abidance | (noun) the act of abiding (enduring without yielding) | - |
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(noun) the act of dwelling in a place | Synonyms: residence, residency |
(noun) acting according to certain accepted standards | Synonyms: compliance, conformation, conformity |
abide | (verb) put up with something or somebody unpleasant | Synonyms: bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate |
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(verb) dwell | Synonyms: bide, stay |
abiding | (adjective) lasting a long time | Synonyms: enduring, imperishable |
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abience | (noun) (psychology) an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object | - |
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abient | (adjective) characterized by avoidance or withdrawal | - |
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ability | (noun) the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment | - |
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(noun) possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done | Synonyms: power |
abiogenesis | (noun) a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter | Synonyms: autogenesis, autogeny, spontaneous generation |
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abiogenetic | (adjective) originating by abiogenesis | - |
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abiogenist | (noun) a believer in abiogenesis | - |
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abiotrophy | (noun) a loss of vitality and a degeneration of cells and tissues not due to any apparent injury | - |
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absorbing | (adjective) capable of arousing and holding the attention | Synonyms: engrossing, fascinating, gripping, riveting |
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acarophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of small insects and mites and worms | - |
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acceptability | (noun) satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards | Synonyms: acceptableness |
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accessibility | (noun) the quality of being at hand when needed | Synonyms: availability, availableness, handiness |
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(noun) the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with | Synonyms: approachability |
accountability | (noun) responsibility to someone or for some activity | Synonyms: answerability, answerableness |
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acerbic | (adjective) sour or bitter in taste | Synonyms: acerb, astringent |
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(adjective) harsh or corrosive in tone | Synonyms: acerb, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic |
acerbity | (noun) a rough and bitter manner | Synonyms: acrimony, bitterness, jaundice, tartness, thorniness |
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(noun) a sharp sour taste | Synonyms: tartness |
(noun) a sharp bitterness | - |
achievability | (noun) the state of being achievable | Synonyms: attainability, attainableness |
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acousticophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of sounds including your own voice | Synonyms: phonophobia |
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acrophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of great heights | - |
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acrophobic | (adjective) suffering from acrophobia; abnormally afraid of high places | - |
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adaptability | (noun) the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances | - |
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admirability | (noun) admirable excellence | Synonyms: admirableness, wonderfulness |
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admissibility | (noun) acceptability by virtue of being admissible | - |
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adorability | (noun) extreme attractiveness | Synonyms: adorableness |
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adverbial | (adjective) of or relating to or functioning as an adverb | - |
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(noun) a word or group of words function as an adverb | - |
adverbially | (adverb) as an adverb | - |
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advisability | (noun) the quality of being advisable | - |
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aerobic | (adjective) depending on free oxygen or air | Synonyms: aerophilic, aerophilous |
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(adjective) based on or using the principles of aerobics; enhancing respiratory and circulatory efficiency | - |
aerobics | (noun) exercise that increases the need for oxygen | Synonyms: aerobic exercise |
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aerobiosis | (noun) life sustained in the presence of air or oxygen | - |
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aerobiotic | (adjective) living or active only in the presence of oxygen | - |
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affability | (noun) a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to) | Synonyms: affableness, amiability, amiableness, bonhomie, geniality |
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afterbirth | (noun) the placenta and fetal membranes that are expelled from the uterus after the baby is born | - |
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agoraphobia | (noun) a morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place) | - |
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agoraphobic | (adjective) suffering from agoraphobia; abnormally afraid of open or public places | - |
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agreeability | (noun) a temperamental disposition to be agreeable | Synonyms: agreeableness |
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agrobiologic | (adjective) of or pertaining to agrobiology | Synonyms: agrobiological |
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agrobiological | (adjective) of or pertaining to agrobiology | Synonyms: agrobiologic |
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agrobiology | (noun) the study of plant nutrition and growth especially as a way to increase crop yield | - |
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ailurophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of cats | - |
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albinal | (adjective) of or pertaining to or affected by albinism | Synonyms: albinic, albinistic, albinotic |
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albinic | (adjective) of or pertaining to or affected by albinism | Synonyms: albinal, albinistic, albinotic |
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albinism | (noun) the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair | - |
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albinistic | (adjective) of or pertaining to or affected by albinism | Synonyms: albinal, albinic, albinotic |
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albino | (adjective) having albinism | - |
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(noun) an animal with congenital albinism | - |
(noun) a person with congenital albinism: white hair and milky skin; eyes are usually pink | - |
albinotic | (adjective) of or pertaining to or affected by albinism | Synonyms: albinal, albinic, albinistic |
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albite | (noun) a widely distributed feldspar that forms rocks | Synonyms: white feldspar |
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albitic | (adjective) of or related to albite feldspar | - |
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albizia | (noun) any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia | Synonyms: albizzia |
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albizzia | (noun) any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia | Synonyms: albizia |
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alembic | (noun) an obsolete kind of container used for distillation; two retorts connected by a tube | - |
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algarobilla | (noun) mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing | Synonyms: algarroba, algarrobilla |
