| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| infamize | verb t. | To make infamous; to defame. |
| infamous | adjective | Of very bad report; having a reputation of the worst kind; held in abhorrence; guilty of something that exposes to infamy; base; notoriously vile; detestable; as, an infamous traitor; an infamous perjurer., Causing or producing infamy; deserving detestation; scandalous to the last degree; as, an infamous act; infamous vices; infamous corruption., Branded with infamy by conviction of a crime; as, at common law, an infamous person can not be a witness., Having a bad name as being the place where an odious crime was committed, or as being associated with something detestable; hence, unlucky; perilous; dangerous. |
| infamies | plural | of Infamy |
| infantly | adjective | Like an infant. |
| infantry | noun | A body of children., A body of soldiers serving on foot; foot soldiers, in distinction from cavalry. |
| infected | imp. & past participle | of Infect |
| infecter | noun | One who, or that which, infects. |
| infecund | adjective | Unfruitful; not producing young; barren; infertile. |
| infeeble | verb t. | See Enfeeble. |
| inferred | imp. & past participle | of Infer |
| inferiae | noun pl. | Sacrifices offered to the souls of deceased heroes or friends. |
| inferior | adjective | Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath., Poor or mediocre; as, an inferior quality of goods., Nearer the sun than the earth is; as, the inferior or interior planets; an inferior conjunction of Mercury or Venus., Below the horizon; as, the inferior part of a meridian., Situated below some other organ; — said of a calyx when free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior calyx., On the side of a flower which is next the bract; anterior., Junior or subordinate in rank; as, an inferior officer., A person lower in station, rank, intellect, etc., than another. |
| infernal | adjective | Of or pertaining to or suitable for the lower regions, inhabited, according to the ancients, by the dead; pertaining to Pluto’s realm of the dead, the Tartarus of the ancients., Of or pertaining to, resembling, or inhabiting, hell; suitable for hell, or to the character of the inhabitants of hell; hellish; diabolical; as, infernal spirits, or conduct., An inhabitant of the infernal regions; also, the place itself. |
| infested | imp. & past participle | of Infest |
| infester | noun | One who, or that which, infests. |
| infilter | verb t. & i. | To filter or sift in. |
| infinite | adjective | Unlimited or boundless, in time or space; as, infinite duration or distance., Without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence; boundless; immeasurably or inconceivably great; perfect; as, the infinite wisdom and goodness of God; — opposed to finite., Indefinitely large or extensive; great; vast; immense; gigantic; prodigious., Greater than any assignable quantity of the same kind; — said of certain quantities., Capable of endless repetition; — said of certain forms of the canon, called also perpetual fugues, so constructed that their ends lead to their beginnings, and the performance may be incessantly repeated., That which is infinite; boundless space or duration; infinity; boundlessness., An infinite quantity or magnitude., An infinity; an incalculable or very great number., The Infinite Being; God; the Almighty. |
| infinito | adjective | Infinite; perpetual, as a canon whose end leads back to the beginning. See Infinite, a., 5. |
| infinity | noun | Unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity; eternity; boundlessness; immensity., Unlimited capacity, energy, excellence, or knowledge; as, the infinity of God and his perfections., Endless or indefinite number; great multitude; as an infinity of beauties., A quantity greater than any assignable quantity of the same kind., That part of a line, or of a plane, or of space, which is infinitely distant. In modern geometry, parallel lines or planes are sometimes treated as lines or planes meeting at infinity. |
| infirmly | adverb | In an infirm manner. |
| infixing | present participle & vb. noun | of Infix |
| inflamed | imp. & past participle | of Inflame, Set on fire; enkindled; heated; congested; provoked; exasperated., Represented as burning, or as adorned with tongues of flame. |
| inflamer | noun | The person or thing that inflames. |
| inflated | imp. & past participle | of Inflate, Filled, as with air or gas; blown up; distended; as, a balloon inflated with gas., Turgid; swelling; puffed up; bombastic; pompous; as, an inflated style., Hollow and distended, as a perianth, corolla, nectary, or pericarp., Distended or enlarged fictitiously; as, inflated prices, etc. |
| inflater | noun | One who, or that which, inflates; as, the inflaters of the stock exchange. |
| inflatus | verb t. | A blowing or breathing into; inflation; inspiration. |
| inflexed | adjective | Turned; bent., Bent or turned abruptly inwards, or toward the axis, as the petals of a flower. |
| influent | adjective | Flowing in., Exerting influence; influential. |
| infolded | imp. & past participle | of Infold |
| informed | imp. & past participle | of Inform, Unformed or ill-formed; deformed; shapeless. |
| informal | adjective | Not in the regular, usual, or established form; not according to official, conventional, prescribed, or customary forms or rules; irregular; hence, without ceremony; as, an informal writting, proceeding, or visit., Deranged in mind; out of one’s senses. |
| informer | verb | One who informs, animates, or inspires., One who informs, or imparts knowledge or news., One who informs a magistrate of violations of law; one who informs against another for violation of some law or penal statute. |
| infringe | verb t. | To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a law or contract., To hinder; to destroy; as, to infringe efficacy; to infringe delight or power., To break, violate, or transgress some contract, rule, or law; to injure; to offend., To encroach; to trespass; — followed by on or upon; as, to infringe upon the rights of another. |
| infrugal | adjective | Not frugal; wasteful; as, an infrugal expense of time. |
| infucate | verb t. | To stain; to paint; to daub. |
| infumate | verb t. | To dry by exposing to smoke; to expose to smoke. |
| infusing | present participle & vb. noun | of Infuse |
| infusion | verb t. | The act of infusing, pouring in, or instilling; instillation; as, the infusion of good principles into the mind; the infusion of ardor or zeal., That which is infused; suggestion; inspiration., The act of plunging or dipping into a fluid; immersion., The act or process of steeping or soaking any substance in water in order to extract its virtues., The liquid extract obtained by this process. |
| infusive | adjective | Having the power of infusion; inspiring; influencing. |
| infusory | adjective | Infusorial., One of the Infusoria; — usually in the pl. |