nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: condescension Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin condēscēnsiō. Pronunciation: /kɑndiˈsɛnʃən/, /kɒndiˈsɛnʃən/ 1. The act of condescending; a manner of behaving in an outwardly polite way that nevertheless implies superiority to another; patronizing courtesy toward inferiors. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Conscious condescension breeds panderers and enemies, not friends. Example: Mrs. Howard's fête at Marble Hill more than realised all expectations. The very spring put itself forward to please her; or, rather borrowed a day from summer. The king and queen were in the last extremities of royal condescension. It was enough to make domestic felicity the fashion from one end of the British empire to the other, just to see the august couple walking arm in arm through the gardens;... 2. A patronizing attitude or behavior. Labels: derogatory, uncountable, usually Example: He's a snob of the first water and views the lower orders with infinite condescension. Example: Tommy rarely entered the top social stratum where Tyckman moved by right of wealth and ancestry, but he had found the man pleasant and without condescension. 3. Courtesy, affability of a superior towards an inferior. Labels: archaic, uncountable, usually
Word: implosive Part of Speech: adj 1. Formed by implosion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: implosive Part of Speech: noun 1. An implosive sound; an implodent.
Word: implodent Part of Speech: noun 1. An implosive sound.
Word: implicitness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English implicit Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English implicitness From implicit + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being implicit. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He heard me calmly; and as calmly promised to further our attachment. The implicitness of my reliance stayed not to ask his sympathy. To talk of her was happiness, and my brother seemed a part of that home whither he was then returning.
Word: implausibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English implausible Middle English -ly English -ly English implausibly From implausible + -ly. 1. In an implausible or dubious manner.
Word: implausibility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From implausible + -ity or im- + plausibility. 1. Lack of plausibility; the quality of being implausible. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Something implausible. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Her story was rejected because of its numerous implausibilities.
Word: plausibility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin plausibilitās. 1. The quality of deserving applause, praiseworthiness; something worthy of praise. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: integrity, fidelity, and other gracious plausibilities 2. The appearance of truth, especially when deceptive; speciousness. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: Plausibility, I know, can only be unmasked by shewing the absurdities it glosses over, and the simple truths it involves with specious errors. 3. A plausible statement, argument etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She too must shimmer through the gloom o' the grave, / Come and confront me— […] / Striking me dumb, and helping her to speak, / Tell her own story her own way, and turn / My plausibility to nothingness! 4. The fact of being believable; believability, credibility. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The question of the plausibility of the counter-factual is seen as key in all three discussions of allohistorical fiction (as it is in Demandt's and Ferguson's examinations of allohistory) (cf. Rodiek 25–26; Ritter 15–16; Helbig 32).
Word: implacably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English implacable Middle English -ly English -ly English implacably From implacable + -ly. 1. In an implacable manner. Example: If you had told us in the early 1970s that ten years later, perhaps the most vital segment of the gay movement would be gay churches and religious groups, you would not have been believed. We took for granted that the churches were a major source of anti-gay ideology and were therefore to be opposed implacably. As we waxed, they would wane.
Word: implacability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French, from Latin implacabilitas (“unappeasable”). 1. The quality or state of being implacable. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: impiously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English impious Middle English -ly English -ly English impiously From impious + -ly. 1. In an impious manner; profanely; wickedly.
Word: dispassionate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English passionate English dispassionate From dis- + passionate. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈpæʃənət/ 1. Not showing, and not affected by, emotion, bias, or prejudice. Example: I am an indifferent player. If the tactics of the game have been reduced to machinery and the combinations are controlled by a dispassionate automaton, the one-tenth would constitute a winning factor. Example: Yes, I suppose the news should just be a dispassionate list of all the events that have occurred the world over during the day. That would be good. Except, of course, it would take forever.
Word: dispassionate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ph₁tós Proto-Italic *patosder.? Proto-Indo-European *pet-der.? Latin patior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin passiōbor. Old English passion ▲ Latin passiōbor. Old French passionbor. Middle English passioun English passion English dispassion Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English dispassionate From dispassion + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /dɪsˈpæʃəneɪt/ 1. To free from passion. Labels: obsolete, rare
Word: impingement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English impinge Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English impingement From impinge + -ment. Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpɪnd͡ʒmənt/ 1. The act of impinging. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dispassionately Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English dispassionate Middle English -ly English -ly English dispassionately From dispassionate + -ly. 1. In a dispassionate manner. Example: 'I don't think that there is anything more to detain us here,' remarked the strategist dispassionately. 'We may as well await our friend outside.' Example: On November 18, 2011, the officer dispassionately pepper-sprayed a line of several nonviolent protesters sitting on the ground at the university, who flinched and covered their faces but remained passive with their arms interlocked, as onlookers shrieked and screamed out for the officer to stop.
