nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: analogicalness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English analogical 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 analogicalness From analogical + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being analogical. Labels: uncountable
Word: anarthrousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English anarthrous 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 anarthrousness From anarthrous + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being anarthrous. Labels: uncountable
Word: anfractuousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English anfractuous 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 anfractuousness From anfractuous + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being anfractuous. Labels: uncountable
Word: angelicalness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English angelical 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 angelicalness From angelical + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being angelical. Labels: uncountable
Word: angularness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English angular 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 angularness From angular + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being angular. Labels: uncountable
Word: angulars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of angular Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anileness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English anile 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 anileness From anile + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being anile. Labels: uncountable
Word: kissing cousins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kissing cousin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Elohim Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew אֱלֹהִים/אֱלוֹהִים (ʾélôhím, “god(s), heavenly power”), plural of אֱלוֹהַּ (ʾélôah, “god”), often taken to be an expanded form of אֵל (ʾēl, “god”) (whence El). Pronunciation: /ɛˈloʊˌhɪm/ 1. God; the name used for God in Hebrew scriptures, and used for the Father by Latter-day Saints. Labels: Judaism Example: Elohim (Elohim) I shall not forgive Adonai (Adonai) I shall not forgive Living God (Living God) I shall not the forgive Jesus Christ (Jesus Christ) I forgive Thee not 2. The extraterrestrial creators of humans; the Raelian gods. Labels: in-plural
Word: ratel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans ratel. Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪtəl/, /ˈɹɑːtəl/ 1. Synonym of honey badger.
Word: honeyguide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From honey + guide. 1. Any of several brood-parasitic Old World tropical birds, of the family Indicatoridae, that primarily feed on wax, especially beeswax.
Word: metameric Part of Speech: adj 1. Exhibiting metamerism. Labels: not-comparable 2. (chemistry) Exhibiting structural isomerism. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: metamerism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From μετά (metá, “among”) + μερισμός (merismós, “rationing”) (< μέρος (méros, “part”) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism”)). 1. The segmentation of the body into similar discrete units. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The matching of a perceived attribute between objects with differing physical attributes. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. The matching of a perceived attribute between objects with differing physical attributes. Labels: uncountable, usually 4. Structural isomerism. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: unreasonableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From unreasonable + -ness, after reasonableness. 1. The state of being unreasonable. Labels: uncountable 2. An unreasonable act. Labels: countable
Word: homophony Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Internationalism, from French homophonie, from Ancient Greek ὁμοφωνία (homophōnía, “unison”), from ὁμόφωνος (homóphōnos, “of the same sound or tone”). By surface analysis, homo- + -phony. Pronunciation: /həˈmɒfəni/, /həˈmɑfəni/ 1. A musical texture in which two or more parts move together in harmony, the relationship between them creating chords; the quality of being homophonic. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: On the other hand, it seems to be the fact that well-bred Englishmen do not say "it's him" or it's her." The formula is: "It's he"; "it's she"; "it's me." The homophony doubtless accounts for the anomaly in the case of "me." Example: Full of gently lapping lines, close imitation and moments of honeyed homophony, all underpinned by tactful percussion, it is startlingly different from the driving, hard edges of much of Lang's work with the Bang On a Can collective. 2. The quality of being homophonous. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There is, for example, the homophony of "merry" and "Mary," which typifies the South Midland accent common in the hill country of east Tennessee and upper Georgia. Example: I'd like to point out a few inaccuracies in your article on Joost, where I work (What is Joost all about, January 18). One, it's pronounced more like "juiced". Whether the homophony is deliberate only Janus and Niklas know.
Word: conté Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Conté. Labels: alt-of
Word: bethel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew בֵּית אֵל (beth el, literally “house of God”). See also Bethel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia . 1. A holy place. 2. A chapel, especially one for sailors, converted from an old ship. Example: Six thousand of this number constitute the seafaring portion of the floating population of New York and Brooklyn, and for their particular accommodation there are, of mission stations and bethels, fifteen places that invite the sailor to hear the Word of God. Example: 1867, The Sailor's Magazine, Volumes 29-30, The American Seamen's Friend Society, page 196, Under the care of this body are two Floating Bethels, one in the East and the other in the North River, a "Missionary at large," and the "New Sailor's Home," 338 Pearl Street. The average attendance at the Bethels is about 110 each. 3. A chapter of Job's Daughters International.
