nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: alway Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English alwey, from Old English ealneġ, ealne weġ (“always, perpetually”, literally “all the way”), from ealne + weġ (accusative case), equivalent to al- (“all”) + way. Cognate with Scots alwayis (“always”). More at all, way. Pronunciation: /ˈɔːl.weɪ/ 1. Alternative form of always. Labels: alt-of, alternative, archaic, not-comparable Example: And lo I am with you allwaye even untyll the ende off the worlde. Example: Then Ieſus ſaid vnto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.
Word: deies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deie Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural
Word: sarcling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sarcle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hoeing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of hoe Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present 2. present participle and gerund of ho Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hoeing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of digging, weeding, etc. with a hoe. Example: The field required frequent hoeings.
Word: sarcle Part of Speech: noun 1. hoe Labels: obsolete
Word: sarcle Part of Speech: verb 1. To weed with a hoe Labels: obsolete
Word: evolutionary theory Part of Speech: noun 1. A theory of evolution, especially the scientific theory of evolution through natural selection. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any model of disequilibrium or accumulating change. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable Example: Opposed to the evolutionary theory of the universe is the theory of the steady state universe. Example: A more refined version is the concept of restless capitalism developed by Metcalfe, working on the evolutionary theory of economic change by Nelson and Winter. In both cases, the economy is in a state of disequilibrium all of the time.
Word: deie Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of dey (“dairymaid”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: signature tune Part of Speech: noun 1. The tune that opens and/or closes a radio or television programme.
Word: chartered Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a charter. 2. Having a charter. Example: a chartered surveyor, a chartered accountant
Word: chartered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of charter Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ACA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of airspace control authority. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of airspace coordination area. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of associate chartered accountant. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of anterior cerebral artery. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of anti-cardiolipin antibody. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 6. Initialism of anti-centromere antibody. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 7. Initialism of antigen-capture assay. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 8. Initialism of adult child of an alcoholic or adult child of alcoholics. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: In a community where much socializing centers around bars, lesbian/gay ACAs may frequently find themselves in situations conducive to alcohol abuse or where the drinking of others triggers old feelings of anxiety.
Word: ACA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Affordable Care Act (“H.R. 3590”), from the U.S. national law "Affordable Care Act" (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: However, it is unclear whether the ACA will cover nonprescription contraception such as Opill. 2. Initialism of Adult Children of Alcoholics. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: wrested Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of wrest Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: wresting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of wrest Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: wrests Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɛsts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wrest Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: massed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /mæst/ 1. simple past and past participle of mass Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: massed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /mæst/ Labels: no-gloss
Word: sympathized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sympathize Labels: Canada, US, form-of, participle, past
Word: counselled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of counsel Labels: Canada, UK, form-of, participle, past
Word: symbology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From symbol + -ology, with haplology of -olol- to -ol-. Pronunciation: [sɪmˈbɑləd͡ʒi], [sɪmˈbɒləd͡ʒi] 1. The study or use of symbols. Labels: uncountable 2. An encoding scheme, particularly for barcodes. Labels: countable Example: The pronounced symbology of antispecial privileges in schools and in society at large underscores the pervasive emphasis on the social equality of the common man. Example: Two-dimensional symbologies provide a means of storing large amounts of data in a very small space. Stacked symbologies (linear bar codes stacked on top of each other), matrix symbologies (comprising a matrix of light and dark elements, circles, squares, or hexagons), and packet symbologies (a collection of linear symbols “randomly” arranged on a page) are commonly used.
Word: glenohumeral joint Part of Speech: noun 1. The shoulder joint, a joint that connects the scapula (shoulder blade) and the humerus (upper arm bone).
Word: shoulder joint Part of Speech: noun 1. The glenohumeral joint.