Word: Plexiglass Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of Plexiglas. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: impetuously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English impetuous Middle English -ly English -ly English impetuously From impetuous + -ly. 1. In an impetuous manner; with sudden force Example: And downe the shower impetuously doth fall, Like that which men the Hurricano call... Example: But it was recollected that he had killed the second one rather impetuously with a mallet, and altogether in such an unneat and bungling manner as to excite considerable comment; […]
Word: rashly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From rash + -ly. 1. In a rash manner; hastily or without due consideration; with precipitation. Example: Now if it ſo be that it woulde happely be thought not a thyng metely to be aduentured to ſet all on a fluſhe at ones, and daſhe raſhelye out holye ſcrypture in euerye lewde felowes teeth: […] Example: Alas Wat, I haue kild the kings officer in ſtriking raſhly.
Word: presumptuously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English presumptuous Middle English -ly English -ly English presumptuously From presumptuous + -ly. 1. In a presumptuous manner; arrogantly.
Word: arrogantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English arrogant Middle English -ly English -ly English arrogantly From arrogant + -ly. 1. In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self-importance. Example: Many a RP podcaster, blogger, and Youtuber^([sic]) have fired up their livesteaming software, to arrogantly beat their chests, boasting that men reach their “peak SMV” (“Sexual Marketplace Value”, or desirability to women) in their late 30s.
Word: self-importance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English importance English self-importance From self- + importance. 1. An exaggerated estimate of one's own importance or merit, especially as manifested by the conduct or manners; self-conceit. Labels: uncountable Example: Lord Marchmont was about thirty years of age, and what is generally called a fine-looking man. His figure was good, as far as his height and proportion went; but his movements wanted ease, and, consequently, grace; and there was something of self-importance in his air—the last thing in the world to prepossess a beholder in his favour. Example: Wikileaks has always had a healthy sense of self-importance—one that seems, at least in part, well-deserved. But there's something uniquely hubristic about accusing a major newspaper (and former collaborator) of "gross negligence or malice" over the release of 251,000 unredacted top-secret cables—when the fault lies with the website itself.
Word: self-conceit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English conceit English self-conceit From self- + conceit. 1. Conceit of oneself; an overweening opinion of one's own powers or endowments; vanity. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: distinctiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English distinctive Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English distinctiveness From distinctive + -ness. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈtɪŋ(k)tɪvnɪs/ 1. The quality of being distinctive, individual or discrete. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Something which distinguishes something from anything else. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: imperviously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English impervious Middle English -ly English -ly English imperviously From impervious + -ly. 1. In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably.
Word: grain elevator Part of Speech: noun 1. A large structure for the storage of grain. It is more specialized than a regular granary in that it uses an elevating mechanism to hold the grain in one of many different bins, and that it is designed to fill large trucks and train cars for shipping grain in bulk. Labels: Canada, US Example: By analyzing the costs of operating a country grain elevator these advantages, if any exist, should appear. Example: Interest in the safety and health of workers in grain elevators has increased substantially since the series of recent grain elevator explosions and fires.
Word: impenetrably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English impenetrable Middle English -ly English -ly English impenetrably From impenetrable + -ly. 1. In an impenetrable manner or state; imperviously. Example: Far otherwise the inviolable Saints, In cubick phalanx firm, advanced entire, Invulnerable, impenetrably armed; Example: And now, on Fancy’s easy wing convey’d, The King descended to th’ Elyzian shade. There, in a dusky vale where Lethe rolls, Old Bavius sits, to dip poetic souls, And blunt the sense, and fit it for a scull Of solid proof, impenetrably dull.
Word: impermeably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English impermeable Middle English -ly English -ly English impermeably From impermeable + -ly. 1. In an impermeable manner.
Word: imperturbably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English imperturbable Middle English -ly English -ly English imperturbably From imperturbable + -ly. 1. In an imperturbable manner; calmly. Example: ‘Are you an alienist?’ I interrupted. ‘Every doctor should be - a little,’ answered that original, imperturbably.