Word: bethel Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of baetyl (“sacred stone”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Bethel Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew בֵּיתְאֵל (betél, “Bethel”, literally “house of Ēl/God”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɛθəl/ 1. An ancient town in Palestine, generally identified with modern Beitin in the West Bank; the site of Abraham's first altar. 2. Any of several places in the United States: 3. Any of several places in the United States: 4. Any of several places in the United States: 5. Any of several places in the United States: 6. Any of several places in the United States: 7. Any of several places in the United States: 8. Any of several places in the United States: 9. Any of several places in the United States: 10. Any of several places in the United States: 11. Any of several places in the United States: 12. Any of several places in the United States: 13. Any of several places in the United States: 14. Any of several places in the United States: 15. Any of several places in the United States: 16. Any of several places in the United States: 17. Any of several places in the United States: 18. Any of several places in the United States: 19. Any of several places in the United States: 20. Any of several places in the United States: 21. Any of several places in the United States: 22. Any of several places in the United States: 23. Any of several places in the United States: 24. Any of several places in the United States: 25. Any of several places in the United States: 26. Any of several places in the United States: 27. Any of several places in the United States: 28. Any of several places in the United States: 29. Any of several places in the United States: 30. Any of several places in the United States: 31. A small village in Bodorgan community, Anglesey, Wales (OS grid ref SH3970).
Word: polyreaction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English reaction English polyreaction From poly- + reaction. 1. A polymerization or polycondensation reaction 2. Nonspecific reaction towards a range of materials
Word: polyresin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Latin rēsīnader. Old French résinebor. Middle English resyn English resin English polyresin From poly- + resin. 1. Any synthetic polymeric resin
Word: polyribo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From poly- + ribo-. 1. Forming the names of polyribonucleotides and derived words Labels: morpheme
Word: polyrod Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Old English *rodd Middle English rodde English rod English polyrod From poly- + rod. 1. A directional dielectric antenna made from a rod of polystyrene projecting from a waveguide.
Word: polysaccharose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English saccharose English polysaccharose From poly- + saccharose. 1. polysaccharide Labels: obsolete
Word: polysilicon Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Latin silex Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium New Latin siliciumlbor. English silicium English -on English silicon English polysilicon From poly- + silicon. 1. Containing many silicon atoms, especially when linked into chains or networks. Labels: not-comparable
Word: polysilicon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Latin silex Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium New Latin siliciumlbor. English silicium English -on English silicon English polysilicon From poly- + silicon. 1. Polycrystalline silicon: A polycrystalline form of silicon used in some solid-state devices, especially solar cells. Labels: uncountable Example: Similarly Poly Engineering, an Italian maker of polysilicon—the key ingredient in solar panels—transferred key production knowhow to China's Daqo New Energy in 2008, helping China break the grip on polysilicon supply held by the US, Europe and Japan.
Word: solid-state device Part of Speech: noun 1. Any device which employs the electric, magnetic or optical properties of a solid, especially of semiconductors.
Word: assise Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French assise. 1. Two or more beds or strata of rock united by the occurrence of fossils of the same characteristic species or genera. Example: The “Assises” in question are numbered III and IV by Mourlon , and are the lower two of his divisions of the ”psammites” (op. cit., tome i, pp. 92, 93). There is little doubt but that the present species is the Agelacrinus of Mourlon.
Word: polythionate Part of Speech: noun 1. Any salt or ester of polythionic acid, containing an anion or group of the form SₙO₆²⁻ or -SₙO₆-
Word: polythionic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any acid of the form H₂SₙO₆ having a chain of sulfur atoms
Word: polythionic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to polythionic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: polyunsaturate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English unsaturate English polyunsaturate From poly- + unsaturate. 1. any polyunsaturated fat or fatty acid
Word: polyunsaturate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English unsaturate English polyunsaturate From poly- + unsaturate. 1. polyunsaturated
Word: polyunsaturation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English unsaturation English polyunsaturation From poly- + unsaturation. 1. The state of being polyunsaturated, or the degree to which something is polyunsaturated. Labels: uncountable
Word: polyurethaned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From polyurethane + -ed. 1. Treated or coated with a polyurethane varnish or other product. Labels: not-comparable
Word: polyurethaned Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From polyurethane + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of polyurethane Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: polywater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English polywater From poly- + water. 1. A supposed polymeric form of water reported to have been produced in fine capillaries; now known to be illusory. Labels: uncountable
Word: red-eared slider Part of Speech: noun 1. A subspecies of pond slider, Trachemys scripta elegans, quite popular as a pet. Although native to the southern United States, it has become common in many areas of the world.
