nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: hydroxy- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gène French hydrogènebor. English hydrogen Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) ▲ Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl blend English hydroxyl English hydroxy- From hydroxyl. Pronunciation: /haɪˈdɹɑk.si/ 1. having, or derived from, a hydroxyl radical Labels: morpheme
Word: parahydrogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gène French hydrogènebor. English hydrogen English parahydrogen From para- + hydrogen. Pronunciation: /ˌpæɹəˈhaɪdɹəd͡ʒ(ə)n/, /ˌpɛɹəˈhaɪdɹəd͡ʒ(ə)n/ 1. The form of the hydrogen molecule (H₂) in which the two nuclei have antiparallel spin; about 25% of hydrogen at room temperature. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: phosphoretted hydrogen Part of Speech: noun 1. phosphine Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: wetten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From wet + -en. 1. To make wet; to wet Labels: nonstandard, transitive Example: Her eyelids drooped as though the lashes weighed intolerably; with the tip of her tongue she wettened her very red lips.
Word: dishonorable Part of Speech: adj 1. Without honor, or causing dishonor. Labels: US Example: I say not always dishonorable qualifications, but a certain flexibility of disposition; a certain courtly willingness to sink obnoxious truths, and adapt ourselves to the prejudices of the minds of others […] Example: But, setting this view aside, dishonorable would it be in the South were she willing to abandon to shame the memory of brave men who with signal personal disinterestedness warred in her behalf, though from motives, as we believe, so deplorably astray. 2. Lacking respect for ethical principles. Labels: US
Word: jarvey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Two origins have been suggested, although there is no solid evidence for either: * They are named after Saint Gervais. * They are named after a coachman named Jarvis. 1. A hackney coach driver . Labels: dated 2. The driver of a jaunting car. Labels: Ireland Example: […] Dublin residents, like those jarvies waiting news from abroad, would tempt any ancient mariner who sailed the ocean seas to draw the long bow about the schooner Hesperus and etcetera.
Word: riddle stick Part of Speech: noun 1. a fire poker with a perpendicular piece of iron at the end for raking ashes through the grate.
Word: elucubrate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the past participle of Latin elucubrare (“compose by lamplight”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈluːkjʊbɹeɪt/ 1. To solve, write or compose by working studiously at night; to study. Example: Near-synonym: pull an all-nighter
Word: theftful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From theft + -ful. 1. furtive, stealthy; suspiciously discreet Labels: archaic Example: His theftful glances aroused suspicion.
Word: lavaliere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French lavallière. Pronunciation: /ˌlæv.əˈlɪɹ/, /ˌlɑv-/ 1. A pussy bow. 2. Alternative form of lavalier (“a pendant on a chain”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Slipping off the cover of her box, Beth uttered a low cry of amazement and admiration. Then she held up a dainty lavalliere, with a pendant containing a superb pearl.
Word: lavaliere Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French lavallière. Pronunciation: /ˌlæv.əˈlɪɹ/, /ˌlɑv-/ 1. Worn on the chest. Labels: not-comparable Example: a lavaliere microphone
Word: cryptozoology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crypto- + zoology. Pronunciation: /ˌkɹɪp.təʊ.zəʊˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/, /ˌkɹɪp.təʊ.zuːˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/, /ˌkɹɪp.toʊ.zoʊˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, /ˌkɹɪp.toʊ.zuːˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ 1. Study of cryptids, animals whose existence has not been proven. Labels: uncountable Example: The Loch Ness Monster is one of the mysteries of cryptozoology. Example: This peculiar situation amplifies the reluctance of conservative scientists to objectively consider the search for hidden animals, the field of cryptozoology. […] Indeed, cryptozoology has gained increasing legitimacy in recent years.
Word: liturgically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English liturgical Middle English -ly English -ly English liturgically From liturgical + -ly. 1. In the manner of liturgy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: liturgist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English liturgy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English liturgist From liturgy + -ist. 1. A person knowledgeable about liturgy. 2. One who leads public worship. 3. One who adheres to liturgies.
