nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: spoonbill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spoon + bill, owing to the shape of the animal's beak. Pronunciation: /ˈspunˌbɪl/ 1. Any of various large, long-legged wading birds of the genus Platalea, in the ibis family Threskiornithidae, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill. 2. A species of fish, Polyodon spathula, native to the river basins of Mississippi, Ohio, and Missouri, or its extinct close relatives. Labels: US
Word: moorhen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English morhen, perhaps from Old English *mōrhenn, an alteration of Old English worhenn (compare coordinate masculine term mōrhana, a possible corruption of worhana (“pheasant”)), equivalent to moor + hen. Pronunciation: /ˈmʊəɹˌhɛn/, /ˈmʊɹˌhɛn/ 1. Any of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula, of the rail family, that feed in open water margins. Example: The pond was another favourite place to visit. Moorhens strutted from the neighbouring bushes, and a bevy of Muscovy ducks, a study in black, white and red, waddled from the farmyard hard by to enjoy a refreshing splash. 2. A female red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scotica. Labels: UK
Word: kobold Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Kobold. Doublet of cobalt. 1. An ambivalent, sometimes vindictive, spirit that is capable of materialising as an object or human, often a child; a sprite. Labels: German Example: 1904, Andrew Lang (collector), author and translator not identified, The Mermaid and the Boy, The Brown Fairy Book, page 176, At this point a cock crew, and the youth jumped up hastily saying : 'Of course I shall ride with the king to the war, and if I do not return, take your violin every evening to the seashore and play on it, so that the very sea-kobolds who live at the bottom of the ocean may hear it and come to you.' Example: Movers, in the first chapter of his Phönizier, says that that group of deities called Dactyls, Cabiri, Corybantes, and Cyclopes, were similar to those old Germanic divinities now known as Kobolds. 2. A mischievous elf or goblin, or one connected (and helpful) to a family or household. Labels: German Example: When the Kobold is about coming into any place, he first, in this way, makes trial of the disposition of the family. Example: a. 1867, George MacDonald, The Shadows, 2000 [1980], The Golden Key and Other Stories, page 96, The king had seen all kinds of gnomes, goblins, and kobolds at his coronation; […] . 3. One of a diminutive and usually malevolent race of beings, often with a reptilian or dog-like appearance. Example: There were also various trolls like great smiling badgers, brownies darting about laughing, dwarves with large gray heads, sensuous mermaids, stony kobolds, green gnomes, sirens and many elves, who were busy purifying the sacred hilltop in a mythological cooperation marvelous to the soul's perception.
Word: limited liability Part of Speech: noun 1. The liability of an owner or a partner of a company for no more capital than they have invested. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: gravitational interaction Part of Speech: noun 1. The fundamental interaction responsible for the gravitational force. Labels: uncountable
Word: electromagnetic interaction Part of Speech: noun 1. The fundamental interaction responsible for the electromagnetic force. Labels: uncountable
Word: weak nuclear interaction Part of Speech: noun 1. The fundamental interaction responsible for the weak nuclear force.
Word: strong nuclear interaction Part of Speech: noun 1. the fundamental interaction responsible for the strong nuclear force
Word: bootylicious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-? Proto-Indo-European *-mḗn Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn Proto-Germanic *butmaz Proto-West Germanic *botm Old English botm Middle English botme English bott(om) Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English botty? English booty 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 English -licious English bootylicious From booty + -licious. First attested in the 1990s and popularized by the song "Bootylicious" (2001) by Destiny's Child. Pronunciation: /ˌbuː.tiˈlɪ.ʃəs/, /ˌbu.tiˈlɪ.ʃəs/ 1. Voluptuously attractive, especially of a woman's buttocks. Labels: slang Example: I don't think you're ready for this jelly / I don't think you're ready for this / 'Cause my body too bootylicious for ya, babe Example: Is it OK for a chunky, 40-something white guy to feel bootylicious? Oh, how I hope it's acceptable, because if feeling bootylicious is wrong, I don't wanna be right. 2. Bad; weak. Labels: nonce-word, slang Example: Your bark was loud, but your bite wasn't vicious / And them rhymes you were kickin' were quite bootylicious
Word: ritz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from ritzy. Pronunciation: /ɹɪts/ 1. A display of ostentatious elegance. Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: ritz Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from ritzy. Pronunciation: /ɹɪts/ 1. To behave in an ostentatiously elegant manner. Labels: informal Example: What would I do with them in the room except dream all night through of ritzing around the world with swells? Example: Fuller remembered visiting Hammond in his office. “He was dressed like a movie senator with black ribbon pince-nez. Almost ritzed me out of the office.”
Word: puffed rice Part of Speech: noun 1. A puffed grain made from rice; rice that has been toasted and extruded through heat. Labels: uncountable 2. Any of several manufactured breakfast cereals made from rice. Labels: uncountable
Word: ritzy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the Ritz Hotels of New York, London, etc (now Ritz-Carlton Hotels) + -y, from Ritz hotel founder César Ritz, from southern Switzerland. For the surname see Ritz. Compare English glitzy. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪtsi/ 1. Elegant and luxurious. Example: His list of sexual contacts was quite long, and included ladies from some of the ritzier establishments of ill repute across the border.
