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Incognisable, Incognizable, in-kog′niz-a-bl, or in-kon′iz-a-bl, adj. that cannot be known or distinguished.—adjs. Incog′nisant, Incog′nizant, not cognisant.—n. Incog′nizance, failure to recognise.—n. Incognoscibil′ity.—a
English · e-38538-5176Incognito, in-kog′ni-tō, adj. unknown: disguised: under an assumed title.—n. a man unknown (fem. Incog′nita): concealment. [It.,—L. incognitus—in, not, cognitus, known—cognoscĕre, to know.]
English · e-38538-5177Incoherent, in-kō-hēr′ent, adj. not connected: loose: incongruous.—n. Incoher′ence, want of coherence or connection: incongruity.—adv. Incoher′ently.—n. Incohē′sion.
English · e-38538-5178Incombustible, in-kom-bust′i-bl, adj. incapable of being consumed by fire.—ns. Incombustibil′ity, Incombust′ibleness.—adv. Incombust′ibly.
English · e-38538-5179Income, in′kum, n. the gain, profit, or interest resulting from anything: revenue: (Shak.) arrival: (Scot.) a disease coming without known cause.—n.pl. In′come-bonds, a term applied to a bastard kind of security which ha
English · e-38538-5180Incommensurable, in-kom-en′sū-ra-bl, adj. having no common measure.—ns. Incommensurabil′ity, Incommen′surableness.—adv. Incommen′surably.—adj. Incommen′surāte, not admitting of a common measure: not adequate: unequal.—ad
English · e-38538-5181Incommiscible, in-kom-is′i-bl, adj. that cannot be mixed together. [L. in, not, commiscēre, to mix.]
English · e-38538-5182 · brief source recordIncommode, in-kom-ōd′, v.t. to cause trouble or inconvenience to: to annoy: to molest.—adj. Incommō′dious, inconvenient: annoying.—adv. Incommō′diously.—ns. Incommō′diousness, the quality of being incommodious; Incommod′
English · e-38538-5183Incommunicable, in-kom-ūn′i-ka-bl, adj. that cannot be communicated or imparted to others.—ns. Incommunicabil′ity, Incommun′icableness.—adv. Incommun′icably.—adj. Incommun′icative, not disposed to hold communion with, or
English · e-38538-5184Incommutable, in-kom-ūt′a-bl, adj. that cannot be commuted or exchanged.—ns. Incommutabil′ity, Incommut′ableness.—adv. Incommut′ably.
English · e-38538-5185Incomparable, in-kom′par-a-bl, adj. matchless.—ns. Incomparabil′ity, Incom′parableness.—adv. Incom′parably.—adj. Incompared′ (Spens.), peerless.
English · e-38538-5186Incompatible, in-kom-pat′i-bl, adj. not consistent: contradictory: incapable of existing together in harmony: (pl.) things which cannot coexist.—ns. Incompatibil′ity, Incompat′ibleness.—adv. Incompat′ibly.
English · e-38538-5187Incompetent, in-kom′pe-tent, adj. wanting adequate powers: wanting the proper legal qualifications: insufficient.—ns. Incom′petence, Incom′petency.—adv. Incom′petently.
English · e-38538-5188Incomplete, in-kom-plēt′, adj. imperfect.—adv. Incomplete′ly.—ns. Incomplete′ness, Incomplē′tion.
English · e-38538-5189 · brief source recordIncompliance, in-kom-plī′ans, n. refusal to comply: an unaccommodating disposition.—adj. Incomplī′ant.
English · e-38538-5190 · brief source recordIncomposed, in-kom-pōzd′, adj. (Milt.) discomposed.
English · e-38538-5191 · brief source recordIncomposite, in-kom′poz-it, adj. simple.—Incomposite numbers, same as prime numbers (see Prime).
English · e-38538-5192 · brief source recordIncompossible, in-kom-pos′i-bl, adj. incapable of coexisting.—n. Incompossibil′ity.
English · e-38538-5193 · brief source recordIncomprehensible, in-kom-pre-hen′si-bl, adj. not capable of being understood: not to be contained within limits.—ns. Incomprehensibil′ity, Incomprehen′sibleness, Incomprehen′sion.—adv. Incomprehen′sibly.—adj. Incomprehen
English · e-38538-5194Incompressible, in-kom-pres′i-bl, adj. not to be compressed into smaller bulk.—ns. Incompressibil′ity, Incompress′ibleness.
English · e-38538-5195Incomputable, in-kom-pūt′a-bl, adj. that cannot be computed or reckoned.
English · e-38538-5196 · brief source recordInconceivable, in-kon-sēv′a-bl, adj. that cannot be conceived by the mind: incomprehensible: involving a contradiction in terms: physically impossible.—ns. Inconceivabil′ity, Inconceiv′ableness.—adv. Inconceiv′ably.
English · e-38538-5197Inconcinnity, in-kon-sin′i-ti, n. want of congruousness or proportion.—adj. Inconcinn′ous. [L.]