Word: dog whistle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: dog + whistle. The figurative senses derive from the whistle's sound frequency, which is too high to be heard by human but can be heard by dogs. 1. A high-pitched whistle, generally inaudible to humans, used to train dogs. 2. That which is understood only by a narrow demographic. Labels: figuratively Example: 2012, 22 March, Scott Tobias, AV Club Cabin Boyhttp://www.avclub.com/articles/cabin-boy,71269/ But like a lot of these cult comedies, Cabin Boy was a dog whistle few could hear, and critics and audiences dismissed it quickly and forcefully: It left theaters with grosses south of $4 million and earned Elliott a “Worst New Star” Razzie nomination, no doubt for the adenoidal voice common to all fancy lads. 3. A political allusion or comment that only a certain audience is intended to note and recognize the significance of; particularly in relation to controversial or extreme viewpoints. Labels: derogatory, sometimes Example: On the lips of Premier Mike Harris, the term ‘special interest’ has the tone of epithet. It’s an all-purpose dog-whistle that those fed up with feminists, minorities, the undeserving poor hear loud and clear. Example: Putting “globalist” in quotes suggests a jest or in-joke of sorts, so it’s at least possible this wasn’t intended as some kind of anti-Semitic dog whistle.
Word: cotillion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First use appears c. 1750, in the sense of the dance, from French cotillon (“petticoat”), extended to the dance because of the distinctive lift of dress revealing the petticoat, from cotte (“dress”) + -illon (diminutive). Said to derive from the then-popular song Ma commère, quand je danse, mon cotillion va-t-il bien. Pronunciation: /kəʊtɪlˈjɒ̃/, /kətɪlˈjɒ̃/, /koʊtɪlˈjɑ̃/, /kətɪlˈjɑ̃/ 1. A bold dance performed in groups of eight where women lift their skirts to display their ankles. Example: Mrs. Hughes now joined them, and asked Miss Tilney if she was ready to go. "I hope I shall have the pleasure of seeing you again soon," said Catherine. "Shall you be at the cotillion ball tomorrow?" Example: The second figure [of the dance] commenced, and I made a sad bungle; so I did of the third, and fourth, and fifth, for I never had danced a cotillon. 2. The music regulating the cotillion. Example: 1848 I kept a parlor open for the reception of visitors, many came here to practise with me, and many more to listen to us—several young men put themselves under my tuition, and although I had never been taught myself, they progressed finely in their studies and I soon brought out, not only the best field music, but also for dinners, balls, cotilion and tea parties, weddings, &c. THRILLING SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF THE DISTINGUISHED CHIEF OKAH TUBBEE ALIAS, WM. CHUBBEE, Son of the Head Chief, Mosholeh Tubbee, of theChoctaw Nation of Indians. BY REV. L. L. ALLEN, AUTHOR OF “PENCILLINGS UPON THE RIO GRANDE,” &c. NEW YORK, 1848. ENTERED according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1848, by Okah Tubbee, alias William Chubbee, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York. AN ESSAY UPON THE INDIAN CHARACTER.http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/tubbee1848/tubbee1848.xml 3. A kind of woollen material for women's skirts. 4. Ellipsis of cotillion ball. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: "Well," I answered, at first with uncertainty, then with inspiration, "he would do splendidly to lead your cotillon, if you think of having one." / "So you do not dance, Mr. Crocker?" / I was somewhat set back by her perspicuity. Example: But now, WASP's want their place in the multicultural sun. Social rituals are social rituals. If there is Kwanzaa, why not cotillions?
Word: cotillion Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First use appears c. 1750, in the sense of the dance, from French cotillon (“petticoat”), extended to the dance because of the distinctive lift of dress revealing the petticoat, from cotte (“dress”) + -illon (diminutive). Said to derive from the then-popular song Ma commère, quand je danse, mon cotillion va-t-il bien. Pronunciation: /kəʊtɪlˈjɒ̃/, /kətɪlˈjɒ̃/, /koʊtɪlˈjɑ̃/, /kətɪlˈjɑ̃/ 1. To dance the cotillion. Labels: intransitive, rare
Word: impertinently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English impertinent Middle English -ly English -ly English impertinently From impertinent + -ly. 1. In an impertinent manner. Example: 'Tis true, if Mythologie, and not demonſtrative reaſons vvere to be fixt upon in matters of Architecture, the former conceptions might be ſome ground to frame conjectures Stoneheng ſacred to Pan. But, Architecture depending upon demonſtration, not fancy, the fictions of Mythologiſts are no further to be embraced, then as not impertinently conducing to prove reall truths. Example: […]his royal highness the great camelopard, as he stood stretching his interminable neck over the railing, impertinently watching them in their recreation.
