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93 Nouns That Contain RIAN

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abecedarian (noun) a novice learning the rudiments of some subject
actiniarian (noun) any sea anemone or related animal Synonyms: actinia, actinian
antiestablishmentarianism (noun) the doctrine of opposition to the social and political establishment Synonyms: antiestablishmentism
antiquarian (noun) an expert or collector of antiquities Synonyms: antiquary, archaist
archosaurian (noun) extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs, plesiosaurs, pterosaurs, ichthyosaurs, thecodonts Synonyms: archosaur, archosaurian reptile
arianist (noun) an adherent of Arianism (the belief that Jesus Christ was not truly God)
authoritarian (noun) a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner Synonyms: dictator
authoritarianism (noun) a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) Synonyms: absolutism, Caesarism, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny
barbarian (noun) a member of an uncivilized people Synonyms: savage
(noun) a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement Synonyms: boor, churl, Goth, peasant, tike, tyke
biriani (noun) an Indian dish made with highly seasoned rice and meat or fish or vegetables Synonyms: biryani
caesarian (noun) the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) Synonyms: abdominal delivery, C-section, caesarean, caesarean delivery, caesarean section, caesarian delivery, caesarian section, cesarean, cesarean delivery, cesarean section, cesarian, cesarian section
centenarian (noun) someone who is at least 100 years old
cesarian (noun) the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) Synonyms: abdominal delivery, C-section, caesarean, caesarean delivery, caesarean section, caesarian, caesarian delivery, caesarian section, cesarean, cesarean delivery, cesarean section, cesarian section
cnidarian (noun) radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms Synonyms: coelenterate
contrarian (noun) an investor who deliberately decides to go against the prevailing wisdom of other investors
coriander (noun) parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish Synonyms: Chinese parsley, cilantro
(noun) dried coriander seeds used whole or ground Synonyms: coriander seed
(noun) Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley Synonyms: Chinese parsley, cilantro, coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum
covariance (noun) (statistics) the mean value of the product of the deviations of two variates from their respective means
cyprian (noun) a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money Synonyms: bawd, cocotte, fancy woman, harlot, lady of pleasure, prostitute, sporting lady, tart, whore, woman of the street, working girl
disciplinarian (noun) someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms Synonyms: martinet, moralist
durian (noun) huge fruit native to southeastern Asia `smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts
(noun) tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind Synonyms: durian tree, Durio zibethinus, durion
egalitarian (noun) a person who believes in the equality of all people Synonyms: equalitarian
egalitarianism (noun) the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality Synonyms: equalitarianism
equalitarian (noun) a person who believes in the equality of all people Synonyms: egalitarian
equalitarianism (noun) the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality Synonyms: egalitarianism
equestrian (noun) a person skilled in equitation Synonyms: horseback rider
establishmentarianism (noun) the doctrine of supporting the social or political establishment Synonyms: establishmentism
euphoriant (noun) a psychoactive drug that tends to produce elation and euphoria
eutherian (noun) mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials Synonyms: eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal
flexitarianism (noun) The practice of eating mainly vegetarian food, but making occasional exceptions for social, pragmatic, cultural, or nutritional reasons. Synonyms: semi-vegetarianism
grammarian (noun) a linguist who specializes in the study of grammar and syntax Synonyms: syntactician
hereditarianism (noun) the philosophical doctrine that heredity is more important than environment in determining intellectual growth
historian (noun) a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it Synonyms: historiographer
holothurian (noun) echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud feeders Synonyms: sea cucumber
humanitarian (noun) someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms Synonyms: do-gooder, improver
(noun) an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans Synonyms: humanist
humanitarianism (noun) the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare Synonyms: humanism
inebriant (noun) a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent Synonyms: alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, intoxicant
infusorian (noun) any member of the subclass Infusoria
invariance (noun) the quality of being resistant to variation Synonyms: invariability, invariableness
(noun) the nature of a quantity or property or function that remains unchanged when a given transformation is applied to it
invariant (noun) a feature (quantity or property or function) that remains unchanged when a particular transformation is applied to it
latitudinarian (noun) a person who is broad-minded and tolerant (especially in standards of religious belief and conduct)
libertarian (noun) someone who believes the doctrine of free will
(noun) an advocate of libertarianism
libertarianism (noun) an ideological belief in freedom of thought, speech and action
librarian (noun) a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services Synonyms: bibliothec
librarianship (noun) the position of librarian
luxuriance (noun) the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses Synonyms: lushness, voluptuousness
megatherian (noun) a large extinct ground sloth Synonyms: megatherian mammal, megatheriid
metatherian (noun) primitive pouched mammals found mainly in Australia and the Americas
millenarian (noun) a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity) Synonyms: chiliast, millenarist
millenarianism (noun) belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations Synonyms: chiliasm, millenarism, millenniumism
necessitarian (noun) someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will
nonagenarian (noun) someone whose age is in the nineties
octogenarian (noun) someone whose age is in the eighties
parliamentarian (noun) an expert in parliamentary rules and procedures
pedestrian (noun) a person who travels by foot Synonyms: footer, walker
perianth (noun) collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils Synonyms: chlamys, floral envelope, perigone, perigonium
planarian (noun) free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts Synonyms: planaria
platitudinarian (noun) a bore who makes excessive use of platitudes
pollotarianism (noun) the practice of following a diet that includes chicken or other poultry, but not meat from mammals.