Word: theftless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English theft Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English theftless From theft + -less. 1. Without theft. Labels: not-comparable Example: a theftless break-in
Word: lockup Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from lock up. 1. A jail cell; a period of incarceration in such a cell; a facility containing such cells. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable Example: He's in lockup for 30 days for drunk and disorderly. 2. A storage unit with a door secured by a padlock or deadbolt; a garage. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable Example: Joe keeps his other car in a lockup downtown. 3. A condition in which one or more of a vehicle's wheels suddenly cease to rotate due to the application of excessive brake torque, causing the affected wheel(s) to skid. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A condition where a system stops responding to inputs; a freeze. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Opcode $02 on the MOS 6502 causes a processor lockup if executed. 5. A device for locking type into position for printing. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable 6. A fixed layout involving one or more logos and possibly related text. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable
Word: logistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French logistique, from Ancient Greek λογιστικός (logistikós, “practiced in arithmetic; rational”), from λογίζομαι (logízomai, “I reason, I calculate”), from λόγος (lógos, “reason, computation”), whence English logos, logic, logarithm, etc.; modern mathematical use influenced by related logarithmic. Sense of “logistic function” by Pierre François Verhulst (1845) in French, then borrowed into English. Verhulst does not explain his choice of naming, but he contrasts it with the logarithmic curve (also from λόγος (lógos)), and it is presumably by analogy with arithmetic and geometric (other divisions of mathematics), as his discussion of arithmetic growth and geometric growth precede his discussion of logistic growth. The term logistic and logistical also found occasional mathematical use in English prior to 1800, from the same Greek origin. Pronunciation: /ləˈd͡ʒɪs.tɪk/, /lɒd͡ʒˈɪs.tɪk/, /loʊˈd͡ʒɪs.tɪk/ 1. Relating to symbolic logic. Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to the logistic function. Labels: not-comparable 3. Using sexagesimal fractions, especially in arithmetic or logarithms. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete 4. Relating to basic arithmetic. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: If we compare the calculus of a triangle, by the logistic logarithms … 5. Skilled in calculating. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete 6. Proportional. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: logistic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French logistique, from Ancient Greek λογιστικός (logistikós, “practiced in arithmetic; rational”), from λογίζομαι (logízomai, “I reason, I calculate”), from λόγος (lógos, “reason, computation”), whence English logos, logic, logarithm, etc.; modern mathematical use influenced by related logarithmic. Sense of “logistic function” by Pierre François Verhulst (1845) in French, then borrowed into English. Verhulst does not explain his choice of naming, but he contrasts it with the logarithmic curve (also from λόγος (lógos)), and it is presumably by analogy with arithmetic and geometric (other divisions of mathematics), as his discussion of arithmetic growth and geometric growth precede his discussion of logistic growth. The term logistic and logistical also found occasional mathematical use in English prior to 1800, from the same Greek origin. Pronunciation: /ləˈd͡ʒɪs.tɪk/, /lɒd͡ʒˈɪs.tɪk/, /loʊˈd͡ʒɪs.tɪk/ 1. A logistic function or graph of a logistic curve. Labels: countable 2. The art of calculation. Labels: obsolete, uncountable 3. Sexagesimal arithmetic. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: logistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French logistique, from loger (“to lodge”) or logis (“lodging place”). Pronunciation: /ləˈd͡ʒɪs.tɪk/, /lɒd͡ʒˈɪs.tɪk/, /loʊˈd͡ʒɪs.tɪk/ 1. Relating to logistics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: logistical Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ləˈdʒɪ.stɪ.k(ə)l/, /lɒ-/, /lɑ-/ 1. Relating to logistics. Labels: not-comparable Example: Feeding all those people will be a logistical nightmare. Example: "Maintaining social distancing on trains and the Tube is a massive logistical exercise that requires planning, resources and the protection of staff managing the flows of passengers. [...]" 2. Alternative form of logistic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: logotype Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From logo- + type. 1. A symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an institution or other entity, usually referred to as a logo. 2. A single type combining two or more letters (as a ligature or otherwise).
Word: on-looker Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of onlooker. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jeopardise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From jeopardy + -ise. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of jeopardize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Example: MIT professor behind influential letter says unchecked development is allowing a few AI firms to jeopardise society’s future.
