(civil law, obsolete) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent.
(ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.
(obsolete) Delivery, in speech.
An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
The forgiveness of sins, in a general sense.
The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.
absolutions
absolutions
noun
plural of absolution
absolutism
absolutism
noun
(philosophy) Belief in a metaphysical absolute; belief in Absolute.
(political science, sociology) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism.
(rare) The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope; absoluteness.
(theology) Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner.
Positiveness; the state of being absolute.
absolutisms
absolutisms
noun
plural of absolutism
absolutist
absolutist
adj
Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; uncompromising.
noun
(metaphysics) One who believes that it is possible to realize a cognition or concept of the Absolute.
An uncompromising person; one who maintains certain principles to be absolute.
One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government.
absolutista
absolutistic
absolutistic
adj
Alternative form of absolutist
absolutistically
absolutistically
adv
In an absolutist manner.
absolutists
absolutists
noun
plural of absolutist
absolutive
absolutive
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to the grammatical case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action.
(rare) Of, exhibiting, or pertaining to absolution; absolutory, absolving.
noun
(grammar) An uninflected verb form used to indicate another action performed by the subject of the principal verb.
(grammar) The absolutive case, or a phrase that uses it.
absolutization
absolutization
noun
An act, process or result of absolutizing.
absolutize
absolutize
verb
(transitive) To make absolute.
absolutized
absolutized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolutize
absolutizes
absolutizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absolutize
absolutizing
absolutizing
verb
present participle of absolutize
absolving
absolving
verb
present participle of absolve
absolvitor
absolvitor
noun
(Scotland, law) A decision or decree made by a court in favour of the defendant in a given action; dismissal.
absolvitory
absolvitory
adj
Of or pertaining to a dismissal or an acquittal.
absorbability
absorbability
noun
The state or quality of being absorbable.
absorbingly
absorbingly
adv
In an absorbing manner.
absorptional
absorptional
adj
Relating to absorption.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absquatulation
absquatulation
noun
The act of absquatulating; hasty departure.
abstemiously
abstemiously
adv
Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
abstinential
abstinential
adj
of or pertaining to abstinence
abstinently
abstinently
adv
With abstinence.
abstractional
abstractional
adj
Pertaining to abstraction.
abstractively
abstractively
adv
(now rare) In an abstract manner; in the abstract.
abterminal
abterminal
adj
(anatomy, of an electrical current in a muscle) Away from the end and towards the centre
abuilding
abuilding
adj
(archaic, excluding US) Being built or under construction, as a structure or a vessel.
(archaic, excluding US) Developing or arising, as a trend or an idea.
abuleia
abulia
abulia
noun
(psychiatry) Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness.
abulias
abulias
noun
plural of abulia
abulic
abulic
adj
(psychiatry) Relating to, characterized by, or affected with abulia.
noun
Person afflicted with abulia.
abulomania
abulomania
noun
Alternative form of aboulomania
abulyeit
abusively
abusively
adv
In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.
abutilon
abutilon
noun
Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern.
abutilons
abutilons
noun
plural of abutilon
abyssolith
abyssolith
noun
(geology) A mass of igneous rock deep in the crust with no known bottom; a large batholith.
abyssopelagic
abyssopelagic
adj
Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
accendibility
accendibility
noun
Capacity for being kindled; inflammability.
accendible
accendible
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being inflamed or kindled; combustible; inflammable
acceptabilities
acceptabilities
noun
plural of acceptability
acceptability
acceptability
noun
(military) Operation plan review criterion. The determination as to whether the contemplated course of action is worth the cost in manpower, materiel, and time involved; is consistent with the law of war; and is militarily and politically supportable. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms)
The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.
accessability
accessability
noun
Misspelling of accessibility.
accessibilities
accessibilities
noun
plural of accessibility
accessibility
accessibility
noun
(computing, web design) Features that increase software usability for users with certain impairments.
The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptiveness.
accessible
accessible
adj
(art, literature) Easily understood or appreciated.
(followed by to) Open to the influence of.
(of a person) Easy to get along with.
(specifically) Built or designed as to be usable by people with disabilities.
Capable of being used or seen.
Easy of access or approach.
Obtainable; to be got at.
accessibleness
accessibleness
noun
The property that someone or something can be accessed.
accessibly
accessibly
adv
In an accessible manner.
acclaimable
acclaimable
adj
Subject to acclaim; worthy of acclaim; praiseworthy.
acclimatable
acclimatable
adj
Capable of being acclimated.
acclimatisable
acclimatisable
adj
Alternative form of acclimatizable
acclimatizable
acclimatizable
adj
Capable of being acclimatized
accomplishable
accomplishable
adj
Capable of being accomplished; practicable.
accountabilities
accountabilities
noun
plural of accountability
accountability
accountability
noun
(military) The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping.
An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.
Good-faith acceptance of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
accreditable
accreditable
adj
Able to be accredited.
acerbically
acerbically
adv
In a sarcastic or cynical manner.
sourly; bitterly
acetabularia
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acetobromanilide
acetylaminobenzene
acetylbenzoic
acetylbiuret
acetylizable
acetylizable
adj
Able to be acetylized.
acetylmethylcarbinol
acetylmethylcarbinol
noun
(organic chemistry) acetoin
achievability
achievability
noun
The state or condition of being achievable.
achievable
achievable
adj
Capable of being achieved, which either means possible or probable.
