Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
ichthyodorulite |
noun |
One of the spiny plates foundon the back and tail of certain skates. |
ichthyomorphous |
adjective |
Fish-shaped; as, the ichthyomorphic idols of ancient Assyria. |
ichthyopterygia |
noun pl. |
See Ichthyosauria. |
idiosyncratical |
adjective |
Of peculiar temper or disposition; belonging to one’s peculiar and individual character. |
illustriousness |
noun |
The state or quality of being eminent; greatness; grandeur; glory; fame. |
immaterialities |
plural |
of Immateriality |
immeasurability |
noun |
The quality of being immeasurable; immensurability. |
immensurability |
noun |
The quality of being immensurable. |
immortalization |
noun |
The act of immortalizing, or state of being immortalized. |
immortification |
noun |
Failure to mortify the passions. |
impatronization |
noun |
Absolute seignory or possession; the act of investing with such possession. |
impenetrability |
noun |
Quality of being impenetrable., That property in virtue of which two portions of matter can not at the same time occupy the same portion of space., Insusceptibility of intellectual or emotional impression; obtuseness; stupidity; coldness. |
imperishability |
noun |
The quality of being imperishable: indstructibility. |
imponderability |
noun |
The quality or state of being imponderable; imponderableness. |
impossibilities |
plural |
of Impossibility |
imprescriptible |
adjective |
Not capable of being lost or impaired by neglect, by disuse, or by the claims of another founded on prescription., Not derived from, or dependent on, external authority; self-evidencing; obvious. |
imprescriptibly |
adverb |
In an imprescriptible manner; obviously. |
impressionistic |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or characterized by, impressionism. |
improbabilities |
plural |
of Improbability |
improportionate |
adjective |
Not proportionate. |
improvisatorial |
adjective |
Alt. of Improvisatory |
improvvisatrici |
plural |
of Improvvisatrice |
improvvisatrice |
noun |
A female improvvisatore. |
inaccessibility |
noun |
The quality or state of being inaccessible; inaccessibleness. |
inadmissibility |
noun |
The state or quality of being inadmissible, or not to be received. |
inalienableness |
noun |
The quality or state of being inalienable; inalienability. |
inappellability |
noun |
The quality of being inappellable; finality. |
inapplicability |
noun |
The quality of being inapplicable; unfitness; inapplicableness. |
inapprehensible |
adjective |
Not apprehensible; unintelligible; inconceivable. |
inauthoritative |
adjective |
Without authority; not authoritative. |
incalculability |
noun |
The quality or state of being incalculable. |
incarnification |
noun |
The act of assuming, or state of being clothed with, flesh; incarnation. |
inchangeability |
noun |
Unchangeableness. |
incommensurable |
adjective |
Not commensurable; having no common measure or standard of comparison; as, quantities are incommensurable when no third quantity can be found that is an aliquot part of both; the side and diagonal of a square are incommensurable with each other; the diameter and circumference of a circle are incommensurable., One of two or more quantities which have no common measure. |
incommunicating |
adjective |
Having no communion or intercourse with each other. |
incommunicative |
adjective |
Not communicative; not free or apt to impart to others in conversation; reserved; silent; as, the messenger was incommunicative; hence, not disposed to hold fellowship or intercourse with others; exclusive. |
incommutability |
noun |
The quality or state of being incommutable. |
incompassionate |
adjective |
Not compassionate; void of pity or of tenderness; remorseless. |
incompatibility |
noun |
The quality or state of being incompatible; inconsistency; irreconcilableness. |
incompetibility |
noun |
See Incompatibility. |
incomprehension |
noun |
Want of comprehension or understanding. |
incomprehensive |
adjective |
Not comprehensive; not capable of including or of understanding; not extensive; limited. |
inconsequential |
adjective |
Not regularly following from the premises; hence, irrelevant; unimportant; of no consequence. |
inconsiderately |
adverb |
In an inconsiderate manner. |
inconsideration |
noun |
Want of due consideration; inattention to consequences; inconsiderateness. |
inconsistencies |
plural |
of Inconsistency |
incorresponding |
adjective |
Not corresponding; disagreeing. |
incorrigibility |
noun |
The state or quality of being incorrigible. |
incredulousness |
noun |
Incredulity. |
indefeasibility |
noun |
The quality of being undefeasible. |
indefectibility |
noun |
The quality of being indefectible. |
indefensibility |
noun |
The quality or state of not being defensible. |
indemnification |
noun |
The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty; reimbursement of loss, damage, or penalty; the state of being indemnified., That which indemnifies. |
indeprehensible |
adjective |
Incapable of being found out. |
indetermination |
noun |
Want of determination; an unsettled or wavering state, as of the mind., Want of fixed or stated direction. |
indigestibility |
noun |
The state or quality of being indigestible; indigestibleness. |
indisciplinable |
adjective |
Not disciplinable; undisciplinable. |