Word: impersonally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English impersonal Middle English -ly English -ly English impersonally From impersonal + -ly. 1. In an impersonal manner.
Word: impermissible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin im- English im- English permissible English impermissible From im- + permissible. Pronunciation: /ˌɪmpɝˈmɪsɪbl/ 1. Not permissible; not to be permitted or allowed. Example: Their use was “impermissible not because it is unwise or ineffective, but because [federal law]^([sic]) does not allow it”, the decision explained.
Word: impermeability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French imperméabilité. Pronunciation: /ɪmˌpɝmi.əˈbɪlɪti/, /ɪmˌpɜːmi.əˈbɪlɪti/ 1. the quality of being impermeable Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: donna angelica Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian donna angelica (“angelic woman”) (Dante). 1. an idealized concept of the purity of woman
Word: impermanently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English impermanent Middle English -ly English -ly English impermanently From impermanent + -ly. 1. In an impermanent manner.
Word: impermanent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French impermanent, from im- + permanent. 1. not permanent; unperpetual.
Word: impermanence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French impermanence, equivalent to im- + permanence. 1. Lack of permanence or continued duration. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The quality or state of being impermanent. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: I watch the ripples change their size / But never leave the stream of warm impermanence and / So the days float through my eyes / But still the days seem the same 3. Anicca, the doctrine which asserts that all of conditioned existence is transient. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: doublure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French doublure. 1. An elaborately decorated leather flyleaf in a book. 2. The reflexed margin of a trilobite carapace.
Word: imperishably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English imperishable Middle English -ly English -ly English imperishably From imperishable + -ly. 1. In an imperishable manner. Example: The occasion was private and there were no reporters, but Lord Roxton's speech was fixed verbatim in the minds of all his audience and has been imperishably preserved.
Word: downdraught Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of downdraft. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: imperishable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French impérissable. See im- + perishable. 1. Not perishable; not subject to decay; enduring permanently. Example: an imperishable monument Example: The child was to be a prophet, unrivalled among men, and the parent of an imperishable race.
Word: imperishable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French impérissable. See im- + perishable. 1. something that does not perish, or keeps for a long time Labels: in-plural
Word: indestructible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English destruct Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English destructible English indestructible From in- + destructible. Pronunciation: /ɪndɪˈstɹʌktɪbəl/ 1. Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed; invincible. Labels: not-comparable
Word: downdraft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From down- + draft. 1. A strong, downward air current; an air pocket or air hole. Labels: US
Word: destructible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English destruct Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English destructible From destruct + -ible. Pronunciation: /dɪˈstɹʌktɪbəl/ 1. Liable to destruction; capable of being destroyed.
Word: imperiousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English imperious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English imperiousness From imperious + -ness. 1. The quality of being imperious Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: imperiously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English imperious Middle English -ly English -ly English imperiously From imperious + -ly. 1. In an imperious manner; in the style of an emperor. Example: Reversing the car I got the headlights on the bird sitting on the roadside fencepost to reveal a Powerful Owl imperiously staring back at us. 2. In a way that brooks no refusal; commandingly. Example: Something up above was calling him imperiously[.]
Word: imperilment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English imperil Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English imperilment From imperil + -ment. 1. The act of imperiling, or the state of being imperiled. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: downhole Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English down- Proto-Germanic *hulaz Proto-Germanic *hulą Proto-West Germanic *hol Old English hol Middle English hole English hole English downhole From down- + hole. 1. Located in the drilled bore of an oil well either underground or undersea. Example: In the work over, part of the new "string" was a down-hole titanium gauge. Example: Pressure readings are taken downhole next to the feed zone and the total flow is measured on the surface using a separator.
Word: downhole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English down- Proto-Germanic *hulaz Proto-Germanic *hulą Proto-West Germanic *hol Old English hol Middle English hole English hole English downhole From down- + hole. Labels: no-gloss
Word: imperially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English imperial Middle English -ly English -ly English imperially From imperial + -ly. Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpɪəɹɪəli/ 1. In an imperial manner. 2. From an imperial standpoint; with due regard to the whole of an empire, and not only to its metropole. Example: If I have established a prima facie case that all is not well with the body politic of the Empire, how then is the problem capable of solution? In order to deal with the situation, it is fundamental to remember (whether one likes it or not) that the Statute of Westminster has been enacted, and therefore one must now deal with the matter not from an insular standpoint, but imperially.