English · e-38538-5198 · brief source recordInconclusive, in-kon-klōōs′iv, adj. not settling a point in debate, indeterminate, indecisive.—adv. Inconclus′ively.—ns. Inconclus′iveness, Inconclu′sion.
English · e-38538-5199Incondensable, in-kon-den′sa-bl, adj. not condensable.
English · e-38538-5200 · brief source recordIncondite, in-kon′dīt, adj. not well put together, irregular, unfinished. [L. inconditus—in, not, condĕre, conditum, to build.]
English · e-38538-5201Incongruous, in-kong′grōō-us, adj. inconsistent: not fitting well together, disjointed: unsuitable—also Incon′gruent.—ns. Incongru′ity, Incon′gruousness.—adv. Incon′gruously.
English · e-38538-5202Inconscient, in-kon′shi-ent, adj. unconscious.—adj. Incon′scious, unconscious.
English · e-38538-5203 · brief source recordInconsecutive, in-kon-sek′ū-tiv, adj. not succeeding in regular order.—n. Inconsec′utiveness.
English · e-38538-5204 · brief source recordInconsequent, in-kon′se-kwent, adj. not following from the premises: illogical: irrelevant: unreasonable, inconsistent.—n. Incon′sequence.—adj. Inconsequen′tial, not following from the premises: of no consequence or valu
English · e-38538-5205Inconsiderable, in-kon-sid′ėr-a-bl, adj. not worthy of notice: unimportant.—n. Inconsid′erableness.—adv. Inconsid′erably.
English · e-38538-5206Inconsiderate, in-kon-sid′ėr-āt, adj. not considerate: thoughtless: inattentive.—adv. Inconsid′erately.—ns. Inconsid′erateness, Inconsiderā′tion.
English · e-38538-5207Inconsistent, in-kon-sist′ent, adj. not consistent: not suitable or agreeing with: intrinsically incompatible: self-contradictory: changeable, fickle.—ns. Inconsist′ence, Inconsist′ency.—adv. Inconsist′ently.
English · e-38538-5208Inconsolable, in-kon-sōl′a-bl, adj. not to be comforted.—n. Inconsol′ableness.—adv. Inconsol′ably.
English · e-38538-5209 · brief source recordInconsonant, in-kon′sō-nant, adj. not consonant.—n. Incon′sonance.—adv. Incon′sonantly.
English · e-38538-5210 · brief source recordInconspicuous, in-kon-spik′ū-us, adj. not conspicuous: scarcely discernible.—adv. Inconspic′uously.—n. Inconspic′uousness.
English · e-38538-5211Inconstant, in-kon′stant, adj. subject to change: fickle.—n. Incon′stancy.—adv. Incon′stantly.
English · e-38538-5212 · brief source recordInconsumable, in-kon-sūm′a-bl, adj. that cannot be consumed or wasted.—adv. Inconsum′ably.
English · e-38538-5213 · brief source recordIncontestable, in-kon-test′a-bl, adj. too clear to be called in question: undeniable.—n. Incontestabil′ity.—adv. Incontest′ably.
English · e-38538-5214Incontiguous, in-kon-tig′ū-us, adj. not adjoining or touching.—adv. Incontig′uously.—n. Incontig′uousness.
English · e-38538-5215 · brief source recordIncontinent, in-kon′ti-nent, adj. not restraining the passions or appetites: unchaste: (med.) unable to restrain natural discharges or evacuations: (coll.) immediate, off-hand.—adv. without delay: at once.—ns. Incon′tine
English · e-38538-5216Incontrollable, in-kon-trō′la-bl, adj. uncontrollable.—adv. Incontrol′lably.
English · e-38538-5217 · brief source recordIncontrovertible, in-kon-tro-vėrt′i-bl, adj. too clear to be called in question.—n. Incontrovertibil′ity.—adv. Incontrovert′ibly.
English · e-38538-5218Inconvenient, in-kon-vēn′yent, adj. unsuitable: causing trouble or uneasiness: increasing difficulty: incommodious.—v.t. Inconven′ience, to trouble or incommode.—ns. Inconven′ience, Inconven′iency.—adv. Inconven′iently.
English · e-38538-5219Inconversable, in-kon-vers′a-bl, adj. indisposed to conversation, unsocial.
English · e-38538-5220 · brief source recordInconversant, in-kon′ver-sant, adj. not versed in.
English · e-38538-5221 · brief source recordInconvertible, in-kon-vėrt′i-bl, adj. that cannot be changed or exchanged.—n. Inconvertibil′ity.—adv. Inconvert′ibly.
English · e-38538-5222 · brief source recordInconvincible, in-kon-vin′si-bl, adj. not capable of being convinced.
English · e-38538-5223 · brief source recordIncony, in′kon-i, adj. (Shak.) fine, delicate, pretty. [Prob. from Fr. inconnu, unknown—L. incognitus (see Incog). Cf. unco, in the sense of strange, rare, fine, abbreviated from uncouth.]
