(countable) The result or product of being abortive.
(uncountable) The quality of being abortive.
achievements
achievements
noun
plural of achievement
activenesses
activenesses
noun
plural of activeness
adaptiveness
adaptiveness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
advancements
advancements
noun
plural of advancement
advantageous
advantageous
adj
Being of advantage, beneficial.
adventitious
adventitious
adj
(biology) Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.
(genetics, medicine) Not congenital; acquired.
Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
adventurists
adventurists
noun
plural of adventurist
advertencies
advertencies
noun
plural of advertency
advertisings
advertisings
noun
plural of advertising
aestivations
aestivations
noun
plural of aestivation
aggravations
aggravations
noun
plural of aggravation
alleviations
alleviations
noun
plural of alleviation
alternatives
alternatives
noun
plural of alternative
angusticlave
angusticlave
noun
(historical) In Ancient Rome, a narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank
antinovelist
antinovelist
noun
(literature) A writer of antinovels.
antitussives
antitussives
noun
plural of antitussive
antivenomous
antivenomous
adj
(pharmacology, immunology) acting against venom
antivitalist
antivitalist
noun
One who opposes vitalism.
antivitamins
antivitamins
noun
plural of antivitamin
antroversion
antroversion
noun
Alternative form of anteroversion.
aquativeness
aquativeness
noun
(phrenology, obsolete, obscure) love of liquids, including drinking, bathing, and sailing.
arendtsville
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
asseverating
asseverating
verb
present participle of asseverate
asseveration
asseveration
noun
An earnest affirmation; a declaration of support.
avifaunistic
avitaminoses
avitaminoses
noun
plural of avitaminosis
avitaminosis
avitaminosis
noun
Any disease which is caused by vitamin deficiency.
bartonsville
bedevilments
bedevilments
noun
plural of bedevilment
beethovenish
bereavements
bereavements
noun
plural of bereavement
blountsville
blountsville
Proper noun
A town in
A town in
bryantsville
burtonsville
captivations
captivations
noun
plural of captivation
carminatives
carminatives
noun
plural of carminative
chauvinistic
chauvinistic
adj
(derogatory) Of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists.
civilisation
civilisation
noun
UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa spelling of civilization
clairvoyants
clairvoyants
noun
plural of clairvoyant
coevolutions
coevolutions
noun
plural of coevolution
cognoscitive
cognoscitive
adj
having the power of knowing
compensative
compensative
adj
that compensates for something; compensatory
noun
(obsolete) compensation
condensative
condensative
adj
That tends to condense
conjunctivas
conjunctives
conjunctives
noun
plural of conjunctive
conscriptive
conscriptive
adj
(law) Produced through the compulsory participation of the accused; violating the accused's right to avoid self-incrimination.
Chosen; adopted.
Compulsory; required.
Pertaining to conscription.
Restrictive; constricting.
consecrative
consecrative
adj
Relating to consecration.
consecutives
consecutives
noun
plural of consecutive
consentively
conservation
conservation
noun
(biology) Genes and associated characteristics of biological organisms that are unchanged by evolution, for example similar or identical nucleic acid sequences or proteins in different species descended from a common ancestor
(biology) The discipline concerned with protection of biodiversity, the environment, and natural resources
(culture) The protection and care of cultural heritage, including artwork and architecture, as well as historical and archaeological artifacts
(physics) lack of change in a measurable property of an isolated physical system (conservation of energy, mass, momentum, electric charge, subatomic particles, and fundamental symmetries)
The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
Wise use of natural resources.
conservatism
conservatism
noun
A political philosophy that advocates traditional values.
A risk-averse attitude or approach.
conservatist
conservative
conservative
adj
(Britain, politics) Relating to the Conservative Party.
(Judaism) Relating to Conservative Judaism.
(US, economics, politics, social sciences) Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.
(clothing) Conventional, traditional, and moderate in style and appearance; not extreme, excessive, faddish, or intense.
(medicine) Not including any operation or intervention (said of a treatment, see conservative treatment)
(physics, not comparable) Neither creating nor destroying a given quantity.
