nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: vanadite Part of Speech: noun 1. Any salt or ester of vanadous acid
Word: paddlers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paddler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paddlewheels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paddlewheel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: proscribed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of proscribe Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: proscribed Part of Speech: adj 1. Forbidden or prohibited.
Word: paintballs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paintball Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paintballs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of paintball Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: painstakingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English painstaking Middle English -ly English -ly English painstakingly From painstaking + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋli/ 1. In a painstaking manner; very slowly and carefully. Example: I wish he had had a dog, just so we could see how painstakingly he would have divided that dog among the family, in his careful business way. Example: With the help of a friend from Zagreb, he found a map showing the locations of all the monuments and painstakingly sought them out, discovering while doing so that most of the thousands of Spomeniks had been deliberately destroyed.
Word: firms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of firm Labels: form-of, plural 2. The principal rafters of a roof, especially a pair of rafters taken together. Labels: obsolete
Word: firms Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of firm Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dinars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dinar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: establishes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of establish Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: vanadous acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The acid H₂VO₃, known only in solution Labels: uncountable
Word: palatalised Part of Speech: adj 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of palatalized. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard, not-comparable
Word: palatalised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of palatalise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: self-regarding Part of Speech: adj 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 regarding English self-regarding From self- + regarding. 1. considering oneself and one's own interests before others Example: [...] all adults seemed to her subjects for laughter, so self-regarding, so pretentious.
Word: beetle-browed Part of Speech: adj 1. Making an unfriendly, sullen, or scowling face. Labels: British, English, especially Example: Calling this beetle-browed disdainful young person, hair hanging in her face, jaws chewing pecan pie with mechanical precision, honey! 2. Having thick, large, or projecting eyebrows.
Word: tors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: palliating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of palliate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pug-nosed Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a pug nose; with a short nose which is flattened and whose tip is turned up.
Word: pampered Part of Speech: adj 1. Treated with excessive attention and care; spoiled or overindulged.
Word: pampered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pamper Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pug nose Part of Speech: noun 1. A short nose which is flattened and whose tip is turned up.
Word: panicky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From panic + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈpænɪki/ 1. In a state of panic. Example: At six feet the panicky thought rushed into my mind, What if he will not run? Why, then I shall club him, came the answer. In my fear I had forgotten that I was there to get the bull instead of to make him run. And just then he gave a snort and a snarl and rushed at me. Example: Banning the king from Cop27 looks clumsy. News that Sunak could make a U-turn dash to Egypt having learned that Johnson may go looks panicky.
Word: panned Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pænd/ 1. simple past and past participle of pan Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: paramedics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paramedic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: parading Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pəˈɹeɪdɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of parade Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: parading Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pəˈɹeɪdɪŋ/ 1. The act of one who parades. Example: There was no more venomously hated man in the day than Cornbury, who answered protests against monopolies and restricted roads with paradings in women's apparel on the ramparts of the fort he called home.
Word: paramilitaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paramilitary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paraphrased Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of paraphrase Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: yan Part of Speech: num Etymology: Along with ane and yen, a Cumbrian and Northumbrian form of one, from the Old English ān. An example is "yan, twee, tree, fower" for "one, two, three, four". Pronunciation: /jæn/, /jɛn/ 1. One. Labels: Cumbria, Northumbria
Word: yan Part of Speech: num Etymology: From Brythonic numerals, with influence from Old English ān or modern Northern English yan or Northern English yen. Pronunciation: /jæn/, /jɛn/ 1. One in Cumbrian sheep counting rhyme. Labels: Cumbria
Word: yan Part of Speech: det Pronunciation: /jæn/, /jɛn/ 1. Synonym of yonder Labels: Appalachia
Word: avulsive cutoff Part of Speech: noun 1. The event or process by which an avulsion of a river changes land access and, in some jurisdictions and situations, land ownership.
