nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: aristocraticalness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English aristocratical 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 aristocraticalness From aristocratical + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being aristocratical. Labels: uncountable
Word: armpit fart Part of Speech: noun 1. A simulation of the sound of flatulence, made by creating a pocket of air between the armpit of a partially raised arm and the hand, and then swiftly closing this pocket by bringing the arm close to the torso. Labels: slang Example: A tort reformer showed him how to armpit-fart.
Word: aristocraticness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English aristocratic 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 aristocraticness From aristocratic + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being aristocratic. Labels: uncountable
Word: aromaticalness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English aromatical 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 aromaticalness From aromatical + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being aromatical. Labels: uncountable
Word: armpit farts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of armpit fart Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aromaticness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Late Latin arōmaticusder. Old French aromatique Middle Frenchbor. Middle English English aromatic 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 aromaticness From aromatic + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being aromatic. Labels: uncountable
Word: artificialness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English artificial 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 artificialness From artificial + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being artificial. Labels: uncountable
Word: ascertainableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ascertainable 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 ascertainableness From ascertainable + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being ascertainable. Labels: uncountable
Word: ashamedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ashamed 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 ashamedness From ashamed + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being ashamed. Labels: uncountable
Word: geographers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of geographer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: asideness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English aside 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 asideness From aside + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being aside. Labels: uncountable
Word: aspiringness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English aspiring 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 aspiringness From aspiring + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being aspiring. Labels: uncountable
Word: assailableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English assailable 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 assailableness From assailable + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being assailable. Labels: uncountable
Word: assentiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English assentive 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 assentiveness From assentive + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being assentive. Labels: uncountable
Word: assimilateness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the very rare adjective assimilate (“similar”) + -ness. 1. Similarity. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: associableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English associable 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 associableness From associable + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being associable. Labels: uncountable
Word: associatedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English associated 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 associatedness From associated + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being associated. Labels: uncountable
Word: assortedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English assorted 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 assortedness From assorted + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being assorted. Labels: uncountable
Word: assumingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English assuming 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 assumingness From assuming + -ness. 1. The state or quality of assuming. Labels: uncountable
Word: assuredness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English assured 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 assuredness From assured + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being assured. Labels: uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: assurance, guarantee Example: A lack of assuredness in defence, with Spurs missing holding midfielder Scott Parker, also did not help the home side and Norwich took advantage to score the winner.
Word: astoniedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English astonied 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 astoniedness From astonied + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being astonied. Labels: uncountable
Word: astonishedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English astonished 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 astonishedness From astonished + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being astonished. Labels: uncountable
Word: astonishingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English astonishing 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 astonishingness From astonishing + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being astonishing. Labels: uncountable
Word: astonied Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Apparently from astony, astonie, from Old French estonner, from Vulgar Latin *extonare. Compare English astonish, of which this was claimed in olden sources to be the more "correct" (or at least Biblical) version of the word. Pronunciation: /əˈstɒnid/, /əˈstɑnid/ 1. simple past and past participle of astony Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: astonied Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Apparently from astony, astonie, from Old French estonner, from Vulgar Latin *extonare. Compare English astonish, of which this was claimed in olden sources to be the more "correct" (or at least Biblical) version of the word. Pronunciation: /əˈstɒnid/, /əˈstɑnid/ 1. In shock or confusion; bewildered, astonished. Labels: archaic, poetic Example: Then were assembled vnto me euery one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had bene caried away, and I sate astonied, vntill the euening sacrifice. Example: Surpriz’d with feare and hideous reuenge, I ſtand agaſt: but moſt aſtonied To ſee his choller ſhut in ſecrete thoughtes, And wrapt in ſilence of his angry ſoule.
Word: asunderness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English asunder 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 asunderness From asunder + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being asunder. Labels: uncountable
Word: atheisticalness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English atheistical 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 atheisticalness From atheistical + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being atheistical. Labels: uncountable
Word: atheisticness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English atheistic 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 atheisticness From atheistic + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being atheistic. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: atrabilariousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English atrabilarious 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 atrabilariousness From atrabilarious + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being atrabilarious. Labels: uncountable
Word: atrabilarious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin ātrabīlārius. Pronunciation: /ˌætɹəbɪˈlɛəɹi.əs/, /ˌætɹəbəˈlɛɹi.əs/ 1. Pertaining to black bile. Labels: historical 2. Characterized by melancholy or gloom. Example: This gentleman was naturally of an atrabilarious temperament, and much troubled with those phantoms of indigestion which are commonly called blue devils.