English · e-38538-5224Incoronate, -d, in-kor′o-nāt, -ed, adj. crowned.
English · e-38538-5226 · brief source recordIncorporate, in-kor′po-rāt, v.t. to form into a body: to combine into one mass, or embody: to unite: to form into a corporation.—v.i. to unite into one mass: to become part of another body.—adj. united in one body: (rare
English · e-38538-5227Incorpse, in-korps′, v.t. (Shak.) to incorporate.
English · e-38538-5228 · brief source recordIncorrect, in-kor-ekt, adj. containing faults: not accurate: not correct in manner or character: (Shak.) not regulated.—adv. Incorrect′ly.—n. Incorrect′ness.
English · e-38538-5229Incorrigible, in-kor′i-ji-bl, adj. and n. bad beyond correction or reform.—ns. Incorr′igibleness, Incorrigibil′ity.—adv. Incorr′igibly.
English · e-38538-5230Incorrodible, in-ko-rō′di-bl, adj. incapable of being corroded.
English · e-38538-5231 · brief source recordIncorrupt, in-kor-upt′, adj. sound: pure: not depraved: not to be tempted by bribes.—adj. Incorrupt′ible, not capable of decay: that cannot be bribed: inflexibly just.—ns. Incorrupt′ibleness, Incorruptibil′ity.—adv. Inco
English · e-38538-5232Incrassate, in-kras′āt, v.t. to make thick.—v.i. (med.) to become thicker.—adj. made thick or fat: (bot.) becoming thick by degrees.—n. Incrassā′tion.—adj. Incrass′ative. [Low L. incrassāre, -ātum—L. in, in, crassāre, to
English · e-38538-5233Increase, in-krēs′, v.i. to grow in size: to become greater: to advance.—v.t. to make greater: to advance: to extend: to aggravate.—adj. Increas′able.—ns. Increas′ableness; In′crease, growth: addition to the original sto
English · e-38538-5234Increate, in′kre-āt, adj. (arch.) uncreated.
English · e-38538-5235 · brief source recordIncredible, in-kred′i-bl, adj. surpassing belief.—ns. Incredibil′ity, quality of being incredible, an incredible thing; Incred′ibleness, incredibility.—adv. Incred′ibly.
English · e-38538-5236Incredulous, in-kred′ū-lus, adj. hard of belief.—ns. Incredū′lity, Incred′ulousness.—adv. Incred′ulously.
English · e-38538-5237 · brief source recordIncremation, in-kre-mā′shun, n. the act of burning a dead body.—v.t. Incrē′mate, to burn. [L. in, in, cremāre, -ātum, to burn.]
English · e-38538-5238Increment, in′kre-ment, n. act of increasing or becoming greater: growth: that by which anything is increased: (math.) the finite increase of a variable quantity: (rhet.) an adding of particulars without climax (see 2 Pe
English · e-38538-5239Increscent, in-kres′ent, adj. increasing, growing (of the moon).
English · e-38538-5240 · brief source recordIncriminate, in-krim′in-āt, v.t. to charge with a crime or fault, to criminate: to characterise as criminal or as accessory to crime.—adj. Incrim′inātory.
English · e-38538-5241Incrust. See Encrust.
English · e-38538-5242 · brief source recordIncubate, in′kū-bāt, v.i. to sit on eggs to hatch them.—v.t. to produce by hatching: (fig.) to turn over in the mind, ponder over.—n. Incubā′tion, the act of sitting on eggs to hatch them: (fig.) meditation on schemes: (
English · e-38538-5243Incubus, in′kū-bus, n. the nightmare: a male demon formerly supposed to consort with women in their sleep: any oppressive or stupefying influence:—pl. In′cubuses, Incubi (in′kū-bī). [L. incubāre—in, upon, cubāre, to lie.
English · e-38538-5244Inculcate, in-kul′kāt, v.t. to enforce by frequent admonitions or repetitions.—ns. Inculcā′tion; Incul′cātor. [L. inculcāre, -ātum—in, into, calcāre, to tread—calx, the heel.]
English · e-38538-5245Inculpable, in-kul′pa-bl, adj. blameless.—adv. Incul′pably.—v.t. Incul′pate, to bring into blame: to censure.—n. Inculpā′tion.—adj. Incul′patory. [Low L. inculpāre, -ātum—L. in, in, culpa, a fault.]
English · e-38538-5246Incult, in-kult′, adj. (rare) uncultivated.
English · e-38538-5247 · brief source recordIncumbent, in-kum′bent, adj. lying or resting on: lying on as a duty.—n. one who holds an ecclesiastical benefice.—n. Incum′bency, a lying or resting on: the holding of an office: an ecclesiastical benefice.—adv. Incum′b
English · e-38538-5248Incunabula, in-kū-nab′ū-la, n.pl. books printed in the early period of the art, before the year 1500: the cradle, birthplace, origin of a thing. [L. in, in, cunabula, a cradle, dim. of cunæ, a cradle.]
