nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Gestapo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from German Gestapo, a contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei (“secret state police”). Pronunciation: /ɡɛˈstɑːpəʊ/, /ɡəˈʃtɑːpəʊ/, /ɡɛˈstɑpoʊ/, /ɡəˈʃtɑpoʊ/ 1. The secret police of Nazi Germany. Labels: Nazism, historical Example: Fortunately this was Spain and not Germany. The Spanish secret police had some of the spirit of the Gestapo, but not much of its competence. 2. Any militant oppressive force or group. Labels: broadly, derogatory, informal Example: Men were frog-marched by the feminist Gestapo into accepting an alien 'politically correct' agenda. Example: One of those injured by the immigration Gestapo spoke to WSWS reporter Kimie Saito, his head wrapped in white bandages stained with blood.
Word: European badger Part of Speech: noun 1. The Eurasian badger (Meles meles).
Word: aquae Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈakwiː/, /ˈeɪkwiː/, /ˈækwi/, /ˈɑːkwi/, /ˈækwaɪ/ 1. plural of aqua Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reredos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English reredos, from Anglo-Norman reredos, areredos; equivalent to rere (“rear”) + French dos (“back”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹiə.dɒs/, /ˈɹiɹɪdɒs/ 1. A screen or decoration behind the altar in a church, usually depicting religious iconography or images, akin to the iconostasis of the Eastern Churches. Example: Near-synonym: retable (often synonymous) Example: A bad reredos will ruin the best church ever designed; and, although a good reredos cannot convert a bad church into a good one, it may do much to lessen the offensiveness of its badness. 2. The back of an open fire-hearth, in medieval halls and in some later architecture inspired by them.
Word: unrecognizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English cognize English recognize 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 unrecognizable From un- + recognize + -able. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈɹɛkə(ɡ)naɪzəbəl/, /ʌnˈɹɛkəɡnaɪzəbəl/, /ʌnˈɹɛkənaɪzəbəl/, /ʌnɹɪˈkɒɡnɪzəbəl/ 1. That cannot be recognized, especially because of substantial changes. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US Example: He’s forced to travel back to 1969 to prevent an evil alien (a shockingly effective, nearly unrecognizable Jemaine Clement of Flight Of The Conchords, playing sort of a psychotic extraterrestrial-biker serial killer) from destroying the world by killing Brolin. Smith is aided in his quest by an elfin, time-jumping alien with psychic powers played by another Coen brothers veteran, A Serious Man star Michael Stuhlbarg.
Word: unrecognisable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- English recognise 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 recognisable English unrecognisable From un- + recognisable. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of unrecognizable. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Example: To nostalgic eyes they became absolutely and almost mercifully unrecognisable. Nor did they escape a full measure of denigration. Example: The station has been refurbished both at ground level and below ground, where the wide, fluorescently lit platforms are an almost unrecognisable metamorphosis of the dingy, reeking Low Level of old.
Word: Nahuatlato Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who is proficient in the Nahuatl language 2. the Nahuatl language Labels: archaic
Word: DHMO Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of dihydrogen monoxide. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, humorous, uncountable Example: The Invisible Killer Dihydrogen monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and kills uncounted thousands of people every year. Most of these deaths are caused by accidental inhalation of DHMO, but the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide do not end there. 2. Initialism of dental health maintenance organization (i.e., a dental HMO). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: repeatable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English repeat 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 repeatable From repeat + -able. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpiːtəbəl/, /ɹɪˈpitəbəl/, [ɹɪˈpiɾəbɫ̩], /ɹəˈpiːtəbəl/ 1. Able to be repeated. Example: Ms. Davis — who at different points in the set called to mind Andrew Hill, Cecil Taylor and Paul Bley, without resorting to mimicry — often led this charge, starting out with a blank canvas and creeping slantwise into a repeatable motif. 2. That gives the same results when repeated.