Word: electromagnetic force Part of Speech: noun 1. A long-range fundamental force that acts between charged bodies, mediated by the exchange of photons. Labels: uncountable
Word: gravitational force Part of Speech: noun 1. A very long-range, but relatively weak fundamental force of attraction that acts between all particles that have mass; believed to be mediated by gravitons. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Approximately 5 billion years ago, our solar nebula was formed as gravitational forces pulled interstellar gas and dust into a swirling mass around out newly formed sun.
Word: hunger strike Part of Speech: noun 1. A fast undertaken as a means of protest, often by a prisoner. Example: Alekhina has become a vocal advocate for prisoners’ rights, a sort of jailhouse lawyer who has exposed numerous violations, filed copious complaints, and, in May, held an 11-day hunger strike that succeeded in changing conditions in her penal colony. Example: A hunger strike at a South Florida immigration detention center state officials have named “Alligator Alcatraz” has entered its tenth day, as detainees protest what they call inhumane and dangerous living conditions.
Word: balanghai Part of Speech: noun 1. A large boat, about 18 meters in length, used by Malay settlers of the Philippines in prehispanic times. Such a vessel would carry a small clan or a large family. Example: Shortly, thereafter, the Spaniards saw two balanghais, large outriggers, making for the island. One of the balanghais had an awning covering a platform on which sat an important-looking figure.
Word: étouffée Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Cajun French étouffée, from French (à l’)étouffée (“smothered; dish cooked in a closed pot”). Pronunciation: /eɪ.tuːˈfeɪ/ 1. A spiced Cajun stew of meat (crayfish, shellfish, alligator, chicken or another meat) and vegetables, typically cooked in a closed pot and then served with rice. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: DEWR Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: effects Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪˈfɛkts/ 1. plural of effect Labels: form-of, plural
Word: effects Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪˈfɛkts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of effect Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: high falutin Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of highfalutin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Mordvin Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to Mordovia (Mordvinia) or its people or culture. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Mordvin Part of Speech: name 1. A branch of the Finno-Ugric language group.
Word: Mordvin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the people who speak this language. Example: Three years later, her brother told her that one of her grandparents was a Mordvin and that led her to begin exploring her genealogy.
Word: Finno-Ugric Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Finno- + Ugric. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪ.noʊ ˈ(j)u.ɡrɪk/ 1. A group of languages that, together with Samoyedic, make up the Uralic family, and are spoken in a broad swath from Siberia to Norway. 2. The Uralic languages as a whole.
Word: Finno-Ugric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Finno- + Ugric. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪ.noʊ ˈ(j)u.ɡrɪk/ 1. Of or relating to Finno-Ugric languages. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Komi Part of Speech: name Etymology: An endonym, used by the Finno-Permic Komi people to refer to themselves, probably through Russian коми (komi). See Komi-Zyrian коми (komi) for further etymology. Pronunciation: /ˈkoʊmi/ 1. A Finno-Ugric language currently spoken by 200,000 to 400,000 people, depending on source and definition of "speaker", in northeastern European part of Russia. 2. A republic of Russia. Official name: Komi Republic. 3. A region of Russia.
Word: Komi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An endonym, used by the Finno-Permic Komi people to refer to themselves, probably through Russian коми (komi). See Komi-Zyrian коми (komi) for further etymology. Pronunciation: /ˈkoʊmi/ 1. A member of an ethnic group chiefly consisting of Komi speakers and descendants of Komi speakers who don't speak the language. Example: In 1376 he set out to establish his mission among the Komi people of the Perm’ region, and achieved enough success for the Metropolitan to make him bishop […].
Word: Mansi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Northern Mansi Ма̄ньси (Mānʹsi). Pronunciation: /ˈmænsi/, /ˈmɑːnsi/ 1. A member of an ethnic group of people who live in Khanty-Mansi autonomous okrug. Example: A small Mansi population has also lived up to the present day on the western slopes of the Ural mountains.
Word: Mansi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Northern Mansi Ма̄ньси (Mānʹsi). Pronunciation: /ˈmænsi/, /ˈmɑːnsi/ 1. The Uralic language spoken by these people, now more often considered a group of closely related languages. Example: The languages of the other three branches – Mansi, Khanty and Samoyed – are or were spoken in Siberia, but the area of Tundra Nenets in the Samoyed branch extends to the west of the Ural mountains, and the area of Southern Mansi also originally covered parts of Europe.
Word: Khanty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Northern Khanty хӑнты (hănty, “Khanty person; Khanty (adj.)”), Southern Khanty хӑнтӛ (hăntjə, “Khanty person; man”), Eastern Khanty кӑнтӛг яг (kăntjəg jag, “Khanty people”), presumably from Proto-Uralic *kunta (“clan, kin, community”). 1. related to Khanty people or their language Labels: not-comparable
Word: Khanty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Northern Khanty хӑнты (hănty, “Khanty person; Khanty (adj.)”), Southern Khanty хӑнтӛ (hăntjə, “Khanty person; man”), Eastern Khanty кӑнтӛг яг (kăntjəg jag, “Khanty people”), presumably from Proto-Uralic *kunta (“clan, kin, community”). 1. A member of an indigenous ethnic group living in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia.