English · e-38538-5249Incur, in-kur′, v.t. to become liable to: to bring on:—pr.p. incur′ring; pa.p. incurred′. [L. incurrĕre, incursum—in, into, currĕre, to run.]
English · e-38538-5250Incurable, in-kūr′a-bl, adj. not admitting of cure or correction.—n. one beyond cure.—ns. Incur′ableness, Incurabil′ity.—adv. Incur′ably.
English · e-38538-5251Incurious, in-kū′ri-us, adj. not curious or inquisitive: inattentive: deficient in interest.—adv. Incū′riously.—ns. Incū′riousness, Incurios′ity.
English · e-38538-5252Incursion, in-kur′shun, n. a hostile inroad.—adj. Incur′sive, making an incursion or inroad. [Fr.,—L. incursion-em—incurrĕre.]
English · e-38538-5253Incurve, in-kurv′, v.t. to cause to curve inward.—v.i. to curve inward.—v.t. Incur′vāte, to turn from a straight course.—adj. curved inward or upward.—ns. Incurvā′tion, act of bending, bowing, kneeling, &c.: the growing
English · e-38538-5254Incus, in′kus, n. one of the bones in the tympanum or middle ear, so called from its fancied resemblance to an anvil:—pl. In′cūdes. [L., an anvil.]
English · e-38538-5255Incuse, in-kūz′, v.t. to impress by stamping, as a coin.—adj. hammered.—n. an impression, a stamp. [L. incusus, pa.p. of incudĕre—in, on, cudĕre, to strike.]
English · e-38538-5256Incut, in′kut, adj. set in by, or as if by, cutting, esp. in printing, inserted in spaces left in the text.
English · e-38538-5257 · brief source recordIndagate, in′da-gāt, v.t. to search out.—n. Indagā′tion.—adj. In′dagātive.—n. In′dagātor.—adj. In′dagātory. [L. indagāre, -ātum, to trace.]
English · e-38538-5258Indart, in-därt′, v.t. (Shak.) to dart or strike in.
English · e-38538-5259 · brief source recordIndebted, in-det′ed, adj. being in debt: obliged by something received.—ns. Indebt′edness, Indebt′ment.
English · e-38538-5260 · brief source recordIndecent, in-dē′sent, adj. offensive to common modesty: unbecoming: gross, obscene.—n. Indē′cency, quality of being indecent: anything violating modesty or seemliness.—adv. Indē′cently.
English · e-38538-5261Indeciduous, in-de-sid′ū-us, adj. not deciduous, as leaves.—Also Indecid′uate.
English · e-38538-5262 · brief source recordIndecipherable, in-de-sī′fer-a-bl, adj. incapable of being deciphered.
English · e-38538-5263 · brief source recordIndecision, in-de-sizh′un, n. want of decision or resolution: hesitation.—adj. Indecī′sive, unsettled: inconclusive.—adv. Indecī′sively.—n. Indecī′siveness.
English · e-38538-5264Indeclinable, in-de-klīn′a-bl, adj. (gram.) not varied by inflection.—adv. Indeclin′ably.
English · e-38538-5265 · brief source recordIndecomposable, in-de-kom-pōz′a-bl, adj. that cannot be decomposed.
English · e-38538-5266 · brief source recordIndecorous, in-de-kō′rus (sometimes in-dek′ō-rus), adj. not becoming; violating good manners.—adv. Indecō′rously.—ns. Indecō′rousness, Indecō′rum, want of propriety of conduct: a breach of decorum.
English · e-38538-5267Indeed, in-dēd′, adv. in fact: in truth: in reality. It emphasises an affirmation, marks a qualifying word or clause, a concession or admission, or, used as an interj., it expresses surprise or interrogation.
English · e-38538-5268Indefatigable, in-de-fat′i-ga-bl, adj. that cannot be fatigued or wearied out: unremitting in effort.—n. Indefat′igableness.—adv. Indefat′igably. [Fr.,—L. indefatigabilis—in, not, de, fatigāre, to tire.]
English · e-38538-5269Indefeasible, in-de-fēz′i-bl, adj. not to be defeated or made void.—n. Indefeasibil′ity.—adv. Indefeas′ibly.
English · e-38538-5270 · brief source recordIndefectible, in-de-fekt′i-bl, adj. incapable of defect: unfailing.
English · e-38538-5271 · brief source recordIndefensible, in-de-fens′i-bl, adj. untenable, that cannot be maintained or justified.—adv. Indefens′ibly.
English · e-38538-5272 · brief source recordIndefinable, in-de-fīn′a-bl, adj. that cannot be defined.—adv. Indefin′ably.
English · e-38538-5273 · brief source recordIndefinite, in-def′i-nit, adj. not limited: not precise or certain: (logic) indeterminate in logical quantity.—adv. Indef′initely.—n. Indef′initeness.