Word: lookers-on Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of looker-on Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lopsidedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English lopsided Middle English -ly English -ly English lopsidedly From lopsided + -ly. 1. In a lopsided manner. Example: The jay fell all lopsidedly and threshing, as though it were having a fit. The ground killed it.
Word: lopsidedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lopsided 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 lopsidedness From lopsided + -ness. 1. The state or property of being lopsided. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: loquaciousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English loquacious 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 loquaciousness From loquacious + -ness. 1. The state or property of being loquacious. Labels: uncountable
Word: lowermost Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English lower Proto-Germanic *-umô Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-Germanic *-umistaz Old English -mest Middle English -mest ▲ Middle English [Term?]influ. Middle English -most English -most English lowermost From lower + -most. 1. lowest Labels: not-comparable Example: It's in the lowermost drawer, which sticks because it rubs against the floor.
Word: Georgina Part of Speech: name Etymology: From George + -ina, feminine form of George. Piecewise doublet of Georgine. Pronunciation: /dʒɔː(ɹ)ˈdʒiːnə/, /dʒɔː(ɹ)ˈdʒaɪnə/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Example: Paul Doherty came to the rescue when his wife Georgina went into labour early just minutes from their local hospital. 2. A town in Ontario, Canada.
Word: low-grade Part of Speech: adj 1. Of inferior quality. Example: Were the possibilities of improving the efficiency of British Railways' steam locomotives by making the best use of the reasonably satisfactory low-grade lump coal available today, and thereby saving more high-grade locomotive coal, borne in mind when it was decided to go ahead rapidly with replacement of steam traction? 2. Minor. Example: These studies have identified a novel role for MLKL in aging, revealing a delay in the age-related reduction in circulating lymphocytes and a protection from chronic, low-grade, sterile inflammation in female Mlkl^(–/–) aged mice. Example: Elevated cytokine levels in chronic viral infections are attributed to a number of stimuli. In HIV infection, chronic activation has been linked to ongoing low-grade viral replication, presence of opportunistic infections, and microbial translocation. 3. Not steep; nearly level (having a low grade).
Word: low grade Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of low-grade. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: consultancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From consultant + -cy or consult + -ancy. Pronunciation: /kənˈsʌl.tən.si/, /kənˈsɐl.tən.si/, /ˈkən.səl.ˈʈen.siː/ 1. A consultant or consulting firm. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For a PR campaign like never before, one needs a consultancy of unprecedented scope and power. 2. The services offered by a consultant. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I've been doing IT consultancy for three years.
Word: GK Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of goalkeeper. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: positivist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps borrowed from French positiviste. Equivalent to positive + -ist, after positivism. 1. A believer in positivism. Example: The English mind is prone to positivism and kindred forms of materialistic philosophy, and we must expect the derivative theory to be taken up in that interest. We have no predilection for that school, but the contrary. If we had, we might have looked complacently upon a line of criticism which would indirectly, but effectively, play into the hands of positivists and materialistic atheists generally. Example: By discouraging what they conceive to be the weakness of their master, the English Positivists have broken the strength of their religion. A man who has faith must be prepared not only to be a martyr, but to be a fool.
Word: positivist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Perhaps borrowed from French positiviste. Equivalent to positive + -ist, after positivism. 1. Related to positivism, positivistic. Labels: not-comparable Example: The positivist tradition contains some rigorous, well-argued and stimulating methodological discussions; such material should be required reading for qualitative researchers wishing to enhance the quality of their practice. Example: Making use of the conceptual vocabulary of science to exclude a possibility that in a present state of knowledge—or a former one—that vocabulary would seem to exclude, has been the mission of positivist thinking since Auguste Comte declared scientific knowledge effectively complete.
Word: goal shooter Part of Speech: noun 1. A player allowed in the goal third including the shooting circle.
Word: goal attack Part of Speech: noun 1. A player allowed in the centre third, goal third including the shooting circle.
Word: wing attack Part of Speech: noun 1. A player allowed in the centre third and goal third, but not the shooting circle.
Word: wing defence Part of Speech: noun 1. A player allowed in the centre third, defensive goal third, but not the shooting circle.
Word: goal defence Part of Speech: noun 1. A player allowed in the centre third and the defensive goal third, including the shooting circle. Labels: uncountable
Word: goal keeper Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of goalkeeper. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: shooting circle Part of Speech: noun 1. One of two semicircles in the goal thirds, radius 4.9 metres, in which the goal shooter and goal attack can shoot.