Word: imperially Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English imperial Middle English -ly English -ly English imperially From imperial + -ly. Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpɪəɹɪəli/ 1. Imperial power; imperium. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: Sheldon
Word: imperialistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English imperialistic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English imperialistically From imperialistic + -ally. 1. In an imperialistic manner.
Word: imperialistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From imperialist + -ic or imperial + -istic. Pronunciation: /ɪmˌpɪəɹi.əlˈɪstɪk/, /ɪmˌpɪɹi.əˈlɪstɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to imperialism or imperialists; favoring imperialism.
Word: imperfectness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English imperfect Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English imperfectness From imperfect + -ness. 1. The state of being imperfect. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: imperfectly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From imperfect + -ly or im- + perfectly. 1. In an imperfect manner or degree; not fully or completely. Example: We cannot look, however imperfectly, upon a great man, without gaining something by him. Example: Mrs. PAGE is gifted with a pleasing voice, which is yet imperfectly weeded of certain sharpnesses, but seems susceptible of a wide range of melodious inflection.
Word: imperceptive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English im- English perceptive English imperceptive From im- + perceptive. 1. Unable to perceive.
Word: imperceptibility Part of Speech: noun 1. The state or quality of being imperceptible. Labels: uncountable
Word: imperatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English imperative Middle English -ly English -ly English imperatively From imperative + -ly. 1. In an imperative manner. Example: 1625, John Donne, Sermon preached 26 April, 1625, in Fifty Sermons, Volume 2, London: M.F., J. Marriot and R. Royston, 1649, Sermon 33, p. 299, […] being a mother, and having the dignity of a Parent upon her, she does not proceed supplicatorily, she does not pray them, nor intreat them, she does not say, I would you would go forth, and I would you would looke out, but it is Egredimini, & videte, imperatively, authoritatively, Do it, you must do it: […] Example: Improvement is imperatively needed.
Word: impenitent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The adjective is derived from Late Middle English impenitent (“not penitent, unrepentant”), from Latin impaenitentem, the accusative feminine or masculine singular of impaenitēns (“unrepentant”), from im- (a variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + paenitēns (“contrite, penitent, regretting, repenting”) (the present active participle of paeniteō (“to be sorry, regret; to cause to repent; to repent”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hate; to hurt”)). By surface analysis, im- + penitent. The noun is derived from the adjective. Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpɛnɪt(ə)nt/, /ɪmˈpɛnət(ə)nt/, [-ɾ(ə)nt] 1. Not penitent; specifically (Christianity), not repenting of one's sins; unrepentant. Example: [I]f they mende and repente better, will in ſtede of purgatorye which they nowe mocke & ieſte at, wepe and repent in hell this fooliſh fruitleſſe faſhion of their impenitent repentance. Example: The caſe of impœnitent and notorious ſinners is not like vnto theirs vvhoſe onely imperfection is error ſeuered from pertinacie, error in appearance content to ſubmit it ſelfe to better inſtruction, error ſo farre already cured as to craue at our hands that Sacrament, the hatred and vtter refuſall vvhereof vvas the vvaightieſt point vvherein heretofore they ſvvarued and vvent aſtraie.
Word: impenitent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The adjective is derived from Late Middle English impenitent (“not penitent, unrepentant”), from Latin impaenitentem, the accusative feminine or masculine singular of impaenitēns (“unrepentant”), from im- (a variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + paenitēns (“contrite, penitent, regretting, repenting”) (the present active participle of paeniteō (“to be sorry, regret; to cause to repent; to repent”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hate; to hurt”)). By surface analysis, im- + penitent. The noun is derived from the adjective. Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpɛnɪt(ə)nt/, /ɪmˈpɛnət(ə)nt/, [-ɾ(ə)nt] 1. One who is not penitent. Example: For as for the firſt kynde of eleccion, after whiche, Chriſte hathe choſen bys catholike churche out of the Jewes and Gentiles, to be his church here in earth: in thys kynde are there penitentes and impenitentes bothe.