English · e-38538-5274Indelible, in-del′i-bl, adj. that cannot be blotted out or effaced.—ns. Indelibil′ity, Indel′ibleness.—adv. Indel′ibly. [Fr.,—L. in, not, delebilis—delēre, to destroy.]
English · e-38538-5275Indelicate, in-del′i-kāt, adj. offensive to good manners or purity of mind: coarse.--n. Indel′icacy.—adv. Indel′icately.
English · e-38538-5276Indemnify, in-dem′ni-fī, v.t. (with against) to secure against loss: to make good for damage done: to give security against:—pa.p. indem′nified.—ns. Indemnificā′tion, act of indemnifying: that which indemnifies; Indem′ni
English · e-38538-5277Indemonstrable, in-de-mon′stra-bl, adj. that cannot be demonstrated or proved.—n. Indemonstrabil′ity.
English · e-38538-5278 · brief source recordIndent, in-dent′, v.t. to cut into points like teeth: to notch: to indenture, apprentice: (print.) to begin farther in from the margin than the rest of a paragraph.—v.i. (Shak.) to move in a zigzag course: to bargain: to
English · e-38538-5279Independent, in-de-pend′ent, adj. (with of) not dependent or relying on others: not subordinate: not subject to bias: affording a comfortable livelihood: belonging to the Independents: (gram.) of some parts of speech (no
English · e-38538-5280Indescribable, in-de-skrīb′a-bl, adj. that cannot be described: (pl.) applied facetiously to trousers.—adv. Indescrib′ably.
English · e-38538-5281Indesignate, in-des′ig-nāt, adj. (logic) without any indication of quantity.
English · e-38538-5282 · brief source recordIndestructible, in-de-struk′ti-bl, adj. that cannot be destroyed.—ns. Indestructibil′ity, Indestruc′tibleness.—adv. Indestruc′tibly.
English · e-38538-5283Indeterminable, in-de-tėr′min-a-bl, adj. not to be ascertained or fixed: (nat. hist.) not to be classified or fixed.—n. Indeter′minableness.—adv. Indeter′minably.—adj. Indeter′mināte, not determinate or fixed: uncertain:
English · e-38538-5284Index, in′deks, n. anything that indicates or points out: a hand that directs to anything, as the hour of the day, &c.: the forefinger: alphabetical list of subjects treated of in a book: (math.) the exponent of a power:
English · e-38538-5285Indexterity, in-deks-ter′i-ti, n. want of dexterity.
English · e-38538-5286 · brief source recordIndian, in′di-an, adj. belonging to the Indies, East or West, or to the aborigines of America.—n. a native of the Indies: a European who lives or has lived in India: an aboriginal of America.—ns. In′diaman, a large ship
English · e-38538-5287Indicate, in′di-kāt, v.t. to point out: to show: to give as a ground for inferring.—adj. In′dicant, indicating.—n. that which indicates.—n. Indicā′tion, act of indicating: mark: token: symptom.—adj. Indic′ative, pointing
English · e-38538-5288Indict, in-dīt′, v.t. to charge with a crime formally or in writing, esp. by a grand-jury.—adj. Indict′able.—ns. Indictee′, one who is indicted; Indict′ment, formal accusation: the written accusation against one who is t
English · e-38538-5289Indiction, in-dik′shun, n. a proclamation: a cycle of fifteen years, instituted by Constantine the Great for fiscal purposes, and adopted by the popes as part of their chronological system: a year bearing a number showin
English · e-38538-5290Indifferent, in-dif′ėr-ent, adj. without importance: uninteresting: of a middle quality: neutral: unconcerned.—n. one who is indifferent or apathetic: that which is indifferent.—ns. Indiff′erence, Indiff′erency, Indiff′e
English · e-38538-5291Indigenous, in-dij′en-us, adj. native born or originating in: produced naturally in a country.—adj. and n. In′digene.—adv. Indig′enously. [L. indigena, a native—indu, or in, and gen-, root of gignĕre, to produce.]
English · e-38538-5292Indigent, in′di-jent, adj. in need of anything: destitute of means of subsistence: poor.—n. In′digence.—adv. In′digently. [Fr.,—L. indigens, -entis, pr.p. of indigĕre—indu, or in, in, egēre, to need.]
English · e-38538-5293Indigest, in-di-jest′, adj. not digested, shapeless.—n. a crude mass, disordered state of affairs.—adj. Indigest′ed, not digested: unarranged: not methodised.—ns. Indigestibil′ity, Indigest′ion, want of digestion: painfu
English · e-38538-5294Indign, in-dīn′, adj. not worthy: disgraceful. [L. in, not, dignus, worthy.]