Word: unlace Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English unlacen, unlasen, equivalent to un- + lace. 1. To remove the knot from laces; to undo laces. Labels: transitive Example: Unlace your shoes before taking them off. Example: Bradly tapped the ashes from his pipe, signifying a leisured interlude over. "Time to get a move on," he said, and began to unlace his boots for wading. 2. To loosen the clothing of (a person). Labels: transitive 3. To remove (film) from a projector. Labels: transitive
Word: unrepeatable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- English repeat 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 repeatable English unrepeatable From un- + repeatable. 1. Unable to be repeated Example: He told us to get off his property in unrepeatable terms. 2. (of an experiment or procedure) That gives different results when repeated
Word: inlay card Part of Speech: noun 1. A pamphlet accompanying a CD, film etc., summarising the contents and production.
Word: seigniory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English seignurie, from Old French seignurie, from seignor + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːnjəɹi/ 1. The estate of a feudal lord. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Robert of Artoys baniſht though thou be, / From Fraunce thy natiue Country, yet with vs, / Thou ſhalt retayne as great a Seigniorie: / For vve create thee Earle of Richmond heere, […] Example: A third Seignorie or Shire there is that goeth to Apamia, vvhich in old time vvas called Celænæ, and aftervvards Ciboron: […] 2. The power or authority of a lord; dominion. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: O'Neal never had any seigniory over that country but what by encroachment he got upon the English. 3. The elders forming the municipal council in a medieval Italian republic. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable 4. The lordship (authority) remaining to a grantor after the grant of an estate in fee simple. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: unidiomatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English idiomatic English unidiomatic From un- + idiomatic. 1. Not idiomatic; not conforming to an idiom. Example: It is not difficult to collect examples of unidiomatic English used by foreigners.
Word: road warrior Part of Speech: noun 1. A frequent business traveller. Labels: informal Example: I love the perks of international business travel as much as the next corporate road warrior. But the thought of taking in one more four-hour $400 meal in another international city has me searching for my nearest escape route. 2. A salesperson who spends a lot of time traveling and outside the office. Labels: slang 3. A person who carries a mobile device such as a laptop or PDA and uses wireless internet connections to work. Labels: slang 4. A recreational cyclist who rides a racing bicycle and wears lycra.
Word: self-confident 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 confident English self-confident From self- + confident. 1. Confident in one's own abilities. Example: This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking. […] His air, of self-confident assurance, seemed that of a man well used to having his own way.
Word: smart-ass Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of smartass. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: essentialist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt Proto-Italic *ezom~*som Old Latin 𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌌 (esom) Old Latin esum Latin sumder. Latin *essēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin essentia Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin essentiālisbor. English essential Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English essentialist From essential + -ist. 1. An advocate of essentialism.
Word: essentialist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt Proto-Italic *ezom~*som Old Latin 𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌌 (esom) Old Latin esum Latin sumder. Latin *essēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin essentia Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin essentiālisbor. English essential Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English essentialist From essential + -ist. 1. Of or pertaining to essentialism. Example: Christian men in the 1990’s made their own essentialist retreat, responding to a devaluation of masculinity in the institutions of work and the family (Heath 2003; Messner, 1997).
Word: shitlist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shit + list, by analogy with hit list. 1. A group of people held in contempt or targeted for revenge, etc. Labels: vulgar Example: “Gerald,” he said, trying to keep his voice steady, “if you countermand these recommendations I’ll have to go to everybody and tell them about Bullock’s shit-list that you did nothing about.” Example: [J]unkies generally showed up to tell her which other junkies were doing the ripping off and the boasting. Sherri put their names down on her shit list.
Word: shitlist Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From shit + list, by analogy with hit list. 1. To place on a shitlist. Labels: transitive, vulgar Example: He refused to pay the protection money, so he's been shitlisted.