Word: atrabilarian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin ātra bīlis (“black bile”). Pronunciation: /ˌætɹəbɪˈlɛəɹi.ən/, /ˌætɹəbəˈlɛɹi.ən/ 1. Characterized by melancholy or glum; atrabilarious; atrabilious. Example: We come now to what we call the earthy or atrabilarian Constitution , where the spirituous and most fluid Parts of the Blood are dissipated Example: He stopped, he directed upon her his atrabilarian eyes, biting his umbrella handle; he was extremely nervous.
Word: separatings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of separating Labels: form-of, plural
Word: attachableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English attachable 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 attachableness From attachable + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being attachable. Labels: uncountable
Word: attachingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English attaching 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 attachingness From attaching + -ness. 1. The state or quality of attaching. Labels: uncountable Example: July 26, 1808, William Taylor, letter to Robert Southey Fox's historic work I have been reading with great delight: it is meritorious for research, and has all the attachingness of romance, to which the bursts of oratory contribute not a little.
Word: attainableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English attainable 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 attainableness From attainable + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being attainable. Labels: uncountable
Word: attendedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English attended 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 attendedness From attended + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being attended. Labels: uncountable
Word: attiguousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English attiguous 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 attiguousness From attiguous + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being attiguous. Labels: uncountable
Word: attiguous Part of Speech: adj 1. Touching or having the same border; contiguous. Labels: rare Example: Honorius III., in 1220, built or rebuilt a monastery attiguous to the church, of which no trace now remains.
Word: attributiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English attributive 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 attributiveness From attributive + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being attributive. Labels: uncountable
Word: attriteness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English attrite 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 attriteness From attrite + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being attrite. Labels: uncountable
Word: listenership Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From listener + -ship (suffix denoting a property or state of being). Pronunciation: /ˈlɪsənəʃɪp/, /ˈlɪsnəʃɪp/, /ˈlɪsənɚʃɪp/, /ˈlɪsnɚʃɪp/ 1. The audience that listens to a certain form or genre of audio material (specifically (Internet, radio), an audio broadcast such as a radio program or a podcast). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: While Soviet jamming is intense, particularly in the vicinity of Moscow, we have evidence that "Voice [of America]" programs can be heard in areas 25 miles from Moscow and that there are listeners in numerous cities throughout the Soviet Union. Listenership in the satellites, according to refugees, is widespread. Example: [A]n increase in VOA [Voice of America] audience size may well have been concealed by a change in recording listenership. In all, VOA tied for third in listenership among foreign stations. 2. The act of paying attention to a conversation or speech; listening. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Following are the main features found in the talk of three of the six Thanksgiving celebrants. [...] 3. Pacing. (a) faster rate of speech, (b) inter-turn pauses avoided (silence is evidence of lack of rapport), (c) faster turntaking, (d) cooperative overlap and participatory listenership. Example: Marsha refers to the characteristic which Pam identified, showing verbal agreement, as "a bad habit," claiming that rather than showing good listenership, it often masks not listening ("tune 'em out").
Word: central angle Part of Speech: noun 1. An angle positioned with its vertex at the center of a circle.
Word: central angles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of central angle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: full-scale Part of Speech: adj 1. Of the same size, scale, or proportions as an original object. Labels: not-comparable Example: The museum has a full-scale replica of a Viking ship. 2. Thorough; complete; not lacking in any detail. Labels: not-comparable Example: The business consultants performed a full-scale analysis of current market conditions. Example: Sunday, November 6, was spent in a second full-scale dress rehearsal of the complete weekday electric timetable, […] during which the public were invited to make their first trial of the trains—and 15,000 did so.
Word: Central Park Part of Speech: name 1. A large public, urban park in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Example: I've been walkin' Central Park, singing after dark / People think I'm crazy Example: I was in Paris, shut down l'Arc / New York, shut down Central Park
Word: smallscale Part of Speech: adj 1. On a small scale; rudimentary; lacking many details or components.
Word: Central Valley Part of Speech: name 1. In California, the large valley in the center of the state between the Coast Ranges and the Sierra Nevada.
