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387 Words That Contain AF

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abaft (adverb) at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane Synonyms: aft, astern
afar (adverb) (old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
afeard (adjective) a pronunciation of afraid Synonyms: afeared
afeared (adjective) a pronunciation of afraid Synonyms: afeard
afebrile (adjective) having no fever
affability (noun) a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to) Synonyms: affableness, amiability, amiableness, bonhomie, geniality
affable (adjective) diffusing warmth and friendliness Synonyms: amiable, cordial, genial
affableness (noun) a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to) Synonyms: affability, amiability, amiableness, bonhomie, geniality
affably (adverb) in an affable manner Synonyms: amiably, genially
affair (noun) a vaguely specified concern Synonyms: matter, thing
(noun) a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people Synonyms: function, occasion, social affair, social function, social gathering, social occasion
(noun) a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship Synonyms: affaire, amour, intimacy, involvement, liaison
affaire (noun) a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship Synonyms: affair, amour, intimacy, involvement, liaison
affairs (noun) transactions of professional or public interest
(noun) matters of personal concern Synonyms: personal business, personal matters
affect (noun) the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
(verb) act physically on; have an effect upon
(verb) have an effect upon Synonyms: bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on
(verb) make believe with the intent to deceive Synonyms: dissemble, feign, pretend, sham
(verb) have an emotional or cognitive impact upon Synonyms: impress, move, strike
(verb) connect closely and often incriminatingly Synonyms: involve, regard
affectation (noun) a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display Synonyms: affectedness, mannerism, pose
affected (adjective) acted upon; influenced
(adjective) speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression Synonyms: unnatural
(adjective) being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion Synonyms: moved, stirred, touched
affectedly (adverb) in an affected manner
affectedness (noun) a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display Synonyms: affectation, mannerism, pose
(noun) the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others)
affecting (adjective) arousing affect Synonyms: poignant, touching
affectingly (adverb) in a poignant or touching manner Synonyms: poignantly, touchingly
affection (noun) a positive feeling of liking Synonyms: affectionateness, fondness, heart, philia, tenderness, warmheartedness, warmness
affectional (adjective) characterized by emotion Synonyms: affective, emotive
affectionate (adjective) having or displaying warmth or affection Synonyms: fond, lovesome, tender
affectionately (adverb) with affection Synonyms: dear, dearly
affectionateness (noun) a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love Synonyms: fondness, lovingness, warmth
(noun) a positive feeling of liking Synonyms: affection, fondness, heart, philia, tenderness, warmheartedness, warmness
affective (adjective) characterized by emotion Synonyms: affectional, emotive
affenpinscher (noun) European breed of small dog resembling a terrier with dark wiry hair and a tufted muzzle Synonyms: monkey dog, monkey pinscher
afferent (adjective) of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS
(noun) a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system Synonyms: afferent nerve, sensory nerve
affiance (verb) give to in marriage Synonyms: betroth, engage, plight
affiant (noun) a person who makes an affidavit
affidavit (noun) written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath
affiliate (noun) a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization
(noun) a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization
(verb) join in an affiliation
(verb) keep company with; hang out with Synonyms: associate, assort, consort
affiliated (adjective) being joined in close association Synonyms: attached, connected
affiliation (noun) the act of becoming formally connected or joined
(noun) a social or business relationship Synonyms: association, tie-up, tie
affinal (adjective) (anthropology) related by marriage Synonyms: affine
affine (adjective) (mathematics) of or pertaining to the geometry of affine transformations
(adjective) (anthropology) related by marriage Synonyms: affinal
(noun) (anthropology) kin by marriage
affined (adjective) closely related
affinity (noun) inherent resemblance between persons or things
(noun) a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
(noun) the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule Synonyms: chemical attraction
(noun) (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
(noun) (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship
(noun) (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts Synonyms: phylogenetic relation
(noun) a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character Synonyms: kinship
affirm (verb) establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts Synonyms: confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain
(verb) to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true Synonyms: assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify
(verb) say yes to
affirmable (adjective) capable of being affirmed or asserted Synonyms: assertable
affirmation (noun) a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand
(noun) a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something Synonyms: avouchment, avowal
(noun) (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds)
(noun) the act of affirming or asserting or stating something Synonyms: assertion, statement
affirmative (adjective) affirming or giving assent Synonyms: affirmatory
(adjective) expressing or manifesting praise or approval Synonyms: approbative, approbatory, approving, plausive
(adjective) expecting the best Synonyms: optimistic
(noun) a reply of affirmation
affirmatively (adverb) in an affirmative manner
affirmativeness (noun) the agreeable quality of one who assents
affirmatory (adjective) affirming or giving assent Synonyms: affirmative
affirmer (noun) someone who claims to speak the truth Synonyms: asserter, asseverator, avower, declarer
affix (noun) a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form