Word: black-and-blue Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of black and blue. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: blackly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *blakaz Proto-West Germanic *blak Old English blæc Middle English blak English black Middle English -ly English -ly English blackly From black + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈblækli/ 1. With a black appearance. Example: Not far from the sea water and in the lee of a great rock rising blackly out of the ice, a herd of walrus lay basking in the sun[…] Example: Here and there, sun glanced off water, and slick surfaces shone blackly orange in the morning light. 2. Darkly or gloomily. Example: Maccario, it was evident, did not care to take the risk of blundering upon a picket, and a man led them by twisting paths until at last the hacienda rose blackly before them. Example: One of the most interesting — and confusing — vampire stories to deal with questions of morality in the postmodern context is the blackly comic film Vampire's Kiss (dir. Robert Bierman, 1988), which tells of a despicable yuppie named Peter Low — played in completely over-the-top fashion by Nicholas Cage — and his encounter at a singles bar with the vampire Rachel. 3. Wickedly. Example: He knew himself for a lost soul, and all that he loved in the world was out in the tides. There, at any rate, he could go, too, and give back that gift of life he had so blackly misused. 4. In accordance with black cultural sensibility. Example: Maya Angelou's ecomium^([sic])/tribute set the tone for all that followed because she spoke so passionately, personally, and Blackly about her love for Baldwin. She said that it's easy for a woman to find a lover, that she could stand on any street corner or even sit in any church pew and do that, but that brothers were much harder to come by.
Word: bumper-to-bumper Part of Speech: adj 1. Very crowded and slow-moving, particularly with regard to motor vehicle traffic. Example: I'm looking out over that Golden Gate bridge / On another gorgeous sunny Saturday / And I'm seeing that bumper to bumper traffic 2. Comprehensive; covering all components.
Word: bumpier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of bumpy: more bumpy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: anything goes Part of Speech: phrase 1. There are no rules or restrictions. Labels: idiomatic Example: In olden days a glimpse of stocking Was looked on as something shocking But now, Heaven knows, Anything goes. Example: My way, your way, anything goes tonight!
Word: bumpiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of bumpy: most bumpy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: ask for the moon Part of Speech: verb 1. To claim or desire something that one cannot have. Labels: idiomatic Example: Major publishers think they are taking enough risk by simply publishing gay material. To want them to publish challenging, original gay books is asking them for the moon when they think they're already giving us the stars.
Word: cat got someone's tongue Part of Speech: phrase 1. Why is someone not saying anything? Labels: humorous, idiomatic Example: Why won't you tell me that secret? (Has the) cat got your tongue? Example: You used to be alright / What happened? / Did the cat get your tongue? / Did your string come undone?
Word: hydrating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hydrate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: falsified Part of Speech: adj 1. Demonstrated to be false.
Word: falsified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of falsify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hydrogen hydroxide Part of Speech: noun 1. The systematic alkali name for water. Labels: uncountable
Word: hard-core Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of hardcore. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hydrohydroxic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. One of several systematic acid names for water, H₂O. Labels: uncountable
Word: hydroxic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. One of several systematic acid names for water, H₂O. Labels: uncountable
Word: hydroxilic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. One of several systematic acid names for water, H₂O. Labels: uncountable
Word: hydroxylic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. One of several systematic acid names for water, H₂O. Labels: uncountable
Word: A* Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /eɪ̯ stɑː/ 1. An academic grade, higher than A or A+. Where it is used, it is often the best class of result. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A best-first graph search algorithm for finding a lowest-cost path to a goal. Labels: uncountable
Word: ô Part of Speech: symbol 1. A dictionary transcription for the THOUGHT vowel; also an orthographic ⟨o⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as having that value, as in the word "nor".