Word: century plant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So named because the plant may live for several decades before producing flowers. Once a plant flowers and produces seeds, it dies. 1. An agave (Agave americana) originally from Mexico but cultivated worldwide. 2. Other plants in the genus Agave
Word: century plants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of century plant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Neo-Latin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English Latin English Neo-Latin From neo- + Latin. 1. New Latin Labels: uncountable
Word: Neo-Latin Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English Latin English Neo-Latin From neo- + Latin. 1. Of or relating to the Romance languages. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: broadscale Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From broad + scale. 1. On a broad scale; which is spread over a broad area
Word: Newfie joke Part of Speech: noun 1. A brief, humorous, often ridiculous story, the tone of which may range from playful to deeply offensive, which depicts Newfoundlanders as rustic, unsophisticated, or lacking in intelligence. Labels: Canada, informal Example: Gerald Thomas, one of the finest folklore scholars in Canada today, contributed a Newfie joke collection.
Word: caper-cutting Part of Speech: adj 1. That frolics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ceratopsian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From translingual Ceratops + -ian. 1. Of or belonging to the Ceratopsia suborder of dinosaurs. Labels: not-comparable Example: Triceratops is a ceratopsian dinosaur. Example: One common ceratopsian feature is a frill extending from the back of the skull.
Word: ceratopsian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Ceratops + -ian. 1. Any member of this suborder Example: You know, seeing as you bring up so many groups that people claim "all look alike except for maybe x" but really aren't once you actuall look at them (passerines, hadrosaurs, ceratopsians, etc.), maybe you need to write a book on the subject. It would be a rather interesting read. Example: Bipedal hadrosaurs, great hulking lambeosaurs, certain rhino-like ceratopsians and relatives of the velociraptors - all large and probably able swimmers - had the greatest success.
Word: Newfie jokes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Newfie joke Labels: form-of, plural
Word: caper cutting Part of Speech: noun 1. frolicking behaviour Labels: uncountable
Word: cut capers Part of Speech: verb 1. To engage in brief frolics, romps, or frantic, ridiculous dances. Example: I was smoking my pipe quietly by my dismantled steamer, and saw them all cutting capers in the light, with their arms lifted high.
Word: Cerberus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Cerberus, from Ancient Greek Κέρβερος (Kérberos), of unknown origin. Pronunciation: /ˈsɝbəɹəs/ 1. The giant three-headed dog who guards the entrance to Hades; and one of the many offspring of Echidna and Typhon. Labels: Greek 2. A former constellation of the northern sky, near Hercules.
Word: alabandite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ancient city of Alabanda in modern Turkey, from Ancient Greek Ἀλάβανδα (Alábanda). 1. A mineral form of manganese sulfide, MnS, sometimes found in meteorites Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: ammonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French ammonite, from Latin Ammōnis (cornū) (“horn of Ammon”), as it was called by Pliny the Elder in reference to coiling ram horns used to symbolise the Egyptian god Amun. Equivalent to Ammon + -ite. Pronunciation: /ˈæ.məˌnaɪt/ 1. Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subclass Ammonoidea; a fossil shell of such an animal. Example: There's more interest to my mind in a neolithic scraper than in a whole show-case-full of ammonites and belemnites. Example: Ammonites floated through the world's shallow oceans for more than three hundred million years, and their fossilized shells turn up all around the world.
Word: ammonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ammonium nitrate. Pronunciation: /ˈæ.məˌnaɪt/ 1. An explosive prepared from a mixture of TNT and ammonium nitrate; a form of amatol, popular in Eastern Europe and China. Labels: uncountable
Word: arum lily Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several flowering plants, of the family Araceae, but especially Zantedeschia aethiopica, the calla lily that has a showy white spathe.
Word: balancelle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French balancelle. Pronunciation: /bælənˈsɛl/ 1. A garden seat in the form of a swing. 2. A small boat, typically with a single lateen sail, used in the Mediterranean. Labels: uncommon Example: ... sailing boat Tremolino, owned partly by Korzeniowski himself. He described her alternately as a balancelle, tartane, or felucca, but furnished her with two masts; boats of these types are single-masted. Example: ... (balancelle, felucca, or aviso in service at Elba in 1806 and commissioned on 1.1.1807, 26-53 men, carried 1 x 10pdr, 2 x 3pdr, 2 swivels). Put at the disposition of Napoleon at Elba […]
Word: blowlamp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blow + lamp. 1. A burner that burns a fuel in air to produce a hot flame; a blowtorch Example: […] the rage that one felt was an abstract, undirected emotion which could be switched from one object to another like the flame of a blowlamp.
Word: jippa jappa Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of jipijapa. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: There were only two other passengers in the “lounge,” Cubans perhaps, with jippa-jappa luggage. Example: The plan calls for site-specific reproductions to be sold in the retail areas: African coil-built pots, head-carrying baskets, and woven “jippa jappa” hats will be produced in Sparrishtown.