Word: Khanty Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Northern Khanty хӑнты (hănty, “Khanty person; Khanty (adj.)”), Southern Khanty хӑнтӛ (hăntjə, “Khanty person; man”), Eastern Khanty кӑнтӛг яг (kăntjəg jag, “Khanty people”), presumably from Proto-Uralic *kunta (“clan, kin, community”). 1. The Ob-Ugric language spoken by these people, now more often considered a group of closely related languages.
Word: Nenets Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian ненец (nenec). Pronunciation: /ˈnɛnɪts/, /ˈneɪnɪts/ 1. A member of a people who live in the extreme northwest of Russia; a Samoyed.
Word: Nenets Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian ненец (nenec). Pronunciation: /ˈnɛnɪts/, /ˈneɪnɪts/ 1. The Samoyedic languages spoken by these people.
Word: Nganasan Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of a people who live in the extreme northwest of Siberia.
Word: Nganasan Part of Speech: name 1. The Samoyedic language spoken by these people.
Word: Enets Part of Speech: noun 1. A people who live in the northwest of Siberia. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Enets Part of Speech: name 1. The Samoyedic language spoken by these people.
Word: Selkup Part of Speech: noun 1. Any member of a people who live in the northwest of Siberia.
Word: Selkup Part of Speech: name 1. the Samoyedic language spoken by these people.
Word: Kamas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian Камасинцы (Kamasincy), Камашинцы (Kamašincy), from Kamassian кхаӈмажә (kʰaŋmažə). 1. A member of a people who live in the northwest of Siberia.
Word: Kamas Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Russian Камасинцы (Kamasincy), Камашинцы (Kamašincy), from Kamassian кхаӈмажә (kʰaŋmažə). 1. The Samoyedic language spoken by these people. 2. A city in Utah.
Word: Samoyedic Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Samoyed Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Samoyedic From Samoyed + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈsamɔɪ̯ˌ(j)ɛdɪk/, /ˈsamə(ʊ)ˌjɛdɪk/, /ˈsæmɔɪ̯ˌ(j)ɛdɪk/, /ˈsæməˌjɛdɪk/, /ˈsæmoʊˌjɛdɪk/ 1. Any of a group of languages spoken in the Urals that, along with Finno-Ugric, make up the Uralic language group.
Word: Samoyedic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Samoyed Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Samoyedic From Samoyed + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈsamɔɪ̯ˌ(j)ɛdɪk/, /ˈsamə(ʊ)ˌjɛdɪk/, /ˈsæmɔɪ̯ˌ(j)ɛdɪk/, /ˈsæməˌjɛdɪk/, /ˈsæmoʊˌjɛdɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to these languages. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Samoyed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russian самое́д (samojéd), probably from Sami *saam-edne (“land of the people”); compare Finnish Suomi (“Finn”). In the course of borrowing, the word was folk-etymologically reinterpreted as сам (sam, “self, own”) + есть, ед- (jestʹ, jed-, “eat”), "self-eater." Pronunciation: /ˈsæməjɛd/, /səˈmɔɪ.ɛd/ 1. A member of the Samoyedic peoples of the Siberian Urals, who speak Samoyedic languages. Example: The Samoyeds are Idolaters and Witches, obſeruing diuelliſh ſuperſtitions 2. A hardy breed of dog from Siberia.
Word: Samoyed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Russian самое́д (samojéd), probably from Sami *saam-edne (“land of the people”); compare Finnish Suomi (“Finn”). In the course of borrowing, the word was folk-etymologically reinterpreted as сам (sam, “self, own”) + есть, ед- (jestʹ, jed-, “eat”), "self-eater." Pronunciation: /ˈsæməjɛd/, /səˈmɔɪ.ɛd/ 1. Of or pertaining to this people. Example: some Samoyed musicians performed pieces of similar cacophony on an assortment of instruments - hand drums and finger cymbals and pipes resembling our fagotto and dulzaina.