Word: ô Part of Speech: particle 1. Obsolete spelling of O. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: O all you hoſt of heauen, ô earth, what els, / And ſhall I coupple hell, ô fie, hold, hold my hart, […]
Word: ü Part of Speech: symbol 1. A dictionary transcription for the GOOSE vowel
Word: μ-oxido dihydrogen Part of Speech: noun 1. An alternative systematic name for water, H₂O. Labels: nonstandard, uncountable
Word: Olympian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Middle English Olympyan, from Latin Olympius (“of or relating to Mount Olympus”) and its etymon Ancient Greek Ὀλῠ́μπῐος (Olŭ́mpĭos, “of or relating to Mount Olympus; living on Mount Olympus; Olympian”) + English -an (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, or forming agent nouns). Ὀλῠ́μπῐος (Olŭ́mpĭos) is derived from Ὄλῠμπος (Ólŭmpos, “Mount Olympus”) (from Pre-Greek) + -ῐος (-ĭos, suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). Pronunciation: /əˈlɪm.pɪ.ən/, /əˈlɪm.pi.ən/ 1. Of or relating to Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece; or (Greek mythology) the Greek gods and goddesses who were believed to live there. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: Namely, the Olympian Iove, to whom Antiochus [IV Epiphanes] conſecrated the Temple of God, 2 Mac[cabees] 6.2. and ſo he placed him, as it were, in Gods own cittadell, ver. 31. […] [T]he ſaid Olympian Iove was an Athenian Idoll, and not a Syrian one: which was Antiochus his native Country. Example: Deſcend from Heav'n Urania, by that name / If rightly thou art call'd, whoſe Voice divine / Following, above th' Olympian Hill I ſoare, / Above the flight of Pegaſean wing. 2. Resembling a Greek deity in some way. Labels: broadly, comparable, not-comparable, usually Example: Behold! your Saviour mounts th' Olympian plain, / In endleſs glories with his Sire to reign. Example: He has […] a certain high chested carriage of the shoulders, a lofty pose of the head, and the Olympian majesty with which a mane, or rather a huge wisp, of hazel colored hair is thrown back from an imposing brow, suggest Jupiter rather than Apollo. 3. Resembling a Greek deity in some way. Labels: broadly, comparable, not-comparable, usually Example: The Olympian distance he so carefully cultivated was shot through with genuine exhaustion. Workaholic and overburdened with affairs of state, he had evidently written the letter in snached moments between other matters.
Word: Olympian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Middle English Olympyan, from Latin Olympius (“of or relating to Mount Olympus”) and its etymon Ancient Greek Ὀλῠ́μπῐος (Olŭ́mpĭos, “of or relating to Mount Olympus; living on Mount Olympus; Olympian”) + English -an (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, or forming agent nouns). Ὀλῠ́μπῐος (Olŭ́mpĭos) is derived from Ὄλῠμπος (Ólŭmpos, “Mount Olympus”) (from Pre-Greek) + -ῐος (-ĭos, suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). Pronunciation: /əˈlɪm.pɪ.ən/, /əˈlɪm.pi.ən/ 1. Any of the 12 principal gods and goddesses of the Greek pantheon (Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, and Hades); (specifically) preceded by the: Zeus, the supreme ruler of the Greek deities. Labels: Greek Example: Pauſanias's account is related pretty faithfully there, if we except two errors, one, that Arcas an Olympian mixed ſome Hippomanes with the brazen ſtatue, the other that he caſt a mare. […] We do not find in the author's Latin, that Arcas the Olympian mixed ſome Hippomanes, &c. Example: Midas longed for gold, and insulted the Olympians. He got gold, so that whatsoever he touched became gold—and he, with his long ears, was little the better for it. 2. In the Platonist theology of Plethon, a god in one group of supercelestial gods, the other group of such gods being the Tartareans or Titans. 3. A person with superior talents or towering achievements. Labels: figuratively
Word: Olympian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin Olympianus (“Olympic”) + English -an (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, or forming agent nouns). Olympianus is derived from Latin Olympia (“town in Elis, Greece, where the ancient Olympic Games were held”) + -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’); and Olympia is from Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπῐ́ᾱ (Olumpĭ́ā, “Olympia”), from Ὀλῠ́μπῐος (Olŭ́mpĭos, “of or pertaining to Mount Olympus; living on Mount Olympus, Olympian; (specifically) Zeus”) or Ὄλῠμπος (Ólŭmpos, “Mount Olympus”) (see further at etymology 1) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns). As regards noun sense 1 (“inhabitant of the city of Olympia, Washington, United States”), the city was named after the Olympic Mountains which are visible to the northwest, which in turn were named after Mount Olympus in Greece. Pronunciation: /əˈlɪm.pɪ.ən/, /əˈlɪm.pi.ən/ 1. Of or relating to the town of Olympia in Elis, Greece; Olympic. Labels: historical, not-comparable 2. Of or relating to the ancient Olympic Games held at Olympia; Olympic. Labels: historical, not-comparable Example: For he [Alexander the Great] was not (as his father Philip [II of Macedon]) deſirous of all kind of glorie: who like a Rhetoritian had a delight to vtter his eloquence, and ſtamped in his coines, the victories he had wonne at the Olympian games, by the ſwift running of his horſe and coaches. For when he was asked one day (becauſe he was ſwift of foot) whether he would aſſay to run for victorie at the Olympian games: I could be content, ſaid he, ſo I might run with kings. Example: The Olympian Games were celebrated at the Full Moon after the Somer Solſtice, ſo the Olympian Years begin at that Seaſon. 