Word: dubbing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdʌbɪŋ/ 1. The conferral of knighthood; investment with a title. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The replacement of a voice part in a film or animation, particularly with a translation, revoicing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: New genres are thus emerging as a consequence of foreign text dubbings (and subtitlings). Some original cartoons and films are also based on dubbings of foreign cartoons and films. 3. The process in which additional or supplementary recordings are "mixed" with original production sound to create the finished soundtrack. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The transfer of recorded music from one medium to another. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dubbing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈdʌbɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of dub Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dubbing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdʌbɪŋ/ 1. Alternative spelling of dubbin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pimped Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɪmpt/ 1. simple past and past participle of pimp Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Hokie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A term used in "Old Hokie", the athletic cheer of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, which cheer was composed by Oscar M. Stull of the VPI Class of 1896 as the winning submission of a student body contest held to mark the changing of the university's name from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC) to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI) in 1896. Stull's original term was in the form Hoki (the terminal "-e" was a later addition); the beginning lines of the cheer as composed by Stull were: "Hoki Hoki Hoki Hy / Techs Techs V.P.I!" Though "hokie" (an alternative form of "hokey" and "hoky") is, indeed, an English adjective derived from the verb hoke, and means "contrived" or "sentimental", Stull himself indicated (whether truly or falsely) that he fabricated the term solely as a poetic device for his cheer, in which case "Hokie" might be viewed as a type of nonsense word. Whichever is the case, sometime in the early 20th century Hokie, assumedly because of its prominent position in the school cheer and because of the inherent euphony of the word itself, was decontextualized from Stull's cheer to be applied as an identifier of VPI students and alumni, collectively known as "Hokies", as well as to the mascot of the school's athletic teams, an abstractive representation of a turkey (which is another story), in one of the unusual examples of school mascot naming. Compare Hoya/Hoyas. 1. A student, alumnus, or supporter of Virginia Tech/V.P.I. (University), Blacksburg, Virginia. 2. The mascot of Virginia Tech/V.P.I. (University), Blacksburg, Virginia.
Word: vestiary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French vestiarie, from Latin vestiarium, from vestis (“clothing”). Doublet of vestry. Pronunciation: /ˈvɛstɪəɹi/, /ˈvɛs.tiˌɛɹi/ 1. A dressing room or storeroom for clothes, especially in a church or other religious house. Labels: countable Example: Here a novice appeared from the vestiary of the chapel at his call, and received commands to enquire at the hamlet whether Philipson's bales, with the horse which transported them, had been left there, or ferried over along with his son. Example: They often had her return to the vestiary for different items two or three times before they were satisfied with what she brought them. 2. Clothing; garments. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: vestiary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin vestiarius, from vestis as Etymology 1, above. Pronunciation: /ˈvɛstɪəɹi/, /ˈvɛs.tiˌɛɹi/ 1. Pertaining to clothes or clothing. Example: In 1964 she initiated ‘vestiary’ sculpture made of soft materials and designed to be worn by the spectators […]. Example: The Professor was left to stare into the depths of his ancient hat, as if it were a vestiary expression of his present situation.
Word: comber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English comber, camber, equivalent to comb + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊmə/, /ˈkoʊmɚ/ 1. A person who combs wool, etc. 2. A machine that combs wool, etc. 3. A long, curving wave breaking on the shore. Example: The mighty combers crashed down with long echoing reverberations like the roar of great cannons, followed by the ominous swish of broken water rushing across the reef in mad clouds of foam and spray.
Word: comber Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɒmbə/, /ˈkɑmbɚ/ 1. Serranus cabrilla, the gaper, a fish found in European waters.
Word: compeer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English comper, from Middle French comper, from Latin compater, compatrem. Doublet of compere as well as compadre and goombah. Influenced by folk-etymological analysis as com- + peer. Pronunciation: /kəmˈpɪə(ɹ)/, /kɒmˈpɪə(ɹ)/ 1. The equal or peer of someone else; a close companion or associate. Labels: obsolete Example: And him thus answer'd soon his bold compeer. Example: She had fallen into the common error of supposing that the author must personify his works, and that his conversation must be copy and compeer of his writings.
Word: compeer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English comper, from Middle French comper, from Latin compater, compatrem. Doublet of compere as well as compadre and goombah. Influenced by folk-etymological analysis as com- + peer. Pronunciation: /kəmˈpɪə(ɹ)/, /kɒmˈpɪə(ɹ)/ 1. To be equal with; to match. Example: In my rights, / By me invested, he compeers the best.
Word: litmus test Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From litmus + test. 1. A simple, binary test for the acidity or alkalinity of a substance, using litmus paper. 2. Any test which produces a binary, decisive result (for example, determining whether to appoint someone to a job) by measuring a single indicator. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: Exams, not interviews, have become the litmus test for entry to university. Example: Temple, under its new coach, Ray Morrison, formerly of Vanderbilt, will be put to the blue litmus test Friday night when it takes on Georgetown.