Word: inviso Part of Speech: adj 1. invisible Labels: not-comparable, slang
Word: inviso Part of Speech: noun 1. invisibility Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: financiers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of financier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shemozzle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: UK late-19th century. Borrowed from Yiddish שלימזל (shlimazl, “misfortune”), from Middle High German slim (“crooked”) and Hebrew מַזָּל (mazzāl, “luck”). Cognate with US English schlimazel (“unlucky person”). Compare German Schlamassel. Pronunciation: /ʃɪˈmɒzəl/, /ʃəˈmɑzəl/ 1. A state of chaos or confusion. Labels: slang Example: "No end of a shemozzle there’s been there lately," he said. "Marina Gregg's been having hysterics most days. Said some coffee she was given was poisoned." Example: I always found it helpful that we retained one elderly member of staff who could offer a different perspective. “Well,” he would begin, “the last time we had one of these shemozzles…”. The mere fact that he could remember past disasters – and had lived to tell the tale – was reassuring. 2. A quarrel or rumpus. Labels: slang Example: If Will comes out of this shemozzle. Example: […] but tarned long and then a nation louder, while engaged in swallowing from a large ampullar, that his pawdry's purgatory was more than nigger bloke could bear, hemiparalysed by the tong warfare and all the shemozzle, (Daily Maily, fullup Lace! Holy Maly, Mothelup Joss!) his cheeks and trousers changing colour every time a gat croaked.
Word: shemozzle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: UK late-19th century. Borrowed from Yiddish שלימזל (shlimazl, “misfortune”), from Middle High German slim (“crooked”) and Hebrew מַזָּל (mazzāl, “luck”). Cognate with US English schlimazel (“unlucky person”). Compare German Schlamassel. Pronunciation: /ʃɪˈmɒzəl/, /ʃəˈmɑzəl/ 1. To scarper; to run away; to flee. Labels: slang Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:shemozzle.
Word: hyperpartisan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English partisan English hyperpartisan From hyper- + partisan. 1. Extremely partisan; extremely biased in favor of a political party. 2. Sharply polarized by political parties in fierce disagreement with each other.
Word: hyperpartisan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English partisan English hyperpartisan From hyper- + partisan. 1. An extreme political partisan.
Word: human trafficking Part of Speech: noun 1. A criminal activity in which people are recruited, harbored, transported, bought, or kidnapped to serve an exploitative purpose, such as sexual slavery, forced labor, or child soldiery. Labels: uncountable
Word: sexual slavery Part of Speech: noun 1. A criminal activity that involves forced sexual acts upon a person who is usually held hostage as a slave. Labels: uncountable
Word: TANJ Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Used (in lower-case form) in Larry Niven's "known space" fiction. 1. Acronym of there ain't no justice. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: mixtures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mixture Labels: form-of, plural
Word: audibleness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English audible 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 audibleness From audible + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being audible. Labels: uncountable
Word: Australianness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Australian 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 Australianness From Australian + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being Australian. Labels: uncountable Example: He believed that the people he looked at around the room were had it. Did not have what the policy required of them. Did not share the dream of Australianness.
Word: avariciousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English avaricious 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 avariciousness From avaricious + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being avaricious. Labels: uncountable Example: But yet, with the persistent avariciousness of the white man, the Arabs clung to their loot, and when morning came forced the demoralized Manyuema to take up their burdens of death and stagger on into the jungle.