Word: rarities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rarity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tečka Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Czech tečka (“dot, point, spot; period, full stop; tittle; dot (diacritic), tečka”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɛt͡ʃkə/, /ˈtɛt͡ʃka/ 1. A dot diacritic (used to mark consonantal palatalisation). Labels: rare Example: Unsystematic use of diacritics (the háček (ˇ), čárka (´), tečka (˙)) marks the Strahov copy…as no earlier than mid-15th century.
Word: steik Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of steek. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Chinese compliment Part of Speech: noun 1. A pretense of deference; a veiled or subtle insult. Labels: idiomatic, slang
Word: Chinese puzzle Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of puzzle made of interlocking pieces that must be disassembled and reassembled. Example: The Consul carried another drink with Yvonne’s letters into an inner room, one of the boxes in the Chinese puzzle. 2. A senseless situation. Labels: figuratively, idiomatic
Word: kicking and screaming Part of Speech: phrase 1. Against someone's will; with extreme reluctance on someone's part. Example: to drag someone kicking and screaming Example: Well, then…you can say that I said it is a step in the right direction that will…er…be welcomed by all forward-thinking people and will drag the city kicking and screaming into the Century of the Fruitbat.
Word: paho Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hopi. 1. A sacred prayer stick in the Hopi religion.
Word: Chinee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from Chinese, using -ee. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃaɪniː/ 1. A person from China. Labels: dated, ethnic, offensive, slur Example: But the hands that were played / By that heathen Chinee, / And the points that he made, / Were quite frightful to see,— / Till at last he put down a right bower, / Which the same Nye had dealt unto me. Example: We endure our abuses of orphanotrophism even when they are repulsive to the heathen Chinee.
Word: Chinaman's chance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally a reference to the socio-economic prospects of immigrant Chinese labour in the United States in the 19th century, which often involved highly dangerous work on the railroads. 1. No chance; zero possibility. Labels: idiomatic, offensive Example: And if I weren’t here now, Driscoll and Ann wouldn’t have a Chinaman’s chance.’ Example: The Chinese, who in the mid-19th century had come to America by the tens of thousands and helped build the transcontinental railway, were on the receiving end of much prejudicial legislation. . . . In the slang wisdom of the day, sojourners from the Middle Kingdom "didn't stand a Chinaman's chance."
Word: bleep out Part of Speech: verb 1. to censor inappropriate spoken words by obscuring them with the sound of a bleep Labels: informal Example: "We have a 70 percent shortage of ammunition. Shoigu! Gerasimov! Where is the ******* ammunition?" he (Yevgeny Prigozhin) shouted into the camera. His tirade contained a torrent of expletives that were bleeped out by his press service.
Word: epistasis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπίστασις (epístasis, “stopping”), from ἐφίστημι (ephístēmi, “stop”), from ἐφ- (eph-) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “make to stand”). The use in genetics was coined by English biologist William Bateson in 1909 in his book Mendel's Principles of Heredity. Pronunciation: /ɪˈpɪstəsɪs/ 1. The modification of the expression of a gene by another unrelated one. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: alkalizateness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English alkalizate 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 alkalizateness From alkalizate + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being alkalizate; alkalinity. Labels: obsolete, rare, uncountable
Word: alkalizate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post-classical Latin alcalizatus, past participle of alcalizo. Pronunciation: /ˈælkəˌlaɪzət/, /ˈælkəˌlaɪzeɪt/ 1. Alkaline. Labels: archaic Example: [P]erhaps some parts of the Earth through which it is to pass, may contain a Salt, that mixing and uniting with the Sea-salt, may precipitate it; much after the same manner as the Alkalizate and Acid Salts mix and precipitate each other in the preparation of Tartarum Vitriolatum. Example: Nor are theſe themſelves all the vvayes I took to manifeſt the Alkalizate Nature of our tranſmuted Sea ſalt.
Word: animadversiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English animadversive 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 animadversiveness From animadversive + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being animadversive. Labels: uncountable Example: [A]nd, better than all—better than the prism-tion of Wellintown—the narrow-mouthishness of Bathos—the animadversiveness of Whistmoreland—and the digastic honesty of Mr. Peile—we have got rid of John Lord Weldon’s ears!!! Example: I think that the old party who in my childhood used to officiate at our hog-killings as First Royal fat-rendering mendicant must have had a presentiment of what Noah’s book was to contain, from the fact that she remarked to me once that my animadversiveness was remarkable for a child.