English · e-38538-5295 · brief source recordIndignant, in-dig′nant, adj. affected with anger and disdain.—n. Indig′nance (Spens.).—adv. Indig′nantly.—n. Indignā′tion, the feeling caused by what is unworthy or base: anger mixed with contempt: effect of indignant fe
English · e-38538-5296Indigo, in′di-go, n. a blue dye obtained from the stalks of the indigo plant.—Indigo blue, the blue colouring matter of indigo, a crystalline solid, colourless and tasteless; Indigo plant, a plant of the genus Indigofera
English · e-38538-5297Indirect, in-di-rekt′, adj. not direct or straight: not lineal or in direct succession: not related in the natural way, oblique: not straightforward or honest.—adv. Indirect′ly.—ns. Indirect′ness, Indirec′tion (Shak.), i
English · e-38538-5298Indiscernible, in-diz-ėrn′i-bl, adj. not discernible.—adv. Indiscern′ibly.
English · e-38538-5299 · brief source recordIndiscipline, in-dis′i-plin, n. want of discipline, disorder.—adj. Indis′ciplinable.
English · e-38538-5300 · brief source recordIndiscoverable, in-dis-kuv′ėr-a-bl, adj. not discoverable.
English · e-38538-5301 · brief source recordIndiscreet, in-dis-krēt′, adj. not discreet: imprudent: injudicious.—adv. Indiscreet′ly.—ns. Indiscreet′ness, Indiscretion (-kresh′-), want of discretion: rashness: an indiscreet act.
English · e-38538-5302Indiscriminate, in-dis-krim′i-nāt, adj. not distinguishing: promiscuous.—adv. Indiscrim′inately.—adjs. Indiscrim′inating, Indiscrim′inative, not discriminative.—n. Indiscriminā′tion.
English · e-38538-5303Indispensable, in-dis-pens′a-bl, adj. that cannot be dispensed with: absolutely necessary.—ns. Indispensabil′ity, Indispens′ableness.—adv. Indispens′ably.
English · e-38538-5304Indispose, in-dis-pōz′, v.t. to render indisposed, averse, or unfit.—pa.p. and adj. Indisposed′, averse: slightly disordered in health.—ns. Indispos′edness, Indisposi′tion, state of being indisposed: disinclination: slig
English · e-38538-5305Indisputable, in-dis′pū-ta-bl, adj. certainly true: certain.—n. Indis′putableness.—adv. Indis′putably.
English · e-38538-5306 · brief source recordIndissociable, in-dis-ō′shi-a-bl, adj. incapable of being separated.
English · e-38538-5307 · brief source recordIndissoluble, in-dis′ol-ū-bl, adj. that cannot be broken or violated: inseparable: binding for ever.—ns. Indiss′olubleness, Indissolubil′ity.—adv. Indiss′olubly.
English · e-38538-5308Indissolvable, in-dis-ol′va-bl, adj. that cannot be dissolved.
English · e-38538-5309 · brief source recordIndistinct, in-dis-tingkt′, adj. not plainly marked: confused: not clear to the mind: dim, imperfect, as of the senses.—adj. Indistinct′ive, not capable of making distinctions.—n. Indistinct′iveness.—adv. Indistinct′ly.—
English · e-38538-5310Indistinguishable, in-dis-ting′gwish-a-bl, adj. that cannot be distinguished.—n. Indistin′guishableness.—adv. Indistin′guishably.
English · e-38538-5311Indite, in-dīt′, v.t. to compose or write: (B.) to arrange for utterance or writing: (Shak.) to invite.—v.i. to compose.—ns. Indite′ment; Indit′er. [O. Fr. enditer, a doublet of indict.]
English · e-38538-5312Indium, in′di-um, n. a soft malleable silver-white metallic element.
English · e-38538-5313 · brief source recordIndivertible, in-di-vert′i-bl, adj. not capable of being turned aside out of a course.
English · e-38538-5314 · brief source recordIndividable, in-di-vīd′a-bl, adj. (Shak.) that cannot be divided.
English · e-38538-5315 · brief source recordIndividual, in-di-vid′ū-al, adj. not divisible without loss of identity: subsisting as one: pertaining to one only, of a group where each constituent is different from the others: (Milt.) inseparable.—n. a single person,
English · e-38538-5316Indivisible, in-di-viz′i-bl, adj. not divisible.—n. (math.) an indefinitely small quantity.—ns. Indivisibil′ity, Indivis′ibleness.—adv. Indivis′ibly.
English · e-38538-5317Indo-Chinese, in′dō-chī-nēz′, adj. of or pertaining to Indo-China, the south-eastern peninsula of Asia.
English · e-38538-5318 · brief source recordIndo-European, in′dō-ū-rō-pē′an, adj. a term applied to the family of languages variously called Aryan, Japhetic, Sanscritic, Indo-Germanic, generally classified into seven great branches—viz. Indic, Iranian or Persic, C
English · e-38538-5321Indocile, in-dō′sīl, or in-dos′il, adj. not docile: not disposed to be instructed—also Indō′cible.—n. Indocil′ity.
English · e-38538-5319 · brief source recordIndoctrinate, in-dok′trin-āt, v.t. to instruct in any doctrine: to imbue with any opinion.—ns. Indoctrinā′tion; Indoc′trinator.