Word: goal third Part of Speech: noun 1. One of two thirds of a netball court nearest the goal ring. Example: The playing court is divided into thirds, a 'centre third' sandwiched between two 'goal thirds', with a D shaped area in both of the goal thirds and restrictions on which players are allowed in each section.
Word: centre third Part of Speech: noun 1. The central third of a netball court.
Word: bowls Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bəʊlz/, /boʊlz/ 1. plural of bowl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bowls Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bəʊlz/, /boʊlz/ 1. A precision sport where the goal is to roll biased balls (weighted on one side, and called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack or kitty) than one's opponent is able to do. 2. A ball used in the game of bowls
Word: bowls Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bəʊlz/, /boʊlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bowl Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: anonymity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin anonymus or its etymon Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (anṓnumos, “anonymous”) + -ity. Compare French anonymité. Pronunciation: /ænəˈnɪmɪti/ 1. The quality or state of being anonymous (nameless or unidentified). Labels: uncountable Example: She's garbed her philanthropic activities in anonymity. Example: Now there are twenty-nine skaters on Wollman Rink Circling in singles and in pairs In this vigorous anonymity 2. That which is anonymous. Labels: countable Example: In one sense the protagonist is the poet himself, but in another sense he is an anonymity. 3. The quality or state of being generally unknown, unrecognized, or uncelebrated. Labels: uncountable Example: The profiteer who through a combine fleeces the public would scorn to wrong a friend or betray those of his own household. The problem then resolves itself into a question of the elimination of the impersonality, the anonymity of modern life that is made an excuse for moral irresponsibility. Example: Actually, pin-striped anonymity in the city once seemed a more likely destination. He was a nervous, awkward teenager, six-foot by the age of 12, six-five fully grown, always trying to appear nicer and more orthodox than he felt he really was.
Word: anonymously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English anonymous Middle English -ly English -ly English anonymously From anonymous + -ly. Pronunciation: /əˈnɒnəməsli/ 1. In an anonymous manner; without a name. Labels: not-comparable Example: LJ’s spnanonhaven is an anon meme community where fans comment anonymously on posts related to all aspects of Supernatural fandom. 2. In an anonymous manner; without individuality. Labels: not-comparable Example: The tapestrylike pictures have a sweetly personal poetry unlike the more anonymously stylized look of the exhibition’s other works.
Word: anonymousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English anonymous 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 anonymousness From anonymous + -ness. First attested in the early 19th century. Pronunciation: /əˈnɒn.ɪ.məs.nəs/ 1. The state or quality of being anonymous. Labels: uncountable
Word: overjoyed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌoʊvɚˈd͡ʒɔɪd/, /ˌəʊvəˈd͡ʒɔɪd/ 1. Very happy. Example: Fans were overjoyed at / by the sight of their team handing the visitors such a decisive defeat. Example: After a long, arduous trek, we were overjoyed to catch sight of our destination at last. 2. Overly happy. Labels: obsolete Example: Which must teach vs not to be ouer-ioyed with any of Gods fauours, and honours, but euen then to thinke of, and to prepare for some following after-claps, and as contentedly to endure the one, as cheerefully receiue the other.
Word: overjoyed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌoʊvɚˈd͡ʒɔɪd/, /ˌəʊvəˈd͡ʒɔɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of overjoy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: instructor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin instructor, equivalent to instruct + -or. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈstɹʌktɚ/ 1. One who instructs; a teacher. Example: According to the National Centre for Education Statistics' most recent numbers (2012), 50% of instructors at degree-granting institutions in the US are part-time. […] Through teaching as an adjunct instructor while still a graduate student, I've had the luxury of developing my career: testing out teaching strategies, exploring innovative courses, and developing relationships with students – all while working on my dissertation.
Word: anonymal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See anonymous. 1. Anonymous Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: anonymize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English anonymous Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English anonymize From anonymous + -ize. 1. To make or render anonymous (especially to remove personally identifying data). Labels: transitive Example: This institutional and research caution is partly due to the fact that oral data is harder to anonymise than written data[.]