Not linked to fate or outside influences.
achillobursitis
achillobursitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a bursa near the Achilles tendon
achluophobia
achluophobia
noun
The fear of darkness.
achroglobin
achromatizable
acidifiable
acidifiable
adj
Capable of being acidified, or converted into an acid.
acinotubular
acinotubular
adj
(anatomy) Having both acini and tubules
acockbill
acockbill
adv
(nautical) Hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor.
(nautical) Topped up; having one yardarm higher than the other.
acquirability
acquirability
noun
(rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.
acquirable
acquirable
adj
Capable of being acquired.
acquisible
acquisible
adj
Synonym of acquirable (“capable of being acquired”)
acrobatholithic
acrobatholithic
adj
Relating to the upward-projecting dome of a batholith
acrobatical
acrobatical
adj
Alternative form of acrobatic
acrobatically
acrobatically
adv
In an acrobatic manner.
actabilities
actabilities
noun
plural of actability
actability
actability
noun
The condition of being actable
actinobaccilli
actinobacilli
actinobacilli
noun
plural of actinobacillus
actinobacillosis
actinobacillosis
noun
(pathology) A zoonotic disease, most commonly associated with animals, caused by the Actinobacillus bacteria, and which forms radiating structures in the tissues
actinobacillotic
actinobacillotic
adj
Relating to, or causing actinobacillosis
actinobacillus
actinobacillus
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Actinobacillus.
actinoblast
actionability
actionability
noun
The characteristic of being actionable.
actionable
actionable
adj
(law) Affording grounds for legal action.
I'm sure it's not good of me to write that he's a lush, but is it actionable?
That can be acted on; that can be used as the basis for taking action.
actionably
actionably
adv
In an actionable manner.
activable
activable
adj
Capable of being activated
acutilobate
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
acylamidobenzene
adaptabilities
adaptabilities
noun
plural of adaptability
adaptability
adaptability
noun
(biology) Variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions; susceptibility of an organism to that variation whereby it becomes suited to or fitted for its conditions of environment; the capacity of an organism to be modified by circumstances.
The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.
addability
addability
noun
Alternative spelling of addibility
addibility
addibility
noun
Capability of addition; capability of being added to or added together.
addible
addible
adj
Capable of being added on (introduced to the context).
Capable of being added up (counted/summed).
addlebrain
addlebrain
noun
An addlebrained person.
addlebrained
addlebrained
adj
stupid and confused or muddled
addressability
addressability
noun
(computer graphics) The capability of a display surface or storage device to accommodate a specified number of uniquely identifiable points.
(computing) The capability of a microprocessor etc. to deal with values of a certain size using a single instruction.
(micrographics) The capability of a specified field frame to contain a specific number of uniquely identifiable points.
adducible
adducible
adj
Capable of being adduced.
adenoliomyofibroma
adiabatically
adiabatically
adv
(sciences) In an adiabatic way.
adiabolist
adiabolist
noun
(obsolete) one who does not believe in the Devil.
adjustability
adjustability
noun
The state or condition of being adjustable.
administrable
administrable
adj
Able to be administered
admirability
admirability
noun
That quality which produces admiration or wonder
admirable
admirable
adj
Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration.
admirableness
admirableness
noun
The state or quality of being admirable.
admirably
admirably
adv
In a way worthy of admiration.
To an admirable degree.
admissability
admissability
noun
The state or quality of being admissable or allowable.
admissable
admissable
adj
Alternative spelling of admissible
admissibilities
admissibilities
noun
plural of admissibility
admissibility
admissibility
noun
The state or quality of being admissible or allowable.
admissible
admissible
adj
(artificial intelligence) Describing a heuristic that never overestimates the cost of reaching a goal.
Capable or deserving to be admitted, accepted or allowed; allowable, permissible, acceptable.
admissibleness
admissibleness
noun
The state or quality of being admissible.
admissibly
admissibly
adv
in a manner that is admissible; acceptably
admittable
admittable
adj
Able to be admitted.
admittible
admittible
adj
Archaic spelling of admittable.
adoptabilities
adoptabilities
noun
plural of adoptability
adoptability
adoptability
noun
The property of being adoptable.
adorability
adorability
noun
The quality of being adorable; adorableness.
adsorbability
adsorbability
noun
A measure of the degree to which a material is capable of adsorption.
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
adverbial
adverbial
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to an adverb.
noun
(grammar) An adverbial word or phrase.
adverbiality
adverbiality
noun
The condition of having characteristics of an adverb.
adverbialize
adverbialize
verb
(American spelling) To use as or change into an adverb.
adverbially
adverbially
adv
As, or in the manner of, an adverb.
advertisable
advertisable
adj
Suitable for being advertised.
advertizable
advertizable
adj
Alternative spelling of advertisable
advisabilities
advisabilities
noun
plural of advisability
advisability
advisability
noun
(countable) An instance of advisability; a consideration in determining overall advisability.
(uncountable) The quality of being advisable or prudent.
advisable
advisable
adj
(of a course of action) Worthy of being recommended; desirable.
(of a person) Capable of being advised or willing to be advised.
advisableness
advisableness
noun
Synonym of advisability
advisably
advisably
adv
Wisely, in an advisable manner.
aedilberct
aelurophobia
aelurophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobia
aerobacteriological
aerobacteriologically
aerobacteriologist
aerobacteriology
aeroballistic
aeroballistic
adj
Relating to aeroballistics.
aeroballistics
aeroballistics
noun
The part of ballistics that deals with the interaction of high-speed projectiles with the atmosphere