energetic | (adjective) possessing or exerting or displaying energy | - |
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(adjective) working hard to promote an enterprise | Synonyms: gumptious, industrious, up-and-coming |
energetically | (adverb) in an energetic manner | - |
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epenthetic | (adjective) of or pertaining to epenthesis | Synonyms: parasitic |
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erythropoietic | (adjective) of or relating to the formation of red blood cells | - |
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esthetic | (adjective) concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste | Synonyms: aesthetic, aesthetical, esthetical |
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(adjective) relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics | Synonyms: aesthetic |
(adjective) aesthetically pleasing | Synonyms: aesthetic, artistic |
(noun) (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful | Synonyms: aesthetic |
esthetical | (adjective) concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste | Synonyms: aesthetic, aesthetical, esthetic |
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esthetically | (adverb) in a tasteful way | Synonyms: aesthetically |
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esthetician | (noun) a philosopher who specializes in the nature of beauty | Synonyms: aesthetician |
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(noun) a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.) | Synonyms: aesthetician |
esthetics | (noun) (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art) | Synonyms: aesthetics |
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exegetic | (adjective) relating to exegesis | Synonyms: exegetical |
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exegetical | (adjective) relating to exegesis | Synonyms: exegetic |
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ferromagnetic | (adjective) relating to or demonstrating ferromagnetism | - |
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fetich | (noun) excessive or irrational devotion to some activity | Synonyms: fetish |
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(noun) a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers | Synonyms: fetish, hoodoo, juju, voodoo |
fetichism | (noun) sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs) | Synonyms: fetishism |
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(noun) a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish) | Synonyms: fetishism |
feticide | (noun) the act of destroying a fetus | Synonyms: aborticide |
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frenetic | (adjective) excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion | Synonyms: frantic, frenzied, phrenetic |
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frenetically | (adverb) in a very agitated manner; as if possessed by an evil spirit | Synonyms: demoniacally |
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genetic | (adjective) of or relating to the science of genetics | Synonyms: genetical |
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(adjective) pertaining to or referring to origin | - |
(adjective) of or relating to or produced by or being a gene | Synonyms: genetical, genic |
(adjective) occurring among members of a family usually by heredity | Synonyms: familial, hereditary, inherited, transmissible, transmitted |
genetical | (adjective) of or relating to the science of genetics | Synonyms: genetic |
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(adjective) of or relating to or produced by or being a gene | Synonyms: genetic, genic |
genetically | (adverb) by genetic mechanisms | - |
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geneticism | (noun) the belief that all human characteristics are determined genetically | - |
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geneticist | (noun) a biologist who specializes in genetics | - |
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genetics | (noun) the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms | Synonyms: genetic science |
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geodetic | (adjective) of or relating to or determined by geodesy | Synonyms: geodesic, geodesical |
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haematopoietic | (adjective) pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells | Synonyms: haematogenic, haemopoietic, hematogenic, hematopoietic, hemopoietic |
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haemopoietic | (adjective) pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells | Synonyms: haematogenic, haematopoietic, hematogenic, hematopoietic, hemopoietic |
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hematopoietic | (adjective) pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells | Synonyms: haematogenic, haematopoietic, haemopoietic, hematogenic, hemopoietic |
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hemopoietic | (adjective) pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells | Synonyms: haematogenic, haematopoietic, haemopoietic, hematogenic, hematopoietic |
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heretic | (noun) a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church | Synonyms: misbeliever, religious outcast |
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(noun) a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion) | - |
heretical | (adjective) characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards | Synonyms: dissident, heterodox |
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hermetic | (adjective) completely sealed; completely airtight | - |
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hermetically | (adverb) in an airtight manner | - |
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homiletic | (adjective) of or relating to homiletics | Synonyms: homiletical |
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(adjective) of the nature of a homily or sermon | Synonyms: homiletical |
homiletical | (adjective) of or relating to homiletics | Synonyms: homiletic |
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(adjective) of the nature of a homily or sermon | Synonyms: homiletic |
homiletics | (noun) the branch of theology that deals with sermons and homilies | - |
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(noun) the art of preaching | - |
hydrokinetic | (adjective) relating to fluids in motion or the forces that produce or affect such motion | - |
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hydrokinetics | (noun) study of fluids in motion | Synonyms: hydrodynamics |
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hypothetic | (adjective) based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence | Synonyms: conjectural, divinatory, hypothetical, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious |
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hypothetical | (adjective) based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence | Synonyms: conjectural, divinatory, hypothetic, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious |
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(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc. | - |
hypothetically | (adverb) by hypothesis | - |
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inaesthetic | (adjective) violating aesthetic canons or requirements; deficient in tastefulness or beauty | Synonyms: unaesthetic |
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karyokinetic | (adjective) of or relating to the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis | - |
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kinaesthetic | (adjective) of or relating to kinesthesis | Synonyms: kinesthetic |
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kinaesthetically | (adverb) in a kinesthetic manner; by means of kinesthesia | Synonyms: kinesthetically |
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kinesthetic | (adjective) of or relating to kinesthesis | Synonyms: kinaesthetic |
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kinesthetically | (adverb) in a kinesthetic manner; by means of kinesthesia | Synonyms: kinaesthetically |
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kinesthetics | (noun) the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body | Synonyms: kinaesthesia, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia, kinesthesis, muscle sense, sense of movement |
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kinetic | (adjective) relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith | - |
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(adjective) supplying motive force | Synonyms: energising, energizing |
(adjective) characterized by motion | - |
kinetics | (noun) the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies | Synonyms: dynamics |