Word: parenthetically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English parenthetical 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 parenthetically From parenthetical + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈpæɹənˌθɛtɪkli/ 1. As an aside, incidentally. Example: «Just as we passed that other lamp I was going to tell you a further thing, Sal, but now I am parenthetically continuing with a new thought and by the time we reach the next I’ll return to the original subject, agreed?» 2. Using parentheses.
Word: participates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of participate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: participator Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pɑɹˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɚ/, /pɚ-/ 1. one who participates, a participant
Word: participators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of participator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ductile iron Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of cast iron with nodular graphite inclusions, having many industrial applications. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: partitioned Part of Speech: adj 1. Having partitions.
Word: partitioned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of partition Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: partitioning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of partition Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: partitioning Part of Speech: noun 1. The act or result of dividing into partitions; an arrangement of partitions.
Word: partitions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of partition Labels: form-of, plural
Word: partitions Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of partition Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: partying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of party Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: Early Sunday morning in Glasgow is often a sedate affair, with the city deserted due to the effects of 'liquermortis' after a hard night's partying.
Word: partying Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice of attending social entertainment gatherings. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: one continuous round of convivial partyings
Word: Chinese fire drills Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Chinese fire drill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: propensities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of propensity Labels: form-of, plural Example: Among the many universal propensities in human nature, the love of sight-seeing is about as universal as any.
Word: registries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of registry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: punctures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of puncture Labels: form-of, plural
Word: punctures Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of puncture Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: forearms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of forearm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vilifier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vilify + -er. 1. One who vilifies
Word: caved Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /keɪvd/ 1. past participle of cave Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: airsicknesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of airsickness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sicknesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sickness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: illnesses Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɪl.nəsɪz/ 1. plural of illness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nunna Part of Speech: contraction 1. Contraction of none + of. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction
Word: bluejacked Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of bluejack Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: nummi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nummus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dilettant Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dilettante. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Though few art lovers can be connoisseurs, many are dilettants.
Word: maukas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mauka Labels: form-of, plural
Word: avulsive Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to an avulsion. Example: Martin Luther King, by the early sixties one of the most widely recognizable living Americans of African descent, serves in this figure to represent by synecdoche the African-American population in general, and, in particular, those African-Americans engaged in the avulsive, and often fatal, struggle to claim their civil rights.
Word: interest rate Part of Speech: noun 1. The percentage of an amount of money charged for its use per some period of time (often a year).
Word: seasicknesses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seasickness Labels: form-of, plural
Word: casal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From case + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪsəl/ 1. Of or relating to a case. Labels: not-comparable Example: a casal ending Example: casal affix
Word: polar ice Part of Speech: noun 1. Permanent sea ice found in the Arctic and Antarctic Labels: uncountable
Word: Primus stove Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of portable stove that uses pressurized kerosene as fuel, used by campers and the like. 2. Any portable stove marketed under the Primus trademark that may use also other fuels, particularly butane or propane gas ("camping gas").
Word: homeomorphism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From homeo- + -morphism. 1. a continuous bijection from one topological space to another, with continuous inverse. 2. a similarity in the crystal structure of unrelated compounds
Word: business analyst Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who analyzes the operations of an organization in order to develop a solution to its problems.
Word: sock hop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Because dancers were required to remove their shoes to protect the varnished floor of the gymnasium. 1. In the 1950s, informal sponsored dance at American high schools, typically held on the grounds of the high school itself in the gymnasium or cafeteria. Labels: US, historical Example: But unlike any other nostalgia film, American Graffiti has been able to supply the details and step quickly beyond them—after the opening scenes, they're just assumed pieces of background. The words are there […] and the staging of a sock hop in the gym is virtually flawless, but they are part of a total experience, not the experience itself. Example: I had no idea then how boys wooed girls. I guessed it was a matter of joshing and shared nothings and hours of scuffing through autumn leaves and even more hours of clenches during the slow numbers at the sock hop.
Word: sell-off Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from sell off. 1. The large-scale selling of goods or financial assets (e.g., real estate, equipment, stocks, bonds, subsidiaries).
