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I (?).
1. I, the ninth letter of the English alphabet, takes its form from
the Ph\'d2nician, through the Latin and the Greek. The Ph\'d2nician
letter was probably of Egyptian origin. Its original value was nearly
the same as that of the Italian I, or long e as in mete.
Etymologically I is most closely related to e, y, j, g; as in dint,
dent, beverage, L. bibere; E. kin, AS. cynn; E. thin, AS. y
nne; E. dominion, donjon, dungeon. In English I has two principal
vowel sounds: the long sound, as in p\'c6ne, \'c6ce; and the short
sound, as in p&icr;n. It has also three other sounds: (a) That of e in
term, as in thirst. (b) That of e in mete (in words of foreign
origin), as in machine, pique, regime. (c) That of consonant y (in
many words in which it precedes another vowel), as in bunion, million,
filial, Christian, etc. It enters into several digraphs, as in fail,
field, seize, feign. friend; and with o often forms a proper diphtong,
as in oil, join, coin.
See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 98-106.
NOTE: The do t wh ich we place over the small or lower case i dates
only from the 14th century. The sounds of I and J were originally
represented by the same character, and even after the introduction
of the form J into English dictionaries, words containing these
letters were, till a comparatively recent time, classed together.
2. In our old authors, I was often used for ay (or aye), yes, which is
pronounced nearly like it.
3. As a numeral, I stands for 1, II for 2, etc.
I-
I- (?), prefix. See Y-.
I
I (?), pron. [poss. My (?) or Mine (; object. Me (?). pl. nom. We (;
poss. Our (?) or Ours (; object. Us (?).] [OE. i, ich, ic, AS. ic;
akin to OS. & D. ik, OHG. ih, G. ich, Icel. ek, Dan. jeg, Sw. jag,
Goth. ik, OSlav. az', Russ. ia, W. i, L. ego, Gr. aham. &root;179. Cf.
Egoism.] The nominative case of the pronoun of the first person; the
word with which a speaker or writer denotes himself.
Iamatology
I*am`a*tol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. -logy.] (Med.) Materia Medica; that
branch of therapeutics which treats of remedies.
Iamb
I"amb (?), n. [Cf. F. iambe. See Lambus.] An iambus or iambic. [R.]
Iambic
I*am"bic (?), a. [L. iambicus, Gr. iambique.]
1. (Pros.) Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or
of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot.
2. Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic
meter. See Lambus.
Iambic
I*am"bic, n.
1. (Pros.) (a) An iambic foot; an iambus. (b) A verse composed of
iambic feet.
NOTE: &hand; The following couplet consists of iambic verses.
Thy gen- | ius calls | thee not | to pur- | chase fame In keen |
iam- | bics, but | mild an- | agram. Dryden.
2. A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in
iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.
Iambical
I*am"bic*al (?), a. Iambic. [Obs. or R.]
Iambically
I*am"bic*al*ly, adv. In a iambic manner; after the manner of iambics.
Iambize
I*am"bize (?), v. t. [Gr. To satirize in iambics; to lampoon. [R.]
Iambus
I*am"bus (?), n.; pl. L. Iambi (#), E. Iambuses (#). [L. iambus, Gr.
jacere to throw. Cf. Jet a shooting forth.] (Pros.) A foot consisting
of a short syllable followed by a long one, as in &acr;m\'bens, or of
an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one, as invent; an
iambic. See the Couplet under Iambic, n.
Ianthina
I*an"thi*na (?), n.; pl. L. Ianthin\'91 (#), E. Ianthinas (#). [NL.,
fr. L. ianthinus violet-blue, Gr. (Zo\'94l.) Any gastropod of the
genus Ianthina, of which various species are found living in mid
ocean; -- called also purple shell, and violet snail. [Written also
janthina.]
NOTE: &hand; It floats at the surface by means of a raft, which it
constructs by forming and uniting together air bubbles of hardened
mucus. The Tyrian purple of the ancients was obtained in part from
mollusks of this genus.
Iatraliptic
I*a`tra*lip"tic (?), a. [Gr. iatraliptique.] Treating diseases by
anointing and friction; as, the iatraliptic method. [Written also
iatroleptic.]
Iatric, Iatrical
I*at"ric (?), I*at"ric*al (?), a. [Gr. Of or pertaining to medicine,
or to medical men.
Iatrochemical
I*a`tro*chem"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to iatrochemistry, or to
the iatrochemists.
Iatrochemist
I*a`tro*chem"ist (?), n. [Gr. chemist.] A physician who explained or
treated diseases upon chemical principles; one who practiced
iatrochemistry.
Iatrochemistry
I*a`tro*chem"is*try (?), n. Chemistry applied to, or used in,
medicine; -- used especially with reference to the doctrines in the
school of physicians in Flanders, in the 17th century, who held that
health depends upon the proper chemical relations of the fluids of the
body, and who endeavored to explain the conditions of health or
disease by chemical principles.
Iatromathematical
I*a`tro*math`e*mat"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to
iatromathematicians or their doctrine.
Iatromathematician
I*a`tro*math`e*ma*ti"cian (?), n. [Gr. mathematician.] (Hist. Med.)
One of a school of physicians in Italy, about the middle of the 17th
century, who tried to apply the laws of mechanics and mathematics to
the human body, and hence were eager student of anatomy; -- opposed to
the iatrochemists.
Iberian
I*be"ri*an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Iberia.
Ibex
I"bex (?), n.; pl. E. Ibexes (#), L. Ibices (#). [L., a kind of goat,
the chamois.] (Zo\'94l.) One of several species of wild goats having
very large, recurved horns, transversely ridged in front; -- called
also steinbok.
NOTE: &hand; Th e Al pine ib ex (Capra ibex) is the best known. The
Spanish, or Pyrenean, ibex (C. Hispanica) has smoother and more
spreading horns.
Ibidem
I*bi"dem (?), adv. [L.] In the same place; -- abbreviated ibid. or ib.
Ibis
I"bis (?), n. [L. ibis, Gr. (Zo\'94l.) Any bird of the genus Ibis and
several allied genera, of the family Ibid\'91, inhabiting both the Old
World and the New. Numerous species are known. They are large, wading
birds, having a long, curved beak, and feed largely on reptiles.
NOTE: &hand; Th e sa cred ib is of th e an cient Eg yptians (I bis
\'92thiopica) has the head and neck black, without feathers. The
plumage of the body and wings is white, except the tertiaries,
which are lengthened and form a dark purple plume. In ancient times
this bird was extensively domesticated in Egypt, but it is now
seldom seen so far north. The glossy ibis (Plegadis autumnalis),
which is widely distributed both in the Old World and the New, has
the head and neck feathered, except between the eyes and bill; the
scarlet ibis (Guara rubra) and the white ibis (G. alba) inhabit the
West Indies and South America, and are rarely found in the United
States. The wood ibis (Tantalus loculator) of America belongs to
the Stork family (Ciconid\'91). See Wood ibis.
-ible
-i*ble (?). See -able.
-ic
-ic (?). [L. -icus, Gr. ique.]
1. A suffix signifying, in general, relating to, or characteristic of;
as, historic, hygienic, telegraphic, etc.
2. (Chem.) A suffix, denoting that the element indicated enters into
certain compounds with its highest valence, or with a valence
relatively higher than in compounds where the name of the element ends
in -ous; as, ferric, sulphuric. It is also used in the general sense
of pertaining to; as, hydric, sodic, calcic.
Icarian
I*ca"ri*an (?), a. [L. Icarius, Gr. Soaring too high for safety, like
Icarus; adventurous in flight.
Ice
Ice (?), n. [OE. is, iis, AS. \'c6s; aksin to D. ijs, G. eis, OHG.
\'c6s, Icel. \'c6ss, Sw. is, Dan. iis, and perh. to E. iron.]
1. Water or other fluid frozen or reduced to the solid state by cold;
frozen water. It is a white or transparent colorless substance,
crystalline, brittle, and viscoidal. Its specific gravity (0.92, that
of water at 4\'f8 C. being 1.0) being less than that of water, ice
floats.
NOTE: &hand; Wa ter fr eezes at 32 \'f8 F. or 0\'f8 Cent., and ice
melts at the same temperature. Ice owes its cooling properties to
the large amount of heat required to melt it.
2. Concreted sugar. Johnson.
3. Water, cream, custard, etc., sweetened, flavored, and artificially
frozen.
4. Any substance having the appearance of ice; as, camphor ice.
Anchor ice, ice which sometimes forms about stones and other objects
at the bottom of running or other water, and is thus attached or
anchored to the ground. -- Bay ice, ice formed in bays, fiords, etc.,
often in extensive fields which drift out to sea. -- Ground ice,
anchor ice. -- Ice age (Geol.), the glacial epoch or period. See under
Glacial. -- Ice anchor (Naut.), a grapnel for mooring a vessel to a
field of ice. Kane. -- Ice blink [Dan. iisblink], a streak of
whiteness of the horizon, caused by the reflection of light from ice
not yet in sight. -- Ice boat. (a) A boat fitted with skates or
runners, and propelled on ice by sails; an ice yacht. (b) A strong
steamboat for breaking a channel through ice. -- Ice box OR chest, a
box for holding ice; a box in which things are kept cool by means of
ice; a refrigerator. -- Ice brook, a brook or stream as cold as ice.
[Poetic] Shak. -- Ice cream [for iced cream], cream, milk, or custard,
sweetened, flavored, and frozen. -- Ice field, an extensive sheet of
ice. -- Ice float, Ice floe, a sheet of floating ice similar to an ice
field, but smaller. -- Ice foot, shore ice in Arctic regions; an ice
belt. Kane. -- Ice house, a close-covered pit or building for storing
ice. -- Ice machine (Physics), a machine for making ice artificially,
as by the production of a low temperature through the sudden expansion
of a gas or vapor, or the rapid evaporation of a volatile liquid. --
Ice master. See Ice pilot (below). -- Ice pack, an irregular mass of
broken and drifting ice. -- Ice paper, a transparent film of gelatin
for copying or reproducing; papier glac\'82. -- Ice petrel (Zo\'94l.),
a shearwater (Puffinus gelidus) of the Antarctic seas, abundant among
floating ice. -- Ice pick, a sharp instrument for breaking ice into
small pieces. -- Ice pilot, a pilot who has charge of a vessel where
the course is obstructed by ice, as in polar seas; -- called also ice
master. -- Ice pitcher, a pitcher adapted for ice water. -- Ice plow,
a large tool for grooving and cutting ice. <-- ice sculpture = a
sculpture carved from a block of ice, often used for decorating
restaurants. ice show an entertainment consisting of ice skaters
performing figure-skating on a sheet of ice, usually in an arena,
often accompanied by music. --> -- Ice sludge, bay ice broken small by
the wind or waves; sludge. -- Ice spar (Min.), a variety of feldspar,
the crystals of which are very clear like ice; rhyacolite. -- Ice
tongs, large iron nippers for handling ice. -- Ice water. (a) Water
cooled by ice. (b) Water formed by the melting of ice. -- Ice yacht.
See Ice boat (above). -- To break the ice. See under Break. -- Water
ice, a confection consisting of water sweetened, flavored, and
frozen.<-- also called Italian ice -->
Ice
Ice (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Iced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Icing (?).]
1. To cover with ice; to convert into ice, or into something
resembling ice.
2. To cover with icing, or frosting made of sugar and milk or white of
egg; to frost, as cakes, tarts, etc.
3. To chill or cool, as with ice; to freeze.
Iceberg
Ice"berg` (?), n. [Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. iisbierg, Sw.
isberg, properly, a mountain of ice. See Ice, and Berg.] A large mass
of ice, generally floating in the ocean.
NOTE: &hand; Ic ebergs ar e la rge de tached po rtions of glaciers,
which in cold regions often project into the sea.
Icebird
Ice"bird` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) An Arctic sea bird, as the Arctic fulmar.
Icebound
Ice"bound` (?), a. Totally surrounded with ice, so as to be incapable
of advancing; as, an icebound vessel; also, surrounded by or fringed
with ice so as to hinder easy access; as, an icebound coast.
Ice-built
Ice"-built` (?), a.
1. Composed of ice.
2. Loaded with ice. "Ice-built mountains." Gray.
Iced
Iced (?), a.
1. Covered with ice; chilled with ice; as, iced water.
2. Covered with something resembling ice, as sugar icing; frosted; as,
iced cake.
Iced cream. Same as Ice cream, under Ice.
Icefall
Ice"fall` (?), n. A frozen waterfall, or mass of ice resembling a
frozen waterfall. Coleridge.
Icelander
Ice"land*er (?), n. A native, or one of the Scandinavian people, of
Iceland.
Icelandic
Ice*lan"dic (?), a. Of or pertaining to Iceland; relating to, or
resembling, the Icelanders.
Icelandic
Ice*lan"dic (?), n. The language of the Icelanders. It is one of the
Scandinavian group, and is more nearly allied to the Old Norse than
any other language now spoken.
Iceland moss
Ice"land moss` (?). (Bot.) A kind of lichen (Cetraria Icelandica)
found from the Arctic regions to the North Temperate zone. It
furnishes a nutritious jelly and other forms of food, and is used in
pulmonary complaints as a demulcent.
Iceland spar
Ice"land spar` (?). (Min.) A transparent variety of calcite, the best
of which is obtained in Iceland. It is used for the prisms of the
polariscope, because of its strong double refraction. Cf. Calcite.
Iceman
Ice"man (?), n.; pl. Icemen (.
1. A man who is skilled in traveling upon ice, as among glaciers.
2. One who deals in ice; one who retails or delivers ice. <-- The
Iceman Cometh (Title of a book) -->
Ice plant
Ice" plant` (?). (Bot.) A plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum),
sprinkled with pellucid, watery vesicles, which glisten like ice. It
is native along the Mediterranean, in the Canaries, and in South
Africa. Its juice is said to be demulcent and diuretic; its ashes are
used in Spain in making glass. <-- Ice skate = a shoe with a metal
runner (called a blade) attached to permit the wearer to glide on ice
--> Ice-skater = one who skates on ice wearing an ice skate; esp. an
athlete who performs athletic or artistic movements on a sheet of ice,
wearing ice skates; including speed skater and figure skater -->
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Icequake
Ice"quake` (?), n. The crash or concussion attending the breaking up
of masses of ice, -- often due to contraction from extreme cold.
Ich
Ich (?), pron. I. [Obs.] Chaucer.
NOTE: &hand; In th e Southern dialect of Early English this is the
regular form. Cf. Ik.
Ichneumon
Ich*neu"mon (?), n. [L., fr. Gr.
1. (Zo\'94l.) Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Herpestes, and
family Viverrid\'91. Numerous species are found in Asia and Africa.
The Egyptian species(H. ichneumon), which ranges to Spain and
Palestine, is noted for destroying the eggs and young of the crocodile
as well as various snakes and lizards, and hence was considered sacred
by the ancient Egyptians. The common species of India (H. griseus),
known as the mongoose, has similar habits and is often domesticated.
It is noted for killing the cobra.
2. (Zo\'94l.) Any hymenopterous insect of the family Ichneumonid\'91,
of which several thousand species are known, belonging to numerous
genera.
NOTE: &hand; Th e fe male deposits her eggs upon, or in, the bodies
of other insects, such as caterpillars, plant lice, etc. The larva
lives upon the internal tissues of the insect in which it is
parasitic, and finally kills it. Hence, many of the species are
beneficial to agriculture by destroying noxious insects.
Ichneumon fly. See Ichneumon, 2.
Ichneumonidan
Ich`neu*mon"i*dan (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the
Ichneumonid\'91, or ichneumon flies. -- n. One of the Ichneumonid\'91.
Ichneumonides
Ich`neu*mon"i*des (?), n. pl. [NL. See Ichneumon.] (Zo\'94l.) The
ichneumon flies.
Ichnite
Ich"nite (?), n. [Gr. A fossil footprint; as, the ichnites in the
Triassic sandstone. Page.
Ichnographic, Ichnographical
Ich`no*graph"ic (?), Ich`no*graph"ic*al (?), a. [Cf. F.
ichonographique.] Of or pertaining to ichonography; describing a
ground plot.
Ichnography
Ich*nog"ra*phy (?), n. [Gr. ichonographie.] (Drawing) A horizontal
section of a building or other object, showing its true dimensions
according to a geometric scale; a ground plan; a map; also, the art of
making such plans.
Ichnolite
Ich"no*lite (?), n. [Gr. -lite.] A fossil footprint; an ichnite.
Ichnolithology
Ich`no*li*thol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. -lith + -logy.] Same as Ichnology.
Hitchcock.
Ichnological
Ich`no*log"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to ichnology.
Ichnology
Ich*nol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. -logy.] (Geol.) The branch of science which
treats of fossil footprints.
Ichnoscopy
Ich*nos"co*py (?), n. [Gr. -scopy.] The search for the traces of
anything. [R.]
Ichor
I"chor (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ichor.]
1. (Class. Myth.) An ethereal fluid that supplied the place of blood
in the veins of the gods.
2. A thin, acrid, watery discharge from an ulcer, wound, etc.
Ichorh\'91mia
I`chor*h\'91"mi*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.) Infection of the blood
with ichorous or putrid substances.
Ichorous
I"chor*ous (?), a. [Cf. F. ichoreux.] Of or like ichor; thin; watery;
serous; sanious.
Ichthidin
Ich"thi*din (?), n. (Physiol. Chem.) A substance from the egg yolk of
osseous fishes.
Ichthin
Ich"thin (?), n. [Gr. (Physiol. Chem.) A nitrogenous substance
resembling vitellin, present in the egg yolk of cartilaginous fishes.
Ichthulin
Ich"thu*lin (?), n. (Physiol. Chem.) A substance from the yolk of
salmon's egg.
Ichthus
Ich"thus (?), n. [Gr. In early Christian and eccesiastical art, an
emblematic fish, or the Greek word for fish, which combined the
initials of the Greek words
Ichthyic
Ich"thy*ic (?), a. [Gr. (Zo\'94l.) Like, or pertaining to, fishes.
Ichthyocol, Ichthyocolla
Ich"thy*o*col (?), Ich`thy*o*col"la (?), n. [L. ichthyocolla, Gr.
ichthyocolle.] Fish glue; isinglass; a glue prepared from the sounds
of certain fishes.
Ichthyocoprolite
Ich`thy*o*cop"ro*lite (?), n. [Gr. coprolite.] (Geol.) Fossil dung of
fishes.
Ichthyodorulite
Ich`thy*o*dor"u*lite (?), n. [Gr. -lite.] (Zo\'94l.) One of the spiny
plates foundon the back and tail of certain skates.
Ichthyography
Ich`thy*og"ra*phy (?), n. [Gr. graphy: cf. F. ichthyographie.] A
treatise on fishes.
Ichthyoid, Ichthyoidal
Ich"thy*oid (?), Ich`thy*oid"al (?), a. [Gr. (Zo\'94l.) Somewhat like
a fish; having some of the characteristics of fishes; -- said of some
amphibians.
Ichthyolatry
Ich`thy*ol"a*try (?), n. [Gr. Worship of fishes, or of fish-shaped
idols. Layard.
Ichthyolite
Ich"thy*o*lite (?), n. [Gr. -lite.] (Paleon.) A fossil fish, or
fragment of a fish.
Ichthyologic, Ichthyological
Ich`thy*o*log"ic (?), Ich`thy*o*log"ic*al (?), a. [Cf. F.
ichthyologique.] Of or pertaining to ichthyology.
Ichthyologist
Ich`thy*ol"o*gist (?), n. [Cf. F. ichthyologiste.] One versed in, or
who studies, ichthyology.
Ichthyology
Ich`thy*ol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. -logy: cf. F. ichthyologie.] The natural
history of fishes; that branch of zo\'94logy which relates to fishes,
including their structure, classification, and habits.
Ichthyomancy
Ich"thy*o*man`cy (?), n. [Gr. -mancy: cf. F. ichthyomancie.]
Divination by the heads or the entrails of fishes.
Ichthyomorpha
Ich`thy*o*mor"pha (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) The Urodela.
Ichthyomorphic, Ichthyomorphous
Ich`thy*o*mor"phic (?), Ich`thy*o*mor"phous (?), a. [See
Ichthyomorpha.] Fish-shaped; as, the ichthyomorphic idols of ancient
Assyria.
Ichthyophagist
Ich`thy*oph"a*gist (?), n. [See Ichthyophagous.] One who eats, or
subsists on, fish.
Ichthyophagous
Ich`thy*oph"a*gous (?), a. [L. ichthyophagus, Gr. Eating, or
subsisting on, fish.
Ichthyohagy
Ich`thy*oh"a*gy (?), n. [Gr. ichthyophagie.] The practice of eating,
or living upon, fish.
Ichthyophthalmite
Ich`thy*oph*thal"mite (?), n. [Gr. See Apophyllite. [R.]
Ichthyophthira
Ich`thy*oph*thi"ra (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A division of
copepod crustaceans, including numerous species parasitic on fishes.
Ichthyopsida
Ich`thy*op"si*da (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A grand division
of the Vertebrata, including the Amphibia and Fishes.
Ichthyopterygia
Ich`thy*op`te*ryg"i*a (?), n. pl. [NL. See Ichthyopterygium.]
(Paleon.) See Ichthyosauria.
Ichthyopterygium
Ich`thy*op`te*ryg"i*um (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.) The typical limb,
or lateral fin, of fishes.
Ichthyornis
Ich`thy*or"nis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.) An extinct genus of
toothed birds found in the American Cretaceous formation. It is
remarkable for having biconcave vertebr\'91, and sharp, conical teeth
set in sockets. Its wings were well developed. It is the type of the
order Odontotorm\'91.
Ichthyosaur
Ich"thy*o*saur (?), n. [Cf. F. ichthyosaure.] (Paleon.) One of the
Ichthyosaura.
Ichthyosauria
Ich`thy*o*sau"ri*a (?), n. pl. [NL. See Ichthyosaurus.] (Paleon.) An
extinct order of marine reptiles, including Ichthyosaurus and allied
forms; -- called also Ichthyopterygia. They have not been found later
than the Cretaceous period.
Ichthyosaurian
Ich`thy*o*sau"ri*an (?), a. (Paleon.) Of or pertaining to the
Ichthyosauria. -- n. One of the Ichthyosauria.
Ichthyosaurus
Ich`thy*o*sau"rus (?), n.; pl. Ichthyosauri (#). [NL., fr. Gr.
'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + say^ros a lizard.] (Paleon.) An extinct
genus of marine reptiles; -- so named from their short, biconcave
vertebr\'91, resembling those of fishes. Several species, varying in
length from ten to thirty feet, are known from the Liassic,
O\'94litic, and Cretaceous formations.
Ichthyosis
Ich`thy*o"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.) A disease in which the skin
is thick, rough, and scaly; -- called also fishskin. -- Ich`thy*ot"ic
(#), a.
Ichthyotomist
Ich`thy*ot"o*mist (?), n. One skilled in ichthyotomy.
Ichthyoomy
Ich`thy*o"o*my (?), n. [Gr. The anatomy or dissection of fishes. [R.]
Ichthys
Ich"thys (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. Same as Ichthus.
Icicle
I"ci*cle (?), n. [OE. isikel, AS. \'c6sgicel; \'c6s ice + gicel
icicle; akin to Icel. j\'94kull; cf. Gael. eigh ice, Ir. aigh.] A
pendent, and usually conical, mass of ice, formed by freezing of
dripping water; as, the icicles on the eaves of a house.
Icicled
I"ci*cled (?), a. Having icicles attached.
Icily
I"ci*ly (?), adv. In an icy manner; coldly.
Faultily faultless, icily regular, splendidly null, Dead
perfection, no more. Tennyson.
Iciness
I"ci*ness (?), n. The state or quality of being icy or very cold;
frigidity.
Icing
I"cing (?), n. A coating or covering resembling ice, as of sugar and
milk or white of egg; frosting.
Ickle
Ic"kle (?), n. [OE. ikil. See Icicle.] An icicle. [Prov. Eng.]
Icon
I"con (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. An image or representation; a portrait or
pretended portrait.
Netherlands whose names and icons are published. Hakewill.
Iconical
I*con"ic*al (?), a. Pertaining to, or consisting of, images, pictures,
or representations of any kind.
Iconism
I"con*ism (?), n. [L. iconismus, Gr. iconisme.] The formation of a
figure, representation, or semblance; a delineation or description.
Some kind of apish imitations, counterfeit iconisms. Cudworth.
Iconize
I"con*ize (?), v. t. [Gr. To form an image or likeness of. [R.]
Cudworth.
Iconoclasm
I*con"o*clasm (?), n. [Cf. F. iconoclasme. See Iconoclast.] The
doctrine or practice of the iconoclasts; image breaking.
Iconoclast
I*con"o*clast (?), n. [Gr. iconoclaste.]
1. A breaker or destroyer of images or idols; a determined enemy of
idol worship.
2. One who exposes or destroys impositions or shams; one who attacks
cherished beliefs; a radical.
Iconoclastic
I*con`o*clas"tic (?), a. Of or pertaining to the iconoclasts, or to
image breaking. Milman.
Iconodule, Iconodulist
I*con"o*dule (?), I*con"o*du`list (?), n. [Gr. (Eccl. Hist.) One who
serves images; -- opposed to an iconoclast. Schaff-Herzog Encyc.
Iconographer
I`co*nog"ra*pher (?), n. A maker of images. Fairholt.
Iconographic
I*con`o*graph"ic (?), a.
1. Of or pertaining to iconography.
2. Representing by means of pictures or diagrams; as, an icongraphic
encyclop\'91dia.
Iconography
I`co*nog"ra*phy (?), n. [Gr. iconographie.]
1. The art or representation by pictures or images; the description or
study of portraiture or representation, as of persons; as, the
iconography of the ancients.
2. The study of representative art in general.
Christian iconography, the study of the representations in art of the
Deity, the persons of the Trinity, angels, saints, virtues, vices,
etc.
Iconolater
I`co*nol"a*ter (?), n. [Gr. iconol\'83tre.] One who worships images.
Iconolatry
I`co*nol"a*try (?), n. [See Iconolater.] The worship of images as
symbols; -- distinguished from idolatry, the worship of images
themselves.
Iconology
I`co*nol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. iconologie.] The discussion or description
of portraiture or of representative images. Cf. Iconography.
Iconomachy
I`co*nom"a*chy (?), n. [Gr. Hostility to images as objects of worship.
[R.]
Iconomical
I`co*nom"ic*al (?), a. [Gr. Opposed to pictures or images as objects
of worship. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
Iconophilist
I`co*noph"i*list (?), n. [Gr. A student, or lover of the study, of
iconography.
Icosahedral
I`co*sa*he"dral (?), a. [See Icosahedron.] (Geom.) Having twenty equal
sides or faces.
Icosahedron
I`co*sa*he"dron (?), n. [Gr. (Geom.) A solid bounded by twenty sides
or faces. Regular icosahedron, one of the five regular polyhedrons,
bounded by twenty equilateral triangules. Five triangules meet to form
each solid angle of the polyhedron.
Icosandria
I`co*san"dri*a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. icosandrie.] (Bot.) A
Linn\'91an class of plants, having twenty or more stamens inserted in
the calyx.
Icosandrian, Icosandrous
I`co*san"dri*an (?), I`co*san"drous (?), a. (Bot.) Pertaining to the
class Icosandria; having twenty or more stamens inserted in the calyx.
Icositetrahedron
I`co*si*tet`ra*he"dron (?), n. [Gr. (Crystallog.) A twenty-four-sided
solid; a tetragonal trisoctahedron or trapezohedron.
-ics
-ics (?). A suffix used in forming the names of certain sciences,
systems, etc., as acoustics, mathematics, dynamics, statistics,
politics, athletics.
NOTE: &hand; Th e na mes sc iences en ding in ics, as mathematics,
mechanics, metaphysics, optics, etc., are, with respect to their
form, nouns in the plural number. The plural form was probably
introduced to mark the complex nature of such sciences; and it may
have been in imitation of the use of the Greek plurals ics were
construed with a verb or a pronoun in the plural; but it is now
generally considered preferable to treat them as singular. In
Greman we have die Mathematik, die Mechanik, etc., and in French la
metaphysique, la optique, etc., corresponding to our mathematics,
mechanics, metaphysics, optics, etc.
Mathematics have for their object the consideration of whatever is
capable of being numbered or measured. John Davidson.
The citations subjoined will serve as examples of the best present
usage.
Ethics is the sciences of the laws which govern our actions as
moral agents. Sir W. Hamilton.
All parts of knowledge have their origin in metaphysics, and
finally, perhaps, revolve into it. De Quincey.
Mechanics, like pure mathematics, may be geometrical, or may be
analytical; that is, it may treat space either by a direct
consideration of its properties, or by a symbolical representation.
Whewell.
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Icteric
Ic*ter"ic (?), n. A remedy for the jaundice.
Icteric, Icterical
Ic*ter"ic (?), Ic*ter"ic*al (?), a. [L. ictericus, Gr. ict\'82rique.]
1. Pertaining to, or affected with, jaundice.
2. Good against the jaundice. Johnson.
Icteritious, Icteritous
Ic`ter*i"tious (?), Ic*ter"i*tous (?), a. Yellow; of the color of the
skin when it is affected by the jaundice.
Icteroid
Ic"ter*oid (?), a. [Gr. -oid.] Of a tint resembling that produced by
jaundice; yellow; as, an icteroid tint or complexion.
Icterus
Ic"te*rus (?), n. [NL. See Icteric, a.] (Med.) The jaundice.
Ictic
Ic"tic (?), a. [L. ictus blow.] Pertaining to, or caused by, a blow;
sudden; abrupt. [R.] H. Bushnell.
Ictus
Ic"tus (?), n. [L., fr. icere, ictum, to strike.]
1. (Pros.) The stress of voice laid upon accented syllable of a word.
Cf. Arsis.
2. (Med.) A stroke or blow, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect,
pulsation of an artery, etc.
Icy
I"cy (?), a. [Compar. Icier (?); superl. Iciest.] [AS. \'c6sig. See
Ice.]
1. Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in, ice; cold; frosty. "Icy
chains." Shak. "Icy region." Boyle. "Icy seas." Pope.
2. Characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.; chilling;
frigid; cold.
Icy was the deportment with which Philip received these
demonstrations of affection. Motley.
Icy-pearled
I"cy-pearl`ed (?), a. Spangled with ice.
Mounting up in icy-pearled car. Milton.
I'd
I'd (?). A contraction from I would or I had.
Id
Id (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A small fresh-water cyprinoid fish (Leuciscus
idus or Idus idus) of Europe. A domesticated variety, colored like the
goldfish, is called orfe in Germany.
Idalian
I*da"li*an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Idalium, a mountain city in
Cyprus, or to Venus, to whom it was sacred. "Idalian Aphrodit\'82."
Tennyson.
Ide
Ide (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Id.
-ide
-ide (?). (Chem.) A suffix used to denote: (a) The nonmetallic, or
negative, element or radical in a binary compound; as, oxide,
sulphide, chloride. (b) A compound which is an anhydride; as,
glycolide, phthalide. (c) Any one of a series of derivatives; as,
indogenide, glucoside, etc.
Idea
I*de"a (?), n.; pl. Ideas (#). [L. idea, Gr. wit: cf. F. id\'82e. See
Wit.]
1. The transcript, image, or picture of a visible object, that is
formed by the mind; also, a similar image of any object whatever,
whether sensible or spiritual.
Her sweet idea wandered through his thoughts. Fairfax.
Being the right idea of your father Both in your form and nobleness
of mind. Shak.
This representation or likeness of the object being transmitted
from thence [the senses] to the imagination, and lodged there for
the view and observation of the pure intellect, is aptly and
properly called its idea. P. Browne.
2. A general notion, or a conception formed by generalization.
Alice had not the slightest idea what latitude was. L. Caroll.
3. Hence: Any object apprehended, conceived, or thought of, by the
mind; a notion, conception, or thought; the real object that is
conceived or thought of.
Whatsoever the mind perceives in itself, or as the immediate object
of perception, thought, or undersanding, that I call idea. Locke.
4. A belief, option, or doctrine; a characteristic or controlling
principle; as, an essential idea; the idea of development.
That fellow seems to me to possess but one idea, and that is a
wrong one. Johnson.
What is now "idea" for us? How infinite the fall of this word,
since the time where Milton sang of the Creator contemplating his
newly-created world, - "how it showed . . . Answering his great
idea," - to its present use, when this person "has an idea that the
train has started," and the other "had no idea that the dinner
would be so bad!" Trench.
5. A plan or purpose of action; intention; design.
I shortly afterwards set off for that capital, with an idea of
undertaking while there the translation of the work. W. Irving.
6. A rational conception; the complete conception of an object when
thought of in all its essential elements or constituents; the
necessary metaphysical or constituent attributes and relations, when
conceived in the abstract.
7. A fiction object or picture created by the imagination; the same
when proposed as a pattern to be copied, or a standard to be reached;
one of the archetypes or patterns of created things, conceived by the
Platonists to have excited objectively from eternity in the mind of
the Deity.
Thence to behold this new-created world, The addition of his
empire, how it showed In prospect from his throne, how good, how
fair, Answering his great idea. Milton.
NOTE: &hand; "I n England, Locke may be said to have been the first
who naturalized the term in its Cartesian universality. When, in
common language, employed by Milton and Dryden, after Descartes, as
before him by Sidney, Spenser, Shakespeare, Hooker, etc., the
meaning is Platonic."
Sir W. Hamilton. Abstract idea, Association of ideas, etc. See under
Abstract, Association, etc. Syn. -- Notion; conception; thought;
sentiment; fancy; image; perception; impression; opinion; belief;
observation; judgment; consideration; view; design; intention;
purpose; plan; model; pattern. There is scarcely any other word which
is subjected to such abusive treatment as is the word idea, in the
very general and indiscriminative way in which it is employed, as it
is used variously to signify almost any act, state, or content of
thought.
Ideal
I*de"al (?), a. [L. idealis: cf. F. id\'82al.]
1. Existing in idea or thought; conceptional; intellectual; mental;
as, ideal knowledge.
2. Reaching an imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model;
faultless; as, ideal beauty. Byron.
There will always be a wide interval between practical and ideal
excellence. Rambler.
3. Existing in fancy or imagination only; visionary; unreal. "Planning
ideal common wealth." Southey.
4. Teaching the doctrine of idealism; as, the ideal theory or
philosophy.
5. (Math.) Imaginary. Syn. -- Intellectual; mental; visionary;
fanciful; imaginary; unreal; impracticable; utopian.
Ideal
I*de"al (?), n. A mental conception regarded as a standard of
perfection; a model of excellence, beauty, etc.
The ideal is to be attained by selecting and assembling in one
whole the beauties and perfections which are usually seen in
different individuals, excluding everything defective or unseemly,
so as to form a type or model of the species. Thus, the Apollo
Belvedere is the ideal of the beauty and proportion of the human
frame. Fleming.
Beau ideal. See Beau ideal.
Idealess
I*de"a*less (?), a. Destitute of an idea.
Idealism
I*de"al*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. id\'82alisme.]
1. The quality or state of being ideal.
2. Conception of the ideal; imagery.
3. (Philos.) The system or theory that denies the existence of
material bodies, and teaches that we have no rational grounds to
believe in the reality of anything but ideas and their relations.
Idealist
I*de"al*ist, n. [Cf. F. id\'82aliste.]
1. One who idealizes; one who forms picturesque fancies; one given to
romantic expectations.
2. One who holds the doctrine of idealism.
Idealistic
I*de`al*is"tic (?), a. Of or pertaining to idealists or their
theories.
Ideality
I`de*al"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Idealities (.
1. The quality or state of being ideal.
2. The capacity to form ideals of beauty or perfection.
3. (Phren.) The conceptive faculty.
Idealization
I*de`al*i*za"tion (?), n.
1. The act or process of idealizing.
2. (Fine Arts) The representation of natural objects, scenes, etc., in
such a way as to show their most important characteristics; the study
of the ideal.
Idealize
I*de"al*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Idealized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Idealizing (?).]
1. To make ideal; to give an ideal form or value to; to attribute
ideal characteristics and excellences to; as, to idealize real life.
2. (Fine Arts) To treat in an ideal manner. See Idealization, 2.
Idealize
I*de"al*ize, v. i. [Cf. F. id\'82aliser.] To form ideals.
Idealizer
I*de"al*i`zer (?), n. An idealist.
Ideally
I*de"al*ly, adv. In an ideal manner; by means of ideals; mentally.
Idealogic
I*de`a*log"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to an idealogue, or to
idealization.
Idealogue
I*de"a*logue (?), n. [Idea + -logue, as in theologue: cf. F.
id\'82ologue.] One given to fanciful ideas or theories; a theorist; a
spectator. [R.] Mrs. Browning.
Ideat, Ideate
I*de"at (?), I*de"ate (?), n. [LL. ideatum. See Idea.] (Metaph.) The
actual existence supposed to correspond with an idea; the correlate in
real existence to the idea as a thought or existence.
Ideate
I*de"ate (?), v. t.
1. To form in idea; to fancy. [R.]
The ideated man . . . as he stood in the intellect of God. Sir T.
Browne.
2. To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the mind; to
memorize. [R.]
Ideation
I`de*a"tion (?), n. The faculty or capacity of the mind for forming
ideas; the exercise of this capacity; the act of the mind by which
objects of sense are apprehended and retained as objects of thought.
The whole mass of residua which have been accumulated . . . all
enter now into the process of ideation. J. D. Morell.
Ideational
I`de*a"tion*al (?), a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, ideation.
Certain sensational or ideational stimuli. Blackw. Mag.
Idem
I"dem (?), pron. OR adj. [L.] The same; the same as above; -- often
abbreviated id.
Identic
I*den"tic (?), a. Identical. [Obs.] Hudibras.
Identical
I*den"tic*al (?), a. [Cf. F. identique. See Identity.]
1. The same; the selfsame; the very same; not different; as, the
identical person or thing.
I can not remember a thing that happened a year ago, without a
conviction . . . that I, the same identical person who now remember
that event, did then exist. Reid.
2. Uttering sameness or the same truth; expressing in the predicate
what is given, or obviously implied, in the subject; tautological.
When you say body is solid, I say that you make an identical
proposition, because it is impossible to have the idea of body
without that of solidity. Fleming.
Identical equation (Alg.), an equation which is true for all values of
the algebraic symbols which enter into it.
Identically
I*den"tic*al*ly, adv. In an identical manner; with respect to
identity. "Identically the same." Bp. Warburton. "Identically
different." Ross.
Identicalness
I*den"tic*al*ness, n. The quality or state of being identical;
sameness.
Identifiable
I*den"ti*fi`a*ble (?), a. Capable of being identified.
Identification
I*den`ti*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. identification.] The act of
identifying, or proving to be the same; also, the state of being
identified.
Identify
I*den"ti*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Identified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Identifying (?).] [Cf. F. identifier. See Identity, and -fy.]
1. To make to be the same; to unite or combine in such a manner as to
make one; to treat as being one or having the same purpose or effect;
to consider as the same in any relation.
Every precaution is taken to identify the interests of the people
and of the rulers. D. Ramsay.
Let us identify, let us incorporate ourselves with the people.
Burke.
2. To establish the identity of; to prove to be the same with
something described, claimed, or asserted; as, to identify stolen
property.
Identify
I*den"ti*fy (?), v. i. To become the same; to coalesce in interest,
purpose, use, effect, etc. [Obs. or R.]
An enlightened self-interest, which, when well understood, they
tell us will identify with an interest more enlarged and public.
Burke.
Identism
I*den"tism (?), n. [See Identity.] (Metaph.) The doctrine taught by
Schelling, that matter and mind, and subject and object, are identical
in the Absolute; -- called also the system OR doctrine of identity.
Identity
I*den"ti*ty (?), n.; pl. Identities (#). [F. identit\'82, LL.
identitas, fr. L. idem the same, from the root of is he, that; cf.
Skr. idam this. Cf. Item.]
1. The state or quality of being identical, or the same; sameness.
Identity is a relation between our cognitions of a thing, not
between things themselves. Sir W. Hamilton.
2. The condition of being the same with something described or
asserted, or of possessing a character claimed; as, to establish the
identity of stolen goods.
3. (Math.) An identical equation.
Ideo-
I"de*o- (?). A combining form from the Gr. idea.
Ideogenical
I`de*o*gen"ic*al (?), a. Of or relating to ideology.
Ideogeny
I`de*og"e*ny (?), n. [Ideo- + -geny, from the same root as Gr.
id\'82og\'82nie.] The science which treats of the origin of ideas.
Ideogram
I*de"o*gram (?), n. [Ideo- + -gram; cf. F. id\'82ograme.]
1. An original, pictorial element of writing; a kind of hieroglyph
expressing no sound, but only an idea.
Ideograms may be defined to be pictures intended to represent
either things or thoughts. I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
You might even have a history without language written or spoken,
by means of ideograms and gesture. J. Peile.
2. A symbol used for convenience, or for abbreviation; as, 1, 2, 3, +,
-,
3. A phonetic symbol; a letter.
Ideograph
I*de"o*graph (?), n. Same as Ideogram.
Ideographic, Ideographical
I`de*o*graph"ic (?), I`de*o*graph"ic*al (?), a. [Cf. F.
id\'82ographique.] Of or pertaining to an ideogram; representing ideas
by symbols, independently of sounds; as, 9 represents not the word
"nine," but the idea of the number itself. -- I`de*o*graph"ic*al*ly,
adv.
Ideographics
I`de*o*graph"ics (?), n. The system of writing in ideographic
characters; also, anything so written.
Ideography
I`de*og"ra*phy (?), n. The representation of ideas independently of
sounds, or in an ideographic manner, as sometimes is done in shorthand
writing, etc.
Ideological
I`de*o*log"ic*al (?), a. [Cf. F. id\'82ologique.] Of or pertaining to
ideology.
Ideologist
I`de*ol"o*gist (?), n. One who treats of ideas; one who theorizes or
idealizes; one versed in the science of ideas, or who advocates the
doctrines of ideology. <-- idealogue n. one who adheres to an ideology
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Ideology
I`de*ol"o*gy (?), n. [Ideo- + -logy: cf. F. id\'82ologie.]
1. The science of ideas. Stewart.
2. (Metaph.) A theory of the origin of ideas which derives them
exclusively from sensation.
NOTE: &hand; By a do uble bl under in ph ilosophy an d Gr eek,
id\'82ologie . . . has in France become the name peculiarly
distinctive of that philosophy of mind which exclusively derives
our knowledge from sensation.
Sir W. Hamilton. <-- a set of theories and beliefs about
sociopolitical goals and methods to attain them; in common usage, such
a set of beliefs so strongly held by their adherents as to cause them
to ignore evidence against such beliefs, and thus fall into error --
hence a negative trait; contrasted to pragmatism, and distinct from
idealism -->
Ideo-motion
I`de*o-mo"tion (?), n. (Physiol.) An ideo-motor movement.
Ideo-motor
I`de*o-mo"tor (?), a. [Ideo- + motor.] (Physiol.) Applied to those
actions, or muscular movements, which are automatic expressions of
dominant ideas, rather than the result of distinct volitional efforts,
as the act of expressing the thoughts in speech, or in writing, while
the mind is occupied in the composition of the sentence. Carpenter.
Ides
Ides (?), n. pl. [L. idus: cf. F. ides.] (Anc. Rom. Calendar) The
fifteenth day of March, May, July, and October, and the thirteenth day
of the other months.
The ides of March remember. Shak.
NOTE: &hand; Ei ght days in each month often pass by this name, but
only one strictly receives it, the others being called respectively
the day before the ides, and so on, backward, to the eightth from
the ides.
Idio-
Id"i*o- (?). A combining form from the Greek private, personal,
peculiar, distinct.
Idioblast
Id"i*o*blast (?), n. [Ideo- + -blast.] (Bot.) An individual cell,
differing greatly from its neighbours in regard to size, structure, or
contents.
Idiocrasis
Id`i*o*cra"sis (?), n. [NL.] Idiocracy.
Idiocracy
Id`i*oc"ra*cy (?), n.; pl. Idiocrasies (#). [Idio- + Gr. idiocrasie.]
Peculiarity of constitution; that temperament, or state of
constitution, which is peculiar to a person; idiosyncrasy.
Idiocratic, Idiocratical
Id`i*o*crat"ic (?), Id`i*o*crat"ic*al (?), a. Peculiar in constitution
or temperament; idiosyncratic.
Idiocy
Id"i*o*cy (?), n. [From idiot; cf. Gr. Idiot, and cf. Idiotcy.] The
condition or quality of being an idiot; absence, or marked deficiency,
of sense and intelligence.
I will undertake to convict a man of idiocy, if he can not see the
proof that three angles of a triangle are equal to two right
angles. F. W. Robertson.
Idiocyclophanous
Id`i*o*cy*cloph"a*nous (?), a. [Idio- + Gr. (Crystallog.) Same as
Idiophanous.
Idioelectric
Id`i*o*e*lec"tric (?), a. [Idio- + electric: cf. F.
idio\'82lectrique.] (Physics) Electric by virtue of its own peculiar
properties; capable of becoming electrified by friction; -- opposed to
anelectric. -- n. An idioelectric substance.
Idiograph
Id"i*o*graph (?), n. [Gr. A mark or signature peculiar to an
individual; a trade-mark.
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Idiographic, Idiographical
Id`i*o*graph"ic (?), Id`i*o*graph"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to an
idiograph.
Idiolatry
Id`i*ol"a*try (?), n. [Idio- + Gr. Self-worship; excessive
self-esteem.
Idiom
Id"i*om (?), n. [F. idiome, L. idioma, fr. Gr. suus, and to E. so.]
1. The syntactical or structural form peculiar to any language; the
genius or cast of a language.
Idiom may be employed loosely and figuratively as a synonym of
language or dialect, but in its proper sense it signifies the
totality of the general rules of construction which characterize
the syntax of a particular language and distinguish it from other
tongues. G. P. Marsh.
By idiom is meant the use of words which is peculiar to a
particular language. J. H. Newman.
He followed their language [the Latin], but did not comply with the
idiom of ours. Dryden.
2. An expression conforming or appropriate to the peculiar structural
form of a language; in extend use, an expression sanctioned by usage,
having a sense peculiar to itself and not agreeing with the logical
sense of its structural form; also, the phrase forms peculiar to a
particular author.
Some that with care true eloquence shall teach, And to just idioms
fix our doubtful speech. Prior.
Sometimes we identify the words with the object -- though be
courtesy of idiom rather than in strict propriety of language.
Coleridge.
Every good writer has much idiom. Landor.
It is not by means of rules that such idioms as the following are
made current: "I can make nothing of it." "He treats his subject
home." Dryden. "It is that within us that makes for righteousness."
M.Arnold. Gostwick (Eng. Gram. )
3. Dialect; a variant form of a language. Syn. -- Dialect. -- Idiom,
Dialect. The idioms of a language belong to its very structure; its
dialects are varieties of expression ingrafted upon it in different
localities or by different professions. Each county of England has
some peculiarities of dialect, and so have most of the professions,
while the great idioms of the language are everywhere the same. See
Language.
Idiomatic, Idiomatical
Id`i*o*mat"ic (?), Id`i*o*mat"ic*al (?), a. [Gr. Of or pertaining to,
or conforming to, the mode of expression peculiar to a language; as,
an idiomatic meaning; an idiomatic phrase. -- Id`i*o*mat"ic*al*ly,
adv.
Idiomorphic
Id`i*o*morph"ic (?), a. Idiomorphous.
Idiomorphous
Id`i*o*morph"ous (?), a. [Gr.
1. Having a form of its own.
2. (Crystallog.) Apperaing in distinct crystals; -- said of the
mineral constituents of a rock.
Idiomuscular
Id`i*o*mus"cu*lar (?), a. [Idio- + muscular.] (Physiol.) Applied to a
semipermanent contraction of a muscle, produced by a mechanical
irritant.
Idiopathetic
Id`i*o*pa*thet"ic (?), a. Idiopathic. [R.]
Idiopathic, Idiopathical
Id`i*o*path"ic (?), Id`i*o*path"ic*al (?), a. [Cf. F. idiopathique.]
(Med.) Pertaining to idiopathy; characterizing a disease arising
primarily, and not in consequence of some other disease or injury; --
opposed to symptomatic, sympathetic, and traumatic. --
Id`i*o*path"ic*al*ly, adv.
Idiopathy
Id`i*op"a*thy (?), n.; pl. Idiopathies (#). [Gr. idiopathie.]
1. A peculiar, or individual, characteristic or affection.
All men are so full of their own fancies and idiopathies, that they
scarce have the civility to interchange any words with a stranger.
Dr. H. More.
2. (Med.) A morbid state or condition not preceded or occasioned by
any other disease; a primary disease.
Idiophanous
Id`i*oph"a*nous (?), a. [Idio- + (Crystallog.) Exhibiting interference
figures without the aid of a polariscope, as certain crystals.
Idioplasm
Id"i*o*plasm (?), n. (Biol.) Same as Idioplasma.
Idioplasma
Id`i*o*plas"ma (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Biol.) That portion of the cell
protoplasm which is the seat of all active changes, and which carries
on the function of hereditary transmission; -- distinguished from the
other portion, which is termed nutritive plasma. See Hygroplasm. <--
any modern equivalent? The chromosome/ Genome? -->
Idiorepulsive
Id`i*o*re*pul"sive (?), a. [Idio- + repulsive.] Repulsive by itself;
as, the idiorepulsive power of heat.
Idiosyncrasy
Id`i*o*syn"cra*sy (?), n.; pl. Idiosyncrasies (#). [Gr. idiosyncrasie.
See Idiom, and Crasis.] A peculiarity of physical or mental
constitution or temperament; a characteristic belonging to, and
distinguishing, an individual; characteristic susceptibility;
idiocrasy; eccentricity.
The individual mind . . . takes its tone from the idiosyncrasies of
the body. I. Taylor.
Idiosyncratic, Idiosyncratical
Id`i*o*syn*crat"ic (?), Id`i*o*syn*crat"ic*al (?), a. Of peculiar
temper or disposition; belonging to one's peculiar and individual
character.
Idiot
Id"i*ot (?), n. [F. idiot, L. idiota an uneducated, ignorant,
ill-informed person, Gr. Idiom.]
1. A man in private station, as distinguished from one holding a
public office. [Obs.]
St. Austin affirmed that the plain places of Scripture are
sufficient to all laics, and all idiots or private persons. Jer.
Taylor.
2. An unlearned, ignorant, or simple person, as distinguished from the
educated; an ignoramus. [Obs.]
Christ was received of idiots, of the vulgar people, and of the
simpler sort, while he was rejected, despised, and persecuted even
to death by the high priests, lawyers, scribes, doctors, and
rabbis. C. Blount.
3. A human being destitute of the ordinary intellectual powers,
whether congenital, developmental, or accidental; commonly, a person
without understanding from birth; a natural fool; a natural; an
innocent.
Life . . . is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing. Shak.
4. A fool; a simpleton; -- a term of reproach.
Weenest thou make an idiot of our dame? Chaucer.
Idiotcy
Id"i*ot*cy (?), n. [Cf. Idiocy.] Idiocy. [R.]
Idioted
Id"i*ot*ed (?), a. Rendered idiotic; befooled. [R.] Tennyson.
Idiothermic
Id`i*o*ther"mic (?), a. [Idio- + thermic.] Self-heating; warmed, as
the body of animal, by process going on within itself.
Idiotic, Idiotical
Id`i*ot"ic (?), Id`i*ot"ic*al (?), a. [L. idioticus ignorant, Gr.
idiotique. See Idiot.]
1. Common; simple. [Obs.] Blackwall.
2. Pertaining to, or like, an idiot; characterized by idiocy; foolish;
fatuous; as, an idiotic person, speech, laugh, or action.
Idiotically
Id`i*ot"ic*al*ly, adv. In a idiotic manner.
Idioticon
Id`i*ot"i*con (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. Idiot.] A dictionary of a peculiar
dialect, or of the words and phrases peculiar to one part of a
country; a glossary.
Idiotish
Id"i*ot*ish (?), a. Like an idiot; foolish.
Idiotism
Id"i*ot*ism (?), n. [F. idiotisme, L. idiotismus the way of fashion of
a private person, the common or vulgar manner of speaking, Gr. Idiot.]