Word: RAFA Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Royal Air Force Association. Labels: UK, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: nears Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /nɪə(ɹ)z/, /nɪɹz/, /nɛəz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of near Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: nears Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /nɪə(ɹ)z/, /nɪɹz/, /nɛəz/ 1. plural of near Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nares Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: [ˈnɛə.ɹiz], [ˈneɹiːz], [ˈnæɹiːz] 1. plural of naris Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of nare Labels: form-of, plural
Word: naris Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin naris (“nostril”). Itself from Latin nāsus with rhotacism. Pronunciation: /ˈnɛə.ɹɪs/ 1. a nostril
Word: inoculate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in c. 1440; inherited from Middle English inoculaten (“to graft”), from Latin inoculātus, perfect passive participle of inoculō (“to ingraft an eye or bud of one plant into (another), implant”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + oculus (“an eye”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ɪˈnɒkjuleɪt/, /ɪˈnɑːkjuleɪt/ 1. To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease. Labels: transitive Example: But you would not willingly thus give up the Cause; therefore endeavour to draw others into your Assistance, and venture to assert, that by the Account Dr. Nettleton gives, as also by the best Observation upon those who have been Inoculated in this City, scarcely a fourth part of them have had a true and genuine Small Pox. Example: The sense that it takes outrageous fortune to get inoculated echoes here in the Bay Area, where pharmacies have canceled flu-shot clinics, doctors turn away pleading patients and health officials are reduced to telling panicked callers that they should practice good personal hygiene. 2. To safeguard or protect something as if by inoculation. Labels: broadly, transitive 3. To add one substance to another. Labels: transitive Example: The culture medium was inoculated with selenium to investigate the rate of uptake. 4. To graft by inserting buds. Labels: transitive Example: to inoculate the bud of one tree or plant into another Example: to inoculate a tree 5. To introduce into the mind (used especially of harmful ideas or principles). Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: to inoculate someone with treason or infidelity Example: You ſhould not haue beleeu'd me, for vertue cannot ſo e[n]oculat our old ſtock, but vve ſhall reliſh of it, I loued you not.
Word: inoculate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from inoculation, see -ate (noun-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ɪˈnɒkjulɪt/, /ɪˈnɑːkjulɪt/ 1. Synonym of inoculum.
Word: murus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Italic *moiros Latin mūrusbor. English murus Borrowed from Latin mūrus (“wall”). 1. A wall, in the context of Ancient Rome. 2. A pattern-forming ridge on the surface of a pollen grain.
Word: labarum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin labarum. Pronunciation: /ˈlæbəɹəm/ 1. The Roman military standard adopted by Constantine I. The banner was known for its Christian chi-rho sign - ☧. Example: 1658: Nor shall we urge the labarum, and famous Standard of Constantine, or make further use thereof, than as the first Letters in the Name of our Saviour Christ — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 168)
Word: labarums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of labarum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: peripheral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περί (perí) Ancient Greek περῐ- (perĭ-) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Ancient Greek περιφέρω (periphérō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek περιφερής (peripherḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ια (-ia) Ancient Greek περιφέρεια (periphéreia)bor. Latin peripheriabor. Middle French peripheriebor. English peripher(y) Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English peripheral From peripher(y) + -al. Pronunciation: /pəˈɹɪf(ə)ɹ(ə)l/, /pəˈɹɪfi.əl/ 1. On the periphery or boundary. 2. Beside the point. 3. Unimportant. 4. Auxiliary. 5. Related to or located in the peripheral nervous system. Example: We have isolated the gene encoding the Schwann cell glycoprotein P0, the major structural protein of the peripheral myelin sheath.
Word: peripheral Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περί (perí) Ancient Greek περῐ- (perĭ-) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Ancient Greek περιφέρω (periphérō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek περιφερής (peripherḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ια (-ia) Ancient Greek περιφέρεια (periphéreia)bor. Latin peripheriabor. Middle French peripheriebor. English peripher(y) Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English peripheral From peripher(y) + -al. Pronunciation: /pəˈɹɪf(ə)ɹ(ə)l/, /pəˈɹɪfi.əl/ 1. A peripheral device. Example: Check your peripheral's manual for the information you'll need. Example: Check your peripheral's owners' manual to see at what speed your peripheral transmits or receives information, and then record this on the DIP Switch Information chart in the column at the left. 2. Peripheral vision. Example: We hailed a cab. The moment we got in, she stared at me with how-can-a-man-be-so-cruel eyes. I felt her glare, saw some of its fiery glow in my peripheral. The heat made me glance her way. Example: Peripheral on the package Don't care to settle in Time to feed the monster I don't need another friend Comfort is a mystery Crawling out of my own skin Just give me what I came for Then I'm out the door again
Word: chi-rho Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chi + rho. 1. The combination ☧ (☧) of the Greek letters chi and rho, used as a Christogram.
Word: labeled Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a label, tagged. Labels: US Example: The butterfly collection had each specimen labeled with the scientific name on a little piece of paper. 2. Defined or described. Labels: US Example: He was labeled as a racist for his otherwise innocent remark. 3. Having an atom replaced by a radioactive isotope Labels: US Example: Insulin labeled with iodine-125 was used as a tracer
Word: labeled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of label Labels: US, form-of, participle, past
Word: lacker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lack + -er. 1. One who is lacking, or in want.
Word: lacker Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of lacquer. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: lacker Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of lacquer. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Had he deemed it "wisest, best," Mr. O'Donagough was not without the means of furnishing a splendid mansion in very showy style, and yet not leaving a single morsel of lacker, or or-molu, unpaid for.
Word: lagan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Per Littré, from Old French lagan, from Medieval Latin laga maris (“law of the sea”), from Old Norse lǫg (“law”) and Latin maris (“of the sea”) Pronunciation: /ˈlæɡən/ 1. Goods or materials found or left on the sea floor, attached to a floating marker that indicates ownership. Labels: uncountable Example: The country folk, who were prowling about the shore after the waifs of the storm, deserted jetsom and lagend, and crowded to meet the richer prize. Example: "Lagan" was a word already in use, recorded as early as 1200, from a Scandinavian word family for things that lie deep. It is recorded again in 1531 to signify cargo that has sunk and lies on the bottom of the ocean, but might yet be reclaimed.