indisputability |
noun |
Indisputableness. |
indisdolubility |
noun |
The quality or state of being indissoluble. |
indistinguished |
adjective |
Indistinct. |
individualistic |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the individual or individualism. |
individualities |
plural |
of Individuality |
individualizing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Individualize |
indivisibleness |
noun |
The state of being indivisible; indivisibility. |
indubitableness |
noun |
The state or quality of being indubitable. |
ineffectiveness |
noun |
Quality of being ineffective. |
ineffectualness |
noun |
Want of effect, or of power to produce it; inefficacy. |
ineffervescence |
noun |
Want of effervescence. |
ineffervescible |
adjective |
Not capable or susceptible of effervescence. |
inefficaciously |
adverb |
without efficacy or effect. |
inexcusableness |
noun |
The quality of being inexcusable; enormity forgiveness. |
inexplicability |
noun |
The quality or state of being inexplicable. |
inferobranchian |
noun |
One of the Inferobranchiata. |
infinitesimally |
adverb |
By infinitesimals; in infinitely small quantities; in an infinitesimal degree. |
inflammableness |
noun |
The quality or state of being inflammable; inflammability. |
infraclavicular |
adjective |
Below the clavicle; as, the infraclavicular fossa. |
infrangibleness |
noun |
The state or quality of being infrangible; infrangibility. |
infundibuliform |
adjective |
Having the form of a funnel or cone; funnel-shaped., Same as Funnelform. |
injudiciousness |
noun |
The quality of being injudicious; want of sound judgment; indiscretion. |
inquisitiveness |
noun |
The quality or state of being inquisitive; the disposition to seek explanation and information; curiosity to learn what is unknown; esp., uncontrolled and impertinent curiosity. |
inquisitorially |
adverb |
In an inquisitorial manner. |
inscribableness |
noun |
Quality of being inscribable. |
inscrutableness |
noun |
The quality or state of being inscrutable; inscrutability. |
inseparableness |
noun |
The quality or state of being inseparable; inseparability. |
insignificantly |
adverb |
without significance, importance, or effect; to no purpose. |
insignificative |
adjective |
Not expressing meaning; not significant. |
instrumentalist |
noun |
One who plays upon an instrument of music, as distinguished from a vocalist. |
instrumentality |
noun |
The quality or condition of being instrumental; that which is instrumental; anything used as a means; medium; agency. |
instrumentation |
noun |
The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments; means; agency., The arrangement of a musical composition for performance by a number of different instruments; orchestration; instrumental composition; composition for an orchestra or military band., The act or manner of playing upon musical instruments; performance; as, his instrumentation is perfect. |
insubordination |
noun |
The quality of being insubordinate; disobedience to lawful authority. |
insurrectionary |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or characterized by, insurrection; rebellious; seditious. |
insurrectionist |
noun |
One who favors, or takes part in, insurrection; an insurgent. |
intangibilities |
plural |
of Intangibility |
integumentation |
noun |
The act or process of covering with integuments; the state or manner of being thus covered. |
intellectualism |
noun |
Intellectual power; intellectuality., The doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason. |
intellectualist |
noun |
One who overrates the importance of the understanding., One who accepts the doctrine of intellectualism. |
intellectuality |
noun |
Intellectual powers; possession of intellect; quality of being intellectual. |
intellectualize |
verb t. |
To treat in an intellectual manner; to discuss intellectually; to reduce to intellectual form; to express intellectually; to idealize., To endow with intellect; to bestow intellectual qualities upon; to cause to become intellectual. |
intelligentiary |
noun |
One who gives information; an intelligencer. |
intelligibility |
|
The quality or state of being intelligible; clearness; perspicuity; definiteness. |
intemperateness |
noun |
The state of being intemperate; excessive indulgence of any appetite or passion; as, intemperateness in eating or drinking., Severity of weather; inclemency. |
intensification |
noun |
The act or process of intensifying, or of making more intense. |
interambulacral |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the interambulacra. |
interambulacrum |
noun |
In echinoderms, one of the areas or zones intervening between two ambulacra. See Illust. of Ambulacrum. |
interarboration |
noun |
The interweaving of branches of trees. |
intercessionate |
verb t. |
To entreat. |
interchangeable |
adjective |
Admitting of exchange or mutual substitution., Following each other in alternate succession; as, the four interchangeable seasons. |
interchangement |
noun |
Mutual transfer; exchange. |
interclavicular |
adjective |
Between the clavicles; as, the interclavicular notch of the sternum., Of or pertaining to the interclavicle. |
intercollegiate |
adjective |
Existing or carried on between colleges or universities; as, intercollegiate relations, rivalry, games, etc. |
intercomparison |
noun |