Word: anonymise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of anonymize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: anonymosity Part of Speech: noun 1. The state of being anonymous. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: Lyons Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old French Lyons (nominative of Lyon), from the Roman name, Latin Lugdūnum (“fort of Lug”), named after Lugus, a Celtic deity, from Proto-Celtic *Lugus. 1. Alternative form of Lyon: the capital city of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A number of places in the United States: 16. A number of places in the United States: 17. A number of places in the United States: 18. A number of places in the United States: 19. A number of places in the United States: 20. A number of places in the United States: 21. A number of places in the United States: 22. A place in Australia: 23. A place in Australia: 24. A place in Australia: 25. A place in Australia: 26. A surname.
Word: Lyon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Lyon (supplanting earlier Lyons, derived from the Old French nominative form), from the Roman name, Latin Lugdūnum (“fort of Lug”), named after Lugus, a Celtic deity, from Proto-Celtic *Lugus. 1. The third largest city in France; the capital of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Example: Lyon was not a very cheerful town at night. It was a big, heavy, solid-money town, probably fine if you had money and liked that sort of town. For years I had heard about the wonderful chicken in the restaurants there, but we had eaten mutton instead. Example: The question is inescapable following the killing in Lyon of nationalist student Quentin Deranque by suspected far-left militants. 2. A metropolitan authority in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, outside of Rhône department, which includes the city of Lyon and most of its suburbs; in full, the Metropolis of Lyon. 3. A town in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States, named after the French city.
Word: Lyon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English lyon (“lion”), as a nickname, or from a sign often used outside of roadside inns and adopted as a family name by those who lived there (compare Bush). Doublet of Leo, leu, lev, and lion. 1. A surname transferred from the nickname. 2. An unincorporated community and township in Franklin County, Missouri, United States. 3. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Lyon Township.
Word: Lyon Part of Speech: name 1. A river in Glen Lyon, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, which joins the River Tay; in full, the River Lyon.
Word: scundered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Alteration of scunnered. Pronunciation: /ˈskʌndəɹd/ 1. Fed up; not content, not satisfied. Labels: Northern-Ireland, slang Example: I'm scundered. I'm going home. 2. Embarrassed; caught off guard. Labels: slang Example: I'm scundered. I just asked a lady out and she said no. Example: She uses the word ‘scundered’, which is a Northern Irish colloquialism for a mixture of being caught off guard and embarrassment: ‘[…]So the day I went in, I was paying £19 and the teacher said to me, “Are you sure you can afford it?” I was scundered, so I was, because his teachers know I don't have a job.[…]’
Word: griddle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gridil, from Anglo-Norman gredil, variant of Old French greil, from Latin crāticulum, diminutive of crātis. Doublet of grill (“grid of wire”), from the same Old French and Latin sources, doublet of grate. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹɪdəl/ 1. A stone or metal flat plate or surface on which food is fried or baked. Example: A nice half griddle of whole-meal bread and a print of fresh butter were now produced, and Molly helped the mistress with her own hands. Example: Such a clatter as the little spoon made, and such a beating as the batter got, it quite foamed, I assure you; and when Daisy poured some on to the griddle, it rose like magic into a puffy flapjack that made Demi's mouth water.
Word: griddle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English gridil, from Anglo-Norman gredil, variant of Old French greil, from Latin crāticulum, diminutive of crātis. Doublet of grill (“grid of wire”), from the same Old French and Latin sources, doublet of grate. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹɪdəl/ 1. To cook on a griddle. Labels: transitive
Word: invisibleness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English invisible 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 invisibleness From invisible + -ness. 1. The state of being invisible; invisibility. Labels: uncountable Example: "Well, then, to put it in a nutshell," said the Chief Voice, "we've been waiting for ever so long for a nice little girl from foreign parts, like it might be you, Missie—that would go upstairs and go to the magic book and find the spell that takes off the invisibleness, and say it. […]"
Word: Hebrews Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈhiːbɹuːz/ 1. The nineteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle to the Hebrews.