Word: heavy-handedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English heavy-handed 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 heavy-handedness From heavy-handed + -ness. 1. The property or state of being heavy-handed. Labels: uncountable
Word: neverending Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of never-ending. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Lulling music washed around me, soft voices announced the rising and falling of airliners, huge screens clicked soothingly through neverending arrivals and departures. Example: Liam has more beefs than an episode of The Bear—with Damon “that dick out of blur” Albarn, the Spice Girls’ (Mel C (who offered to fight Liam at the Brits), and, in a seemingly neverending feud, with Robbie “fat fucking idiot” Williams.
Word: high-grade Part of Speech: adj 1. Of high quality, particularly good. Example: The high-grade ore was much more profitable than lower-grade ore. Example: Were the possibilities of improving the efficiency of British Railways' steam locomotives by making the best use of the reasonably satisfactory low-grade lump coal available today, and thereby saving more high-grade locomotive coal, borne in mind when it was decided to go ahead rapidly with replacement of steam traction? 2. Severe. Example: This chapter on high-grade pelvic prolapse by Phillip Toozs Hobson and Amallia Brair concisely reviews prevalence, risk factors, conservative and surgical management options, surgical complications and prevention. High-grade prolapse is a particularly challenging clinical scenario because it reflects a severe loss of native support and has been associated with a higher rate of recurrence over time. Pelvic prolapse is an intimate condition in which education and counselling is critical to patient’s understanding, expectations and treatment satisfaction. Example: Surgical treatment of patients affected by high-grade high-dysplastic spondylolisthesis still represents a challenge for spine surgeons.
Word: low-grade fever Part of Speech: noun 1. A slight fever, typically defined as never exceeding 38.5 degrees Celsius (about 101 degrees Fahrenheit).
Word: low-grade fevers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of low-grade fever Labels: form-of, plural
Word: high-test Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From high + test. 1. Applied to premium gasoline. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of coffee: not decaffeinated. Labels: broadly, humorous, not-comparable 3. Of a high standard. Labels: not-comparable
Word: marvelously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English marvelous Middle English -ly English -ly English marvelously From marvelous + -ly. 1. Alternative form of marvellously. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: With a vicious lunge the elephant swerved to the right to dispose of this temerarious foeman who dared intervene between himself and his intended victim; but he had not reckoned on the lightning quickness that could galvanize those steel muscles into action so marvelously swift as to baffle even a keener eyesight than Tantor’s.
Word: massiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English massive 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 massiveness From massive + -ness. 1. The property of being massive. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Her height and massiveness in the low room gave her the look of a huge sibyl, while the strange fragrance of the mysterious herb blew in from the little garden. Example: 1914, H. G. Wells, “The Common Sense of Warfare” in An Englishman Looks at the World (U.S. title: Social Forces in England and America), New York: Harper & Brothers, § 2, pp. 163-164, The progress of invention makes both the big ship and the army crowd more and more vulnerable and less effective. A new phase of warfare opens beyond the vista of our current programmes. Smaller, more numerous and various and mobile weapons and craft and contrivances, manned by daring and highly skilled men, must ultimately take the place of those massivenesses.
Word: masted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mast + -ed. 1. Having (the specified kind or number of) masts. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable, often Example: It was a three-masted sailing ship.
Word: masted Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mast + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of mast Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: matricidal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From matricide + -al. 1. Relating to matricide, the killing of a mother. Labels: not-comparable
Word: matronly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English matron Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English matronly From matron + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪtɹənli/ 1. In the capacity of a matron; serving as a housekeeper or head nurse. Example: The door opened, but it was to admit a middle-aged matronly lady with good-humour and domestic capability proclaimed by every detail of her smiling face and easy manner. 2. Exuding the authority, wisdom, power, and intelligence of an experienced woman. Example: c. 1977, Janeane Garofalo, a skit the matronly upper arms girls know about life and love and losing 3. Having the appearance of a mature woman, often of larger physical stature and somewhat unkempt or dowdy. Example: 27 April 2009, LA Times https://web.archive.org/web/20090427074230/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2009/04/susan-boyle-gets-a-makeover-is-she-going-hollywood-already.html Gone is her matronly gray frizzy hair and those bushy brows, frumpy frock and old lady pearls.