Word: psychobiotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- English biotic English psychobiotic From psycho- + biotic. 1. Of or relating to both the mind and the body. Labels: not-comparable
Word: psychobiotic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- English biotic English psychobiotic From psycho- + biotic. 1. A drug that affects both the mind and the body.
Word: cocotte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French cocotte. Pronunciation: /kɔˈkɔt/ 1. small casserole (pot) for individual portions, similar to a Dutch oven 2. demimonde, courtesan Labels: dated Example: This one is a woman, with all a woman’s wit, combined with the heartlessness of a cocotte. Example: […] she had had the novel experience of looking down from the restaurant terrace on an audience of "cocottes," and having her husband interpret to her as much of the songs as he thought suitable for bridal ears.
Word: bon-bon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bonbon. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: destrier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Anglo-Norman destrer, destrier. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛstɹɪə/, /ˈdɛstɹiːeɪ/ 1. A large warhorse, especially of a medieval knight. Labels: historical Example: I am resolved to share or avert the danger; which, that I may the better do, I would crave of thee the use of some palfrey whose pace may be softer than that of my destrier. Example: Dark and the Desert and Destriers me ken, And the Glaive and the Joust, and Paper and Pen. 2. A steed.
Word: garron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic gearran, Irish gearrán. Pronunciation: /ˈɡaɹən/ 1. A small and usually disdained type of horse, typically bred in Scotland and Ireland. Example: To the west Ollo Lophand and Tim Stone were moving through the horselines, feeding and watering the remaining garrons. Example: For transport they might keep short, sturdy garrons: and the chief went nowhere on foot.
Word: weanling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wean + -ling. 1. Any young mammal that has been recently weaned. 2. Specifically, a human child that has been recently weaned. Example: In developing countries, weanlings are most at risk of malnutrition. 3. Specifically, a young horse that has been weaned from its mother, but is less than one year old (usually 5-12 months old). Example: The weanling was sold to the local horse dealer.
Word: strepitous Part of Speech: adj 1. boisterous; noisy
Word: pressure gradient Part of Speech: noun 1. The rate of decrease (gradient) of pressure in space at a fixed time. The term is sometimes used to denote simply the magnitude of the gradient of the pressure field.
Word: radiosonde Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From radio + sonde. 1. A miniature radio carried aloft (e.g. by an uncrewed balloon, an airdrop from a crewed aircraft, or a sounding rocket) to automatically transmit measurements of the upper air such as the wind speed, pressure, temperature, and relative humidity to a receiving station on the ground. Example: 1980, National Research Council (U.S.) Select Committee on the National Weather Service, Technological and Scientific Opportunities for Improved Weather and Hydrological Services in the Coming Decade, page 44, The ultimate limitation of radiosonde networks is the impracticality of global deployment. […] Although, in principle, satellite soundings should be able to match radiosonde accuracies, in practice, they have errors of at least twice those of radiosondes. Example: Thus, the performance characteristics of radiosondes and the relative accuracy of radiosonde winds have been the subject of a great deal of scrutiny over the last few decades.
Word: St Andrews Part of Speech: name 1. A suburb of Sydney in the Campbelltown council area, New South Wales, Australia. 2. A town in Fife council area, Scotland, named after St. Andrew the Apostle. It is the home of golf.
Word: surface boundary layer Part of Speech: noun 1. The portion of the atmosphere lying next to the surface of the earth and extending up to between 50 and 100 meters.
Word: sublimation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sublimacioun, sublimacion, from Medieval Latin sublīmātiō, from Latin sublīmō (“to raise, to elevate”, verb). Synchronically, sublimate + -ion. 1. The transition of a substance from the solid phase directly to the vapor state such that it does not pass through the intermediate liquid phase. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It uses dry ice pellets (capsules of frozen carbon dioxide), blown at supersonic speed onto the railhead through a small nozzle. Any leaf contamination on the line is frozen, becoming brittle. The pellets then change instantly from solid to gas without going through a liquid stage (a process known as sublimation). 2. The transformation of an impulse into something socially constructive. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Elevation; exaltation; a making sublime. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: DTT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of digital terrestrial television. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: stratus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *str̥h₃tós Proto-Italic *strātos Latin stratuslbor. English stratus Learned borrowing from Latin strātus (“spread or stretched out”). Coined by the British chemist and amateur meteorologist Luke Howard (1772–1864): see the 1803 quotation. Doublet of strath. Pronunciation: /ˈstɹeɪtəs/, /ˈstɹæ-/, /ˈstɹɑː-/, /ˈstɹɑ-/, [-ɾəs] 1. A principal, low-level cloud type in the form of a gray layer with a rather uniform base, usually not associated with precipitation, and capable of producing corona phenomena and a weak, uniform luminance. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: [page 99] Stratus. […] A widely extended, continuous, horizontal sheet, increasing from below. […] [page 357] When a stratus covers the ground at sun-rise, however, we often see it collect into cumuli upon the evaporation of that part of it which is immediately contiguous to the earth: […]
Word: gravity wind Part of Speech: noun 1. A wind that flows downhill under the pull of gravity, typically when cold, dense air descends slopes or valleys.