3. Of or relating to the modern Olympic Games; Olympic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Olympian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin Olympianus (“Olympic”) + English -an (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, or forming agent nouns). Olympianus is derived from Latin Olympia (“town in Elis, Greece, where the ancient Olympic Games were held”) + -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’); and Olympia is from Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπῐ́ᾱ (Olumpĭ́ā, “Olympia”), from Ὀλῠ́μπῐος (Olŭ́mpĭos, “of or pertaining to Mount Olympus; living on Mount Olympus, Olympian; (specifically) Zeus”) or Ὄλῠμπος (Ólŭmpos, “Mount Olympus”) (see further at etymology 1) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns). As regards noun sense 1 (“inhabitant of the city of Olympia, Washington, United States”), the city was named after the Olympic Mountains which are visible to the northwest, which in turn were named after Mount Olympus in Greece. Pronunciation: /əˈlɪm.pɪ.ən/, /əˈlɪm.pi.ən/ 1. An inhabitant of the city of Olympia, the capital of Washington, United States. 2. A sportsperson competing in the ancient Olympic Games. Labels: historical Example: And I haue ſeene thee pauſe, and take thy breath, / When that a ring of Greekes haue ſhruped thee in, / Like an Olympian wraſtling. 3. A sportsperson competing in the modern Olympic Games. Example: I will forever carry the pride and privilege of representing this amazing country on the grandest global stage. There is so much that comes with that, with being an Olympian. But now, because of Covid-19, some athletes will never get that honour. […] There will be people who were getting the timing right for 2020 who won't be in 2021. From in one year does not guarantee form in the next. That is absolutely heart-breaking. There will be athletes in the community that should have become Olympians. Because of Covid-19, they will never get that opportunity. Example: […] Olympians’ mental health has never been a key concern for the sports governing bodies that oversee them.
Word: narrowest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of narrow: most narrow Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: dangled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dangle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gulped Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡʌlpt/ 1. simple past and past participle of gulp Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: goings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of going Labels: form-of, plural
Word: acquisitions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acquisition Labels: form-of, plural
Word: recommenced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of recommence Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: renouncing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of renounce Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: eccentricities Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eccentricity Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adjudged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of adjudge Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: smiting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English smytinge, smitende, smytende, smitand, from Old English smītende, from Proto-Germanic *smītandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *smītaną (“to throw, hurl, bespatter”), equivalent to smite + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of smite Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: smiting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English smytinge, smytynge, equivalent to smite + -ing. 1. The act of one who smites. Example: How can I revoke that decision made in consultation with my ministers and friends desiring my welfare, causing confusion, as the sudden smiting of an army by the enemy. Example: Two were the smitings of Governor Grey.
Word: pleads Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of plead Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: awakens Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of awaken Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: embodying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of embody Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: embodying Part of Speech: noun 1. embodiment Example: They stood, less like the great champions or warring states of antiquity, throwing their whole force into the struggle for the temporary prizes of the sword, than two great embodyings of principle, two master-spirits, contending for the dominion of the minds of mankind[…]
Word: gamblers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gambler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pescatarian Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌpɛskəˈtɛːɹɪən/ 1. Alternative form of pescetarian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Notre Dame Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Notre Dame (literally, “Our Lady”, a title of Mary, mother of Jesus; now hyphenated as Notre-Dame). The university was named by its founder, the French-born Catholic priest Edward Sorin. The place was named after the university. Pronunciation: /ˌnoʊ.tɹə ˈdɑːm/, /ˌnɒ.tɹə ˈdɑːm/, /ˌnɒ.tɹə ˈdæm/, /ˌnɔ.tɹə ˈdäːm/, /ˌnoʊ.tɚ ˈdeɪm/ 1. Notre-Dame de Paris. 2. University of Notre Dame. 3. A census-designated place in Indiana. Example: The Roman Catholic weekly Ave Maria, published by the Holy Cross Fathers of Notre Dame, Indiana, has just released a special issue with case histories on “the ‘silenced’ priests”—13 American Catholic clergymen who have been reassigned, disciplined or otherwise restricted in their public activities since June, 1964. Example: Died on Wed., January 1 at Saint Mary's Convent, Notre Dame, Indiana.