Word: matronly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English matron Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English matronly From matron + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪtɹənli/ 1. In the manner of a matron. Example: The mother dressed matronly, in a bonnet and in black, always sat between her two big daughters, firm, directing, and repressed. Example: She was the same height and weight as Mother and had the same hairdo and dressed matronly like her. It was scary. She looked so much like Mother.
Word: mawkishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mawkish 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 mawkishness From mawkish + -ness. 1. The property of being mawkish. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: matter-of-factness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English matter-of-fact 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 matter-of-factness From matter-of-fact + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being matter-of-fact. Labels: uncountable Example: There was a friendly matter-of-factness about Jimmy’s frank admiration that made Jane feel very sure that they would get on well together. She was glad that he was coming to Chicago.
Word: mealiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mealy 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 mealiness From mealy + -ness. 1. The property of being mealy. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Synonym of foxing: blemishes in a print or printed work. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: mellifluousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mellifluous 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 mellifluousness From mellifluous + -ness. 1. The property of being mellifluous. Labels: uncountable Example: "You should read Spanish," he said. "It is a noble tongue. It has not the mellifluousness of Italian, Italian is the language of tenors and organ-grinders, but it has grandeur: it does not ripple like a brook in a garden, but it surges tumultuous like a mighty river in flood."
Word: mellowness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mellow 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 mellowness From mellow + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛloʊnəs/ 1. The property of being mellow. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: To mark this absolutism of change over the works of man is both pleasing and profitable, for what is more emotional than to observe the hoarness, the mellowness, and the natural final decay of objects whose beginnings date almost from the immemorial […] ?
Word: melodiousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English melodious 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 melodiousness From melodious + -ness. 1. The property of being melodious. Labels: uncountable
Word: mesmerizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mesmerize + -er. 1. One who mesmerizes; a hypnotist.
Word: mesmerizers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mesmerizer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metacarpi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metacarpus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: metatarsi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of metatarsus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: meticulousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English meticulous 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 meticulousness From meticulous + -ness. 1. The state or characteristic of being meticulous. Labels: uncountable
Word: methodicalness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English methodical 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 methodicalness From methodical + -ness. 1. The property of being methodical. Labels: uncountable
Word: microfiber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + fiber. 1. Very fine synthetic fiber; cloth made of such fiber. Labels: US, countable, uncountable Example: The spilled wine hadn't stained the microfiber couch.
Word: microsurgery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-ōr Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Hellenic *wérgon Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon) Ancient Greek -ουργός (-ourgós) Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek χειρουργέω (kheirourgéō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek χειρουργίᾱ̆ (kheirourgíā̆)bor. Latin chīrūrgiader. Old French surgie Old French surgeriebor. Middle English surgerie English surgery English microsurgery From micro- + surgery. 1. Relating to techniques of surgery on very small or delicate parts of the body. Labels: not-comparable
Word: microsurgery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-ōr Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Hellenic *wérgon Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon) Ancient Greek -ουργός (-ourgós) Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek χειρουργέω (kheirourgéō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek χειρουργίᾱ̆ (kheirourgíā̆)bor. Latin chīrūrgiader. Old French surgie Old French surgeriebor. Middle English surgerie English surgery English microsurgery From micro- + surgery. 1. Surgical procedures that are very small. Example: Reattaching his severed finger required microsurgery to suture together the tiny blood vessels.
Word: microsurgeries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microsurgery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: militiaman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From militia + -man. 1. A member of a militia.
Word: militiamen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of militiaman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mimicker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mimic + -er. 1. Synonym of mimic (noun).