1. An idiom; a form, mode of expression, or signification, peculiar to
a language.
Scholars sometimes give terminations and idiotisms, suitable to
their native language, unto words newly invented. M. Hale.
2. Lack of knowledge or mental capacity; idiocy; foolishness.
Worse than mere ignorance or idiotism. Shaftesbury.
The running that adventure is the greatist idiotism. Hammond.
Idiotize
Id"i*ot*ize (?), v. i. To become stupid. [R.]
Idiotry
Id"i*ot*ry (?), n. Idiocy. [R.] Bp. Warburton.
Idle
I"dle (?), a. [Compar. Idler (?); superl. Idlest.] [OE. idel, AS.
\'c6del vain, empty, useless; akin to OS. \'c6dal, D. ijdel, OHG.
\'c6tal vain, empty, mere, G. eitel, Dan. & Sw. idel mere, pure, and
prob. to Gr. Ether.]
1. Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless;
silly; barren. "Deserts idle." Shak.
Every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account
thereof in the day of judgment. Matt. xii. 36.
Down their idle weapons dropped. Milton.
This idle story became important. Macaulay.
2. Not called into active service; not turned to appropriate use;
unemployed; as, idle hours.
The idle spear and shield were high uphing. Milton.
3. Not employed; unoccupied with business; inactive; doing nothing;
as, idle workmen.
Why stand ye here all the day idle? Matt. xx. 6.
4. Given rest and ease; averse to labor or employment; lazy; slothful;
as, an idle fellow.
5. Light-headed; foolish. [Obs.] Ford.
Idle pulley (Mach.), a pulley that rests upon a belt to tighten it; a
pulley that only guides a belt and is not used to transmit power. --
Idle wheel (Mach.), a gear wheel placed between two others, to
transfer motion from one to the other without changing the direction
of revolution. -- In idle, in vain. [Obs.] "God saith, thou shalt not
take the name of thy Lord God in idle." Chaucer. Syn. -- Unoccupied;
unemployed; vacant; inactive; indolent; sluggish; slothful; useless;
ineffectual; futile; frivolous; vain; trifling; unprofitable;
unimportant. -- Idle, Indolent, Lazy. A propensity to inaction is
expressed by each of these words; they differ in the cause and degree
of this characteristic. Indolent denotes an habitual love to ease, a
settled dislike of movement or effort; idle is opposed to busy, and
denotes a dislike of continuous exertion. Lazy is a stronger and more
contemptuous term than indolent.
Idle
I"dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Idled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Idling (?).] To
lose or spend time in inaction, or without being employed in business.
Shak.
Idle
I"dle, v. t. To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume; -- often
followed by away; as, to idle away an hour a day.
Idle-headed
I"dle-head`ed (?), a.
1. Foolish; stupid. [Obs.] "The superstitious idle-headed eld." Shak.
2. Delirious; infatuated. [Obs.] L'Estrange.
Idleness
I"dle*ness, n. [AS. \'c6delnes.] The condition or quality of being
idle (in the various senses of that word); uselessness; fruitlessness;
triviality; inactivity; laziness. Syn. -- Inaction; indolence;
sluggishness; sloth.
Idle-pated
I"dle-pat`ed (?), a. Idle-headed; stupid. [Obs.]
Idler
I"dler (?), n.
1. One who idles; one who spends his time in inaction; a lazy person;
a sluggard.
2. (Naut.) One who has constant day duties on board ship, and keeps no
regular watch. Totten.
3. (Mach.) An idle wheel or pulley. See under Idle.
Idless, Idlesse
I"dless, I"dlesse (?), n. Idleness. [Archaic] "In ydlesse." Spenser.
And an idlesse all the day Beside a wandering stream. Mrs.
Browning.
Idly
I"dly (?), adv. In a idle manner; ineffectually; vainly; lazily;
carelessly; (Obs.) foolishly.
Idocrase
Id"o*crase (?), n. [Gr. idocrase.] (Min.) Same as Vesuvianite.
Idol
I"dol (?), n. [OE. idole, F. idole, L. idolum, fr. Gr. Wit, and cf.
Eidolon.]
1. An image or representation of anything. [Obs.]
Do her adore with sacred reverence, As th' idol of her maker's
great magnificence. Spenser.
2. An image of a divinity; a representation or symbol of a deity or
any other being or thing, made or used as an object of worship; a
similitude of a false god.
That they should not worship devils, and idols of gold. Rev. ix.
20.
3. That on which the affections are strongly (often excessively) set;
an object of passionate devotion; a person or thing greatly loved or
adored.
The soldier's god and people's idol. Denham.
4. A false notion or conception; a fallacy. Bacon.
The idols of preconceived opinion. Coleridge.
Idolastre
I`do*las"tre (?), n. [OE., for idolatre.] An idolater. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Idolater
I*dol"a*ter (?), n. [F. idol\'83tre: cf. L. idololatres, Gr.
Idolatry.]
1. A worshiper of idols; one who pays divine honors to images,
statues, or representations of anything made by hands; one who
worships as a deity that which is not God; a pagan.
2. An adorer; a great admirer.
Jonson was an idolater of the ancients. Bp. Hurd.
Idolatress
I*dol"a*tress (?), n. A female worshiper of idols.
Idolatrical
I`do*lat"ric*al (?), a. [Cf. F. idol\'83trique.] Idolatrous. [Obs.]
Idolatrize
I*dol"a*trize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Idolatrized (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Idolatrizing (?).] To worship idols; to pay idolatrous worship.
Idolatrize
I*dol"a*trize, v. t. To make in idol of; to idolize.
Idolatrous
I*dol"a*trous (?), a.
1. Of or pertaining to idolatry; partaking of the nature of idolatry;
given to idolatry or the worship of false gods; as, idolatrous
sacrifices.
[Josiah] put down the idolatrous priests. 2 Kings xxiii. 5.
2. Consisting in, or partaking of, an excessive attachment or
reverence; as, an idolatrous veneration for antiquity.
Idolatrously
I*dol"a*trous*ly, adv. In a idolatrous manner.
Idolatry
I*dol"a*try (?), n.; pl. Idolatries (#). [F. idol\'83trie, LL.
idolatria, L. idololatria, Fr. Gr.
1. The worship of idols, images, or anything which is not God; the
worship of false gods.
His eye surveyed the dark idolatries Of alienated Judah. Milton.
2. Excessive attachment or veneration for anything; respect or love
which borders on adoration. Shak.
Idolish
I"dol*ish (?), a. Idolatrous. [Obs.] Milton.
Idolism
I"dol*ism (?), n. The worship of idols. [Obs.]
Idolist
I"dol*ist, n. A worshiper of idols. [Obs.] Milton.
Idolize
I"dol*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Idolized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Idolizing (?).]
1. To make an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to; as, to idolize
the sacred bull in Egypt.
2. To love to excess; to love or reverence to adoration; as, to
idolize gold, children, a hero.
Idolize
I"dol*ize, v. i. To practice idolatry. [R.]
To idolize after the manner of Egypt. Fairbairn.
Idolizer
I"dol*i`zer (?), n. One who idolizes or loves to the point of
reverence; an idolater.
Idoloclast
I*dol"o*clast (?), n. [Gr. A breaker of idols; an iconoclast.
Idolographical
I*dol`o*graph"ic*al (?), a. [Idol + -graph.] Descriptive of idols.
[R.] Southey.
Idolous
I"dol*ous (?), a. Idolatrous. [Obs.] Bale.
Idoneous
I*do"ne*ous (?), a. [L. idoneus.] Appropriate; suitable; proper; fit;
adequate. [R.]
An ecclesiastical benefice . . . ought to be conferred on an
idoneous person. Ayliffe.
Idorgan
Id*or"gan (?), n. [Gr. organ.] (Biol.) A morphological unit,
consisting of two or more plastids, which does not possess the
positive character of the person or stock, in distinction from the
physiological organ or biorgan. See Morphon.
Idrialine, Idrialite
Id"ri*a*line (?), Id"ri*a*lite (?), n. [Cf. F. idrialine.] (Min.) A
bituminous substance obtained from the mercury mines of Idria, where
it occurs mixed with cinnabar.
Idumean
Id`u*me"an (?), a. Of or pertaining to ancient Idumea, or Edom, in
Western Asia. -- n. An inhabitant of Idumea, an Edomite.
Idyl
I"dyl (?), n. [L. idyllium, Gr. idylle. See Idol.] A short poem;
properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the idyls of Theocritus; also,
any poem, especially a narrative or descriptive poem, written in an
eleveted and highly finished style; also, by extension, any artless
and easily flowing description, either in poetry or prose, of simple,
rustic life, of pastoral scenes, and the like. [Written also idyll.]
Wordsworth's solemn-thoughted idyl. Mrs. Browning.
His [Goldsmith's] lovely idyl of the Vicar's home. F. Harrison.
Idyllic
I*dyl"lic (?), a. Of or belonging to idyls.
I. e.
I. e. Abbreviation of Latin id est, that is.
If
If (?), conj. [OE. if, gif, AS. gif; akin to OFries. ief, gef, ef, OS.
ef, of, D. of, or, whether, if, G. ob whether, if, OHG. oba, ibu,
Icel. ef, Goth. iba, ibai, an interrogative particle; properly a case
form of a noun meaning, doubt (cf. OHG. iba doubt, condition, Icel.
if, ef, ifi, efi), and therefore orig. meaning, on condition that.]
1. In case that; granting, allowing, or supposing that; -- introducing
a condition or supposition.
Tisiphone, that oft hast heard my prayer, Assist, if \'d1dipus
deserve thy care. Pope.
If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Matt. iv. 3.
2. Whether; -- in dependent questions.
Uncertain if by augury or chance. Dryden.
She doubts if two and two make four. Prior.
As if, But if. See under As, But.
I' faith
I' faith" (?). In faith; indeed; truly. Shak.
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Ifere
I*fere" (?), a. [Corrupted fr. in fere.] Together. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Igasuric
Ig`a*su"ric (?), a. [See Igasurine.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or
obtained from, nux vomica or St. Ignatius's bean; as, igasuric acid.
Igasurine
Ig`a*su"rine (?), n. [Malay igasura the nux vomica.] (Chem.) An
alkaloid found in nux vomica, and extracted as a white crystalline
substance.
Igloo
Ig"loo (?), n.
1. An Eskimo snow house.
2. (Zo\'94l.) A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal,
over its breathing hole in the ice.
Ignatius bean
Ig*na"tius bean` (?). (Bot.) See Saint Ignatius's bean, under Saint.
Igneous
Ig"ne*ous (?), a. [L. igneus, fr. ignis fire; allied to Skr. agni,
Lith. ugnis, OSlav. ogne.]
1. Pertaining to, having the nature of, fire; containing fire;
resembling fire; as, an igneous appearance.
2. (Geol.) Resulting from, or produced by, the action of fire; as,
lavas and basalt are igneous rocks.
Ignescent
Ig*nes"cent (?), a. [L. ignescens, p.pr. of ignescere to become
inflamed, fr. ignis fire: cf. F. ignescent.] Emitting sparks of fire
when struck with steel; scintillating; as, ignescent stones.
Ignicolist
Ig*nic"o*list (?), n. [L. ignis fire + colere to worship.] A worshiper
of fire. [R.]
Igniferous
Ig*nif"er*ous (?), a. [L. ignifer; ignis fire + ferre to bear.]
Producing fire. [R.] Blount.
Ignifluous
Ig*nif"lu*ous (?), a. [L. ignifluus; ignis fire + fluere to flow.]
Flowing with fire. [Obs.] Cockerman.
Ignify
Ig"ni*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ignified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Ignifying (?).] [L. ignis fire + -fy.] To form into fire. [R.]
Stukeley.
Ignigenous
Ig*nig"e*nous (?), a. [L. ignigenus; ignis fire + genere, ginere, to
beget, produce.] Produced by the action of fire, as lava. [R.]
Ignipotence
Ig*nip"o*tence (?), n. Power over fire. [R.]
Ignipotent
Ig*nip"o*tent (?), a. [L. ignipotens; ignis fire + potens powerful.]
Presiding over fire; also, fiery.
Vulcan is called the powerful ignipotent. Pope.
Ignis fatuus
Ig"nis fat"u*us (?); pl. Ignes fatui (#). [L. ignis fire + fatuus
foolish. So called in allusion to its tendency to mislead travelers.]
1. A phosphorescent light that appears, in the night, over marshy
ground, supposed to be occasioned by the decomposition of animal or
vegetable substances, or by some inflammable gas; -- popularly called
also Will-with-the-wisp, or Will-o'-the-wisp, and Jack-with-a-lantern,
or Jack-o'-lantern.<-- thought to be caused by phosphine, PH3, a
sponaneously combustible gas. -->
2. Fig.: A misleading influence; a decoy.
Scared and guided by the ignis fatuus of popular superstition. Jer.
Taylor.
Ignite
Ig*nite" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ignited (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Igniting.] [L. ignitus, p.p. of ignire to ignite, fr. ignis fire. See
Igneous.]
1. To kindle or set on fire; as, to ignite paper or wood.
2. (Chem.) To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly;
-- often said of incombustible or infusible substances; as, to ignite
iron or platinum.
Ignite
Ig*nite", v. i. To take fire; to begin to burn.
Ignitible
Ig*nit"i*ble (?), a. Capable of being ignited.
Ignition
Ig*ni"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. ignition.]
1. The act of igniting, kindling, or setting on fire.
2. The state of being ignited or kindled. Sir T. Browne.
Ignitor
Ig*nit"or (?), n. One who, or that which, produces ignition;
especially, a contrivance for igniting the powder in a torpedo or the
like. [Written also igniter.]
Ignivomous
Ig*niv"o*mous (?), a. [L. ignivomus; ignis fire + vomere 8vomit.]
Vomiting fire. [R.]
Ignobility
Ig`no*bil"i*ty (?), n. [L. ignobilitas: cf. F. ignobilit\'82.]
Ignobleness. [Obs.] Bale.
Ignoble
Ig*no"ble (?), a. [L. ignobilis; pref. in- not + nobilis noble: cf. F.
ignoble. See In- not, and Noble, a.]
1. Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious; plebeian;
common; humble.
I was not ignoble of descent. Shak.
Her royal stock graft with ignoble plants. Shak.
2. Not honorable, elevated, or generous; base.
'T but a base, ignoble mind, That mounts no higher than a bird can
soar. Shak.
Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife. Gray.
3. (Zo\'94l.) Not a true or noble falcon; -- said of certain hawks, as
the goshawk. Syn. -- Degenerate; degraded; mean; base; dishonorable;
reproachful; disgraceful; shameful; scandalous; infamous.
Ignoble
Ig*no"ble, v. t. To make ignoble. [Obs.] Bacon.
Ignobleness
Ig*no"ble*ness, n. State or quality of being ignoble.
Ignobly
Ig*no"bly, adv. In an ignoble manner; basely.
Ignominious
Ig`no*min"i*ous (?), a. [L. ignominiosus: cf. F. ignominieux.]
1. Marked with ignominy; in curring public disgrace; dishonorable;
shameful.
Then first with fear surprised and sense of pain, Fled ignominious.
Milton.
2. Deserving ignominy; despicable.
One single, obscure, ignominious projector. Swift.
3. Humiliating; degrading; as, an ignominious judgment or sentence.
Macaulay.
Ignominiously
Ig`no*min"i*ous*ly, adv. In an ignominious manner; disgracefully;
shamefully; ingloriously.
Ignominy
Ig"no*min*y (?), n.; pl. Ignominies (#). [L. ignominia ignominy (i.e.,
a deprivation of one's good name); in- not + nomen name: cf. F.
ignominie. See In- not, and Name.]
1. Public disgrace or dishonor; reproach; infamy.
Their generals have been received with honor after their defeat;
yours with ignominy after conquest. Addison.
Vice begins in mistake, and ends in ignominy. Rambler.
Ignominy is the infliction of such evil as is made dishonorable, or
the deprivation of such good as is made honorable by the Common
wealth. Hobbes.
2. An act deserving disgrace; an infamous act. Syn. -- Opprobrium;
reproach; dishonor.
Ignomy
Ig"no*my (?), n. Ignominy. [R. & Obs.]
I blush to think upon this ignomy. Shak.
Ignoramus
Ig`no*ra"mus (?), n. [L., we are ignorant. See Ignore.]
1. (Law) We are ignorant; we ignore; -- being the word formerly
written on a bill of indictment by a grand jury when there was not
sufficient evidence to warrant them in finding it a true bill. The
phrase now used is, "No bill," "No true bill," or "Not found," though
in some jurisdictions "Ignored" is still used. Wharton (Law Dict. ).
Burn.
2. (pl. Ignoramuses (.) A stupid, ignorant person; a vain pretender to
knowledge; a dunce.
An ignoramus in place and power. South.
Ignorance
Ig"no*rance (?), n. [F., fr. L. ignorantia.]
1. The condition of being ignorant; the want of knowledge in general,
or in relation to a particular subject; the state of being uneducated
or uninformed.
Ignorance is the curse of God, Knowledge the wing wherewith we fly
to heaven. Shak.
2. (Theol.) A willful neglect or refusal to acquire knowledge which
one may acquire and it is his duty to have. Book of Common Prayer.
Invincible ignorance (Theol.), ignorance beyond the individual's
control and for which, therefore, he is not responsible before God.
Ignorant
Ig"no*rant (?), a. [F., fr. L. ignorans, -antis, p.pr. of ignorare to
be ignorant. See Ignore.]
1. Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught;
unenlightened.
He that doth not know those things which are of use for him to
know, is but an ignorant man, whatever he may know besides.
Tillotson.
2. Unacquainted with; unconscious or unaware; -- used with of.
Ignorant of guilt, I fear not shame. Dryden.
3. Unknown; undiscovered. [Obs.]
Ignorant concealment. Shak.
Alas, what ignorant sin have I committed? Shak.
4. Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.
His shipping, Poor ignorant baubles! -- on our terrible seas, Like
eggshells moved. Shak.
Syn. -- Uninstructed; untaught; unenlightened; uninformed; unlearned;
unlettered; illiterate. -- Ignorant, Illiterate. Ignorant denotes want
of knowledge, either as to single subject or information in general;
illiterate refers to an ignorance of letters, or of knowledge acquired
by reading and study. In the Middle Ages, a great proportion of the
higher classes were illiterate, and yet were far from being ignorant,
especially in regard to war and other active pursuits.
In such business Action is eloquence, and the eyes of the ignorant
More learned than the ears. Shak.
In the first ages of Christianity, not only the learned and the
wise, but the ignorant and illiterate, embraced torments and death.
Tillotson.
Ignorant
Ig"no*rant, n. A person untaught or uninformed; one unlettered or
unskilled; an ignoramous.
Did I for this take pains to teach Our zealous ignorants to preach?
Denham.
Ignorantism
Ig"no*rant*ism (?), n. The spirit of those who extol the advantage to
ignorance; obscuriantism.
Ignorantist
Ig"no*rant*ist, n. One opposed to the diffusion of knowledge; an
obscuriantist.
Ignorantly
Ig"no*rant*ly, adv. In a ignorant manner; without knowledge;
inadvertently.
Whom therefoer ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. Acts
xvii. 23.
Ignore
Ig*nore" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ignored (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Ignoring.] [L. ignorare; pref. in- not + the root of gnarus knowing,
noscere to become acquainted with. See Know, and cf. Narrate.]
1. To be ignorant of or not acquainted with. [Archaic]
Philosophy would solidly be established, if men would more
carefully distinguish those things that they know from those that
they ignore. Boyle.
2. (Law) To throw out or reject as false or ungrounded; -- said of a
bill rejected by a grand jury for want of evidence. See Ignoramus.
3. Hence: To refuse to take notice of; to shut the eyes to; not to
recognize; to disregard willfully and causelessly; as, to ignore
certain facts; to ignore the presence of an objectionable person.
Ignoring Italy under our feet, And seeing things before, behind.
Mrs. Browning.
Ignoscible
Ig*nos"ci*ble (?), a. [L. ignoscibilis, fr. ignoscere to pardon, lit.,
not to wish to know; pref. in- not + gnoscere, noscere, to learn to
know. See In- not, and Know.] Pardonable. [Obs.] Bailey.
Ignote
Ig*note" (?), a. [L. ignotus; pref. in- not + gnotus, notus, known,
p.p. of gnocere, nocere, to learn to know.] Unknown. [Obs.] Sir E.
Sandys. -- n. One who is unknown. Bp. Hacket.
Iguana
I*gua"na (?), n. [Sp. iguana, from the native name in Hayti. Cf.
Guana.] (Zo\'94l.) Any species of the genus Iguana, a genus of large
American lizards of the family Iguanid\'91. They are arboreal in their
habits, usually green in color, and feed chiefly upon fruits.
NOTE: &hand; Th e common iguana (I. tuberculata) of the West Indies
and South America is sometimes five feet long. Its flesh is highly
prized as food. The horned iguana (I. cornuta) has a conical horn
between the eyes.
Iguanian
I*gua"ni*an (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Resembling, or pertaining to, the
iguana.
Iguanid
I*gua"nid (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Iguanoid.
Iguanodon
I*gua"no*don (?), n. [Iguana + Gr. (Paleon.) A genus of gigantic
herbivorous dinosaurs having a birdlike pelvis and large hind legs
with three-toed feet capable of supporting the entire body. Its teeth
resemble those of the iguana, whence its name. Several species are
known, mostly from the Wealden of England and Europe. See Illustration
in Appendix.
Iguanodont
I*gua"no*dont (?), a. (Paleon.) Like or pertaining to the genus
Iguanodon.
Iguanoid
I*gua"noid (?), a. [Iguana + -oid.] (Zo\'94l.) Pertaining to the
Iguanid\'91.
Ihlang-ihlang
Ih*lang`-ih*lang" (?), n. [Malayan, flower of flowers.] A rich,
powerful, perfume, obtained from the volatile oil of the flowers of
Canada odorata, an East Indian tree. [Also written ylang-ylang.]
Ihram
Ih*ram" (?), n. The peculiar dress worn by pilgrims to Mecca.
Ik
Ik (?), pron. [See I.] I [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
NOTE: &hand; Th e No rthern di alectic form of I, in Early English,
corresponding to ich of the Southern.
Il-
Il- (?). A form of the prefix in-, not, and in-, among. See In-.
Ile
Ile (?), n. [AS. egl.] Ear of corn. [Obs.] Ainsworth.
Ile
Ile, n. [See Aisle.] An aisle. [Obs.] H. Swinburne.
Ile
Ile, n. [See Isle.] An isle. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ileac
Il"e*ac (?), a. [See Ileum.]
1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ileum. [Written also iliac.]
2. See Iliac,
1. [R.]
Ileac passion. (Med.) See Ileus.
Ileoc\'91cal
Il`e*o*c\'91"cal (?), a. [Ileum + c\'91cal.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the
ileum and c\'91cum.
Ileocolic
Il`e*o*col"ic (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ileum and colon; as,
the ileocolic, or ileoc\'91cal, valve, a valve where the ileum opens
into the large intestine.
Ileum
Il"e*um (?), n. [L. ile, ileum, ilium, pl. ilia, groin, flank.]
1. (Anat.) The last, and usually the longest, division of the small
intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine. [Written
also ileon, and ilium.]
2. (Anat.) See Ilium. [R.]
NOTE: &hand; Mo st modern writers restrict ileum to the division of
the intestine and ilium to the pelvic bone.
Ileus
Il"e*us (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.) A morbid condition due to
intestinal obstruction. It is characterized by complete constipation,
with griping pains in the abdomen, which is greatly distended, and in
the later stages by vomiting of fecal matter. Called also ileac, OR
iliac, passion.
Ilex
I"lex (?), n. [L., holm oak.] (Bot.) (a) The holm oak (Quercus Ilex).
(b) A genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, including the common holly.
Iliac
Il"i*ac (?), a. [L. Iliacus, Gr. Iliad.] Pertaining to ancient Ilium,
or Troy. Gladstone.
Iliac
Il"i*ac, a. [Cf. F. iliaque. See Ileum, and cf. Jade a stone.]
1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ilium, or dorsal
bone of the pelvis; as, the iliac artery. [Written also ileac.]
2. See Ileac, 1. [R.]
Iliac crest, the upper margin of the ilium. -- Iliac passion. See
Ileus. -- Iliac region, a region of the abdomen, on either side of the
hypogastric regions, and below the lumbar regions.
Iliacal
I*li"a*cal (?), a. Iliac. [R.]
liad
l"i*ad (?), n. [L. Ilias, -adis, Gr. A celebrated Greek epic poem, in
twenty-four books, on the destruction of Ilium, the ancient Troy. The
Iliad is ascribed to Homer.
Ilial
Il"i*al (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ilium; iliac.
Iliche
I*liche" (?), adv. [OE., fr. AS. gel\'c6c. Cf. Alike.] Alike. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Ilicic
I*lic"ic (?), a. [L. ilex, ilicis, holm oak.] Pertaining to, or
derived from, the holly (Ilex), and allied plants; as, ilicic acid.
Ilicin
Il"i*cin (?), n. (Chem.) The bitter principle of the holly.
Ilio-
Il"i*o- (?). [From Ilium.] A combining form used in anatomy to denote
connection with, or relation to, the ilium; as, ilio-femoral,
ilio-lumbar, ilio-psoas, etc.
Iliofemoral
Il`i*o*fem"o*ral (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ilium and femur;
as, iliofemoral ligaments.
Iliolumbar
Il`i*o*lum"bar (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the iliac and lumbar
regions; as, the iliolumbar artery.
Iliopsoas
Il`i*o*pso"as (?), n. (Anat.) The great flexor muscle of the hip
joint, divisible into two parts, the iliac and great psoas, -- often
regarded as distinct muscles.
Ilium
Il"i*um (?), n. [See Ileum.] (Anat.) The dorsal one of the three
principal bones comprising either lateral half of the pelvis; the
dorsal or upper part of the hip bone. See Innominate bone, under
Innominate. [Written also ilion, and ileum.]
Ilixanthin
Il`ix*an"thin (?), n. [Ilex the genus including the holly + Gr.
(Chem.) A yellow dye obtained from the leaves of the holly.
Ilk
Ilk (?), a. [Scot. ilk, OE. ilke the same, AS. ilca. Cf. Each.] Same;
each; every. [Archaic] Spenser. Of that ilk, denoting that a person's
surname and the title of his estate are the same; as, Grant of that
ilk, i.e., Grant of Grant. Jamieson.
Ilke
Il"ke (?), a. [See Ilk.] Same. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ilkon, Ilkoon
Il*kon", Il*koon" (?), pron. [See Ilk, and One.] Each one; every one.
[Obs.] Chaucer.
Ill
Ill (?), a. [The regular comparative and superlative are wanting,
their places being supplied by worse ( and worst (, from another
root.] [OE. ill, ille, Icel. illr; akin to Sw. illa, adv., Dan. ilde,
adv.]
1. Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to
advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable;
unfavorable.
Neither is it ill air only that maketh an ill seat, but ill ways,
ill markets, and ill neighbors. Bacon.
There 's some ill planet reigns. Shak.
2. Contrary to good, in a moral sense; evil; wicked; wrong;
iniquitious; naughtly; bad; improper.
Of his own body he was ill, and gave The clergy ill example. Shak.
3. Sick; indisposed; unwell; diseased; disordered; as, ill of a fever.
I am in health, I breathe, and see thee ill. Shak.
4. Not according with rule, fitness, or propriety; incorrect; rude;
unpolished; inelegant.
That 's an ill phrase. Shak.
Ill at ease, uneasy; uncomfortable; anxious. "I am very ill at ease."
Shak. -- Ill blood, enmity; resentment. -- Ill breeding, want of good
breeding; rudeness. -- Ill fame, ill or bad repute; as, a house of ill
fame, a house where lewd persons meet for illicit intercourse. -- Ill
humor, a disagreeable mood; bad temper. -- Ill nature, bad disposition
or temperament; sullenness; esp., a disposition to cause unhappiness
to others. -- Ill temper, anger; moroseness; crossness. -- Ill turn.
(a) An unkind act. (b) A slight attack of illness. [Colloq. U.S.] --
Ill will, unkindness; enmity; malevolence. Syn. -- Bad; evil; wrong;
wicked; sick; unwell.
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Ill (?), n.
1. Whatever annoys or impairs happiness, or prevents success; evil of
any kind; misfortune; calamity; disease; pain; as, the ills of
humanity.
Who can all sense of others' ills escape Is but a brute at best in
human shape. Tate.
That makes us rather bear those ills we have Than fly to others
that we know not of. Shak.
2. Whatever is contrary to good, in a moral sense; wickedness;
depravity; iniquity; wrong; evil.
Strong virtue, like strong nature, struggles still, Exerts itself,
and then throws off the ill. Dryden.
Ill
Ill, adv. In a ill manner; badly; weakly.
How ill this taper burns! Shak.
Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth
accumulates and men decay. Goldsmith.
NOTE: &hand; Il l, li ke ab ove, we ll, and so, is used before many
participal adjectives, in its usual adverbal sense. When the two
words are used as an epithet preceding the noun qualified they are
commonly hyphened; in other cases they are written separatively;
as, an ill-educated man; he was ill educated; an ill-formed plan;
the plan, however ill formed, was acceptable. Ao, also, the
following: ill-affected or ill affected, ill-arranged or ill
arranged, ill-assorted or ill assorted, ill-boding or ill boding,
ill-bred or ill bred, ill-conditioned, ill-conducted,
ill-considered, ill-devised, ill-disposed, ill-doing, ill-fairing,
ill-fated, ill-favored, ill-featured, ill-formed, ill-gotten,
ill-imagined, ill-judged, ill-looking, ill-mannered, ill-matched,
ill-meaning, ill-minded, ill-natured, ill-omened, ill-proportioned,
ill-provided, ill-required, ill-sorted, ill-starred, ill-tempered,
ill-timed, ill-trained, ill-used, and the like.
I' ll
I' ll (?). Contraction for I will or I shall.
I'll by a sign give notice to our friends. Shak.
Illabile
Il*lab"ile (?), a. Incapable of falling or erring; infalliable. [Obs.]
-- Il`la*bil"i*ty (#), n. [Obs.]
Illacerable
Il*lac"er*a*ble (?), a. [L. illacerabilis: cf. F. illac\'82rable. See
In- not, and Lacerable.] Not lacerable; incapable of being torn or
rent. [Obs.]
Illacrymable
Il*lac"ry*ma*ble (?), a. [L. illacrimabilis; pref. il- not +
lacrimabilis worthy of tears.] Incapable of weeping. [Obs.] Bailey.
Illapsable
Il*laps"a*ble (?), a. [Pref. il- not + lapsable.] Incapable of
slipping, or of error. [R.]
Morally immutable and illapsable. Glanvill.
Illapse
Il*lapse" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Illapsed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Illapsing.] [L. illapsus, p.p. of illabi; pref. il- in + labi to fall,
slide.] To fall or glide; to pass; -- usually followed by into.
Cheyne.
Illapse
Il*lapse", n. [L. illapsus. See Illapse, v. i.] A gliding in; an
immisson or entrance of one thing into another; also, a sudden descent
or attack. Akenside.
They sit silent . . . waiting for an illapse of the spirit.
Jeffrey.
Illaqueable
Il*la"que*a*ble (?), a. Capable of being insnared or entrapped. [R.]
Cudworth.
Illaqueate
Il*la"que*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illaqueated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Illaqueating.] [L. illaqueatus, p.p. of illaqueare; pref. il- in +
laqueare to insnare, fr. laqueus, noose, snare.] To insnare; to
entrap; to entangle; to catch.
Let not the surpassing eloquence of Taylor dazzle you, nor his
scholastic retairy versatility of logic illaqueate your good sense.
Coleridge.
Illaqueation
Il*la`que*a"tion (?), n.
1. The act of catching or insnaring. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
2. A snare; a trap. Johnson.
Illation
Il*la"tion (?), n. [L. illatio, fr. illatus, used as p.p. of inferre
to carry or bring in, but from a different root: cf. F. illation. See
1st In-, and Tolerate, and cf. Infer.] The act or process of inferring
from premises or reasons; perception of the connection between ideas;
that which is inferred; inference; deduction; conclusion.
Fraudulent deductions or inconsequent illations from a false
conception of things. Sir T. Browne.
Illative
Il"la*tive (?), a. [L. illativus: cf. F. illatif.] Relating to,
dependent on, or denoting, illation; inferential; conclusive; as, an
illative consequence or proposition; an illative word, as then,
therefore, etc. Illative conversion (Logic), a converse or reverse
statement of a proposition which in that form must be true because the
original proposition is true. -- Illative sense (Metaph.), the faculty
of the mind by which it apprehends the conditions and determines upon
the correctness of inferences.
Illative
Il"la*tive, n. An illative particle, as for, because.
Illatively
Il"la*tive*ly, adv. By inference; as an illative; in an illative
manner.
Illaudable
Il*laud"a*ble (?), a. [L. illaudabilis. See In- not, and Laudable.]
Not laudable; not praise-worthy; worthy of censure or disapprobation.
Milton. -- Il*laud"a*bly, adv. [Obs.] Broome.
Ill-boding
Ill`-bod"ing (?), a. Boding evil; inauspicious; ill-omened.
"Ill-boding stars." Shak.
Ill-bred
Ill"-bred` (?), a. Badly educated or brought up; impolite; incivil;
rude. See Note under Ill, adv.
Illecebration
Il*lec`e*bra"tion (?), n. [See Illecebrous.] Allurement. [R.] T.
Brown.
Illecebrous
Il*lec"e*brous (?), a. [L. illecebrosus, fr. illecebra allurement, fr.
illicere to allure.] Alluring; attractive; enticing. [Obs.] Sir T.
Elyot.
Illegal
Il*le"gal (?), a. [Pref. il- not + legal: cf. F. ill\'82gal.] Not
according to, or authorized by, law; specif., contrary to, or in
violation of, human law; unlawful; illicit; hence, immoral; as, an
illegal act; illegal trade; illegal love. Bp. Burnet.
Illegality
Il`le*gal"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Illegalities (#). [Cf. F.
ill\'82galit\'82.] The quality or condition of being illegal;
unlawfulness; as, the illegality of trespass or of false imprisonment;
also, an illegal act.
Illegalize
Il*le"gal*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illegalized (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Illegalizing (?).] To make or declare illegal or unlawful.
Illegally
Il*le"gal*ly, adv. In a illegal manner; unlawfully.
Illegalness
Il*le"gal*ness, n. Illegality, unlawfulness.
Illegibility
Il*leg`i*bil"i*ty (?), n. The state or quality of being illegible.
Illegible
Il*leg"i*ble (?), a. Incapable of being read; not legible; as,
illegible handwriting; an illegible inscription. -- Il*leg"i*ble*ness,
n. -- Il*leg"i*bly, adv.
Illegitimacy
Il`le*git"i*ma*cy (?), n. The state of being illegitimate. Blackstone.
Illegitimate
Il`le*git"i*mate (?), a.
1. Not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful;
improper.
2. Unlawfully begotten; born out of wedlock; bastard; as, an
illegitimate child.
3. Not legitimately deduced or inferred; illogical; as, an
illegitimate inference.
4. Not authorized by good usage; not genuine; spurious; as, an
illegitimate word.
Illegitimate fertilization, OR Illegitimate union (Bot.), the
fertilization of pistils by stamens not of their own length, in
heterogonously dimorphic and trimorphic flowers. Darwin.
Illegitimate
Il`le*git"i*mate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illegitimated (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Illegitimating.] To render illegitimate; to declare or prove to
be born out of wedlock; to bastardize; to illegitimatize.
The marriage should only be dissolved for the future, without
illegitimating the issue. Bp. Burnet.
Illegitimately
Il`le*git"i*mate*ly (?), adv. In a illegitimate manner; unlawfully.
Illegitimation
Il`le*git`i*ma"tion (?), n.
1. The act of illegitimating; bastardizing.
2. The state of being illegitimate; illegitimacy. [Obs.]
Gardiner had performed his promise to the queen of getting her
illegitimation taken off. Bp. Burnet.
Illegitimatize
Il`le*git"i*ma*tize (?), v. t. To render illegitimate; to bastardize.
Illesive
Il*le"sive (?), a. [Pref. il- not + L. laedere, laesum, to injure.]
Not injurious; harmless. [R.]
Illeviable
Il*lev"i*a*ble (?), a. Not leviable; incapable of being imposed, or
collected. [R.] Sir M. Hale.
Ill-favored
Ill`-fa"vored (?), a. Wanting beauty or attractiveness; deformed;
ugly; ill-looking.
Ill-favored and lean-fleshed. Gen. xli. 3.
-- Ill`-fa"vored*ly, adv. -- Ill`-fa"vored*ness, n.
Illiberal
Il*lib"er*al (?), a. [L. illiberalis; pref. il- not + liberalis
liberal: cf. F. illib\'82ral.]
1. Not liberal; not free or generous; close; niggardly; mean; sordid.
"A thrifty and illiberal hand." Mason.
2. Indicating a lack of breeding, culture, and the like; ignoble;
rude; narrow-minded; disingenuous.
3. Not well authorized or elegant; as, illiberal words in Latin. [R.]
Chesterfield.
Illiberalism
Il*lib"er*al*ism (?), n. Illiberality. [R.]
Illiberality
Il*lib`er*al"i*ty (?), n. [L. illiberalitas: cf. F.
illib\'82ralit\'82.] The state or quality of being illiberal;
narrowness of mind; meanness; niggardliness. Bacon.
Illiberalize
Il*lib"er*al*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illiberalized (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Illiberalizing (?).] To make illiberal.
Illiberally
Il*lib"er*al*ly, adv. In a illiberal manner, ungenerously;
uncharitably; parsimoniously.
Illiberalness
Il*lib"er*al*ness, n. The state of being illiberal; illiberality.
Illicit
Il*lic"it (?), a. [L. illicitus; pref. il- not + licitus, p.p. of
licere to be allowed or permitted: cf. F. illicite. See In- not, and
License.] Not permitted or allowed; prohibited; unlawful; as, illicit
trade; illicit intercourse; illicit pleasure.
One illicit . . . transaction always leads to another. Burke.
-- Il*lic"it*ly, adv. -- Il*lic"it*ness, n.
Illicitous
Il*lic"it*ous (?), a. Illicit. [R.] Cotgrave.
Illicium
Il*li"ci*um (?), n. [So called, in allusion to its aroma, from L.
illicium an allurement.] (Bot.) A genus of Asiatic and American
magnoliaceous trees, having star-shaped fruit; star anise. The fruit
of Illicium anisatum is used as a spice in India, and its oil is
largely used in Europe for flavoring cordials, being almost identical
with true oil of anise.
Illighten
Il*light"en (?), v. t. To enlighten. [Obs.]
Illimitable
Il*lim"it*a*ble (?), a. [Pref. il- not + limitable: cf. F.
illimitable.] Incapable of being limited or bounded; immeasurable;
limitless; boundless; as, illimitable space.
The wild, the irregular, the illimitable, and the luxuriant, have
their appropriate force of beauty. De Quincey.
Syn. -- Boundless; limitless; unlimited; unbounded; immeasurable;
infinite; immense; vast. -- Il*lim"it*a*ble*ness, n. --
Il*lim"it*a*bly, adv.
Illimitation
Il*lim`it*a"tion (?), n. [Pref. il- not + limitation: cf. F.
illimitation.] State of being illimitable; want of, or freedom from,
limitation. Bp. Hall.
Illimited
Il*lim"it*ed (?), a. Not limited; interminable. Bp. Hall. --
Il*lim"it*ed*ness, n.
The absoluteness and illimitedness of his commission was generally
much spoken of. Clarendon.
Illinition
Il`li*ni"tion (?), n. [L. illinire, illinere, to besmear; pref. il-
in, on + linire, linere, to smear.]
1. A smearing or rubbing in or on; also, that which is smeared or
rubbed on, as ointment or liniment.
2. A thin crust of some extraneous substance formed on minerals. [R.]
A thin crust or illinition of black manganese. Kirwan.
Illinois
Il`li*nois" (?), n.sing. & pl. (Ethnol.) A tribe of North American
Indians, which formerly occupied the region between the Wabash and
Mississippi rivers.
Illiquation
Il`li*qua"tion (?), n. [Pref. il- in + L. liquare to melt.] The
melting or dissolving of one thing into another.
Illish
Ill"ish (?), a. Somewhat ill. [Obs.] Howell.
Illision
Il*li"sion (?), n. [L. illisio, fr. illidere, illisum, to strike
against; pref. il- in + laedere to strike.] The act of dashing or
striking against. Sir T. Browne.
Illiteracy
Il*lit"er*a*cy (?), n.; pl. Illiteracies (#). [From Illiterate.]
1. The state of being illiterate, or uneducated; want of learning, or
knowledge; ignorance; specifically, inability to read and write; as,
the illiteracy shown by the last census.
2. An instance of ignorance; a literary blunder.
The many blunders and illiteracies of the first publishers of his
[Shakespeare's] works. Pope.
Illiteral
Il*lit"er*al (?), a. Not literal. [R.] B. Dawson.
Illiterate
Il*lit"er*ate (?), a. [L. illiteratus: pref. il- not + literatus
learned. See In- not, and Literal.] Ignorant of letters or books;
unlettered; uninstructed; uneducated; as, an illiterate man, or
people. Syn. -- Ignorant; untaught; unlearned; unlettered; unscholary.
See Ignorant. -- Il*lit"er*ate*ly, adv. -- Il*lit"er*ate*ness, n.
Illiterature
Il*lit"er*a*ture (?), n. Want of learning; illiteracy. [R.] Ayliffe.
Southey.
Ill-judged
Ill"-judged` (?), a. Not well judged; unwise.
Ill-lived
Ill"-lived` (?), a. Leading a wicked life. [Obs.]
Ill-looking
Ill"-look`ing (?), a. Having a bad look; threatening; ugly. See Note
under Ill, adv.
Ill-mannered
Ill`-man"nered (?), a. Impolite; rude.
Ill-minded
Ill"-mind`ed (?), a. Ill-disposed. Byron.
Ill-natured
Ill`-na"tured (?), a.
1. Of habitual bad temper; peevish; fractious; cross; crabbed; surly;
as, an ill-natured person.
2. Dictated by, or indicating, ill nature; spiteful. "The ill-natured
task refuse." Addison.
3. Intractable; not yielding to culture. [R.] "Ill-natured land." J.
Philips. -- Ill`-na"tured*ly, adv. -- Ill`-na"tured*ness, n.
Illness
Ill"ness (?), n. [From Ill.]
1. The condition of being ill, evil, or bad; badness; unfavorableness.
[Obs.] "The illness of the weather." Locke.
2. Disease; indisposition; malady; disorder of health; sickness; as, a
short or a severe illness.
3. Wrong moral conduct; wickedness. Shak. Syn. -- Malady; disease;
indisposition; ailment. -- Illness, Sickness. Within the present
century, there has been a tendency in England to use illness in the
sense of a continuous disease, disorder of health, or sickness, and to
confine sickness more especially to a sense of nausea, or "sickness of
the stomach."
Ill-nurtured
Ill"-nur`tured (?), a. Ill-bred. Shak.
Illocality
Il`lo*cal"i*ty (?), n. Want of locality or place. [R.] Cudworth.
Illogical
Il*log"ic*al (?), a. Ignorant or negligent of the rules of logic or
correct reasoning; as, an illogical disputant; contrary of the rules
of logic or sound reasoning; as, an illogical inference. --
Il*log"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Il*log"ic*al*ness, n.
Ill-omened
Ill`-o"mened (?), a. Having unlucky omens; inauspicious. See Note
under Ill, adv.
Ill-starred
Ill"-starred` (?), a. Fated to be unfortunate; unlucky; as, an
ill-starred man or day.
Ill-tempered
Ill`-tem"pered (?), a.
1. Of bad temper; morose; crabbed; sour; peevish; fretful;
quarrelsome.
2. Unhealthy; ill-conditioned. [Obs.]
So ill-tempered I am grown, that I am afraid I shall catch cold,
while all the world is afraid to melt away. Pepys.
Ill-timed
Ill"-timed` (?), a. Done, attempted, or said, at an unsuitable or
unpropitious time.
Illtreat
Ill`treat" (?), v. t. To treat cruelly or improperly; to ill use; to
maltreat.
Illude
Il*lude" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illuded; p. pr. & vb. n. Illuding.]
[L. illudere, illusum; pref. il- in + ludere to play: cf. OF. illuder.
See Ludicrous.] To play upon by artifice; to deceive; to mock; to
excite and disappoint the hopes of.
Illume
Il*lume" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illumed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Illuming.] [Cf. F. illuminer. See Illuminate.] To throw or spread
light upon; to make light or bright; to illuminate; to illumine. Shak.
The mountain's brow, Illumed with fluid gold. Thomson.
Illuminable
Il*lu"mi*na*ble (?), a. Capable of being illuminated.
Illuminant
Il*lu"mi*nant (?), n. [L. illuminans, -antis, p.pr. of illuminare.]
That which illuminates or affords light; as, gas and petroleum are
illuminants. Boyle.
Illuminary
Il*lu"mi*na*ry (?), a. Illuminative.
Illuminate
Il*lu"mi*nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illuminated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Illuminating (?).] [L. illuminatus, p.p. of illuminare; pref. il-
in + luminare to enlighten, fr. lumen light. See Luminous, and cf.
Illume, Illumine, Enlimn, Limn.]
1. To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally
or figuratively; to brighten.
2. To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or
city, in token of rejoicing or respect.
3. To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters, or
miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in manuscripts of
the Middle Ages.
4. To make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to by knowledge or
reason; to explain; to elucidate; as, to illuminate a text, a problem,
or a duty.
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Illuminate
Il*lu"mi*nate (?), v. i. To light up in token or rejoicing.
Illuminate
Il*lu"mi*nate (?), a. [L. illuminatus, p.p.] Enlightened. Bp. Hall.
Illuminate
Il*lu"mi*nate, n. One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to
extraordinary light and knowledge.
Illuminati
Il*lu`mi*na"ti (?), n. pl. [L. illuminatus. See Illuminate, v. t., and
cf. Illuminee.] Literally, those who are enlightened; -- variously
applied as follows: -
1. (Eccl.) Persons in the early church who had received baptism; in
which ceremony a lighted taper was given them, as a symbol of the
spiritual illumination they has received by that sacrament.
2. (Eccl. Hist.) Members of a sect which sprung up in Spain about the
year 1575. Their principal doctrine was, that, by means of prayer,
they had attained to so perfect a state as to have no need of
ordinances, sacraments, good works, etc.; -- called also Alumbrados,
Perfectibilists, etc.
3. (Mod. Hist.) Members of certain associations in Modern Europe, who
combined to promote social reforms, by which they expected to raise
men and society to perfection, esp. of one originated in 1776 by Adam
Weishaupt, professor of canon law at Ingolstadt, which spread rapidly
for a time, but ceased after a few years.
4. Also applied to: (a) An obscure sect of French Familists. (b) The
Hesychasts, Mystics, and Quietists; (c) The Rosicrucians.
5. Any persons who profess special spiritual or intellectual
enlightenment.
Illuminating
Il*lu"mi*na`ting (?), a. Giving or producing light; used for
illumination. Illuminating gas. See Gas, n., 2 (a).
Illumination
Il*lu`mi*na"tion (?), n. [L. illuminatio: cf. F. illumination.]
1. The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of
being illuminated.
2. Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
3. Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See
Illuminate, v. t., 3.
4. That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an ornamented book or
manuscript.
5. That which illuminates or gives light; brightness; splendor;
especially, intellectual light or knowledge.
The illumination which a bright genius giveth to his work. Felton.
6. (Theol.) The special communication of knowledge to the mind by God;
inspiration.
Hymns and psalms . . . are framed by meditation beforehand, or by
prophetical illumination are inspired. Hooker.
Illuminatism
Il*lu"mi*na*tism (?), n. Illuminism. [R.]
Illuminative
Il*lu"mi*na*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. illuminatif.] Tending to illuminate
or illustrate; throwing light; illustrative. "Illuminative reading."
Carlyle.
Illuminator
Il*lu"mi*na`tor (?), n. [L., an enlightener, LL. also, an illuminator
of books.]
1. One whose occupation is to adorn books, especially manuscripts,
with miniatures, borders, etc. See Illuminate, v. t., 3.
2. A condenser or reflector of light in optical apparatus; also, an
illuminant.
Illumine
Il*lu"mine (?), v. t. [Cf. F. illuminer. See Illuminate.] To
illuminate; to light up; to adorn.
Illuminee
Il*lu`mi*nee" (?), n. [F. illumin\'82. Cf. Illuminati.] One of the
Illuminati.
Illuminer
Il*lu"mi*ner (?), n. One who, or that which, illuminates.
Illuminism
Il*lu"mi*nism (?), n. [Cf. F. illuminisme.] The principles of the
Illuminati.
Illuministic
Il*lu`mi*nis"tic (?), a. Of or pertaining to illuminism, or the
Illuminati.
Illuminize
Il*lu"mi*nize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illuminized (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Illuminizing (?).] To initiate the doctrines or principles of the
Illuminati.
Illuminous
Il*lu"mi*nous (?), a. Bright; clear. [R.] H. Taylor.
Illure
Il*lure" (?), v. t. [Pref. il- in + lure.] To deceive; to entice; to
lure. [Obs.]
The devil insnareth the souls of many men, by illuring them with
the muck and dung of this world. Fuller.
Ill-used
Ill`-used" (?), a. Misapplied; treated badly.
Illusion
Il*lu"sion (?), n. [F. illusion, L. illusio, fr. illudere, illusum, to
illude. See Illude.]
1. An unreal image presented to the bodily or mental vision; a
deceptive appearance; a false show; mockery; hallucination.
To cheat the eye with blear illusions. Milton.
2. Hence: Anything agreeably fascinating and charning; enchantment;
witchery; glamour.
Ye soft illusions, dear deceits, arise! Pope.
3. (Physiol.) A sensation originated by some external object, but so
modified as in any way to lead to an erroneous perception; as when the
rolling of a wagon is mistaken for thunder.
NOTE: &hand; So me mo dern wr iters distinguish between an illusion
and hallucination, regarding the former as originating with some
external object, and the latter as having no objective occasion
whatever.
4. A plain, delicate lace, usually of silk, used for veils, scarfs,
dresses, etc. Syn. -- Delusion; mockery; deception; chimera; fallacy.
See Delusion. Illusion, Delusion. Illusion refers particularly to
errors of the sense; delusion to false hopes or deceptions of the
mind. An optical deception is an illusion; a false opinion is a
delusion. E. Edwards.
Illusionable
Il*lu"sion*a*ble (?), a. Liable to illusion.
Illusionist
Il*lu"sion*ist, n. One given to illusion; a visionary dreamer.
Illusive
Il*lu"sive (?), a. [See Illude.] Deceiving by false show; deceitful;
deceptive; false; illusory; unreal.
Truth from illusive falsehood to command. Thomson.
Illusively
Il*lu"sive*ly, adv. In a illusive manner; falsely.
Illusiveness
Il*lu"sive*ness, n. The quality of being illusive; deceptiveness;
false show.
Illusory
Il*lu"so*ry (?), a. [Cf. F. illusore.] Deceiving, or tending of
deceive; fallacious; illusive; as, illusory promises or hopes.
Illustrable
Il*lus"tra*ble (?), a. Capable of illustration. Sir T. Browne.
Illustrate
Il*lus"trate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illustrated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Illustrating (?).] [L. illustratus, p.p. of illustrare to illustrate,
fr. illustris bright. See Illustrious.]
1. To make clear, bright, or luminous.
Here, when the moon illustrates all the sky. Chapman.
2. To set in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly or conspicuously.
Shak.
To prove him, and illustrate his high worth. Milton.
3. To make clear, intelligible, or apprehensible; to elucidate,
explain, or exemplify, as by means of figures, comparisons, and
examples.
4. To adorn with pictures, as a book or a subject; to elucidate with
pictures, as a history or a romance.
5. To give renown or honor to; to make illustrious; to glorify. [Obs.]
Matter to me of glory, whom their hate Illustrates. Milton.
Illustrate
Il*lus"trate (?), a. [L. illustratus, p.p.] Illustrated;
distinguished; illustrious. [Obs.]
This most gallant, illustrate, and learned gentleman. Shak.