Word: animadversive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From classical Latin animadvers-, past participial stem of animadvertere (“animadvert”) + -ive. Compare post-classical Latin animadversīvus. 1. Having the ability to perceive, perceptive, attentive, percipient. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: If soul were the material form of the body, it would be no better than the lower "Mundane sprite," which has no animadversive power either. 2. Characterized by disapproval, critical. Labels: not-comparable Example: The disgraceful conduct of the Returning Officer for the City of London Election has been the subject of animadversive conversation in our own particular circle. Example: The conduct of the medical practitioner was denounced by one of the jurors as "mercenary"; and a special verdict, animadversive of the practice (if it be a practice), was entered.
Word: percipient Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin percipiēns, present participle of percipiō (“to perceive”). Pronunciation: /pəˈsɪp.i.ənt/, /pɚˈsɪp.i.ənt/ 1. Having the ability to perceive, especially to perceive quickly. Example: Fasting, yet not of want Percipient, he on that mysterious steed Had reach’d his resting-place, For expectation kept his nature up. Example: [...] he calls attention to the use of glasses […] The eye itself is no more percipient than the glass; is quite as much the instrument of the true self, and also as foreign to the true self, as the glass is. 2. Perceiving events only in the moment, without reflection, like a very young child. Labels: dated
Word: percipient Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin percipiēns, present participle of percipiō (“to perceive”). Pronunciation: /pəˈsɪp.i.ənt/, /pɚˈsɪp.i.ənt/ 1. One who perceives something. Example: As anatomy, physiology and, later, psychology have developed into more or less well-organized sciences, they have necessarily and rightly come to incorporate the study of, among other things, the structures, mechanisms, and functionings of animal and human bodies qua percipient. 2. One who has perceived a paranormal event. Example: In the course of investigating the haunting, I interviewed several percipients.
Word: answerableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English answerable 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 answerableness From answerable + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being answerable. Labels: uncountable
Word: depraving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of deprave Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: animoseness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English animose 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 animoseness From animose + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being animose. Labels: uncountable
Word: animose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English animos, from Latin animosus (“full of courage, bold, spirited, proud”), from animus (“courage, spirit, mind”); see animus. 1. Resolute and full of vigor; vehement.
Word: anomalousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English anomalous 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 anomalousness From anomalous + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being anomalous. Labels: uncountable
Word: anteriorness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English anterior 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 anteriorness From anterior + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being anterior. Labels: uncountable
Word: anticness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English antic 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 anticness From antic + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being antic. Labels: uncountable
Word: antipatheticalness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English antipathetical 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 antipatheticalness From antipathetical + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being antipathetical. Labels: uncountable
Word: antiquatedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English antiquated 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 antiquatedness From antiquated + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being antiquated. Labels: uncountable
Word: apetalousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English apetalous 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 apetalousness From apetalous + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being apetalous. Labels: uncountable
Word: apishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English apish 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 apishness From apish + -ness. 1. The quality or state of being apish. Labels: uncountable Example: Apiſhneſſe rides in a Chariot made of nothing but cages, in which are all the ſtrangeſt out-landiſh Birds that can be gotten: […]
Word: apostolicalness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English apostolical 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 apostolicalness From apostolical + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being apostolical. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: […] for the Question is not about the Succession, but the Regularity and Apostolicalness of it. Example: And this wild and extravagant opinion has not wanted its patrons and defenders; but herein deserted by the more modest and moderate of their own party; besides that their apostolicalness (in this sense) is by the learned Daillé everlastingly shattered and broken.
Word: apostolicness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin apostolicuslbor. English apostolic 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 apostolicness From apostolic + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being apostolic. Labels: uncountable
Word: apparentness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English apparent 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 apparentness From apparent + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being apparent. Labels: uncountable
Word: cavatappi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian cavatappi. 1. A type of pasta in the form of spiral macaroni. Labels: uncountable
Word: appealingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English appealing 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 appealingness From appealing + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being appealing. Labels: uncountable
Word: appeasableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English appeasable 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 appeasableness From appeasable + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being appeasable. Labels: uncountable
Word: appeasable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English appease 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 appeasable From appease + -able. 1. Able to be calmed or pacified.
