(of a person) Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.
(of an action, etc.) Characterised by or proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender.
verb
(obsolete, reflexive) To emotionally attach (oneself) to.
(rare) To show affection to; to have affection for.
afflictingly
afflictingly
adv
In a way that causes affliction.
afflictively
afflictively
adv
In an afflictive manner
affricatives
affricatives
noun
plural of affricative
agnification
aircraftsman
aircraftsman
noun
An aircraftman.
aircraftsmen
aircraftsmen
noun
plural of aircraftsman
albification
albification
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of making white.
albificative
amplificator
anthraflavic
antiaircraft
antiaircraft
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-aircraft
antifascisms
antifascisms
noun
plural of antifascism
antifascists
antifascists
noun
plural of antifascist
antifogmatic
antifogmatic
noun
An alcoholic drink taken in the morning to brace oneself before going out into bad weather.
antifriction
antifriction
adj
Reducing or intended to reduce friction.
antipacifism
antipacifism
noun
Opposition to pacifism.
antipacifist
antipacifist
adj
Opposing pacifism.
noun
One who opposes pacifism.
artificially
artificially
adv
By or because of human effort.
In an artificial manner.
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
aurification
aurification
noun
Any of several processes, especially in dentistry, that involve working with gold.
avifaunistic
basification
basification
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of making something more basic; raising the pH of something.
beatifically
beatifically
adv
In a beatific manner.
benefactions
benefactions
noun
plural of benefaction
beneficently
beneficently
adv
In a beneficent manner
beneficiated
beneficiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beneficiate
beneficiates
beneficiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beneficiate
bifunctional
bifunctional
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) Having two functional groups or binding sites.
(chemistry, of a reaction) Involving two functional groups or binding sites.
Having two functions.
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
bilification
birefracting
birefraction
birefractive
bonification
bonification
noun
The paying of a bonus (especially in relation to taxes).
calyptriform
calyptriform
adj
Having the form of a calyptra.
candleshrift
capituliform
capituliform
adj
Resembling a capitulum.
caprificator
caprificator
noun
One who pollinates figs by caprification.
centifolious
centifolious
adj
Having a hundred leaves.
centrifugals
centrifugals
noun
plural of centrifugal
centrifugate
centrifugate
noun
The material to be separated in a centrifuge.
verb
(transitive) To separate using centrifugation.
centrifuging
centrifuging
noun
The processing of material in a centrifuge.
verb
present participle of centrifuge
certificated
certificated
adj
That has been subject to certification; certified.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of certificate
certificates
certificates
noun
plural of certificate
certificator
certificator
noun
One who certificates.
chaetiferous
chaetiferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing chaetae.
chesterfield
chesterfield
noun
(Canada) Any couch or sofa.
A couch, sofa, or love seat with padded arms and back of the same height, often curved outward at the top.
chieftainess
chieftainess
noun
A female chieftain.
The wife of a chieftain.
chylifaction
chylifaction
noun
(biology) The formation of chyle.
chylifactive
chylifactive
adj
(physiology) Producing, or converting into, chyle; having the power to form chyle
chylifactory
chylifactory
adj
Alternative form of chylifactive
circumferent
circumfluent
circumfluent
adj
Flowing round; surrounding in the manner of a fluid.
citification
citification
noun
The process of making something urban.
closefitting
closefitting
adj
Alternative form of close-fitting
cockfighting
cockfighting
noun
A gambling blood sport (illegal in most countries) in which two roosters have spikes placed on their feet and are made to fight each other, usually to the death.
verb
present participle of cockfight
codification
codification
noun
The act or result of arranging something into a code; the act of setting down a body of knowledge in a systematic way.
The process of precisely formulating a statement, such as a code of laws.
coefficients
coefficients
noun
plural of coefficient
cofathership
coinfeftment
comfortation
comfortative
comfortative
adj
(archaic) Offering comfort.
noun
(archaic) A medicine or other item causing comfort.
comfortingly
comfortingly
adv
In a comforting manner
cominformist
complaintful
complaintful
adj
(obsolete) Full of complaint.
confectioner
confectioner
noun
A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets and candies, and other sweet food items).
confectiones
confederatio
conferential
conferential
adj
Of or pertaining to a conference
confidential
confidential
adj
(dated) Having someone's confidence or trust; having a position requiring trust; worthy of being trusted with confidences.
(dated) Inclined to share confidences; (of things) making people inclined to share confidences; involving the sharing of confidences.
Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
confinements
confinements
noun
plural of confinement
confirmation
confirmation
noun
(law) An act whereby something conditional or voidable is made sure and unavoidable, especially the possession of an estate.
A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches.
A verification that something is true or has happened.
