| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| obconical | adjective | Conical, but having the apex downward; inversely conical. |
| obcordate | adjective | Heart-shaped, with the attachment at the pointed end; inversely cordate: as, an obcordate petal or leaf. |
| obduction | noun | The act of drawing or laying over, as a covering. |
| obedience | noun | The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that which is required by authority; subjection to rightful restraint or control., Words or actions denoting submission to authority; dutifulness., A following; a body of adherents; as, the Roman Catholic obedience, or the whole body of persons who submit to the authority of the pope., A cell (or offshoot of a larger monastery) governed by a prior., One of the three monastic vows., The written precept of a superior in a religious order or congregation to a subject. |
| obeisance | noun | Obedience., A manifestation of obedience; an expression of difference or respect; homage; a bow; a courtesy. |
| obeisancy | noun | See Obeisance. |
| obeliscal | adjective | Formed like an obelisk. |
| obelisked | imp. & past participle | of Obelisk |
| obelizing | present participle & vb. noun | of Obelize |
| obeseness | noun | Quality of being obese; obesity. |
| obeyingly | adverb | Obediently; submissively. |
| obfirmate | verb t. | To make firm; to harden in resolution. |
| obfuscate | adjective | Obfuscated; darkened; obscured., To darken; to obscure; to becloud; hence, to confuse; to bewilder. |
| objecting | present participle & vb. noun | of Object |
| objectify | verb t. | To cause to become an object; to cause to assume the character of an object; to render objective. |
| objection | noun | The act of objecting; as, to prevent agreement, or action, by objection., That which is, or may be, presented in opposition; an adverse reason or argument; a reason for objecting; obstacle; impediment; as, I have no objection to going; unreasonable objections., Cause of trouble; sorrow. |
| objectist | noun | One who adheres to, or is skilled in, the objective philosophy. |
| objective | adjective | Of or pertaining to an object., Of or pertaining to an object; contained in, or having the nature or position of, an object; outward; external; extrinsic; — an epithet applied to whatever ir exterior to the mind, or which is simply an object of thought or feeling, and opposed to subjective., Pertaining to, or designating, the case which follows a transitive verb or a preposition, being that case in which the direct object of the verb is placed. See Accusative, n., The objective case., An object glass. See under Object, n., Same as Objective point, under Objective, a. |
| objibways | nounpl. | See Chippeways. |
| objicient | noun | One who makes objection; an objector. |
| objurgate | verb t. | To chide; to reprove. |
| oblatrate | verb i. | To bark or snarl, as a dog. |
| oblectate | verb t. | To delight; to please greatly. |
| obligable | adjective | Acknowledging, or complying with, obligation; trustworthy. |
| obligated | imp. & past participle | of Obligate |
| obliquing | present participle & vb. noun | of Oblique |
| obliquely | adverb | In an oblique manner; not directly; indirectly. |
| obliquity | noun | The condition of being oblique; deviation from a right line; deviation from parallelism or perpendicularity; the amount of such deviation; divergence; as, the obliquity of the ecliptic to the equator., Deviation from ordinary rules; irregularity; deviation from moral rectitude. |
| oblivious | adjective | Promoting oblivion; causing forgetfulness., Evincing oblivion; forgetful. |
| oblocutor | noun | A disputer; a gainsayer. |
| oblongata | noun | The medulla oblongata. |
| oblongish | adjective | Somewhat oblong. |
| obnoxious | adjective | Subject; liable; exposed; answerable; amenable; — with to., Liable to censure; exposed to punishment; reprehensible; blameworthy., Offensive; odious; hateful; as, an obnoxious statesman; a minister obnoxious to the Whigs. |
| obomegoid | adjective | Obversely omegoid. |
| obreption | noun | The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise., The obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise. |
| obscenity | noun | That quality in words or things which presents what is offensive to chasity or purity of mind; obscene or impure lanquage or acts; moral impurity; lewdness; obsceneness; as, the obscenity of a speech, or a picture. |