Word: Hebrews Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhiːbɹuːz/ 1. plural of Hebrew Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grizzly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English grizzle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English grizzly From grizzle + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹɪzli/ 1. Grey-haired, greyish. 2. Misspelling of grisly. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: The walls were entirely hidden by bookshelves, or by cases containing rare specimens of fossil bones and reptile skeletons. Here was a grizzly crocodile, its teeth white and sharp as when they glistened in the waters of the Nile;... Example: This after Taliban militants led a grizzly campaign of attacks, including beheadings, kidnappings and the destruction of dozens of girls' schools.
Word: grizzly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English grizzle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English grizzly From grizzle + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹɪzli/ 1. A grizzly bear. Example: Shotgun blast kills charging grizzly! 2. A grating used to sieve stones by size, so as to keep stones out of the sluices (in hydraulic mining) or to control stone size in the feed to the ore crusher. Labels: Canada, US, dialectal
Word: grizzly Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹɪzli/ 1. Crying or whingeing in a bad-tempered or irritable way. Example: a grizzly baby
Word: invidiously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English invidious Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English invidiously From invidious + -ly. 1. In an invidious manner. Example: You ask too much, for a man who himself has no occasion to play the hero. I don't say that invidiously; it's your disposition, and you can’t help it. Example: Tess gazed desperately at the pile of furniture. The cold sunlight of this spring evening peered invidiously upon the crocks and kettles, upon the bunches of dried herbs shivering in the breeze, upon the brass handles of the dresser, upon the wicker-cradle they had all been rocked in, […]
Word: invidiousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English invidious 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 invidiousness From invidious + -ness. 1. Malevolent provocation of dislike or resentment; the state or quality of being invidious. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Sometimes she caught him looking at her with a louring invidiousness that she could hardly bear.
Word: danseuse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French danseuse. 1. A female dancer
Word: invigilance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English vigilance English invigilance From in- + vigilance. 1. Lack of vigilance; neglect of watching. Labels: uncountable
Word: invigilancy Part of Speech: noun 1. Lack of vigilance; neglect of watching.
Word: invigilation Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of watching or invigilating. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: (Despite present-day "fail-safe" electronic equipment no railway authority will risk operating main-line passenger-carrying trains without human invigilation.)
Word: Alsace Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Medieval Latin Alsatia, from Old High German ali sazzo (“inhabitant of the other”) (referring to the opposite bank of the Rhine), from Proto-West Germanic *alljas (“other”) + *sittjan (“to inhabit”, literally “to sit”). Pronunciation: /ælˈseɪs/, /ælˈsæs/, /ˈæl.seɪs/, /ˈæl.sæs/ 1. A cultural region, former administrative region, and historical province of France, located on the west bank of the upper Rhine; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est. It has changed hands between France and Germany several times throughout history.
Word: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Part of Speech: name 1. A state in northeastern Germany.
Word: adaptability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin apiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus ▲ Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin aptō Latin adaptōder. Middle English *adapten English adapt Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English adaptable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity ▲ English adapt ▲ Latin -ābilis ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English adaptability From adaptable + -ity or adapt + -ability. Pronunciation: /ədæptəˈbɪlɪti/, /əˌdæptəˈbɪləti/, [əˌdæp.təˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] 1. The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But the real test of my adaptability came senior year, when I became chapter president of DKA. 2. 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. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Typically, tarantulas are either terrestrial or arboreal, but the Chilobrachys natanicharum can live in both enivronments^([sic]), the researchers said, demonstrating its adaptability.
Word: adaptableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English adaptable 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 adaptableness From adaptable + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being adaptable; adaptability. Labels: uncountable
Word: adaptably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin apiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus ▲ Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin aptō Latin adaptōder. Middle English *adapten English adapt Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English adaptable Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English adaptably From adaptable + -ly. 1. In an adaptable manner.
Word: extinguished Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of extinguish Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: The cowboys extinguished the fire.
Word: extinguished Part of Speech: adj 1. Having been quenched or eliminated. Example: The cowboys buried their trash next to the extinguished fire.
Word: adaptational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin apiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus ▲ Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin aptō Latin adaptō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Medieval Latin adaptātiōbor. French adaptationbor. English adaptation Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English adaptational From adaptation + -al. 1. Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the adjustment of one thing to another; adaptive Labels: not-comparable 2. Applied to physiological or functional modifications of parts or organs, as distinguished from morphological or structural changes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: adaptative Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to adaptation; adaptive.