predestinarian (noun) anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny Synonyms: determinist, fatalist, predestinationist
predestinarianism (noun) the belief or doctrine of predestinarians
proletarian (noun) a member of the working class (not necessarily employed) Synonyms: prole, worker
proletarianism (noun) The condition or political position of a member of the working class.
prototherian (noun) primitive oviparous mammals found only in Australia and Tasmania and New Guinea
radiolarian (noun) protozoa with amoeba-like bodies and radiating filamentous pseudopods
salutatorian (noun) a graduating student with the second highest academic rank; may deliver the opening address at graduation exercises Synonyms: salutatory speaker
saurian (noun) any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards; in former classifications included also the crocodiles and dinosaurs
sectarian (noun) a member of a sect Synonyms: sectarist, sectary
sectarianism (noun) a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination Synonyms: denominationalism
seminarian (noun) a student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary) Synonyms: seminarist
septuagenarian (noun) someone whose age is in the seventies
sertularian (noun) feathery colony of long-branched stems bearing stalkless paired polyps
sexagenarian (noun) someone whose age is in the sixties
solitudinarian (noun) one who lives in solitude Synonyms: hermit, recluse, solitary, troglodyte
tarriance (noun) the act of tarrying Synonyms: lingering
tellurian (noun) an inhabitant of the earth Synonyms: earthling, earthman, worldling
titanosaurian (noun) amphibious quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur with a long thin neck and whiplike tail; of the Cretaceous mostly in the Southern Hemisphere Synonyms: titanosaur
totalitarian (noun) an adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian government
totalitarianism (noun) an ideological belief in the complete and unrestricted power of government. Synonyms: absolutism, totalism
(noun) a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) Synonyms: absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, tyranny
triangle (noun) a percussion instrument consisting of a metal bar bent in the shape of an open triangle
(noun) any of various triangular drafting instruments used to draw straight lines at specified angles
(noun) a three-sided polygon Synonyms: trigon, trilateral
(noun) something approximating the shape of a triangle
triangularity (noun) the property of being shaped like a triangle
triangulation (noun) a method of surveying; the area is divided into triangles and the length of one side and its angles with the other two are measured, then the lengths of the other sides can be calculated
(noun) a trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points of a known distance apart; useful in navigation
utilitarian (noun) someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility
utilitarianism (noun) doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number
valedictorian (noun) the student with the best grades who usually delivers the valedictory address at commencement Synonyms: valedictory speaker
valerian (noun) a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or pink flowers
valetudinarian (noun) weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health
valetudinarianism (noun) the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) Synonyms: debility, feebleness, frailness, frailty, infirmity
variance (noun) an activity that varies from a norm or standard Synonyms: variation
(noun) an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)
(noun) a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions Synonyms: disagreement, discrepancy, divergence
(noun) the quality of being subject to variation Synonyms: variability, variableness
(noun) the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value
(noun) discord that splits a group Synonyms: division
(noun) an event that departs from expectations Synonyms: discrepancy, variant
variant (noun) a variable quantity that is random Synonyms: chance variable, random variable, stochastic variable, variate
(noun) something a little different from others of the same type Synonyms: edition, variation, version
(noun) an event that departs from expectations Synonyms: discrepancy, variance
(noun) (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups Synonyms: form, strain, var.
vegetarian (noun) eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat or fish or (often) any animal products
vegetarianism (noun) a diet excluding all meat and fish
veterinarian (noun) a doctor who practices veterinary medicine Synonyms: vet, veterinary, veterinary surgeon
vulgarian (noun) a vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth)

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