Illustration
Il`lus*tra"tion (?), n. [L. illustratio: cf. F. illustration.]
1. The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct;
education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made
clear and distinct.
2. That which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make
clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.
3. A picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate a literary
work.
Illustrative
Il*lus"tra*tive (?), a.
1. Tending or designed to illustrate, exemplify, or elucidate.
2. Making illustrious. [Obs.]
Illustratively
Il*lus"tra*tive*ly, adv. By way of illustration or elucidation. [R.]
Sir T. Browne.
Illustrator
Il*lus"tra*tor (?), n. [L.] One who illustrates.
Illustratory
Il*lus"tra*to*ry (?), a. Serving to illustrate.
Illustrious
Il*lus"tri*ous (?), a. [L. illustris, prob. for illuxtris; fr. il- in
+ the root of lucidus bright: cf. F. illustre. See Lucid.]
1. Possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid.
Quench the light; thine eyes are guides illustrious. Beau. & Fl.
2. Characterized by greatness, nobleness, etc.; eminent; conspicuous;
distinguished.
Illustrious earls, renowened everywhere. Drayton.
3. Conferring luster or honor; renowned; as, illustrious deeds or
titles. Syn. -- Distinguished; famous; remarkable; brilliant;
conspicuous; noted; celebrated; signal; renowened; eminent; exalted;
noble; glorious. See Distinguished, Famous.
Illustriously
Il*lus"tri*ous*ly, adv. In a illustrious manner; conspicuously;
eminently; famously. Milton.
Illustriousness
Il*lus"tri*ous*ness, n. The state or quality of being eminent;
greatness; grandeur; glory; fame.
Illustrous
Il*lus"trous (?), a. [Pref. il- not + lustrous.] Without luster. [Obs.
& R.]
Illutation
Il`lu*ta"tion (?), n. [Pref. il- in + L. lutum mud: cf. F.
illutation.] The act or operation of smearing the body with mud,
especially with the sediment from mineral springs; a mud bath.
Illuxurious
Il`lux*u"ri*ous (?), a. Not luxurious. [R.] Orrery.
Ill-will
Ill`-will" (?). See under Ill, a.
Ill-wisher
Ill`-wish"er (?), n. One who wishes ill to another; an enemy.
Illy
Il"ly (?), adv. [A word not fully approved, but sometimes used for the
adverb ill.]
Ilmenite
Il"men*ite (?), n. [So called from Ilmen, a branch of the Ural
Mountains.] (Min.) Titanic iron. See Menaccanite.
Ilmenium
Il*me"ni*um (?), n. [NL. See Ilmenite.] (Chem.) A supposed element
claimed to have been discovered by R.Harmann.
Ilvaite
Il"va*ite (?), n. [From L. Ilva, the island now called Elba.] (Min.) A
silicate of iron and lime occurring in black prismatic crystals and
columnar masses.
I'm
I'm (?). A contraction of I am.
Im-
Im- (?). A form of the prefix in- not, and in- in. See In-. Im- also
occurs in composition with some words not of Latin origin; as, imbank,
imbitter.
Image
Im"age (?), n. [F., fr. L. imago, imaginis, from the root of imitari
to imitate. See Imitate, and cf. Imagine.]
1. An imitation, representation, or similitude of any person, thing,
or act, sculptured, drawn, painted, or otherwise made perceptible to
the sight; a visible presentation; a copy; a likeness; an effigy; a
picture; a semblance.
Even like a stony image, cold and numb. Shak.
Whose is this image and superscription? Matt. xxii. 20.
This play is the image of a murder done in Vienna. Shak.
And God created man in his own image. Gen. i. 27.
2. Hence: The likeness of anything to which worship is paid; an idol.
Chaucer.
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, . . . thou shalt
not bow down thyself to them. Ex. xx. 4, 5.
3. Show; appearance; cast.
The face of things a frightful image bears. Dryden.
4. A representation of anything to the mind; a picture drawn by the
fancy; a conception; an idea.
Can we conceive Image of aught delightful, soft, or great? Prior.
5. (Rhet.) A picture, example, or illustration, often taken from
sensible objects, and used to illustrate a subject; usually, an
extended metaphor. Brande & C.
6. (Opt.) The figure or picture of any object formed at the focus of a
lens or mirror, by rays of light from the several points of the object
symmetrically refracted or reflected to corresponding points in such
focus; this may be received on a screen, a photographic plate, or the
retina of the eye, and viewed directly by the eye, or with an
eyeglass, as in the telescope and microscope; the likeness of an
object formed by reflection; as, to see one's image in a mirror.
Electrical image. See under Electrical. -- Image breaker, one who
destroys images; an iconoclast. -- Image graver, Image maker, a
sculptor. -- Image worship, the worship of images as symbols;
iconolatry distinguished from idolatry; the worship of images
themselves. -- Image Purkinje (Physics), the image of the retinal
blood vessels projected in, not merely on, that membrane. -- Virtual
image (Optics), a point or system of points, on one side of a mirror
or lens, which, if it existed, would emit the system of rays which
actually exists on the other side of the mirror or lens. Clerk
Maxwell.
Image
Im"age (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imaged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Imaging
(?).]
1. To represent or form an image of; as, the still lake imaged the
shore; the mirror imaged her figure. "Shrines of imaged saints." J.
Warton.
2. To represent to the mental vision; to form a likeness of by the
fancy or recollection; to imagine.
Condemn'd whole years in absence to deplore, And image charms he
must behold no more. Pope.
Imageable
Im"age*a*ble (?), a. That may be imaged. [R.]
Imageless
Im"age*less, a. Having no image. Shelley.
Imager
Im"a*ger (?), n. One who images or forms likenesses; a sculptor.
[Obs.]
Praxiteles was ennobled for a rare imager. Holland.
Imagery
Im"age*ry (?), n. [OE. imagerie, F. imagerie.]
1. The work of one who makes images or visible representation of
objects; imitation work; images in general, or in mass. "Painted
imagery." Shak.
In those oratories might you see Rich carvings, portraitures, and
imagery. Dryden.
2. Fig.: Unreal show; imitation; appearance.
What can thy imagery of sorrow mean? Prior.
3. The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas; imaginary
phantasms.
The imagery of a melancholic fancy. Atterbury.
4. Rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid descriptions
presenting or suggesting images of sensible objects; figures in
discourse.
I wish there may be in this poem any instance of good imagery.
Dryden.
Imaginability
Im*ag`i*na*bil"i*ty (?), n. Capacity for imagination. [R.] Coleridge.
Imaginable
Im*ag"i*na*ble (?), a. [L. imaginabilis: cf. F. imaginable.] Capable
of being imagined; conceivable.
Men sunk into the greatest darkness imaginable. Tillotson.
-- Im*ag"i*na*ble*ness, n. -- Im*ag"i*na*bly, adv.
Imaginal
Im*ag"i*nal (?), a. [L. imaginalis.]
1. Characterized by imagination; imaginative; also, given to the use
or rhetorical figures or imagins.
2. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to an imago.
Imaginal disks (Zo\'94l.), masses of hypodermic cells, carried by the
larv\'91 of some insects after leaving the egg, from which masses the
wings and legs of the adult are subsequently formed.
Imaginant
Im*ag"i*nant (?), a. [L. imaginans, p.pr. of imaginari: cf. F.
imaginant.] Imagining; conceiving. [Obs.] Bacon. -- n. An imaginer.
[Obs.] Glanvill.
Imaginarily
Im*ag"i*na*ri*ly (?), a. In a imaginary manner; in imagination. B.
Jonson.
Imaginariness
Im*ag"i*na*ri*ness, n. The state or quality of being imaginary;
unreality.
Imaginary
Im*ag"i*na*ry (?), a. [L. imaginarius: cf. F. imaginaire.] Existing
only in imagination or fancy; not real; fancied; visionary; ideal.
Wilt thou add to all the griefs I suffer Imaginary ills and fancied
tortures? Addison.
Imaginary calculus See under Calculus. -- Imaginary expression OR
quantity (Alg.), an algebraic expression which involves the impossible
operation of taking the square root of a negative quantity; as,
&root;-9, a + b &root;-1. -- Imaginary points, lines, surfaces, etc.
(Geom.), points, lines, surfaces, etc., imagined to exist, although by
reason of certain changes of a figure they have in fact ceased to have
a real existence.Syn. -- Ideal; fanciful; chimerical; visionary;
fancied; unreal; illusive.
Imaginary
Im*ag"i*na*ry, n. (Alg.) An imaginary expression or quantity.
Imaginate
Im*ag"i*nate (?), a. Imaginative. [Obs.] Holland.
Imagination
Im*ag`i*na"tion (?), n. [OE. imaginacionum, F. imagination, fr. L.
imaginatio. See Imagine.]
1. The imagine-making power of the mind; the power to create or
reproduce ideally an object of sense previously perceived; the power
to call up mental imagines.
Our simple apprehension of corporeal objects, if present, is sense;
if absent, is imagination. Glanvill.
Imagination is of three kinds: joined with belief of that which is
to come; joined with memory of that which is past; and of things
present, or as if they were present. Bacon.
2. The representative power; the power to reconstruct or recombine the
materials furnished by direct apprehension; the complex faculty
usually termed the plastic or creative power; the fancy.
The imagination of common language -- the productive imagination of
philosophers -- is nothing but the representative process plus the
process to which I would give the name of the "comparative." Sir W.
Hamilton.
The power of the mind to decompose its conceptions, and to
recombine the elements of them at its pleasure, is called its
faculty of imagination. I. Taylor.
The business of conception is to present us with an exact
transcript of what we have felt or perceived. But we have moreover
a power of modifying our conceptions, by combining the parts of
different ones together, so as to form new wholes of our creation.
I shall employ the word imagination to express this power. Stewart.
3. The power to recombine the materials furnished by experience or
memory, for the accomplishment of an elevated purpose; the power of
conceiving and expressing the ideal.
The lunatic, the lover, and the poet Are of imagination all compact
. . . The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, Doth glance from
heaven to earth, from earth to heaven, And as imagination bodies
forth The forms of things unknown, the poet's pen Turns them to
shapes, and gives to airy nothing A local habitation and a name.
Shak.
4. A mental image formed by the action of the imagination as a
faculty; a conception; a notion. Shak. Syn. -- Conception; idea;
conceit; fancy; device; origination; invention; scheme; design;
purpose; contrivance. -- Imagination, Fancy. These words have, to a
great extent, been interchanged by our best writers, and considered as
strictly synonymous. A distinction, however, is now made between them
which more fully exhibits their nature. Properly speaking, they are
different exercises of the same general power -- the plastic or
creative faculty. Imagination consists in taking parts of our
conceptions and combining them into new forms and images more select,
more striking, more delightful, more terrible, etc., than those of
ordinary nature. It is the higher exercise of the two. It creates by
laws more closely connected with the reason; it has strong emotion as
its actuating and formative cause; it aims at results of a definite
and weighty character. Milton's fiery lake, the debates of his
Pandemonium, the exquisite scenes of his Paradise, are all products of
the imagination. Fancy moves on a lighter wing; it is governed by laws
of association which are more remote, and sometimes arbitrary or
capricious. Hence the term fanciful, which exhibits fancy in its
wilder flights. It has for its actuating spirit feelings of a lively,
gay, and versatile character; it seeks to please by unexpected
combinations of thought, startling contrasts, flashes of brilliant
imagery, etc. Pope's Rape of the Lock is an exhibition of fancy which
has scarcely its equal in the literature of any country. -- "This, for
instance, Wordworth did in respect of the words \'bfimagination' and
\'bffancy.' Before he wrote, it was, I suppose, obscurely felt by most
that in \'bfimagination' there was more of the earnest, in \'bffancy'
of the play of the spirit; that the first was a loftier faculty and
gift than the second; yet for all this words were continually, and not
without loss, confounded. He first, in the preface to his Lyrical
Ballads, rendered it henceforth impossible that any one, who had read
and mastered what he has written on the two words, should remain
unconscious any longer of the important difference between them."
Trench.
The same power, which we should call fancy if employed on a
production of a light nature, would be dignified with the title of
imagination if shown on a grander scale. C. J. Smith.
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Imaginational
Im*ag`i*na"tion*al (?), a. Pertaining to, involving, or caused by,
imagination.
Imaginationalism
Im*ag`i*na"tion*al*ism (?), n. Idealism. J. Grote.
Imaginative
Im*ag"i*na*tive (?), a. [F. imaginatif.]
1. Proceeding from, and characterized by, the imagination, generally
in the highest sense of the word.
In all the higher departments of imaginative art, nature still
constitues an important element. Mure.
2. Given to imagining; full of images, fancies, etc.; having a quick
imagination; conceptive; creative.
Milton had a highly imaginative, Cowley a very fanciful mind.
Coleridge.
3. Unreasonably suspicious; jealous. [Obs.] Chaucer. --
Im*ag"i*na*tive*ly, adv. -- Im*ag"i*na*tive*ness, n.
Imagine
Im*ag"ine (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imagined (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Imagining.] [F. imaginer, L. imaginari, p.p. imaginatus, fr. imago
image. See Image.]
1. To form in the mind a notion or idea of; to form a mental image of;
to conceive; to produce by the imagination.
In the night, imagining some fear, How easy is a bush supposed a
bear! Shak.
2. To contrive in purpose; to scheme; to devise; to compass; to
purpose. See Compass, v. t., 5.
How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? Ps. lxii. 3.
3. To represent to one's self; to think; to believe. Shak. Syn. -- To
fancy; conceive; apprehend; think; believe; suppose; opine; deem;
plan; scheme; devise.
Imagine
Im*ag"ine, v. i.
1. To form images or conceptions; to conceive; to devise.
2. To think; to suppose.
My sister is not so defenseless left As you imagine. Milton.
Imaginer
Im*ag"in*er (?), n. One who forms ideas or conceptions; one who
contrives. Bacon.
Imaginous
Im*ag"in*ous (?), a. Imaginative. [R.] Chapman.
Imago
I*ma"go (?), n.; pl. Imagoes (#). [L. See Image.]
1. An image.
2. (Zo\'94l.) The final adult, and usually winged, state of an insect.
See Illust. of Ant-lion, and Army worm.
Imam, Iman, Imaum
I*mam" (?), I*man" (?), I*maum" (?), n. [Ar. im\'bem.]
1. Among the Mohammedans, a minister or priest who performs the
regular service of the mosque.
2. A Mohammedan prince who, as a successor of Mohammed, unites in his
person supreme spiritual and temporal power.
Imaret
I*ma"ret (?), n. [Turk., fr. Ar. 'im\'bera.] A lodging house for
Mohammedan pilgrims. Moore.
Imbalm
Im*balm" (?), v. t. See Embalm.
Imban
Im*ban" (?), v. t. To put under a ban. [R.] Barlow.
Imband
Im*band" (?), v. t. To form into a band or bands. "Imbanded nations."
J. Barlow.
Imbank
Im*bank" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbanked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Imbanking.] [Pref. im- in + bank. Cf. Embank.] To inclose or defend
with a bank or banks. See Embank.
Imbankment
Im*bank"ment (?), n. The act of surrounding with a bank; a bank or
mound raised for defense, a roadway, etc.; an embankment. See
Embankment.
Imbannered
Im*ban"nered (?), a. Having banners.
Imbar
Im*bar" (?), v. t. To bar in; to secure. [Obs.]
To imbar their crooked titles. Shak.
Imbargo
Im*bar"go (?), n. See Embargo.
Imbark
Im*bark" (?), v. i. & t. See Embark.
Imbarn
Im*barn" (?), v. t. To store in a barn. [Obs.]
Imbase
Im*base" (?), v. t. See Embase.
Imbase
Im*base", v. i. To diminish in value. [Obs.] Hales.
Imbastardize
Im*bas"tard*ize (?), v. t. To bastardize; to debase. [Obs.] Milton.
Imbathe
Im*bathe" (?), v. t. [Pref. im- in + bathe. Cf. Embathe.] To bathe; to
wash freely; to immerce.
And gave her to his daughters to imbathe In nectared lavers strewed
with asphodel. Milton.
Imbay
Im*bay" (?), v. t. See Embay.
Imbecile
Im"be*cile (?), a. [L. imbecillis, and imbecillus; of unknown origin:
cf. F. imb\'82cile.] Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind;
feeble; impotent; esp., mentally wea; feeble-minded; as, hospitals for
the imbecile and insane. Syn. -- Weak; feeble; feeble-minded; idiotic.
Imbecile
Im"be*cile, n. One destitute of strength; esp., one of feeble mind.
Imbecile
Im"be*cile, v. t. To weaken; to make imbecile; as, to imbecile men's
courage. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
Imbecilitate
Im`be*cil"i*tate (?), v. t. To weaken, as to the body or the mind; to
enfeeble. [R.] A. Wilson.
Imbecility
Im`be*cil"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Imbecilities (#). [L. imbecillitas: cf. F.
imb\'82cillit\'82.] The quality of being imbecile; weakness;
feebleness, esp. of mind.
Cruelty . . . argues not only a depravedness of nature, but also a
meanness of courage and imbecility of mind. Sir W. Temple.
NOTE: &hand; Th is te rm is us ed sp ecifically to denote natural
weakness of the mental faculties, affecting one's power to act
reasonably or intelligently.
Syn. -- Debility; infirmity; weakness; feebleness; impotence. See
Debility.
Imbed
Im*bed" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbedded (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Imbedding.] [Pref. im- in + bed. Cf. Embed.] To sink or lay, as in a
bed; to deposit in a partly inclosing mass, as of clay or mortar; to
cover, as with earth, sand, etc.
Imbellic
Im*bel"lic (?), a. [L. imbellis; pref. im- = in- not + bellum war; cf.
bellicus warlike.] Not warlike or martial. [Obs.] R. Junius.
Imbenching
Im*bench"ing (?), n. [Pref. im- in + bench.] A raised work like a
bench. [Obs.] Parkhurst.
Imber-goose
Im"ber-goose` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The loon. See Ember-goose.
Imbezzle
Im*bez"zle (?), v. t. [Obs.] See Embezzle.
Imbibe
Im*bibe" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbibed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Imbibing.] [L. imbibere; pref. im- in + bibere to drink: cf. F.
imbiber. Cf. Bib, Imbue, Potable.]
1. To drink in; to absorb; to suck or take in; to receive as by
drinking; as, a person imbibes drink, or a sponge imbibes moisture.
2. To receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to imbibe
principles; to imbibe errors.
3. To saturate; to imbue. [Obs.] "Earth, imbibed with . . . acid." Sir
I. Newton.
Imbiber
Im*bib"er (?), n. One who, or that which, imbibes.
Imbibition
Im`bi*bi"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. imbibition.] The act or process of
imbibing, or absorbing; as, the post-mortem imbibition of poisons.
Bacon.
Imbitter
Im*bit"ter (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbittered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Imbittering.] [Pref. im- in + bitter. Cf. Embitter.] [Written also
embitter.] To make bitter; hence, to make distressing or more
distressing; to make sad, morose, sour, or malignant.
Is there anything that more imbitters the enjoyment of this life
than shame? South.
Imbittered against each other by former contests. Bancroft.
Imbitterer
Im*bit"ter*er (?), n. One who, or that which, imbitters.
Imbitterment
Im*bit"ter*ment (?), n. The act of imbittering; bitter feeling;
embitterment.
Imblaze
Im*blaze" (?), v. t. See Emblaze.
Imblazon
Im*bla"zon (?), v. t. See Emblazon.
Imbody
Im*bod"y (?), v. i. [See Embody.] To become corporeal; to assume the
qualities of a material body. See Embody.
The soul grows clotted by contagion, Imbodies, and imbrutes.
Milton.
Imboil
Im*boil" (?), v. t. & i. [Obs.] See Emboil.
Imbolden
Im*bold"en (?), v. t. See Embolden.
Imbonity
Im*bon"i*ty (?), n. [Pref. im- not + L. bonitas goodness.] Want of
goodness. [Obs.] Burton.
Imborder
Im*bor"der (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbordered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Imbordering.] [Pref. im- in + border. Cf. Emborder.] To furnish or
inclose with a border; to form a border of. Milton.
Imbosk
Im*bosk" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbosked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Imbosking.] [CF. It. imboscare to imbosk, imboscarsi to retire into a
wood; pref. im- in + bosco wood. See Boscage, and cf. Ambush.] To
conceal, as in bushes; to hide. [Obs.] Shelton.
Imbosk
Im*bosk", v. i. To be concealed. [R.] Milton.
Imbosom
Im*bos"om (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbosomed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Imbosoming.] [Pref. im- in + bosom. Cf. Embosom.]
1. To hold in the bosom; to cherish in the heart or affection; to
embosom.
2. To inclose or place in the midst of; to surround or shelter; as, a
house imbosomed in a grove. "Villages imbosomed soft in trees."
Thomson.
The Father infinite, By whom in bliss imbosomed sat the Son.
Milton.
Imboss
Im*boss" (?), v. t. See Emboss.
Imbosture
Im*bos"ture (?), n. [See Emboss.] Embossed or raised work. [Obs.]
Beau. & Fl.
Imbound
Im*bound" (?), v. t. To inclose in limits; to shut in. [Obs.] Shak.
Imbow
Im*bow" (?), v. t. [Pref. im- in + bow. Cf. Embow.] To make like a
bow; to curve; to arch; to vault; to embow. "Imbowed windows." Bacon.
Imbowel
Im*bow"el (?), v. t. See Embowel.
Imbower
Im*bow"er (?), v. t. & i. See Embower.
Imbowment
Im*bow"ment (?), n. act of imbowing; an arch; a vault. Bacon.
Imbox
Im*box" (?), v. t. To inclose in a box.
Imbracery
Im*bra"cer*y (?), n. Embracery. [Obs.]
Imbraid
Im*braid" (?), v. t. [Obs.] See Embraid.
Imbrangle
Im*bran"gle (?), v. t. To entangle as in a cobweb; to mix confusedly.
[R.] Hudibras.
Physiology imbrangled with an inapplicable logic. Coleridge.
Imbreed
Im*breed" (?), v. t. [Cf. Inbreed.] To generate within; to inbreed.
[Obs.] Hakewill.
Imbricate, Imbricated
Im"bri*cate (?), Im"bri*ca`ted (?), a. [L. imbricatus, p.p. of
imbricare to cover with tiles, to form like a gutter tile, fr. imbrex,
-icis, a hollow tile, gutter tile, fr. imber rain.]
1. Bent and hollowed like a roof or gutter tile.
2. Lying over each other in regular order, so as to "break joints,"
like tiles or shingles on a roof, the scales on the leaf buds of
plants and the cups of some acorns, or the scales of fishes;
overlapping each other at the margins, as leaves in \'91stivation.
3. In decorative art: Having scales lapping one over the other, or a
representation of such scales; as, an imbricated surface; an
imbricated pattern.
Imbricate
Im"bri*cate (?), v. t. To lay in order, one lapping over another, so
as to form an imbricated surface.
Imbrication
Im`bri*ca"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. imbrication.] An overlapping of the
edges, like that of tiles or shingles; hence, intricacy of structure;
also, a pattern or decoration representing such a structure.
Imbricative
Im"bri*ca*tive (?), a. (Bot.) Imbricate.
Imbrocado
Im`bro*ca"do (?), n.; pl. Imbrocadoes (#). [See Brocade.] Cloth of
silver or of gold. [R.]
Imbrocata, Imbroccata
Im`bro*ca"ta (?), Im`broc*ca"ta, n. [It. imbroccata.] A hit or thrust.
[Obs.] B. Jonson.
Imbroglio
Im*brogl"io (?), n.; pl. Imbroglios (#). [Written also embroglio.]
[It. See 1st Broil, and cf. Embroil.]
1. An intricate, complicated plot, as of a drama or work of fiction.
2. A complicated and embarrassing state of things; a serious
misunderstanding.
Wrestling to free itself from the baleful imbroglio. Carlyle.
Imbrown
Im*brown" (?), v. t. [Pref. im- in + brown. Cf. Embrown.] To make
brown; to obscure; to darken; to tan; as, features imbrowned by
exposure.
The mountain mass by scorching skies imbrowned. Byron.
Imbrue
Im*brue" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbureed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Imbureing.] [Cf. OF. embruer, also embruver, embreuver, embrever, to
give to drink, soak (see pref. En-, 1, 1st In-, and Breverage), but
also OE. enbrewen, enbrowen, to stain, soil (cf. Brewis).] To wet or
moisten; to soak; to drench, especially in blood.
While Darwen stream, will blood of Scots imbrued. Milton.
Imbruement
Im*brue"ment (?), n. The act of imbruing or state of being imbrued.
Imbrute
Im*brute" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbruted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Imbruting.] [Pref. im- in + brute: cf. F. abrutir. Cf. Embrute.] To
degrade to the state of a brute; to make brutal.
And mixed with bestial slime, THis essence to incarnate and
imbrute. Milton.
Imbrute
Im*brute", v. i. To sink to the state of a brute.
The soul grows clotted by contagion, Imbodies, and imbrutes, till
she quite lose The divine property of her first being. Milton.
Imbrutement
Im*brute"ment (?), n. The act of imbruting, or the state of being
imbruted. [R.] Brydges.
Imbue
Im*bue" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbued (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Imbuing.]
[L. imbuere; pref. im- in + perh. a disused simple word akin to L.
bibere to drink. Cf. Imbibe.]
1. To tinge deeply; to dye; to cause to absorb; as, clothes thoroughly
imbued with black.
2. To tincture deply; to cause to become impressed or penetrated; as,
to imbue the minds of youth with good principles.
Thy words with grace divine Imbued, bring to their sweetness no
satiety. Milton.
Imbuement
Im*bue"ment (?), n. The act of imbuing; the state of being imbued;
hence, a deep tincture.
Imburse
Im*burse" (?), v. t. [Pref. im- in + burse: cf. F. embourser to put
into one's purse. See Burse, and Purse.] To supply or stock with
money. [Obs.]
Imbursement
Im*burse"ment (?), n.
1. The act of imbursing, or the state of being imbursed. [Obs.]
2. Money laid up in stock. [Obs.]
Imbution
Im*bu"tion (?), n. An imbuing. [Obs.]
Imesatin
I*mes"a*tin (?), n. [Imide + isatin.] (Chem.) A dark yellow,
crystalline substance, obtained by the action of ammonia on isatin.
Imide
Im"ide (?), n. (Chem.) A compound with, or derivative of, the imido
group; specif., a compound of one or more acid radicals with the imido
group, or with a monamine; hence, also, a derivative of ammonia, in
which two atoms of hydrogen have been replaced by divalent basic or
acid radicals; -- frequently used as a combining form; as,
succinimide.
Imido
Im"i*do (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, containing, or combined with,
the radical NH, which is called the imido group. Imido acid, an
organic acid, consisting of one or more acid radicals so united with
the imido group that it contains replaceable acid hydrogen, and plays
the part of an acid; as, uric acid, succinimide, etc., are imido
acids.
Imitability
Im`it*a*bil"i*ty (?), n. [See Imitable.] The quality of being
imitable. Norris.
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Imitable
Im"i*ta*ble (?), a. [L. imitabilis: cf. F. imitable. See Imitate.]
1. Capble of being imitated or copied.
The characters of man placed in lower stations of life are more
usefull, as being imitable by great numbers. Atterbury.
2. Worthy of imitation; as, imitable character or qualities. Sir W.
Raleigh.
Imitableness
Im"i*ta*ble*ness, n. The state or quality of being imitable; worthness
of imitation.
Imitancy
Im"i*tan*cy (?), n. [From L. imitans, p. pr. of imitare.] Tendency to
imitation. [R.] Carlyle.
Imitate
Im"i*tate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imitated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Imitating (?).] [L. imitatus, p. p. of imitari to imitate; of unknown
origin. Cf. Image.]
1. To follow as a pattern, model, or example; to copy or strive to
copy, in acts, manners etc.
Despise wealth and imitate a dog. Cowlay.
2. To produce a semblance or likeness of, in form, character, color,
qualities, conduct, manners, and the like; to counterfeit; to copy.
A place picked out by choice of best alive The Nature's work by art
can imitate. Spenser.
This hand appeared a shining sword to weild, And that sustained an
imitated shield. Dryden.
3. (Biol.) To resemble (another species of animal, or a plant, or
inanimate object) in form, color, ornamentation, or instinctive
habits, so as to derive an advantage thereby; sa, when a harmless
snake imitates a venomous one in color and manner, or when an odorless
insect imitates, in color, one having secretion offensive to birds.
Imitation
Im"i*ta"tion (?), n. [L. imitatio: cf. F. imitation.]
1. The act of imitating.
Poesy is an art of imitation, . . . that is to say, a representing,
counterfeiting, or figuring forth. Sir P. Sidney.
2. That which is made or produced as a copy; that which is made to
resemble something else, whether for laudable or for fraudulent
purposes; likeness; resemblance.
Both these arts are not only true imitations of nature, but of the
best nature. Dryden.
3. (Mus.) One of the principal means of securing unity and consistency
in polyphonic composition; the repetition of essentially the same
melodic theme, phrase, or motive, on different degrees of pitch, by
one or more of the other parts of voises. Cf. Canon.
4. (Biol.) The act of condition of imitating another species of
animal, or a plant, or unanimate object. See Imitate, v. t., 3.
NOTE: &hand; Im itation is of ten used adjectively to characterize
things which have a deceptive appearance, simulating the qualities
of a superior article; -- opposed to real or genuine; as, imitation
lace; imitation bronze; imitation modesty, etc.
Imitational
Im`i*ta"tion*al (?), a. Pertaining to, or employed in, imitation; as,
imitational propensities.
Imitative
Im"i*ta*tive (?), a. [L. imitavitus: cf. F. imitatif.]
1. Inclined to imitate, copy, or follow; imitating; exhibiting some of
the qualities or characteristics of a pattern or model; dependent on
example; not original; as, man is an imitative being; painting is an
imitative art.
2. Formed after a model, pattern, or original.
This temple, less in form, with equal grace, Was imitative of the
first in Thrace. Dryden.
3. (Nat. Hist.) Designed to imitate another species of animal, or a
plant, or inanimate object, for some useful purpose, such as
protection from enemies; having resamblance to something else; as,
imitative colors; imitative habits; dendritic and mammillary forms of
minerals are imitative. -- Im"i*ta*tive*ly, adv. -- Im"i*ta*tive*ness,
n.
Imitative
Im"i*ta*tive, n. (Gram.) A verb expressive of imitation or
resemblance. [R.]
Imitater
Im"i*ta"ter (?), n. [L.] One who imitates.
Imitatorship
Im"i*ta`tor*ship, n. The state or office of an imitator. "Servile
imitatorship." Marston.
Imitatress
Im"i*ta`tress (?), n. A woman who is an imitator.
Imitatrix
Im"i*ta`trix (?), n. An imitatress.
Immaculate
Im*mac"u*late (?), a. [L. immaculatus; pref. im- not + maculatus, p.
p. of maculare to spot, stane, fr. macula spot. See Mail armor.]
Without stain or blemish; spotless; undefiled; clear; pure.
Were but my soul as pure From other guilt as that, Heaven did not
hold One more immaculate. Denham.
Thou sheer, immaculate and silver fountain. Shak.
Immaculate conception (R. C. Ch.), the doctrine that the Virgin Mary
was conceived without original sin. -- Im*mac"u*late*ly, adv. --
Im*mac"u*late*ness, n.
Immailed
Im*mailed" (?), a. Wearing mail or armor; clad of armor. W. Browne.
Immalleable
Im*mal"le*a*ble (?), a. Not maleable.
Immanacle
Im*man"a*cle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immanacled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Immanacling (?).] To manacle; to fetter; hence; to confine; to
restrain from free action.
Although this corporal rind Thou hast immanacled. Milton.
Immanation
Im"ma*na"tion (?), n. [Pref. im- in + L. manare to flow; cf. mantio a
flowing.] A flowing or entering in; -- opposed to emanation. [R.]
Good.
Immane
Im*mane" (?), a. [L. immanis.] Very great; huge; vast; also, monstrous
in character; inhuman; atrocious; fierce. [Obs.] "So immane a man."
Chapman. -- Im*mane"ly, adv. [Obs.]
Immanence, Immanency
Im"ma*nence (?), Im"ma*nen*cy (?), n. The condition or quality of
being immanent; inherence; an indwelling.
[Clement] is mainly concerned in enforcing the immanence of God.
Christ is everywhere presented by him as Deity indwelling in the
world. A. V. G. Allen.
Immanent
Im"ma*nent (?), a. [L. immanens, p. pr. of immanere to remain in or
near; pref. im- in + manere to remain: cf. F. immanent.] Remaining
within; inherent; indwelling; abiding; intrinsic; internal or
subjective; hence, limited in activity, agency, or effect, to the
subject or associated acts; -- opposed to emanant, transitory,
transitive, or objective.
A cognition is an immanent act of mind. Sir W. Hamilton.
An immanent power in the life of the world. Hare.
Immanifest
Im*man"i*fest (?), a. Not manifest. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Immanity
Im*man"i*ty (?), n. [L. immanitas.] The state or quality of being
immane; barbarity. [R.] Shak.
Immantle
Im*man"tle (?), v. t. See Emmantle. [R.]
Immanuel
Im*man"u*el (?), n. [Heb. 'imm\'ben, fr. 'im with + \'ben us + \'c7l
God.] God with us; -- an appellation of the Christ. Is. vii. 14. Matt.
i. 23.
Immarcescible
Im`mar*ces"ci*ble (?), a. [L. immarcescibilis; pref. im- not +
marcescere to fade: cf. F. immarcescible.] Unfading; lasting. [Obs.]
Bp. Hall.
Immarcescibly
Im`mar*ces"ci*bly, adv. Unfadingly. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Immarginate
Im*mar"gin*ate (?), a. (Bot.) Not having a distinctive margin or
border. Grey.
Immartial
Im*mar"tial (?), a. Not martial; unwarlike. [Obs.]
Immask
Im*mask" (?), v. t. To cover, as with a mask; to disguise or conceal.
[R.] Shak.
Immatchable
Im*match"a*ble (?), a. Matchless; peerless. [Obs.] Holland.
Immaterrial
Im"ma*ter"ri*al (?), a. [Pref. im- not + material: cf. F.
immat\'82riel.]
1. Not consisting of matter; incorporeal; spiritual; disembodied.
Angels are spirits immaterial and intellectual. Hooker.
2. Of no substantial consequence; without weight or significance;
unimportant; as, it is wholly immaterial whether he does so or not.
Syn. -- Unimportant; inconsequential; insignificant; inconsiderable;
trifling.
Immaterialism
Im`ma*te"ri*al*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. immat\'82rialisme.]
1. The doctrine that immaterial substances or spiritual being exist,
or are possible.
2. (Philos.) The doctrine that external bodies may be reduced to mind
and ideas in a mind; any doctrine opposed to materialism or
phenomenalism, esp. a system that maintains the immateriality of the
soul; idealism; esp., Bishop Berkeley's theory of idealism.
Immaterialist
Im`ma*te"ri*al*ist, n. [Cf. F. immat\'82rialiste.] (Philos.) One who
believes in or professes, immaterialism.
Immateriality
Im`ma*te`ri*al"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Immaterialities (#). [Cf. F.
immat\'82rialit\'82.] The state or quality of being immaterial or
incorporeal; as, the immateriality of the soul.
Immaterialize
Im`ma*te"ri*al*ize (?), v. t. [Cf. F. immat\'82rialiser.] To render
immaterial or incorporeal.
Immateralized spirits. Glanvill.
Immaterially
Im`ma*te"ri*al*ly, adv.
1. In an immaterial manner; without matter or corporeal substance.
2. In an unimportant manner or degree.
Immaterialness
Im`ma*te"ri*al*ness, n. The state or quality of being immaterial;
immateriality.
Immateriate
Im`ma*te"ri*ate (?), a. Immaterial. [Obs.] Bacon.
Immature
Im`ma*ture" (?), a. [L. immaturus; pref. im- not + maturus mature,
ripe. See Mature.]
1. Not mature; unripe; not arrived at perfection of full development;
crude; unfinished; as, immature fruit; immature character; immature
plans. "An ill-measured and immature counsel." Bacon.
2. Premature; untimely; too early; as, an immature death. [R.] Jer.
Taylor.
Immatured
Im`ma*tured" (?), a. Immature.
Immaturely
Im`ma*ture"ly (?), adv. In an immature manner. Warburion.
Immatureness
Im`ma*ture"ness, n. The state or quality of being immature;
immaturity. Boyle.
Immaturity
Im`ma*tu"ri*ty (?), n. [L. immaturitas: cf. F. immaturit\'82.] The
state or quality of being immature or not fully developed; unripeness;
incompleteness.
When the world has outgrown its intellectual immaturity. Caird.
Immeability
Im`me*a*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Pref. im- not + L. meabilis passable, fr.
meare to pass.] Want of power to pass, or to permit passage;
impassableness.
Immeability of the juices. Arbuthnot.
Immeasurability
Im*meas`ur*a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being immeasurable;
immensurability.
Immeasurable
Im*meas"ur*a*ble (?), a. [Pref. im- not + measurable: cf. F.
measurable. Cf. Immensurable, Unmeasurable.] Incapble of being
measured; indefinitely extensive; illimitable; immensurable; vast.
Of depth immeasurable. Milton.
Immeasurableness
Im*meas"ur*a*ble*ness, n. The state or quality of being immeasurable.
Eternity and immeasurableness belong to thought alone. F. W.
Robertson.
Immeasurably
Im*meas"ur*a*bly, adv. In an immeasurable manner or degree.
"Immeasurably distant." Wordsworth.
Immeasured
Im*meas"ured (?), a. Immeasurable. [R.] Spenser.
Immechanical
Im`me*chan"ic*al (?), a. Not mechanical. [Obs.] Cheyne. --
Im"me*chan"ic*al*ly, adv. [Obs.]
Immediacy
Im*me"di*a*cy (?), n. The relation of freedom from the interventionof
a medium; immediateness. Shak.
Immediate
Im*me"di*ate (?), a. [F. imm\'82diat. See In- not, and Mediate.]
1. Not separated in respect to place by anything intervening;
proximate; close; as, immediate contact.
You are the most immediate to our throne. Shak.
2. Not deferred by an interval of time; present; instant. "Assemble we
immediate council." Shak.
Death . . . not yet inflicted, as he feared, By some immediate
stroke. Milton.
3. Acting with nothing interposed or between, or without the
intervention of another object as a cause, means, or agency; acting,
perceived, or produced, directly; as, an immediate cause.
The immediate knowledge of the past is therefore impossible. Sir.
W. Hamilton.
Immediate amputation (Surg.), an amputation performed within the first
few hours after an injury, and before the the effects of the shock
have passed away. Syn. -- Proximate; close; direct; next.
Immediately
Im*me"di*ate*ly (?), adv.
1. In an immediate manner; without intervention of any other person or
thing; proximately; directly; -- opposed to mediately; as, immediately
contiguous.
God's acceptance of it either immediately by himself, or mediately
by the hands of the bishop. South.
2. Without interval of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at
once.
And Jesus . . . touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And
immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Matt. viii. 3.
3. As soon as. Cf. Directly,
8, Note. Syn. -- Directly; instantly; quickly; forthwith; straightway;
presently. See Directly.
Immediateness
Im*me"di*ate*ness, n. The quality or relations of being immediate in
manner, place, or time; exemption from second or interventing causes.
Bp. Hall.
Immedeatism
Im*me"de*a*tism (?), n. Immediateness.
Immedicable
Im*med"i*ca*ble (?), a. [L. Immedicabilis. See In- not, and
Medicable.] Not to be healed; incurable. "Wounds immedicable." Milton.
Immelodious
Im`me*lo"di*ous (?), a. Not melodious.
Immemorable
Im*mem"o*ra*ble (?), a. [L. immemorabilis; pref. im- not + memorabilis
memorable: cf. F. imm\'82morable. See Memorable.] Not memorable; not
worth remembering. Johnson.
Immemorial
Im`me*mo"ri*al (?), a. [Pref. im- not + memorial: cf. F.
imm\'82morial.] Extending beyond the reach of memory, record, or
tradition; indefinitely ancient; as, existing from time immemorial.
"Immemorial elms." Tennyson. "Immemorial usage or custom." Sir M.
Hale. Time immemorial (Eng. Law.), a time antedating (legal) history,
and beyond "legal memory" so called; formerly an indefinite time, but
in 1276 this time was fixed by statute as the begining of the reign of
Richard I. (1189). Proof of unbroken possession or use of any right
since that date made it unnecessary to establish the original grant.
In 1832 the plan of dating legal memory from a fixed time was
abandoned and the principle substituted that rights which had been
enjoyed for full twenty years (or as against the crown thirty years)
should not be liable to impeachment merely by proving that they had
not been enjoyed before.
Immemorially
Im`me*mo"ri*al*ly, adv. Beyond memory. Bentley.
Immense
Im*mense" (?), a. [L. immensus; pref. im- not + mensus, p. p. of
metiri to measure: cf. F. immense. See Measure.] Immeasurable;
unlimited. In commonest use: Very great; vast; huge. "Immense the
power" Pope. "Immense and boundless ocean." Daniel.
O Goodness infinite! Goodness immense! Milton.
Syn. -- Infinite; immeasurable; illimitable; unbounded; unlimited;
interminable; vast; prodigious; enormous; monstrous. See Enormous.
Immensely
Im*mense"ly, adv. In immense manner or degree.
Immenseness
Im*mense"ness, n. The state of being immense.
Immensible
Im*men"si*ble (?), a. [Immense + -ible.] Immeasurable. [Obs.] Davies.
Immensity
Im*men"si*ty (?), n.; pl. Immensities (#). [L. immensitas: cf. F.
immensit\'82.] The state or quality of being immense; inlimited or
immeasurable extension; infinity; vastness in extent or bulk;
greatness.
Lost in the wilds of vast immensity. Blackmore.
The immensity of the material system. I. Taylor.
Immensive
Im*men"sive (?), a. Huge. [Obs.] Herrick.
Immensurability
Im*men`su*ra*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being immensurable.
Immensurable
Im*men"su*ra*ble (?), a. [Pref. im- not + L. mensurabilis measurable:
cf. F. immensurable. Cf. Immeasurable.] Immeasurable.
What an immensurable space is the firmament. Derham.
Immensurate
Im*men"su*rate (?), a. [Pref. im- not + mensurate.] Unmeasured;
unlimited. [R.] W. Montagu.
Immerge
Im*merge" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immerged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Immerging (?).] [L. immergere; pref. im- in + mergere to dip, plunge:
cf. F. immerger. See Merge, and cf. Immerse.] To plungel into, under,
or within anything especially a fuid; to dip; to immerse. See Immerse.
We took . . . lukewarm water, and in it immerged a quantity of the
leaves of senna. Boyle.
Their souls are immerged in matter. Jer. Taylor.
Immerge
Im*merge" (?), v. i. To dissapear by entering into any medium, as a
star into the light of the sun. [R.]
Immerit
Im*mer"it (?), n. Want of worth; demerit. [R.] Suckling.
Immerited
Im*mer"it*ed, a. Unmerited. [Obs.] Charles I.
Immeritous
Im*mer"it*ous (?), a. [L. immeritus; pref. im- not + meritus, p. p. of
merere, mereri, to deserve.] Undeserving. [Obs.] Milton.
Immersable
Im*mers"a*ble (?), a. See Immersible.
Immerse
Im*merse" (?), a. [L. immersus, p. p. of immergere. See Immerge.]
Immersed; buried; hid; sunk. [Obs.] "Things immerse in matter." Bacon.
Immerse
Im*merse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immersed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Immersing.]
1. To plunge into anything that surrounds or covers, especially into a
fluid; to dip; to sink; to bury; to immerge.
Deep immersed beneath its whirling wave. J Warton.
More than a mile immersed within the wood. Dryden.
2. To baptize by immersion.
3. To engage deeply; to engross the attention of; to involve; to
overhelm.
The queen immersed in such a trance. Tennyson.
It is impossible to have a lively hope in another life, and yet be
deeply immersed inn the enjoyments of this. Atterbury.
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Immersed
Im*mersed" (?), p. p. & a.
1. Deeply plunged into anything, especially a fluid.
2. Deeply occupied; engrossed; entangled.
3. (Bot.) Growing wholly under water. Gray.
Immersible
Im*mers"i*ble (?), a. [From Immerse.] Capable of being immersed.
Immersible
Im*mers"i*ble, a. [Pref. im- not + L. mersus, p. p. of mergere to
plunge.] Not capable of being immersed.
Immersion
Im*mer"sion (?), n. [L. immersio; cf. F. immersion.]
1. The act of immersing, or the state of being immersed; a sinking
within a fluid; a dipping; as, the immersion of Achilles in the Styx.
2. Submersion in water for the purpose of Christian baptism, as,
practiced by the Baptists.
3. The state of being overhelmed or deeply absorbed; deep engagedness.
Too deep an immersion in the affairs of life. Atterbury.
4. (Astron.) The dissapearance of a celestail body, by passing either
behind another, as in the occultation of a star, or into its shadow,
as in the eclipse of a satellite; -- opposed to emersion.
Immersion lens, a microscopic objective of short focal distance
designed to work with a drop of liquid, as oil, between the front lens
and the slide, so that this lens is practically immersed.
Immersionist
Im*mer"sion*ist, n. (Eccl.) One who holds the doctrine that immersion
is essential to Christian baptism.
Immesh
Im*mesh" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immeshed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Immeshing.] [Pref. im- in + mesh. Cf. Inmesh.] To catch or entangle
in, or as in, the meshes of a net. or in a web; to insnare.
Immethodical
Im`me*thod"ic*al (?), a. Not methodical; without method or systematic
arrangement; without order or regularity; confused. Addison. Syn. --
Irregular; confused; disoderly; unsystematic; desultory.
Immethodically
Im`me*thod"ic*al*ly, adv. Without method; confusedly;
unsystematically.
Immethodicalness
Im`me*thod"ic*al*ness, n. Want of method.
Immethodize
Im*meth"od*ize (?), v. t. To render immethodical; to destroy the
method of; to confuse. [R.]
Immetrical
Im*met"ric*al (, a. Not metrical or rhythmical. [R.] Chapman.
Immew
Im*mew" (?), v. t. See Emmew.
Immigrant
Im"mi*grant (?), n. [L. immigrans, p. pr. of immigrare to go into: cf.
F. immigrant. See Immigrate.] One who immigrates; one who comes to a
country for the purpose of permanent residence; -- correlative of
emigrant. Syn. -- See Emigrant.
Immigrate
Im"mi*grate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immigrated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Immigrating (?).] [L. immigrare, immigratum, to immigrate; pref. im-
in + migrare to migrate. See Migrate.] To come into a country of which
one is not a native, for the purpose of permanent residence. See
Emigrate.
Immigration
Im"mi*gra"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. immigration.] The act of immigrating;
the passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent
residence.
The immigrations of the Arabians into Europe. T. Warton.
Imminence
Im"mi*nence (?), n. [Cf. F. imminence, L. imminentia, See Imminent.]
1. The condition or quality of being imminent; a threatening, as of
something about to happen. The imminence of any danger or distress.
Fuller.
2. That which is imminent; impending evil or danger. "But dare all
imminence." Shak.
Imminent
Im"mi*nent (?), a. [L. imminens, p. pr. of imminere to project; pref.
im- in + minere (in comp.) to jut, project. See Eminent.]
1. Threatening to occur immediately; near at hand; impending; -- said
especially of misfortune or peril. "In danger imminent." Spenser.
2. Full of danger; threatening; menacing; perilous.
Hairbreadth scapes i' the imminent deadly breach. Shak.
3. (With upon) Bent upon; attentive to. [R.]
Their eyes ever imminent upon worldly matters. Milton.
Syn. -- Impending; threatening; near; at hand. -- Imminent, Impending,
Threatening. Imminent is the strongest: it denotes that something is
ready to fall or happen on the instant; as, in imminent danger of
one's life. Impending denotes that something hangs suspended over us,
and may so remain indefinitely; as, the impending evils of war.
Threatening supposes some danger in prospect, but more remote; as,
threatening indications for the future.
Three times to-day You have defended me from imminent death. Shak.
No story I unfold of public woes, Nor bear advices of impending
foes. Pope.
Fierce faces threatening war. Milton.
Imminently
Im"mi*nent*ly, adv. In an imminent manner.
Immingle
Im*min"gle (?), v. t. To mingle; to mix; to unite; to blend. [R.]
Thomson.
Imminution
Im`mi*nu"tion (?), n. [L. imminutio, fr. imminuere, imminutum, to
lessen; pref. im- in + minuere.] A lessening; diminution; decrease.
[R.] Ray.
Immiscibility
Im*mis"ci*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. immiscibilit\'82.] Incapability of
being mixed, or mingled.
Immiscible
Im*mis"ci*ble (?), a. [Pref. im- not + miscible: cf. F. immiscible.]
Not capable of being mixed or mingled.
A chaos of immiscible and conflicting particles. Cudworth.
Immission
Im*mis"sion (?), n. [L. immissio: cf. F. immission. See Immit.] The
act of immitting, or of sending or thrusting in; injection; -- the
correlative of emission.
Immit
Im*mit" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Immiting.]
[L. immittere, immissum; pref. im- in + mittere to send.] To send in;
to inject; to infuse; -- the correlative of emit. [R.] Boyle.
Immitigable
Im*mit"i*ga*ble (?), a. [L. immitigabilis; fr. pref. im- not +
mitigare to mitigate.] Not capable of being mitigated, softened, or
appeased. Coleridge.
Immitigably
Im*mit"i*ga*bly (?), adv. In an immitigable manner.
Immix
Im*mix" (?), v. t. [Pref. in- in + mix.] To mix; to mingle. [R.]
Amongst her tears immixing prayers meek. Spenser.
Immixable
Im*mix"a*ble (?), a. Not mixable. Bp. Wilkins.
Immixed
Im*mixed" (?), a. [Pref. in- not + mixed, p. p. of mix.] Unmixed.
[Obs.]
How pure and immixed the design is. Boyle.
Immixture
Im*mix"ture (?), n. Freedom from mixture; purity. [R.] W. Montagu.
Immobile
Im*mo"bile (?), a. [L. immobilis: cf. F. immobile. See Immobility.]
Incapable of being moved; immovable; fixed; stable. Prof. Shedd.
Immobility
Im`mo*bil"i*ty (?), n. [L. immobilitas, fr. immobilis immovable; pref.
im- not + mobilis movable: cf. F. immobilit\'82. See Mobile.] The
condition or quality of being immobile; fixedness in place or state.
Immobilize
Im*mob"i*lize (?), v. t. [Pref. im- in + mobilize; cf. f.
immobiliser.] To make immovable; in surgery, to make immovable (a
naturally mobile part, as a joint) by the use of splints, or stiffened
bandages.
Immoble
Im*mo"ble (?), a. [Obs.] See Immobile.
Immoderacy
Im*mod"er*a*cy (?), n. [From Immoderate.] Immoderateness. [R.] Sir T.
Browne.
Immoderancy
Im*mod"er*an*cy (?), n. [L. immoderantia.] Immoderateness; excess.
[R.] Sir T. Browne.
Immoderate
Im*mod"er*ate (?), a. [L. immoderatus; pref. im- not + moderatus
moderate. See Moderate.] Not moderate; exceeding just or usual and
suitable bounds; excessive; extravagant; unreasonable; as, immoderate
demands; immoderate grief; immoderate laughter.
So every scope by the immoderate use Turns to restraint. Shak.
Syn. -- Excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; extravagant; intemperate;
inordinate.
Immoderately
Im*mod"er*ate*ly, adv. In an immoderate manner; excessively.
Immoderateness
Im*mod"er*ate*ness, n. The quality of being immoderate; excess;
extravagance. Puller.
Immoderation
Im*mod`er*a"tion (?), n. [L. immoderatio: cf. F. imod\'82ration.] Want
of moderation. Hallywell.
Immodest
Im*mod"est (?), a. [F. immodeste, L. immodestus immoderate; pref. im-
not + modestus modest. See Modest.]
1. Not limited to due bounds; immoderate.
2. Not modest; wanting in the reserve or restraint which decorum and
decency require; indecent; indelicate; obscene; lewd; as, immodest
persons, behavior, words, pictures, etc.