Word: adaptatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English adaptative Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English adaptatively From adaptative + -ly. 1. In an adaptative manner.
Word: phenom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon)bor. Late Latin phaenomenonder. English phenomenonclip. English phenom Clipping of phenomenon (“remarkable occurrence”). American English, c. 1890s. Pronunciation: /ˈfɛ.nəm/, /ˈfiː.nɒm/ 1. Someone or something that is phenomenal, especially a promising young player in sports like baseball, American football, basketball, tennis, and golf. Example: Managed and shortstopped by George Wright and full of league stalwarts—Joe Start, Paul Hines, and Jim O'rourke—they also had 1-year-old phenom Monte Ward as primary moundsman (teams now generally used multiple pitchers). Example: It is the first all-teen final since 1999 – when neither was born – which saw Serena Williams, 17, beat an 18-year-old Martina Hingis. Teen phenoms were relatively commonplace back then, especially on the women’s side, occasionally on the men’s. 2. One who is hip and fashionable. Example: Jones is a pop-culture phenom whose bold antics, outlandish personality, and dazzling looks defied all norms.
Word: adaptativeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English adaptative 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 adaptativeness From adaptative + -ness. 1. Adaptability. Labels: uncountable
Word: adaptedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English adapted 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 adaptedness From adapted + -ness. 1. The state of being adapted; suitableness; fitness. Labels: uncountable 2. The result of being adapted. Labels: countable
Word: adaptional Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the action of adapting. 2. Applied to the process by which an organism is fitted or adapted to its environment Example: adaptional swellings
Word: adaptitude Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin apiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus ▲ Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin aptō Latin adaptōder. Middle English *adapten English adapt Proto-Indo-European *-tu- Proto-Indo-European *-d- Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Italic *-tūdō Latin -tūdō Middle French -itudebor. English -itude English adaptitude Circa 1800 adapt + -itude 1. Adaptedness; special aptitude. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: adaptively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin apiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus ▲ Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin aptō Latin adaptōder. Middle English *adapten English adapt Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English adaptive Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English adaptively From adaptive + -ly. 1. In an adaptive manner; with adaptation; in a fitting manner
Word: adaptiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin apiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus ▲ Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin aptō Latin adaptōder. Middle English *adapten English adapt Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English adaptive Proto-Germanic *-in- ▲ 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 adaptiveness From adaptive + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Near-synonyms: adaptability, adaptableness Example: With female adaptiveness she fell in with his humour, and looked at the world through his eyes.
Word: adaptly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin apiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus ▲ Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin aptō Latin adaptōder. Middle English *adapten English adapt Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English adaptly From adapt + -ly. 1. In a suitable or convenient manner; aptly; fitly.
Word: adaptness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin apiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus ▲ Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin aptō Latin adaptōder. Middle English *adapten English adapt Proto-Germanic *-in- ▲ 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 adaptness From adapt + -ness. 1. The state of being fitted; adaptation; aptness Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: adaptness of the sound to the sense
Word: adaptorial Part of Speech: adj 1. Tending to adapt or fit; adaptive.
Word: suitableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English suitable 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 suitableness From suitable + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being suitable, adapted or accommodated; suitability Labels: uncountable Example: Moreover, the modern argument in favour of the supernatural origin of the Christian religion, drawn from its suitableness to our needs and its divine response to our aspirations, must be admitted by every candid person resorting to it to be of exactly equal force in the mouth of a Mahometan or a fire-worshipper or an astrolater. 2. The result of being suitable. Labels: countable
Word: agreeableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English agreeable 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 agreeableness From agreeable + -ness. 1. The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses. Labels: uncountable 2. The quality of being agreeable or suitable; suitableness or conformity; consistency. Labels: uncountable 3. Resemblance; concordance; harmony. Labels: countable 4. A personality trait characterized by the adjectives kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: aptness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English apt 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 aptness From apt + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈæptnəs/ 1. Suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A regular supply of coking slack is sent from Durham to the Scunthorpe area, in view of its special aptness for steelmaking processes, [...]. 2. Disposition of the mind; propensity. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the aptness of men to follow example 3. Speed or readiness in learning; docility. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: An aptness to learn is more observable in some children than in others. 4. Proneness; tendency. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the aptness of iron to rust