Word: shutout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from shut out. Pronunciation: /ˈʃʌtˌaʊt/ 1. Closing and forbidding entry, as a lockout in which management prevents works from working. Example: A shutout is a reverse strike: the union complained and the workers wanted to work, but management was opposed. 2. A game that ends with the losing side being held scoreless. Example: The score wasn't just lopsided: it was a shutout.
Word: shutouts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shutout Labels: form-of, plural
Word: showpiece Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From show + piece. 1. Something that exhibits exceptional quality, something worth being shown. Example: Drogba's goal early in the second half - his fourth in this Wembley showpiece - proved decisive as the remarkable turnaround in Chelsea's fortunes under interim manager Roberto di Matteo was rewarded with silverware. 2. Something made specifically to be displayed.
Word: showpieces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of showpiece Labels: form-of, plural
Word: showplace Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From show + place. 1. A building or estate shown for its beauty or noteworthiness. Example: The manager showed him over the vaults and strong-rooms, explaining the various precautions taken to render the guile or force of man impotent: […] "The Safe" was a showplace and its directors held that no harm could come of displaying a strong hand. 2. A location kept for display only.
Word: hyperlocalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hyperlocal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English hyperlocalism From hyperlocal + -ism. 1. news coverage of very local events, especially to the exclusion of more important world events Labels: uncountable Example: The advantage of this suburban cable television news is what has been called its “hyperlocalism” — the coverage of the small-scale events of suburban life that were once the province of only community newspapers.
Word: sociocracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1855–1860: socio- + -cracy Pronunciation: /ˌsoʊsiˈɒkɹəsi/, /ˌsoʊʃiˈɒkɹəsi/ 1. A form of government in which the needs of everyone in a society are met. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: equilibrium price Part of Speech: noun 1. The price of a commodity at which the quantity that buyers wish to buy equals the quantity that sellers wish to sell.
Word: organum triplum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin organum triplum (“triple organum”). 1. A type of organum with three voices, pioneered by medieval composer Pérotin.
Word: squadra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr Proto-Italic *kʷettwōr Latin quattuor ▲ Latin quadrus Latin quadrōbf.? Latin quadrus Vulgar Latin *exquadrō Italian squadraredeverb. Italian squadrabor. English squadra Borrowed from Italian squadra. Doublet of squad and square. 1. A Fascist military cadre
Word: sheep's eye Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From genitive of sheep + eye. 1. A secretive, pining look, or humble doting glance. Example: those of an amorous roguish look derive their title even from the sheep, and we say such a one has a sheep's eye, not so much to denote the innocence as the simple slyness of the cast. Example: He had ever a sheep's eye for thee, and, if I remember rightly, thou wast sweet upon him once.
Word: sheep's eyes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sheep's eye Labels: form-of, plural
Word: one-size-fits-all Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a garment, designed to be worn with comfort by people with a wide range of sizes. Labels: not-comparable 2. Suitable for a wide range of tastes, opinions, situations, etc. Labels: derogatory, figuratively, not-comparable, often Example: Long before popular music evolved its many genres and subgenres, the industry was driven by a simple one-size-fits-all philosophy uncomplicated by impassioned debates over the origins of trip hop or the difference between deatchore and screamo. Example: What about overcrowding? […] DfT admits that there is no one-size-fits-all approach and that individual operators are best placed to implement locally based safety plans.
Word: poison ivy Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of three ivy-like species of Toxicodendron, known for their ability to cause an itching rash and blistering for most people, through urushiol, an oil that is a skin irritant. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any species of Toxicodendron that can cause a rash, including poison oak and poison sumac. Labels: countable, proscribed, uncountable
Word: poison-ivy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poison + ivy. 1. A woody vine plant in the family Anacardiaceae (Toxicodendron radicans or Rhus toxicodendron), well-known for its ability to produce urushiol, a skin irritant that causes an itching rash for most people. Labels: uncountable
Word: toxicodendron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. Any of the plants in the genus Toxicodendron, including poison ivy, poison oak, etc. Example: Those from the various toxicodendrons are similar or identical to one another, irrespective of species, and are referred to as urushiol or laccol, depending on chemical structure.