Immodest deeds you hinder to be wrought, But we proscribe the least
immodest thought. Dryden.
Syn. -- Indecorous; indelicate; shameless; shameful; impudent;
indecent; impure; unchaste; lewd; obscene.
Immodestly
Im*mod"est*ly, adv. In an immodest manner.
Immodesty
Im*mod"es*ty (?), n. [L. immodestia: cf. F. immodestie.] Want of
modesty, delicacy, or decent reserve; indecency. "A piece of
immodesty." Pope.
Immolate
Im"mo*late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immolated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Immolating.] [L. immolatus, p. p. of immolare to sacrifice, orig., to
sprinkle a victim with sacrifical meal; pref. im- in + mola grits or
grains of spelt coarsely ground and mixed with salt; also, mill. See
Molar, Meal ground grain.] To sacrifice; to offer in sacrifice; to
kill, as a sacrificial victim.
Worshipers, who not only immolate to them [the deities] the lives
of men, but . . . the virtue and honor of women. Boyle.
Immolation
Im`mo*la"tion (?), n. [L. immolatio: cf. F. immolation.]
1. The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated, or
sacrificed. Sir. T. Browne.
2. That which is immolated; a sacrifice.
Immolator
Im"mo*la`tor (?), n. [L.] One who offers in sacrifice; specifically,
one of a sect of Russian fanatics who practice self-mutilatio and
sacrifice.
Immold, Immould
Im*mold", Im*mould" (?), v. t. To mold into shape, or form. [Obs.] G.
Fletcher.
Immoment
Im*mo"ment (?), a. [See Immomentous.] Trifling. [R.] "Immoment toys."
Shak.
Immomentous
Im`mo*men"tous (?), a. [Pref. im- not + momentous.] Not momentous;
unimportant; insignificant. [R.] A. Seward.
Immoral
Im*mor"al (?), a. [Pref. im- not + moral: cf. F. immoral.] Not moral;
inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to
conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest; vicious;
licentious; as, an immoral man; an immoral deed. Syn. -- Wicked;
sinful; criminal; vicious; unjust; dishonest; depraved; impure;
unchaste; profligate; dissolute; abandoned; licentious; lewd; obscene.
Immorality
Im`mo*ral"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Immoralities (#). [Cf. F. immoralit\'82.]
1. The state or quality of being immoral; vice.
The root of all immorality. Sir W. Temple.
2. An immoral act or practice.
Luxury and sloth and then a great drove of heresies and
immoralities broke loose among them. Milton.
Immorally
Im*mor"al*ly (?), adv. In an immoral manner; wickedly.
Immorigerous
Im`mo*rig"er*ous (?), a. [Pref. im- not + morigerous.] Rude; uncivil;
disobedient. [Obs.] -- Im`mo*rig"er*ous*ness, n. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
Immortal
Im*mor"tal (?), a. [L. immortalis; pref. im- not + mortalis mortal:
cf. F. immortel. See Mortal, and cf. Immortelle.]
1. Not mortal; exempt from liability to die; undying; imperishable;
lasting forever; having unlimited, or eternal, existance.
Unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible. 1 Tim. i. 17.
For my soul, what can it do to that, Being a thing immortal as
itself? Shak.
2. Connected with, or pertaining to immortability.
I have immortal longings in me. Shak.
3. Destined to live in all ages of this world; abiding; exempt from
oblivion; imperishable; as, immortal fame.
One of the few, immortal names, That were not born yo die. Halleck.
4. Great; excessive; grievous. [Obs.] Hayward.
Immortal flowers, imortelles; everlastings. Syn. -- Eternal;
everlasting; never-ending; ceaseless; perpetual; continual; enduring;
endless; imperishable; incorruptible; deathless; undying.
Immortal
Im*mor"tal (?), n. One who will never cease to be; one exempt from
death, decay, or annihilation. Bunyan.
Immortalist
Im*mor"tal*ist, n. One who holds the doctrine of the immortality of
the soul. [R.] Jer. Taylor.
Immortality
Im`mor*tal"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Immortalities (#). [L. immortalitas: cf.
F. immortalit\'82.]
1. The quality or state of being immortal; exemption from death and
annihilation; unending existance; as, the immortality of the soul.
This mortal must put on immortality. 1 Cor. xv. 53.
2. Exemption from oblivion; perpetuity; as, the immortality of fame.
Immortalization
Im*mor`tal*i*za"tion (?), n. The act of immortalizing, or state of
being immortalized.
Immortalize
Im*mor"tal*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immortalized (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Immortalizing (?).] [Cf. F. immortaliser.]
1. To render immortal; to cause to live or exist forever. S. Clarke.
2. To exempt from oblivion; to perpetuate in fame.
Alexander had no Homer to immortalize his quilty name. T. Dawes.
Immortalize
Im*mor"tal*ize, v. i. To become immortal. [R.]
Immortally
Im*mor"tal*ly, adv. In an immortal manner.
Immortelle
Im`mor*telle" (?), n.; pl. Immortelles (#). [F. See Immortal.] (Bot.)
A plant with a conspicuous, dry, unwithering involucre, as the species
of Antennaria, Helichrysum, Gomphrena, etc. See Everlasting.
Immortification
Im*mor`ti*fi*ca"tion (?), n. Failure to mortify the passions. [R.]
Jer. Taylor.
Immovability
Im*mov"a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being immovable;
fixedness; steadfastness; as, immovability of a heavy body;
immovability of purpose.
Immovable
Im*mov"a*ble (?), a.
1. Incapable of being moved; firmly fixed; fast; -- used of material
things; as, an immovable foundatin.
Immovable, infixed, and frozen round. Milton.
2. Steadfast; fixed; unalterable; unchangeable; -- used of the mind or
will; as, an immovable purpose, or a man who remain immovable.
3. Not capable of being affected or moved in feeling or by sympathy;
unimpressible; impassive. Dryden.
4. (Law.) Not liable to be removed; permanent in place or tenure;
fixed; as, an immovable estate. See Immovable, n. Blackstone.
Immovable apparatus (Med.), an appliance, like the plaster of paris
bandage, which keeps fractured parts firmly in place. -- Immovable
feasts (Eccl.), feasts which occur on a certain day of the year and do
not depend on the date of Easter; as, Christmas, the Epiphany, etc.
Immovable
Im*mov"a*ble, n.
1. That which can not be moved.
2. pl. (Civil Law) Lands and things adherent thereto by nature, as
trees; by the hand of man, as buildings and their accessories; by
their destination, as seeds, plants, manure, etc.; or by the objects
to which they are applied, as servitudes. Ayliffe. Bouvier.
Immovableness
Im*mov"a*ble*ness, n. Quality of being immovable.
Immovably
Im*mov"a*bly, adv. In an immovable manner.
Immund
Im*mund" (?), a. [L.immundus; pref. im- not + mundus clean.] Unclean.
[R.] Burton.
Immundicity
Im`mun*dic"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. immondicit\'82, L. immunditia,
immundities.] Uncleanness; filthness. [R.] W. Montagu.
Immune
Im*mune" (?), a. [L. immunis. See Immunity.] Exempt; protected by
inoculation. -- Im*mu"nize (#), v. t.
Immunity
Im*mu"ni*ty (?), n.; pl. Immunities (#). [L. immunitas, fr. immunis
free from a public service; pref. im- not + munis complaisant,
obliging, cf. munus service, duty: cf. F. immunit\'82. See Common, and
cf. Mean, a.]
1. Freedom or exemption from any charge, duty, obligation, office,
tax, imposition, penalty, or service; a particular privilege; as, the
immunities of the free cities of Germany; the immunities of the
clergy.
2. Freedom; exemption; as, immunity from error.
Immure
Im*mure" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Immuring.] [Pref. im- in + mure: cf. F. emmurer.]
1. To wall around; to surround with walls. [Obs.] Sandys.
2. To inclose whithin walls, or as within walls; hence, to shut up; to
imprison; to incarcerate.
Those tender babes Whom envy hath immured within your walls. Shak.
This huge convex of fire, Outrageous to devour, immures us round.
Milton.
Immure
Im*mure", n. A wall; an inclosure. [Obs.] Shak.
Immurement
Im*mure"ment (?), n. The act iif immuring, or the state of being
immured; imprsonment.
Immusical
Im*mu"sic*al (?), a. Inharmonious; unmusical; discordant. Bacon.
Immutability
Im*mu`ta*bil"i*ty (?), n. [L. immutabilitas: cf. F. immutabilit\'82.]
The state or quality of being immutable; immutableness. Heb. vi. 17.
Immutable
Im*mu"ta*ble (?), a. [L. immutabilis; pref. im- not + mutabilis
mutable. See Mutable.] Not mutable; not capable or susceptible of
change; unchangeable; unalterable.
That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to
lie, we might have a strong consolation. Heb. vi. 18.
Immutable, immortal, infinite, Eternal King. Milton.
-- Im*mu"ta*ble*ness, n. -- Im*mu"ta*bly, adv.
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Immutate
Im*mu"tate (?), a. [L. immutatus, p. p. of immature.] Unchanged.
[Obs.]
Immutation
Im"mu*ta"tion (?), n. [L. immutatio, from immutare, immutatum, to
change. See Immute.] Change; alteration; mutation. [R.] Dr. H. More.
Immute
Im*mute" (?), v. t. [L. immutare, immutatum; perf. im- in + mutare to
change : cf. OF. immuter.] To change or alter. [Obs.] J. Salkeld.
Imp
Imp (?), n. [OE. imp a graft, AS. impa; akin to Dan. ympe, Sw. ymp,
prob. fr. LL. impotus, Gr. be. See 1st In-, Be.]
1. A shoot; a scion; a bud; a slip; a graft. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. An offspring; progeny; child; scion. [Obs.]
The tender imp was weaned. Fairfax.
3. A young or inferior devil; a little, malignant spirit; a puny
demon; a contemptible evil worker.
To mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps. Beattie.
4. Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or
repair it, -- as, an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a
broken wing of a bird; a length of twisted hair in a fishing line.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Imp
Imp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Imping.] [AS.
impian to imp, ingraft, plant; akin to Dan. ympe, Sw. ympa, OHG.
impf\'d3n, impit\'d3n, G. impfen. See Imp, n.]
1. To graft; to insert as a scion. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
2. (Falconry) To graft with new feathers, as a wing; to splice a
broken feather. Hence, Fig.: To repair; to extend; to increase; to
strengthen to equip. [Archaic]
Imp out our drooping country's broken wing. Shak.
Who lazily imp their wings with other men's plumes. Fuller. Here no
frail Muse shall imp her crippled wing. Holmes.
Help, ye tart satirists, to imp my rage With all the scorpions that
should whip this age. Cleveland.
Impacable
Im*pa"ca*ble (?), a. [L. pref. im- not + pacare to quiet. See Pacate.]
Not to be appeased or quieted. [Obs.] Spenser. -- Im*pa"ca*bly, adv.
Impackment
Im*pack"ment (?), n. [Pref. im- in + pack.] The state of being closely
surrounded, crowded, or pressed, as by ice. [R.] Kane.
Impact
Im*pact" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impacted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Impacting.] [L. impactus, p. p. of impingere to push, strike against.
See Impinge.] To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into
a place. Woodward.
Impact
Im"pact (?), n.
1. Contact or impression by touch; collision; forcible contact; force
communicated.
The quarrel, by that impact driven. Southey.
2. (Mech.) The single instantaneous stroke of a body in motion against
another either in motion or at rest.
Impacted
Im*pact"ed (?), a. Driven together or close. Impacted fracture
(Surg.), a fracture in which the fragments are driven into each other
so as to be immovable.
Impaction
Im*pac"tion (?), n. [L. impactio a striking : cf. F. impaction.]
1. (Surg.) The driving of one fragment of bone into another so that
the fragments are not movable upon each other; as, impaction of the
skull or of the hip.
2. An immovable packing; (Med.), a lodgment of something in a strait
or passage of the body; as, impaction of the fetal head in the strait
of the pelvis; impaction of food or feces in the intestines of man or
beast.
Impaint
Im*paint" (?), v. t. To paint; to adorn with colors. [R.] "To impaint
his cause." Shak.
Impair
Im*pair" (?), v. t. [imp & p. p. Impaired (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Impairing.] [Written also empair.] [OE. empeiren, enpeiren, OF.
empeirier, empirier, F. empirer, LL. impejorare; L. pref. im- in +
pejorare to make worse, fr. pejor worse. Cf. Appair.] To make worse;
to diminish in quantity, value, excellence, or strength; to
deteriorate; as, to impair health, character, the mind, value.
Time sensibly all things impairs. Roscommon.
In years he seemed, but not impaired by years. Pope.
Syn. -- To diminish; decrease; injure; weaken; enfeeble; debilitate;
reduce; debase; deteriorate.
Impair
Im*pair", v. t. To grow worse; to deteriorate. Milton.
Impair
Im"pair (?), a. [F. impair uneven, L. impar; im- not + par equal.] Not
fit or appropriate. [Obs.]
Impair
Im*pair" (?), n. Diminution; injury. [Obs.]
Impairer
Im*pair"er (?), n. One who, or that which, impairs.
Impairment
Im*pair"ment (?), n. [OE. enpeirement, OF. empirement.] The state of
being impaired; injury. "The impairment of my health." Dryden.
Impalatable
Im*pal"a*ta*ble (?), a. Unpalatable. [R.]
Impale
Im*pale" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impaled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Impaling.] [See 2d Empale.]
1. To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake.
See Empale.
Then with what life remains, impaled, and left To writhe at leisure
round the bloody stake. Addison.
2. To inclose, as with pales or stakes; to surround.
Impale him with your weapons round about. Shak.
Impenetrable, impaled with circling fire. Milton.
3. (Her.) To join, as two coats of arms on one shield, palewise;
hence, to join in honorable mention.
Ordered the admission of St. Patrick to the same to be matched and
impaled with the blessed Virgin in the honor thereof. Fuller.
Impalement
Im*pale"ment (?), n.
1. The act of impaling, or the state of being impaled. Byron.
2. An inclosing by stakes or pales, or the space so inclosed. H.
Brooke.
3. That which hedges in; inclosure. [R.] Milton.
4. (Her.) The division of a shield palewise, or by a vertical line,
esp. for the purpose of putting side by side the arms of husband and
wife. See Impale, 3.
Impalla
Im*pal"la (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The pallah deer of South Africa.
Impallid
Im*pal"lid (?), v. t. To make pallid; to blanch. [Obs.] Feltham.
Impalm
Im*palm" (?), v. t. To grasp with or hold in the hand. [R.] J. Barlow.
Impalpability
Im*pal`pa*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. impalpabilit\'82.] The quality of
being impalpable. Jortin.
Impalpable
Im*pal"pa*ble (?), a. [Pref. im- not + palpable: cf. F. impalpable.]
1. Not palpable; that cannot be felt; extremely fine, so that no grit
can be perceived by touch. "Impalpable powder." Boyle.
2. Not material; intangible; incorporeal. "Impalpable, void, and
bodiless." Holland.
3. Not apprehensible, or readily apprehensible, by the mind; unreal;
as, impalpable distinctions.
Impalpably
Im*pal"pa*bly, adv. In an impalpable manner.
Impalsy
Im*pal"sy (?), v. t. To palsy; to paralyze; to deaden. [R.]
Impanate
Im*pa"nate (?), a. [LL. impanatus, p. p. of impanare to impanate; L.
pref. im- in + panis bread.] Embodied in bread, esp. in the bread of
the eucharist. [Obs.] Cranmer.
Impanate
Im*pa"nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impanated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Impanating.] To embody in bread, esp. in the bread of the eucharist.
[Obs.]
Impanation
Im"pa*na"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. impanation. See Impanate, a.] (Eccl.)
Embodiment in bread; the supposed real presence and union of Christ's
material body and blood with the substance of the elements of the
eucharist without a change in their nature; -- distinguished from
transubstantiation, which supposes a miraculous change of the
substance of the elements. It is akin to consubstantiation.
Impanator
Im*pa"na*tor (?), n. [LL.] (Eccl.) One who holds the doctrine of
impanation.
Impanel
Im*pan"el (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impaneled (?) or Impanelled; p. pr.
& vb. n. Impaneling or Impanelling.] [Pref. im- in + panel. Cf.
Empanel.] [Written also empanel.] To enter in a list, or on a piece of
parchment, called a panel; to form or enroll, as a list of jurors in a
court of justice. Blackstone.
Impanelment
Im*pan"el*ment (?), n. The act or process of impaneling, or the state
of being impaneled.
Imparadise
Im*par"a*dise (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imparadised (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Imparadising (?).] [Pref. im- + paradise: cf. F. emparadiser.] To
put in a state like paradise; to make supremely happy. "Imparadised in
one another's arms." Milton.
Imparalleled
Im*par"al*leled (?), a. Unparalleled. [Obs.]
Impardonable
Im*par"don*a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. impardonnable.] Unpardonable. [Obs.]
South.
Imparidigitate
Im*par`i*dig"i*tate (?), a. [L. impar unequal + digitus finger.]
(Anat.) Having an odd number of fingers or toes, either one, three, or
five, as in the horse, tapir, rhinoceros, etc.
Imperipinnate
Im*per"i*pin"nate (?), a. [L. impar unequal + E. pinnate.] (Bot.)
Pinnate with a single terminal leaflet.
Imparisyllabic
Im*par"i*syl*lab"ic (?), a. [L. impar unequal + E. syllabic: cf. F.
imparisyllabique.] (Gram.) Not consisting of an equal number of
syllables; as, an imparisyllabic noun, one which has not the same
number of syllables in all the cases; as, lapis, lapidis; mens,
mentis.
Imparity
Im*par"i*ty (?), n. [Pref. im- + parity: cf. F. imparit\'82.]
1. Inequality; disparity; disproportion; difference of degree, rank,
excellence, number, etc. Milton.
2. Lack of comparison, correspondence, or suitableness; incongruity.
In this region of merely intellectual notion we are at once
encountered by the imparity of the object and the faculty employed
upon it. I. Taylor.
3. Indivisibility into equal parts; oddness. [R.]
Impark
Im*park" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imparked (?), p. pr. & vb. n.
Imparking.] [Cf. Empark.] To inclose for a park; to sever from a
common; hence, to inclose or shut up.
They . . . impark them [the sheep] within hurdles. Holland.
Imparl
Im*parl" (?), v. i. [OF. emparler; pref. em- (L. in) + parler to
speak. See In, prep., and Parley.]
1. To hold discourse; to parley. [Obs.] Sir. T. North.
2. (Law) To have time before pleading; to have delay for mutual
adjustment. Blackstone.
Imparlance
Im*par"lance (?), n. [Cf. Emparlance, Parlance.] [Written also
inparliance.]
1. Mutual discourse; conference. [Obs.]
2. (Law) (a) Time given to a party to talk or converse with his
opponent, originally with the object of effecting, if possible, an
amicable adjustment of the suit. The actual object, however, has long
been merely to obtain further time to plead, answer to the allegations
of the opposite party. (b) Hence, the delay or continuance of a suit.
NOTE: &hand; Im parlance an d co ntinuance by imparlance have been
abolished in England.
Wharton (Law Dict. ).
Imparsonee
Im*par`son*ee" (?), a. [OF. empersone. See 1st In-, and Parson.] (Eng.
Eccl. Law) Presented, instituted, and inducted into a rectory, and in
full possession. -- n. A clergyman so inducted.
Impart
Im*part" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imparted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Imparting.] [OF. impartir, empartir, L. impartire, impertire; pref.
im- in + partire to part, divide, fr. pars, partis, part, share. See
Part, n. ]
1. To bestow a share or portion of; to give, grant, or communicate; to
allow another to partake in; as, to impart food to the poor; the sun
imparts warmth.
Well may he then to you his cares impart. Dryden.
2. To obtain a share of; to partake of. [R.] Munday.
3. To communicate the knowledge of; to make known; to show by words or
tokens; to tell; to disclose.
Gentle lady, When I did first impart my love to you. Shak.
Syn. -- To share; yield; confer; convey; grant; give; reveal;
disclose; discover; divulge. See Communicate.
Impart
Im*part" (?), v. i.
1. To give a part or share.
He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none. Luke
iii. 11.
2. To hold a conference or consultation. Blackstone.
Impartance
Im*part"ance (?), n. Impartation.
Impartation
Im`par*ta"tion (?), n. The act of imparting, or the thing imparted.
The necessity of this impartation. I. Taylor.
Imparter
Im*part"er (?), n. One who imparts.
Impartial
Im*par"tial (?), a. [Pref. im- not + partial: cf. F. impartial.] Not
partial; not favoring one more than another; treating all alike;
unprejudiced; unbiased; disinterested; equitable; fair; just. Shak.
Jove is impartial, and to both the same. Dryden.
A comprehensive and impartial view. Macaulay.
Impartialist
Im*par"tial*ist, n. One who is impartial. [R.] Boyle.
Impartiality
Im*par`ti*al"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. impartialit\'82.] The quality of
being impartial; freedom from bias or favoritism; disinterestedness;
equitableness; fairness; as, impartiality of judgment, of treatment,
etc.
Impartiality strips the mind of prejudice and passion. South.
Impartially
Im*par"tial*ly (?), a. In an impartial manner.
Impartialness
Im*par"tial*ness, n. Impartiality. Sir W. Temple.
Impartibility
Im*part`i*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being impartible;
communicability. Blackstone.
Impartibility
Im*part`i*bil"i*ty, n. [Cf. F. impartibilit\'82.] The quality of being
incapable of division into parts; indivisibility. Holland.
Impartible
Im*part"i*ble (?), a. [From Impart.] Capable of being imparted or
communicated.
Impartible
Im*part"i*ble, a. [Pref. im- not + partible: cf. F. impartible.] Not
partible; not subject to partition; indivisible; as, an impartible
estate. Blackatone.
Impartment
Im*part"ment (?), n. The act of imparting, or that which is imparted,
communicated, or disclosed. [R.]
It beckons you to go away with it, As if it some impartment did
desire To you alone. Shak.
Impassable
Im*pass"a*ble (?), a. [Cf. Unpassable.] Incapable of being passed; not
admitting a passage; as, an impassable road, mountain, or gulf.
Milton. -- Im*pass"a*ble*ness, n. -- Im*pass"a*bly, adv.
Impassibility
Im*pas`si*bil"i*ty (?), a. [L. impassibilitas: cf. F.
impassibilit\'82.] The quality or condition of being impassible;
insusceptibility of injury from external things.
Impassible
Im*pas"si*ble (?), a. [L. impassibilis; pref. im- not + passibilis
passable: cf. F. impassible. See Passible.] Incapable of suffering;
inaccessible to harm or pain; not to be touched or moved to passion or
sympathy; unfeeling, or not showing feeling; without sensation.
"Impassible to the critic." Sir W. Scott.
Secure of death, I should contemn thy dart Though naked, and
impassible depart. Dryden.
Impassibleness
Im*pas"si*ble*ness, n. Impassibility.
Impassion
Im*pas"sion (?), v. t. [Pref. im- in + passion. Cf. Empassion,
Impassionate, v.] To move or affect strongly with passion. [Archaic]
Chapman.
Impassionable
Im*pas"sion*a*ble (?), a. Excitable; susceptible of strong emotion.
Impassionate
Im*pas"sion*ate (?), a. Strongly affected. Smart.
Impassionate
Im*pas"sion*ate (?), v. t. To affect powerfully; to arouse the
passions of. Dr. H. More.
Impassionate
Im*pas"sion*ate (?), a. [Pref. im- not + passionate.] Without passion
or feeling. Burton.
Impassioned
Im*pas"sioned (?), p. p. & a. Actuated or characterized by passion or
zeal; showing warmth of feeling; ardent; animated; excited; as, an
impassioned orator or discourse.
Impassive
Im*pas"sive (?), a. Not susceptible of pain or suffering; apathetic;
impassible; unmoved.
Impassive as the marble in the quarry. De Quincey.
On the impassive ice the lightings play. Pope.
-- Im*pas"sive*ly, adv. -- Im*pas"sive*ness, n.
Impassivity
Im`pas*siv"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being insusceptible of feeling,
pain, or suffering; impassiveness.
Impastation
Im`pas*ta"tion (?), n. [F. See Impaste.] The act of making into paste;
that which is formed into a paste or mixture; specifically, a
combination of different substances by means of cements.
Impaste
Im*paste" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impasted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Impasting.] [Pref. im- in + paste: cf. It. impastare, OF. empaster, F.
emp\'83ter. See 1st In- and Paste.]
1. To knead; to make into paste; to concrete. "Blood . . . baked and
impasted." Shak.
2. (Paint.) To lay color on canvas by uniting them skillfully
together. [R.] Cf. Impasto.
Impasting
Im*past"ing, (Paint.) The laying on of colors to produce impasto.
Impasto
Im*pas"to (?), n. [It. See Impaste.] (Paint.) The thickness of the
layer or body of pigment applied by the painter to his canvas with
especial reference to the juxtaposition of different colors and tints
in forming a harmonious whole. Fairholt.
Impasture
Im*pas"ture (?), v. t. To place in a pasture; to foster. [R.] T.
Adams.
Impatible
Im*pat"i*ble (?), a. [L. impatibilis; pref. im- not + patibilis
supportable. See Patible.]
1. Not capable of being borne; impassible.
A spirit, and so impatible of material fire. Fuller.
Impatience
Im*pa"tience (?) n. [OE. impacience, F. impatience, fr. L.
impatientia.] The quality of being impatient; want of endurance of
pain, suffering, opposition, or delay; eagerness for change, or for
something expected; restlessness; chafing of spirit; fretfulness;
passion; as, the impatience of a child or an invalid.
I then, . . . Out of my grief and my impatience, Answered
neglectingly. Shak.
With huge impatience he inly swelt More for great sorrow that he
could not pass, Than for the burning torment which he felt.
Spenser.
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Impatiency
Im*pa"tien*cy (?), n. Impatience. [Obs.]
Impatiens
Im*pa"ti*ens (?), n. [L., impatient.] (Bot.) A genus of plants,
several species of which have very beautiful flowers; -- so called
because the elastic capsules burst when touched, and scatter the seeds
with considerable force. Called also touch-me-not, jewelweed, and
snapweed. I. Balsamina (sometimes called lady's slipper) is the common
garden balsam.
Impatient
Im*pa"tient (?), a. [OE. impacient, F. impatient, fr. L. impatiens;
pref. im- not + patiens patient. See Patient.]
1. Not patient; not bearing with composure; intolerant; uneasy;
fretful; restless, because of pain, delay, or opposition; eager for
change, or for something expected; hasty; passionate; -- often
followed by at, for, of, and under.
A violent, sudden, and impatient necessity. Jer. Taylor.
Fame, impatient of extremes, decays Not more by envy than excess of
praise. Pope.
The impatient man will not give himself time to be informed of the
matter that lies before him. Addison.
Dryden was poor and impatient of poverty. Macaulay.
2. Not to be borne; unendurable. [Obs.] Spenser.
3. Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience; as, impatient speeches or
replies. Shak. Syn. -- Restless; uneasy; changeable; hot; eager;
fretful; intolerant; passionate.
Impatient
Im*pa"tient, n. One who is impatient. [R.]
Impatiently
Im*pa"tient*ly, adv. In an impatient manner.
Impatronization
Im*pat`ron*i*za"tion (?), n. Absolute seignory or possession; the act
of investing with such possession. [R.] Cotgrave.
Impatronize
Im*pat"ron*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impatronized (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Impatronizing (?).] To make lord or master; as, to impatronize
one's self of a seigniory. [R.] Bacon.
Impave
Im*pave" (?), v. t. To pave. [Poetic]
Impaved with rude fidelity Of art mosaic. Wordsworth.
Impavid
Im*pav"id (?), a. [L. impavidus. See In- not, and Pavid.] Fearless. --
Im*pav"id*ly, adv.
Impawn
Im*pawn" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impawned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Impawning.] [Pref. im- + pawn: cf. Empawn.] To put in pawn; to pledge.
Shak.
Impeach
Im*peach" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impeached (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Impeaching.] [OE. empeechier to prevent, hinder, bar, F. emp\'88cher,
L. impedicare to entangle; pref. im- in + pedica fetter, fr. pes,
pedis, foot. See Foot, and Appeach, Dispatch, Impede.]
1. To hinder; to impede; to prevent. [Obs.]
These ungracious practices of his sons did impeach his journey to
the Holy Land. Sir J. Davies.
A defluxion on my throat impeached my utterance. Howell.
2. To charge with a crime or misdemeanor; to accuse; especially to
charge (a public officer), before a competent tribunal, with
misbehavior in office; to cite before a tribunal for judgement of
official misconduct; to arraign; as, to impeach a judge. See
Impeachment.
3. Hence, to charge with impropriety; to dishonor; to bring discredit
on; to call in question; as, to impeach one's motives or conduct.
And doth impeach the freedom of the state. Shak.
4. (Law) To challenge or discredit the credibility of, as of a
witness, or the validity of, as of commercial paper.
NOTE: &hand; When used in law with reference to a witness, the term
signifies, to discredit, to show or prove unreliable or unworthy of
belief; when used in reference to the credit of witness, the term
denotes, to impair, to lessen, to disparage, to destroy. The credit
of a witness may be impeached by showing that he has made
statements out of court contradictory to what he swears at the
trial, or by showing that his reputation for veracity is bad, etc.
Syn. -- To accuse; arraign; censure; criminate; indict; impair;
disparage; discredit. See Accuse.
Impeach
Im*peach", n. Hindrance; impeachment. [Obs.]
Impeachable
Im*peach"a*ble (?), a. That may be impeached; liable to impeachment;
chargeable with a crime.
Owners of lands in fee simple are not impeachable for waste. Z.
Swift.
Impeacher
Im*peach"er (?), n. One who impeaches.
Impeachment
Im*peach"ment (?), n. [Cf. F. emp\'88chement.] The act of impeaching,
or the state of being impeached; as: (a) Hindrance; impediment;
obstruction. [Obs.]
Willing to march on to Calais, Without impeachment. Shak.
(b) A calling to account; arraignment; especially, of a public officer
for maladministration.
The consequence of Coriolanus' impeachment had like to have been
fatal to their state. Swift.
(c) A calling in question as to purity of motives, rectitude of
conduct, credibility, etc.; accusation; reproach; as, an impeachment
of motives. Shak.
NOTE: &hand; In England, it is the privilege or right of the House
of Commons to impeach, and the right of the House of Lords to try
and determine impeachments. In the United States, it is the right
of the House of Representatives to impeach, and of the Senate to
try and determine impeachments.
Articles of impeachment. See under Article. -- Impeachment of waste
(Law), restraint from, or accountability for, injury; also, a suit for
damages for injury. Abbott.
Impearl
Im*pearl" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impearled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Impearling.] [Pref. im- in + pearl: cf. F. emperler.]
1. To form into pearls, or into that which resembles pearls. [Poetic]
Dewdrops which the sun Impearls on every leaf and every flower.
Milton.
2. To decorate as with pearls or with anything resembling pearls.
[Poetic]
With morning dews impearled. Mrs. Browning.
The dews of the morning impearl every thorn. R. Digby.
Impeccability
Im*pec`ca*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. impeccabilit\'82.] the quality of
being impeccable; exemption from sin, error, or offense.
Infallibility and impeccability are two of his attributes. Pope.
Impeccable
Im*pec"ca*ble (?), a. [L. impeccabilis; pref. im- not + peccare to
err, to sin: cf. F. impeccable.] Not liable to sin; exempt from the
possibility of doing wrong. -- n. One who is impeccable; esp., one of
a sect of Gnostic heretics who asserted their sinlessness.
God is infallible, impeccable, and absolutely perfect. P. Skelton.
Impeccancy
Im*pec"can*cy (?), n. Sinlessness. Bp. Hall.
Impeccant
Im*pec"cant (?), a. Sinless; impeccable. Byron.
Impecuniosity
Im`pe*cu`ni*os"i*ty (?), n. The state of being impecunious. Thackeray.
Sir W. Scott.
Impecunious
Im"pe*cu"ni*ous (?), a. [L. im- not + pecunia money: cf. F.
imp\'82cunieux.] Not having money; habitually without money; poor.
An impecunious creature. B. Jonson.
Impede
Im*pede" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impeded; p. pr. & vb. n. Impeding.]
[L. impedire, lit., to entangle the feet; pref. im- in + pes, pedis,
foot. See Foot, and cf. Impeach.] To hinder; to stop in progress; to
obstruct; as, to impede the advance of troops.
Whatever hinders or impedes The action of the nobler will.
Logfellow.
Impedible
Im*ped"i*ble (?), a. Capable of being impeded or hindered. [R.] Jer.
Taylor.
Impediment
Im*ped"i*ment (?), n. [L. impedimentum: cf. F. impediment.] That which
impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or effect.
Thus far into the bowels of the land Have we marched on without
impediment. Shak.
Impediment in speech, a defect which prevents distinct utterance. Syn.
-- Hindrance; obstruction; obstacle; difficulty; incumbrance. --
Impediment, Obstacle, Difficulty, Hindrance. An impediment literally
strikes against our feet, checking our progress, and we remove it. An
obstacle rises before us in our path, and we surmount or remove it. A
difficulty sets before us something hard to be done, and we encounter
it and overcome it. A hindrance holds us back for a time, but we break
away from it.
The eloquence of Demosthenes was to Philip of Macedon, a difficulty
to be met with his best recources, ant obstacle to his own
ambition, and an impedimen in his political career. C. J. Smith.
Impediment
Im*ped"i*ment, v. t. To impede. [R.] Bp. Reynolds.
Impedimental
Im*ped`i*men"tal (?), a. Of the nature of an impediment; hindering;
obstructing; impeditive.
Things so impediental to success. G. H. Lewes.
Impedite
Im"pe*dite (?), a. [L. impeditus, p. p. See Impede.] Hindered;
obstructed. [R.] Jer. Taylor.
Impedite
Im"pe*dite, v. t. To impede. [Obs.] Boyle.
Impedition
Im"pe*di"tion (?), n. [L. impeditio.] A hindering; a hindrance. [Obs.]
Baxier.
Impeditive
Im*ped"i*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. imp\'82ditif.] Causing hindrance;
impeding. "Cumbersome, and impeditive of motion." Bp. Hall.
Impel
Im*pel" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impelled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Impelling.] [L. impellere; pref. im- in + pellere, pulsum, to drive.
See Pulse a beat, and cf. Impulse.] To drive or urge forward or on; to
press on; to incite to action or motion in any way.
The surge impelled me on a craggy coast. Pope.
Syn. -- To instigate; incite; induce; influence; force; drive; urge;
actuate; move.
Impellent
Im*pel"lent (?), a. [L. impellens, p. pr. of impellere.] Having the
quality of impelling.
Impellent
Im*pel"lent, n. An impelling power or force. Glanvill.
Impeller
Im*pel"ler (?), n. One who, or that which, impels.
Impen
Im*pen" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impenned (?) and Impent (; p. pr. &
vb. n. Impenning.] To shut up or inclose, as in a pen. Feltham.
Impend
Im*pend" (?), v. t. [L. impend; pref. im- in + pend to weigh out,
pay.] To pay. [Obs.] Fabyan.
Impend
Im*pend", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Impended; p. pr. & vb. n. Impending.]
[L. impend\'c7re; pref. im- in + pend\'c7re to hang. See Pendant.] To
hang over; to be suspended above; to threaten frome near at hand; to
menace; to be imminent. See Imminent.
Destruction sure o'er all your heads impends. Pope.
Impendence, Impendency
Im*pend"ence (?), Im*pend"en*cy (?), n. The state of impending; also,
that which impends. "Impendence of volcanic cloud." Ruskin.
Impendent
Im*pend"ent (?), a. [L. impendens, p. pr. of impend\'c7re.] Impending;
threatening.
Impendent horrors, threatening hideous fall. Milton.
Impending
Im*pend"ing, a. Hanging over; overhanging; suspended so as to menace;
imminet; threatening.
An impending brow. Hawthorne.
And nodding Ilion waits th' impending fall. Pope.
Syn. -- Imminent; threatening. See Imminent.
Impenetrability
Im*pen`e*tra*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. imp\'82n\'82trabilit\'82.]
1. Quality of being impenetrable.
2. (Physics) That property in virtue of which two portions of matter
can not at the same time occupy the same portion of space.
3. Insusceptibility of intellectual or emotional impression;
obtuseness; stupidity; coldness.
Impenetrable
Im*pen"e*tra*ble (?), a. [L. impenetrabilis; pref. im- not +
penetrabilis penetrable: cf. F. imp\'82n\'82trable.]
1. Incapable of being penetrated or pierced; not admitting the passage
of other bodies; not to be entered; impervious; as, an impenetrable
shield.
Highest woods impenetrable To star or sunlight. Milton.
2. (Physics) Having the property of preventing any other substance
from occupying the same space at the same time.
3. Inaccessible, as to knowledge, reason, sympathy, etc.;
unimpressible; not to be moved by arguments or motives; as, an
impenetrable mind, or heart.
They will be credulous in all affairs of life, but impenetrable by
a sermon of the gospel. Jer. Taylor.
Impenetrableness
Im*pen"e*tra*ble*ness (?), n. The quality of being impenetrable;
impenetrability.
Impenetrably
Im*pen"e*tra*bly, adv. In an impenetrable manner or state;
imperviously. "Impenetrably armed." Milton. "Impenetrably dull." Pope.
Impenitence
Im*pen"i*tence (?), n. [L. impenitentia: cf. F. imp\'82nitence.] The
condition of being impenitent; failure or refusal to repent; hardness
of heart.
He will advance from one degree of wickedness and impenitence to
another. Rogers.
Impenitency
Im*pen"i*ten*cy (?), n. Impenitence. Milton.
Impenitent
Im*pen"i*tent (?), a. [L. impaenitens; pref. im- not + paenitens
penitens: cf. F. imp\'82nitent. See Penitent.] Not penitent; not
repenting of sin; not contrite; of a hard heart. "They . . . died
impenitent." Milton. "A careless and impenitent heart." Bp. Hall.
Impenitent
Im*pen"i*tent, n. One who is not penitent. [R.]
Impenitently
Im*pen"i*tent*ly, adv. Without repentance.
Impennate
Im*pen"nate (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Characterized by short wings covered
with feathers resembling scales, as the penguins. -- n. One of the
Impennes.
Impennes
Im*pen"nes (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. pref. im- not + penna feather.]
(Zo\'94l.) An order of birds, including only the penguins, in which
the wings are without quills, and not suited for flight.
Impennous
Im*pen"nous (?) a. [L. pref. im- not + penna wing.] (Zo\'94l.) Having
no wings, as some insects.
Impeople
Im*peo"ple (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impeopled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Impeopling (?).] [See Empeople.] To people; to give a population to.
[Obs.]
Thou hast helped to impeople hell. Beaumont.
Imperant
Im"pe*rant (?), a. [L. imperans, p. pr. of imperare to command.]
Commanding. [R.] Baxter.
Imperate
Im"pe*rate (?), a. [L. imperatus, p. p. of imperare to command.] Done
by express direction; not involuntary; communded. [Obs.]
Those imperate acts, wherein we see the empire of the soul. Sir M.
Hale.
Imperatival
Im*per`a*ti"val (?), a. (Gram.) Of or pertaining to the imperative
mood.
Imperative
Im*per"a*tive (?), a. [L. imperativus, fr. imperare to command; pref.
im- in + parare to make ready, prepare: cf. F. imp\'82ratif. See
Perade, and cf. Empire.]
1. Expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively
or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative; as, imperative
orders.
The suit of kings are imperative. Bp. Hall.
2. Not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding; compulsory; as,
an imperative duty or order.
3. (Gram.) Expressive of commund, entreaty, advice, or exhortation;
as, the imperative mood.
Imperative
Im*per"a*tive, n. (Gram.) The imperative mood; also, a verb in the
imperative mood.
Imperatively
Im*per"a*tive*ly, adv. In an imperative manner.
Imperator
Im`pe*ra"tor (?), n. [L. See Emperor.] (Rom. Antiq.) A commander; a
leader; an emperor; -- originally an appellation of honor by which
Roman soldiers saluted their general after an important victory.
Subsequently the title was conferred as a recognition of great
military achievements by the senate, whence it carried wiht it some
special privileges. After the downfall of the Republic it was assumed
by Augustus and his successors, and came to have the meaning now
attached to the word emperor.
Imperatorial
Im*per`a*to"ri*al (?), a. [L. imperatorius.]
1. Commanding; imperative; authoritative.
2. Of or pertaining to the title or office of imperator. "Imperatorial
laurels." C. Merivale.
Imperatorian
Im*per`a*to"ri*an (?), a. Imperial. [R.] Gauden.
Imperatory
Im*per"a*to*ry (?), a. Imperative. [R.]
Imperceivable
Im`per*ceiv"a*ble (?), a. Imperceptible. [R.] South. --
Im`per*ceiv"a*ble*ness, n. Sharp.
Imperceived
Im`per*ceived" (?), a. Not perceived. [Obs.]
Imperceptibility
Im`per*cep`ti*bil"i*ty (?), n. The state or quality of being
imperceptible.
Imperceptible
Im`per*cep"ti*ble (?), a. [Pref. im- not + perceptible: cf. F.
imperceptible.] Not perceptible; not to be apprehended or cognized by
the souses; not discernible by the mind; not easily apprehended.
Almost imperceptible to the touch. Dryden.
Its operation is slow, and in some cases almost imperceptible.
Burke.
-- Im`per*cep"ti*ble*ness, n. -- Im`per*cep"ti*bly, adv.
Their . . . subility and imperceptibleness. Sir M. Hale.
Imperception
Im`per*cep"tion (?), n. Want of perception.
Imperceptive
Im`per*cep"tive (?), a. Unable to perceive.
The imperceptive part of the soul. Dr. H. More.
Impercipient
Im`per*cip"i*ent (?), a. Not perceiving, or not able to perceive. A.
Baxter.
Imperdibility
Im*per`di*bil"i*ty (?), n. The state or quality of being imperdible.
[Obs.] Derham.
Imperdible
Im*per"di*ble (?), a. [Pref. im- not + L. perdere to destroy.] Not
destructible. [Obs.] -- Im*per"di*bly, adv. [Obs.]
Imperfect
Im*per"fect (?), a. [L. imperfectus: pref. im- not + perfectus
perfect: cf. F imparfait, whence OE. imparfit. See Perfect.]
1. Not perfect; not complete in all its parts; wanting a part;
deective; deficient.
Something he left imperfect in the state. Shak.
Why, then, your other senses grow imperfect. Shak.
2. Wanting in some elementary organ that is essential to successful or
normal activity.
He . . . stammered like a child, or an amazed, imperfect person.
Jer. Taylor.
3. Not fulfilling its design; not realizing an ideal; not conformed to
a standard or rule; not satisfying the taste or conscience;
esthetically or morally defective.
Nothing imperfect or deficient left Of all that he created. Milton.
Then say not man's imperfect, Heaven in fault; Say rather, man's as
perfect as he ought. Pope.
Imperfect arch, an arch of less than a semicircle; a skew arch. --
Imperfect cadence (Mus.), one not ending with the tonic, but with the
dominant or some other chord; one not giving complete rest; a half
close. -- Imperfect consonances (Mus.), chords like the third and
sixth, whose ratios are less simple than those of the fifth and forth.
-- Imperfect flower (Bot.), a flower wanting either stamens or
pistils. Gray. -- Imperfect interval (Mus.), one a semitone less than
perfect; as, an imperfect fifth. -- Imperfect number (Math.), a number
either greater or less than the sum of its several divisors; in the
former case, it is called also a defective number; in the latter, an
abundant number. -- Imperfect obligations (Law), obligations as of
charity or gratitude, which cannot be enforced by law. -- Imperfect
power (Math.), a number which can not be produced by taking any whole
number or vulgar fraction, as a factor, the number of times indicated
by the power; thus, 9 is a perfect square, but an imperfect cube. --
Imperfect tense (Gram), a tense expressing past time and incomplete
action.
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Imperfect
Im*per"fect (?), n. (Gram.) The imperfect tense; or the form of a verb
denoting the imperfect tense.
Imperfect
Im*per"fect, v. t. To make imperfect. [Obs.]
Imperfectibility
Im`per*fec`ti*bil"i*ty (?), n. The state or quality of being
imperfectible. [R.]
Imperfectible
Im`per*fec"ti*ble (?), a. Incapable of being mad perfect. [R.]
Imperfection
Im`per*fec"tion (?), n. [L. imperfectio: cf. F. imperfection. See
Imperfect, a.] The quality or condition of being imperfect; want of
perfection; incompleteness; deficiency; fault or blemish.
Sent to my account With all my imperfections on my head. Shak.
Syn. -- Defect; deficiency; incompleteness; fault; failing; weakness;
frailty; foible; blemish; vice.
Imperfectness
Im*per"fect*ness, n. The state of being imperfect.
Imperforable
Im*per"fo*ra*ble (?), a. [See Imperforate.] Incapable of being
perforated, or bored through.
Imperforata
Im*per"fo*ra"ta (?), n. pl. [NL. See Imperforate.] (Zo\'94l.) A
division of Foraminifera, including those in which the shell is not
porous.
Imperforate, Imperforated
Im*per"fo*rate (?), Im*per"fo*ra"ted (?), a. [L. pref. im- not +
perforatus, p. p. of perforate to perforate. See Perforate.] Not
perforated; having no opening or aperture. Sir J. Banks.
Imperforation
Im*per`fo*ra"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. imperforation.] The state of being
without perforation.
Imperial
Im*pe"ri*al (?), a. [OE. emperial, OF. emperial, F. imp\'82rial, fr.
L. imperialis, fr. imperium command, sovereignty, empire. See Empire.]
1. Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an imperial
government; imperial authority or edict.
The last That wore the imperial diadem of Rome. Shak.
2. Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one who wields
it; royal; sovereign; supreme. "The imperial democracy of Athens."
Mitford.
Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns With an imperial voice. Shak.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free, These are imperial
arts, and worthy thee. Dryden.
He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line of battle. E.
Everett.
3. Of superior or unusual size or excellence; as, imperial paper;
imperial tea, etc.
Imperial bushel, gallon, etc. See Bushel, Gallon, etc. -- Imperial
chamber, the, the sovereign court of the old German empire. --
Imperial city, under the first German empire, a city having no head
but the emperor. -- Imperial diet, an assembly of all the states of
the German empire. -- Imperial drill. (Manuf.) See under 8th Drill. --
Imperial eagle. (Zo\'94l.) See Eagle. -- Imperial green. See Paris
green, under Green. -- Imperial guard, the royal guard instituted by
Napoleon I. -- Imperial weights and measures, the standards legalized
by the British Parliament.
Imperial
Im*pe"ri*al, n. [F. imp\'82riale: cf. Sp. imperial.]
1. The tuft of hair on a man's lower lip and chin; -- so called from
the style of beard of Napoleon III.
2. An outside seat on a diligence. T. Hughes.
3. A luggage case on the top of a coach. Simmonds.
4. Anything of unusual size or excellence, as a large decanter, a kind
of large photograph, a large sheet of drowing, printing, or writing
paper, etc.
5. A gold coin of Russia worth ten rubles, or about eight dollars.
McElrath.
6. A kind of fine cloth brought into England from Greece. or other
Eastern countries, in the Middle Ages.
Imperialism
Im*pe"ri*al*ism (?), n. The power or character of an emperor; imperial
authority; the spirit of empire.
Roman imperialism had divided the world. C. H. Pearson.
Imperialist
Im*pe"ri*al*ist, n. [Cf. F. imp\'82rialiste.] One who serves an
emperor; one who favors imperialism.
Imperiality
Im*pe`ri*al"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Imperialities (.
1. Imperial power.
2. An imperial right or privilegs. See Royalty.
The late empress having, by ukases of grace, relinquished her
imperialities on the private mines, viz., the tenths of the copper,
iron, silver and gold. W. Tooke.
Imperialize
Im*pe"ri*al*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imperialized (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Imperializing (?).] To invest with imperial authority,
character, or style; to bring to the form of an empire. Fuller.
Imperially
Im*pe"ri*al*ly, adv. In an imperial manner.
Imperially
Im*pe"ri*al*ly (?), n. Imperial power. [R.] Sheldon.
Imperil
Im*per"il (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imperiled (?) or Imperilled; p. pr.
& vb. n. Imperiling or Imperilling.] To bring into peril; to endanger.
Imperilment
Im*per"il*ment (?), n. The act of imperiling, or the state of being
imperiled.
Imperious
Im*pe"ri*ous (?), a. [L. imperiosus: cf. F. imp\'82rieux. See
Imperial.]
1. Commanding; ascendant; imperial; lordly; majestic. [Obs.] "A vast
and imperious mind." Tilloison.
Therefore, great lords, be, as your titles witness, Imperious.
Shak.
2. Haughly; arrogant; overbearing; as, an imperious tyrant; an
imperious manner.
This imperious man will work us all From princes into pages. Shak.
His bold, contemptuous, and imperious spirit soon made him
conspicuous. Macaulay.
3. Imperative; urgent; compelling.
Imperious need, which can not be withstood. Dryden.
Syn. -- Dictatorial; haughty; domineering; overbearing; lordly;
tyrannical; despotic; arrogant; imperative; authoritative; commanding;
pressing. -- Imperious, Lordly, Domineering. One who is imperious
exercises his authority in a manner highly offensive for its spirit
and tone; one who is lordly assumes a lofty air in order to display
his importance; one who is domineering gives orders in a way to make
other feel their inferiority.
Imperiously
Im*pe"ri*ous*ly, adv. In an imperious manner.
Imperriousnes
Im*per"ri*ous*nes, n. The quality or state of being imperious;
arrogance; haughtiness.
Imperiousness and severity is but an ill way of treating men who
have reason of their own to guide them. Locke.
Imperishability
Im*per`ish*a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being imperishable:
indstructibility. "The imperishability of the universe." Milman.
Imperishable
Im*per"ish*a*ble (?), a. [Pref. im- not + perishable: cf. F.
imp\'82rissable.] Not perisha ble; not subject to decay;
indestructible; enduringpermanently; as, an imperishable monument;
imperishable renown. -- Im*per"ish*a*ble*ness, n. -- Im*per"ish*a*bly,
adv.
Imperiwigged
Im*per"i"wigged (?), a. Wearing a periwig.
Impermanence, Impermanency
Im*per"ma*nence (?), Im*per"ma*nen*cy (?), n. Want of permanence.
Impermanent
Im*per"ma*nent (?), a. Not permanent.
Impermeability
Im*per`me*a*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Pref. im- not + permeability: cf. F.
imperm\'82abilit\'82.] The quality of being impermeable.
Impermeable
Im*per"me*a*ble (?), a. [Pref. im- not + permeable: cf. F.
imperm\'82able, L. impermeabilis.] Not permeable; not permitting
passage, as of a fluid. through its substance; impervious;
impenetrable; as, India rubber is impermeable to water and to air. --
Im*per"me*a*ble*ness, n. -- Im*per"me*a*bly, adv.
Impermissible
Im`per*mis"si*ble (?), a. Not permissible.
Imperscrutable
Im`per*scru"ta*ble (?), a. [L. imperscrutabilis.] Not capable of being
searched out; inscrutable. [Obs.] -- Im`per*scru"ta*ble*ness, n.
[Obs.]
Imperseverant
Im`per*sev"er*ant (?), a. Not persevering; fickle; thoughtless. [Obs.]
Impersonal
Im*per"son*al (?), a. [L. impersonalis; pref. im- not + personalis
personal: cf. F. impersonnel. See Personal.] Not personal; not
representing a person; not having personality.
An almighty but impersonal power, called Fate. Sir J. Stephen.
Impersonal verb (Gram.), a verb used with an indeterminate subject,
commonly, in English, with the impersonal pronoun it; as, it rains; it
snows; methinks (it seems to me). Many verbs which are not strictly
impersonal are often used impersonally; as, it goes well with him.
Impersonal
Im*per"son*al, n. That which wants personality; specifically (Gram.),
an impersonal verb.
Impersonality
Im*per`son*al"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being impersonal; want or
absence of personality.
Impersonally
Im*per"son*al*ly (?), adv. In an impersonal manner.
Impersonate
Im*per"son*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impersonated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Impersonating.]
1. To invest with personality; to endow with the form of a living
being.