Based on pessimistic assumptions.
Cautious, moderate.
Having power to preserve in a safe or entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.
Tending to resist change or innovation.
noun
(US, economics) A fiscal conservative.
(US, politics) A person who favors decentralization of political power and disfavors interventionist foreign policy.
(US, social sciences) A social conservative.
(politics) One who opposes changes to the traditional institutions of their country.
A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.
conservatize
conservatize
verb
To make or become conservative.
conservators
conservators
noun
plural of conservator
conservatory
conservatory
adj
(rare) Relating to conservation.
Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury.
noun
(chiefly UK, Ireland) A glass-walled and -roofed room in a house
(obsolete) That which preserves from injury.
A large greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
A school of music or drama
A storehouse.
conservatrix
conservatrix
noun
A female conservator.
consociative
conspirative
conspirative
adj
(uncommon) Conspiratorial.
constitutive
constitutive
adj
(biochemistry) (of an enzyme) that is continuously produced at a constant rate
extremely important, essential
having the power or authority to appoint someone to office
having the power or authority to constitute, establish or enact something
that forms a constituent part of something else
constrictive
constrictive
adj
That constricts, or is accompanied by constriction
constructive
constructive
adj
(law) Imputed by law; created to give legal effect to something for equitable reasons, as with constructive notice or a constructive trust.
Carefully considered and meant to be helpful.
Not direct or expressed, but inferred.
Relating to or causing construction.
consultative
consultative
adj
That gives advice or consultation; advisory.
consultively
consummative
consummative
adj
Serving to consummate or complete.
consumptives
consumptives
noun
plural of consumptive
contraveners
contraveners
noun
plural of contravener
contrivances
contrivances
noun
plural of contrivance
controversal
controversal
adj
(obsolete) Subject to controversy; controversial.
(obsolete, rare) Facing opposite directions.
controversed
convalescent
convalescent
adj
of convalescence or convalescents
recovering one's health and strength after a period of illness
noun
A person recovering from illness.
conventicles
conventicles
noun
plural of conventicle
conversantly
conversantly
adv
In a familiar manner.
conversation
conversation
noun
(archaic) Behaviour, the way one conducts oneself; a person's way of life.
(computing, networking) The protocol-based interaction between systems processing a transaction.
(fencing) The back-and-forth play of the blades in a bout.
(obsolete) Engagement with a specific subject, idea, field of study etc.
(obsolete) Interaction; commerce or intercourse with other people; dealing with others.
Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking.
verb
(nonstandard, transitive, intransitive) To engage in conversation (with).
conversative
conversative
adj
(dated) Chatty; inclined to talk.
(dated) Relating to conversation with others; social.
convertibles
convertibles
noun
plural of convertible
convivialist
convivialist
noun
(archaic) A person who drinks alcohol.
A person of convivial habits.
convocations
convocations
noun
plural of convocation
convolutions
convolutions
noun
plural of convolution
countermoves
countermoves
noun
plural of countermove
countervails
countervails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail
counterviews
counterviews
noun
plural of counterview
covariations
covariations
noun
plural of covariation
covertnesses
covetiveness
covetiveness
noun
(archaic) The state or quality of being covetive.
covetousness
covetousness
noun
Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.
creativeness
creativeness
noun
The state of being creative; creativity.
cultivations
cultivations
noun
plural of cultivation
curativeness
curativeness
noun
The quality of being curative.
decongestive
decongestive
adj
Serving to decongest.
noun
A decongestant.
defervescent
defervescent
adj
Causing reduction of fever.
noun
Any remedy that reduces a fever.
denervations
denervations
noun
plural of denervation
depravations
depravations
noun
plural of depravation
depravements
depravements
noun
plural of depravement
deprivations
deprivations
noun
plural of deprivation
devaluations
devaluations
noun
plural of devaluation
devastations
devastations
noun
plural of devastation
developments
developments
noun
A group of building complexes or apartments. Often used for low income housing.
plural of development
deviationism
deviationism
noun
Deviation from accepted beliefs or policies, especially from a prescribed form of communism.
deviationist
deviationist
noun
One who deviates from accepted beliefs or policies, especially from a prescribed form of Communism.
devitalising
devitalising
verb
present participle of devitalise
devolvements
devolvements
noun
plural of devolvement
devoutnesses
devoutnesses
noun
plural of devoutness
disadvantage
disadvantage
noun
A setback or handicap.