Word: mimickers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mimicker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: milkiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English milky 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 milkiness From milky + -ness. 1. The property of being milky. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: mindlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mindless 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 mindlessness From mindless + -ness. 1. The property of being mindless. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Near-synonym: thoughtlessness
Word: mudslinger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mud + slinger. 1. One who casts aspersions or insults; especially a political candidate who makes negative statements about the opposition. Example: Yet, even while modern mudslinging has grown more rampant […] the phenomenon is hardly new.
Word: mudslingers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mudslinger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: motionlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English motionless 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 motionlessness From motionless + -ness. 1. The property of being motionless. Labels: uncountable
Word: moodiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Either inherited from Middle English modinesse (“pride”), from Old English mōdiġnes, or formed anew from moody + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈmuːdɪnəs/ 1. The property of being moody. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: 24-hour clock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From 24 + hour + clock. Pronunciation: /ˌtwɛntiˈfɔːɹˌaʊə ˈklɒk/, /ˌtwɛntiˈfɔɹˌaʊəɹ ˈklɔk/, [-ɾi-], /-ˈklɑk/ 1. A timekeeping convention in which the 24 hours of the day are treated as a single period rather than two sets of 12 hours, with the result that midnight is indicated as 00:00 (or sometimes 24:00), and the hours from 1:00 to 11:00 p.m. as 13:00 to 23:00. Example: Twenty-four hour clock time is gaining in favor. Example: The American Society of Civil Engineers recently announced a meeting of the society to occur at their house in New York at 20.30 o'clock, thus springing the twenty-four hour clock system upon those who wished to attend, and causing some inquiries and explanations as to the time intended. Commodore Melville, who was to be present, was one of those who had to inquire and to be informed that 8.30 P. M. was intended.
Word: monsoonal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From monsoon + -al. 1. Relating to monsoons. Labels: not-comparable Example: Who fishes in the yellow-coloured monsoonal runoff from the drainages, with sheets of deep water pouring into the wide rivers swollen over their banks, filling vast plains with floodwaters?
Word: moistness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English moistnesse, moistnes, equivalent to moist + -ness. 1. The property of being moist. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Alway remember, that in wynter fleume increaſeth by reaſon of rayne and moyſtneſſe of that ſeaſon, alſo the length of nyghtes and moche reſte. And therfore in that tyme cholerike perſons, are beſt at eaſe, ſemblably are yonge men, but to olde men wynter is ennemye. 2. That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: The moistnesse which the roote of a tree suckes becomes a trunke, a leafe, and fruite: And the aire being but one, applied unto a trumpet, becommoth diverse in a thousand sorts of sounds.
Word: misstatement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English statement English misstatement From mis- + statement. 1. Something stated wrongly; a (usually unintentionally) incorrect statement. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Again we read at page 174: “Instead of the Universal Roman Catholic Church there existed after 1650 the National Catholic Churches of Spain, France, Austria, Poland, etc. more subject to the Royal supremacy than to the Papal, not, however, so completely as in England.” This is obviously an exaggeration. There never existed in the countries mentioned, least of all in Spain, any National Catholic Church. There would not have existed any such contradictorially-named organization even in England had it not been for the lechery of Henry VIII. Other similar misstatements might be noticed here and there. The author's intention, however, to be just is patent and his success in this respect is noteworthy. Example: his gubernatorial campaign, noteworthy mostly for his seemingly daily racist and otherwise offensive misstatements
Word: misstatements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of misstatement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: meatiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English meaty 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 meatiness From meaty + -ness. 1. The property of being meaty. Labels: uncountable
Word: meningeal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin mēningeus + -al, from mēninga (“membrane covering the brain”) + -eus (adjectival suffix), equivalent to meninx (meninge) + -al. Pronunciation: /mɪˈnɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/, /ˌmɛn.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/ 1. Relating to the meninges. Labels: not-comparable, relational Example: The superficial fascia surrounds the body and includes subcutaneous fat; the deep fascia surrounds the musculoskeletal system; the meningeal fascia surrounds the nervous system; the visceral fascia surrounds body cavities and organs.