2. To ascribe the qualities of a person to; to personify.
3. To assume, or to represent, the person or character of; to
personate; as, he impersonated Macbeth.
Benedict impersonated his age. Milman.
Impersonation, Impersonification
Im*per`son*a"tion (?), Im`per*son`i*fi*ca"tion (?), n. The act of
impersonating; personification; investment with personality;
representation in a personal form.
Impersonator
Im*per"son*a`tor (?), n. One who impersonates; an actor; a mimic.
Imperspicuity
Im*per`spi*cu"i*ty (?), n. Want of perspicuity or clearness; vaguness;
ambiguity.
Imperspicuous
Im`per*spic"u*ous (?), a. Not perspicuous; not clear; obscure; vague;
ambeguous.
Impersuadable
Im`per*suad"a*ble (?), a. [Cf. Impersuasible.] Not to be persuaded;
obstinate; unyielding; impersuasible. -- Im`per*suad"a*ble*ness, n.
Impersuasible
Im`per*sua"si*ble (?), a. [Pref. im- not + persuasible: cf. OF.
impersuasible.] Not persuasible; not to be moved by persuasion;
inflexible; impersuadable. Dr. H. More. -- Im`per*sua`si*bil"i*ty (#),
n.
Impertinence
Im*per"ti*nence (?), n. [Cf. F. impertinence. See Impertinent.]
1. The condition or quality of being impertnent; absence of
pertinence, or of adaptedness; irrelevance; unfitness.
2. Conduct or language unbecoming the person, the society, or the
circumstances; rudeness; incivility.
We should avoid the vexation and impertinence of pedants who affect
to talk in a language not to be understood. Swift.
3. That which is impertinent; a thing out of place, or of no value.
There are many subtile impertinences learned in schools. Watts.
Impertinency
Im*per"ti*nen*cy (?), n. Impertinence. [R.]
O, matter and impertinency mixed! Reason in madness! Shak.
Impertinent
Im*per"ti*nent (?), a. [F., fr. L. impertinens, -entis; pref. im- not
+ pertinens. See Pertinent.]
1. Not pertinent; not pertaining to the matter in hand; having no
bearing on the subject; not to the point; irrelevant; inapplicable.
Things that are impertinent to us. Tillotson.
How impertinent that grief was which served no end! Jer. Taylor.
2. Contrary to, or offending against, the rules of propriety or good
breeding; guilty of, or prone to, rude, unbecoming, or uncivil words
or actions; as, an impertient coxcomb; an impertient remark.
3. Trifing; inattentive; frivolous. Syn. -- Rude; officious;
intrusive; saucy; unmannerly; meddlesome; disrespectful; impudent;
insolent. -- Impertinent, Officious, Rude. A person is officious who
obtrudes his offices or assistance where they are not needed; he is
impertinent when he intermeddles in things with which he has no
concern. The former shows a want of tact, the latter a want of
breeding, or, more commonly, a spirit of sheer impudence. A person is
rude when he violates the proprieties of social life either from
ignorance or wantonness. "An impertinent man will ask questions for
the mere grafication of curiosity; a rude man will burst into the room
of another, or push against his person, inviolant of all decorum; one
who is officious is quite as unfortunate as he is troublesome; when he
strives to serve, he has the misfortune to annoy." Crabb. See
Impudence, and Insolent.
Impertinent
Im*per"ti*nent, n. An impertinent person. [R.]
Impertinently
Im*per"ti*nent*ly, adv. In an impertinent manner. "Not to betray
myself impertinently." B. Jonson.
Impertransibility
Im`per*tran`si*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being
impertransible. [R.]
Impertransible
Im`per*tran"si*ble (?), a. [L. pref. im- not + pertransire to go
through. See Per- and Transient.] Incapable of being passed through.
[R.]
Impertrubable
Im`per*trub"a*ble (?), a. [L. imperturbabilis; pref. im- not +
perturbare to disturb: cf. F. imperturbable. See Perture.] Incapable
of being disturbed or disconcerted; as, imperturbable gravity.
Imperturbably
Im`per*turb"a*bly, adv. In an imperturbable manner; calmly. C.
Bront\'82.
Imperturbation
Im*per`tur*ba"tion (?), n. [L. imperturbatio.] Freedom from agitation
of mind; calmness; quietude. W. Montagu.
Imperturbed
Im`per*turbed" (?), a. Not perturbed.
Imperviability
Im*per`vi*a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being imperviable.
Imperviable
Im*per"vi*a*ble (?), a. Not pervious; impervious. [R.] --
Im*per"vi*a*ble*ness, n. [R.]
Impervious
Im*per"vi*ous (?), a. [L. impervius; pref. im- not + per through + via
way. See Voyage.] Not pervious; not admitting of entrance or passage
through; as, a substance impervious to water or air.
This gulf impassable, impervious. Milton.
The minds of these zealots were absolutely impervious. Macaulay.
Syn. -- Impassable; pathless; impenetrable; imperviable; impermeable.
-- Im*per"vi*ous*ly, adv. -- Im*per"vi*ous*ness, n.
Impery
Im"per*y (?), n. Empery. [Archaic] Joye.
Impest
Im*pest" (?), v. t. To affict with pestilence; to infect, as with
plague. [Obs.]
Impester
Im*pes"ter (?), v. t. See Pester. [Obs.]
Impetiginous
Im`pe*tig"i*nous (?), a. [L. impetiginous: cf. F. imp\'82tigineux.] Of
the nature of, or pertaining to, impetigo.
Impetigo
Im`pe*ti"go (?), n. [L., fr. impetere to attack.] (Med.) A cutaneous,
pustular eruption, not attended with fever; usually, a kind of eczema
with pustulation.
Impetrable
Im"pe*tra*ble (?) a. [L. impetrabilis: cf. F. imp\'82trable. See
Impetrate.] Capable of being obtained or moved by petition. [Obs.]
Bailey.
Impetrate
Im"pe*trate (?), a. [L. impetratus, p. p. of impetrare to obtain;
pref. im- in + patrare to bring to pass.] Obtained by entreaty. [Obs.]
Ld. Herbert.
Impetrate
Im"pe*trate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impetrated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Impetrating (?).] To obtain by request or entreaty. Usher.
Impetration
Im`pe*tra"tion (?), n. [L. impetratio: cf. F. imp\'82tration.]
1. The act of impetrating, or obtaining by petition or entreaty.
[Obs.]
In way of impertation procuring the removal or allevation of our
crosses. Barrow.
2. (Old Eng. Law) The obtaining of benefice from Rome by solicitation,
which benefice belonged to the disposal of the king or other lay
patron of the realm.
Impetrative
Im"pe*tra*tive (?), a. [L. impetrativus obtained by entreaty.] Of the
nature of impetration; getting, or tending to get, by entreaty. [Obs.]
Bp. Hall.
Impetratory
Im"pe*tra*to*ry (?), a. Containing or expressing entreaty. [Obs.] Jer.
Taylor.
Impetuosity
Im*pet`u*os"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. imp\'82tuosit\'82.]
1. The condition or quality of being impetuous; fury; violence.
2. Vehemence, or furiousnes of temper. Shak.
Impetuous
Im*pet"u*ous (?), a. [F. impetueux, L. impetuosus. See Impetus.]
1. Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus; furious;
forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent.
Went pouring forward with impetuous speed. Byron.
2. Vehement in feeling; hasty; passionate; violent; as, a man of
impetuous temper.
The people, on their holidays, Impetuous, insolent, unquenchable.
Milton.
Syn. -- Forcible; rapid; hasty; precipitate; furious; boisterous;
violent; raging; fierce; passionate. -- Im*pet"u*ous*ly, adv. --
Im*pet"u*ous*ness, n.
Impetus
Im"pe*tus (?), n. [L., fr. impetere to rush upon, attack; pref. im- in
+ petere to fall upon, seek. See Petition.]
1. A property possessed by a moving body in virtue of its weight and
its motion; the force with which any body is driven or impelled;
momentum.
NOTE: &hand; Mo mentum is th e technical term, impetus its popular
equivalent, yet differing from it as applied commonly to bodies
moving or moved suddenly or violently, and indicating the origin
and intensity of the motion, rather than its quantity or
effectiveness.
2. Fig.: Impulse; incentive; vigor; force. Buckle.
3. (Gun.) The aititude through which a heavy body must fall to acquire
a velocity equal to that with which a ball is discharged from a piece.
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Impeyan pheasant
Im"pey*an pheas"ant (?). [From Lady Impey, who attempted to naturalize
the bird in England.] (Zo\'94l.) An Indian crested pheasant of the
genus Lophophorus. Several species are known. Called also monaul,
monal.
NOTE: &hand; They are remarkable for the bright color and brilliant
matallic hues of their plumage. The best known species (L.
Impeyanus) has the neck of a brilliant metallic red, changing to
golden yellow in certain lights.
Imphee
Im"phee (?), n. (Bot.) The African sugar cane (Holcus saccharatus), --
resembling the sorghum, or Chinese sugar cane.
Impictured
Im*pic"tured (?), a. Pictured; impressed. [Obs.] Spenser.
Impierce
Im*pierce" (?), v. t. [Pref. im- in + pierce. Cf. Empierce.] To
pierce; to penetrate. [Obs.] Drayton.
Impierceable
Im*pierce"a*ble (?) a. Not capable of being pierced; impenetrable.
[Obs.] Spenser.
Impiety
Im*pi"e*ty (?), n.; pl. Impieties (. [L. impietas, fr. impius impious;
cf. F. impi\'82t\'82. See Impious, Piety.]
1. The quality of being impious; want of piety; irreverence toward the
Supreme Being; ungodliness; wickedness.
2. An impious act; an act of wickednes.
Those impieties for the which they are now visited. Shak.
Syn. -- Ungodliness; irreligion; unrighteousness; sinfulness;
profaneness; wickedness; godlessness.
Impignorate
Im*pig"no*rate (?), v. t. [LL. impignoratus, p. pl of impignorare to
pawn. See Pignoration.] To pledge or pawn. [Obs.] Laing.
Impignoration
Im*pig`no*ra"tion (?), n. [LL. impignoratio: cf. F. impignoration.]
The act of pawning or pledging; the state of being pawned. [Obs.]
Bailey.
Imping
Imp"ing (?), n. [See Imp to graft.]
1. The act or process of grafting or mending. [Archaic]
2. (Falconry) The process of repairing broken feathers or a deficient
wing.
Impinge
Im*pinge" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impinged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Impinging (?).] [L. impingere; pref. im- in + pangere to fix, strike;
prob. akin to pacisci to agree, contract. See Pact, and cf. Impact.]
To fall or dash against; to touch upon; to strike; to hit; to ciash
with; -- with on or upon.
The cause of reflection is not the impinging of light on the solid
or impervious parts of bodies. Sir I. Newton.
But, in the present order of things, not to be employed without
impinging on God's justice. Bp. Warburton.
Impingement
Im*pinge"ment (?), n. The act of impinging.
Impingent
Im*pin"gent (?), a. [L. impingens, p. pr.] Striking against or upon.
Impinguate
Im*pin"guate (?), v. t. [L. impinguatus, p. p. of impinguare to
fatten; pref. im- in + pinguis fat.] To fatten; to make fat. [Obs.]
Bacon.
Impinguation
Im`pin*gua"tion (?), n. The act of making fat, or the state of being
fat or fattened. [Obs.]
Impious
Im"pi*ous (?), a. [L. impius; pref. im- not + pius piou. See Pious.]
Not pious; wanting piety; irreligious; irreverent; ungodly; profane;
wanting in reverence for the Supreme Being; as, an impious deed;
impious language.
When vice prevails, and impious men bear away, The post of honor is
a private station. Addison.
Syn. -- Impious, Irreligious, Profane. Irreligious is negative,
impious and profane are positive. An indifferent man may be
irreligious; a profane man is irreverent in speech and conduct; an
impious man is wickedly and boldly defiant in the strongest sense.
Profane also has the milder sense of secular. C. J. Smith. --
Im"pi*ous*ly, adv. -- Im"pi*ous*ness, n.
Impire
Im"pire (?), n. See Umpire. [Obs.] Huloet.
Impishly
Imp"ish*ly (?), a. Having the qualities, or showing the
characteristics, of an imp.
Impishly
Imp"ish*ly, adv. In the manner of an imp.
Imppiteous
Imp*pit"e*ous (?), a. Pitiless; cruel. [Obs.]
Implacability
Im*pla`ca*bil"i*ty (?), n. [L. implacabilitas: cf. F.
implacabilit\'82.] The quality or state of being implacable.
Implacable
Im*pla"ca*ble (?), a. [L. implacabilis; pref. im- not + placabilis:
cf. F. implacable. See Placable.]
1. Not placable; not to be appeased; incapable of being pacified;
inexorable; as, an implacable prince.
I see thou art implacable. Milton.
An object of implacable enmity. Macaulay.
2. Incapable of ebign relieved or assuaged; inextinguishable. [R.]
O! how I burn with implacable fire. Spenser.
Which wrought them pain Implacable, and many a dolorous groan.
Milton.
Syn. -- Unappeasable; inexorable; irreconcilable; unrelenting;
relentless; unyielding.
Implacableness
Im*pla"ca*ble*ness (?), n. The quality of being implacable;
implacability.
Implacably
Im*pla"ca*bly, adv. In an implacable manner.
Implacental
Im`pla*cen"tal (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Without a placenta, as marsupials
and monotremes. -- n. A mammal having no placenta.
Implacentalia
Im`pla*cen*ta"li*a (?), n. pl. [NL. See In- not, and Placental.]
(Zo\'94l.) A primary division of the Mammalia, including the
monotremes and marsupials, in which no placenta is formed.
Implant
Im*plant" (?) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Implanted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Implanting.] [Pref. im- in + plant: cf. F. implanter.] To plant, or
infix, for the purpose of growth; to fix deeply; to instill; to
inculate; to introduce; as, to implant the seeds of virtue, or the
principles of knowledge, in the minds of youth.
Minds well implanted with solid . . . breeding. Milton.
Implantation
Im`plan*ta"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. implantation.] The act or process of
implantating.
Implate
Im*plate" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Implated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Implating.] To cover with plates; to sheathe; as, to implate a ship
with iron.
Implausibility
Im*plau`si*bil"i*ty (?), n. Want of plausibility; the quality of being
implausible.
Implausible
Im*plau"si*ble (?), a. [Pref. im- not + plausible: cf. F.
implausible.] Not plausible; not wearing the appearance of truth or
credibility, and not likely to be believed. "Implausible harangues."
Swift. -- Im*plau"si*ble*ness, n. -- Im*plau"si*bly, adv.
Impleach
Im*pleach" (?), v. t. To pleach; to interweave. [Obs.] Shak.
Implead
Im*plead" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impleaded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Impleading.] [Cf. Emplead.] (Law) To institute and prosecute a suit
against, in court; to sue or prosecute at law; hence, to accuse; to
impeach.
Implead
Im*plead", v. i. To sue at law.
Impleadable
Im*plead"a*ble (?), a. Not admitting excuse, evasion, or plea;
rigorous. [R.] T. Adams.
Impleader
Im*plead"er (?), n. (Law) One who prosecutes or sues another.
Impleasing
Im*pleas"ing (, a. Unpleasing; displeasing. [Obs.] Overbury.
Impledge
Im*pledge" (?), v. t. To pledge. Sir W. Scott.
Implement
Im"ple*ment (?), n. [LL. implementum accomplishment, fr. L. implere,
impletum, to fill up, finish, complete; pref. im- in + plere to fill.
The word was perh. confuse with OF. empleier, emploier, to employ, F.
employer, whence E. employ. See Plenty.] That which fulfills or
supplies a want or use; esp., an instrument, toll, or utensil, as
supplying a requisite to an end; as, the implements of trade, of
husbandry, or of war.
Genius must have talent as its complement and implement. Coleridge.
Implement
Im"ple*ment, v. t.
1. To accomplish; to fulfill. [R.]
Revenge . . . executed and implemented by the hand of Vanbeest
Brown. Sir W. Scott.
2. To provide with an implement or implements; to cause to be
fulfilled, satisfied, or carried out, by means of an implement or
implements.
The chief mechanical requisites of the barometer are implemented in
such an instrument as the following. Nichol.
3. (Scots Law) To fulfill or perform, as a contract or an engagement.
Implemental
Im`ple*men"tal (?), a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, implements
or their use; mechanical.
Impletion
Im*ple"tion (?), n. [L. impletio. See Implement.]
1. The act of filling, or the state of being full. Sir T. Browne.
2. That which fills up; filling. Coleridge.
Implex
Im"plex (?), a. [L. implexus, p. p. of implectere to infold; pref. im-
in + plectere to plait: cf. F implexe.] Intricate; entangled;
complicated; complex.
The fable of every poem is . . . simple or implex. it is called
simple when there is no change of fortune in it; implex, when the
fortune of the chief actor changes from bad to good, or from good
to bad. Addison.
Implexion
Im*plex"ion (?), n. [L. implexio.] Act of involving, or state of being
involved; involution.
Impliable
Im*pli"a*ble (?), a. Not pliable; inflexible; inyielding.
Implicate
Im"pli*cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Implicated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Implicating.] [L. implicatus, p. p. of implicare to involve; pref. im-
in + plicare to fold. See Employ, Ply, and cf. Imply, Implicit.]
1. To infold; to fold together; to interweave.
The meeting boughs and implicated leaves. Shelley.
2. To bring into connection with; to involve; to connect; -- applied
to persons, in an unfavorable sense; as, the evidence implicates many
in this conspiracy; to be implicated in a crime, a discreditable
transaction, a fault, etc.
Implication
Im`pli*ca"tion (?), n. [L. implicatio: cf. F. implication.]
1. The act of implicating, or the state of being implicated.
Three principal causes of firmness are. the grossness, the quiet
contact, and the implication of component parts. Boyle.
2. An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an
inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not
expressed in words.
Whatever things, therefore, it was asserted that the king might do,
it was a necessary implication that there were other things which
he could not do. Hallam.
Implicative
Im"pli*ca*tive (?), a. Tending to implicate.
Implicatively
Im"pli*ca*tive*ly, adv. By implication. Sir G. Buck.
Implicit
Im*plic"it (?), a. [L. implicitus, p. p. of implicare to entwine,
entangle, attach closely: cf. F. implicite. See Implicate.]
1. Infolded; entangled; complicated; involved. [Obs.] Milton.
In his woolly fleece I cling implicit. Pope.
2. Tacitly comprised; fairly to be understood, though not expressed in
words; implied; as, an implicit contract or agreement. South.
3. Resting on another; trusting in the word or authority of another,
without doubt or reserve; unquestioning; complete; as, implicit
confidence; implicit obedience.
Back again to implicit faith I fall. Donne.
Implicit function. (Math.) See under Function.
Implicitly
Im*plic"it*ly (?), adv.
1. In an implicit manner; without reserve; with unreserved confidence.
Not to dispute the methods of his providence, but humbly and
implicitly to acquiesce in and adore them. Atterbury.
2. By implication; impliedly; as, to deny the providence of God is
implicitly to deny his existence. Bentley.
Implicitness
Im*plic"it*ness, n. State or quality of being implicit.
Implicity
Im*plic"i*ty (?), n. Implicitness. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
Implied
Im*plied" (?), a. Virtually involved or included; involved in
substance; inferential; tacitly conceded; -- the correlative of
express, or expressed. See Imply.
Impliedly
Im*pli"ed*ly (?), adv. By implication or inference. Bp. Montagu.
Imploded
Im*plod"ed (?), a. (Phon.) Formed by implosion. Ellis.
Implodent
Im*plod"ent (?), n. (Phon.) An implosive sound. Ellis.
Imploration
Im`plo*ra"tion (?), n. [L. imploratio: cf. OF. imploration. See
Implore.] The act of imploring; earnest supplication. Bp. Hall.
Implorator
Im"plo*ra`tor (?), n. One who implores. [Obs.]
Mere implorators of unholy suits. Shak.
Imploratory
Im*plor"a*to*ry (?), a. Supplicatory; entreating. [R.] Carlyle.
Implore
Im*plore" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Implored (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Imploring.] [L. implorare; pref. im- in + plorare to cry aloud. See
Deplore.] To call upon, or for, in supplication; to beseech; to prey
to, or for, earnestly; to petition with urency; to entreat; to beg; --
followed directly by the word expressing the thing sought, or the
person from whom it is sought.
Imploring all the gods that reign above. Pope.
I kneel, and then implore her blessing. Shak.
Syn. -- To beseech; supplicate; crave; entreat; beg; solicit;
petition; prey; request; adjure. See Beseech.
Implore
Im*plore", v. i. To entreat; to beg; to prey.
Implore
Im*plore", n. Imploration. [Obs.] Spencer.
Implorer
Im*plor"er (?), n. One who implores.
Imploring
Im*plor"ing, a. That implores; beseeching; entreating. --
Im*plor"ing*ly, adv.
Implosion
Im*plo"sion (?), n. [Formed by substitution of pref. im- in for pref.
ex- in explosion.]
1. A burstion inwards, as of a vessel from which the air has been
exhausted; -- contrasted with explosion.
2. (Phon.) A sudden compression of the air in the mouth,
simultaneously with and affecting the sound made by the closure of the
organs in uttering p, t, or k, at the end of a syllable (see Guide to
Pronunciation, §§159, 189); also, a similar compression made by an
upward thrust of the larynx without any accompanying explosive action,
as in the peculiar sound of b, d, and g, heard in Southern Germany. H.
Sweet.
Implosive
Im*plo"sive (?), a. (Phon.) Formed by implosion. -- n. An implosive
sound, an implodent. -- Im*plo"sive*ly, adv. H. Sweet.
Implumed
Im*plumed" (?), a. Not plumed; without plumes or feathers;
featherless. [R.] Drayton.
Implunge
Im*plunge" (?), v. t. To plunge. Fuller.
Impluvium
Im*plu"vi*um (?), n. [L., fr. impluere to rain into; pref. im- in +
pluere to rain.] (Arch.) In Roman dwellings, a cistern or tank, set in
the atrium or peristyle to recieve the water from the roof, by means
of the compluvium; generally made ornamental with flowers and works of
art around its birm.
Imply
Im*ply" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Implied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Implying.] [From the same source as employ. See Employ, Ply, and cf.
Implicate, Apply.]
1. To infold or involve; to wrap up. [Obs.] "His head in curls
implied." Chapman.
2. To involve in substance or essence, or by fair inference, or by
construction of law, when not include virtually; as, war implies
fighting.
Where a mulicious act is proved, a mulicious intention is implied.
Bp. Sherlock.
When a man employs a laborer to work for him, . . . the act of
hiring implies an obligation and a promise that he shall pay him a
reasonable reward for his services. Blackstone.
3. To refer, ascribe, or attribute. [Obs.]
Whence might this distaste arise?
If [from] neither your perverse and peevish will. To which I most
imply it. J. Webster.
Syn. -- To involve; include; comprise; import; mean; denote;
signify; betoken. See Involve.
Impoison
Im*poi"son (?), v. t. [Cf. Empoison.] To poison; to imbitter; to
impair.
Impoisoner
Im*poi"son*er (?), n. A poisoner. [Obs.] Beau. & Fi.
Impoisonment
Im*poi"son*ment (?), n. [Cf. Empoisonment.] The act of poisoning or
impoisoning. [Obs.] Pope.
Impolarily, Impolarly
Im*po"lar*i*ly (?), Im*po"lar*ly (?), adv. Not according to or in,
the direction of the poles. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Impolicy
Im*pol"i*cy (?), n. The quality of being impolitic; inexpedience;
unsuitableness to the end proposed; bads policy; as, the impolicy
of fraud. Bp. Horsley.
Impolite
Im`po*lite" (?), a. [L. impolitus unpolishied, pref. im- not +
politus, p. p. of polire to polish, refine. See Polite.] Not
polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners;
discourteous; uncivil; rude. -- Im`po*lite"ly, adv. --
Im`po*lite"ness, n.
Impolitic
Im*pol"i*tic (?), a. [Pref. im- not + politic; cf. F. impolitique.]
Not politic; contrary to, or wanting in, policy; unwise; imprudent;
indiscreet; inexpedient; as, an impolitic ruler, law, or measure.
The most unjust and impolitic of all things, unequal taxation.
Burke.
Syn. -- Indiscreet; inexpedient; undiplomatic.
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Impolitical
Im`po*lit"i*cal (?), a. Impolitic. [Obs.] -- Im`po*lit"i*cal*ly,
adv. [Obs.] Bacon.
Impoliticly
Im*pol"i*tic*ly (?), adv. In an impolitic manner.
Impoliticness
Im*pol"i*tic*ness, n. The quality of being impolitic.
Imponderability
Im*pon`der*a*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. impond\'82rabilit\'82.] The
quality or state of being imponderable; imponderableness.
Imponderable
Im*pon"der*a*ble (?), a. [Pref. im- not + ponderable: cf. F.
impond\'82rable.] Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable
weight; incapable of being weighed.
Imponderable
Im*pon"der*a*ble, n. (Physics) An imponderable substance or body;
specifically, in the plural, a name formely applied to heat, light,
electricity, and magnetism, regarded as subtile flyids destitute of
weight but in modern science little used.
Imponderableness
Im*pon"der*a*ble*ness, n. The quality or state of being
imponderable.
Imponderous
Im*pon"der*ous (?), a. Imponderable. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. --
Im*pon"der*ous*ness, n. [Obs.]
Impone
Im*pone" (?), v. t. [L. imponere, impositum, to place upon; pref.
im- in + ponere to place. See Position.] To stake; to wager; to
pledge. [Obs.]
Against the which he has imponed, as I take it, six French rapiers
and poniards. Shak.
Impoofo
Im*poo"fo (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The eland. [Written also impoofoo.]
Impoon
Im*poon" (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The duykerbok.
Impoor
Im*poor" (?), v. t. To impoverish. [Obs.]
Imporosity
Im`po*ros"i*ty (?), n. [Perf. im- not + porosity: cf. F.
imporosit\'82.] The state or quality of being imporous; want of
porosity; compactness. "The . . . imporosity betwixt the tangible
parts." Bacon.
Imporous
Im*por"ous (?), a. Destitute of pores; very close or compact in
texture; solid. Sir T. Browne.
Import
Im*port" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imported; p. pr. & vb. n.
Importing.] [L. importare to bring in, to occasion, to cause; pref.
im- in + portare to bear. Sense 3 comes through F. importer, from
the Latin. See Port demeanor.]
1. To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially,
to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country from a
foreign country, in the transactions of commerce; -- opposed to
export. We import teas from China, coffee from Brasil, etc.
2. To carry or include, as meaning or intention; to imply; to
signify.
Every petition . . . doth . . . always import a multitude of
speakers together. Hooker.
3. To be of importance or consequence to; to have a bearing on; to
concern.
I have a motion much imports your good. Shak.
If I endure it, what imports it you? Dryden.
Syn. -- To denote; mean; sighify; imply; indicate; betoken;
interest; concern.
Import
Im*port", v. i. To signify; to purport; to be of moment. "For that
. . . importeth to the work." Bacon.
Import
Im"port (?), n.
1. Merchandise imported, or brought into a country from without its
boundaries; -- generally in the plural, opposed to exports.
I take the imports from, and not the exports to, these conquests,
as the measure of these advantages which we derived from them.
Burke.
2. That which a word, phrase, or document contains as its
signification or intention or interpretation of a word, action,
event, and the like.
3. Importance; weight; consequence.
Most serious design, and the great import. Shak.
Importable
Im*port"a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. importable. See Import.] Capable of
being imported.
Importable
Im*port"a*ble, a. [L. importabilis; pref. im- not + portabilis
bearable: cf. OF. importable. See Portable.] Not to be endured;
insupportable; intolerable. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Im*port"a*ble*ness,
n. [Obs.]
Importance
Im*por"tance (?), n. [F. importance. See Important.]
1. The quality or state of being important; consequence; weight;
moment; significance.
Thy own importance know, Nor bound thy narrow views to things
below. Pope.
2. Subject; matter. [Obs.]
Upon importance of so slight and trivial a nature. Shak.
3. Import; meaning; significance. [Obs.]
The wisest beholder could not say if the importance were joy or
sorrow. Shak.
4. Importunity; solicitation. [Obs.]
At our importance hither is he come. Shak.
Importancy
Im*por"tan*cy (?), n. Importance; significance; consequence; that
which is important. [Obs.] Shak. "Careful to conceal importancies."
Fuller.
Important
Im*por"tant (?), a. [F. important. See Import, v. t.]
1. Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests;
restless; anxious. [Obs.]
Thou hast strength as much As serves to execute a mind very
important. Chapman.
2. Carrying or possessing weight or consequence; of valuable
content or bearing; significant; weighty.
Things small as nothing . . . He makes important. Shak.
3. Bearing on; forcible; driving. [Obs.]
He fiercely at him flew, And with important outrage him assailed.
Spenser.
4. Importunate; pressing; urgent. [Obs.] Shak. Syn. -- Weighty;
momentous; significant; essential; necessary; considerable;
influential; serious.
Importantly
Im*por"tant*ly, adv. In an important manner.
Importation
Im`por*ta"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. importation. See Import, v. t.]
1. The act of carrying, conveying, or delivering. [R.]
2. The act or practice of importing, or bringing into a country or
state; -- opposed to exportation.
3. That which is imported; commodities or wares introduced into a
country from abroad.
Importer
Im*port"er (?), n. One who imports; the merchant who brings goods
into a country or state; -- opposed to exporter.
Importing
Im*port"ing, a. Full of meaning. [Obs.] Shak.
Importless
Im*port"less, a. Void of meaning. [Obs.] Shak.
Importunable
Im*por"tu*na*ble (?), a. Heavy; insupportable. [Obs.] Sir T. More.
Importunacy
Im*por"tu*na*cy (?), n. [From Importunate.] The quality of being
importunate; importunateness.
Importunate
Im*por"tu*nate (?), a. [See Importune.]
1. Troublesomely urgent; unreasonably solicitous; overpressing in
request or demand; urgent; teasing; as, an impotunate petitioner,
curiosity. Whewell.
2. Hard to be borne; unendurable. [R.] Donne. -- Im*por"tu*nate*ly,
adv. -- Im*por"tu*nate*ness, n.
Importunator
Im*por"tu*na`tor (?), n. One who importunes; an importuner. [Obs.]
Sir E. Sandys.
Importunee
Im`por*tunee" (?), a. [F. importun, L. importunus; pref. im- not +
a derivative from the root of portus harbor, importunus therefore
orig. meaning, hard of access. See Port harbor, and cf.
Importunate.]
1. Inopportune; unseasonable. [Obs.]
2. Troublesome; vexatious; persistent; urgent; hence, vexatious on
account of untimely urgency or perinacious solicitation. [Obs.]
And their importune fates all satisfied. Spenser.
Of all other affections it [envy] is the most importune and
continual. Bacon.
Importune
Im`por*tune", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Importuned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Importuning.] [From Importune, a.: cf. F. importuner.]
1. To request or solicit, with urgency; to press with frequent,
unreasonable, or troublesome application or pertinacity; hence, to
tease; to irritate; to worry.
Their ministers and residents here have perpetually importuned the
court with unreasonable demands. Swift.
2. To import; to signify. [Obs.] "It importunes death." Spenser.
Importune
Im`por*tune", v. i. To require; to demand. [Obs.]
We shall write to you, As time and our concernings shall importune.
Shak.
Importunely
Im`por*tune"ly, adv. In an importune manner. [Obs.]
Importuner
Im`por*tun"er (?), n. One who importunes.
Importunity
Im`por*tu"ni*ty (?), n.; pl. Importunities (#). [L. importunitas
unsuitableness, rudeness: cf. F. importunit\'82.] The quality of
being importunate; pressing or pertinacious solicitation; urgent
request; incessant or frequent application; troublesome
pertinacity.
O'ercome with importunity and tears. Milton.
Importuous
Im*por"tu*ous (?), a. [L. importuosus; pref.im- not + portuosus
abounding in harbors, fr. portus harbor.] Without a port or harbor.
[R.]
Imposable
Im*pos"a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. imposable.] Capable of being imposed
or laid on. Hammond.
Imposableness
Im*pos"a*ble*ness, n. Quality of being imposable.
Impose
Im*pose" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imposed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Imposing.] [F. imposer; pref. im- in + poser to place. See Pose, v.
t.]
1. To lay on; to set or place; to put; to deposit.
Cakes of salt and barley [she] did impose Within a wicker basket.
Chapman.
2. To lay as a charge, burden, tax, duty, obligation, command,
penalty, etc.; to enjoin; to levy; to inflict; as, to impose a toll
or tribute.
What fates impose, that men must needs abide. Shak.
Death is the penalty imposed. Milton.
Thou on the deep imposest nobler laws. Waller.
3. (Eccl.) To lay on, as the hands, in the religious rites of
confirmation and ordination.
4. (Print.) To arrange in proper order on a table of stone or metal
and lock up in a chase for printing; -- said of columns or pages of
type, forms, etc.
Impose
Im*pose", v. i. To practice trick or deception.
To impose on OR upon, to pass or put a trick on; to delude. "He
imposes on himself, and mistakes words for things." Locke.
Impose
Im*pose", n. A command; injunction. [Obs.] Shak.
Imposement
Im*pose"ment (?), n. Imposition. [Obs.]
Imposer
Im*pos"er (?), n. One who imposes.
The imposers of these oaths might repent. Walton.
Imposing
Im*pos"ing, a.
1. Laying as a duty; enjoining.
2. Adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; commanding; as, an
imposing air; an imposing spectacle. "Large and imposing edifices."
Bp. Hobart.
3. Deceiving; deluding; misleading.
Imposing
Im*pos"ing, n. (Print.) The act of imposing the columns of a page, or
the pages of a sheet. See Impose, v. t., 4. Imposing stone (Print.),
the stone on which the pages or columns of types are imposed or made
into forms; -- called also imposing table.
Imposingly
Im*pos"ing*ly, adv. In an imposing manner.
Imposingness
Im*pos"ing*ness, n. The quality of being imposing.
Imposition
Im`po*si"tion (?), n. [F., fr. L. impositio the application of a name
to a thing. See Impone.]
1. The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting,
obtruding, and the like. "From imposition of strict laws." Milton.
Made more solemn by the imposition of hands. Hammond.
2. That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined; charge; burden;
injunction; tax.
3. (Eng. Univ.) An extra exercise enjoined on students as a
punishment. T. Warton.
4. An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or
deception put on laid on others; cheating; fraud; delusion; imposture.
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition. Shak.
5. (Eccl.) The act of laying on the hands as a religious ceremoy, in
ordination, confirmation, etc.
6. (Print.) The act or process of imosing pages or columns of type.
See Impose, v. t., 4. Syn. -- Deceit; fraud; imposture. See Deception.
Impossibility
Im*pos`si*bil"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Impossibilities (#). [L.
impossibilitas: cf. F. impossibilit\'82.]
1. The quality of being impossible; impracticability.
They confound difficulty with impossibility. South.
2. An impossible thing; that which can not be thought, done, or
endured.
Impossibilities! O, no, there's none. Cowley.
3. Inability; helplessness. [R.] Latimer.
Logical impossibility, a condition or statement involving
contradiction or absurdity; as, that a thing can be and not be at the
same time. See Principle of Contradiction, under Contradiction.
Impossible
Im*pos"si*ble (?), a. [F., fr. L. impossibilis; pref. im- not +
possibilis possible. See Possible.] Not possible; incapable of being
done, of existing, etc.; unattainable in the nature of things, or by
means at command; insuperably difficult under the circumstances;
absurd or impracticable; not feasible.
With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Matt. xix. 26.
Without faith it is impossible to please him. Heb. xi. 6.
Impossible quantity (Math.), an imagnary quantity. See Imaginary. Syn.
-- See Impracticable.
Impossible
Im*pos"si*ble, n. An impossibility. [Obs.]
"Madam," quoth he, "this were an impossible!" Chaucer.
Impossibly
Im*pos"si*bly, adv. Not possibly. Sir. T. North.
Impost
Im"post (?), n. [OF. impost, F. impot, LL. impostus, fr. L. impostus,
p. p. of imponere to impose. See Impone.]
1. That which is imposed or levied; a tax, tribute, or duty;
especially, a duty or tax laid by goverment on goods imported into a
country.
Even the ship money . . . Johnson could not pronounce to have been
an unconstitutional impost. Macaulay.
2. (Arch.) The top member of a pillar, pier, wall, etc., upon which
the weight of an arch rests.
NOTE: &hand; Th e im post is called continuous, if the moldings of
the arch or architrave run down the jamb or pier without a break.
Syn. -- Tribute; excise; custom; duty; tax.
Imposthumate
Im*post"hu*mate (?), v. t. [See Imposthume.] To apostemate; to form an
imposthume or abscess. Arbuthnot.
Imposthumate
Im*post"hu*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imposthumated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Imposthumating (?).] To affect with an imposthume or abscess.
Imposthumate
Im*post"hu*mate (?), a. Imposthumated.
Imposthumation
Im*post`hu*ma"tion (?), n.
1. The act of forming an abscess; state of being inflamed;
suppuration.
2. An abscess; an imposthume. Coxe.
Imposthume
Im*post"hume (?), n. [A corruption of aposteme. See Aposteme.] A
collection of pus or purulent matter in any part of an animal body; an
abscess.
Imposthume
Im*post"hume, v. t. & i. Same as Imposthumate.
Impostor
Im*pos"tor (?), n. [L. impostor a deceiver, fr. imponere to impose
upon, deceive. See Impone.] One who imposes upon others; a person who
assumes a character or title not his own, for the purpose of
deception; a pretender. "The fraudulent impostor foul." Milton. Syn.
-- Deceiver; cheat; rogue. See Deceiver.
Impostorship
Im*pos"tor*ship, n. The condition, character, or practice of an
impostor. Milton.
Impostress, Impostrix
Im*pos"tress (?), Im*pos"trix (?), n. [LL. impostrix. See Impostor.] A
woman who imposes upon or deceives others. [R.] Fuller.
Impostrous
Im*pos"trous (?), n. Characterized by imposture; deceitful.
"Impostrous pretense of knowledge." Grote.
Imposturage
Im*pos"tur*age (?), n. Imposture; cheating. [R.] Jer. Taylor.
Imposture
Im*pos"ture (?), n. [L. impostura: cf. F. imposture. See Impone.] The
act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or
assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating.
From new legends And fill the world with follies and impostures.
Johnson.
Syn. -- Cheat; fraud; trick; imposition; delusion.
Impostured
Im*pos"tured (?), a. Done by imposture. [Obs.]
Imposturous
Im*pos"tur*ous (?), a. Impostrous; deceitful.
Strictness fales and impostrous. Beau. & Fl.
Impostury
Im*pos"tur*y (?), n. Imposture. [Obs.] Fuller.
Impotence, Impotency
Im"po*tence (?), Im"po*ten*cy (?), n. [L. impotenia inability,
poverty, want of moderation. See Impotent.]
1. The quality or condition of being impotent; want of strength or
power, animal, intellectual, or moral; weakness; feebleness;
inability; imbecility.
Some were poor by impotency of nature; as young fatherless
children, old decrepit persons, idiots, and cripples. Hayward.
O, impotence of mind in body strong! Milton.
2. Want of self-restraint or self-control. [R.] Milton.
3. (Law & Med.) Want of procreative power; inability to copulate, or
beget children; also, sometimes, sterility; barrenness.
Impotent
Im"po*tent (?), a. [F. impotent, L. impotens, -entis; pref. im- not +
potens potent, powerful. See Potent.]
1. Not potent; wanting power, strength. or vigor. whether physical,
intellectual, or moral; deficient in capacity; destitute of force;
weak; feeble; infirm.
There sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent inhis feet. Acts xiv.
8.
O most lame and impotent conclusion! Shak.
Not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save. Addison.
2. Wanting the power of self-restraint; incontrolled; ungovernable;
violent.
Impotent of tongue, her silence broke. Dryden.
3. (Med.) Wanting the power of procreation; unable to copulate; also,
sometimes, sterile; barren.
Impotent
Im"po*tent, n. One who is imoitent. [R.] Shak.
Impotently
Im"po*tent*ly, adv. In an impotent manner.
Impound
Im*pound" (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impounded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Impounding.] To shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound;
hence, to hold in the custody of a court; as, to impound stray cattle;
to impound a document for safe keeping.
But taken and impounded as a stray, The king of Scots. Shak.
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Impoundage
Im*pound"age (?), n.
1. The act of impounding, or the state of being impounded.
2. The fee or fine for impounding.
Impounder
Im*pound"er (?), n. One who impounds.
Impoverish
Im*pov"er*ish (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impoverished (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Impoverishing.] [OF. empovrir; pref. em- (L. in) + povre poor, F.
pauvre; cf. OF. apovrir, F. appauvrir, where the prefix is a-, L. ad.
Cf. Empoverish, and see Poor, and -ish.]
1. To make poor; to reduce to poverty or indigence; as, misfortune and
disease impoverish families.
2. To exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of; to make
sterile; as, to impoverish land.
Impoverisher
Im*pov"er*ish*er (?), n. One who, or that which, impoverishes.
Impoverishment
Im*pov"er*ish*ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. empoverissement, and F.
appauvrissement.] The act of impoverishing, or the state of being
impoverished; reduction to poverty. Sir W. Scott.
Impower
Im*pow"er (?), v. t. See Empower.
Imp-pole
Imp"-pole` (, n. (Building) A pole for supporting a scaffold.
Impracticability
Im*prac`ti*ca*bil"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Impracticabilities (.
1. The state or quality of being impracticable; infeasibility.
Goldsmith.
2. An impracticable thing.
3. Intractableness; stubbornness.
Impracticable
Im*prac"ti*ca*ble (?), a.
1. Not practicable; incapable of being performed, or accomplished by
the means employed, or at command; impossible; as, an impracticable
undertaking.
2. Not to be overcome, presuaded, or controlled by any reasonable
method; unmanageable; intractable; not capable of being easily dealt
with; -- used in a general sense, as applied to a person or thing that
is difficult to control or get along with.
This though, impracticable heart Is governed by a dainty-fingered
girl. Rowe.
Patriotic butloyal men went away disguested afresh with the
impracticable arrogance of a sovereign. Palfrey.
3. Incapable of being used or availed of; as, an impracticable road;
an impracticable method. Syn. -- Impossible; infeasible. --
Impracticable, Impossible. A thing is impracticable when it can not be
accomplished by any human means at present possessed; a thing is
impossible when the laws of nature forbid it. The navigation of a
river may now be impracticable, but not impossible, because the
existing obstructions may yet be removed. "The barons exercised the
most despotic authority over their vassals, and every scheme of public
utility was rendered impracticable by their continued petty wars with
each other." Mickle. "With men this is impossible, but with God all
things are possible." Matt. xix. 26.
Impracticableness
Im*prac"ti*ca*ble*ness, n. The state or quality of being
impracticable; impracticability.
Impracticably
Im*prac"ti*ca*bly, adv. In an impracticable manner.
Morality not impracticably rigid. Johnson.
Impractical
Im*prac"ti*cal (?), a. Not practical.
Imprecate
Im"pre*cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imprecated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Imprecating (?).] [L. imprecatus, p. p. of imprecari to imprecate;
pref. im- in, on + precari to pray. See Pray.]
1. To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.
Imprecate the vengeance of Heaven on the guilty empire. Mickle.
2. To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at.
In vain we blast the ministers of Fate, And the forlorn physicians
imprecate. Rochester.
Imprecation
Im`pre*ca"tion (?), n. [L. imprecatio: cf. F. impr\'82cation.] The act
of imprecating, or unvoking evil upon any one; a player that a curse
or calamnity may fall on any one; a curse.
Men cowered like slaves before such horrid imprecations. Motley.
Syn. -- Malediction; curse; execration; anathema. See Malediction.
Imprecatory
Im"pre*ca*to*ry (?), a. Of the nature of, or containing, imprecation;
invokingevil; as, the imprecatory psalms.
Imprecision
Im`pre*ci"sion (?), n. Want of precision. [R.]
Impregn
Im*pregn" (?), v. t. [Cf. F. impregner. See Impregnate.] To
impregnate; to make fruitful. [Obs.]
His perniciousss words, impregned With reason. Milton.
Semele doth Bacchus bear Impregned of Jove. Dr. H. More.
Impregnability
Im*preg`na*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being impregnable;
invincibility.
Impregnable
Im*preg"na*ble (?), a. [F. imprenable; pref. im- not + prenable
pregnable, fr. prendre to take, L. prehendere. See Comprehend, Get to
obtain.] Not to be stormed, or taken by assault; incapable of being
subdued; able to resist attack; unconquerable; as, an impregnable
fortress; impregnable virtue.
The man's affection remains wholly unconcerned and impregnable.
South.
-- Im*preg"na*ble*ness, n. -- Im*preg"na*bly, adv.
Impregnable
Im*preg"na*ble (?), a. [See Impregnate.] (Biol.) Capable of being
impregnated, as the egg of an animal, or the ovule of a plant.
Impregnant
Im*preg"nant (?), n. [See Impregnate.] That which impregnates. [R.]
Glanvill.
Impregnant
Im*preg"nant, a. [Pref. im- not + pregnant.] Not pregnant;
unfertilized or infertile. [R.]
Impregnate
Im*preg"nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impregnated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Impregnating (?).] [LL. impraegnatus, p. p. of impraegnare to
impregnate, fr. L. pref. im- in + praegnans pregnant. See Pregnant.]
1. To make pregnant; to cause to conceive; to render prolific; to get
with child or young.
2. (Biol.) To come into contact with (an ovum or egg) so as to cause
impregnation; to fertilize; to fecundate.
3. To infuse an active principle into; to render frutful or fertile in
any way; to fertilize; to imbue.
4. To infuse particles of another substance into; to communicate the
quality of another to; to cause to be filled, imbued, mixed, or
furnished (with something); as, to impregnate India rubber with
sulphur; clothing impregnated with contagion; rock impregnated with
ore.
Impregnate
Im*preg"nate (?), v. i. To become pregnant. Addison.
Impregnate
Im*preg"nate (?), a. [LL. impraegnatus, p. p.] Impregnated; made
prolific.
The scorching ray Here pierceth not, impregnate with disease.
Byron.
Impregnation
Im`preg*na"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. impr\'82gnation, LL. impraegnatio.]
1. The act of impregnating or the state of being impregnated;
fecundation.
2. (Biol.) The fusion of a female germ cell (ovum) with a male germ
cell (in animals, a spermatozo\'94n) to form a single new cell endowed
with the power of developing into a new individual; fertilization;
fecundation.
NOTE: &hand; In th e br oadest bi ological sense, impregnation, or
sexual generation, consists simply in the coalescence of two
similar masses of protoplasmic matter, either derived from
different parts of the same organism or from two distinct
organisms. From the single mass, which results from the fusion, or
coalescence, of these two masses, a new organism develops.
3. That with which anything is impregnated. Derham.
4. Intimate mixture; influsion; saturation.
5. (Mining) An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of
rock impregnated with ore. Raymond.
Imprejudicate
Im`pre*ju"di*cate (?), a. Not prejuged; unprejudiced; impartial.
[Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Imprenable
Im*pre"na*ble (?), a. Impregnable. [Obs.]
Impreparation
Im*prep`a*ra"tion (?), n. Want of preparation. [Obs.] Hooker.
Impresa
Im*pre"sa (?), n. [It. See Emprise, and cf. Impress, n., 4.] (Her.) A
device on a shield or seal, or used as a bookplate or the like.
[Written also imprese and impress.]
My impresa to your lordship; a swain Flying to a laurel for
shelter. J. Webster.
Impresario
Im`pre*sa"ri*o (?), n.; pl. Impresarios (#). [It., from impresa
enterprise.] The projector, manager, or conductor, of an opera or
concert company.
Imprescriptibility
Im`pre*scrip`ti*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. imprescriptibilit\'82.] The
quality of being imprescriptible.
Imprescriptible
Im`pre*scrip"ti*ble (?), a. [Pref. im- not + prescriptible: cf. F.
imprescriptible.]
1. Not capable of being lost or impaired by neglect, by disuse, or by
the claims of another founded on prescription.
The right of navigation, fishing, and others that may be exercised
on the sea, belonging to the right of mere ability, are
imprescriptible. Vattel (Trans. )
2. Not derived from, or dependent on, external authority;
self-evidencing; obvious.
The imprescriptible laws of the pure reason. Colerridge.
Imprescriptibly
Im`pre*scrip"ti*bly, adv. In an imprescriptible manner; obviously.
Imprese
Im*prese" (?), n. A device. See Impresa.
An imprese, as the Italians call it, is a device in picture with
his motto or word, borne by noble or learned personages. Camden.
Impress
Im*press" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impressed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Impressing.] [L. impressus, p. p. of imprimere to impress; pref. im-
in, on + premere to press. See Press to squeeze, and cf. Imprint.]
1. To press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by
pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears the
impression).
His heart, like an agate, with your print impressed. Shak.
2. To produce by pressure, as a mark, stamp, image, etc.; to imprint
(a mark or figure upon something).
3. Fig.: To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the
attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
Impress the motives of persuasion upon our own hearts till we feel
the force of them. I. Watts.
4. [See Imprest, Impress, n., 5.] To take by force for public service;
as, to impress sailors or money.
The second five thousand pounds impressed for the service of the
sick and wounded prisoners. Evelyn.
Impress
Im*press", v. i. To be impressed; to rest. [Obs.]
Such fiendly thoughts in his heart impress. Chaucer.
Impress
Im"press (?), n.; pl. Impresses (.
1. The act of impressing or making.
2. A mark made by pressure; an indentation; imprint; the image or
figure of anything, formed by pressure or as if by pressure; result
produced by pressure or influence.
The impresses of the insides of these shells. Woodward.
This weak impress of love is as a figure Trenched in ice. Shak.
3. Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp. South.
4. A device. See Impresa. Cussans.
To describe . . . emblazoned shields, Impresses quaint. Milton.
5. [See Imprest, Press to force into service.] The act of impressing,
or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also,
that which is impressed.
Why such impress of shipwrights? Shak.
Impress gang, a party of men, with an officer, employed to impress
seamen for ships of war; a press gang. -- Impress money, a sum of
money paid, immediately upon their entering service, to men who have
been impressed.
Impressibility
Im*press`i*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being impressible;
susceptibility.
Impressible
Im*press"i*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. impressible.] Capable of being
impressed; susceptible; sensitive. -- Im*press"i*ble*ness, n. --
Im*press"i*bly, adv.
Impression
Im*pres"sion (?), n. [F. impression, L. impressio.]
1. The act of impressing, or the state of being impressed; the
communication of a stamp, mold, style, or character, by external force
or by influence.
2. That which is impressed; stamp; mark; indentation; sensible result
of an influence exerted from without.
The stamp and clear impression of good sense. Cowper.
To shelter us from impressions of weather, we must spin, we must
weave, we must build. Barrow.
3. That which impresses, or exercises an effect, action, or agency;
appearance; phenomenon. [Obs.]
Portentous blaze of comets and impressions in the air. Milton.
A fiery impression falling from out of Heaven. Holland.
4. Influence or effect on the senses or the intellect hence, interest,
concern. Reid.
His words impression left. Milton.
Such terrible impression made the dream. Shak.
I have a father's dear impression, And wish, before I fall into my
grave, That I might see her married. Ford.
5. An indistinct notion, remembrance, or belief.
6. Impressiveness; emphasis of delivery.
Which must be read with an impression. Milton.
7. (Print.) The pressure of the type on the paper, or the result of
such pressure, as regards its appearance; as, a heavy impression; a
clear, or a poor, impression; also, a single copy as the result of
printing, or the whole edition printed at a given time.
Ten impressions which his books have had. Dryden.
8. In painting, the first coat of color, as the priming in house
painting and the like. [R.]
9. (Engraving) A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, or the
like.
Proof impression, one of the early impressions taken from an
engraving, before the plate or block is worn.
Impressionability
Im*pres`sion*a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being impressionable.
Impresionable
Im*pres"ion*a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. impressionnable.] Liable or subject
to impression; capable of being molded; susceptible; impressible.
He was too impressionable; he had too much of the temperament of
genius. Motley.
A pretty face and an impressionable disposition. T. Hook.
Impressionableness
Im*pres"sion*a*ble*ness, n. The quality of being impressionable.