Word: polyallomer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English allomer English polyallomer From poly- + allomer. 1. A copolymer of more than one olefin, especially of propylene and another olefin
Word: appellativeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English appellative 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 appellativeness From appellative + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being appellative. Labels: uncountable
Word: polybenzimidazole Part of Speech: noun 1. a polymer, containing imidazole repeat units, prepared from tetraaminobiphenyl and diphenyl isophthalate; it does not melt or ignite, so is used in fire-resistant materials
Word: imidazole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide English imide Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Hellenic *gʷyṓw-ō Proto-Hellenic *ďṓwō Ancient Greek ζώω (zṓō) Ancient Greek ζῶ (zô) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) French azotebor. English azote English azo- English -ole English azole English imidazole From imide + azole. Pronunciation: /ˌɪ.mɪˈdæˌzoʊl/, /ˌɪ.məˈdæˌzoʊl/ 1. A heterocyclic organic compound containing two nitrogen atoms separated by a carbon atom in a five-membered ring, called 1,3-diazole in IUPAC nomenclature. 2. A group of compounds containing that structure.
Word: appellative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the Late Latin appellātīvus, from the stem appella- (“to call”), with the adjectival suffix -ive. Pronunciation: /əˈpɛlətɪv/ 1. Of or pertaining to an appellative noun or common noun. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to ascribing names. Labels: not-comparable Example: as these things of nature, or natures of things, were sometimes deified by the Pagans plainly and nakedly in their own appellative names
Word: appellative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Late Latin appellātīvus, from the stem appella- (“to call”), with the adjectival suffix -ive. Pronunciation: /əˈpɛlətɪv/ 1. A common noun. 2. An epithet.
Word: appetibleness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English appetible 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 appetibleness From appetible + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being appetible. Labels: uncountable
Word: polybutadiene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From poly- + butadiene. 1. A polymer of butadiene, used to make synthetic rubber. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: refurbished Part of Speech: adj 1. Rebuilt or replenished with all new material; or, restored to its original (or a better) working order and appearance.
Word: refurbished Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of refurbish Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: appetible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin appetibilis, from appetere: compare French appétible. Pronunciation: /ˈæpətɪbəl/ 1. Desirable; capable or worthy of being the object of desire. Example: my answer doth sufficiently prove that which I intend ; that the rational will hath power , both to slight the most appetible objects, and to control the most unruly passions.
Word: butadiene Part of Speech: noun 1. An unsaturated hydrocarbon, CH₂=CH-CH=CH₂; it is obtained from petroleum and is used in the preparation of the synthetic rubber polybutadiene. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: appliableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English appliable 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 appliableness From appliable + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being appliable. Labels: uncountable
Word: appliable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English appliable, applyable; equivalent to apply + -able. Pronunciation: /əˈplʌɪəb(ə)l/ 1. Compliant; accommodating. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete 2. Able to be put into use or applied; applicable. Labels: not-comparable Example: He that forgets not how Antiquity named this the Conjugall or wedding number, and made it the Embleme of the most remarkable conjunction, will conceive it duely appliable unto this handsome Oeconomy, and vegetable combination [...].
Word: applicableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English applicable 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 applicableness From applicable + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being applicable. Labels: uncountable
Word: apportionateness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English apportionate 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 apportionateness From apportionate + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being apportionate. Labels: uncountable
Word: appreciativeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English appreciative 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 appreciativeness From appreciative + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being appreciative. Labels: uncountable
Word: approachableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English approachable 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 approachableness From approachable + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being approachable. Labels: uncountable
Word: approbativeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English approbative 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 approbativeness From approbative + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being approbative. Labels: uncountable
Word: approbative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Medieval Latin approbātīvus, from Latin approbō (“assert, accept, confirm”). Pronunciation: /ˈæp.ɹəˌbeɪ.tɪv/, /əˈpɹəʊ.beɪ.tɪv/, /əˈpɹoʊˈbeɪ.tɪv/ 1. Expressing approval. Example: approbative criticism Example: His late Display of unparralled [sic] Generosity to a distressed, though reputable Family, will be enrolled in the Court above; and from the recording Angel, instead of a Tear, extort an approbative smile. 2. Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something. Example: And if the words have any graine of truth in them, they must be undestood [sic] not of an Authorative, but onely of a Consultive Power to advise him, or at the most approbative, to give their assent to Laws propounded, he having limited himselfe to make no Laws without them. 3. Seeking approval; placing great value on others' opinions of oneself.