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algarrobilla | (noun) mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing | Synonyms: algarobilla, algarroba |
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algophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of pain | - |
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algophobic | (adjective) suffering from algophobia; abnormally afraid of pain | - |
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alibi | (noun) (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question | - |
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(noun) a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. | Synonyms: exculpation, excuse, self-justification |
(verb) exonerate by means of an alibi | - |
alterability | (noun) the quality of being alterable | - |
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ambiance | (noun) the atmosphere of an environment | Synonyms: ambience |
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(noun) a particular environment or surrounding influence | Synonyms: ambience, atmosphere |
ambidexterity | (noun) the property of being equally skillful with each hand | Synonyms: ambidextrousness |
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ambidextrous | (adjective) equally skillful with each hand | Synonyms: two-handed |
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(adjective) marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | Synonyms: deceitful, double-dealing, double-faced, double-tongued, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced |
ambidextrousness | (noun) the property of being equally skillful with each hand | Synonyms: ambidexterity |
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ambience | (noun) the atmosphere of an environment | Synonyms: ambiance |
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(noun) a particular environment or surrounding influence | Synonyms: ambiance, atmosphere |
ambient | (adjective) completely enveloping | - |
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ambiguity | (noun) unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning | Synonyms: equivocalness |
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(noun) an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context | - |
ambiguous | (adjective) having more than one possible meaning | - |
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(adjective) open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead | Synonyms: equivocal |
(adjective) having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns | - |
ambiguously | (adverb) in an ambiguous manner | Synonyms: equivocally |
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ambit | (noun) an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: | Synonyms: compass, orbit, range, reach, scope |
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ambition | (noun) a strong drive for success | Synonyms: ambitiousness |
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(noun) a cherished desire | Synonyms: aspiration, dream |
(verb) have as one's ambition | - |
ambitionless | (adjective) having little desire for success or achievement | Synonyms: unambitious |
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ambitious | (adjective) having a strong desire for success or achievement | - |
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(adjective) requiring full use of your abilities or resources | Synonyms: challenging |
ambitiously | (adverb) with ambition; in an ambitious and energetic manner | Synonyms: determinedly |
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ambitiousness | (noun) a strong drive for success | Synonyms: ambition |
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ambivalence | (noun) mixed feelings or emotions | Synonyms: ambivalency |
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ambivalency | (noun) mixed feelings or emotions | Synonyms: ambivalence |
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ambivalent | (adjective) uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow | - |
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ambiversion | (noun) (psychology) a balanced disposition intermediate between extroversion and introversion | - |
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ambiversive | (adjective) intermediate between introversive and extroversive | - |
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amebiasis | (noun) infection by a disease-causing ameba | Synonyms: amebiosis, amoebiasis, amoebiosis |
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amebic | (adjective) pertaining to or resembling amoebae | Synonyms: ameban, amebous, amoeban, amoebic, amoebous |
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amebiosis | (noun) infection by a disease-causing ameba | Synonyms: amebiasis, amoebiasis, amoebiosis |
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amenability | (noun) the trait of being cooperative | Synonyms: amenableness, cooperativeness |
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amiability | (noun) a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to) | Synonyms: affability, affableness, amiableness, bonhomie, geniality |
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(noun) a cheerful and agreeable mood | Synonyms: good humor, good humour, good temper |
amicability | (noun) having a disposition characterized by warmth and friendliness | Synonyms: amicableness |
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(noun) a disinclination to quarrel | Synonyms: amicableness |
ammobium | (noun) any plant of the genus Ammobium having yellow flowers and silvery foliage | - |
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amobarbital | (noun) a barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects; used to relieve insomnia and as an anticonvulsant | - |
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amoebiasis | (noun) infection by a disease-causing ameba | Synonyms: amebiasis, amebiosis, amoebiosis |
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amoebic | (adjective) pertaining to or resembling amoebae | Synonyms: ameban, amebic, amebous, amoeban, amoebous |
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amoebiosis | (noun) infection by a disease-causing ameba | Synonyms: amebiasis, amebiosis, amoebiasis |
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amphibia | (noun) the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water, frogs, toads, newts, salamanders, caecilians | Synonyms: class Amphibia |
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amphibian | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia | Synonyms: amphibious |
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(noun) cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form | - |
(noun) an airplane designed to take off and land on water | Synonyms: amphibious aircraft |
(noun) a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water | Synonyms: amphibious vehicle |
amphibiotic | (adjective) having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form | Synonyms: semiaquatic |
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amphibious | (adjective) operating or living on land and in water | - |
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(adjective) relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia | Synonyms: amphibian |
anabiosis | (noun) suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme drought from which they revive when moisture returns | - |
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anabiotic | (adjective) of or related to the state of anabiosis | - |
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anaerobic | (adjective) living or active in the absence of free oxygen | Synonyms: anaerobiotic |
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(adjective) not aerobic | - |
anaerobiotic | (adjective) living or active in the absence of free oxygen | Synonyms: anaerobic |
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androphobia | (noun) a morbid fear of men | - |
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answerability | (noun) responsibility to someone or for some activity | Synonyms: accountability, answerableness |
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antbird | (noun) any of various dull-colored South American birds that feeding on ants some following army ant swarms | Synonyms: ant bird |
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