An official indicator that things will happen as planned.
confirmative
confirmative
adj
That serves to confirm
confirmatory
confirmatory
adj
Serving to confirm something.
confiscating
confiscating
verb
present participle of confiscate
confiscation
confiscation
noun
The act or process of confiscating.
confiscators
confiscators
noun
plural of confiscator
confiscatory
confiscatory
adj
Using confiscation
conflictions
conflictions
noun
plural of confliction
conflictless
conflictless
adj
Without conflict.
conformation
conformation
noun
(chemistry) The spatial arrangement of a group of atoms in a molecule as a result of rotation about a covalent bond which remains unbroken.
Structure, the arrangement of parts of some thing; form; arrangement.
The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.
The state of being conformed; agreement
conformities
conformities
noun
plural of conformity
confrication
confucianist
confucianist
Noun
A follower of the teachings of Confucius
confusticate
confusticate
verb
(transitive, informal, chiefly US) To confuse, confound, or perplex.
confutations
confutations
noun
plural of confutation
congelifract
congelifract
noun
(geology) A fragment of rock broken off by the action of frost
conification
cornetfishes
cornetfishes
noun
plural of cornetfish
corticifugal
corticifugal
adj
(anatomy) Leading away from the cerebral cortex
counterfeits
counterfeits
noun
plural of counterfeit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterfeit
counterfires
counterfoils
counterfoils
noun
plural of counterfoil
craftinesses
craftinesses
noun
plural of craftiness
craftmanship
craftmanship
noun
Alternative form of craftsmanship
cretefaction
cruciformity
cuneiformist
cuneiformist
noun
A specialist or expert in cuneiform.
curvifoliate
curvifoliate
adj
Having curved leaves.
cushioncraft
cutification
cuttlefishes
cuttlefishes
noun
plural of cuttlefish
cystofibroma
cystofibroma
noun
(pathology) A fibroma containing cysts
damnificatus
decaffeinate
decaffeinate
verb
(transitive) To remove the caffeine from something (especially from coffee).
decemfoliate
decertifying
decertifying
verb
present participle of decertify
defalcations
defalcations
noun
plural of defalcation
defectionist
defectionist
noun
One who advocates or encourages defection.
deflectional
deflectional
adj
Of or pertaining to deflection.
deifications
deifications
noun
plural of deification
difficulties
difficulties
noun
(colloquial) a series of frustrations
plural of difficulty
diffractions
diffractions
noun
plural of diffraction
difunctional
difunctional
adj
bifunctional
disaffecting
disaffecting
verb
present participle of disaffect
disaffection
disaffection
noun
Alienation; loss of loyalty.
Discontent; unrest.
discomfiting
discomfiting
adj
Tending to discomfit (“embarrass greatly; upset the composure of, disconcert”).
verb
present participle of discomfit
discomfiture
discomfiture
noun
(obsolete) Defeat in battle
An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.
discomforted
discomforted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discomfort
discomforter
discomforter
noun
One who causes discomfort.
diselectrify
disfunctions
disfunctions
noun
plural of disfunction
disinfectant
disinfectant
adj
Serving to kill germs or viruses.
noun
A substance that kills germs and/or viruses.
disinfecting
disinfecting
verb
present participle of disinfect
disinfection
disinfection
noun
Treatment with disinfectant materials in order to destroy harmful microorganisms
disinfective
disinfective
adj
That disinfects
doctorfishes
doctorfishes
noun
plural of doctorfish
domification
domification
noun
(astrology) The division of the heavens into twelve astrological houses; or a particular system for such division.
dysfunctions
dysfunctions
noun
plural of dysfunction
ecofeminists
ecofeminists
noun
plural of ecofeminist
ectocuniform
edifications
edifications
noun
plural of edification
effectuality
effectuality
noun
The state or condition of being effectual.
effectualize
effectualize
verb
(transitive) To make effectual.
effectuating
effectuating
verb
present participle of effectuate
effectuation
effectuation
noun
An act of effectuating.
efficacities
efficacities
noun
plural of efficacity
eisteddfodic
eisteddfodic
adj
Relating to an eisteddfod.
electrifiers
electrifiers
noun
plural of electrifier
electrifying
electrifying
adj
that electrifies
thrilling or startling
verb
present participle of electrify
encoffinment
encoffinment
noun
The preparation of the body of a deceased person and placement of it in a coffin, especially in a ceremonial or ritualistic manner.
entification
entification
noun
(rare) The action of giving objective existence to something
entocuniform
excalfaction
exsufflicate
exsufflicate
adj
empty, inflated, frivolous
extractiform
extractiform
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Having the form, appearance, or nature of an extract.