Word: whishes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whish Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whishes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of whish Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: whishing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of whish Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: whished Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wɪʃt/, /ʍɪʃt/ 1. simple past and past participle of whish Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: farouche Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French farouche. Pronunciation: /fəˈɹuːʃ/ 1. Sullen or recalcitrant.
Word: otos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: duplicated Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of duplicate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: to-do Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From to + do, formed on analogy with ado. Compare affair. 1. A fuss made over something. Example: I was embarrassed that they made such a big to-do out of my birthday. Example: Last year, Russell Brand caused another to-do. This time he wasn’t playing nasty jokes on Andrew Sachs, or boasting about the millions of people he’d slept with; he wasn’t calling George Bush a “retard”, or giving a Nazi salute at the GQ awards, or turning up to work dressed as Osama bin Laden […] No, this time he simply made a political statement. 2. A task that has been noted as one that must be completed, especially on a list. Example: My to-do list has been growing longer every day. Example: I have so many to-dos, I don't know where to start.
Word: to-dos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of to-do Labels: form-of, plural
Word: needlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English needless Middle English -ly English -ly English needlessly From needless + -ly. 1. In a needless manner. 2. To a degree or extent beyond what is needed. Example: He was always needlessly anxious about his dog. Example: At present that convenience is still needlessly expensive in Great Britain, and a scandalously stupid business conflict between telephone company and post-office delays, complicates, and makes costly and exasperating all trunk communications; but even under these disadvantages the thing is becoming a factor in the life of ordinary villadom. 3. Without need. Example: He worried needlessly about his dog.
Word: stuffed animal Part of Speech: noun 1. A soft toy in the form of an animal. Labels: Canada, US 2. An animal that has undergone taxidermy. Example: Apparently this section had been devoted to natural history, but everything had long since passed out of recognition. A few shrivelled and blackened vestiges of what had once been stuffed animals, desiccated mummies in jars that had once held spirit, a brown dust of departed plants: that was all!
Word: valuates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of valuate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: -meister Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From meister, from German Meister (“master”, “champion”). Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪstə/, /ˈmaɪstɚ/ 1. An expert on the specified subject. Labels: morpheme 2. A person in charge of a specified thing. Labels: morpheme 3. Attached to a person's name in humorous (or ironic) approbation. Labels: morpheme Example: The festival is something of a muso's paradise, with the Bobmeister General (you may know him as Geldof), former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman with his band The Rhythm Kings, Bernard Butler and Bert Jansch and Dublin-based electronic knob-twiddler Autamata all turning out. — "Galway Gets Festive", The Irish Times, July 9, 2004 http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/galway-gets-festive-1.1148459 Example: But 2011 hasn’t started well for the Govemeister. [Reference to Michael Gove, then UK Secretary of State for Education] — engagedlearning.co.uk, January 15, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20150915001618/http://engagedlearning.co.uk/?p=165
Word: purism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French purisme. By surface analysis, pur(e) + -ism. 1. An insistence on pure or unmixed forms. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An insistence on pure or unmixed forms. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An insistence on the traditionally correct way of doing things. Labels: uncountable 4. An example of purist language etc. Labels: countable
Word: purist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French puriste. By surface analysis, pur(e) + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈpjʊəɹɪst/, /ˈpjɔːɹɪst/, /ˈpjʊɹ.ɪst/, /ˈpjɝ.ɪst/ 1. Of or pertaining to purism. Example: He was the first to play for money, a practice which got him ousted from the purist U.S. Lawn Tennis Association.