A weakness or undesirable characteristic; a con.
Loss; detriment; hindrance.
verb
(transitive) To place at a disadvantage.
disadventure
disadventure
noun
(obsolete) Misadventure, misfortune.
dishevelment
dishevelment
noun
The state or quality of being disheveled.
disincentive
disincentive
noun
That which discourages a particular behaviour; a deterrent.
disinfective
disinfective
adj
That disinfects
disinvesting
disinvesting
verb
present participle of disinvest
disjunctives
disjunctives
noun
plural of disjunctive
dislevelment
dispensative
dispensative
adj
Granting dispensation.
disprovement
disseverment
disseverment
noun
disseverance
disvaluation
disvaluation
noun
disesteem; depreciation; disrepute
ditransitive
ditransitive
adj
(linguistics) Of a class of verbs which take both a direct and an indirect object. An example is 'give', which entails a giver (subject), a gift (direct object) and a receiver (indirect object).
noun
(linguistics) A verb that takes both an object and an indirect object.
diversionist
diversionist
noun
A person who deviates politically.
One engaged in diversionary, disruptive, or subversive activities.
divertissant
divinisation
divinisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of divinization
divinityship
divinityship
noun
The skill or knowledge of divinity.
The status of being divine.
divisionists
divisionists
noun
plural of divisionist
divorcements
divorcements
noun
plural of divorcement
dorsiventral
dorsiventral
adj
Alternative form of dorsoventral
dorsoventrad
dorsoventral
dorsoventral
adj
Of, pertaining to, or situated at the back and belly of something.
earthmovings
effervescent
effervescent
adj
(of a liquid) Giving off bubbles; fizzy.
Vivacious and enthusiastic.
eigenvectors
eigenvectors
noun
plural of eigenvector
electiveness
electiveness
noun
Quality of being elective.
elevatedness
elevatedness
noun
The quality of being elevated.
enlivenments
enlivenments
noun
plural of enlivenment
enravishment
enravishment
noun
The state of being enravished or enraptured; ecstasy.
enslavements
enslavements
noun
plural of enslavement
envelopments
envelopments
noun
plural of envelopment
environments
environments
noun
plural of environment
envisagement
envisagement
noun
The act of envisaging.
envisionment
envisionment
noun
The process or result of envisioning.
eruptiveness
eruptiveness
Noun
The state or quality of being eruptive.
evaginations
evaginations
noun
plural of evagination
evanescently
evanescently
adv
In an evanescent manner
evangelistic
evangelistic
adj
(colloquial) Characterised by enthusiasm and a desire to communicate belief.
Pertaining to evangelism or evangelists; spreading the gospel.
Pertaining to the Evangelical school.
evaporations
evaporations
noun
plural of evaporation
eventfulness
eventfulness
noun
The property of being eventful.
eventuations
eventuations
noun
plural of eventuation
everlastings
everlastings
noun
plural of everlasting
eversporting
eviscerating
eviscerating
verb
present participle of eviscerate
evisceration
evisceration
noun
(figurative, by extension) A vigorous verbal or physical assault.
A disemboweling; the removal of viscera.
evolutionism
evolutionism
noun
(countable) Any of several theories that explain the evolution of systems or organisms.
(uncountable) The advocacy of Darwinian evolution by natural selection (Darwinism).
(uncountable) The belief in the universal presence of evolution.
evolutionist
evolutionist
noun
A proponent or supporter of evolutionism.
exactiveness
exactiveness
noun
The quality of being exactive.
extratensive
extratensive
adj
(psychology) Synonym of extroverted (“especially as shown by responses to the Rorschach test”)