Word: lallation Part of Speech: noun 1. The incorrect pronunciation of the letter "r" so that it sounds like an "l" (or "w"). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She spoke Aramaic with a lazy lallation, affected by many because it was the natural speech of a class. Example: “Everybody wovs you,” Mary Madelyn said to Melchior. Whenever she pronounced an el it became doubleu. […] Except for her partial lallation she spoke well […] 2. Baby-talk or gibberish. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 1648, Robert Baron, Erotopaignion, Or the Cyprian Academy, London: J. Hardesty et al., “To the Ladies and Gentlewoemen of England,” When you talke with your children you expect from them no congruence or quaint language, yet you are often pleased to heare them prattle, & are delighted with their lisping Ideoms. This makes me hope that you will dispence with the Lallation & Low dialect of this babe, whose tone is rude, yet his meaning is plaine dealing, which according to the proverbe is a jewell, and consequently most fit for Ladies. Example: The auto-imitation in lallation, a form of spontaneous talking, precedes the imitation of strange words and sounds. […] in lallation the infant follows his own inclination, while in imitating the sound heard from others he will have to accommodate himself to a strange perception.
Word: lassitude Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French lassitude, from Latin lassitūdō (“faintness, weariness”), from lassus (“faint, weary”), perhaps for *ladtus, and thus akin to English late. Pronunciation: /ˈlæsɪˌtjuːd/, /ˈlæsɪˌtud/ 1. Lethargy or lack of energy; fatigue, languor, listlessness Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Rufus Dawes, though his eyelids would scarcely keep open, and a terrible lassitude almost paralysed his limbs, eagerly drank in the whispered sentence. Example: Rufus Dawes, though his eyelids would scarcely keep open, and a terrible lassitude almost paralysed his limbs, eagerly drank in the whispered sentence.
Word: lavash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Armenian լավաշ (lavaš) and partly from Turkish lavaş. See there for more. Pronunciation: /ləˈvɑːʃ/, /ləˈvaʃ/ 1. A soft, thin flatbread made with flour, water, yeast, and salt, baked in a tandoor, and sometimes sprinkled with sesame seeds or poppy seeds before baking. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Once you’ve got the chicken right, it’s up to you whether you serve it over rice, stuffed into a fluffy pita or wrapped up in a paper-thin lavash – and which sauce you go for, if any. Example: The importance of Nowruz is reflected in an elaborate sabzi polo, the herbed rice capped with a crunchy tahdig, the crust formed from lettuce, rice mixed with yogurt or lavash or another thin flatbread.
Word: coronel Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɔɹ(ə)nəl/, /ˈkɒɹənəl/ 1. Alternative form of cronel. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The follovving deſcription of the coronels or coronets, is given by [John] Guillim in his diſplay of heraldry.
Word: coronel Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of colonel. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Whereupon the said coronel did absolutely yield himself and the fort, with all therein, and craved only mercy, which it being not thought good to show them, both for danger of themselves, if being saved, they should afterwards join with the Irish, and also for terror to the Irish, who were much emboldened by those foreign succours, and also put in hope of more ere long;
Word: looking-glass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * (way into a bizarre world): From the book Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871) by Lewis Carroll. Pronunciation: /ˈlʊkɪŋ ˌɡlɑːs/, /ˈlʊkɪŋ ˌɡlæs/ 1. Synonym of mirror (“smooth surface that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it”). Labels: dated Example: A Divine Looking-Glaſs: Or, The third and laſt Teſtament of our Lord, JESUS CHRIST, […] [title] Example: Even ſo the account of your Looking-glaſs puts us in hopes of ſome mighty Diſcoveries to be made by the Help of it, and at the ſame time, ſeems to carry its own Contradiction along with it; for a Pocket Looking-glaſs, is, doubtleſs, a moſt prepoſterous Help for taking a Clear View of a Great Coloſſus, unleſs it be one of thoſe, that contract the largeſt Bodies into a ſmall compaſs; and then it may give us an Idea of the Proportions, but not a clearer View of all the Partcular Beauties or Deformities. 2. A way into a bizarre world. Example: It has been quite a week in politics. […] I know that some Republicans feel as if they've fallen through the looking glass.