Mutual comparison of corresponding parts. |
interconnection |
noun |
Connection between; mutual connection. |
interdependence |
noun |
Mutual dependence. |
interdependency |
noun |
Mutual dependence; as, interdependency of interests. |
interdigitation |
noun |
The state of interdigitating; interdigital space. |
interestingness |
noun |
The condition or quality of being interesting. |
interfascicular |
adjective |
Between fascicles or bundles; as, the interfascicular spaces of connective tissue. |
interfoliaceous |
adjective |
At the same node with opposite or whorled leaves, but occupying a position between their places of attachment. |
interfollicular |
adjective |
Between follicles; as, the interfollicular septa in a lymphatic gland. |
interganglionic |
adjective |
Between and uniting the nervous ganglions; as, interganglionic cords. |
interjectionary |
adjective |
Interjectional. |
interlamination |
noun |
The state of being interlaminated. |
intermandibular |
adjective |
Between the mandibles; interramal; as, the intermandibular space. |
intermeddlesome |
adjective |
Inclined or disposed to intermeddle. |
intermembranous |
adjective |
Within or beneath a membrane; as, intermembranous ossification. |
intermesenteric |
adjective |
Within the mesentery; as, the intermesenteric, or aortic, plexus. |
intermetacarpal |
adjective |
Between the metacarpal bones. |
intermetatarsal |
adjective |
Between the metatarsal bones. |
internationally |
adverb |
In an international manner; from an international point of view. |
internuncioship |
noun |
The office or function of an internuncio. |
interpedencular |
adjective |
Between peduncles; esp., between the peduncles, or crura, of the cerebrum. |
interphalangeal |
adjective |
Between phalanges; as, interphalangeal articulations. |
interrogatively |
adverb |
In the form of, or by means of, a question; in an interrogative manner. |
interrogatories |
plural |
of Interrogatory |
interstratified |
adjective |
Stratified among or between other bodies; as, interstratified rocks. |
intertransverse |
adjective |
Between the transverse processes of the vertebrae. |
intertwistingly |
adverb |
By intertwisting, or being intertwisted. |
intoxicatedness |
noun |
The state of being intoxicated; intoxication; drunkenness. |
intrafoliaceous |
adjective |
Growing immediately above, or in front of, a leaf; as, intrafoliaceous stipules. |
intransmissible |
adjective |
Not capable of being transmitted. |
intrinsicalness |
noun |
The quality of being intrinsical; intrinsicality. |
introsusception |
noun |
The act or process of receiving within., Same as Intussusception. |
intussusception |
noun |
The reception of one part within another., The abnormal reception or slipping of a part of a tube, by inversion and descent, within a contiguous part of it; specifically, the reception or slipping of the upper part of the small intestine into the lower; introsusception; invagination., The interposition of new particles of formative material among those already existing, as in a cell wall, or in a starch grain., The act of taking foreign matter, as food, into a living body; the process of nutrition, by which dead matter is absorbed by the living organism, and ultimately converted into the organized substance of its various tissues and organs. |
inunderstanding |
adjective |
Void of understanding. |
involuntariness |
noun |
The quality or state of being involuntary; unwillingness; automatism. |
invulnerability |
noun |
Quality or state of being invulnerable. |
irreconcilement |
noun |
The state or quality of being unreconciled; disagreement. |
irredeemability |
noun |
The state or quality of being irredeemable; irredeemableness. |
irrefragability |
noun |
The quality or state of being irrefragable; incapability of being refuted. |
irreligiousness |
noun |
The state or quality of being irreligious; ungodliness. |
irreparableness |
noun |
Quality of being irreparable. |
irrepealability |
noun |
The quality or state of being irrepealable. |
irreprehensible |
adjective |
Not reprehensible; blameless; innocent. |
irrepresentable |
adjective |
Not capable of being represented or portrayed. |
irresistibility |
noun |
The quality or state of being irrestible, irresistibleness. |
irresolubleness |
noun |
The state or quality of being irresoluble; insolubility. |
irresolvability |
noun |
The quality of being irresolvable; irresolvableness. |
irreversibility |
noun |
The state or quality of being irreversible; irreversibleness. |
isobathythermic |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to an isobathytherm; possessing or indicating the same temperature at the same depth. |
isomeromorphism |
noun |
Isomorphism between substances that are isomeric. |
isoperimetrical |
adjective |
Having equal perimeters of circumferences; as, isoperimetrical figures or bodies. |
isosulphocyanic |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, HNCS, isomeric with sulphocyanic acid. |
isothermobathic |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to an isothermobath; possessing or indicating equal temperatures in a vertical section, as of the ocean. |
ivan ivanovitch |
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An ideal personification of the typical Russian or of the Russian people; — used as “John Bull” is used for the typical Englishman. |