Impressionism
Im*pres"sion*ism (?), n. [F. impressionnisme.] (Fine Arts) The theory
or method of suggesting an effect or impression without elaboration of
the details; -- a disignation of a recent fashion in painting and
etching.
Impressionist
Im*pres"sion*ist, n. [F. impressionniste.] (Fine Arts) One who adheres
to the theory or method of impressionism, so called.
Impressionistic
Im*pres`sion*is"tic (?), a. Pertaining to, or characterized by,
impressionism.
Impressionless
Im*pres"sion*less, a. Having the quality of not being impressed or
affected; not susceptible.
Impressive
Im*press"ive (?), a. [Cf. F. impressif.]
1. Making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress;
adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities,
or affect the conscience; as, an impressive discourse; an impressive
scene.
2. Capable of being impressed. [Obs.] Drayton. - Im*press"ive*ly, adv.
-- Im*press"ive*ness, n.
Impressment
Im*press"ment (?), n. The act of seizing for public use, or of
impressing into public service; compulsion to serve; as, the
impressment of provisions or of sailors.
The great scandal of our naval service -- impressment -- died a
protracted death. J. H. Burton.
Impressor
Im*press"or (?), n. [LL., a printer.] One who, or that which,
impresses. Boyle.
Impressure
Im*pres"sure (?), n. [Cf. OF. impressure, LL. impressura.] Dent;
impression. [Obs.] Shak.
Imprest
Im*prest" (, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Imprested; p. pr. & vb. n.
Impresting.] [Pref. im- + prest: cf. It. imprestare. See Prest, n.] To
advance on loan. Burke.
Imprest
Im"prest (?), n. [Cf. It. impresto, imprestito, LL. impraestitum. See
Imprest, v. t., and Impress compulsion to serve.] A kind of earnest
money; loan; -- specifically, money advanced for some public service,
as in enlistment. Burke.
The clearing of their imprests for what little of their debts they
have received. Pepys.
Imprevalence, Imprevalency
Im*prev"a*lence (?), Im*prev"a*len*cy (?), n. Want of prevalence.
[Obs.]
Impreventability
Im`pre*vent`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The state or quality of being
impreventable. [R.]
Impreventable
Im`pre*vent"a*ble (?), a. Not preventable; invitable.
Imprimatur
Im`pri*ma"tur (?), n. [L., let it be printed.] (Law) A license to
print or publish a book, paper, etc.; also, in countries subjected to
the censorship of the press, approval of that which is published.
Imprimery
Im*prim"er*y (?), n. [F. imprimerie, fr. imprimer to imprint.] [Obs.]
(a) A print; impression. (b) A printing establishment. (c) The art of
printing.
Impriming
Im*prim"ing (?), n. A begining. [Obs.] "Their springings and
imprimings." Sir H. Wotton.
Imprimis
Im*pri"mis (?), adv. [L., for in primis among the first, chiefly; in
in + primus first.] In the first place; first in order.
Imprint
Im*print" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imptrinted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Imprinting.] [OE. emprenten, F. empreint, p. p. of empreindre to
imprint, fr. L. imprimere to impres, imprint. See 1st In-, Print, and
cf. Impress.]
1. To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.
And sees his num'rous herds imprint her sands. Prior.
2. To stamp or mark, as letters on paper, by means of type, plates,
stamps, or the like; to print the mark (figures, letters, etc., upon
something).
Nature imprints upon whate'er we see, That has a heart and life in
it, "Be free." Cowper.
3. To fix indelibly or permanently, as in the mind or memory; to
impress.
Ideas of those two different things distinctly imprinted on his
mind. Locke.
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Imprint
Im"print (?), n. [Cf. F. empreinte impress, stamp. See Imprint, v. t.]
Whatever is impressed or imprinted; the impress or mark left by
something; specifically, the name of the printer or publisher
(usually) with the time and place of issue, in the title-page of a
book, or on any printed sheet. "That imprint of their hands." Buckle.
Imprison
Im*pris"on (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imprisoned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Imprisoning.] [OE. enprisonen, OF. enprisoner, F. emprisonner; pref.
en- (L. in) + F. & OF. prison. See Prison.]
1. To put in prison or jail; To arrest and detain in custody; to
confine.
He imprisoned was in chains remediles. Spenser.
2. To limit, restrain, or confine in any way.
Try to imprison the resistless wind. Dryden.
Syn. -- To incarcerate; confine; immure.
Imprisoner
Im*pris"on*er (?), n. One who imprisons.
Imprison ment
Im*pris"on ment (?), n. [OE. enprisonment; F. emprisonnement.] The act
of imprisoning, or the state of being imprisoned; confinement;
restraint.
His sinews waxen weak and raw Through long imprisonment and hard
constraint. Spenser.
Every confinement of the person is an imprisonment, whether it be
in a common prison, or in a private house, or even by foreibly
detaining one in the public streets. Blackstone.
False imprisonment. (Law) See under False. Syn. -- Incarceration;
custody; confinement; durance; restraint.
Improbability
Im*prob`a*bil"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Improbabilities (#). [Cf. F.
improbabilit\'82.] The quality or state of being improbable;
unlikelihood; also, that which is improbable; an improbable event or
result.
Improbable
Im*prob"a*ble (?), a. [L. improbabilis; pref. im- not + probabilis
probable: cf. F. improbable. See Probable.] Not probable; unlikely to
be true; not to be expected under the circumstances or in the usual
course of events; as, an improbable story or event.
He . . . sent to Elutherius, then bishop of Rome, an improbable
letter, as some of the contents discover. Milton.
-- Im*prob"a*ble*ness, n. -- Im*prob"a*bly, adv.
Improbate
Im"pro*bate (?), v. t. [L. improbatus, p. p. of improbare to
disapprove; pref. im- not + probare to approve.] To disapprove of; to
disallow. [Obs.]
Improbation
Im`pro*ba"tion (?), n. [L. improbatio.]
1. The act of disapproving; disapprobation.
2. (Scots Law) The act by which falsehood and forgery are proved; an
action brought for the purpose of having some instrument declared
false or forged. Bell.
Improbative, Improbatory
Im"pro*ba*tive (?), Im"pro*ba`to*ry (?), a. Implying, or tending to,
improbation.
Improbity
Im*prob"i*ty (?), n. [L. improbitas; pref. im- not + probitas probity:
cf. F. improbit\'82.] Lack of probity; want of integrity or rectitude;
dishonesty.
Persons . . . cast out for notorious improbity. Hooker.
Improficience, Improficiency
Im`pro*fi"cience (?), Im`pro*fi"cien*cy, n. Want of proficiency. [R.]
Bacon.
Improfitable
Im*prof"it*a*ble (?), a. [Pref. im- not + profitable: cf. F.
improfitable.] Unprofitable. [Obs.]
Improgressive
Im`pro*gress"ive (?), a. Not progressive. De Quincey. --
Im"pro*gress"ive*ly, adv.
Improlific
Im`pro*lif"ic (?), a. [Pref. im- not + prolific: cf. F. improlifique.]
Not prolific. [Obs.] E. Waterhouse.
Improlificate
Im`pro*lif"ic*ate (?), v. t. [Pref. im- in + prolificate.] To
impregnate. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Imprompt
Im*prompt" (?), a. Not ready. [R.] Sterne.
Impromptu
Im*promp"tu (?), adv. OR a. [F. impromptu, fr. L. in promptu in
readiness, at hand; in in + promptus visibility, readiness, from
promptus visible, ready. See Prompt.] Offhand; without previous study;
extemporaneous; extempore; as, an impromptu verse.
Impromptu
Im*promp"tu, n.
1. Something made or done offhand, at the moment, or without previous
study; an extemporaneous composition, address, or remark.
2. (Mus.) A piece composed or played at first thought; a composition
in the style of an extempore piece.
Improper
Im*prop"er (?), a. [F. impropre, L. improprius; pref. im- not +
proprius proper. See Proper.]
1. Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design,
or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as,
an improper medicine; improper thought, behavior, language, dress.
Follow'd his enemy king, and did him service, Improper for a slave.
Shak.
And to their proper operation still, Ascribe all Good; to their
improper, Ill. Pope.
2. Not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general; common. [Obs.]
Not to be adorned with any art but such improper ones as nature is
said to bestow, as singing and poetry. J. Fletcher.
3. Not according to facts; inaccurate; erroneous.
Improper diphthong. See under Diphthong. -- Improper feud, an
originalfeud, not earned by military service. Mozley & W. -- Improper
fraction. See under Fraction.
Improper
Im*prop"er, v. t. To appropriate; to limit. [Obs.]
He would in like manner improper and inclose the sunbeams to
comfort the rich and not the poor. Jewel.
Improperation
Im*prop`er*a"tion (?), n. [L. improperare, improperatum, to taunt.]
The act of upbraiding or taunting; a reproach; a taunt. [Obs.]
Improperatios and terms of scurrility. Sir T. Browne
Improperia
Im`pro*pe"ri*a (?), n. pl. [L., reproaches.] (Mus.) A series of
antiphons and responses, expressing the sorrowful remonstrance of our
Lord with his people; -- sung on the morning of the Good Friday in
place of the usual daily Mass of the Roman ritual. Grove.
Improperly
Im*prop"er*ly (?), adv. In an improper manner; not properly;
unsuitably; unbecomingly.
Improperty
Im*prop"er*ty (?), n. Impropriety. [Obs.]
Impropitious
Im`pro*pi"tious (?), a. Unpropitious; unfavorable. [Obs.] "Dreams were
impropitious." Sir H. Wotton.
Improportionable
Im`pro*por"tion*a*ble (?), a. Not proportionable. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Improportionate
Im`pro*por"tion*ate (?), a. Not proportionate. [Obs.]
Impropriate
Im*pro"pri*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impropriated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Impropriating (?).] [Pref. im- in + L. propriatus, p. p. of
propriare to appropriate. See Appropriate.]
1. To appropriate to one's self; to assume. [Obs.]
To impropriate the thanks to himself. Bacon.
2. (Eng. Eccl. Law) To place the profits of (ecclesiastical property)
in the hands of a layman for care and disbursement.
Impropriate
Im*pro"pri*ate, v. i. To become an impropriator. [R.]
Impropriate
Im*pro"pri*ate (?), a. (Eng. Eccl. Law) Put into the hands of a
layman; impropriated.
Impropriation
Im*pro`pri*a"tion (?), n.
1. The act of impropriating; as, the impropriation of property or
tithes; also, that which is impropriated.
2. (Eng. Eccl. Law) (a) The act of putting an ecclesiastical benefice
in the hands of a layman, or lay corporation. (b) A benefice in the
hands of a layman, or of a lay corporation.
Impropriator
Im*pro"pri*a`tor (?), n. One who impropriates; specifically, a layman
in possession of church property.
Impropriatrix
Im*pro`pri*a"trix (?), n.; pl. E. -trixes, L. -trices (. A female
impropriator.
Impropriety
Im`pro*pri"e*ty (?), n.; pl. Improprieties (#). [L. improprietas; cf.
F. impropri\'82t\'82. See Improper.]
1. The quality of being improper; unfitness or unsuitableness to
character, time place, or circumstances; as, improperiety of behavior
or manners.
2. That which is improper; an unsuitable or improper act, or an
inaccurate use of language.
But every language has likewise its improprieties and absurdities.
Johnson.
Many gross improprieties, however authorized by practice, ought to
be discarded. Swift.
Improsperity
Im`pros*per"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. improsp\'82rit\'82.] Want of
prosperity. [Obs.]
Improsperous
Im*pros"per*ous (?), a. [Pref. im- not + prosperous: cf. F.
improsp\'8are, L. improsper.] Not prosperous. [Obs.] Dryden. --
Im*pros"per*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Im*pros"per*ous*ness, n. [Obs.]
Improvability
Im*prov`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The state or quality of being improvable;
improvableness.
Improvable
Im*prov"a*ble (?), a. [From Improve.]
1. Capable of being improved; susceptible of improvement; admitting of
being made better; capable of cultivation, or of being advanced in
good qualities.
Man is accommodated with moral principles, improvable by the
exercise of his faculties. Sir M. Hale.
I have a fine spread of improvable lands. Addison.
2. Capable of being used to advantage; profitable; serviceable;
advantageous.
The essays of weaker heads afford improvable hints to better. Sir
T. Browne.
-- Im*pro"a*ble*ness, n. -- Im*prov"a*bly, adv.
Improve
Im*prove" (?), v. t. [Pref. im- not + prove: cf. L. improbare, F.
improuver.]
1. To disprove or make void; to refute. [Obs.]
Neither can any of them make so strong a reason which another can
not improve. Tyndale.
2. To disapprove; to find fault with; to reprove; to censure; as, to
improve negligence. [Obs.] Chapman.
When he rehearsed his preachings and his doing unto the high
apostles, they could improve nothing. Tyndale.
Improve
Im*prove", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Improved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Improving.] [Pref. in- in + prove, in approve. See Approve, Prove.]
1. To make better; to increase the value or good qualities of; to
ameliorate by care or cultivation; as, to improve land. Donne.
I love not to improve the honor of the living by impairing that of
the dead. Denham.
2. To use or employ to good purpose; to make productive; to turn to
profitable account; to utilize; as, to improve one's time; to improve
his means. Shak.
We shall especially honor God by improving diligently the talents
which God hath committed to us. Barrow.
A hint that I do not remember to have seen opened and improved.
Addison.
The court seldom fails to improve the oppotunity. Blackstone.
How doth the little busy bee Improve each shining hour. I. Watts.
Those moments were diligently improved. Gibbon.
True policy, as well as good faith, in my opinion, binds us to
improve the occasion. Washington.
3. To advance or increase by use; to augment or add to; -- said with
reference to what is bad. [R.]
We all have, I fear, . . . not a little improved the wretched
inheritance of our ancestors. Bp. Porteus.
Syn. -- To better; meliorate; ameliorate; advance; heighten; mend;
correct; recify; amend; reform.
Improve
Im*prove", v. i.
1. To grow better; to advance or make progress in what is desirable;
to make or show improvement; as, to improve in health.
We take care to improve in our frugality and diligence. Atterbury.
2. To advance or progress in bad qualities; to grow worse. "Domitain
improved in cruelty." Milner.
3. To increase; to be enhanced; to rise in value; as, the price of
cotton improves.
To improve on OR upon, to make useful additions or amendments to, or
changes in; to bring nearer to perfection; as, to improve on the mode
of tillage.
Improvement
Im*prove"ment (?), n.
1. The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable
qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the
improvement of the mind, of land, roads, etc.
I look upon your city as the best place of improvement. South.
Exercise is the chief source of improvement in all our faculties.
Blair.
2. The act of making profitable use or applicaton of anything, or the
state of being profitably employed; a turning to good account;
practical application, as of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated
in a discourse. "A good improvement of his reason." S. Clarke.
I shall make some improvement of this doctrine. Tillotson.
3. The state of being improved; betterment; advance; also, that which
is improved; as, the new edition is an improvement on the old.
The parts of Sinon, Camilla, and some few others, are improvements
on the Greek poet. Addison.
4. Increase; growth; progress; advance.
There is a design of publishing the history of architecture, with
its several improvements and decays. Addison.
Those vices which more particularly receive improvement by
prosperity. South.
5. pl. Valuable additions or betterments, as buildings, clearings,
drains, fences, etc., on premises.
6. (Patent Laws) A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine,
manufacture, or composition. Kent.
Improver
Im*prov"er (?), n. One who, or that which, improves.
Improvided
Im`pro*vid"ed (?), a. Unforeseen; unexpected; not provided against;
unprepared. [Obs.]
All improvided for dread of death. E. Hall.
Improvidence
Im*prov"i*dence (?), n. [L. improvidentia; OF. improvidence. Cf.
Imprudence.] The quality of being improvident; want of foresight or
thrift.
The improvidence of my neighbor must not make me inhuman.
L'Estrange.
Improvident
Im*prov"i*dent (?), a. [Pref. im- not + provident: cf. L. improvidus.
See Provident, and cf. Imprudent.] Not provident; wanting foresight or
forethought; not foreseeing or providing for the future; negligent;
thoughtless; as, an improvident man.
Improvident soldires! had your watch been good, This sudden
mischief never could have fallen. Shak.
Syn. -- Inconsiderable; negligent; careless; shiftless; prodigal;
wasteful.
Improvidentially
Im*prov`i*den"tial*ly (?), adv. Improvidently. [R.]
Improvidently
Im*prov"i*dent*ly (?), adv. In a improvident manner. "Improvidently
rash." Drayton.
Improving
Im*prov"ing (?), a. Tending to improve, beneficial; growing better. --
Im*prov"ing*ly, adv. Improving lease (Scots Law), an extend lease to
induce the tenant to make improvements on the premises.
Improvisate
Im*prov"i*sate (?), a. [See Improvise.] Unpremeditated; impromptu;
extempore. [R.]
Improvisate
Im*prov"i*sate (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Improvisated (?); p. pr.
& vb. n. Improvisating (?).] To improvise; to extemporize.
Improvisation
Im*prov`i*sa"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. improvisation.]
1. The act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the
like, extemporaneously; as, improvisation on the organ.
2. That which is improvised; an impromptu.
Improvisatize
Im`pro*vis"a*tize (?), v. t. & i. Same as Improvisate.
Improvisator
Im*prov"i*sa`tor (?), n. An improviser, or improvvisatore.
Improvisatore
Im`pro*vi`sa*to"re (?), n. See Improvvisatore.
Improvisatorial, Improvisatory
Im*prov`i*sa*to"ri*al (?), Im*prov"i*sa*to*ry (?), a. Of or pertaining
to improvisation or extemporaneous composition.
Improvisatrice
Im`pro*vi`sa*tri"ce (?), n. See Improvvisatrice.
Improvise
Im`pro*vise" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Improvised (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Improvising.] [F. improviser, it. improvvisare, fr. improvviso
unprovided, sudden, extempore, L. improvisus; pref. im- not + provisus
foreseen, provided. See Proviso.]
1. To compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously, especially in verse;
to extemporize; also, to play upon an instrument, or to act,
extemporaneously.
2. To bring about, arrange, or make, on a sudden, or without previous
preparation.
Charles attempted to improvise a peace. Motley.
3. To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the moment; as,
he improvised a hammer out of a stone.
Improvise
Im`pro*vise", v. i. To produce or render extemporaneous compositions,
especially in verse or in music, without previous preparation; hence,
to do anything offhand.
Improviser
Im`pro*vis"er (?), n. One who improvises.
Improvision
Im`pro*vi"sion (?), n. [Pref. im- not + provision.] Improvidence.
[Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Improviso
Im`pro*vi"so (?), a. [L. improvisus unforeseen; cf. It. improvviso.]
Not prepared or mediated beforehand; extemporaneous. [Obs.] Jonhson.
Improvvisatore
Im`prov*vi`sa*to"re (?), n.; pl. Improvvisatori (#). [It. See
Improvise.] One who composes and sings or recites rhymes and short
poems extemporaneously. [Written also improvisatore.]
Improvvisatrice
Im`prov*vi`sa*tri"ce (?), n.; pl. Improvvisatrici (#). [It. See
Improvise.] A female improvvisatore. [Written also improvisatrice.]
Imprudence
Im*pru"dence (?), n. [L. imprudentia: cf. F. imprudence. Cf.
Improvidence.] The quality or state of being imprudent; want to
caution, circumspection, or a due regard to consequences;
indiscretion; inconsideration; reshness; also, an imprudent act; as,
he was guilty of an imprudence.
His serenity was interrupted, perhaps, by his own imprudence.
Mickle.
Imprudent
Im*pru"dent (?), a. [L. imprudens; pref. im- not + prudens prudent:
cf. F. imprudent. See Prudent, and cf. Improvident.] Not prudent;
wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not
attentive to consequence; improper. -- Im*pru"dent*ly, adv.
Her majesty took a great dislike at the imprudent behavior of many
of the ministers and readers. Strype.
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Syn. -- Indiscreet; injudicious; incautious; ill-advised; unwise;
heedless; careless; rash; negligent.
Impuberal
Im*pu"ber*al (?), a. Not having arrived at puberty; immature.
In impuberal animals the cerebellum is, in proportion to the brain
proper, greatly less than in adults. Sir W. Hamilton.
Impuberty
Im*pu"ber*ty (?), n. The condition of not having reached puberty, or
the age of ability to reproduce one's species; want of age at which
the marriage contract can be legally entered into.
Impudence
Im"pu*dence (?), n. [L. impudentia: cf. F. impudence. See Impudent.]
The quality of being impudent; assurance, accompanied with a disregard
of the presence or opinions of others; shamelessness; forwardness;
want of modesty.
Clear truths that their own evidence forces us to admit, or common
experience makes it impudence to deny. Locke.
Where pride and impudence (in fashion knit) Usurp the chair of wit.
B. Jonson.
Syn. -- Shamelessness; audacity; insolence; effrontery; sauciness;
impertinence; pertness; rudeness. -- Impudence, Effrontery, Sauciness.
Impudence refers more especially to the feelings as manifested in
action. Effrontery applies to some gross and public exhibition of
shamelessness. Sauciness refers to a sudden pert outbreak of
impudence, especially from an inferior. Impudence is an unblushing
kind of impertinence, and may be manifested in words, tones, gestures,
looks, etc. Effrontery rises still higher, and shows a total or
shameless disregard of duty or decorum under the circumstances of the
case. Sauciness discovers itself toward particular individuals, in
certain relations; as in the case of servants who are saucy to their
masters, or children who are saucy to their teachers. See Impertinent,
and Insolent.
Impudency
Im"pu*den*cy (?), n. Impudence. [Obs.] Burton.
Audacious without impudency. Shak.
Impudent
Im"pu*dent (?), a. [L. impudens, -entis; pref. im- not + pudens
ashamed, modest, p. pr. of pudere to feel shame: cf. F. impudent.]
Bold, with contempt or disregard; unblushingly forward; impertinent;
wanting modesty; shameless; saucy.
More than impudent sauciness. Shak.
When we behold an angel, not to fear Is to be impudent. Dryden.
Syn. -- Shameless; audacious; brazen; bold-faced; pert; immodest;
rude; saucy; impertinent; insolent.
Impudently
Im"pu*dent*ly, adv. In an impudent manner; with unbecoming assurance;
shamelessly.
At once assail With open mouths, and impudently rail. Sandys.
Impudicity
Im`pu*dic"i*ty (?), n. [L. impudicus immodest; im- not + pudicus
shamefaced, modest: cf. F. impudicit\'82, L. impudicitia.] Immodesty.
Sheldon.
Impugn
Im*pugn" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impugned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Impugning.] [OE. impugnen, F. impugner, fr. L. impugnare; in on,
against + pugnare to flight. See Pugnacious.] To attack by words or
arguments; to contradict; to assail; to call in question; to make
insinuations against; to gainsay; to oppose.
The truth hereof I will net rashly pugn, or overboldly affirm.
Peacham.
Impugnable
Im*pugn"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being impugned; that may be gainsaid.
Impugnation
Im`pug*na"tion (?), n. [L. impugnatio: cf. OF. impugnation.] Act of
impugning; opposition; attack. [Obs.]
A perpetual impugnation and self-conflict. Bp. Hall.
Impugner
Im*pugn"er (?), n. One who impugns.
Impugnment
Im*pugn"ment (?), n. The act of impugning, or the state of being
impugned. Ed. Rev.
Impuissance
Im*pu"is*sance (?), n. [Cf. F. impuissance.] Lack of power; inability.
Bacon.
Their own impuissance and weakness. Holland.
Impuissant
Im*pu"is*sant (?), a. [F., fr. pref. im- not + puissant. See
Puissant.] Weak; impotent; feeble.
Impulse
Im"pulse (?), n. [L. impulsus, fr. impellere. See Impel.]
1. The act of impelling, or driving onward with sudden force;
impulsion; especially, force so communicated as to produced motion
suddenly, or immediately.
All spontaneous animal motion is performed by mechanical impulse.
S. Clarke.
2. The effect of an impelling force; motion produced by a sudden or
momentary force.
3. (Mech.) The action of a force during a very small interval of time;
the effect of such action; as, the impulse of a sudden blow upon a
hard elastic body.
4. A mental force which simply and directly urges to action; hasty
inclination; sudden motive; momentary or transient influence of
appetite or passion; propension; incitement; as, a man of good
impulses; passion often gives a violent impulse to the will.
These were my natural impulses for the undertaking. Dryden.
Syn. -- Force; incentive; influence; motive; feeling; incitement;
instigation.
Impulse
Im*pulse" (?), v. t. [See Impel.] To impel; to incite. [Obs.] Pope.
Impulsion
Im*pul"sion (?), n. [L. impulsio: cf. F. impulsion. See Impel.]
1. The act of impelling or driving onward, or the state of being
impelled; the sudden or momentary agency of a body in motion on
another body; also, the impelling force, or impulse. "The impulsion of
the air." Bacon.
2. Influence acting unexpectedly or temporarily on the mind; sudden
motive or influence; impulse. "The impulsion of conscience."
Clarendon. "Divine impulsion prompting." Milton.
Impulsive
Im*pul"sive (?), a. [Cf. F. impulsif.]
1. Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse;
moving; impellent.
Poor men! poor papers! We and they Do some impulsive force obey.
Prior.
2. Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings.
My heart, impulsive and wayward. Longfellow.
3. (Mech.) Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous; -- said
of forces.
Impulsive
Im*pul"sive (?), n. That which impels or gives an impulse; an
impelling agent. Sir W. Wotton.
Impulsively
Im*pul"sive*ly, adv. In an impulsive manner.
Impulsiveness
Im*pul"sive*ness, n. The quality of being impulsive.
Impulsor
Im*pul"sor (?), n. [L.] One who, or that which, impels; an inciter.
[R.] Sir T. Browne.
Impunctate
Im*punc"tate (?), a. Not punctuate or dotted.
Impunctual
Im*punc"tu*al (?), a. [Pref. im- not + punctual: cf. F. imponctuel.]
Not punctual. [R.]
Impunctuality
Im*punc`tu*al"i*ty (?), n. Neglect of, or failure in, punctuality.
[R.] A. Hamilton.
Impune
Im*pune" (?), a. [L. impunis.] Unpunished. [R.]
Impunibly
Im*pu"ni*bly (?), adv. Without punishment; with impunity. [Obs.] J.
Ellis.
Impunity
Im*pu"ni*ty (?), n. [L. impunitas, fr. impunis without punishment;
pref. im- not + poena punishment: cf. F. impunit\'82. See Pain.]
Exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss.
Heaven, though slow to wrath, Is neimpunity defied. Cowper.
The impunity and also the recompense. Holland.
Impuration
Im`pu*ra"tion (?), n. Defilement; obscuration. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Impure
Im*pure" (?), a. [L. impurus; pref. im- not + purus pure: cf. F.
impur. See Pure.]
1. Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing something
which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated extraneous
substances; adulterated; as, impure water or air; impure drugs, food,
etc.
2. Defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed; -- said of persons or
things.
3. Unchaste; lewd; unclean; obscene; as, impure language or ideas.
"Impure desires." Cowper.
4. (Script.) Not purified according to the ceremonial law of Moses;
unclean.
5. (Language) Not accurate; not idiomatic; as, impure Latin; an impure
style.
Impure
Im*pure", v. t. To defile; to pollute. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Impurely
Im*pure"ly, adv. In an impure manner.
Impureness
Im*pure"ness, n. The quality or condition of being impure; impurity.
Milton.
Impurity
Im*pu"ri*ty (?), n.; pl. Impurities (#). [L. impuritas: cf. F.
impuret\'82.]
1. The condition or quality of being impure in any sense; defilement;
foulness; adulteration.
Profaneness, impurity, or scandal, is not wit. Buckminster.
2. That which is, or which renders anything, impure; foul matter,
action, language, etc.; a foreign ingredient.
Foul impurities reigned among the monkish clergy. Atterbury.
3. (Script.) Want of ceremonial purity; defilement.
Impurple
Im*pur"ple (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impurpled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Impurpling (?).] [Pref. im- in + purple. Cf. Empurple.] To color or
tinge with purple; to make red or reddish; to purple; as, a field
impurpled with blood.
Impurpled with celestial roses, smiled. Milton.
The silken fleece impurpled for the loom. Pope.
Inputability
In*put`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being imputable;
imputableness.
Imputable
Im*put"a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. imputable.]
1. That may be imputed; capable of being imputed; chargeable;
ascribable; attributable; referable.
A prince whose political vices, at least, were imputable to mental
incapacity. Prescott.
2. Accusable; culpable. [R.]
The fault lies at his door, and she is no wise imputable. Ayliffe.
Imputableness
Im*put"a*ble*ness, n. Quality of being imputable.
Imputably
Im*put"a*bly, adv. By imputation.
Imputation
Im`pu*ta"tion (?), [L. imputatio an account, a charge: cf. F.
imputation.]
1. The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription; also,
anything imputed or charged.
Shylock. Antonio is a good man. Bassanio. Have you heard any
imputation to the contrary? Shak.
If I had a suit to Master Shallow, I would humor his men with the
imputation of being near their master. Shak.
2. Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation.
Let us be careful to guard ourselves against these groundless
imputation of our enemies. Addison.
3. (Theol.) A setting of something to the account of; the attribution
of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another; as, the
imputation of the sin of Adam, or the righteousness of Christ.
4. Opinion; intimation; hint.
Imputative
Im*put"a*tive (?), a. [L. imputativus: cf. F. imputatif.] Transferred
by imputation; that may be imputed. -- Im*put"a*tive*ly, adv.
Actual righteousness as well as imputative. Bp. Warburton.
Impute
Im*pute" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imputed; p. pr. & vb. n. Imputing.]
[F. imputer, L. imputare to bring into the reckoning, charge, impute;
pref. im- in + putare to reckon, think. See Putative.]
1. To charge; to ascribe; to attribute; to set to the account of; to
charge to one as the author, responsible originator, or possessor; --
generally in a bad sense.
Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If memory o'er their
tomb no trophies raise. Gray.
One vice of a darker shade was imputed to him -- envy. Macaulay.
2. (Theol.) To adjudge as one's own (the sin or righteousness) of
another; as, the righteousness of Christ is imputed to us.
It was imputed to him for righteousness. Rom. iv. 22.
They merit Imputed shall absolve them who renounce Their own, both
righteous and unrighteous deeds. Milton.
3. To take account of; to consider; to regard. [R.]
If we impute this last humiliation as the cause of his death.
Gibbon.
Syn. -- To ascribe; attribute; charge; reckon; consider; imply;
insinuate; refer. See Ascribe.
Imputer
Im*put"er (?), n. One who imputes.
Imputrescible
Im`pu*tres"ci*ble (?), a. [Pref. im- + putrescible: cf. F.
imputrescible.] Not putrescible.
Imrigh
Im"righ (?), n. [Scot.; Gael. chicken soup.] A peculiar strong soup or
broth, made in Scotland. [Written also imrich.]
In-
In- (?). [See In, prep. Cf. Em-, En-.] A prefix from Eng. prep. in,
also from Lat. prep. in, meaning in, into, on, among; as, inbred,
inborn, inroad; incline, inject, intrude. In words from the Latin, in-
regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial;
as, illusion, irruption, imblue, immigrate, impart. In- is sometimes
used with an simple intensive force.
In-
In- (?). [L. in-; akin to E. un-. See Un-.] An inseparable prefix, or
particle, meaning not, non-, un- as, inactive, incapable, inapt. In-
regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial.
-in
-in. A suffix. See the Note under -ine.
In
In, prep. [AS. in; akin to D. & G. in, Icel. \'c6, Sw. & Dan. i, OIr.
& L. in, Gr. In-, Inn.] The specific signification of in is situation
or place with respect to surrounding, environment, encompassment, etc.
It is used with verbs signifying being, resting, or moving within
limits, or within circumstances or conditions of any kind conceived of
as limiting, confining, or investing, either wholly or in part. In its
different applications, it approaches some of the meanings of, and
sometimes is interchangeable with, within, into, on, at, of, and
among. It is used: --
1. With reference to space or place; as, he lives in Boston; he
traveled in Italy; castles in the air.
The babe lying in a manger. Luke ii. 16.
Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west. Shak.
Situated in the forty-first degree of latitude. Gibbon.
Matter for censure in every page. Macaulay.
2. With reference to circumstances or conditions; as, he is in
difficulties; she stood in a blaze of light. "Fettered in amorous
chains." Shak.
Wrapt in sweet sounds, as in bright veils. Shelley.
3. With reference to a whole which includes or comprises the part
spoken of; as, the first in his family; the first regiment in the
army.
Nine in ten of those who enter the ministry. Swift.
4. With reference to physical surrounding, personal states, etc.,
abstractly denoted; as, I am in doubt; the room is in darkness; to
live in fear.
When shall we three meet again, In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
Shak.
5. With reference to character, reach, scope, or influence considered
as establishing a limitation; as, to be in one's favor. "In sight of
God's high throne." Milton.
Sounds inharmonious in themselves, and harsh. Cowper.
6. With reference to movement or tendency toward a certain limit or
environment; -- sometimes equivalent to into; as, to put seed in the
ground; to fall in love; to end in death; to put our trust in God.
He would not plunge his brother in despair. Addison.
She had no jewels to deposit in their caskets. Fielding.
7. With reference to a limit of time; as, in an hour; it happened in
the last century; in all my life.
In as much as, OR Inasmuch as, in the degree that; in like manner as;
in consideration that; because that; since. See Synonym of Because,
and cf. For as much as, under For, prep. -- In that, because; for the
reason that. "Some things they do in that they are men . . . ; some
things in that they are men misled and blinded with error." Hooker. --
In the name of, in behalf of; on the part of; by authority; as, it was
done in the name of the people; -- often used in invocation, swearing,
praying, and the like. -- To be in for it. (a) To be in favor of a
thing; to be committed to a course. (b) To be unable to escape from a
danger, penalty, etc. [Colloq.] -- To be (OR keep) in with. (a) To be
close or near; as, to keep a ship in with the land. (b) To be on terms
of friendship, familiarity, or intimacy with; to secure and retain the
favor of. [Colloq.] Syn. -- Into; within; on; at. See At.
In
In, adv.
1. Not out; within; inside. In, the preposition, becomes an adverb by
omission of its object, leaving it as the representative of an
adverbial phrase, the context indicating what the omitted object is;
as, he takes in the situation (i. e
., he comprehends it in his mind); the Republicans were in (i. e., in
office); in at one ear and out at the other (i. e., in or into the
head); his side was in (i. e., in the turn at the bat); he came in (i.
e., into the house).
Their vacation . . . falls in so pat with ours. Lamb.
NOTE: &hand; Th e sails of a vessel are said, in nautical language,
to be in when they are furled, or when stowed. In certain cases in
has an adjectival sense; as, the in train (i. e., the incoming
train); compare up grade, down grade, undertow, afterthought, etc.
2. (Law) With privilege or possession; -- used to denote a holding,
possession, or seisin; as, in by descent; in by purchase; in of the
seisin of her husband. Burrill.
In and in breeding. See under Breeding. -- In and out (Naut.), through
and through; -- said of a through bolt in a ship's side. Knight. -- To
be in, to be at home; as, Mrs. A. is in. -- To come in. See under
Come.
In
In, n.
NOTE: [Usually in the plural.]
1. One who is in office; -- the opposite of out.
2. A re\'89ntrant angle; a nook or corner.
Ins and outs, nooks and corners; twists and turns.<-- (b) (with "of")
the peculiarities or technicalities (of a subject) -->
All the ins and outs of this neighborhood. D. Jerrold.
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In
In (?), v. t. To inclose; to take in; to harvest. [Obs.]
He that ears my land spares my team and gives me leave to in the
crop. Shak.
Inability
In`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Pref. in- not + ability: cf. F. inhabilet\'82.
See Able, and cf. Unable.] The quality or state of being unable; lack
of ability; want of sufficient power, strength, resources, or
capacity.
It is not from an inability to discover what they ought to do, that
men err in practice. Blair.
Syn. -- Impotence; incapacity; incompetence; weakness; powerlessness;
incapability. See Disability.
Inable
In*a"ble (?), v. t. See Enable.
Inablement
In*a"ble*ment (?), n. See Enablement. [Obs.]
Inabstinence
In*ab"sti*nence (?), n. [Pref. in- not + abstinence: cf. F.
inabstinence.] Want of abstinence; indulgence. [Obs.] "The
inabstinence of Eve." Milton.
Inabstracted
In`ab*stract"ed (?), a. Not abstracted.
Inabusively
In`a*bu"sive*ly (?), adv. Without abuse.
Inaccessibility
In`ac*cess`i*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. inaccessibilit\'82.] The quality
or state of being inaccessible; inaccessibleness. "The inaccessibility
of the precipice." Bp. Butler.
Inaccessible
In`ac*cess"i*ble (?), a. [L. inaccessibilis: cf. F. inaccessible. See
In- not, and Accessible.] Not accessible; not to be reached, obtained,
or approached; as, an inaccessible rock, fortress, document, prince,
etc. -- In`ac*cess"i*ble*ness, n. -- In`ac*cess"i*bly, adv.
Inaccordant
In`ac*cord"ant (?), a. Not accordant; discordant.
Inaccuracy
In*ac"cu*ra*cy (?), n.; pl. Inaccuracies (.
1. The quality of being inaccurate; want of accuracy or exactness.
2. That which is inaccurate or incorrect; mistake; fault; defect;
error; as, in inaccuracy in speech, copying, calculation, etc.
Inaccurate
In*ac"cu*rate (?), a. Not accurate; not according to truth; inexact;
incorrect; erroneous; as, in inaccurate man, narration, copy,
judgment, calculation, etc.
The expression is plainly inaccurate. Bp. Hurd.
Syn. -- Inexact; incorrect; erroneous; faulty; imperfect; incomplete;
defective.
Inaccurately
In*ac"cu*rate*ly, adv. In an inaccurate manner; incorrectly;
inexactly.
Inacquaintance
In`ac*quaint"ance (?), a. Want of acquaintance. Good.
Inacquiescent
In*ac`qui*es"cent (?), a. Not acquiescent or acquiescing.
Inaction
In*ac"tion (?), n. [Pref. in. not + action: cf. inaction.] Want of
action or activity; forbearance from labor; idleness; rest; inertness.
Berkeley.
Inactive
In*ac"tive (?), a. [Pref. in- not + active: cf. F. inactif.]
1. Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not
produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive.
2. Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not
busy; idle; as, an inactive officer.
3. (Chem. & Opt.) Not active; inert; esp., not exhibiting any action
or activity on polarized light; optically neutral; -- said of isomeric
forms of certain substances, in distinction from other forms which are
optically active; as, racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid. Syn.
-- Inert; dull; sluggish; idle; indolent; slothful; lazy. See Inert.
Inactively
In*ac"tive*ly, adv. In an inactive manner. Locke.
Inactivity
In`ac*tiv"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. inactivit\'82.]
1. The state or quality of being inactive; inertness; as, the
inactivity of matter.
2. Idleness; habitual indisposition to action or exertion; want of
energy; sluggishness.
The gloomy inactivity of despair. Cook.
Inactose
In*ac"tose (?), n. (Chem.) A variety of sugar, found in certain
plants. It is optically inactive.
Inactuate
In*ac"tu*ate (?), v. t. To put in action. [Obs.]
Inactuation
In*ac`tu*a"tion (?), n. Operation. [Obs.]
Inadaptation
In*ad`ap*ta"tion (?), n. Want of adaptation; unsuitableness.
Inadequacy
In*ad"e*qua*cy (?), n. [From Inadequate.] The quality or state of
being inadequate or insufficient; defectiveness; insufficiency;
inadequateness.
The inadequacy and consequent inefficacy of the alleged causes. Dr.
T. Dwight.
Inadequate
In*ad"e*quate (?), a. [Pref. in- not + adequate: cf. F. inad\'82quat.]
Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as,
inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc.
Dryden. -- In*ad"e*quate*ly, adv. -- In*ad"e*quate*ness, n.
Inadequation
In*ad`e*qua"tion (?), n. Want of exact correspondence. [Obs.] Puller.
Inadherent
In`ad*her"ent (?), a.
1. Not adhering.
2. (Bot.) Free; not connected with the other organs.
Inadhesion
In`ad*he"sion (?), n. Want of adhesion.
Inadmissibility
In`ad*mis`si*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. inadmissibilit\'82.] The state
or quality of being inadmissible, or not to be received.
Inadmissible
In`ad*mis"si*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + admissible: cf. F.
inadmissible.] Not admissible; not proper to be admitted, allowed, or
received; as, inadmissible testimony; an inadmissible proposition, or
explanation. -- In`ad*mis"si*bly, adv.
Inadvertence; pl. -ces
, Inadvertency In`ad*vert"ence (?); pl. -ces (, In`ad*vert"en*cy (?);
pl. -cies (, n. [Cf. F. inadvertance.]
1. The quality of being inadvertent; lack of heedfulness or
attentiveness; inattention; negligence; as, many mistakes proceed from
inadvertence.
Inadvertency, or want of attendance to the sense and intention of
our prayers. Jer. Taylor.
2. An effect of inattention; a result of carelessness; an oversight,
mistake, or fault from negligence.
The productions of a great genius, with many lapses an
inadvertencies, are infinitely preferable to works of an inferior
kind of author which are scrupulously exact. Addison.
Syn. -- Inattention; heedlessness; carelessness; negligence;
thoughtlessness. See Inattention.
Inadvertent
In`ad*vert"ent (?), a. [Cf. F. inadvertant. See 2d In-, and Advert.]
Not turning the mind to a matter; heedless; careless; negligent;
inattentive.
An inadvertent step may crush the snail That crawls at evening in
the public path. Cowper.
-- In`ad*vert"ent*ly, adv.
Inadvisable
In`ad*vis"a*ble (?), a. Not advisable. -- In`ad*vis"a*ble*ness, n.
Inaffability
In*af`fa*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. inaffabilit\'82.] Want of affability
or sociability; reticence.
Inaffable
In*af"fa*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + affable.] Not affable; reserved
in social intercourse.
Inaffectation
In*af`fec*ta"tion (?), n. [Pref. in- not + affectation: cf. F.
inaffectation.] Freedom from affectation; naturalness. [R.]
Inaffected
In`af*fect"ed (?), a. Unaffected. [Obs.] -- In`af*fect"ed*ly, adv.
[Obs.]
Inaidable
In*aid"a*ble (?), a. Incapable of being assisted; helpless. [R.] Shak.
Inalienability
In*al`ien*a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being
inalienable.
Inalienable
In*al"ien*a*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + alienable: cf. F.
inali\'82nable.] Incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or
transferred to another; not alienable; as, in inalienable birthright.
Inalienableness
In*al"ien*a*ble*ness, n. The quality or state of being inalienable;
inalienability.
Inalienably
In*al"ien*a*bly, adv. In a manner that forbids alienation; as, rights
inalienably vested.
Inalimental
In*al`i*men"tal (?), a. Affording no aliment or nourishment. [Obs.]
Bacon.
Inalterability
In*al`ter*a*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. inalt\'82rabilit\'82.] The
quality of being unalterable or unchangeable; permanence.
Inalterable
In*al"ter*a*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + alterable: cf. F.
inalt\'82rable.] Not alterable; incapable of being altered or changed;
unalterable. -- In*al"ter*a*ble*ness, n. -- In*al"ter*a*bly, adv.
Inamiable
In*a"mi*a*ble (?), a. Unamiable. [Obs.] -- In*a"mi*a*ble*ness, n.
[Obs.]
Inamissible
In`a*mis"si*ble (?), a. [L. inamissibilis: cf. F. inamissible.]
Incapable of being lost. [R.] Hammond. -- In`a*mis"si*ble*ness, n.
[R.]
Inamorata
In*a`mo*ra"ta (?), n. [It. innamorata, fem., innamorato, masc., p. p.
of innamorare to inspire with love. See Enamor.] A woman in love; a
mistress. "The fair inamorata." Sherburne.
Inamorate
In*am"o*rate (?), a. Enamored. Chapman. -- In*am"o*rate*ly, adv. [R.]
Inamorato
In*a`mo*ra"to (?), n.; pl. Inamoratos (#). [See Inamorata.] A male
lover.
Inamovable
In`a*mov"a*ble (?), a. Not amovable or removable. [R.] Palgrave.
In-and-in
In"-and-in" (?), n. An old game played with four dice. In signified a
doublet, or two dice alike; in-and-in, either two doubles, or the four
dice alike.
In and an
In and an, a. & adv. Applied to breeding from a male and female of the
same parentage. See under Breeding.
Inane
In*ane" (?), a. [L. inanis.] Without contents; empty; void of sense or
intelligence; purposeless; pointless; characterless; useless. "Vague
and inane instincts." I. Taylor. -- In*ane"ly, adv.
Inane
In*ane", n. That which is void or empty. [R.]
The undistinguishable inane of infinite space. Locke.
Inangular
In*an"gu*lar (?), a. Not angular. [Obs.]
Inaniloquent, Inaniloquous
In`a*nil"o*quent (?), In`a*nil"o*quous (?), a. [L. inanis empty +
loqui to speak.] Given to talking inanely; loquacious; garrulous. [R.]
Inanimate
In*an"i*mate (?), v. t. [Pref. in- in (or intensively) + animate.] To
animate. [Obs.] Donne.
Inanimate
In*an"i*mate (?), a. [L. inanimatus; pref. in- not + animatus
animate.] Not animate; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless; dead;
inactive; dull; as, stones and earth are inanimate substances.
Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves. Byron.
Syn. -- Lifeless; dead; inert; inactive; dull; soulless; spiritless.
See Lifeless.
Inanimated
In*an"i*ma`ted (?), a. Destitute of life; lacking animation;
unanimated. Pope.
Inanimateness
In*an"i*mate*ness (?), n. The quality or state of being inanimate.
The deadness and inanimateness of the subject. W. Montagu.
Inanimation
In*an`i*ma"tion (?), n. [See 2d Inanimate.] Want of animation;
lifeless; dullness.
Inanimation
In*an`i*ma"tion, n. [See 1st Inanimate.] Infusion of life or vigor;
animation; inspiration. [Obs.]
The inanimation of Christ living and breathing within us. Bp. Hall.
Inanitiate
In`a*ni"ti*ate (?), v. t. To produce inanition in; to exhaust for want
of nourishment. [R.]
Inanitiation
In`a*ni`ti*a"tion (?), n. Inanition. [R.]
Inanition
In`a*ni"tion (?), n. [F. inanition, L. inanitio emptiness, fr. inanire
to empty, fr. inanis empty. Cf. Inane.] The condition of being inane;
emptiness; want of fullness, as in the vessels of the body; hence,
specifically, exhaustion from want of food, either from partial or
complete starvation, or from a disorder of the digestive apparatus,
producing the same result.
Feeble from inanition, inert from weariness. Landor.
Repletion and inanition may both do harm in two contrary extremes.
Burton.
Inanity
In*an"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Inanities (#). [L. inanitas, fr. inanis empty:
cf. F. inanit\'82. See Inane.]
1. Inanition; void space; vacuity; emptiness.
2. Want of seriousness; aimlessness; frivolity.
3. An inane, useless thing or pursuit; a vanity; a silly object; --
chiefly in pl.; as, the inanities of the world.
Inantherate
In*an"ther*ate (?), a. (Bot.) Not bearing anthers; -- said of sterile
stamens.
In antis
In an"tis (?). [L.] (Arch.) Between ant\'91; -- said of a portico in
classical style, where columns are set between two ant\'91, forming
the angles of the building. See Anta.
Inapathy
In*ap"a*thy (?), n. Sensibility; feeling; -- opposed to apathy. [R.]
Inappealable
In`ap*peal"a*ble (?), a. Not admitting of appeal; not appealable.
Coleridge.
Inappeasable
In`ap*peas"a*ble (?), a. Incapable of being appeased or satisfied;
unappeasable.
Inappellability
In`ap*pel`la*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being inappellable;
finality.
The inappellability of the councils. Coleridge.
Inappellable
In`ap*pel"la*ble (?), a. Inappealable; final.
Inappetence, Inappetency
In*ap"pe*tence (?), In*ap"pe*ten*cy (?), n. [Pref. in- not +
appetence: cf. F. inapp\'82tence.] Want of appetency; want of desire.
Inapplicability
In*ap`pli*ca*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. inapplicabilit\'82.] The quality
of being inapplicable; unfitness; inapplicableness.
Inapplicable
In*ap"pli*ca*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + applicable.] Not applicable;
incapable of being applied; not adapted; not suitable; as, the
argument is inapplicable to the case. J. S. Mill. Syn. -- Unsuitable;
unsuited; unadapted; inappropriate; inapposite; irrelevant. --
In*ap"pli*ca*ble*ness, n. -- In*ap"pli*ca*bly, adv.
Inapplication
In*ap`pli*ca"tion (?), n. [Pref. in- not + application: cf. F.
inapplication.] Want of application, attention, or diligence;
negligence; indolence.
Inapposite
In*ap"po*site (?), a. Not apposite; not fit or suitable; not
pertinent. -- In*ap"po*site*ly, adv.
Inappreciable
In`ap*pre"ci*a*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + appreciable: cf. F.
inappr\'82ciable.] Not appreciable; too small to be perceived;
incapable of being duly valued or estimated. Hallam.
Inappreciation
In`ap*pre"ci*a"tion (?), n. Want of appreciation.
Inapprehensible
In*ap`pre*hen"si*ble (?), a. [L. inapprehensibilis: cf. F.
inappr\'82hensible.] Not apprehensible; unintelligible; inconceivable.
Milton.
Inapprehension
In*ap`pre*hen"sion (?), n. Want of apprehension.
Inapprehensive
In*ap`pre*hen"sive (?), a. Not apprehensive; regardless; unconcerned.
Jer. Taylor.
Inapproachable
In`ap*proach"a*ble (?), a. Not approachable; unapproachable;
inaccessible; unequaled. -- In`ap*proach"a*bly, adv.
Inappropriate
In`ap*pro"pri*ate (?), a. Not instrument (to); not appropriate;
unbecoming; unsuitable; not specially fitted; -- followed by to or
for. -- In`ap*pro"pri*ate*ly, adv. -- In`ap*pro"pri*ate*ness, n.
Inapt
In*apt" (?), a. [Pref. in- not + apt: cf. F. inapte. Cf. Inept.]
Unapt; not apt; unsuitable; inept. -- In*apt"ly, adv. -- In*apt"ness,
n.
Inaptitude
In*apt"i*tude (?), n. [In- + aptitude: cf. F. inaptitude. Cf. In.]
Want of aptitude.
Inaquate
In*a"quate (?), a. [L. inaquatus, p. p. of inaquare to make into
water; pref. in- in + aqua water.] Embodied in, or changed into,
water. [Obs.] Cranmer.
Inaquation
In`a*qua"tion (?), n. The state of being inaquate. [Obs.] Bp.
Gardiner.
Inarable
In*ar"a*ble (?), a. Not arable. [R.]
Inarch
In*arch" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inarched (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Inarching.] To graft by uniting, as a scion, to a stock, without
separating either from its root before the union is complete; -- also
called to graft by approach. P. Miler.
Inarching
In*arch"ing, n. A method of ingrafting. See Inarch.
Inarticulate
In`ar*tic"u*late (?), a. [L. inarticulatus; pref. in- not +
articulatus articulate.]
1. Not uttered with articulation or intelligible distinctness, as
speech or words.
Music which is inarticulate poesy. Dryden.
2. (Zo\'94l.) (a) Not jointed or articulated; having no distinct body
segments; as, an inarticulate worm. (b) Without a hinge; -- said of an
order (Inarticulata or Ecardines) of brachiopods.
3. Incapable of articulating. [R.]
The poor earl, who is inarticulate with palsy. Walpole.
<-- 4. incapable of expressing one's ideas or feelings clearly. -->
Inarticulated
In`ar*tic"u*la`ted (?), a. Not articulated; not jointed or connected
by a joint.
Inarticulately
In`ar*tic"u*late*ly (?), adv. In an inarticulate manner. Hammond.
Inarticulateness
In`ar*tic"u*late*ness, n. The state or quality of being inarticulate.
Inarticulation
In`ar*tic`u*la"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. inarticulation.] Inarticulateness.
Chesterfield.