Word: hip bone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hip (noun) + bone (noun). 1. One of two roughly symmetrical parts of the skeleton, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial, and pubic bones, that together form the sides of the pelvis.
Word: arachnoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Mid 18th century borrowing from New Latin arachnoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδής (ărăkhnoeidḗs, “like a cobweb”), from ᾰ̓ρᾰ́χνη (ărắkhnē, “spider web”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”). By surface analysis, arachn- + -oid. Pronunciation: /əˈɹæk.nɔɪd/ 1. Relating to or resembling spider webs; covered with or composed of soft loose hairs or fibers. Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to the arachnoid mater. Labels: not-comparable
Word: arachnoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Mid 18th century borrowing from New Latin arachnoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδής (ărăkhnoeidḗs, “like a cobweb”), from ᾰ̓ρᾰ́χνη (ărắkhnē, “spider web”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”). By surface analysis, arachn- + -oid. Pronunciation: /əˈɹæk.nɔɪd/ 1. Ellipsis of arachnoid mater. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 2. A round network of fractures in the crust of Venus.
Word: arachnoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: 19th century from taxonomic name Arachnida + -oid. Pronunciation: /əˈɹæk.nɔɪd/ 1. Relating to or resembling spiders. Labels: not-comparable, relational
Word: arachnoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 19th century from taxonomic name Arachnida + -oid. Pronunciation: /əˈɹæk.nɔɪd/ 1. An arachnid.
Word: arachnoid mater Part of Speech: noun 1. The middle layer of the meninges; a membrane that protects the brain and spinal cord below the dura mater and above the subarachnoid space and the pia mater.
Word: subarachnoid space Part of Speech: noun 1. The space between the arachnoid mater and the pia mater that surrounds the brain and spinal cord, through which the cerebrospinal fluid circulates and major blood vessels pass, and across which extend delicate trabeculae of connective tissue.
Word: pia mater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin pia māter (literally “tender mother”). 1. The innermost of the meninges, the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. Example: Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems— […]. Such a slow-release device containing angiogenic factors could be placed on the pia mater covering the cerebral cortex and tested in persons with senile dementia in long term studies.
Word: messiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English messy 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 messiness From messy + -ness. 1. The property of being messy. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She was willing to forgive his messiness when they married, and pick up after him, but not that he forgot their anniversary.
Word: meteorologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English meteorology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English meteorologic From meteorology + -ic. 1. Relating to meteorology; meteorological. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mightiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mighty 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 mightiness From mighty + -ness. 1. The property of being mighty. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. A title of dignity; excellency. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: your high mightinesses; your noble mightinesses
Word: militarist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From military + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪl.ɪ.tə.ɹɪst/, /ˈmɪl.ə.tə.ɹɪst/, [ˈmɪl.ə.ɾə.ɹɪst], /ˈmɪl.ɪ.tɹɪst/ 1. One who advocates military force to an ardent degree and (usually also) advocates the militarization of society. Example: Near-synonym: jingoist Example: It is widely agreed that rule by intransigent militarists led the Empire of Japan to ruin. 2. One who believes in the use of military force (at all). Labels: uncommon
Word: militarist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From military + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪl.ɪ.tə.ɹɪst/, /ˈmɪl.ə.tə.ɹɪst/, [ˈmɪl.ə.ɾə.ɹɪst], /ˈmɪl.ɪ.tɹɪst/ 1. Synonym of militaristic. Example: The common efforts of the United Nations in rescuing China and Japan from the grasp of imperialist and militarist power must not be nullified by acquiescence in new imperialist conquest by more subtle devices than outright war. Example: Soviet authorities said some books were banned because they did not "serve the purpose of detente and mutual understanding," others because they were "militarist and racist literature and pornography."
Word: militarists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of militarist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: minibike Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicbor. Latin Minius Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minium Italian minio Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian miniare Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Italian -tura Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Old Latin duis Latin bisder. French bi- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusder. Middle French French cycle French bicyclebor. English bicycleclip. English bike English minibike From mini- + bike. 1. A small motorized two-wheeled vehicle, just big enough for one adult to ride; such bikes are rarely street-legal.
