nocent | (adjective) having a tendency to cause harm | - |
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noctilucent | (adjective) shining or glowing by night | - |
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nonadjacent | (adjective) not adjacent; not next | - |
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nonconcentric | (adjective) not having a common center; not concentric | Synonyms: eccentric |
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noneffervescent | (adjective) not effervescent | - |
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(adjective) not sparkling | Synonyms: still |
obsolescent | (adjective) becoming obsolete | - |
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opalescent | (adjective) having a play of lustrous rainbow colors | Synonyms: iridescent, nacreous, opaline, pearlescent |
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patricentric | (adjective) centered upon the father | - |
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pearlescent | (adjective) having a play of lustrous rainbow colors | Synonyms: iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline |
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phosphorescent | (adjective) emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous | - |
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placental | (adjective) pertaining to or having or occurring by means of a placenta | - |
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preadolescent | (adjective) of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12 | Synonyms: preteen |
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prepubescent | (adjective) (especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth | Synonyms: prepubertal |
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pubescent | (adjective) covered with fine soft hairs or down | Synonyms: downy, puberulent, sericeous |
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(adjective) (of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature | - |
putrescent | (adjective) becoming putrid | - |
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quiescent | (adjective) being quiet or still or inactive | - |
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(adjective) (pathology) causing no symptoms | - |
(adjective) not active or activated | - |
(adjective) marked by a state of tranquil repose | - |
quincentenary | (adjective) of or relating to a 500th anniversary | Synonyms: quincentennial |
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quincentennial | (adjective) of or relating to a 500th anniversary | Synonyms: quincentenary |
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radiolucent | (adjective) almost complete transparent to X-rays or other forms of radiation | - |
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recent | (adjective) new | - |
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(adjective) of the immediate past or just previous to the present time | Synonyms: late |
recrudescent | (adjective) the revival of an unfortunate situation after a period of abatement | - |
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reminiscent | (adjective) serving to bring to mind | Synonyms: evocative, redolent, remindful, resonant |
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renascent | (adjective) rising again as to new life and vigor | Synonyms: resurgent |
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reticent | (adjective) temperamentally disinclined to talk | Synonyms: untalkative |
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(adjective) reluctant to draw attention to yourself | Synonyms: retiring, self-effacing |
(adjective) cool and formal in manner | Synonyms: restrained, unemotional |
scented | (adjective) having the sense of smell | - |
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(adjective) (used in combination) having the odor of | - |
(adjective) having a natural fragrance | Synonyms: odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, sweet |
(adjective) filled or impregnated with perfume | Synonyms: perfumed |
scentless | (adjective) lacking the sense of smell | - |
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(adjective) emitting or holding no odor | - |
semicentenary | (adjective) of or relating to or marking the 50th anniversary | Synonyms: semicentennial |
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semicentennial | (adjective) of or relating to or marking the 50th anniversary | Synonyms: semicentenary |
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senescent | (adjective) growing old | Synonyms: ageing, aging |
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subjacent | (adjective) lying nearby but lower | - |
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suffrutescent | (adjective) of a plant; having a woody base that does not die down each year | - |
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superjacent | (adjective) lying immediately above or on something else | - |
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telocentric | (adjective) having the form of a straight rod because the centromere is in a terminal position | - |
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translucent | (adjective) allowing light to pass through diffusely | Synonyms: semitransparent |
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transplacental | (adjective) occurring through or by way of the placenta | - |
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tricentenary | (adjective) of or relating to or completing a period of 300 years | Synonyms: tricentennial |
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tricentennial | (adjective) of or relating to or completing a period of 300 years | Synonyms: tricentenary |
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tumescent | (adjective) abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas | Synonyms: bloated, distended, intumescent, puffy, swollen, tumid, turgid |
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unaccented | (adjective) (used of syllables) carrying no stress | Synonyms: atonic |
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(adjective) (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress | Synonyms: light, weak |