Afro-Asiatic
Noun
A person who comes from a region where Afro-Asiatic languages are spoken
africans
aftergas
aftwards
aftwards
adv
Alternative form of aftward
againsay
againsay
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To contradict; to gainsay.
agalinis
agamedes
agametes
agametes
noun
plural of agamete
agaricus
agaroses
agaroses
noun
plural of agarose
agastric
agastric
adj
(biology) Having no alimentary canal; lacking a stomach, intestines, or digestive tract.
agathism
agathism
noun
The doctrine that the ultimate end of all things is good, although the intermediate means may be evil.
agathist
agathist
noun
A person who believes in agathism.
agatizes
agatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agatize
agdistis
agdistis
Proper noun
A hermaphroditic being, associated with the worship of Cybele or Rhea
agedness
agedness
noun
The state or quality of being aged.
agelaius
agencies
agencies
noun
plural of agency
agendums
agendums
noun
plural of agendum
ageneses
ageneses
noun
plural of agenesis
agenesia
agenesia
noun
agenesis
agenesic
agenesic
adj
(biology) sterile, infertile
noun
Such a person or animal
agenesis
agenesis
noun
(pathology) Any imperfect development of the body, or any anomaly of organization
agenizes
agentess
agentess
noun
(rare, dated) A female agent.
agerasia
agerasia
noun
An outward appearance more youthful than one's true age.
ageustia
ageustia
noun
Alternative spelling of ageusia
aggerose
aggerose
adj
In heaps; full of heaps.
aggrades
aggrades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrade
aginners
aginners
noun
plural of aginner
agisting
agisting
verb
present participle of agist
agitates
agitates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agitate
aglaspis
aglauros
aglisten
aglossal
aglossal
Adjective
Having no tongue.
aglossia
aglossia
noun
(anatomy) The absence of a tongue.
aglycons
aglycons
noun
plural of aglycon, an alternative spelling of aglycone
agnoites
agnomens
agnomens
noun
plural of agnomen
agnosias
agnosias
noun
plural of agnosia
agnostic
agnostic
adj
(computing) Of a software component etc.: unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components or input with which it interacts.
(usually with a prepositional phrase) Having no firmly held opinions on an issue or matter of uncertainty.
Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.
Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.
noun
A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.
agnostus
agonised
agonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agonise
agonises
agonises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agonise
agonista
agonists
agonists
noun
plural of agonist
agonizes
agonizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agonize
agoraeus
agostini
agostino
agouties
agouties
noun
plural of agouty
agraffes
agraffes
noun
plural of agraffe
agraulos
agremens
agrestal
agrestal
adj
(botany) That grows wild in cultivated fields
agrestic
agrestic
adj
Of or pertaining to the fields; rural; rustic, unpolished
agrestis
agriotes
agrising
agrising
verb
present participle of agrise
agrostis
agrostis
noun
Any grass of the genus Agrostis, bentgrass.
agtbasic
aguishly
aguishly
adv
(now rare) In an aguish manner; as though suffering from ague.
aguistin
ahousaht
aidoneus
ailerons
ailerons
noun
plural of aileron
ailments
ailments
noun
plural of ailment
ainsells
airbills
airbills
noun
plural of airbill
airboats
airboats
noun
plural of airboat
airbrush
airbrush
noun
A miniature, handheld paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other gas, used for delicate, artistic painting, or sometimes retouching of photographs.
verb
To paint using an airbrush.
To touch up or enhance a photograph or person, often with intent to mislead.
airburst
airburst
noun
The explosion of a bomb (or similar weapon) or large meteorite in the air rather than on the ground.
verb
To explode in this manner.
airbuses
airbuses
noun
plural of airbus
aircrews
aircrews
noun
plural of aircrew
airdates
airdates
noun
plural of airdate
airdrops
airdrops
noun
plural of airdrop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airdrop
airfares
airfares
noun
plural of airfare
airflows
airflows
noun
plural of airflow
airfoils
airfoils
noun
plural of airfoil
airglows
airglows
noun
plural of airglow
airheads
airheads
noun
plural of airhead
airiness
airiness
noun
The quality of being airy.
The quality of being light in quality or manner.
insubstantiality
airlifts
airlifts
noun
plural of airlift
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airlift
airlines
airlines
noun
plural of airline
airlocks
airlocks
noun
plural of airlock
airmails
airmails
noun
(colloquial) The items of mail conveyed using aircraft.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airmail
airparks
airparks
noun
plural of airpark
airplays
airplays
noun
plural of airplay
airports
airports
noun
plural of airport
airposts
airscape
airscape
noun
The view of the sky, or an artistic work that visually represents it.
airscrew
airscrew
noun
Any actuator disk whose working fluid is air.
The propeller of an aircraft; the prop.
airsheds
airsheds
noun
plural of airshed
airsheet
airships
airships
noun
plural of airship
airspace
airspace
noun
(aviation) that part of the sky designated for the sole use of aircraft.
(broadcasting) Space (i.e. a few neighboring frequencies) available for broadcasting within a particular frequency band.
(construction) The cavity in a cavity wall containing air for insulation.
(politics, aviation) A specified portion of the atmosphere, especially that under the technical aviation control and/or jurisdiction of a particular state over which territory (and territorial waters) it lies.
The portion of an enclosed area which contains air, especially breathable air.
airspeed
airspeed
noun
(aviation) The speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it is flying.
airstrip
airstrip
noun
An aircraft landing field, usually with one runway and only basic facilities.
airtimes
airtimes
noun
plural of airtime
airwards
airwards
adv
Toward the air; upward.
airwaves
airwaves
noun
Radio or television broadcasts.
Radio-frequency electromagnetic waves, usually used in the context of wireless communication; radio waves.
aiseweed
aissaoua
aisteoir
aistopod
aistopod
noun
(paleontology) A snake-like amphibian from the order Aistopoda.
ajourise
akamatsu
akamatsu
noun
The Japanese red pine, Pinus densiflora.
akepiros
akepiros
noun
plural of akepiro
akhissar
akinesia
akinesia
noun
(medicine) The loss of the ability to control motor muscles.
akinesic
akinesic
adj
Of or pertaining to akinesia.
akinesis
akinesis
noun
Absence of a kinetic hinge in the skull.
akinesia; loss of muscle control
akkadist
akroasis
aktivist
akvavits
akvavits
noun
plural of akvavit
alamedas
alamedas
noun
plural of alameda
alaminos
alamodes
alamodes
noun
plural of alamode
alanines
alanines
noun
plural of alanine
alarmism
alarmism
noun
The raising of needless alarms.
alarmist
alarmist
adj
Of or relating to causing others to become alarmed without cause.
noun
One who causes others to become alarmed without cause.
alasdair
alaskans
alaskite
alaskite
noun
(geology) A form of granite composed chiefly of quartz and feldspars
alastair
alastair
Proper noun
name, a variant of Alasdair, Scottish form of Alexander.