Word: street-legal Part of Speech: adj 1. That can legally be operated on public streets. Labels: not-comparable Example: Tanks are not street-legal because their treads chew up the pavement.
Word: repos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of repo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: repos Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of repo Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: minuteness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English minute 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 minuteness From minute + -ness. Pronunciation: /maɪˈn(j)uːt.nɪs/, /-nəs/ 1. The property of being minute. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Beedel picked up a loose sheet of paper and scored it heavily with a plan of the neighbourhood as he explained the position with some minuteness. 2. Something very tiny. Labels: countable, rare, usually Example: Hitherto I have hoarded up mementoes and monuments of the past; been a worshiper of all heirlooms; a fond filer away of letters, locks of hair, bits of ribbon, flowers, and the thousand-and-one minutenesses which love and memory think they sanctify:—but it is forever over now!
Word: mirthfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English mirthful Middle English -ly English -ly English mirthfully From mirthful + -ly. 1. In a mirthful manner; happily
Word: mirthfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mirthful 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 mirthfulness From mirthful + -ness. 1. The property of being mirthful; happiness Labels: uncountable
Word: esca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ēsca (“bait”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛskə/ 1. The fleshy growth from an anglerfish's head that acts as a lure for its prey. 2. A fungal disease afflicting grapes.
Word: esca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Galician escá, from Hispanic Late Latin scala (“bowl”) attested in Isidore of Seville, probably from Suevic, from Proto-Germanic *skēlō (“bowl”). Cognate with German Schale and Dutch schaal. Pronunciation: /ˈɛskə/ 1. A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 6–9 L depending on the substance measured. Labels: historical 2. A kind of measuring cup once used for measuring escas of grain. Labels: historical
Word: draw a bath Part of Speech: verb 1. To fill a bathtub with water in preparation for taking a bath. Example: Never leave a child unattended when you are drawing them a bath.
Word: gulph Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of gulf. Labels: alt-of, hypercorrect, obsolete Example: Or that the sword of some brave enemy Had put a sudden stop to my hot breath, And hurl’d me down the illimitable gulph Of times past, unremember’d! Example: 1889, Fell on the pirates by the deep, / And hurled them in the gulph of sleep. — William Butler Yeats, ‘The Madness of King Goll’
Word: gulph Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of gulf. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Fill to[…]the full glass—the Cape Horn measure, which you may gulph down for a shilling.
Word: Slaughters Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English *slōhtre (“slough, river-valley”). 1. The Cotswold villages of Upper Slaughter and Lower Slaughter in Gloucestershire, England, and the surrounding area. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: imminence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin imminentia. 1. The state or condition of being about to happen; imminent quality. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: For three years there had been pestilence, and in the last of the three a famine; moreover, there was imminence of war.
Word: salley Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsæ.li/ 1. Obsolete spelling of sallow. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: 1889: Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet — WB Yeats, ‘Down by the Salley Gardens’ 2. Obsolete spelling of sally. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Cotswold Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈkɒts.wəʊld/, /-wɒld/ 1. Of or pertaining to the Cotswolds range of hills. Labels: not-comparable Example: Bourton-on-the-Water is an attractive Cotswold village. 2. A style of traditional morris dancing originating from the Cotswolds area of England. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Cotswold Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɒts.wəʊld/, /-wɒld/ 1. A sheep of a certain breed with long wool, formerly common in the English counties of Gloucester, Hereford, and Worcester.