Word: looking glasses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of looking glass Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mirrors Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɪɹ.əz/, /ˈmɪɹ.ɚz/, /ˈmiɹ.ɚz/ 1. plural of mirror Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mirrors Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈmɪɹ.əz/, /ˈmɪɹ.ɚz/, /ˈmiɹ.ɚz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mirror Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: lupin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lupyne, lupine, from Old French lupin, from Latin lupīnus (“pertaining to the wolf”), because of the wolf-like “fang” within the blossom. It has also been linked to an assumed depletion of nutrients in the soil. Pronunciation: /ˈluːpɪn/ 1. Any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae. Example: Amongst the herbs to be administered when the charm was sung over him were a yew-berry, lupin, helenium, marsh mallow, dock, elder, wormwood and strawberry leaves. Example: Lupins had been introduced into German agriculture in 1841 and had rapidly become a popular and useful feed for sheep as well as being used as a green manure plant for increasing soil fertility in poor-quality, sandy soils. 2. A lupin bean, a yellow legume seed of a Lupinus plant (usually Lupinus luteus), used as feed for sheep and cattle and commonly eaten in the Mediterranean area and in Latin America although toxic if prepared improperly. Example: Lupins contain less than 3% starch (Evans, 1994), the main fermentable carbohydrate involved in rumen acidosis when cereal grains are fed to ruminants. For this reason lupins have generally been regarded as a completely safe feed for sheep and cattle, and required no gradual introduction (Rowe, 1995). Example: Lupins, although a bean, are similar to olives aesthetically, and are equally good with breakfast. The trick is first to soak them overnight until rehydrated, then boil them for a few hours like any bean. They will not soften. Then soak them again, changing the water every day for several weeks until the bitterness is gone.
Word: Generation X Part of Speech: name Etymology: Compound of generation + X (used to represent an unknown quantity or unknown value). Sense 2 (“the post-baby boom generation”) was popularized by the novel Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture (1991) by the Canadian author and artist Douglas Coupland (born 1961). Pronunciation: /ˌdʒɛnəɹeɪʃn̩ ˈɛks/, /ˌdʒɛnəˌɹeɪʃən ˈɛks/ 1. A generation of people whose future is uncertain; a lost generation. Labels: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, US Example: When historians evaluate the contribution of Generation X one theme will recur over and over again, and that is the rage and revulsion handed from Father to Son. 2. The generation of people born after the baby boom that followed World War II, especially those born from the mid 1960s to early 1980s, sometimes characterized as cynical, disaffected, lacking direction in life, and unwilling to take part fully in society. Labels: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, US, specifically Example: Any self-respecting Generation Xer […] might notice that Mr. [Douglas] Coupland's death knell for Generation X coincides with the promotion of his latest book, “Microserfs” (HarperCollins)
Word: Generation Y Part of Speech: name Etymology: Using Y as the letter that follows X, as in Generation X. 1. The generation of people born between the early 1980s and mid-1990s following Generation X.
Word: baby boomers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of baby boomer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gurgitator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gurgitate + -or. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɜː.dʒɪ.teɪ.tə/, /ˈɡɝ.d͡ʒə.teɪ.tɚ/ 1. A competitive eater. Example: He described one of his favorite "gurgitators," Eric "Badlands" Booker...who trained by meditating and eating huge portions of cabbage. Example: ...blue-collar gurgitators are a dime a dozen, but white-collar gurgitators are far rarer, ...
Word: Mormon cricket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Of Mormon + cricket, attested from the late 19th century. Associated with the Mormon settlers due to the miracle of the gulls. 1. A large dark wingless katydid, Anabrus simplex, that resembles a cricket and is found in the arid parts of the western U.S. where it is occasionally an abundant pest of crops. Example: In the figure 55 is shown a “wingless cricket,” of the subfamily Decticinæ of authors. This group contains many very queer looking creatures, and also some that occasionally increase in such numbers as to become pests. Our large “Mormon cricket,” the one shown in the illustration, is an example of the latter kind. Example: Mountain crickets. (Anabrus simplex) —This large, black, wingless grasshopper, commonly called “Mormon Cricket,” “Idaho Cricket,” and “Mountain Cricket,” has been on the increase for some years past in Routt county, and the past year was a serious and formidable pest in portions of that country where cultivated crops are grown.
Word: militar Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete form of military. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: the soldiery and militar forces of the realm
Word: militar Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of military. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: refulgence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin refulgentia. By surface analysis, re- + Latin fulg(ere) + -ence. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈfʌl.d͡ʒənts/, /ɹəˈfʌl.d͡ʒənts/, /ɹəˈfʊl.d͡ʒənts/ 1. the quality of being refulgent; refulgency Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In a parallel way the refulgence of Jesus's body at the Transfiguration was miraculous, transitory, like sun lighting up the air.