Inartificial
In*ar`ti*fi"cial (?), a. [Pref. in- not + artificial: cf. F.
inartificiel.] Not artificial; not made or elaborated by art; natural;
simple; artless; as, an inartificial argument; an inartificial
character. -- In*ar`ti*fi"cial*ly, adv. -- In*ar`ti*fi"cial*ness, n.
Inasmuch
In`as*much" (?), adv. [In + as + much.] In like degree; in like
manner; seeing that; considering that; since; -- followed by as. See
In as much as, under In, prep.
Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it
not to me. Matt. xxv. 45.Syn. -- Because; since; for; as. See
Because.
Inattention
In`at*ten"tion (?), n. [Pref. in- not + attention: cf. F.
inattention.] Want of attention, or failure to pay attention;
disregard; heedlessness; neglect.
Novel lays attract our ravished ears; But old, the mind inattention
hears. Pope.
Syn. -- Inadvertence; heedlessness; negligence; carelessness;
disregard; remissness; thoughtlessness; neglect. -- Inattention,
Inadvertence. We miss seeing a thing through inadvertence when do
not happen to look at it; through inattention when we give no heed
to it, though directly before us. The latter is therefore the
worse. Inadvertence may be an involuntary accident; inattention is
culpable neglect. A versatile mind is often inadvertent; a careless
or stupid one is inattentive.
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Inattentive
In`at*ten"tive (?), a. [Cf. F. inattentif.] Not attentive; not
fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent;
regardless; as, an inattentive spectator or hearer; an inattentive
habit. I. Watts. Syn. -- Careless; heedless; regardless;
thoughtless; negligent; remiss; inadvertent. -- In`at*ten"tive*ly,
adv. -- In`at*ten"tive*ness, n.
Inaudibility
In*au`di*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being inaudible;
inaudibleness.
Inaudible
In*au"di*ble (?), a. [L. inaudibilis; pref. in- not + audire to
hear: cf. F. unaudible. See In- not, and Audible.] Not audible;
incapable of being heard; silent. -- In*au"di*ble*ness, n. --
In*au"di*bly, adv.
Inaugur
In*au"gur (?), v. t. [Cf. F. inaugurer. See Inaugurate.] To
inaugurate. [Obs.] Latimer.
Inaugural
In*au"gu*ral (?), a. [Cf. F. inaugural.] Pertaining to, or
performed or pronounced at, an inauguration; as, an inaugural
address; the inaugural exercises.
Inaugural
In*au"gu*ral, n. An inaugural address. [U.S.]
Inaugurate
In*au"gu*rate (?), a. [L. inauguratus, p. p. of inaugurare to take
omens from the flight of birds (before entering upon any important
undertaking); hence, to consecrate, inaugurate, or install, with
such divination; pref. in- in + augurare, augurari, to augur. See
Augur.] Invested with office; inaugurated. Drayton.
Inaugurate
In*au"gu*rate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inaugurated (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Inaugurating (?).]
1. To introduce or induct into an office with suitable ceremonies
or solemnities; to invest with power or authority in a formal
manner; to install; as, to inaugurate a president; to inaugurate a
king. Milton.
2. To cause to begin, esp. with formality or solemn ceremony;
hence, to set in motion, action, or progress; to initiate; -- used
especially of something of dignity or worth or public concern; as,
to inaugurate a new era of things, new methods, etc.
As if kings did closes remarkable days to inaugurate their favors.
Sir H. Wotton.
3. To celebrate the completion of, or the first public use of; to
dedicate, as a statue. [Colloq.]
4. To begin with good omens. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
Inauguration
In*au`gu*ra"tion (?), n. [L. inauguratio a beginning: cf. F.
inauguration.]
1. The act of inuagurating, or inducting into office with
solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.
At his regal inauguration, his old father resigned the kingdom to
him. Sir T. Browne.
2. The formal beginning or initiation of any movement, course of
action, etc.; as, the inauguration of a new system, a new
condition, etc.
Inaugurator
In*au"gu*ra`tor (?), n. One who inaugurates.
Inauguratory
In*au"gu*ra*to*ry (?), a. Suitable for, or pertaining to,
inauguration. Johnson.
Inaurate
In*au"rate (?), a. [L. inauratus, p. p. inaurare to gild; pref. in-
in + aurum gold.] Covered with gold; gilded.
Inaurate
In*au"rate (?), v. t. To cover with gold; to gild.
Inauration
In`au*ra"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. inauration.] The act or process of
gilding or covering with gold.
Inauspicate
In*aus"pi*cate (?), a. [L. inauspicatus; pref. in- not +
auspicatus, p. p. auspicari. See Auspicate.] Inauspicious [Obs.]
Sir G. Buck.
Inauspicious
In`aus*pi"cious (?), a. Not auspicious; ill-omened; unfortunate;
unlucky; unfavorable. "Inauspicious stars." Shak. "Inauspicious
love." Dryden. -- In`aus*pi"cious*ly, adv. -- In`aus*pi"cious*ness,
n.
Inauthoritative
In`au*thor"i*ta*tive (?), a. Without authority; not authoritative.
Inbarge
In"barge (?), v. t. & i. To embark; to go or put into a barge.
[Obs.] Drayton.
Inbeaming
In"beam`ing (?), n. Shining in. South.
Inbeing
In"be`ing (?), n. Inherence; inherent existence. I. Watts.
Inbind
In*bind" (?), v. t. To inclose. [Obs.] Fairfax.
Inblown
In"blown` (?), a. Blown in or into. [Obs.]
Inboard
In"board` (?), a. & adv.
1. (Naut.) Inside the line of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; the
opposite of outboard; as, an inboard cargo; haul the boom inboard.
2. (Mech.) From without inward; toward the inside; as, the inboard
stroke of a steam engine piston, the inward or return stroke.
Inborn
In"born` (?), a. Born in or with; implanted by nature; innate; as,
inborn passions. Cowper. Syn. -- Innate; inherent; natural.
Inbreak, Inbreaking
In"break` (?), In"break`ing, n. A breaking in; inroad; invasion.
Inbreathe
In*breathe" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inbreathed (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Inbreathing.] To infuse by breathing; to inspire. Coleridge.
Inbred
In"bred` (?), a. Bred within; innate; as, inbred worth. "Inbred
sentiments." Burke.
Inbreed
In*breed" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inbred (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Inbreeding.] [Cf. Imbreed.]
1. To produce or generate within. Bp. Reynolds.
To inbreed and cherish . . . the seeds of virtue. Milton.
2. To breed in and in. See under Breed, v. i.
Inburning
In"burn`ing (?), a. Burning within.
Her inburning wrath she gan abate. Spenser.
Inburnt
In"burnt` (?), a. Burnt in; ineffaceable.
Her inburnt, shamefaced thoughts. P. Fletcher.
Inburst
In"burst` (?), n. A bursting in or into.
Inc
Inc (?), n. A Japanese measure of length equal to about two and one
twelfth yards. [Written also ink.]
Inca
In"ca (?), n. (a) An emperor or monarch of Peru before, or at the
time of, the Spanish conquest; any member of this royal dynasty,
reputed to have been descendants of the sun. (b) pl. The people
governed by the Incas, now represented by the Quichua tribe.
Inca dove (Zo\'94l.), a small dove (Scardafella inca), native of
Arizona, Lower California, and Mexico.
Incage
In*cage" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incaged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Incaging (?).] [Cf. Encage.] To confine in, or as in, a cage; to coop
up. [Written also encage.] "Incaged birds." Shak.
Incagement
In*cage"ment (?), n. Confinement in, or as in, cage. [Obs.] Shelton.
Incalculability
In*cal`cu*la*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being
incalculable.
Incalculable
In*cal"cu*la*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + calculable: cf. F.
incalculable.] Not capable of being calculated; beyond calculation;
very great. -- In*cal"cu*la*ble*ness, n. -- In*cal"cu*la*bly, adv.
Incalescence
In`ca*les"cence (?), n. The state of being incalescent, or of growing
warm. Sir T. Browne.
Incalescency
In`ca*les"cen*cy (?), n. Incalescence. Ray.
Incalescent
In`ca*les"cent (?), a. [L. incalescens, -entis, p. pr. of incalescere
to grow hot. See 1st In-, and Calescence.] Growing warm; increasing in
heat.
Incameration
In*cam`er*a"tion (?), n. [Pref. in- in + L. camera chamber, LL., also,
jurisdiction: cf. F. incam\'82ration, It. incamerazione.] (R. C. Ch.)
The act or process of uniting lands, rights, or revenues, to the
ecclesiastical chamber, i. e., to the pope's domain.
Incan
In"can (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Incas.
Incandescence
In`can*des"cence (?), n. [Cf. F. incandescence.] A white heat, or the
glowing or luminous whiteness of a body caused by intense heat.
Incandescent
In`can*des"cent (?), a. [L. incandecens, -entis, p. pr. of
incandescere to become warm or hot; pref. in- in + candescere to
become of a glittering whiteness, to become red hot, incho. fr.
candere to be of a glittering whiteness: cf. F. incandescent. See
Candle.] White, glowing, or luminous, with intense heat; as,
incandescent carbon or platinum; hence, clear; shining; brilliant.
Holy Scripture become resplendent; or, as one might say,
incandescent throughout. I. Taylor.
Incandescent lamp OR light (Elec.), a kind of lamp in which the light
is produced by a thin filament of conducting material, usually
carbon<-- usually tungsten! -->, contained in a vacuum, and heated to
incandescence by an electric current, as in the Edison lamp; -- called
also incandescence lamp, and glowlamp.<-- incandescent bulb -- the
light bulb used in an incandescent lamp; contrasted with fluorescent
lamp and fluorescent bulb -->
Incanescent
In`ca*nes"cent (?), a. [L. incanescens, p. pr. incanescere to become
gray.] Becoming hoary or gray; canescent.
Incanous
In*ca"nous (?), a. [L. incanus; pref. in- in + canus hoary.] (Bot.)
Hoary with white pubescence.
Incantation
In`can*ta"tion (?), n. [L. incantatio, fr. incantare to chant a magic
formula over one: cf. F. incantation. See Enchant.]
1. The act or process of using formulas sung or spoken, with occult
ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment,
or affecting other magical results; enchantment. "Mysterious ceremony
and incantation." Burke.
2. A formula of words used as above.
Incantatory
In*cant"a*to*ry (?), a. Dealing by enchantment; magical. Sir T.
Browne.
Incanting
In*cant"ing, a. Enchanting. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.
Incanton
In*can"ton (?), v. t. To unite to, or form into, a canton or separate
community. Addison.
Incapability
In*ca`pa*bil"i*ty (?), n.
1. The quality of being incapable; incapacity. Suckling.
2. (Law) Want of legal qualifications, or of legal power; as,
incapability of holding an office.
Incapable
In*ca"pa*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + capable: cf. F. incapable, L.
incapabilis incomprehensible.]
1. Wanting in ability or qualification for the purpose or end in view;
not large enough to contain or hold; deficient in physical strength,
mental or moral power, etc.; not capable; as, incapable of holding a
certain quantity of liquid; incapable of endurance, of comprehension,
of perseverance, of reform, etc.
2. Not capable of being brought to do or perform, because morally
strong or well disposed; -- used with reference to some evil; as,
incapable of wrong, dishonesty, or falsehood.
3. Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able
to admit; as, incapable of pain, or pleasure; incapable of stain or
injury.
4. (Law) Unqualified or disqualified, in a legal sense; as, a man
under thirty-five years of age is incapable of holding the office of
president of the United States; a person convicted on impeachment is
thereby made incapable of holding an office of profit or honor under
the government.
5. (Mil.) As a term of disgrace, sometimes annexed to a sentence when
an officer has been cashiered and rendered incapable of serving his
country.
NOTE: &hand; Incapable is often used elliptically.
Is not your father grown incapable of reasonable affairs? Shak.
Syn. -- Incompetent; unfit; unable; insufficient; inadequate;
deficient; disqualified. See Incompetent.
Incapable
In*ca"pa*ble, n. One who is morally or mentally weak or inefficient;
an imbecile; a simpleton.
Incapableness
In*ca"pa*ble*ness, n. The quality or state of being incapable;
incapability.
Incapably
In*ca"pa*bly, adv. In an incapable manner.
Incapacious
In`ca*pa"cious (?), a. [Pref. in- not + capacious: cf. L. incapax
incapable.] Not capacious; narrow; small; weak or foolish; as, an
incapacious soul. Bp. Burnet. -- In`ca*pa"cious*ness, n.
Incapacitate
In`ca*pac"i*tate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incapacitated (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Incapacitating (?).] [Pref. in- not + capacitate.]
1. To deprive of capacity or natural power; to disable; to render
incapable or unfit; to disqualify; as, his age incapacitated him for
war.
2. (Law) To deprive of legal or constitutional requisites, or of
ability or competency for the performance of certain civil acts; to
disqualify.
It absolutely incapacitated them from holding rank, office,
function, or property. Milman.
Incapacitation
In`ca*pac`i*ta"tion (?), n. The act of incapacitating or state of
being incapacitated; incapacity; disqualification. Burke.
Incapacity
In`ca*pac"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Incapacities (. [Cf. F. incapacit\'82.]
1. Want of capacity; lack of physical or intellectual power;
inability.
2. (Law) Want of legal ability or competency to do, give, transmit, or
receive something; inability; disqualification; as, the inacapacity of
minors to make binding contracts, etc. Syn. -- Inability;
incapability; incompetency; unfitness; disqualification; disability.
Incapsulate
In*cap"su*late (?), v. t. (Physiol.) To inclose completely, as in a
membrane.
Incapsulation
In*cap`su*la"tion (?), n. (Physiol.) The process of becoming, or the
state or condition of being, incapsulated; as, incapsulation of the
ovum in the uterus.
Incarcerate
In*car"cer*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incarcerated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Incarcerating (?).] [Pref. in- in + L. carceratus, p. p. of
carcerare to imprison, fr. carcer prison.]
1. To imprison; to confine in a jail or priso
2. To confine; to shut up or inclose; to hem in.
Incarcerated hernia (Med.), hernia in which the constriction can not
be easily reduced.
Incarcerate
In*car"cer*ate (?), a. Imprisoned. Dr. H. More.
Incarceration
In*car`cer*a"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. incarc\'82ration.]
1. The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.
Glanvill.
2. (Med.) (a) Formerly, strangulation, as in hernia. (b) A
constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not
great enough to cause strangulation.
Incarcerator
In*car"cer*a`tor (?), n. One who incarcerates.
Incarn
In*carn" (?), v. t. [Cf. F. incarner. See Incarnate.] To cover or
invest with flesh. [R.] Wiseman.
Incarn
In*carn", v. i. To develop flesh. [R.] Wiseman.
Incarnadine
In*car"na*dine (?), a. [F. incarnadin, It. incarnatino; L. pref. in-
in + caro, carnis, flesh. Cf. Carnation, Incarnate.] Flesh-colored; of
a carnation or pale red color. [Obs.] Lovelace.
Incarnadine
In*car"na*dine, v. t. To dye red or crimson.
Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand?
No; this my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine,
Making the green one red. Shak.
Incarnate
In*car"nate (?), a. [Pref. in- not + carnate.] Not in the flesh;
spiritual. [Obs.]
I fear nothing . . . that devil carnate or incarnate can fairly do.
Richardson.
Incarnate
In*car"nate, a. [L. incarnatus, p. p. of incarnare to incarnate, pref.
in- in + caro, carnis, flesh. See Carnal.]
1. Invested with flesh; embodied in a human nature and form; united
with, or having, a human body.
Here shalt thou sit incarnate. Milton.
He represents the emperor and his wife as two devils incarnate,
sent into the world for the destruction of mankind. Jortin.
2. Flesh-colored; rosy; red. [Obs.] Holland.
Incarnate
In*car"nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incarnated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Incarnating (?).] To clothe with flesh; to embody in flesh; to invest,
as spirits, ideals, etc., with a human from or nature.
This essence to incarnate and imbrute, That to the height of deity
aspired. Milton.
Incarnate
In*car"nate, v. i. To form flesh; to granulate, as a wound. [R.]
My uncle Toby's wound was nearly well -- 't was just beginning to
incarnate. Sterne.
Incarnation
In`car*na"tion (?), n. [F. incarnation, LL. incarnatio.]
1. The act of clothing with flesh, or the state of being so clothed;
the act of taking, or being manifested in, a human body and nature.
2. (Theol.) The union of the second person of the Godhead with manhood
in Christ.
3. An incarnate form; a personification; a manifestation; a reduction
to apparent from; a striking exemplification in person or act.
She is a new incarnation of some of the illustrious dead. Jeffrey.
The very incarnation of selfishness. F. W. Robertson.
4. A rosy or red color; flesh color; carnation. [Obs.]
5. (Med.) The process of healing wounds and filling the part with new
flesh; granulation.
Incarnative
In*car"na*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. incarnatif.] Causing new flesh to grow;
healing; regenerative. -- n. An incarnative medicine.
Incarnification
In*car`ni*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [See Incarnation, and -fy.] The act of
assuming, or state of being clothed with, flesh; incarnation.
Incase
In*case" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incased (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Incasing.] [F. encaisser; pref. en- (L. in) + caisse case. See Case a
box, and cf. Encase, Enchase.] To inclose in a case; to inclose; to
cover or surround with something solid.
Rich plates of gold the folding doors incase. Pope.
Incasement
In*case"ment (?), n. [Cf. Casement.]
1. The act or process of inclosing with a case, or the state of being
incased.
2. That which forms a case, covering, or inclosure.
Incask
In*cask" (?), v. t. To cover with a casque or as with a casque.
Sherwood.
Incastellated
In*cas"tel*la`ted (?), a. Confined or inclosed in a castle.
Incastelled
In*cas"telled (?), a. (Far.) Hoofbound. Crabb.
Incatenation
In*cat`e*na"tion (?), n. [LL. incatenatio; L. pref. in- in + catena
chain. See Enchain.] The act of linking together; enchaining. [R.]
Goldsmith.
Incaution
In*cau"tion (?), n. Want of caution. Pope.
Incautious
In*cau"tious (?), a. [Pref. in- not + cautious: cf. L. incautus.] Not
cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the circumstances on which
safety and interest depend; heedless; careless; as, an incautious
step; an incautious remark.
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You . . . incautious tread On fire with faithless embers
overspread. Francis.
His rhetorical expressions may easily captivate any incautious
reader. Keill.
Syn. -- Unwary; indiscreet; inconsiderate; imprudent; impolitic;
careless; heedless; thoughtless. -- In*cau"tious*ly, adv. --
In*cau"tious*ness, n.
Incavated
In"ca*va`ted (?), a. [L. incavatus, p. p. of incavare to make hollow:
pref in- in + cavare to hollow out, fr. cavus hollow.] Made hollow;
bent round or in.
Incavation
In`ca*va"tion (?), n. Act of making hollow; also, a hollow; an
exvation; a depression.
Incaved
In*caved" (?), a. [Pref. in- in + cave. Cf. Encave, Incavated.]
Inclosed in a cave.
Incaverned
In*cav"erned (?), a. Inclosed or shut up as in a cavern. Drayton.
Incedingly
In*ced"ing*ly (?), adv. [L. incedere to walk majestically.]
Majestically. [R.] C. Bront\'82.
Incelebrity
In`ce*leb"ri*ty (?), n. Want of celebrity or distinction; obscurity.
[R.] Coleridge.
Incend
In*cend" (?), v. t. [L. incendere, incensum, to kindle, burn. See
Incense to inflame.] To inflame; to excite. [Obs.] Marston.
Incendiarism
In*cen"di*a*rism (?), n. [From Incendiary.] The act or practice of
maliciously setting fires; arson.
Incendiary
In*cen"di*a*ry (?; 277), n.; pl. Incendiaries (#). [L. incendiarius:
cf. F. incendiaire. See Incense to inflame.]
1. Any person who maliciously sets fire to a building or other
valuable or other valuable property.
2. A person who excites or inflames factions, and promotes quarrels or
sedition; an agitator; an exciter.
Several cities . . . drove them out as incendiaries. Bentley.
Incendiary
In*cen"di*a*ry, a. [L. incendiarius, fr. incendium a fire,
conflagration: cf. F. incendiaire. See Incense to inflame.]
1. Of or pertaining to incendiarism, or the malicious burning of
valuable property; as, incendiary material; as incendiary crime.
2. Tending to excite or inflame factions, sedition, or quarrel;
inflammatory; seditious. Paley.
Incendiary shell, a bombshell. See Carcass, 4.
Incendious
In*cen"di*ous (?), a. [L. incendiosus burning, hot.] Promoting faction
or contention; seditious; inflammatory. [Obs.] Bacon. --
In*cen"di*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.]
Incensant
In*cen"sant (?), a. [See Incense to anger.] (Her.) A modern term
applied to animals (as a boar) when borne as raging, or with furious
aspect.
Incensation
In`cen*sa"tion (?), n. (R. C. Ch.) The offering of incense. [R.]
Encyc. Brit.
Incense
In*cense" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incensed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Incensing.] [L. incensus, p. p. of incendere; pref. in- in + root of
candere to glow. See Candle.]
1. To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn. [Obs.]
Twelve Trojan princes wait on thee, and labor to incense Thy
glorious heap of funeral. Chapman.
2. To inflame with anger; to endkindle; to fire; to incite; to
provoke; to heat; to madden.
The people are incensed him. Shak.
Syn. -- To enrage; exasperate; provoke; anger; irritate; heat; fire;
instigate.
Incense
In"cense (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incensed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Incensing.] [LL. incensare: cf. F. encenser. See Incense, n.]
1. To offer incense to. See Incense. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. To perfume with, or as with, incense. "Incensed with wanton
sweets." Marston.
Incense
In"cense (?), n. [OE. encens, F. encens, L. incensum, fr. incensus, p.
p. of incendere to burn. See Incense to inflame.]
1. The perfume or odors exhaled from spices and gums when burned in
celebrating religious rites or as an offering to some deity.
A thick of incense went up. Ezek. viii. 11.
2. The materials used for the purpose of producing a perfume when
burned, as fragrant gums, spices, frankincense, etc.
Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer,
and put fire therein, and put incense thereon. Lev. x. 1.
3. Also used figuratively.
Or heap the shrine of luxury and pride,
With incense kindled at the Muse's flame. Gray.
Incense tree
, the name of several balsamic trees of the genus Bursera (or Icica)
mostly tropical American. The gum resin is used for incense. In
Jamaica the Chrysobalanus Icaco, a tree related to the plums, is
called incense tree. -- Incense wood, the fragrant wood of the
tropical American tree Bursera heptaphylla.
Incensebreathing
In"cense*breath`ing (?), a. Breathing or exhaling incense.
"Incense-breathing morn." Gray.
Incensed
In*censed" (?), a.
1. Angered; enraged.
2. (Her.) Represented as enraged, as any wild creature depicted with
fire issuing from mouth and eyes.
Incensement
In*cense"ment (?), n. Fury; rage; heat; exasperation; as, implacable
incensement. Shak.
Incenser
In*cen"ser (?), n. One who instigates or incites.
Incension
In*cen"sion (?), n. [L. incensio. See Incense to inflame.] The act of
kindling, or the state of being kindled or on fire. Bacon.
Incensive
In*cen"sive (?), a. Tending to excite or provoke; inflammatory.
Barrow.
Incensor
In*cen"sor (?), n. [L.] A kindler of anger or enmity; an inciter.
Incensory
In*cen"so*ry (?; 277), n.; pl. Incensories (#). [LL. incensorium: cf.
F. encensoir. See 2d Incense, and cf. Censer.] The vessel in which
incense is burned and offered; a censer; a thurible. [R.] Evelyn.
Incensurable
In*cen"sur*a*ble (?; 135), a. [Pref. in- not + censurable: cf. F.
incensurable.] Not censurable. Dr. T. Dwight. -- In*cen"sur*a*bly,
adv.
Incenter
In*cen"ter (?), n. (Geom.) The center of the circle inscribed in a
triangle.
Incentive
In*cen"tive (?), a. [L. incentivus, from incinere to strike up or set
the tune; pref. in- + canere to sing. See Enchant, Chant.]
1. Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulative.
Competency is the most incentive to industry. Dr. H. More.
2. Serving to kindle or set on fire. [R.]
Part incentive reed
Provide, pernicious with one touch of fire. Milton.
Incentive
In*cen"tive, n. [L. incentivum.] That which moves or influences the
mind, or operates on the passions; that which incites, or has a
tendency to incite, to determination or action; that which prompts
to good or ill; motive; spur; as, the love of money, and the desire
of promotion, are two powerful incentives to action.
The greatest obstacles, the greatest terrors that come in their
way, are so far from making them quit the work they had begun, that
they rather prove incentives to them to go on in it. South.
Syn. -- Motive; spur; stimulus; incitement; encouragement;
inducement; influence.
Incentively
In*cen"tive*ly, adv. Incitingly; encouragingly.
Inception
In*cep"tion (?), n. [L. inceptio, fr. incipere to begin; pref. in-
in + capere to take. See Capable.]
1. Beginning; commencement; initiation. Bacon.
Marked with vivacity of inception, apathy of progress, and
prematureness of decay. Rawle.
2. Reception; a taking in. [R.] Poe.
Inceptive
In*cep"tive (?), a. Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning;
as, an inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses
the beginning of action; -- called also inchoative. --
In*cep"tive*ly, adv.
Inceptive
In*cep"tive, n. An inceptive word, phrase, or clause.
Inceptor
In*cep"tor (?), n. [L.]
1. A beginner; one in the rudiments. Johnson.
2. One who is on the point of taking the degree of master of arts
at an English university. Walton.
Inceration
In`cer*a"tion (?), n. [L. incerare to smear with wax; pref. in- in
+ cerare to wax, fr. cera wax: cf. F. inc\'82ration.] The act of
smearing or covering with wax. B. Jonson.
Incerative
In*cer"a*tive (?), a. Cleaving or sticking like wax. Cotgrave.
Incertain
In*cer"tain (?), n. [Pref. in- not + certain: cf. F. incertain, L.
incertus. See Certain.] Uncertain; doubtful; unsteady. --
In*cer"tain*ly, adv.
Very questionable and of uncertain truth. Sir T. Browne.
Incertainty
In*cer"tain*ty (?), n. Uncertainty. [Obs.] Shak.
Incertitude
In*cer"ti*tude (?), n. [Cf. F. incertitude, LL. incertitudo, fr. L.
incertus. See Incertain.] Uncertainty; doubtfulness; doubt.
The incertitude and instability of this life. Holland.
He fails . . . from mere incertitude or irresolution. I. Taylor.
Incertum
In*cer"tum (?), a. Doubtful; not of definite form.
Opus incertum
(Anc. Arch.), a kind of masonry employed in building walls, in which
the stones were not squared nor laid in courses; rubblework.
Incessable
In*ces"sa*ble (?), a. [L. incessabilis; pref. in- not + cessare to
cease.] Unceasing; continual. [Obs.] Shelton. -- In*ces"sa*bly, adv.
[Obs.]
Incessancy
In*ces"san*cy (?), n. [From Incessant.] The quality of being
incessant; unintermitted continuance; unceasingness. Dr. T. Dwight.
Incessant
In*ces"sant (?), a. [L. incessans, -antis; pref. in- not + cessare to
cease: cf. F. incessant. See Cease.] Continuing or following without
interruption; unceasing; unitermitted; uninterrupted; continual; as,
incessant clamors; incessant pain, etc.
Against the castle gate, . . . Which with incessant force and
endless hate, They batter'd day and night and entrance did await.
Spenser.
Syn. -- Unceasing; uninterrupted; unintermitted; unremitting;
ceaseless; continual; constant; perpetual.
Incessantly
In*ces"sant*ly, adv. Unceasingly; continually. Shak.
Incession
In*ces"sion (?), n. [L. incedere, incessum, to walk.] Motion on foot;
progress in walking. [Obs.]
The incession or local motion of animals. Sir T. Browne.
Incest
In"cest (?), n. [F. inceste, L. incestum unchastity, incest, fr.
incestus unchaste; pref. in- not + castus chaste. See Chaste.] The
crime of cohabitation or sexual commerce between persons related
within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law. Shak.
Spiritual incest. (Eccl. Law) (a) The crime of cohabitation committed
between persons who have a spiritual alliance by means of baptism or
confirmation. (b) The act of a vicar, or other beneficiary, who holds
two benefices, the one depending on the collation of the other.
Incesttuous
In*cest"tu*ous (?; 135), a. [L. incestuosus: cf. F. incestueux.]
Guilty of incest; involving, or pertaining to, the crime of incest;
as, an incestuous person or connection. Shak.
Ere you reach to this incestuous love, You must divine and human
rights remove. Dryden.
-- In*cest"tu*ous*ly, adv. -- In*cest"tu*ous*ness, n.
Inch
Inch (?), n. [Gael. inis.] An island; -- often used in the names of
small islands off the coast of Scotland, as in Inchcolm, Inchkeith,
etc. [Scot.]
Inch
Inch, n. [OE. inche, unche, AS. ynce, L. uncia the twelfth part, inch,
ounce. See Ounce a weight.]
1. A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly
subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as among
mechanics. It was also formerly divided into twelve parts, called
lines, and originally into three parts, called barleycorns, its length
supposed to have been determined from three grains of barley placed
end to end lengthwise. It is also sometimes called a prime (\'b7),
composed of twelve seconds (\'b7\'b7), as in the duodecimal system of
arithmetic. <-- \'b7 is the same symbol as the light accent, or the
"minutes" of an arc. The "seconds" synbol should actually have the two
strokes closer than in repeated "minutes". Here, \'b7\'b7 will be
interpreted as "seconds" -->
12 seconds (\'b7\'b7) make 1 inch or prime. 12 inches or primes
(\'b7) make 1 foot. B. Greenleaf.
NOTE: &hand; The meter, the accepted scientific standard of length,
equals 39.37 inches; the inch is equal to 2.54 centimeters. See
Metric system, and Meter.
2. A small distance or degree, whether or time
Beldame, I think we watched you at an inch. Shak.
By inches, by slow degrees, gradually. -- Inch of candle. See under
Candle. -- Inches of pressure, usually, the pressure indicated by so
many inches of a mercury column, as on a steam gauge. -- Inch of
water. See under Water. -- Miner's inch, (Hydraulic Mining), a unit
for the measurement of water. See Inch of water, under Water.
Inch
Inch (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inching.]
1. To drive by inches, or small degrees. [R.]
He gets too far into the soldier's grace And inches out my master.
Dryden.
2. To deal out by inches; to give sparingly. [R.]
Inch
Inch, v. i. To advance or retire by inches or small degrees; to move
slowly.
With slow paces measures back the field, And inches to the walls.
Dryden.
Inch
Inch, a. Measurement an inch in any dimension, whether length,
breadth, or thickness; -- used in composition; as, a two-inch cable; a
four-inch plank. Inch stuff, boards, etc., sawed one inch thick.
Inchamber
In*cham"ber (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inchambered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Inchambering.] [Pref. in- in + chamber: cf. OF. enchambrer.] To lodge
in a chamber. [R.] Sherwood.
Inchangeability
In*change`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. Unchangeableness. [Obs.] Kenrick.
Inchant
In*chant" (?), v. t. See Enchant.
Incharitable
In*char"i*ta*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. incharitable.] Uncharitable;
unfeeling. [Obs.] Shak.
Incharity
In*char"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. incharit\'82.] Want of charity. [Obs.]
Evelyn.
Inchase
In*chase" (?), v. t. See Enchase.
Inchastity
In*chas"ti*ty (?), n. [Pref. in- not + chastity: cf. F.
inchastet\'82.] Unchastity. [Obs.] Milton.
Inched
Inched (?), a. Having or measuring (so many) inches; as, a four-inched
bridge. Shak.
Inchest
In*chest" (?), v. t. To put into a chest.
Inchipin
Inch"i*pin (?), n. See Inchpin.
Inchmeal
Inch"meal` (?), n. [See Meal a part, and cf. Piecemeal.] A piece an
inch long. By inchmeal, by small degrees; by inches. Shak.
Inchmeal
Inch"meal`, adv. Little by little; gradually.
Inchoate
In"cho*ate (?), a. [L. inchoatus, better incohatus, p. p. of incohare
to begin.] Recently, or just, begun; beginning; partially but not
fully in existence or operation; existing in its elements; incomplete.
-- In"cho*ate*ly, adv.
Neither a substance perfect, nor a substance inchoate. Raleigh.
Inchoate
In"cho*ate (?), v. t. To begin. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
Inchoation
In`cho*a"tion (?), n. [L. inchoatio, incohatio.] Act of beginning;
commencement; inception.
The setting on foot some of those arts, in those parts, would be
looked on as the first inchoation of them. Sir M. Hale.
It is now in actual progress, from the rudest inchoation to the
most elaborate finishing. I. Taylor.
Inchoative
In*cho"a*tive (?; 277), a. [L. inchoativus, incohativus: cf. F.
inchoatif.] Expressing or pertaining to a beginning; inceptive; as, an
inchoative verb. "Some inchoative or imperfect rays." W. Montagu. --
n. An inchoative verb. See Inceptive.
Inchpin
Inch"pin (?), n. [Written also inchipin, inche-pinne, inne-pinne.]
[Cf. Gael. inne, innidh, bowel, entrail.] The sweetbread of a deer.
Cotgrave.
Inchworm
Inch"worm` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The larva of any geometrid moth. See
Geometrid.
Incicurable
In*cic"u*ra*ble (?), a. [L. incicur not tame; pref. in- not + cicur
name.] Untamable. [R.]
Incide
In*cide" (?), v. t. [L. incidere; pref. in- in + caedere to cut. See
Concise, and cf. Incise.] To cut; to separate and remove; to resolve
or break up, as by medicines. [Obs.] Arbuthnot.
Incidence
In"ci*dence (?), n. [Cf. F. incidence.]
1. A falling on or upon; an incident; an event. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
2. (Physics) The direction in which a body, or a ray of light or heat,
falls on any surface.
In equal incidences there is a considerable inequality of
refractions. Sir I. Newton.
Angle of incidence, the angle which a ray of light, or the line of
incidence of a body, falling on any surface, makes with a
perpendicular to that surface; also formerly, the complement of this
angle. -- Line of incidence, the line in the direction of which a
surface is struck by a body, ray of light, and the like.
Incidency
In"ci*den*cy (?), n. Incidence. [Obs.] Shak.
Incident
In"ci*dent (?), a. [L. incidens, -entis, p. pr. & of incidere to fall
into or upon; pref. in- in, on + cadere to fall: cf. F. incident. See
Cadence.]
1. Falling or striking upon, as a ray of light upon a reflecting
surface.
2. Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of
things; not in connection with the main design; not according to
expectation; casual; fortuitous.
As the ordinary course of common affairs is disposed of by general
laws, so likewise men's rarer incident necessities and utilities
should be with special equity considered. Hooker.
3. Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally
happening or appertaining.
All chances incident to man's frail life. Milton.
The studies incident to his profession. Milward.
4. (Law) Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the
principal.
Incident proposition (Logic), a proposition subordinate to another,
and introduced by who, which, whose, whom, etc.; as, Julius, whose
surname was C\'91sar, overcame Pompey. I. Watts.
Incident
In"ci*dent, n. [Cf. F. incident.]
1. That which falls out or takes place; an event; casualty;
occurrence.
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2. That which happens aside from the main design; an accidental or
subordinate action or event.
No person, no incident, in a play but must be of use to carry on
the main design. Dryden.
3. (Law) Something appertaining to, passing with, or depending on,
another, called the principal. Tomlins. Syn. -- Circumstance; event;
fact; adventure; contingency; chance; accident; casualty. See Event.
Incindental
In`cin*den"tal (?), a. Happening, as an occasional event, without
regularity; coming without design; casual; accidental; hence, not of
prime concern; subordinate; collateral; as, an incidental
conversation; an incidental occurrence; incidental expenses.
By some, religious duties . . . appear to be regarded . . . as an
incidental business. Rogers.
Syn. -- Accidental; casual; fortuitous; contingent; chance;
collateral. See Accidental. -- In`cen*den"tal*ly, adv. --
In`cen*den"tal*ness, n.
I treat either or incidentally of colors. Boyle.
Incendental
In`cen*den"tal, n. An incident; that which is incidental; esp., in the
plural, an aggregate of subordinate or incidental items not
particularized; as, the expense of tuition and incidentals. Pope.
Incidently
In"ci*dent*ly (?), adv. Incidentally. [Obs.]
Incinerable
In*cin"er*a*ble (?), a. Capable of being incinerated or reduced to
ashes. Sir T. Browne.
Incinerate
In*cin"er*ate (?), [LL. incineratus, p. p. of incinerare to
incinerate; L. pref. in- in + cinis, cineris, ashes.] Reduced to ashes
by burning; thoroughly consumed. [Obs.] Bacon.
Incinerate
In*cin"er*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incinerated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Incinerating (?).] To burn to ashes; to consume; to burn. Bacon.
It is the fire only that incinerates bodies. Boyle.
Incineration
In*cin`er*a"tion (?), n. [LL. incineratio: cf. F. incin\'82ration.]
The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated; cremation.
The phenix kind, Of whose incineration, There riseth a new
creation. Skelton.
Incipience, Incipiency
In*cip"i*ence (?), In*cip"i*en*cy (?), n. [L. incipientia.] Beginning;
commencement; incipient state.
Incipient
In*cip"i*ent (?), a. [L. incipiens, p. pr. of incipere to begin. See
Inception.] Beginning to be, or to show itself; commencing; initial;
as, the incipient stage of a fever; incipient light of day. --
In*cip"i*ent*ly, adv.
Incircle
In*cir"cle (?), v. t. See Encircle.
Incirclet
In*cir"clet (?), n. [Cf. Encirclet.] A small circle. [Obs.] Sir P.
Sidney.
Incircumscriptible
In*cir`cum*scrip"ti*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + circumscriptible: cf.
LL. incircumscriptibilis.] Incapable of being circumscribed or
limited. Cranmer.
Incircumscription
In*cir`cum*scrip"tion (?), n. Condition or quality of being
incircumscriptible or limitless. Jer. Taylor.
Incircumspect
In*cir"cum*spect (?), a. [Pref. in- not + circumspect.] Not
circumspect; heedless; careless; reckless; impolitic. Tyndale.
Incircumspection
In*cir`cum*spec"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. incirconspection.] Want of
circumspection. Sir T. Browne.
Incise
In*cise" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incised (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Incising.] [L. incisus, p. p. of incidere to incise: cf. F. inciser.
See Incide.]
1. To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave.
I on thy grave this epitaph incise. T. Carew.
2. To cut, gash, or wound with a sharp instrument; to cut off.
Incised
In*cised" (?), a.
1. Cut in; carved; engraved.
2. (Bot.) Having deep and sharp notches, as a leaf or a petal.
Incisely
In*cise"ly (?), adv. In an incised manner.
Incision
In*ci"sion (?), n. [L. incisio: cf. F. incision. See Incise.]
1. The act of incising, or cutting into a substance. Milton.
2. That which is produced by incising; the separation of the parts of
any substance made by a cutting or pointed instrument; a cut; a gash.
3. Separation or solution of viscid matter by medicines. [Obs.]
Incisive
In*ci"sive (?), a. [Cf. F. incisif.]
1. Having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating, as with a
sharp instrument; cutting; hence, sharp; acute; sarcastic; biting. "An
incisive, high voice." G. Eliot.
And her incisive smile accrediting That treason of false witness in
my blush. Mrs. Browning.
2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the incisors; incisor; as, the incisive
bones, the premaxillaries.
Incisor
In*ci"sor (?; 277), n. [NL.] (Anat.) One of the teeth in front of the
canines in either jaw; an incisive tooth. See Tooth.
Incisor
In*ci"sor, a. Adapted for cutting; of or pertaining to the incisors;
incisive; as, the incisor nerve; an incisor foramen; an incisor tooth.
Incisory
In*ci"so*ry (?), a. Having the quality of cutting; incisor; incisive.
Incisure
In*cis"ure (?; 277), n. [L. incisura: cf. F. incisure.] A cut; an
incision; a gash. Derham.
Incitant
In*cit"ant (?), a. [L. incitans, -antis, p. pr. of incitare. See
Incite.] Inciting; stimulating.
Incitant
In*cit"ant, n. That which incites; an inciting agent or cause; a
stimulant. E. Darwin.
Incitation
In`ci*ta"tion (?), n. [L. incitatio: cf. F. incitation.]
1. The act of inciting or moving to action.
2. That which incites to action; that which rouses or prompts;
incitement; motive; incentive.
The noblest incitation to honest attempts. Tatler.
Incitative
In*cit"a*tive (?), n. A provocative; an incitant; a stimulant. [R.]
Jervas.
Incite
In*cite" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incited (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Inciting.] [L. incitare; pref. in- in + citare to rouse, stir up: cf.
F. inciter. See Cite.] To move to action; to stir up; to rouse; to
spur or urge on.
Anthiochus, when he incited Prusias to join in war, set before him
the greatness of the Romans. Bacon.
No blown ambition doth our arms incite. Shak.
Syn. -- Excite; stimulate; instigate; spur; goad; arouse; move; urge;
rouse; provoke; encourage; prompt; animate. See Excite.
Incitement
In*cite"ment (?), n. [Cf. F. incitement.]
1. The act of inciting.
2. That which incites the mind, or moves to action; motive; incentive;
impulse. Burke.
From the long records of a distant age, Derive incitements to renew
thy rage. Pope.
Syn. -- Motive; incentive; spur; stimulus; impulse; encouragement.
Inciter
In*cit"er (?), n. One who, or that which, incites.
Incitingly
In*cit"ing*ly, adv. So as to incite or stimulate.
Incito-motor
In*ci`to-mo"tor (?), a. [L. incitus incited + E. motor.] (Physiol.)
Inciting to motion; -- applied to that action which, in the case of
muscular motion, commences in the nerve centers, and excites the
muscles to contraction. Opposed to excito-motor.
Incito-motory
In*ci`to-mo"to*ry (?), a. (Physiol.) Incitomotor.
Incivil
In*civ"il (?), a. [L. incivilis; pref. in- not + civilis civil: cf. F.
incivil.] Uncivil; rude. [Obs.] Shak.
Incivility
In`ci*vil"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Incivilities (#). [L. incivilitas: cf. F.
incivilit\'82.]
1. The quality or state of being uncivil; want of courtesy; rudeness
of manner; impoliteness. Shak. Tillotson.
2. Any act of rudeness or ill breeding.
Uncomely jests, loud talking and jeering, which, in civil account,
are called indecencies and incivilities. Jer. Taylor.
3. Want of civilization; a state of rudeness or barbarism. [R.] Sir W.
Raleigh. Syn. -- Impoliteness; uncourteousness; unmannerliness;
disrespect; rudeness; discourtesy.
Incivilization
In*civ`i*li*za"tion (?), n. [Pref. in- not + civilization.] The state
of being uncivilized; want of civilization; barbarism.
Incivilly
In*civ"il*ly (?), adv. Uncivilly. [Obs.] Shak.
Incivism
In*civ"ism (?), n. [Pref. in- not + civism: cf. F. incivisme.] Want of
civism; want of patriotism or love to one's country; unfriendliness to
one's state or government. [R.] Macaulay.
Inclamation
In`cla*ma"tion (?), n. [L. inclamatio. See 1st In-, and Claim.]
Exclamation. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Inclasp
In*clasp" (?), v. t. [Pref. in- in + clasp. Cf. Enclasp.] To clasp
within; to hold fast to; to embrace or encircle. [Written also
enclasp.]
The flattering ivy who did ever see Inclasp the huge trunk of an
aged tree. F. Beaumont.
Inclaudent
In*clau"dent (?), a. Not closing or shutting.
Inclavated
In"cla*va`ted (?), a. [LL. inclavatus; L. pref. in- in + clavare to
fasten with nails, fr. clavus nail.] Set; fast; fixed. Dr. John Smith.
Inclave
In*clave" (?), a. [See Inclavated.] (Her.) Resembling a series of
dovetails; -- said of a line of division, such as the border of an
ordinary.
Incle
In"cle (?), n. Same as Inkle.
Inclemency
In*clem"en*cy (?), n.; pl. Inclemencies (#). [L. inclementia: cf. F.
incl\'82mence.]
1. The state or quality of being inclement; want of clemency; want of
mildness of temper; unmercifulness; severity.
The inclemency of the late pope. Bp. Hall.
2. Physical severity or harshness (commonly in respect to the elements
or weather); roughness; storminess; rigor; severe cold, wind, rain, or
snow.
The inclemencies of morning air. Pope.
The rude inclemency of wintry skies. Cowper.
Syn. -- Harshness; severity; cruelty; rigor; roughness; storminess;
boisterousness.
Inclement
In*clem"ent (?), a. [L. inclemens; pref. in- not + clemens mild: cf.
F. incl\'82ment. See Clement.]
1. Not clement; destitute of a mild and kind temper; void of
tenderness; unmerciful; severe; harsh.
2. Physically severe or harsh (generally restricted to the elements or
weather); rough; boisterous; stormy; rigorously cold, etc.; as,
inclement weather. Cowper.
The guard the wretched from the inclement sky. Pope.
Teach us further by what means to shun The inclement seasons, rain,
ice, hail, and snow! Milton.
Inclemently
In*clem"ent*ly, adv. In an inclement manner.
Inclinable
In*clin"a*ble (?), a. [L. inclinabilis. See Incline.]
1. Leaning; tending.
Likely and inclinable to fall. Bentley.
2. Having a propensity of will or feeling; leaning in disposition;
disposed; propense; as, a mind inclinable to truth.
Whatsoever other sins he may be inclinable to. South.
The very constitution of a multitude is not so inclinable to save
as to destroy. Fuller.
Inclinableness
In*clin"a*ble*ness, n. The state or quality of being inclinable;
inclination.
Inclinnation
In`clin*na"tion (?), n. [L. inclinatio: cf. F. inclination.]
1. The act of inclining, or state of being inclined; a leaning; as, an
inclination of the head.
2. A direction or tendency from the true vertical or horizontal
direction; as, the inclination of a column, or of a road bed.
3. A tendency towards another body or point
4. (Geom.) The angle made by two lines or planes; as, the inclination
of the plane of the earth's equator to the plane of the ecliptic is
about 23° 28\'b7; the inclination of two rays of light.
5. A leaning or tendency of the mind, feelings, preferences, or will;
propensity; a disposition more favorable to one thing than to another;
favor; desire; love.
A mere inclination to a thing is not properly a willing of that
thing. South.
How dost thou find the inclination of the people? Shak.
6. A person or thing loved or admired. Sir W. Temple.
7. (Pharm.) Decantation, or tipping for pouring.
Inclination compass, an inclinometer. -- Inclination of an orbit
(Astron.), the angle which the orbit makes the ecliptic. --
Inclination of the needle. See Dip of the needle, under Dip. Syn. --
Bent; tendency; proneness; bias; proclivity; propensity;
prepossession; predilection; attachment; desire; affection; love. See
Bent, and cf. Disposition.
Inclinatory
In*clin"a*to*ry (?; 277), a. Having the quality of leaning or
inclining; as, the inclinatory needle. -- In*clin"a*to*ri*ly (#), adv.
Sir T. Browne.
Incline
In*cline" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inclined (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Inclining.] [OE. inclinen, enclinen, OF. encliner, incliner, F.
incliner, L. inclinare; pref. in- in + clinare to bend, incline; akin
to E. lean. See Lean to incline.]
1. To deviate from a line, direction, or course, toward an object; to
lean; to tend; as, converging lines incline toward each other; a road
inclines to the north or south.
2. Fig.: To lean or tend, in an intellectual or moral sense; to favor
an opinion, a course of conduct, or a person; to have a propensity or
inclination; to be disposed.
Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech. Judges ix. 3.
Power finds its balance, giddy motions cease In both the scales,
and each inclines to peace. Parnell.
3. To bow; to incline the head. Chaucer. Syn. -- To lean; slope;
slant; tend; bend.
Incline
In*cline", v. t.
1. To cause to deviate from a line, position, or direction; to give a
leaning, bend, or slope to; as, incline the column or post to the
east; incline your head to the right.
Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear. Is. xxxvii. 17.
2. To impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the will or
affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence.
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies. Ps. cxix. 36.
Incline our hearts to keep this law. Book of Com. Prayer.
3. To bend; to cause to stoop or bow; as, to incline the head or the
body in acts of reverence or civility.
With due respect my body I inclined. Dryden.
Incline
In*cline", n. An inclined plane; an ascent o
Inclined
In*clined" (?), p. p. & a.
1. Having a leaning or tendency towards, or away from, a thing;
disposed or moved by wish, desire, or judgment; as, a man inclined to
virtue. "Each pensively inclined." Cowper.
2. (Math.) Making an angle with some line or plane; -- said of a line
or plane.
3. (Bot.) Bent out of a perpendicular position, or into a curve with
the convex side uppermost.
Inclined plane. (Mech.) (a) A plane that makes an oblique angle with
the plane of the horizon; a sloping plane. When used to produce
pressure, or as a means of moving bodies, it is one of the mechanical
powers, so called. (b) (Railroad & Canal) An inclined portion of
track, on which trains or boats are raised or lowered from one level
to another.
Incliner
In*clin"er (?), n. One who, or that which, inclines; specifically, an
inclined dial.
Inclining
In*clin"ing, a. (Bot.) Same as Inclined, 3.
Inclining
In*clin"ing, n.
1. Inclination; disposition.
On the first inclining towards sleep. Burke.
2. Party or side chosen; a following.
Both you of my inclining, and the rest. Shak.
Inclinnometer
In`clin*nom"e*ter (?), n. [Incline + -meter.] (Magnetism) An apparatus
to determine the inclination of the earth's magnetic force to the
plane of the horizon; -- called also inclination compass, and dip
circle.
Inclip
In*clip" (?), v. t. To clasp; to inclose.
Whate'er the ocean pales, or sky inclips. Shak.
Incloister
In*clois"ter (?), v. t. [Pref. in- in + cloister: cf. F.
enclo\'8ctrer. Cf. Encloister.] To confine as in a cloister; to
cloister. Lovelace.
Inclose
In*close" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inclosed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Inclosing.] [See Enclose, and cf. Include.] [Written also enclose.]
1. To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to include; to
shut up; to encompass; as, to inclose a fort or an army with troops;
to inclose a town with walls.
How many evils have inclosed me round! Milton.
2. To put within a case, envelope, or the like; to fold (a thing)
within another or into the same parcel; as, to inclose a letter or a
bank note.
The inclosed copies of the treaty. Sir W. Temple.
3. To separate from common grounds by a fence; as, to inclose lands.
Blackstone.
4. To put into harness; to harness. [Obs.]
They went to coach and their horse inclose. Chapman.
Incloser
In*clos"er (?), n. One who, or that which, incloses; one who fences
off land from common grounds.
Inclosure
In*clo"sure (?; 135), n. [See Inclose, Enclosure.] [Written also
enclosure.]
1. The act of inclosing; the state of being inclosed, shut up, or
encompassed; the separation of land from common ground by a fence.
2. That which is inclosed or placed within something; a thing
contained; a space inclosed or fenced up.
Within the inclosure there was a great store of houses. Hakluyt.
3. That which incloses; a barrier or fence.
Breaking our inclosures every morn. W. Browne.
Incloud
In*cloud" (?), v. t. To envelop as in clouds; to darken; to obscure.
Milton.
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Include
In*clude" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Included; p. pr. & vb. n.
Including.] [L. includere, inclusum; pref. in- in + claudere to shut.
See Close, and cf. Enclose.]
1. To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to inclose; as,
the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a
shell.
2. To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species, the whole a
part, an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to embrace; as,
this volume of Shakespeare includes his sonnets; he was included in
the invitation to the family; to and including page twenty-five. <--
usu. up to and including . . . -->
The whole included race, his purposed prey. Milton.
The loss of such a lord includes all harm. Shak.
3. To conclude; to end; to terminate. [Obs.]
Come, let us go; we will include all jars With triumphs, mirth, and
rare solemnity. Shak.
Syn. -- To contain; inclose; comprise; comprehend; embrace; involve.
Included
In*clud"ed (?), a. Inclosed; confined. Included stamens (Bot.), such
as are shorter than the floral envelopes, or are concealed within
them.
Includible
In*clud"i*ble (?), a. Capable of being included.