Word: purist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French puriste. By surface analysis, pur(e) + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈpjʊəɹɪst/, /ˈpjɔːɹɪst/, /ˈpjʊɹ.ɪst/, /ˈpjɝ.ɪst/ 1. An advocate of purism. Example: One of the difficulties that plague conversations about industrial music is that the genre has come to include (to the chagrin and outright denial of some purists) anything from gentle synthesized droning to metal-inspired riffage.
Word: primality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English primal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English primality From primal + -ity. 1. The condition of being prime. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The condition of being a prime number. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: a-hole Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.həʊl/, /ˈeɪ.hoʊl/ 1. Minced oath of asshole /arsehole. Labels: derogatory, offensive, vulgar Example: “Once again, Karen Alpert has done it. This book is equal parts hilarious, heartwarming, and helpful! Karen's parenting style and advice are relatable for anyone trying their best not to raise little a-holes into bigger a-holes.”
Word: brachysyllabic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From brachy- + syllabic. Pronunciation: /ˌbɹæk.i.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ 1. Having few syllables.
Word: macigno Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian macigno. 1. A soft sandstone with calcareous cement. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ali- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Representing the Latin āla (“wing”). Pronunciation: /ælɪ/, /alɪ/ 1. lateral expansion Labels: morpheme
Word: blueness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blue + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈbluːnəs/ 1. The quality or characteristic of being blue in color. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: In an atlas, too, the land is man's, and all coloured to show his claim to it — in vivid contrast to the universal independent blueness of the sea. 2. Melancholy. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: bloodthirstiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bloodthirsty 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 bloodthirstiness From bloodthirsty + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being bloodthirsty. Labels: uncountable
Word: bloodlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bloodless 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 bloodlessness From bloodless + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being bloodless. Labels: uncountable Example: The most striking lesson of the engagement is the extreme bloodiness of modern warfare under some conditions, and its bloodlessness under others. Example: The feature that struck me most forcibly was the strange hue of their skin, a repulsive, unhealthy pallor, a seeming bloodlessness.
Word: backwardness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English backward 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 backwardness From backward + -ness. 1. The state of being backward. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Reluctance. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bagginess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English baggy 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 bagginess From baggy + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being baggy. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: balminess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English balmy 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 balminess From balmy + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being balmy. Labels: uncountable
Word: blamelessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English blameless 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 blamelessness From blameless + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being blameless. Labels: uncountable Example: Despite these words of caution regarding the famous dictum in Weaver v. Ward, the language still leaves us with the impression that a showing of complete blamelessness could serve to exonerate the hapless gunhandler who inadvertently injured another.
Word: blameworthiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English blameworthy 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 blameworthiness From blameworthy + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being blameworthy. Labels: uncountable
Word: blandness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bland 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 blandness From bland + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈblændˌnɪs/, /ˈblæːndˌnəs/, [ble̞ːnd̚.nəs] 1. The state, quality, or characteristic of being bland. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: These temporary apprehensions, so vague but so awful, derived a wondrous potency from the contrasting serenity of the weather, in which, beneath all its blue blandness, some thought there lurked a devilish charm, as for days and days we voyaged along, through seas so wearily, lonesomely mild, that all space, in repugnance to our vengeful errand, seemed vacating itself of life before our urn-like prow. 2. The state, quality, or characteristic of being bland. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The state, quality, or characteristic of being bland. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But generally, these summits have been real snoozers, producing statements of such vague blandness that they make G-20 resolutions read like Harry Potter page-turners.
Word: blankness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English blank 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 blankness From blank + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being blank. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "What is that?" demanded Carrados sharply. "Do you mean that?" "Mean what?" she asked, with the blankness of one who has lost the thread of her own thoughts.
Word: bleakness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bleak 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 bleakness From bleak + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being bleak. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Snowsheds and snow fences protect the line on either side of Semskfjell, but the country soon begins to lose some of its bleakness, and the tree line is regained at Lønsdal (1,680 ft. above sea-level), where the line is high on a hillside, commanding widespread views of the mountains. Example: And there are few better ways to enjoy the rugged bleakness of the fells than from a nice warm train, especially when the weather's constantly changing as the day slips away.