| obscurant | noun | One who obscures; one who prevents enlightenment or hinders the progress of knowledge and wisdom. |
| obscuring | present participle & vb. noun | of Obscure |
| obscurely | adverb | In an obscure manner. |
| obscurity | noun | The quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness; unintelligibleness; uncertainty. |
| obsecrate | verb t. | To beseech; to supplicate; to implore. |
| obsequent | adjective | Obedient; submissive; obsequious. |
| obsequies | nounpl. | See Obsequy., of Obsequy |
| observant | adjective | Taking notice; viewing or noticing attentively; watchful; attentive; as, an observant spectator; observant habits., Submissively attentive; obediently watchful; regardful; mindful; obedient (to); — with of, as, to be observant of rules., One who observes forms and rules., A sycophantic servant., An Observantine. |
| observing | present participle & vb. noun | of Observe, Giving particular attention; habitually attentive to what passes; as, an observing person; an observing mind. |
| obsession | noun | The act of besieging., The state of being besieged; — used specifically of a person beset by a spirit from without. |
| obsignate | verb t. | To seal; to ratify. |
| obsolesce | verb i. | To become obsolescent. |
| obstetric | adjective | Alt. of Obstetrical |
| obstinacy | noun | A fixedness in will, opinion, or resolution that can not be shaken at all, or only with great difficulty; firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system; unyielding disposition; stubborness; pertinacity; persistency; contumacy., The quality or state of being difficult to remedy, relieve, or subdue; as, the obstinacy of a disease or evil. |
| obstinate | adjective | Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; — usually implying unreasonableness., Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate fever; obstinate obstructions. |
| obstringe | verb t. | To constrain; to put under obligation. |
| obstruent | adjective | Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an obstruent medicine., Anything that obstructs or closes a passage; esp., that which obstructs natural passages in the body; as, a medicine which acts as an obstruent. |
| obstupefy | verb t. | See Stupefy. |
| obtaining | present participle & vb. noun | of Obtain |
| obtending | present participle & vb. noun | of Obtend |
| obtension | noun | The act of obtending. |
| obtesting | present participle & vb. noun | of Obtest |
| obtruding | present participle & vb. noun | of Obtrude |
| obtrusion | noun | The act of obtruding; a thrusting upon others by force or unsolicited; as, the obtrusion of crude opinions on the world., That which is obtruded. |
| obtrusive | adjective | Disposed to obtrude; inclined to intrude or thrust one’s self or one’s opinions upon others, or to enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| obtunding | present participle & vb. noun | of Obtund |
| obtundent | noun | A substance which sheathes a part, or blunts irritation, usually some bland, oily, or mucilaginous matter; — nearly the same as demulcent. |
| obturator | noun | That which closes or stops an opening., An apparatus designed to close an unnatural opening, as a fissure of the palate., Serving as an obturator; closing an opening; pertaining to, or in the region of, the obturator foramen; as, the obturator nerve. |
| obumbrant | adjective | Overhanging; as, obumbrant feathers. |
| obumbrate | verb t. | To shade; to darken; to cloud. |
| obvention | noun | The act of happening incidentally; that which happens casually; an incidental advantage; an occasional offering. |
| obversant | adjective | Conversant; familiar. |
| obversely | adverb | In an obverse manner. |
| obversion | noun | The act of turning toward or downward., The act of immediate inference, by which we deny the opposite of anything which has been affirmed; as, all men are mortal; then, by obversion, no men are immortal. This is also described as “immediate inference by privative conception.” |
| obverting | present participle & vb. noun | of Obvert |
| obviating | present participle & vb. noun | of Obviate |
| obviation | noun | The act of obviating, or the state of being obviated. |
| obvoluted | adjective | Overlapping; contorted; convolute; — applied primarily, in botany, to two opposite leaves, each of which has one edge overlapping the nearest edge of the other, and secondarily to a circle of several leaves or petals which thus overlap. |