(verb) stick or fasten to Synonyms: stick on
(verb) add to the very end Synonyms: add on, append, supplement
(verb) attach or become attached to a stem word
affixal (adjective) of or pertaining to a linguistic affix Synonyms: affixial
affixation (noun) formation of a word by means of an affix
(noun) the act of attaching or affixing something Synonyms: attachment
(noun) the result of adding an affix to a root word
affixed (adjective) firmly attached
affixial (adjective) of or pertaining to a linguistic affix Synonyms: affixal
afflatus (noun) a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration
afflict (verb) cause physical pain or suffering in Synonyms: smite
(verb) cause great unhappiness for; distress
afflicted (adjective) grievously affected especially by disease Synonyms: stricken
(adjective) mentally or physically unfit Synonyms: impaired
affliction (noun) a cause of great suffering and distress
(noun) a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health
(noun) a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity
afflictive (adjective) causing misery or pain or distress Synonyms: painful, sore
affluence (noun) abundant wealth Synonyms: richness
affluent (adjective) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value Synonyms: flush, loaded, moneyed, substantial, wealthy
(noun) a branch that flows into the main stream Synonyms: confluent, feeder, tributary
(noun) an affluent person; a person who is financially well off
affluenza (noun) an inability to understand the consequences of one's actions because of financial privilege
afford (verb) be able to spare or give up
(verb) be the cause or source of Synonyms: give, yield
(verb) afford access to Synonyms: give, open
(verb) have the financial means to do something or buy something
affordable (adjective) that you have the financial means for Synonyms: low-cost, low-priced
afforest (verb) establish a forest on previously unforested land Synonyms: forest
afforestation (noun) the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting)
affranchise (verb) grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude Synonyms: enfranchise
affray (noun) a noisy fight Synonyms: disturbance, fray, ruffle
(noun) noisy quarrel Synonyms: altercation, fracas
affricate (noun) a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy') Synonyms: affricate consonant, affricative
affrication (noun) the conversion of a simple stop consonant into an affricate
affricative (noun) a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy') Synonyms: affricate, affricate consonant
affright (noun) an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety Synonyms: panic, terror
(verb) cause fear in Synonyms: fright, frighten, scare
affront (noun) a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect Synonyms: insult
(verb) treat, mention, or speak to rudely Synonyms: diss, insult
affusion (noun) the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head
afghan (noun) a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl
(noun) a coat made of sheepskin Synonyms: sheepskin coat
afghani (noun) the basic unit of money in Afghanistan
afibrinogenemia (noun) the absence of fibrinogen in the plasma leading to prolonged bleeding
aficionado (noun) a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer
(noun) a fan of bull fighting
afield (adverb) off the subject; beyond the point at issue
(adverb) in or into a field (especially a field of battle)
(adverb) far away from home or one's usual surroundings Synonyms: abroad
afire (adjective) lighted up by or as by fire or flame Synonyms: ablaze, aflame, aflare, alight, on fire
aflame (adjective) lighted up by or as by fire or flame Synonyms: ablaze, afire, aflare, alight, on fire
(adjective) keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement Synonyms: ablaze, aroused
aflare (adjective) lighted up by or as by fire or flame Synonyms: ablaze, afire, aflame, alight, on fire
(adjective) streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air Synonyms: flaring
aflatoxin (noun) a potent carcinogen from the fungus Aspergillus; can be produced and stored for use as a bioweapon
aflicker (adjective) shining unsteadily Synonyms: flickering
afloat (adjective) borne on the water; floating
(adjective) covered with water Synonyms: awash, flooded, inundated, overflowing
(adjective) aimlessly drifting Synonyms: adrift, aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected
aflutter (adjective) excited in anticipation Synonyms: nervous
afoot (adjective) currently in progress Synonyms: underway
(adjective) traveling by foot
(adverb) on foot; walking
aforementioned (adjective) being the one previously mentioned or spoken of Synonyms: aforesaid, said
aforesaid (adjective) being the one previously mentioned or spoken of Synonyms: aforementioned, said
aforethought (adjective) with planning and intention Synonyms: planned, plotted
afoul (adjective) especially of a ship's lines etc Synonyms: foul, fouled
afraid (adjective) filled with fear or apprehension
(adjective) filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement
(adjective) having feelings of aversion or unwillingness
(adjective) feeling worry or concern or insecurity
afresh (adverb) again but in a new or different way Synonyms: anew
afropavo (noun) both sexes are brightly colored Synonyms: Afropavo congensis, Congo peafowl
aft (adjective) (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail
(adverb) at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane Synonyms: abaft, astern
after (adjective) located farther aft
(adverb) behind or in the rear
(adverb) happening at a time subsequent to a reference time Synonyms: afterward, afterwards, later, later on, subsequently
afterbirth (noun) the placenta and fetal membranes that are expelled from the uterus after the baby is born
afterburner (noun) a device that injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust
aftercare (noun) care and treatment of a convalescent patient
afterdamp (noun) a toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and nitrogen) after an explosion of firedamp in a mine
afterdeck (noun) a deck abaft of midships
aftereffect (noun) any result that follows its cause after an interval
(noun) a delayed effect of a drug or therapy
afterglow (noun) the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event
(noun) a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset
afterimage (noun) an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased Synonyms: aftersensation

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