Word: bleariness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English blerynes; equivalent to bleary + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being bleary. Labels: uncountable
Word: blissfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English blisfulnesse, equivalent to blissful + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being blissful. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Oh! My God! The girl had been captured in the blissfulness of being a bride. Look at her!
Word: blitheness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *blithenesse, from Old English blīþnes, from Proto-West Germanic *blīþinassī, equivalent to blithe + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian blidens (“blitheness, joy”), Old High German blīdnissa (“joy”). 1. The characteristic of being blithe. Labels: uncountable Example: A mood of blitheness rarely experienced even by young men was Dick’s on the following Monday morning. It was the week after the Easter holidays, and he was journeying along with Smart the mare and the light spring-cart, watching the damp slopes of the hill-sides as they streamed in the warmth of the sun, […]
Word: bloodiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bloody 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 bloodiness From bloody + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being bloody. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: jeopardized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of jeopardize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bleary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English blery, equivalent to blear + -y. Compare Old English bleriġ (“bald”). Pronunciation: /ˈblɪəɹi/, /ˈblɪːɹɪj/, /ˈblɪɹi/, /ˈblɪɚi/, /ˈbliɹi/ 1. Tired, having senses dulled by exhaustion. Example: Near-synonyms: exhausted, weary; see also Thesaurus:fatigued Example: bleary eyes
Word: blearier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of bleary: more bleary Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: bleariest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of bleary: most bleary Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: bawdiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bawdy 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 bawdiness From bawdy + -ness. 1. The characteristic or state of being bawdy. Labels: uncountable Example: [A] Frenchman, viewing the undraped statues which bedizen his native galleries of art, either enjoys them in a purely æsthetic fashion—which is seldom possible save when he is in liquor—or confesses frankly that he doesn't like them at all; whereas the visiting Americano is so powerfully shocked and fascinated by them that one finds him, the same evening, in places where no respectable man ought to go. All art, to this fellow, must have a certain bawdiness, or he cannot abide it. 2. A bawdy remark. Labels: countable
Word: brazenness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English brazen 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 brazenness From brazen + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being brazen. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: braveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English brave 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 braveness From brave + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being brave. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: brassiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English brassy 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 brassiness From brassy + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being brassy. Labels: uncountable
Word: brashness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English brash 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 brashness From brash + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹæʃ.nəs/ 1. The characteristic of being brash. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: bearishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bearish 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 bearishness From bearish + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being bearish. Labels: uncountable Example: These trades helped the Pure Alpha fund make money in 2008, but Dalio’s bearishness cost him in 2009.
Word: braininess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English brainy 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 braininess From brainy + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being brainy. Labels: uncountable Example: […] any excess of intellect—'braininess' was her word for it—tended to belong, in her eyes, to the 'beastly'.
Word: beguilement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English beguile Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English beguilement From beguile + -ment. 1. The action or process of beguiling; the characteristic of being beguiling. Example: These wintry nights, if she turned from the fire and the beguilement of Jim's songs, to shudderingly look outside at the frosty moonlit world, Andrew's prediction that their waiting pints of water would be all ice in the morning was often a little consolation. Example: 1924, Mark Twain, Mark Twain's Autobiography, First Edition, Volume 2, entry dated Tuesday, April 10, 1906, Little by little Bacon got to beguiling out of Hill things to do, and presently Hill was furnishing him the things to do without any beguilement.
Word: boyishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English boyish 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 boyishness From boyish + -ness. 1. The quality of being boyish. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: That slightly wide-eyed boyishness has given him a career playing ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, whether that be everyone's favourite idiot-savant Forrest Gump (1994), a pilot who saves the day in Sully (2016), or the beleaguered Captain Miller of Saving Private Ryan (1998).