Word: documental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *doḱ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *dokejō Proto-Italic *dokeō Latin doceō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin documentumlbor. Middle French documentbor. English document English -al English documental From document + -al. 1. Of or relating to instruction. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: Documental sentences 2. Of or relating to written evidence; documentary. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: documental proof Example: documental account
Word: arder Part of Speech: noun 1. plowing or fallowing Labels: obsolete 2. fallow land Labels: obsolete Example: Memo. yt I, John Busby of Tentergate, aforesaid, surrender &c. a waste lyeng in Bryggate, with thre akers arder land, and a half and a roode and a halff, lieng wtin the feldes of Screvyn, Feryngesbye and Pelwell, to thuse of Sir John Robynson ye forsaid vicar […]
Word: preoccupation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French préoccupation, from Latin praeoccupātiō. By surface analysis, pre- + occupation or preoccupy + -ation. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹiɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/, /ˌpriɑkjəˈpeɪʃən/, /ˌpɹiɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən/, /ˌpɹiɒkjəˈpeɪʃən/ 1. The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The same preoccupation with developing a conceptual framework is evident in David Blank's Venezuela: Politics in a Petroleum Republic, a modified version of Blank's early theses. Example: Halalisation signifies a powerful and growing preoccupation with the proliferation of […] 2. The act of occupying something before someone else. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: intrepidity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French intrépidebor. English intrepid Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English intrepidity From intrepid + -ity. 1. The quality of being intrepid; bravery. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] Pipes, who acted as the enemy's forlorn hope, advanced to the gate with great intrepidity, and clapping his foot to the door, which was none of the ſtouteſt, with the execution and diſpatch of a petard, ſplit it into a thouſand pieces. Example: Miss Bingley immediately fixed her eyes on his face, and desired he would tell her what lady had the credit of inspiring such reflections. Mr. Darcy replied with great intrepidity, "Miss Elizabeth Bennet."
Word: numptie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of numpty. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: your mom Part of Speech: intj 1. A general-purpose insult, often used to comedic effect due to becoming stale. Labels: US, derogatory, slang Example: Conrad: I am not sure if this phrase is commonly used... Dominic: Your mom is commonly used. Example: Student 1: Why are you being such a douche about it? Student 2: Your mom. [intentionally nonsequitous type of use]
Word: encephalomyelitis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Ancient Greek ἐν (en) Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-) Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ōl ? Proto-Indo-European *gʰébʰōlder. Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́ Ancient Greek κεφᾰλή (kephălḗ) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἐγκέφᾰλος (enképhălos)der. English encephalo- English myelitis English encephalomyelitis From encephalo- + myelitis. Pronunciation: /ɛnˌsɛfələˌmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/ 1. Inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.
Word: whales Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /weɪlz/, /hweɪlz/ 1. plural of whale Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whales Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /weɪlz/, /hweɪlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of whale Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sister chromatid Part of Speech: noun 1. Either of the two chromatids of a replicated chromosome.
Word: somatic cell Part of Speech: noun 1. Any normal cell of an organism that is not involved in reproduction; a cell that is not on the germline.
Word: animism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anima + -ism, from Latin anima (“life", "breath", "soul”). Dated sense from German Animismus, coined c. 1720 by physicist/chemist Georg Ernst Stahl (1660-1734) See anima mundi. Pronunciation: /ˈænɪmɪzəm/ 1. A belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects or phenomena. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "I'm not entirely comfortable with the level of animism you and Hanners display towards that thing." 2. A belief that an immaterial force animates the universe. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A doctrine that animal life is produced by an immaterial spirit. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable
Word: nescience Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin nescientia, from the present participle of nescire. Pronunciation: /ˈnɛsɪəns/, /ˈnɛʃəns/, /ˈnɛsi.əns/, /ˈnɛʃiəns/ 1. The absence of knowledge, especially of orthodox beliefs. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Better to have honest nescience than to have militant ignorance. Example: To lapse from knowledge into nescience is always possible—there is no law of God or man forbidding it. 2. The doctrine that nothing is actually knowable. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The theory of nescience is but the obverse of the fact of science.
Word: Adriatic Sea Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of Latin Adriāticum mare, variant of Mare Hadriāticum. Pronunciation: /eɪ.dɹiˈæ.tɪk si/ 1. A sea and arm of the Mediterranean Sea, stretching north from the Ionian Sea to Venice, separating the Italian and Balkan Peninsulas.
Word: peerage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English perage, from Old French parage. By surface analysis, peer + -age. Doublet of parage. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪə.ɪdʒ/, [ˈpɪə̯.ɹɪdʒ], [ˈpɪː.ɹɪdʒ], /ˈpɪɹ.ɪdʒ/, /ˈpiə.ɹədʒ/ 1. Peers as a group; the titled nobility or aristocracy. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The rank or title of a peer or peeress. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: “Two or three months more went by; the public were eagerly awaiting the arrival of this semi-exotic claimant to an English peerage, and sensations, surpassing those of the Tichborne case, were looked forward to with palpitating interest. 3. A book listing such people and their families. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: toot one's own horn Part of Speech: verb 1. To promote oneself; to boast or brag; to tout oneself. Labels: idiomatic Example: Not to toot my own horn, but I already knew all that. Example: Not to toot our own horn, but we def had Austin Powers on VHS. This fun pop culture costume for couples may require some planning in advance to come up with these unique costumes, but trust us—it'll pay off!
Word: onanist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From onan(ism) + -ist, from Onan, a biblical character known for spilling his seed (semen) on the ground. 1. A person, especially a man, who masturbates. 2. A man who uses coitus interruptus as a means of birth control.
Word: merlin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English merlioun, merlion, marlyon, merlyon, merlinge, from Old French emerillon, esmerillon, from Old Frankish *smiril (“falcon, hawk”), from Proto-Germanic *smirilaz (“falcon, merlin”). Cognate with Old High German smirl (“falcon”), Old Norse smyrill (“falcon”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɝlɪn/ 1. A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe, and Asia. Example: The gentle falcon, that with its feet distraineth / The kingës hand; the hardy sperhawke eke, / The quailës foe; the merlion that paineth / Himself full oft the larkë for to seek; [...] Example: Smaller and less powerful falcons included the merlon, the hobby, and the kesterel.