Word: Cotswold Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈkɒts.wəʊld/, /-wɒld/ 1. A local government district of Gloucestershire, England. 2. A locality in the Shire of Central Goldfields, central Victoria, Australia
Word: Cotswolds Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Old English Cod English -'s Middle English wolde English wold English -s English Cotswolds From Old English Cod (personal name) + English -'s + wold (“wooded upland”) + -s. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒtswɔldz/, /ˈkɑtswɑldz/ 1. A range of limestone hills in West-central England. Example: Rutland (and some of the bordering ‘Notswolds’ counties of Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire) have the same mellow, creamy limestone as the Cotswolds and boast beguiling market towns and villages that are every bit as attractive, but without the tourists or hefty prices. 2. A region of South West and South East England with small parts extending into the West Midlands, characterised by the Cotswolds. Example: For his summer vacation, JD Vance chose to go to the Cotswolds. 3. The area of the Cotswold Hills AONB.
Word: AONB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of area of outstanding natural beauty; a type of conservation area. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: sleiveen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Irish slíghbhín, slíbhín, with the same meaning; from sliabh (“mountain”) (hence the implication that the person is rural). Pronunciation: /ˈsliːviːn/ 1. A dishonest person; a trickster, usually from a rural area. Labels: Ireland, Newfoundland Example: In trust he took John's lands; / Sleiveens were all his race Example: You blackened, filthy sleeveen liar. I curse the living day I ever let you near me.
Word: findrinny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Irish fiondruine, a decorative white bronze used on bracelets and shields. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪndɹɪni/ 1. White bronze. Labels: uncountable 2. A kind of red bronze. Labels: uncountable Example: 1889: A pearl-pale, high-born lady, who rode / On a horse with a bridle of findrinny — WB Yeats, The Wanderings of Oisin, Book 1
Word: gives off Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of give off Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: giving off Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of give off Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gave off Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of give off Labels: form-of, past
Word: given off Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of give off Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: out on one's ear Part of Speech: adj 1. Fired, dismissed or thrown out, especially for some wrongdoing or otherwise with disgrace. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: If you are late one more time, you shall be out on your ear.
Word: live up Part of Speech: verb 1. To fulfil the expectations placed upon one. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive, with-to Example: She never lived up to her reputation. Example: The holidays didn't live up to the advertiser's claims.
Word: pencil crayon Part of Speech: noun 1. A coloured pencil. Labels: Canada, Ireland, UK Example: You'll notice that all the illustrations are done in different media: some with pencil crayons, some with felts, some with paint, some with chalk pastels.
Word: karateka Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 空手家 (karateka). 1. A practitioner of karate. Example: Another 60 karatekas will go head to head in kumite, three-minute sparring bouts in which athletes attempt to land a series of precise blows on their opponent’s body.
Word: six-figure Part of Speech: adj 1. Counted in the hundreds of thousands; 100,000 to 999,999. Labels: not-comparable Example: Lion hunts are highly choreographed, rarefied affairs; you’re looking at $70,000 before you even load your rifle. Then there are the game fees for the bait you’ll need − a zebra, warthog and a kudu, say − and for the lion itself. All in, you’re looking at a six-figure outlay with no guarantee that you’ll come home with a lion skin for a rug. (Taxidermy not included.)
Word: manubrium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin manubrium (“handle”). Pronunciation: /məˈnubɹiəm/, /məˈnjuːbɹiəm/ 1. The broad, upper part of the sternum. 2. The tube extending from the central underside of a jellyfish and ending in a mouth. 3. A cell that projects inward from the centre of the shields in the globule of Chara. 4. A knob or handle that controls the stops of an organ.
Word: elbow bone Part of Speech: noun 1. Ulna, the main forearm bone. 2. Olecranon, at the elbow end of the ulna.
Word: movie theater Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmuvi ˌθi.ətɚ/ 1. A building where movies are shown to an audience; a cinema. Labels: US
Word: metacarpal bone Part of Speech: noun 1. Metacarpal.
Word: tirls Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tirl Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: calf bone Part of Speech: noun 1. The smaller of the two bones in the lower leg, the fibula.
Word: braincase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From brain + case. 1. Synonym of neurocranium.