English · e-38538-5320Indolent, in′dō-lent, adj. indisposed to activity.—ns. In′dolence, In′dolency.—adv. In′dolently. [L. in, not, dolens, -entis, pr.p. of dolēre, to suffer pain.]
English · e-38538-5322Indomitable, in-dom′it-a-bl, adj. that cannot be tamed: not to be subdued.—adv. Indom′itably.
English · e-38538-5323 · brief source recordIndoor, in′dōr, adj. performed indoors.—adv. In′doors, within doors.—Indoor relief, support given to paupers in public buildings, as opposed to Outdoor relief, or help given them at their own homes.
English · e-38538-5324Indorse. See Endorse.
English · e-38538-5325 · brief source recordIndra, in′dra, n. the god of the firmament and of rain. [Sans.]
English · e-38538-5326 · brief source recordIndraught, in′dräft, n. a drawing of something, as air, into a place.
English · e-38538-5327 · brief source recordIndrawn, in′drawn, adj. drawn in: manifesting mental abstraction.
English · e-38538-5328 · brief source recordIndrench, in-drensh′, v.t. (Shak.) to overwhelm with water.
English · e-38538-5329 · brief source recordIndubious, in-dū′bi-us, adj. not dubious: certain.
English · e-38538-5330 · brief source recordIndubitable, in-dū′bit-a-bl, adj. that cannot be doubted: certain.—n. Indū′bitableness.—adv. Indū′bitably.
English · e-38538-5331 · brief source recordInduce, in-dūs′, v.t. to prevail on: to cause or produce in any way: (obs.) to place upon: (physics) to cause, as an electric state, by mere proximity of surfaces.—ns. Induce′ment, that which induces or causes: incentive
English · e-38538-5332Induct, in-dukt′, v.t. to introduce: to put in possession, as of a benefice.—adj. Induc′tile, that cannot be drawn out into wire or threads.—ns. Inductil′ity; Induc′tion, introduction to an office, especially of a clergy
English · e-38538-5333Indue. See Endue.
English · e-38538-5334 · brief source recordIndulge, in-dulj′, v.t. to yield to the wishes of: not to restrain, as the will, &c.—v.i. (with in) to gratify one's appetites freely.—ns. Indul′gence, gratification: forbearance of present payment: in the R.C. Church, a
English · e-38538-5335Induline, in′dū-lin, n. a name of various coal-tar colours used in dyeing cotton wool and silk dark-blue colours resembling indigo.
English · e-38538-5336Indumentum, in-dū-men′tum, n. (bot.) any hairy covering: plumage, of birds. [L.]
English · e-38538-5337 · brief source recordInduplicate, in-dū′pli-kāt, adj. having the margins doubled inwards, said of the calyx or corolla in æstivation.—n. Induplicā′tion.
English · e-38538-5338Indurate, in′dū-rāt, v.t. to harden, as the feelings.—v.i. to grow hard: to harden.—n. Indurā′tion.—adj. In′durative. [L. indurāre, -ātum—in, in, durāre, to harden.]
English · e-38538-5339Indusium, in-dū′zi-um, n. (bot.) a sort of hairy cup enclosing the stigma of a flower: the scale covering the fruit-spot of ferns.—adj. Indū′sial (geol.), composed of Indū′sia, or the petrified larva-cases of insects. [L
English · e-38538-5340Industry, in′dus-tri, n. quality of being diligent: assiduity: steady application to labour: habitual diligence: manufacture: trade.—adj. Indus′trial, relating to or consisting in industry.—n. Indus′trialism, devotion to
English · e-38538-5341Induviæ, in-dū′vi-ē, n.pl. (bot.) the withered leaves which remain persistent on the stems of some plants.—adjs. Indū′vial; Indū′viate. [L.]
English · e-38538-5342Indwell, in′dwel, v.i. to dwell or abide in.—n. In′dweller, an inhabitant.—adj. In′dwelling, dwelling within, abiding permanently in the mind or soul.—n. residence within, or in the heart or soul.
English · e-38538-5343Inearth, in-ėrth′, v.t. to inter.
English · e-38538-5344 · brief source recordInebriate, in-ē′bri-āt, v.t. to make drunk, to intoxicate: to exhilarate greatly.—adj. drunk: intoxicated.—n. a habitual drunkard.—adj. Inē′briant, intoxicating—also n.—ns. Inebriā′tion, Inebrī′ety, drunkenness: intoxica
English · e-38538-5345Inedible, in-ed′i-bl, adj. unfit to be eaten.
English · e-38538-5346 · brief source recordInedited, in-ed′it-ed, adj. not edited: unpublished.
English · e-38538-5347 · brief source recordIneffable, in-ef′a-bl, adj. that cannot be described, inexpressible.—n. Ineff′ableness.—adv. Ineff′ably. [Fr.,—L. ineffabilis—in, not, effabilis, effable.]