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magnetic | (adjective) having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel | Synonyms: magnetised, magnetized |
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(adjective) determined by earth's magnetic fields | - |
(adjective) capable of being magnetized | - |
(adjective) of or relating to or caused by magnetism | - |
(adjective) possessing an extraordinary ability to attract | Synonyms: charismatic |
magnetically | (adverb) as if by magnetism | - |
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(adverb) by the use of magnetism | - |
magnetics | (noun) the branch of science that studies magnetism | Synonyms: magnetism |
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memetics | (noun) a theory of mental content based on an analogy with Darwinian evolution. | - |
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metic | (noun) an alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city | - |
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metical | (noun) the basic unit of money in Mozambique; equal to 100 centavos | - |
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meticulosity | (noun) strict attention to minute details | Synonyms: meticulousness, punctiliousness, scrupulousness |
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meticulous | (adjective) marked by extreme care in treatment of details | - |
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(adjective) marked by precise accordance with details | Synonyms: punctilious |
meticulously | (adverb) in a meticulous manner | - |
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meticulousness | (noun) strict attention to minute details | Synonyms: meticulosity, punctiliousness, scrupulousness |
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mimetic | (adjective) exhibiting mimicry | - |
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(adjective) characterized by or of the nature of or using mimesis | - |
natriuretic | (adjective) of or relating to natriuresis | - |
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noetic | (adjective) of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind | Synonyms: intellectual, rational |
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nomothetic | (adjective) relating to or involving the search for abstract universal principles | - |
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nonmagnetic | (adjective) not capable of being magnetized | - |
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nonphotosynthetic | (adjective) not photosynthetic | - |
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nonreticulate | (adjective) not resembling or forming a network | - |
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nonsynthetic | (adjective) involving or derived from living organisms; free from chemical treatments or additives | - |
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onomatopoetic | (adjective) (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound | Synonyms: echoic, imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical |
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(adjective) of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia | Synonyms: onomatopoeic |
ontogenetic | (adjective) of or relating to the origin and development of individual organisms | - |
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palingenetic | (adjective) of or relating to palingenesis | - |
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paramagnetic | (adjective) of or relating to a paramagnet | - |
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parasympathetic | (adjective) of or relating to the parasympathetic nervous system | - |
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(noun) originates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the sympathetic nervous system: stimulates digestive secretions; slows the heart; constricts the pupils; dilates blood vessels | Synonyms: parasympathetic nervous system |
parasympathomimetic | (adjective) having an effect similar to that resulting from stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system | - |
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parenthetic | (adjective) qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses | Synonyms: parenthetical |
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parenthetical | (adjective) qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses | Synonyms: parenthetic |
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(noun) an expression in parentheses | Synonyms: parenthetical expression |
parenthetically | (adverb) in a parenthetical manner | - |
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paretic | (noun) a person afflicted with paresis (partial paralysis) | - |
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parthenogenetic | (adjective) (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction | Synonyms: agamic, agamogenetic, agamous, apomictic |
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pathetic | (adjective) inspiring mixed contempt and pity | Synonyms: pitiable, pitiful |
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(adjective) inspiring scornful pity | Synonyms: ridiculous, silly |
(adjective) deserving or inciting pity | Synonyms: hapless, miserable, misfortunate, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched |
pathetically | (adverb) arousing scornful pity | - |
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(adverb) in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion | Synonyms: pitiably |
peripatetic | (adjective) of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy | Synonyms: Aristotelean, Aristotelian, Aristotelic |
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(adjective) traveling especially on foot | Synonyms: wayfaring |
(noun) a person who walks from place to place | - |
peripateticism | (noun) (philosophy) the philosophy of Aristotle that deals with logic and metaphysics and ethics and poetics and politics and natural science | Synonyms: Aristotelianism |
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pharmacogenetics | (noun) the branch of genetics that studies the genetically determined variations in responses to drugs in humans or laboratory organisms | - |
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pharmacokinetics | (noun) the study of the action of drugs in the body: method and rate of excretion, duration of effect, etc. | - |
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phonetic | (adjective) of or relating to the scientific study of speech sounds | - |
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(adjective) of or relating to speech sounds | Synonyms: phonic |
phonetically | (adverb) by phonetics | - |
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phonetician | (noun) a specialist in phonetics | - |
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phonetics | (noun) the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis | - |
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photosynthetic | (adjective) relating to or using or formed by photosynthesis | - |
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phrenetic | (adjective) excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion | Synonyms: frantic, frenetic, frenzied |
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phyletic | (adjective) of or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms | Synonyms: phylogenetic |
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phylogenetic | (adjective) of or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms | Synonyms: phyletic |
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phylogenetically | (adverb) with regard to phylogeny | - |
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poetic | (adjective) of or relating to poetry | Synonyms: poetical |
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(adjective) of or relating to poets | - |
(adjective) characterized by romantic imagery | - |
(adjective) characteristic of or befitting poetry | Synonyms: poetical |
poetical | (adjective) of or relating to poetry | Synonyms: poetic |
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(adjective) characteristic of or befitting poetry | Synonyms: poetic |
poetically | (adverb) in a poetic manner | - |
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poeticism | (noun) a poetic phrase, utterance, etc. | - |
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poetics | (noun) study of poetic works | - |
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polysynthetic | (adjective) forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning | Synonyms: agglutinative |
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prophetic | (adjective) foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention | Synonyms: prophetical |
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