Word: horchata Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish horchata, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *hordeata (“(drink, food) made of barley”), from hordeum (“barley”), either via Catalan/Valencian orxata (possibly via a Mozarabic source), or via Italian orzata. Doublet of orgeat (“almond syrup”) and orzo (“barley-shaped pasta”). Pronunciation: /(h)ɔːɹˈt͡ʃɑːtə/ 1. A sweet beverage variously made with rice, chufa or morro seeds (or, historically, barley), water, sugar, and cinnamon, and sometimes with milk. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Manufacturers from the villages surrounding the capital of the region came each day to the city of Valencia with carts pulled by donkeys to sell fresh horchata, tiger nuts and barley water.
Word: soger Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsəʊd͡ʒə/, /ˈsoʊd͡ʒɚ/ 1. A poor or lazy hand on a sailing vessel. Labels: dated Example: The captain called him a "soger," and promised to "ride him down as he would the main tack;" and when officers are once determined to "ride a man down," it is a gone case with him. Example: I'd hang a lazy soger / The same as any other. 2. Pronunciation spelling of soldier, representing nonstandardly-pronounced English, sojer. Labels: Scotland, alt-of, obsolete, pronunciation-spelling
Word: soger Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsəʊd͡ʒə/, /ˈsoʊd͡ʒɚ/ 1. To shirk; to neglect one's work. Labels: dated
Word: mauler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From maul + -er. 1. One who mauls. Example: Tristan Wirfs should help. His diverse athletic background — his past in wrestling, in particular — informed his approach to playing offensive tackle. An absolute mauler in the run game and a reliable pass-blocker, Wirfs played mostly right tackle at Iowa and ceded only 40 quarterback pressures on 1,138 pass-blocking snaps at Iowa, according to Pro Football Focus. 2. A person's hand. Labels: in-plural, slang Example: Nice couple, that; you'll have difficulty keeping your maulers off Titania. She's almost as beautiful as Hera.
Word: maulers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mauler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: meter-kilogram-second Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of metre-kilogram-second. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: mks Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of mouse, keyboard, screen. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: mks Part of Speech: symbol 1. metre-kilogram-second system of units.
Word: centimeter-gram-second Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of centimetre-gram-second. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: merriness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English myrienesse, myrynesse, from Old English miriġness, myriġness (“pleasantness, sweetness”), equivalent to merry + -ness. 1. The property of being merry. Labels: uncountable
Word: meritoriousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English meritorious 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 meritoriousness From meritorious + -ness. 1. The property of being meritorious. Labels: uncountable
Word: meretriciousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English meretricious 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 meretriciousness From meretricious + -ness. 1. The property of being meretricious. Labels: uncountable
Word: mistiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English mystynesse; equivalent to misty + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪstinəs/ 1. The quality of being misty. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Her eyes feel dull, misty, as if floating in tears. Mistiness of sight. Sensation as if a veil were before the eyes, with blinking of the eyelids.
Word: ministrant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ministrāns. 1. One who ministers.
Word: ministrant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ministrāns. 1. administering; attendant Labels: not-comparable Example: That gentle Hermit, in my helpless woe, By my sick couch was busy to and fro, Like a strong spirit ministrant of good: […]
Word: ministrants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ministrant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: modernness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English modern 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 modernness From modern + -ness. 1. the property of being modern Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: motormouth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From motor + mouth, from the figurative notion that the mouth moves so much that it seems motorized. 1. One who talks very quickly or incessantly; a chatty or loquacious person. Labels: informal Example: He's such a motormouth that I can never get a word in. Example: Blimey, Brand is checking a word with me. This is nothing like the motor-mouth on the telly, laughing in the face of everything.
Word: motormouth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From motor + mouth, from the figurative notion that the mouth moves so much that it seems motorized. 1. To talk very quickly or incessantly. Labels: informal, intransitive
Word: monotonousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English monotonous 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 monotonousness From monotonous + -ness. 1. The property of being monotonous. Labels: uncountable
Word: alosid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any shad of the genus Alosa.