Word: dailiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English daily 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 dailiness From daily + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪlɪnəs/ 1. The state or quality of being daily. Labels: uncountable 2. Mundanity; ordinariness. Labels: uncountable Example: I feel for a moment that I understand the whole bright dailiness of our life before this: the morning glances at the bathroom sink, the spit of toothpaste, the cramp and comfort of our hall and living room and kitchen – understand it and also understand that it is gone.
Word: damnableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English damnable 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 damnableness From damnable + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being damnable. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: There were two vigorous paragraphs upon the utter damnableness of the Rev. R. J. Campbell, a contagious damnableness I gathered, one wasn't safe within a mile of Holborn Viaduct, and a foul-mouthed attack on poor little Wilkins the novelist--who was being baited by the moralists at that time for making one of his big women characters, not being in holy wedlock, desire a baby and say so....
Word: dampiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dampy 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 dampiness From dampy + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being dampy. Labels: uncountable
Word: dangerousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dangerous 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 dangerousness From dangerous + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being dangerous. Labels: uncountable Example: The D.C. Circuit held, however, that when the district court’s finding of dangerousness is based on the nature and circumstances of a defendant’s conduct on January 6, a defendant’s participation in the Capitol riot is not sufficient, standing alone, to justify a finding of dangerousness.
Word: dankness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * dank + -ness Pronunciation: /ˈdæŋk.nəs/ 1. The state or quality of being dank. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: dapperness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dapper 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 dapperness From dapper + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being dapper. Labels: uncountable Example: ‘But I just adore his dapperness. Heʼs terribly dapper.’
Word: daringness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English daring 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 daringness From daring + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being daring. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: dashingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dashing 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 dashingness From dashing + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being dashing. Labels: uncountable
Word: dastardliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dastardly 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 dastardliness From dastardly + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being dastardly. Labels: uncountable Example: If there is any feminist message in Nell becoming a glorified figure in the traditionally male-dominated field of highway robbery, it is worn very lightly indeed. Cape-swirling, moustache-twirling dastardliness abounds.
Word: dastardness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dastard 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 dastardness From dastard + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being a dastard. Labels: uncountable
Word: day-blindness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English day-blind 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 day-blindness From day-blind + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being day-blind. Labels: uncountable
Word: dazedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dazed 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 dazedness From dazed + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪzdnəs/, /ˈdeɪzədnəs/ 1. The state or quality of being dazed. Labels: uncountable
Word: daziness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dazy 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 daziness From dazy + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being dazy. Labels: uncountable
Word: deaf-blindness Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of deafblindness. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: dearworthiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dearworthy 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 dearworthiness From dearworthy + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being dearworthy. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: deathiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English deathy 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 deathiness From deathy + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being deathy. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: deathliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English dethliknesse, from Old English dēaþlīcnes, equivalent to deathly + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being deathly. Labels: uncountable Example: The deathliness of Hirst’s garden paintings conveys the dire truth about Frieze.
Word: debauchedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English debauched 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 debauchedness From debauched + -ness. Pronunciation: /dɪˈbɔːtʃədnəs/, /dɪˈbɔːtʃtnəs/ 1. The state or quality of being debauched. Labels: uncountable
Word: debonairness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English debonair 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 debonairness From debonair + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being debonair. Labels: uncountable
Word: decayedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English decayed 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 decayedness From decayed + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being decayed. Labels: uncountable
Word: deceitfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English deceitful 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 deceitfulness From deceitful + -ness. Pronunciation: /dɪˈsiːtfəlnəs/ 1. The state or quality of being deceitful; duplicity. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: O full off all sutelte and disseytfulnes the chylde off the devyll, and the enemye of all righteousnes thou ceasest not to pervert the strayght wayes off the lorde. Example: 'This is the hend, is it, of all my bearing with her deceitfulness, her lowness, her falseness, her laying herself out to catch the admiration of vulgar minds . . .'