Word: Domain Name System Part of Speech: name 1. The distributed database, sometimes including all the supporting hardware or software infrastructure, the Internet uses to translate hostnames into IP addresses and provide other domain-related information. Labels: Internet Example: BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual (9.3.2), Internet Systems Consortium, Inc., https://web.archive.org/web/20060619063455/http://www.bind9.net/manual/bind/9.3.2/Bv9ARM.ch01.html The purpose of this document is to explain the installation and upkeep of the BIND software package, and we begin by reviewing the fundamentals of the Domain Name System (DNS) as they relate to BIND. ... The Domain Name System (DNS) is the hierarchical, distributed database. It stores information for mapping Internet host names to IP addresses and vice versa, mail routing information, and other data used by Internet applications.
Word: fire storm Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of firestorm. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: foehn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Föhn, from Old High German phonno, from Vulgar Latin faōnius, an alteration of Latin favōnius (“west wind”), from Favōnius (“Roman wind god”). Pronunciation: /fɜːn/, /feɪn/, /fɝn/ 1. A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland. Example: The foehn and the sun must have awakened the spirits of spring way up in the heights. Example: The foehns of the northern Alps are world-renowned for the formation of thermal belts on the alp terraces above the deep, U-shaped, glaciated valleys. Here the foehn phenomenon was first identified and the German word for "fall" or "descent" applied to it. 2. A similar katabatic wind developing on the lee side of a mountain. Example: The foehn, I learned, was first recorded in the Alps but is found all over the world. The Santa Anas contain the occasional foehn, nicknamed “murder winds” and immortalized in Joan Didion's 1965 essay “Los Angeles Notebook" Example: This is particularly noticeable in Foehn winds—warm winds that descend from mountainous areas down to areas of lower elevation. Wind patterns considered Foehn include the dry southerly wind blowing through the Alps, Switzerland and across southern Germany. The Sharav or Hamsin winds blowing through the desert in the Middle East are also Foehn winds. The Sirocco winds that blow through Italy and the Mistral winds that blow through southern France are both considered Foehns.
Word: fine print Part of Speech: noun 1. The details, restrictions, terms, or conditions, especially of a contract, often printed in very small type. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: Before signing up for such an offer, be sure to read the fine print carefully. Example: One of the biggest problems many investors face is that it can be hard to figure out what's important in the fine print. Even pros who are experienced at reading the footnotes face this problem.
Word: second-level domain Part of Speech: noun 1. A domain that is immediately subordinate to a top-level domain (whose name appears after it, with a period separating the two). Labels: Internet Example: Wiktionary.org is a second-level domain, part of the org top-level domain.
Word: focus group Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by psychologist and marketing expert Ernest Dichter. 1. A group of people, sampled from a larger population, interviewed in open session for market research or political analysis.
Word: franker Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From frank + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹæŋkə/, [ˈfɹʷæŋkə], /ˈfɹæŋkɚ/, [ˈfɹʷæŋkɚ] ~ [ˈfɹʷæŋkɹ̩], /ˈfɹeɪ̯ŋkɚ/ 1. comparative form of frank: more frank Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: franker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English frank Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English franker From frank + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹæŋkə/, [ˈfɹʷæŋkə], /ˈfɹæŋkɚ/, [ˈfɹʷæŋkɚ] ~ [ˈfɹʷæŋkɹ̩], /ˈfɹeɪ̯ŋkɚ/ 1. Somebody or something which franks.
Word: filature Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of drawing fibres into threads, especially the process of reeling raw silk from cocoons. 2. A spool or bobbin used for the above. 3. A place where silk is reeled onto spools. Example: Weavers, reelers, wadders and those working in the filature refused to move, and when forced, produced inferior quality goods or ran away at the earliest opportunity, partly because they were separated from their families […]