Word: merlin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Acronym of moesin-Ezrin-Radixin-like protein + -in (“protein”) Pronunciation: /ˈmɝlɪn/ 1. A cytoskeletal protein active in the suppression of tumors. Labels: uncountable
Word: chromatid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English -id English chromatid From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”) + English -id. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹəʊmətɪd/ 1. After DNA replication, either of the two connected double-helix strands of a metaphase chromosome that separate during mitosis.
Word: marabou Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French marabou, an older spelling of marabout. Pronunciation: /ˈmæɹəbuː/ 1. Leptoptilos crumeniferus, a large wading bird native to Africa, with a naked head and neck adapted for scavenging. 2. A person having five-eighths black ancestry; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe. Labels: Louisiana, US, dated Example: Madimarian , a Marabou, killed me a bullock; I give him one bottle of powder. 3. A kind of thrown raw silk, naturally nearly white, but capable of being dyed without scouring. 4. A thin fabric made from this silk, as for scarves.
Word: gorgon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gorgon, from Latin Gorgō, from Ancient Greek Γοργώ (Gorgṓ), from γοργός (gorgós, “terrible”). Possibly from the same root as the Sanskrit word "garğ" (गर्जन), which is defined as a guttural sound, similar to the growling of a beast, thus possibly originating as an onomatopoeia. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɔːrɡən/ 1. A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale Labels: Greek 2. An intimidating, ugly, or disgusting woman; anything hideous or horrid. Example: I'll shrowd this Gorgon from all humane view. Example: Swilling martinis and spewing venom, Phyllis is a particularly unappetizing gorgon, telling us at one point that an acquaintance of hers is aroused by the Heimlich maneuver.
Word: gorgon Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English gorgon, from Latin Gorgō, from Ancient Greek Γοργώ (Gorgṓ), from γοργός (gorgós, “terrible”). Possibly from the same root as the Sanskrit word "garğ" (गर्जन), which is defined as a guttural sound, similar to the growling of a beast, thus possibly originating as an onomatopoeia. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɔːrɡən/ 1. Like a gorgon; very ugly or terrifying. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nightjar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From night + jar (“a discordant sound”), due to the bird's harsh call. Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪtd͡ʒɑː/, /ˈnaɪtd͡ʒɑɹ/ 1. Any of various medium-sized nocturnal birds, of the family Caprimulgidae from the order Caprimulgiformes, that feed predominantly on moths and other large flying insects.
Word: ampul Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French ampule, from Latin ampulla, itself of unknown origin. 1. Alternative spelling of ampoule. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative 2. Alternative spelling of ampulla. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: inimicable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From in- + amicable, after Latin inimīcus (“enemy”) from in- + amīcus, inimical. Piecewise doublet of inamiable, inamicable, unamiable, and unamicable. Pronunciation: /ɪˈnɪ.mɪ.kə.bəl/ 1. Synonym of inimical (“harmful, hostile”). Labels: rare Example: Angel incarnate!—as we have heretofore justly denominated thee—woman of virtue, piety, and truth!—guard, strictly guard every avenue to that inestimable storehouse of bliss for man—thy yet untainted heart!—let no envy of even a rival’s beauty; no malice; no hatred; no pride; no self-interest, inimicable to the felicity of others; corrupt thy purity; be, as thou wert intended by thy creator, the ornament; the glory; the fairest of his works!
Word: initialisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English initialise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English initialisation From initialise + -ation. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of initialization. Labels: UK, alt-of, countable, nonstandard, uncountable
Word: idealisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of idealization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: idealised Part of Speech: adj 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of idealized. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Example: Since 2013, he has become a guru for the US-based far-right movement neoreaction, or NRx as it often calls itself. Neoreactionaries believe in the replacement of modern nation-states, democracy and government bureaucracies by authoritarian city states, which on neoreaction blogs sound as much like idealised medieval kingdoms as they do modern enclaves such as Singapore.
Word: idealised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of idealise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: idealized Part of Speech: adj 1. Regarded as ideal. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, not-comparable 2. Considered as an ideal form of something. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, not-comparable
Word: idealized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of idealize. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, form-of, participle, past
Word: idealize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From ideal + -ize. Compare French idéaliser. Pronunciation: /aɪˈdɪəlaɪz/, /aɪˈdiəˌlaɪz/ 1. To regard something as ideal. Labels: transitive 2. To conceive or form an ideal. Labels: intransitive Example: People tell me that I wouldn't be so anxious for a lover if I knew the kinds of problems which such a relationship brings, to which I reply that, yes, perhaps I am idealizing somewhat, but basically I know that people aren't plastic, and that where there are human beings there are problems, and, all the same, I think it can be worth it in the long run if there is honesty on both sides. 3. To portray using idealization. Labels: transitive