Word: deceivableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English deceivable 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 deceivableness From deceivable + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being deceivable. Labels: uncountable
Word: decentness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English decent 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 decentness From decent + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being decent. Labels: uncountable
Word: deceptiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English deceptive 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 deceptiveness From deceptive + -ness. 1. the state or quality of being deceptive Labels: uncountable
Word: decidedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English decided 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 decidedness From decided + -ness. Pronunciation: /dɪˈsaɪdədnəs/ 1. The state or quality of being decided. Labels: uncountable
Word: decisiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English decisive 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 decisiveness From decisive + -ness. Pronunciation: /dɪˈsaɪsɪvnəs/ 1. The state or quality of being decisive. Labels: uncountable Example: For an instant he felt nettled at the irony, the light shadow of a snub, with which she had met his decisiveness, and at the way he had risen to her quick glance.
Word: declaredness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English declared 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 declaredness From declared + -ness. Pronunciation: /dɪˈklɛədnəs/ 1. The state or quality of being declared. Labels: uncountable
Word: decorousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English decorous 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 decorousness From decorous + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛkɹəsnəs/ 1. The state or quality of being decorous. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A decorous behaviour. Labels: countable
Word: decrepitness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English decrepit 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 decrepitness From decrepit + -ness. Pronunciation: /dɪˈkɹɛpɪtnəs/ 1. Decrepitude. Labels: uncountable Example: The station interiors were also suffering. "The universal lavatorial glazed tiling is dirty and cracked, the paint is peeling, and there is a general air of decay," Guardian journalist Charles Cook wrote in a 1974 feature. But as Cook himself discovered, this decrepitness disguised the positives of Underground travel.
Word: defectiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English defective 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 defectiveness From defective + -ness. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɛktɪvnəs/ 1. The state or quality of being defective. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: defensiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English defensive 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 defensiveness From defensive + -ness. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɛnsɪvnəs/ 1. The state or quality of being defensive. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The gay vs. straight confrontation has been dealt with before in movies and plays but never with the gay character in control and never so free of defensiveness or homosexual guilt.
Word: defiantness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English defiant 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 defiantness From defiant + -ness. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfaɪ(j)əntnəs/ 1. The state or quality of being defiant. Labels: uncountable
Word: definiteness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English definite 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 definiteness From definite + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛfɪnɪtnəs/ 1. The state or quality of being definite. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: definitiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English definitive 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 definitiveness From definitive + -ness. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvnəs/ 1. The state or quality of being definitive. Labels: uncountable
Word: deformedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English deformed 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 deformedness From deformed + -ness. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɔːmdnəs/ 1. The quality or state of being deformed. Labels: obsolete, rare, uncountable
Word: defunctness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English defunct 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 defunctness From defunct + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being defunct. Labels: uncountable
Word: degenerateness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English degenerate 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 degenerateness From degenerate + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being degenerate. Labels: uncountable
Word: dejectedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dejected 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 dejectedness From dejected + -ness. Pronunciation: /dɪˈdʒɛktədnəs/ 1. The state or quality of being dejected. Labels: uncountable
Word: delectableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English delectable 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 delectableness From delectable + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being delectable. Labels: uncountable
Word: deliberativeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English deliberative 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 deliberativeness From deliberative + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being deliberative. Labels: uncountable
Word: deliciousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-der.? Proto-Italic *lakjō Latin laciō Latin dēliciō Latin dēliciae Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Late Latin dēliciōsusbor. Anglo-Norman deliciousbor. Middle English delicious English delicious 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 deliciousness From delicious + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being delicious. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Near-synonyms: scrumptiousness, hyperpalatability