(by extension) Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth.
(dated) Tributary.
(obsolete) Flowing to; flowing abundantly.
Abundant; copious; plenteous.
The Upper East Side is an affluent neighborhood in New York City.
noun
A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary.
Somebody who is wealthy.
affluently
affluently
adv
In an affluent manner.
affluentness
affluentness
noun
The state or quality of being affluent.
affluents
affluents
noun
plural of affluent
affusedaffusing
afounde
afterburner
afterburner
noun
(aviation) A device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust.
afterburners
afterburners
noun
plural of afterburner
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
afterguns
aftersound
aftersound
noun
(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
afterturn
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
alefnull
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluminoferric
aluniferous
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
anfractuousness
anfractuousness
noun
The state or quality of being anfractuous.
anfracture
anfracture
noun
(obsolete) A mazy winding.
anguliferous
angustifoliate
angustifoliate
adj
(botany) Having narrow leaves.
antefurca
antefurca
noun
(anatomy) A forked chitinous structure in the thorax of some insects
antefurcae
antefurcae
noun
plural of antefurca
antefurcal
antefurcal
adj
Relating to an antefurca
antefuture
antenniferous
antenniferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having antennae.
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
anthraceniferous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracitiferous
antidiffuser
antifatigue
antifatigue
adj
(pharmacology) Countering fatigue.
antifeudal
antifeudal
adj
(politics) Opposing a feudal system.
antifeudalism
antifeudalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to a feudal system.
antifeudalist
antifeudalist
adj
Synonym of antifeudal
noun
Somebody opposed to feudalism.
antifeudalistic
antifeudalization
antiflatulent
antiflatulent
adj
(pharmacology) Serving to prevent flatulence.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug with this function.
antifouler
antifouler
noun
Synonym of antifoulant
antifundamentalism
antifundamentalism
noun
Opposition to fundamentalism.
antifundamentalist
antifundamentalist
noun
One who opposes fundamentalism.
antimoniferous
antimoniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing antimony.
antiputrefaction
antiputrefaction
adj
That counters (the effects of) putrefaction
antiputrefactive
antiputrefactive
adj
Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.
noun
Any substance preventing putrefaction.
antisuffrage
antisuffrage
adj
(politics) Opposing suffrage.
archfounder
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
argilloferruginous
argilloferruginous
adj
(soil science) Containing clay and iron.
arseniferous
arseniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing arsenic.
arsenofuran
artfulness
artfulness
noun
The quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner.
artfulnesses
artfulnesses
noun
plural of artfulness
arundiferous
arundiferous
adj
(rare, botany) Producing reeds or canes.
aschaffenburg
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
auldfarrantlike
autodifferentiation
autodifferentiation
noun
(biology) Automatic differentiation and specialization of cells; autonomous development.
(mathematics, computing) The automatic differentiation of a function by a computer.
The differentiation of a whole into distinct parts; self-differentiation.
autofecundation
autofecundation
noun
Self-impregnation.
autofermentation
autofermentation
noun
endogenous fermentation
autofluorescence
autofluorescence
noun
(biology, microscopy) Self-induced fluorescence.
(biology, microscopy) The fluorescence of substances other than the fluorophore of interest.
autoinfection
autoinfection
noun
The infection of a primary host with a parasite, particularly a helminth, in such a way that the complete life cycle of the parasite happens in a single organism, without the involvement of another host.
autoreflection
autoreinfusion
autotransformer
autotransformer
noun
(electrical engineering) A transformer with a single winding, its output being taken from taps.
avengeful
avengeful
adj
(obsolete) vengeful
avifaunae
awfulness
awfulness
noun
The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence
The state of being struck with awe; a spirit of solemnity; profound reverence.
The state or quality of being awful.
the awfulness of this sacred place
awfulnesses
awfulnesses
noun
plural of awfulness
bacteriofluorescin
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
balefulness
balefulness
noun
The characteristic of being baleful.
baneful
baneful
adj
(archaic) Poisonous, deadly.
Harmful, injurious.
banefully
banefully
adv
In a baneful way.
banefulness
banefulness
noun
The state or quality of being baneful.
bashfulness
bashfulness
noun
The quality or property of being bashful
bashfulnesses
bashfulnesses
noun
plural of bashfulness
beaufin
beaufin
noun
Alternative form of biffin
beautification
beautification
noun
Making beautiful, beautifying, improving the appearance of something.
beautifications
beautifications
noun
plural of beautification
beautifulness
beautifulness
noun
The quality of being beautiful; beauty.
beautifying
beautifying
adj
That beautifies; tending to make beautiful.
noun
The action of the verb to beautify.
verb
present participle of beautify
beeftongue
beflounce
befortune
befortune
verb
(poetic, dated, transitive) To befall.
befouling
befouling
verb
present participle of befoul
befoulment
befoulment
noun
That which makes or has been made soiled.
The act of befouling; soiling; making dirty.
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
befrounce
befuddlement
befuddlement
noun
The state of being befuddled.
befuddlements
befuddlements
noun
plural of befuddlement
befuddling
befuddling
verb
present participle of befuddle
begulfing
behoovefulness
belieffulness
belieffulness
adj
(rare) The state or quality of being beliefful; faithfulness.
benchful
benchful
noun
As much as a bench will hold.
beneficium
benzdifuran
benzofluorene
benzofluorene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in which a benzene ring is fused to a fluorene moiety
benzofulvene
benzofulvene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any benzo derivative of a fulvene
benzofuran
benzofuran
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused with one of furan.
benzofurans
benzofurans
noun
plural of benzofuran
benzofuroquinoxaline
benzofuryl
benzosulfimide
benzosulfimide
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of saccharin
benzothiofuran
benzotrifluoride
benzotrifluoride
noun
(organic chemistry) The fluorinated derivative of toluene "(trifluoromethyl)benzene"
benzotrifuran
besnuff
besnuff
verb
(transitive, rare) To befoul with snuff.
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
bituminiferous
bituminiferous
adj
Producing bitumen.
blamefulness
blamefulness
noun
The quality of being blameful.
blissfulness
blissfulness
noun
The characteristic of being blissful.
bluefin
bluefin
noun
bluefin tuna, any of a number of types of tuna characterised by their blue fins.
bluefins
bluefins
noun
plural of bluefin
bluffness
bluffness
noun
The quality of being bluff
bluffnesses
blumenfeld
blunderful
blunderful
adj
Inclined to blunder.
blushfulness
blushfulness
noun
The quality of being blushful.
boastfulness
boastfulness
noun
The characteristic of being boastful.
bodefulness
bouffante
bountifulness
bountifulness
noun
The characteristic of being bountiful.
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
braunfels
brimfullness
brimfulness
brimfulness
noun
Quality of being brimful.
brunfelsia
brunfelsia
noun
(botany) Any of the plants of the genus Brunfelsia.
bufferin
buffering
buffering
verb
present participle of buffer
buffeting
buffeting
noun
(aviation) random, irregular motion of the plane or of one of its parts caused by turbulences in the airflow
A blow or motion that buffets.
verb
present participle of buffet
buffetings
buffetings
noun
plural of buffeting
bufflehorn
buffone
buffooneries
buffooneries
noun
plural of buffoonery
buffoonery
buffoonery
noun
The behaviour expected of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness.
buffoonesque
buffoonishness
bufonidae
bufonite
bufonite
noun
(paleontology, obsolete) A fossil consisting of the petrified teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of pycnodonts, whose remains occur in the oolite and chalk formations.
bufotenin
bufotenin
noun
Alternative spelling of bufotenine
bufotenine
bufotenine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, found in the skins of some toads, related to serotonin.