Word: approbative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin approbātīvus, from Latin approbō (“assert, accept, confirm”). Pronunciation: /ˈæp.ɹəˌbeɪ.tɪv/, /əˈpɹəʊ.beɪ.tɪv/, /əˈpɹoʊˈbeɪ.tɪv/ 1. A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.
Word: polybutene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English butene English polybutene From poly- + butene. 1. Any of a range of polymers of isobutene, used as adhesives and in rubber products.
Word: appropriativeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English appropriative 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 appropriativeness From appropriative + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being appropriative. Labels: uncountable
Word: isobutene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws Proto-Hellenic *gʷous Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs) Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *tuh₂rós Proto-Hellenic *tūrós Ancient Greek τῡρός (tūrós) Ancient Greek βούτῡρος (boútūros)der. English but- English -ene English butene English isobutene From iso- + butene. 1. The unsaturated hydrocarbon methylpropene, (CH₃)₂C=CH₂; used in the manufacture of polybutene and butyl rubber. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: appropriative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English appropriate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English appropriative From appropriate + -ive. 1. Taking or setting apart for oneself; appropriating; constituting appropriation. Example: Unburdened by defensiveness, Ravel is able to figure the exotic in ways that are genuinely open to the energies of the other as well as appropriative of them. Those emergies find their culminating expression in the “General Dance” celebrating the union of Daphnis and Chloe. By organizing its dithyrambic whirl with an irregular meter, 5/4, the dance becomes an orgy of “false steps” utterly alien to the European tradition of superenergetic finales. Example: It seeks to not homogenize or be appropriative of women of color, but even given this commitment, it does “turn women of color into something that can be used to further her own ideas.” White feminists end up painting broad strokes about women of color and oppressed groups, because they fail to fully engage and interrogate their work.
Word: imprecating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of imprecate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: isobutylene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iso- + butylene or isobutyl + -ene? 1. methylpropene; isobutene Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He combined styrene with isobutylene, a volatile liquid, under pressure.
Word: approvableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English approvable 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 approvableness From approvable + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being approvable. Labels: uncountable
Word: approvable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-der. Proto-Italic *proβwos 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 Proto-Italic *proβwāō Latin probō Latin approbōder. Old French aproverbor. Middle English aproven English approve 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 approvable From approve + -able. 1. Able to be confirmed or approved.
Word: butyl rubber Part of Speech: noun 1. A synthetic rubber made by the polymerization of isobutene and isoprene. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: longspur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From long + spur. 1. Any of the birds of the genus Calcarius, having a long claw on the hind toe of each foot.
Word: approvedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English approved 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 approvedness From approved + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being approved. Labels: uncountable
Word: approximativeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English approximative 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 approximativeness From approximative + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being approximative. Labels: uncountable
Word: approximative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin proximō Latin approximō Latin approximātusder. Middle English approximat English approximate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English approximative From approximate + -ive. 1. Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation.
Word: approximative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin proximō Latin approximō Latin approximātusder. Middle English approximat English approximate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English approximative From approximate + -ive. 1. A grammatical construct that expresses approximation. Example: In Example 6, we can see speakers using the vague approximatives 'two or three' and 'one or two'.
Word: aqueousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English aqueous 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 aqueousness From aqueous + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being aqueous. Labels: uncountable
Word: arbitrariousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English arbitrarious 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 arbitrariousness From arbitrarious + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being arbitrarious. Labels: uncountable
Word: sparrowlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English sparrow Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English sparrowlike From sparrow + -like. 1. Resembling a sparrow in some way; vivacious, chirpy, frail, etc. 2. Similar to that of a sparrow. Example: a sparrowlike bill Example: a sparrowlike voice
Word: arbitrarious Part of Speech: adj 1. Arbitrary; capricious. Labels: obsolete Example: For it is the perfection of every being to act according to the principle of its nature, and it is the nature of an arbitrarious principle to act or not, to do or undo, upon no account but its own will and pleasure […]
Word: ardentness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ardent 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 ardentness From ardent + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being ardent. Labels: uncountable
Word: arguteness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵus Proto-Italic *argus Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Italic *-ō Proto-Italic *arguō Latin arguō Latin argūtusder. English argute 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 arguteness From argute + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being argute. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: aridness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French arideder. Latin āridusder. English arid 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 aridness From arid + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being arid. Labels: uncountable, usually