Word: averageness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English average 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 averageness From average + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being average. Labels: uncountable Example: ‘Sometimes I feel like itʼs our mediocrity that saved us. Our averageness made us hold on to a centre, in a way that brilliant people canʼt.ʼ
Word: avowableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English avowable 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 avowableness From avowable + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being avowable. Labels: uncountable
Word: avowedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English avowed 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 avowedness From avowed + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being avowed. Labels: uncountable
Word: awakedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English awaked 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 awakedness From awaked + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being awaked. Labels: uncountable
Word: awakenedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English awakened 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 awakenedness From awakened + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being awakened. Labels: uncountable
Word: awedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English awed 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 awedness From awed + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being awed. Labels: uncountable
Word: awelessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English aweless 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 awelessness From aweless + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being aweless. Labels: uncountable
Word: babishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English babish 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 babishness From babish + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being babish. Labels: uncountable
Word: babyishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English babyish 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 babyishness From babyish + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being babyish. Labels: uncountable
Word: baddishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English baddish 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 baddishness From baddish + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being baddish. Labels: uncountable
Word: balkiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English balky 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 balkiness From balky + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being balky or uncooperative. Labels: uncountable Example: […] he was mildly annoyed to find that the chair shifted itself—remote control over objects was a labor-saver and probably a money-saver […] and obviously to be preferred to the blind balkiness of mechanical gadgets. Nevertheless Jubal was not used to telecontrol done without wires or waves […]
Word: bandiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bandy 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 bandiness From bandy + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being bandy. Labels: uncountable
Word: banefulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English baneful 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 banefulness From baneful + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being baneful. Labels: uncountable
Word: barbariousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English barbarious 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 barbariousness From barbarious + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being barbarious. Labels: nonstandard
Word: barbarousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English barbarous 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 barbarousness From barbarous + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being barbarous. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: barefacedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English barefaced 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 barefacedness From barefaced + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being barefaced. Labels: uncountable
Word: baselessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English baseless 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 baselessness From baseless + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being baseless. Labels: uncountable
Word: bashedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bashed 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 bashedness From bashed + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being bashed. Labels: uncountable
Word: bashed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bæʃt/ 1. simple past and past participle of bash Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bastardliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bastardly 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 bastardliness From bastardly + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being bastardly. Labels: uncountable
Word: bastardly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English bastard Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English bastardly From bastard + -ly. 1. Having been born out of marriage. 2. Of no use or purpose; useless; worthless.
Word: bastardly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English bastard Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English bastardly From bastard + -ly. 1. In a bastardly manner.
Word: beadiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English beady 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 beadiness From beady + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being beady. Labels: uncountable
Word: beaminess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English beamy 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 beaminess From beamy + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being beamy. Labels: uncountable
Word: beamy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English beami, bemi, equivalent to beam + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbiːmi/ 1. Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy. Example: a beamy spear 2. Having horns or antlers. Labels: archaic Example: beamy stags 3. Having much beam or breadth; wide. 4. Showing or emitting rays of light; beaming; radiant; shining. 5. Radiant; beamsome; joyous; gladsome. Labels: figuratively
Word: beardedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bearded 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 beardedness From bearded + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being bearded. Labels: uncountable
Word: beardlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English beardless 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 beardlessness From beardless + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being beardless. Labels: uncountable
Word: beauteousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English beauteous 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 beauteousness From beauteous + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being beauteous. Labels: uncountable
Word: becomingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English becoming 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 becomingness From becoming (“suitable, fit”) + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being becoming (pleasingly suitable). Labels: uncountable Example: Miss Crawford smiled her perfect approbation; and hastened to complete the gift by putting the necklace round her, and making her see how well it looked. Fanny had not a word to say against its becomingness, and, excepting what remained of her scruples, was exceedingly pleased with an acquisition so very apropos. Example: There would have been little becomingness in his hastening after her and his Lordship of Dunstanwolde; his court to her must be paid with grace and considerateness.
Word: bedriddenness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bedridden 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 bedriddenness From bedridden + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being bedridden. Labels: uncountable
Word: befittingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English befitting 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 befittingness From befitting + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being befitting. Labels: uncountable
Word: beforeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Old English foran Old English beforan Middle English bifore English before 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 beforeness From before + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being before. Labels: uncountable
Word: beggingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English begging 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 beggingness From begging + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being begging. Labels: uncountable Example: Also the Holy Ghost taught Solomon to pray these two things of God: God make vanity and leasing words far from me, and give not to me begging or beggingness; but give only things that beene needfull for my livelode; […] Example: And may we not remember that the poverty of spirit of this Beatitude is, if we pursue the Greek word exactly, rather a beseechingness, a beggingness, if I may coin such a term, of spirit?
Word: beholdenness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English beholden 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 beholdenness From beholden + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being beholden. Labels: uncountable Example: No word this time about beholdenness as Ma’s spine bends over the pot.
Word: beholdingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English beholding 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 beholdingness From beholding + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being beholden. Labels: uncountable
Word: beingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of German Seiendheit, equivalent to English being + -ness. Occasionally also used to translate German Sein (“being”). 1. Existence; the condition of a thing that is. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Thus, from every example, we may see that Quantity always concerns a Beingness, which is indifferent to the very determinateness which it now, or at any time, has. Example: In the good painting the stone is no longer a stone, i.e., something which we could not possibly be: in the good painting the stone has become visible in its beingness; only in the work of art is the stone truly.
Word: belatedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English belate Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English belated 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 belatedness From belated + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being belated or of being too late. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Slowness; backwardness. Labels: uncountable, usually