Word: bountifulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bountyffulnesse, equivalent to bountiful + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being bountiful. Labels: uncountable
Word: bounteousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bounteous 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 bounteousness From bounteous + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being bounteous. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: befuddlement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From befuddle + -ment. 1. The state of being befuddled; a feeling of being dazed and perplexed due to confusion. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His words struck me with a sense of befuddlement that lasted until I got home. Example: 1907, Algernon Blackwood, “Max Hensig—Bacteriologist and Murderer” Chapter 4, in The Listener and Other Stories, New York: Knopf, 1917, p. 105, It was, of course, an effect of hypnotism, he remembered thinking, vaguely through the befuddlement of his drink—this culminating effect of an evil and remorseless personality acting upon one that was diseased and extra receptive.
Word: bounciness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bouncy 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 bounciness From bouncy + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being bouncy.
Word: bossiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bossy 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 bossiness From bossy + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being bossy. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: boisterousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English boisterous 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 boisterousness From boisterous + -ness. 1. The characteristic or state of being boisterous, energetic and noisy. Labels: uncountable
Word: boastfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English boastful 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 boastfulness From boastful + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being boastful. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: blurriness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English blurry 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 blurriness From blurry + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being blurry. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: bluntness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bluntnes, bluntnesse, equivalent to blunt + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈblʌnt.nəs/, /ˈblʌnt.nɪs/, [ˈblʌnʔ.nɪs] 1. The characteristic of being blunt. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: All this was extraordinarily distasteful to Churchill. It was ugly, gross. Never before had he felt such repulsion when the vicar displayed his characteristic bluntness or coarseness of speech. In the present connexion […] such talk had been distressingly out of place. Example: James Bond suddenly knew that he was tired. He always knew when his body or his mind had had enough and he always acted on the knowledge. This helped him to avoid staleness and the sensual bluntness that breeds mistakes.
Word: blondness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English blond 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 blondness From blond + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being blond. Labels: uncountable
Word: bitchiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bitchy 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 bitchiness From bitchy + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈbɪt͡ʃinəs/ 1. The characteristic of being bitchy. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bemusement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bemuse Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English bemusement From bemuse + -ment. Pronunciation: /bəˈmjuːzmənt/, /bɪ-/ 1. The state of being bemused. Example: Near-synonyms: preoccupation, perplexity, bewilderment, speechlessness (all sometimes overlapping in meaning) Example: Wrex touches his grandfather's armor, his expression… thoughtful, perhaps? Krogan are hard to read. Then he shakes off his bemusement and grips his gun with renewed purpose.
Word: bewitchment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bewitch Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English bewitchment From bewitch + -ment. 1. The characteristic of being bewitched. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I would say that the spell – a bewitchment I’ve doubtless failed fully to capture – had broken by the time the family appeared, waxwork-like on the balcony, their majesties unable to enjoy the flypast in crowns that strained their necks and would not let them look up.
Word: bipartisanship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English partisan English bipartisan Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English bipartisanship From bipartisan + -ship. Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪˌpɑː(ɹ)t.ɪ.zæn.ʃɪp/, /ˈbaɪˌpɑː(ɹ)t.ɪ.zən.ʃɪp/ 1. In the context of a two-party system, especially in the United States, cooperation between the competing political parties; governing in a bipartisan manner. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The 988 network has been a rare instance of bipartisanship in federal health policy. President Donald J. Trump in 2020 signed the law establishing the new number, and the Biden administration has implemented the number and expanded a network of more than 200 call centers, which typically operate around the clock.
Word: brotherliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English brotherly 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 brotherliness From brotherly + -ness. 1. the characteristic of being brotherly Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bullheadedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bullheaded 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 bullheadedness From bullheaded + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being bullheaded. Labels: uncountable
Word: brutishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English brutish 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 brutishness From brutish + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being brutish. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: breeziness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English breezy 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 breeziness From breezy + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being breezy. Labels: uncountable