English · e-38538-5348Ineffaceable, in-ef-fās′a-bl, adj. that cannot be rubbed out.—adv. Inefface′ably.
English · e-38538-5349 · brief source recordIneffective, in-ef-fek′tiv, adj. not effective: useless.—adv. Ineffec′tively.—adj. Ineffec′tual, fruitless.—ns. Ineffectual′ity, Ineffec′tualness.—adv. Ineffec′tually.—adj. Inefficā′cious, not having power to produce an
English · e-38538-5350Inelastic, in-ē-las′tik, adj. not elastic: incompressible.—n. Inelastic′ity.
English · e-38538-5351 · brief source recordInelegance, in-el′e-gans, n. want of elegance: want of beauty or polish—also Inel′egancy.—adj. Inel′egant, wanting in beauty, refinement, or ornament.—adv. Inel′egantly.
English · e-38538-5352Ineligible, in-el′i-ji-bl, adj. not capable, or worthy, of being chosen: unsuitable.—n. Ineligibil′ity.—adv. Inel′igibly.
English · e-38538-5353Ineloquent, in-el′o-kwent, adj. not fluent or persuasive.—n. Inel′oquence.
English · e-38538-5354 · brief source recordIneluctable, in-e-luk′ta-bl, adj. not to be overcome or escaped from.
English · e-38538-5355 · brief source recordInenarrable, in-e-nar′a-bl, adj. incapable of being narrated or told.
English · e-38538-5356 · brief source recordInept, in-ept′, adj. not apt or fit: unsuitable: foolish: inexpert.—ns. Inept′itūde, Inept′ness.—adv. Inept′ly. [Fr.,—L. ineptus—in, not, aptus, apt.]
English · e-38538-5357Inequable, in-ē′kwa-bl, adj. not equable, changeable.
English · e-38538-5358 · brief source recordInequality, in-e-kwol′i-ti, n. want of equality: difference: inadequacy: incompetency: unevenness: dissimilarity.
English · e-38538-5359 · brief source recordInequitable, in-ek′wi-ta-bl, adj. unfair, unjust.—adv. Ineq′uitably.—n. Ineq′uity, lack of equity: an unjust action.
English · e-38538-5360 · brief source recordIneradicable, in-e-rad′i-ka-bl, adj. not able to be eradicated or rooted out.—adv. Inerad′icably.
English · e-38538-5361 · brief source recordInerrable, in-er′a-bl, adj. incapable of erring.—adv. Inerr′ably.—n. Inerr′ancy, freedom from error.—adj. Inerr′ant, unerring.
English · e-38538-5362Inert, in-ėrt′, adj. dull: senseless: inactive: slow: without the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to motion: powerless.—n. Iner′tia, inertness: the inherent property of matter by which it tends to remain
English · e-38538-5363Inerudite, in-er′ū-dīt, adj. not erudite: unlearned.
English · e-38538-5364 · brief source recordInescapable, in-es-kā′pa-bl, adj. not to be escaped: inevitable.
English · e-38538-5365 · brief source recordInescutcheon, in-es-kuch′un, n. (her.) a single shield borne as a charge.
English · e-38538-5366 · brief source recordInessential, in-es-sen′shal, adj. not essential or necessary: immaterial.
English · e-38538-5367 · brief source recordInestimable, in-es′tim-a-bl, adj. not able to be estimated or valued: priceless.—adv. Ines′timably.
English · e-38538-5368 · brief source recordIneunt, in′ē-unt, n. (math.) a point of a curve. [Iniens, ineunt-is, pr.p. of inīre, to go in.]
English · e-38538-5369 · brief source recordInevitable, in-ev′it-a-bl, adj. not able to be evaded or avoided: that cannot be escaped: irresistible.—n. Inev′itableness.—adv. Inev′itably.—The inevitable, that which is sure to happen. [Fr.,—L. inevitabilis—in, not, e
English · e-38538-5370Inexact, in-egz-akt′, adj. not precisely correct or true.—ns. Inexact′itude, Inexact′ness.
English · e-38538-5371 · brief source recordInexcusable, in-eks-kūz′a-bl, adj. not justifiable: unpardonable.—ns. Inexcusabil′ity, Inexcus′ableness.—adv. Inexcus′ably.
English · e-38538-5372Inexecrable, in-ek′se-krä-bl, adj. prob. for inexorable in Shak., Merchant of Venice, IV. i. 128.
English · e-38538-5373 · brief source recordInexecutable, in-ek-se-kūt′a-bl, adj. incapable of being executed.—n. Inexecū′tion.
English · e-38538-5374 · brief source recordInexhausted, in-egz-hawst′ed, adj. not exhausted or spent.—n. Inexhaustibil′ity.—adj. Inexhaust′ible, not able to be exhausted or spent: unfailing.—adv. Inexhaust′ibly.—adj. Inexhaust′ive, not to be exhausted: unfailing:
English · e-38538-5375Inexistence, in-eg-zist′ens, n. non-existence.—adj. Inexist′ent.
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