Inclusa
In*clu"sa (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. inclusus, p. p. of includere to
shut in.] (Zo\'94l.) A tribe of bivalve mollusks, characterized by the
closed state of the mantle which envelops the body. The ship borer
(Teredo navalis) is an example.
Inclusion
In*clu"sion (?), n. [L. inclusio: cf. F. inclusion. See Include.]
1. The act of including, or the state of being included; limitation;
restriction; as, the lines of inclusion of his policy. Sir W. Temple.
2. (Min.) A foreign substance, either liquid or solid, usually of
minute size, inclosed in the mass of a mineral.
Inclusive
In*clu"sive (?), a. [Cf. F. inclusif.]
1. Inclosing; encircling; surrounding.
The inclusive verge Of golden metal that must round my brow. Shak.
2. Comprehending the stated limit or extremes; as, from Monday to
Saturday inclusive, that is, taking in both Monday and Saturday; --
opposed to exclusive. <-- see include, v.t. 2 -->
Inclusively
In*clu"sive*ly, adv. In an inclusive manner.
Incoach
In*coach" (?), v. t. To put a coach.
Incoact, Incoacted
In`co*act" (?), In`co*act"ed (?), a. [L. incoactus; pref. in- not +
coactus forced. See Coact.] Not compelled; unconstrained. [Obs.]
Coles.
Incoagulable
In`co*ag"u*la*ble (?), a. Not coagulable.
Incoalescence
In`co*a*les"cence (?), n. The state of not coalescing.
Incocted
In*coct"ed (?), a. [Cf. Concoct.] Raw; indigestible. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Incoercible
In`co*er"ci*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + coercible: cf. F.
incoercible.]
1. Not to be coerced; incapable of being compelled or forced.
2. (Physics) Not capable of being reduced to the form of a liquid by
pressure; -- said of any gas above its critical point; -- also
particularly of oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon monoxide,
formerly regarded as incapable of liquefaction at any temperature or
pressure.
3. (Physics) That can note be confined in, or excluded from, vessels,
like ordinary fluids, gases, etc.; -- said of the imponderable fluids,
heat, light, electricity, etc.
Incoexistence
In`co*ex*ist"ence (?), n. The state of not coexisting. [Obs.] Locke.
Incog
In*cog" (?), adv. Incognito. [Colloq.]
Depend upon it -- he'll remain incog. Addison.
Incogitable
In*cog"i*ta*ble (?), a. [L. incogitabilis; pref. in- not + cogitabilis
cogitable.] Not cogitable; inconceivable. Sir T. More.
Incogitance, Incogitancy
In*cog"i*tance (?), In*cog"i*tan*cy (?), n. [L. incogitantia.] Want of
thought, or of the power of thinking; thoughtlessness;
unreasonableness.
'T is folly and incogitancy to argue anything, one way or the
other, from the designs of a sort of beings with whom we so little
communicate. Glanvill.
Incogitant
In*cog"i*tant (?), a. [L. incogitans; pref. in- not + cogitans, p. pr.
of cogitare to think. See Cogitate.] Toughtless; inconsiderate. [R.]
Milton.
Men are careless and incogitant. J. Goodman.
Incogitantly
In*cog"i*tant*ly, adv. In an incogitant manner.
Incogitative
In*cog"i*ta*tive (?), a. Not cogitative; not thinking; wanting the
power of thought; as, a vegetable is an incogitative being. Locke.
Incogitativity
In*cog`i*ta*tiv"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being incogitative; want
of thought or of the power of thinking. Wollaston.
Incognita
In*cog"ni*ta (?), n. [See Incognito.]
1. A woman who is unknown or in disguise.
2. The state of being in disguise; -- said of a woman.
Incognitant
In*cog"ni*tant (?), a. Ignorant. [Obs.]
Incognito
In*cog"ni*to (?), a. OR adv. [It. incognito, masc., incognita, fem.,
L. incognitus unknown; pref. in- not + cognitus known, p. p. of
cognoscere: cf. F. incognito, fr. It. See Cognition.] Without being
known; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed
title; -- said esp. of great personages who sometimes adopt a disguise
or an assumed character in order to avoid notice.
'T was long ago Since gods come down incognito. Prior.
The prince royal of Persia came thither incognito. Tatler.
Incognito
In*cog"ni*to, n.; pl. Incognitos (#). [See Incognito, a.]
1. One unknown or in disguise, or under an assumed character or name.
2. The assumption of disguise or of a feigned character; the state of
being in disguise or not recognized.
His incognito was endangered. Sir W. Scott.
Incognizable
In*cog"ni*za*ble (?), a. Not cognizable; incapable of being
recognized, known, or distinguished. H. Spenser.
The Lettish race, not a primitive stock of the Slavi, but a
distinct branch, now become incognizable. Tooke.
Incognizance
In*cog"ni*zance (?), n. Failure to cognize, apprehended, or notice.
This incognizance may be explained. Sir W. Hamilton.
Incognizant
In*cog"ni*zant (?), a. Not cognizant; failing to apprehended or
notice.
Of the several operations themselves, as acts of volition, we are
wholly incognizant. Sir W. Hamilton.
Incognoscible
In`cog*nos"ci*ble (?), a. Incognizable. -- In`cog*nos"ci*bil"i*ty (#),
n.
Incoherence, Incoherency
In`co*her"ence (?), In`co*her"en*cy (?), n. [Cf. F. incoh\'82rence.]
1. The quality or state of being incoherent; want of coherence; want
of cohesion or adherence. Boyle.
2. Want of connection; incongruity; inconsistency; want of agreement
or dependence of one part on another; as, the incoherence of
arguments, facts, etc.
Incoherences in matter, and suppositions without proofs, put
handsomely together, are apt to pass for strong reason. Locke.
3. That which is incoherent.
Crude incoherencies . . . and nauseous tautologies. South.
Incoherent
In`co*her"ent (?), a. [Pref. in- not + coherent: cf. F.
incoh\'82rent.]
1. Not coherent; wanting cohesion; loose; unconnected; physically
disconnected; not fixed to each; -- said of material substances.
Woodward.
2. Wanting coherence or agreement; incongruous; inconsistent; having
no dependence of one part on another; logically disconnected. "The
same rambling, incoherent manner." Bp. Warburton.
Incoherentific
In`co*her`en*tif"ic (?), a. [E. incoherent + L. facere to make.]
Causing incoherence. [R.]
Incoherently
In`co*her"ent*ly (?), adv. In an incoherent manner; without due
connection of parts.
Incoherentness
In`co*her"ent*ness, n. Incoherence.
Incoincidence
In`co*in"ci*dence (?), n. The quality of being incoincident; want of
coincidence. [R.]
Incoincident
In`co*in"ci*dent (?), a. Not coincident; not agreeing in time, in
place, or principle.
Incolumity
In`co*lu"mi*ty (?), n. [L. incolumitas, fr. incolumis uninjured, safe;
perh. fr. in intens. + (doubtful) columis safe.] Safety; security.
[Obs.] Howell.
Incomber
In*com"ber (?), v. t. See Encumber.
Incombine
In`com*bine" (?), v. i. To be incapable of combining; to disagree; to
differ. [Obs.] Milton.
Incombustibility
In`com*bus`ti*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. incombustilit\'82.] The quality
of being incombustible.
Incombustible
In`com*bus"ti*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + combustible: cf. F.
incombustible.] Not combustible; not capable of being burned,
decomposed, or consumed by fire; uninflammable; as, asbestus is an
incombustible substance; carbon dioxide is an incombustible gas.
Incombustible cloth, a tissue of amianthus or asbestus; also, a fabric
imbued with an incombustible substance. -- In`com*bus"ti*ble*ness, n.
-- In`com*bus"ti*bly, adv.
Income
In"come (?), n.
1. A coming in; entrance; admittance; ingress; infusion. [Obs.] Shak.
More abundant incomes of light and strength from God. Bp. Rust.
At mine income I louted low. Drant.
2. That which is caused to enter; inspiration; influence; hence,
courage or zeal imparted. [R.]
I would then make in and steep My income in their blood. Chapman.
3. That gain which proceeds from labor, business, property, or capital
of any kind, as the produce of a farm, the rent of houses, the
proceeds of professional business, the profits of commerce or of
occupation, or the interest of money or stock in funds, etc.; revenue;
receipts; salary; especially, the annual receipts of a private person,
or a corporation, from property; as, a large income.
No fields afford So large an income to the village lord. Dryden.
4. (Physiol.) That which is taken into the body as food; the ingesta;
-- sometimes restricted to the nutritive, or digestible, portion of
the food. See Food. Opposed to output.
Income bond, a bond issued on the income of the corporation or company
issuing it, and the interest of which is to be paid from the earnings
of the company before any dividends are made to stockholders; --
issued chiefly or exclusively by railroad companies. -- Income tax, a
tax upon a person's incomes, emoluments, profits, etc., or upon the
excess beyond a certain amount. Syn. -- Gain; profit; proceeds;
salary; revenue; receipts; interest; emolument; produce.
Incomer
In"com`er (?), n.
1. One who comes in.
Outgoers and incomers. Lew Wallace.
2. One who succeeds another, as a tenant of land, houses, etc. [Eng.]
Incoming
In"com`ing, a.
1. Coming in; accruing.
A full incoming profit on the product of his labor. Burke.
2. Coming in, succeeding, or following, as occupant or possessor; as,
in incoming tenant.
Incoming
In"com`ing, n.
1. The act of coming in; arrival.
The incomings and outgoings of the trains. Dickens.
2. Income; gain. [R.]
Many incomings are subject to great fluctuations. Tooke.
Incomity
In*com"i*ty (?), n. Want of comity; incivility; rudeness. [R.]
In commendam
In com*men"dam (?). [See Commendam.] (Law) See Commendam, and
Partnership in Commendam, under Partnership.
Incommensurability
In`com*men`su*ra*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. incommensurabilit\'82.] The
quality or state of being incommensurable. Reid.
Incommensurable
In`com*men"su*ra*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + commensurable: cf. F.
incommensurable.] Not commensurable; having no common measure or
standard of comparison; as, quantities are incommensurable when no
third quantity can be found that is an aliquot part of both; the side
and diagonal of a square are incommensurable with each other; the
diameter and circumference of a circle are incommensurable.
They are quantities incommensurable. Burke.
-- In`com*men"su*ra*ble*ness, n. -- In`com*men"su*ra*bly, adv.
Incommensurable
In`com*men"su*ra*ble (?), n. One of two or more quantities which have
no common measure.
Incommensurate
In`com*men"su*rate (?), a.
1. Not commensurate; not admitting of a common measure;
incommensurable.
2. Not of equal of sufficient measure or extent; not adequate; as, our
means are incommensurate to our wants. Syn. -- Inadequate;
insufficient; disproportionate. -- In`com*men"su*rate*ly, adv. --
In`com*men"su*rate*ness, n.
Incommiscible
In`com*mis"ci*ble (?), a. [L. incommiscibilis; pref. in- not +
commiscibilis that can be mingled.] Not commiscible; not mixable.
Incommixture
In`com*mix"ture (?; 135), n. A state of being unmixed; separateness.
Sir T. Browne.
Incommodate
In*com"mo*date (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incommodated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Incommodating (?).] [L. incommodare. See Incommode.] To incommode.
[Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Incommodation
In*com`mo*da"tion (?), n. The state of being incommoded;
inconvenience. [Obs.]
Incommode
In`com*mode" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incommoded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Incommoding.] [F. incommoder, L. incommodare inconvenient; pref. in-
not + commodus convenient. See Commodious.] To give inconvenience or
trouble to; to disturb or molest; to discommode; to worry; to put out;
as, we are incommoded by want of room. Syn. -- To annoy; disturb;
trouble; molest; disaccomodate; inconvenience; disquiet; vex; plague.
Incommode
In`com*mode", n. An inconvenience. [R.] Strype.
Incommodement
In`com*mode"ment (?), n. The act of incommoded. [Obs.] Cheyne.
Incommodious
In`com*mo"di*ous (?), a. [Pref. in- not + commodious: cf. LL.
incommodious, L. incommodus, F. incommode.] Tending to incommode; not
commodious; not affording ease or advantage; unsuitable; giving
trouble; inconvenient; annoying; as, an incommodious seat; an
incommodious arrangement. -- In`com*mo"di*ous*ly, adv. --
In`com*mo"di*ous*ness, n.
Incommodity
In`com*mo"di*ty (?), n.; pl. Incommodities (#). [L. incommoditas: cf.
F. incommodit\'82. See Incommodious.] Inconvenience; trouble;
annoyance; disadvantage; encumbrance. [Archaic] Bunyan.
A great incommodity to the body. Jer. Taylor.
Buried him under a bulk of incommodities. Hawthorne.
Incommunicability
In`com*mu`ni*ca*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. incommunicabilit\'82.] The
quality or state of being incommunicable, or incapable of being
imparted.
Incommunicable
In`com*mu"ni*ca*ble (?), a. [L. incommunicabilis: cf. F.
incommunicable. See In- not, and Communicable.] Not communicable;
incapable of being communicated, shared, told, or imparted, to others.
Health and understanding are incommunicable. Southey.
Those incommunicable relations of the divine love. South.
-- In`com*mu"ni*ca*ble*ness, n. -- In`com*mu"ni*ca*bly, adv.
Incommunicated
In`com*mu"ni*ca`ted (?), a. Not communicated or imparted. [Obs.] Dr.
H. More.
Incommunicating
In`com*mu"ni*ca`ting, a. Having no communion or intercourse with each
other. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
Incommunicative
In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive (?), a. Not communicative; not free or apt to
impart to others in conversation; reserved; silent; as, the messenger
was incommunicative; hence, not disposed to hold fellowship or
intercourse with others; exclusive.
The Chinese . . . an incommunicative nation. C. Buchanan.
-- In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive*ly, adv. -- In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive*ness, n.
Lamb.
His usual incommunicativeness. G. Eliot.
Incommutability
In`com*mu`ta*bil"i*ty (?), n. [L. incommutabilitas: cf. F.
incommutabilit\'82.] The quality or state of being incommutable.
Incommutable
In`com*mut"a*ble (?), a. [L. incommutabilis: cf. F. incommutable. See
In- not, and Commutable.] Not commutable; not capable of being
exchanged with, or substituted for, another. Cudworth. --
In`com*mut"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`com*mut"a*bly, adv.
Incompact, Incompacted
In`com*pact" (?), In`com*pact"ed, a. Not compact; not having the parts
firmly united; not solid; incoherent; loose; discrete. Boyle.
Incomparable
In*com"pa*ra*ble (?), a. [L. incomparabilis: cf. F. incomparable. See
In- not, and Comparable.] Not comparable; admitting of no comparison
with others; unapproachably eminent; without a peer or equal;
matchless; peerless; transcendent.
A merchant of incomparable wealth. Shak.
A new hypothesis . . . which hath the incomparable Sir Isaac Newton
for a patron. Bp. Warburton.
-- In*com"pa*ra*ble*ness, n. -- In*com"pa*ra*bly, adv.
Delights incomparably all those corporeal things. Bp. Wilkins.
Incompared
In`com*pared" (?), a. Peerless; incomparable. [Obs.] Spenser.
Incompass
In*com"pass (?), v. t. See Encompass.
Incompassion
In`com*pas"sion (?), n. [Pref. in- not + compassion: cf. F.
incompassion.] Want of compassion or pity. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson.
Incompassionate
In`com*pas"sion*ate (?), a. Not compassionate; void of pity or of
tenderness; remorseless. -- In`com*pas"sion*ate*ly, adv. --
In`com*pas"sion*ate*ness, n.
Incompatibility
In`com*pat`i*bil"i*ty (?), n.; pl. -ties (. [Cf. F.
incompatibilit\'82.] The quality or state of being incompatible;
inconsistency; irreconcilableness.
Incompatible
In`com*pat"i*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + compatible: cf. F.
incompatible.] [It was formerly sometimes written incompetible.]
1. Not compatible; so differing as to be incapable of harmonious
combination or coexistence; inconsistent in thought or being;
irreconcilably disagreeing; as, persons of incompatible tempers;
incompatible colors, desires, ambition.
A strength and obduracy of character incompatible with his meek and
innocent nature. Southey.
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2. (Chem.) Incapable of being together without mutual reaction or
decomposition, as certain medicines.
Incompatible terms (Logic), terms which can not be combined in
thought. Syn. -- Inconsistent; incongruous; dissimilar;
irreconcilable; unsuitable; disagreeing; inharmonious; discordant;
repugnant; contradictory. See Inconsistent.
Incompatible
In`com*pat"i*ble (?), n. (Med. & Chem.) An incompatible substance;
esp., in pl., things which can not be placed or used together because
of a change of chemical composition or of opposing medicinal
qualities; as, the incompatibles of iron.
Incompatibleness
In`com*pat"i*ble*ness, n. The quality or state of being incompatible;
incompatibility.
Incompatibly
In`com*pat"i*bly, adv. In an incompatible manner; inconsistently;
incongruously.
Incompetence, Incompetency
In*com"pe*tence (?), In*com"pe*tency (?), n. [Cf. F. incomp\'82tence.]
1. The quality or state of being incompetent; want of physical,
intellectual, or moral ability; insufficiency; inadequacy; as, the
incompetency of a child hard labor, or of an idiot for intellectual
efforts. "Some inherent incompetency." Gladstone.
2. (Law) Want of competency or legal fitness; incapacity;
disqualification, as of a person to be heard as a witness, or to act
as a juror, or of a judge to try a cause. Syn. -- Inability;
insufficiency; inadequacy; disqualification; incapability; unfitness.
Incompetent
In*com"pe*tent (?), a. [L. incompetens: cf. F. incomp\'82tent. See In-
not, and Competent.]
1. Not competent; wanting in adequate strength, power, capacity,
means, qualifications, or the like; incapable; unable; inadequate;
unfit.
Incompetent to perform the duties of the place. Macaulay.
2. (Law) Wanting the legal or constitutional qualifications;
inadmissible; as, a person professedly wanting in religious belief is
an incompetent witness in a court of law or equity; incompetent
evidence.
Richard III. had a resolution, out of hatred to his brethren, to
disable their issues, upon false and incompetent pretexts, the one
of attainder, the other of illegitimation. Bacon.
3. Not lying within one's competency, capacity, or authorized power;
not permissible. Syn. -- Incapable; unable; inadequate; insufficient;
inefficient; disqualified; unfit; improper. -- Incompetent, Incapable.
Incompetent is a relative term, denoting a want of the requisite
qualifications for performing a given act, service, etc.; incapable is
absolute in its meaning, denoting want of power, either natural or
moral. We speak of a man as incompetent to a certain task, of an
incompetent judge, etc. We say of an idiot that he is incapable of
learning to read; and of a man distinguished for his honor, that he is
incapable of a mean action.
Incompetently
In*com"pe*tent*ly, adv. In an competent manner; inadequately;
unsuitably.
Incompetibility
In`com*pet`i*bil"i*ty (?), n. See Incompatibility.
Incompetible
In`com*pet"i*ble (?), a. See Incompatible.
Incomplete
In`com*plete" (?), a. [L. incompletus: cf. F. incomplet. See In- not,
and Complete.]
1. Not complete; not filled up; not finished; not having all its
parts, or not having them all adjusted; imperfect; defective.
A most imperfect and incomplete divine. Milton.
2. (Bot.) Wanting any of the usual floral organs; -- said of a flower.
Incomplete equation (Alg.), an equation some of whose terms are
wanting; or one in which the coefficient of some one or more of the
powers of the unknown quantity is equal to 0.
Incompletely
In`com*plete"ly, adv. In an incomplete manner.
Incompleteness
In`com*plete"ness, n. The state of being incomplete; imperfectness;
defectiveness. Boyle.
Incompletion
In`com*ple"tion (?), n. Want of completion; incompleteness. Smart.
Incomplex
In`com*plex" (?), a. [Pref. in- not + complex: cf. F. incomplexe.] Not
complex; uncompounded; simple. Barrow.
Incompliable
In`com*pli"a*ble (?), a. Not compliable; not conformable.
Incompliance
In`com*pli"ance (?), n.
1. The quality or state of being incompliant; unyielding temper;
obstinacy.
Self-conceit produces peevishness and incompliance of humor in
things lawful and indifferent. Tillotson.
2. Refusal or failure to comply. Strype.
Incompliant
In`com*pli"ant (?), a. Not compliant; unyielding to request,
solicitation, or command; stubborn. -- In`com*pli"ant*ly, adv.
Incomposed
In`com*posed" (?), a. Disordered; disturbed. [Obs.] Milton. --
In`com*po"sed*ly (#), adv. [Obs.] -- In`com*pos"ed*ness, n. [Obs.]
Incomposite
In`com*pos"ite (?), a. [L. incompositus. See Composite.] Not
composite; uncompounded; simple. Incomposite numbers. See Prime
numbers, under Prime.
Incompossible
In`com*pos"si*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + compossible: cf. F.
incompossible.] Not capable of joint existence; incompatible;
inconsistent. [Obs.]
Ambition and faith . . . are . . . incompossible. Jer. Taylor.
-- In`com*pos`si*bil"i*ty (#), n. [Obs.]
Incomprehense
In*com`pre*hense" (?), a. [L. incomprehensus.] Incomprehensible.
[Obs.] "Incomprehense in virtue." Marston.
Incomprehensibility
In*com`pre*hen`si*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. incompr\'82hensibilit\'82.]
The quality of being incomprehensible, or beyond the reach of human
intellect; incomprehensibleness; inconceivability; inexplicability.
The constant, universal sense of all antiquity unanimously
confessing an incomprehensibility in many of the articles of the
Christian faith. South.
Incomprehensible
In*com`pre*hen"si*ble (?), a. [L. incomprehensibilis: cf. F.
incompr\'82hensible. See In- not, and Comprehensible.]
1. Not capable of being contained within limits.
An infinite and incomprehensible substance. Hooker.
2. Not capable of being comprehended or understood; beyond the reach
of the human intellect; inconceivable.
And all her numbered stars that seem to roll Spaces
incomprehensible. Milton.
-- In*com`pre*hen"si*ble*ness, n. -- In*com`pre*hen"si*bly, adv.
Incomprehension
In*com`pre*hen"sion (?), n. Want of comprehension or understanding.
"These mazes and incomprehensions." Bacon.
Incomprehensive
In*com`pre*hen"sive (?), a. Not comprehensive; not capable of
including or of understanding; not extensive; limited. --
In*com`pre*hen"sive*ly, a. Sir W. Hamilton. --
In*com`pre*hen"sive*ness, n. T. Warton.
Incompressibility
In`com*press`i*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. incompressibilit\'82.] The
quality of being incompressible, or incapable of reduction in volume
by pressure; -- formerly supposed to be a property of liquids.
The incompressibility of water is not absolute. Rees.
Incompressible
In`com*press"i*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + compressible: cf. F.
incompressible.] Not compressible; incapable of being reduced by force
or pressure into a smaller compass or volume; resisting compression;
as, many liquids and solids appear to be almost incompressible. --
In`com*press"i*ble*ness, n.
Incomputable
In`com*put"a*ble (?), a. Not computable.
Inconcealable
In`con*ceal"a*ble (?), a. Not concealable. "Inconcealable
imperfections." Sir T. Browne.
Inconceivability
In`con*ceiv`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being inconceivable;
inconceivableness.
The inconceivability of the Infinite. Mansel.
Inconceivable
In`con*ceiv"a*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + conceivable: cf. F.
inconcevable.] Not conceivable; incapable of being conceived by the
mind; not explicable by the human intellect, or by any known
principles or agencies; incomprehensible; as, it is inconceivable to
us how the will acts in producing muscular motion.
It is inconceivable to me that a spiritual substance should
represent an extended figure. Locke.
-- In`con*ceiv"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`con*ceiv"a*bly, adv.
The inconceivableness of a quality existing without any subject to
possess it. A. Tucker.
Inconceptible
In`con*cep"ti*ble (?), a. Inconceivable. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
Inconcerning
In`con*cern"ing (?), a. Unimportant; trifling. [Obs.] "Trifling and
inconcerning matters." Fuller.
Inconcinne
In`con*cinne" (?), a. [See Inconcinnous.] Dissimilar; incongruous;
unsuitable. [Obs.] Cudworth.
Inconcinnity
In`con*cin"ni*ty (?), n. [L. inconcinnitas.] Want of concinnity or
congruousness; unsuitableness.
There is an inconcinnity in admitting these words. Trench.
Inconcinnous
In`con*cin"nous (?), a. [L. inconcinnus. See In- not, and Concinnity.]
Not concinnous; unsuitable; discordant. [Obs.] Cudworth.
Inconcludent
In`con*clud"ent (?), a. Not inferring a conclusion or consequence; not
conclusive. [Obs.]
Inconcluding
In`con*clud"ing, a. Inferring no consequence. [Obs.]
Inconclusive
In`con*clu"sive (?), a. Not conclusive; leading to no conclusion; not
closing or settling a point in debate, or a doubtful question; as,
evidence is inconclusive when it does not exhibit the truth of a
disputed case in such a manner as to satisfy the mind, and put an end
to debate or doubt.
Arguments . . . inconclusive and impertinent. South.
-- In`con*clu"sive*ly, adv. -- In`con*clu"sive*ness, n.
Inconcoct
In`con*coct" (?), a. [L. pref. in- not + concoctus, p. p. of
concoquere. See Concoct.] Inconcocted. [Obs.]
Inconcocted
In`con*coct"ed, a. [Pref. in- not + concocted.] Imperfectly digested,
matured, or ripened. [Obs.] Bacon.
Inconcoction
In`con*coc"tion (?), n. The state of being undigested; unripeness;
immaturity. [Obs.] Bacon.
Inconcrete
In*con"crete (?), a. [L. inconcretus incorporeal.] Not concrete. [R.]
L. Andrews.
Inconcurring
In`con*cur"ring, a. Not concurring; disagreeing. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
Inconcussible
In`con*cus"si*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + L. concussibilis that can
be shaken. See Concussion.] Not concussible; that cannot be shaken.
Incondensability, Incondensibility
In`con*den`sa*bil"i*ty (?), In`con*den`si*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality
or state of being incondensable.
Incondensable, Incondensible
In`con*den"sa*ble (?), In`con*den"si*ble, a. Not condensable;
incapable of being made more dense or compact, or reduced to liquid
form.
Incondite
In"con*dite (?; 277), a. [L. inconditus; pref. in- not + conditus, p.
p. of condere to put or join together. See Condition.] Badly put
together; inartificial; rude; unpolished; irregular. "Carol incondite
rhymes." J. Philips.
Inconditional
In`con*di"tion*al (?), a. [Pref. in- not + conditional: cf. F.
inconditionnel.] Unconditional. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Inconditionate
In`con*di"tion*ate (?), a. [Pref. in- not + conditionate: cf. F.
inconditionn\'82.] Not conditioned; not limited; absolute. [Obs.]
Boyle.
Inconform
In`con*form" (?), a. [Pref. in- not + conform.] Unconformable. [Obs.]
Gauden.
Inconformable
In`con*form"a*ble (?), a. Unconformable. [Obs.]
Inconformity
In`con*form"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. inconformit\'82.] Want of conformity;
nonconformity. [Obs.]
Inconfused
In`con*fused" (?), a. Not confused; distinct. [Obs.]
Inconfusion
In`con*fu"sion (?) n. Freedom from confusion; distinctness. [Obs.]
Bacon.
Inconfutable
In`con*fut"a*ble (?), a. Not confutable. -- In`con*fut"a*bly, adv.
[Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
Incongealable
In`con*geal"a*ble (?), a. [L. incongelabilis. See Congeal.] Not
congealable; incapable of being congealed. -- In`con*geal"a*ble*ness,
n.
Incongenial
In`con*gen"ial (?), a. Not congenial; uncongenial. [R.] --
In`con*ge`ni*al"i*ty (#). [R.] <-- no POS in original for -ity -->
Incongruence
In*con"gru*ence (?), n. [L. incongruentia.] Want of congruence;
incongruity. Boyle.
Incongruent
In*con"gru*ent (?), a. [L. incongruens. See In- not, and Congruent.]
Incongruous. Sir T. Elyot.
Incongruity
In`con*gru"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Incongruities (#). [Pref. in- not +
congruity: cf. F. incongruit\'82.]
1. The quality or state of being incongruous; want of congruity;
unsuitableness; inconsistency; impropriety.
The fathers make use of this acknowledgment of the incongruity of
images to the Deity, from thence to prove the incongruity of the
worship of them. Bp. Stillingfleet.
2. Disagreement of parts; want of symmetry or of harmony. [Obs.]
3. That which is incongruous; want of congruity.
Incongruous
In*con"gru*ous (?), a. [L. incongruus. See In- not, and Congruous.]
Not congruous; reciprocally disagreeing; not capable of harmonizing or
readily assimilating; inharmonious; inappropriate; unsuitable; not
fitting; inconsistent; improper; as, an incongruous remark;
incongruous behavior, action, dress, etc. "Incongruous mixtures of
opinions." I. Taylor. "Made up of incongruous parts." Macaulay.
Incongruous denotes that kind of absence of harmony or suitableness
of which the taste and experience of men takes cognizance. C. J.
Smith.
Incongruous numbers (Arith.), two numbers, which, with respect to a
third, are such that their difference can not be divided by it without
a remainder, the two numbers being said to be incongruous with respect
to the third; as, twenty-five are incongruous with respect to four.
Syn. -- Inconsistent; unsuitable; inharmonious; disagreeing; absurd;
inappropriate; unfit; improper. See Inconsistent. --
In*con"gru*ous*ly, adv. -- In*con"gru*ous*ness, n.
Inconnected
In`con*nect"ed (?), a. Not connected; disconnected. [R.] Bp.
Warburton.
Inconnection
In`con*nec"tion (?), n. Disconnection.
Inconnexedly
In`con*nex"ed*ly (?), adv. [Pref. in- not + connexed (p. p. of connex)
+ -ly.] Not connectedly; without connection. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Inconscionable
In*con"scion*a*ble (?), a. Unconscionable. [Obs.] Spenser.
Inconscious
In*con"scious (?), a. Unconscious. [Obs.]
Inconsecutiveness
In`con*sec"u*tive*ness (?), n. The state or quality of not being
consecutive. J. H. Newman.
Inconsequence
In*con"se*quence (?), n. [L. inconsequentia: cf. F. incons\'82quence.]
The quality or state of being inconsequent; want of just or logical
inference or argument; inconclusiveness. Bp. Stillingfleet.
Strange, that you should not see the inconsequence of your own
reasoning! Bp. Hurd.
Inconsequent
In*con"se*quent (?), a. [L. inconsequens: cf. F. incons\'82quent. See
In- not, and Consequent.] Not following from the premises; not
regularly inferred; invalid; not characterized by logical method;
illogical; arbitrary; inconsistent; of no consequence.
Loose and inconsequent conjectures. Sir T. Browne.
Inconsequential
In*con`se*quen"tial (?), a. Not regularly following from the premises;
hence, irrelevant; unimportant; of no consequence. Chesterfield. --
In*con`se*quen"tial*ly (#), adv.
Inconsequentiality
In*con`se*quen`ti*al"i*ty (?), n. The state of being inconsequential.
Inconsequentness
In*con"se*quent*ness (?), n. Inconsequence.
Inconsiderable
In`con*sid"er*a*ble (?), a. Not considerable; unworthy of
consideration or notice; unimportant; small; trivial; as, an
inconsiderable distance; an inconsiderable quantity, degree, value, or
sum. "The baser scum and inconsiderable dregs of Rome." Stepney. --
In`con*sid"er*a*ble*ness, n. -- In`con*sid"er*a*bly, adv.
Inconsideracy
In`con*sid"er*a*cy (?), n. Inconsiderateness; thoughtlessness. [Obs.]
Chesterfield.
Inconsiderate
In`con*sid"er*ate (?), a. [L. inconsideratus. See In- not, and
Considerate.]
1. Not considerate; not attentive to safety or to propriety; not
regarding the rights or feelings of others; hasty; careless;
thoughtless; heedless; as, the young are generally inconsiderate;
inconsiderate conduct.
It is a very unhappy token of our corruption, that
therinconsiderate among us as to sacrifice morality to politics.
Addison.
2. Inconsiderable. [Obs.] E. Terry. Syn. -- Thoughtless; inattentive;
inadvertent; heedless; negligent; improvident; careless; imprudent;
indiscreet; incautious; injudicious; rash; hasty.
Inconsiderately
In`con*sid"er*ate*ly, adv. In an inconsiderate manner.
Inconsiderateness
In`con*sid"er*ate*ness, n. The quality or state of being
inconsiderate. Tillotson.
Inconsideration
In`con*sid`er*a"tion (?), n. [L. inconsideratio: cf. F.
inconsid\'82ration.] Want of due consideration; inattention to
consequences; inconsiderateness.
Blindness of mind, inconsideration, precipitation. Jer. Taylor.
Not gross, willful, deliberate, crimes; but rather the effects of
inconsideration. Sharp.
Inconsistence
In`con*sist"ence (?), n. Inconsistency.
Inconsistency
In`con*sist"en*cy (?), n.; pl. Inconsistencies (#). [Cf. F.
inconsistance.]
1. The quality or state of being inconsistent; discordance in respect
to sentiment or action; such contrariety between two things that both
can not exist or be true together; disagreement; incompatibility.
There is a perfect inconsistency between that which is of debt and
that which is of free gift. South.
2. Absurdity in argument ore narration; incoherence or
irreconcilability in the parts of a statement, argument, or narration;
that which is inconsistent.
If a man would register all his opinions upon love, politics,
religion, and learning, what a bundle of inconsistencies and
contradictions would appear at last! Swift.
3. Want of stability or uniformity; unsteadiness; changeableness;
variableness.
Mutability of temper, and inconsistency with ourselves, is the
greatest weakness of human nature. Addison.
Inconsistent
In`con*sist"ent (?), a. [Pref. in- not + consistent: cf. F.
inconsistant.]
1. Not consistent; showing inconsistency; irreconcilable; discordant;
at variance, esp. as regards character, sentiment, or action;
incompatible; incongruous; contradictory.
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Compositions of this nature . . . show that wisdom and virtue are
far from being inconsistent with politeness and good humor.
Addison.
2. Not exhibiting uniformity of sentiment, steadiness to principle,
etc.; unequal; fickle; changeable.
Ah, how unjust to nature, and himself, Is thoughtless, thankless,
inconsistent man. Young.
Syn. -- Incompatible; incongruous; irreconcilable; discordant;
repugnant; contradictory. -- Inconsistent, Incongruous, Incompatible.
Things are incongruous when they are not suited to each other, so that
their union is unbecoming; inconsistent when they are opposed to each
other, so as render it improper or wrong; incompatible when they can
not coexist, and it is therefore impossible to unite them. Habitual
levity of mind is incongruous with the profession of a clergyman; it
is inconsistent with his ordination vows; it is incompatible with his
permanent usefulness. Incongruity attaches to the modes and qualities
of things; incompatibility attaches to their essential attributes;
inconsistency attaches to the actions, sentiments, etc., of men.
Inconsistently
In`con*sist"ent*ly (?), adv. In an inconsistent manner.
Inconsistentness
In`con*sist"ent*ness, n. Inconsistency. [R.]
Inconsisting
In`con*sist"ing (?), a. Inconsistent. [Obs.]
Inconsolable
In`con*sol"a*ble (?), a. [L. inconsolabilis: cf. F. inconsolable. See
In- not, and Console.] Not consolable; incapable of being consoled;
grieved beyond susceptibility of comfort; disconsolate. Dryden.
With inconsolable distress she griev'd, And from her cheek the rose
of beauty fied. Falconer.
-- In`con*sol"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`con*sol"a*bly, adv.
Inconsonance, Inconsonancy
In*con"so*nance (?), In*con"so*nan*cy (?), n. Want of consonance or
harmony of sound, action, or thought; disagreement.
Inconsonant
In*con"so*nant (?), a. [L. inconsonans. See In- not, and Consonant.]
Not consonant or agreeing; inconsistent; discordant. --
In*con"so*nant*ly, adv.
Inconspicuous
In`con*spic"u*ous (?), a. [L. inconspicuus. See In- not, and
Conspicuous.] Not conspicuous or noticeable; hardly discernible. --
In`con*spic"u*ous*ly, adv. -- In`con*spic"u*ous*ness, n. Boyle.
Inconstance
In*con"stance (?), n. [F. See Inconstancy.] Inconstancy. Chaucer.
Inconstancy
In*con"stan*cy (?), n. [L. inconstantia.] The quality or state of
being inconstant; want of constancy; mutability; fickleness;
variableness.
For unto knight there was no greater shame, Than lightness and
inconstancie in love. Spenser.
Inconstant
In*con"stant (?), a. [L. inconstans: cf. F. inconstant. See In- not,
and Constant.] Not constant; not stable or uniform; subject to change
of character, appearance, opinion, inclination, or purpose, etc.; not
firm; unsteady; fickle; changeable; variable; -- said of persons or
things; as, inconstant in love or friendship. "The inconstant moon."
Shak.
While we, inquiring phantoms of a day, Inconstant as the shadows we
survey! Boyse.
Syn. -- Mutable; fickle; volatile; unsteady; unstable; changeable;
variable; wavering; fluctuating.
Inconstantly
In*con"stant*ly, adv. In an inconstant manner.
Incomsumable
In`com*sum"a*ble (?), a. Not consumable; incapable of being consumed,
wasted, or spent. Paley. -- In`con*sum"a*bly, adv.
Inconsummate
In`con*sum"mate (?), a. [L. inconsummatus. See In- not, and
Consummate.] Not consummated; not finished; incomplete. Sir M. Hale.
-- In`con*sum"mate*ness, n.
Inconsumptible
In`con*sump"ti*ble (?), a. [L. inconsumptibilis.] Inconsumable. [Obs.]
Sir K. Digby.
Incontaminate
In`con*tam"i*nate (?), a. [L. incontamina. See In- not, and not, and
Contaminate.] Not contaminated; pure. Moore. --
In`con*tam"i*nate*ness, n.
Incontentation
In*con`ten*ta"tion (?), n. [See In- not, and Content.] Discontent.
[Obs.] Goodwin.
Incontestability
In`con*test`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being
incontestable.
Incontestable
In`con*test"a*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + contestable: cf. F.
incontestable.] Not contestable; not to be disputed; that cannot be
called in question or controverted; incontrovertible; indisputable;
as, incontestable evidence, truth, or facts. Locke. Syn. --
Incontrovertible; indisputable; irrefragable; undeniable;
unquestionable; intuitable; certain. -- In`con*test"a*ble*ness, n. --
In`con*test"a*bly, adv.
Incontested
In`con*test"ed, a. Not contested. Addison.
Incontiguous
In`con*tig"u*ous (?), a. [L. incontiguus that can not be touched. See
In- not, and Contiguous.] Not contiguous; not adjoining or in contact;
separate. Boyle. -- In`con*tig"u*ous*ly, adv.
Incontinence, Incontinency
In*con"ti*nence (?), In*con"ti*nen*cy (?), n. [L. incontinentia: cf.
F. incontinence.]
1. Incapacity to hold; hence, incapacity to hold back or restrain; the
quality or state of being incontinent; want of continence; failure to
restrain the passions or appetites; indulgence of lust; lewdness.
That Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. 1 Cor. vii. 5.
From the rash hand of bold incontinence. Milton.
2. (Med.) The inability of any of the animal organs to restrain the
natural evacuations, so that the discharges are involuntary; as,
incontinence of urine.
Incontinent
In*con"ti*nent (?), a. [L. incontinens: cf. F. incontinent. See In-
not, and Continent.]
1. Not continent; uncontrolled; not restraining the passions or
appetites, particularly the sexual appetite; indulging unlawful lust;
unchaste; lewd.
2. (Med.) Unable to restrain natural evacuations.
Incontinent
In*con"ti*nent, n. One who is unchaste. B. Jonson.
Incontinent
In*con"ti*nent, adv. [Cf. F. incontinent.] Incontinently; instantly
immediately. [Obs.]
He says he will return incontinent. Shak.
Incontinently
In*con"ti*nent*ly, adv.
1. In an incontinent manner; without restraint, or without due
restraint; -- used esp. of the passions or appetites.
2. Immediately; at once; forthwith. [Archaic]
Immediately he sent word to Athens that he would incontinently come
hither with a host of men. Golding.
Incontracted
In`con*tract"ed (?), a. Uncontracted. [Obs.] Blackwall.
Incontrollable
In`con*trol"la*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + controllable: cf. F.
incontr\'93lable.] Not controllable; uncontrollable. --
In`con*trol"la*bly, adv. South.
Incontrovertibility
In*con`tro*ver`ti*bil"i*ty (?), n. The state or condition of being
incontrovertible.
Incontrovertible
In*con`tro*ver"ti*ble (?), a. Not controvertible; too clear or certain
to admit of dispute; indisputable. Sir T. Browne. --
In*con`tro*ver"ti*ble*ness, n. -- In*con`tro*ver"ti*bly, adv.
Inconvenience
In`con*ven"ience (?), n. [L. inconvenientia inconsistency: cf. OF.
inconvenience.]
1. The quality or condition of being inconvenient; want of
convenience; unfitness; unsuitableness; inexpediency; awkwardness; as,
the inconvenience of the arrangement.
They plead against the inconvenience, not the unlawfulness, . . .
of ceremonies in burial. Hooker.
2. That which gives trouble, embarrassment, or uneasiness;
disadvantage; anything that disturbs quiet, impedes prosperity, or
increases the difficulty of action or success; as, one inconvenience
of life is poverty.
A place upon the top of Mount Athos above all clouds of rain, or
other inconvenience. Sir W. Raleigh.
Man is liable to a great many inconveniences. Tillotson.
Syn. -- Incommodiousness; awkwardness; disadvantage; disquiet;
uneasiness; disturbance; annoyance.
Inconvenience
In`con*ven"ience, v. t. To put to inconvenience; to incommode; as, to
inconvenience a neighbor.
Inconveniency
In`con*ven"ien*cy (?), n. Inconvenience.
Inconvenient
In`con*ven"ient (?), a. [L. inconveniens unbefitting: cf. F.
inconv\'82nient. See In- not, and Convenient.]
1. Not becoming or suitable; unfit; inexpedient.
2. Not convenient; giving trouble, uneasiness, or annoyance; hindering
progress or success; uncomfortable; disadvantageous; incommodious;
inopportune; as, an inconvenient house, garment, arrangement, or time.
Syn. -- Unsuitable; uncomfortable; disaccommodating; awkward;
unseasonable; inopportune; incommodious; disadvantageous; troublesome;
cumbersome; embarrassing; objectionable.
Inconveniently
In`con*ven"ient*ly, adv. In an inconvenient manner; incommodiously;
unsuitably; unseasonably.
Inconversable
In`con*vers"a*ble (?), a. Incommunicative; unsocial; reserved. [Obs.]
Inconversant
In*con"ver*sant (?), a. Not conversant; not acquainted; not versed;
unfamiliar.
Inconverted
In`con*vert"ed (?), a. Not turned or changed about. [R.] Sir T.
Browne.
Inconvertibility
In`con*vert`i*bil"i*ty (?), n. [L. inconvertibilitas.] The quality or
state of being inconvertible; not capable of being exchanged for, or
converted into, something else; as, the inconvertibility of an
irredeemable currency, or of lead, into gold.
Inconvertible
In`con*vert"i*ble (?), a. [L. inconvertibilis: cf. F. inconvertible.
See In- not, and Convertible.] Not convertible; not capable of being
transmuted, changed into, or exchanged for, something else; as, one
metal is inconvertible into another; bank notes are sometimes
inconvertible into specie. Walsh.
Inconvertibleness
In`con*vert"i*ble*ness, n. Inconvertibility.
Inconvertibly
In`con*vert"i*bly, adv. In an inconvertible manner.
Inconvincible
In`con*vin"ci*ble (?), a. [L. inconvincibilis. See In- not, and
Convince.] Not convincible; incapable of being convinced.
None are so inconvincible as your half-witted people. Gov. of the
Tongue.
Inconvincibly
In`con*vin"ci*bly, adv. In a manner not admitting of being convinced.
Incony
In*co"ny (?), a. [Cf. Conny, Canny.] Unlearned; artless; pretty;
delicate. [Obs.]
Most sweet jests! most incony vulgar wit! Shak.
Inco\'94rdinate
In`co*\'94r"di*nate (?), a. Not co\'94rdinate.
Inco\'94rdination
In`co*\'94r`di*na"tion (?), n. Want of co\'94rdination; lack of
harmonious adjustment or action. Inco\'94rdination of muscular
movement (Physiol.), irregularity in movements resulting from
inharmonious action of the muscles in consequence of loss of voluntary
control over them.
Incoronate
In*cor"o*nate (?), a. [Pref. in- in + coronate.] Crowned. [R.]
Longfellow.
Incorporal
In*cor"po*ral (?), a. [L. incorporalis. See In- not, and Corporal, and
cf. Incorporeal.] Immaterial; incorporeal; spiritual. [Obs.] Sir W.
Raleigh.
Incorporality
In*cor`po*ral"i*ty (?), n. [L. incorporalitas: cf. F.
incorporalit\'82.] Incorporeality. [Obs.] Bailey.
Incorporally
In*cor"po*ral*ly (?), adv. Incorporeally. [Obs.]
Incorporate
In*cor"po*rate (?), a. [L. incorporatus. See In- not, and Corporate.]
1. Not consisting of matter; not having a material body; incorporeal;
spiritual.
Moses forbore to speak of angles, and things invisible, and
incorporate. Sir W. Raleigh.
2. Not incorporated; not existing as a corporation; as, an incorporate
banking association.
Incorporate
In*cor"po*rate, a. [L. incorporatus, p. p. of incorporare to
incorporate; pref. in- in + corporare to make into a body. See
Corporate.] Corporate; incorporated; made one body, or united in one
body; associated; mixed together; combined; embodied.
As if our hands, our sides, voices, and minds Had been incorporate.
Shak.
A fifteenth part of silver incorporate with gold. Bacon.
Incorporate
In*cor"po*rate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incorporated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Incorporating (?).]
1. To form into a body; to combine, as different ingredients. into one
consistent mass.
By your leaves, you shall not stay alone, Till holy church
incorporate two in one. Shak.
2. To unite with a material body; to give a material form to; to
embody.
The idolaters, who worshiped their images as golds, supposed some
spirit to be incorporated therein. Bp. Stillingfleet.
3. To unite with, or introduce into, a mass already formed; as, to
incorporate copper with silver; -- used with with and into.
4. To unite intimately; to blend; to assimilate; to combine into a
structure or organization, whether material or mental; as, to
incorporate provinces into the realm; to incorporate another's ideas
into one's work.
The Romans did not subdue a country to put the inhabitants to fire
and sword, but to incorporate them into their own community.
Addison.
5. To form into a legal body, or body politic; to constitute into a
corporation recognized by law, with special functions, rights, duties
and liabilities; as, to incorporate a bank, a railroad company, a city
or town, etc.
Incorporate
In*cor"po*rate (?), v. i. To unite in one body so as to make a part of
it; to be mixed or blended; -- usually followed by with.
Painters' colors and ashes do better incorporate will oil. Bacon.
He never suffers wrong so long to grow, And to incorporate with
right so far As it might come to seem the same in show. Daniel.
Incorporated
In*cor"po*ra`ted (?), a. United in one body; formed into a
corporation; made a legal entity.
Incorporation
In*cor`po*ra"tion (?), n. [L. incorporatio: cf. F. incorporation.]
1. The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated.
2. The union of different ingredients in one mass; mixture;
combination; synthesis.
3. The union of something with a body already existing; association;
intimate union; assimilation; as, the incorporation of conquered
countries into the Roman republic.
4. (Law) (a) The act of creating a corporation. (b) A body
incorporated; a corporation.
Incorporative
In*cor"po*ra*tive (?), a. Incorporating or tending to incorporate; as,
the incorporative languages (as of the Basques, North American
Indians, etc. ) which run a whole phrase into one word.
History demonstrates that incorporative unions are solid and
permanent; but that a federal union is weak. W. Belsham.
Incorporator
In*cor"po*ra`tor (?), n. One of a number of persons who gets a company
incorporated; one of the original members of a corporation.
Incorporeal
In`cor*po"re*al (?), a. [Pref. in- not + corporeal: cf. L.
incorporeus. Cf. Incorporal.]
1. Not corporeal; not having a material body or form; not consisting
of matter; immaterial.
Thus incorporeal spirits to smaller forms Reduced their shapes
immense. Milton.
Sense and perception must necessarily proceed from some incorporeal
substance within us. Bentley.
2. (Law) Existing only in contemplation of law; not capable of actual
visible seizin or possession; not being an object of sense;
intangible; -- opposed to corporeal.
Incorporeal hereditament. See under Hereditament. Syn. -- Immaterial;
unsubstantial; bodiless; spiritual.
Incorporealism
In`cor*po"re*al*ism (?), n. Existence without a body or material form;
immateriality. Cudworth.
Incorporealist
In`cor*po"re*al*ist, n. One who believes in incorporealism. Cudworth.
Incorporeality
In`cor*po`re*al"i*ty (?), n. The state or quality of being incorporeal
or bodiless; immateriality; incorporealism. G. Eliot.
Incorporeally
In`cor*po"re*al*ly (?), adv. In an incorporeal manner. Bacon.
Incorporeity
In*cor`po*re"i*ty (?), n. [Pref. in- not + corporeity: cf. F.
incorpor\'82ite.] The quality of being incorporeal; immateriality.
Berkeley.
Incorpse
In*corpse" (?), v. t. To incorporate. [R.] Shak.
Incorrect
In`cor*rect" (?), a. [L. incorrectus: cf. F. incorrect. See In- not,
and Correct.]
1. Not correct; not according to a copy or model, or to established
rules; inaccurate; faulty.
The piece, you think, is incorrect. Pope.
2. Not in accordance with the truth; inaccurate; not exact; as, an
incorrect statement or calculation.
3. Not accordant with duty or morality; not duly regulated or
subordinated; unbecoming; improper; as, incorrect conduct.
It shows a will most incorrect to heaven. Shak.
The wit of the last age was yet more incorrect than their language.
Dryden.
Syn. -- Inaccurate; erroneous; wrong; faulty.
Incorrection
In`cor*rec"tion (?), n. [Pref. in- not + correction: cf. F.
incorrection.] Want of correction, restraint, or discipline. [Obs.]
Arnway.
Incorrectly
In`cor*rect"ly (?), adv. Not correctly; inaccurately; not exactly; as,
a writing incorrectly copied; testimony incorrectly stated.
Incorrectness
In`cor*rect"ness, n. The quality of being incorrect; want of
conformity to truth or to a standard; inaccuracy; inexactness; as
incorrectness may in defect or in redundance.
Incorrespondence, Incorrespondency
In*cor`re*spond"ence (?), In*cor`re*spond"en*cy (?), n. Want of
correspondence; disagreement; disproportion. [R.]
Incorresponding
In*cor`re*spond"ing, a. Not corresponding; disagreeing. [R.]
Coleridge.
Incorrigibility
In*cor`ri*gi*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. incorrigibilit\'82.] The state
or quality of being incorrigible.
The ingratitude, the incorrigibility, the strange perverseness . .
. of mankind. Barrow.
Incorrigible
In*cor"ri*gi*ble (?), a. [L. incorrigibilis: cf. F. incorrigible. See
In- not, and Corrigible.] Not corrigible; incapable of being corrected
or amended; bad beyond correction; irreclaimable; as, incorrigible
error. "Incorrigible fools." Dryden.
Incorrigible
In*cor"ri*gi*ble (?), n. One who is corrigible; especially, a hardened
criminal; as, the perpetual imprisonment of incorrigibles.
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Incorrigibleness
In*cor"ri*gi*ble*ness (?), n. Incorrigibility. Dr. H. More.
Incorrigibly
In*cor"ri*gi*bly, adv. In an incorrigible manner.
Incorrodible
In`cor*rod"i*ble (?), a. Incapable of being corroded, consumed, or
eaten away.
Incorrupt
In"cor*rupt" (?), a. [L. incorruptus. See In- not, and Corrupt.]
1. Not affected with corruption or decay; unimpaired; not marred or
spoiled.
2. Not defiled or depraved; pure; sound; untainted; above the
influence of bribes; upright; honest. Milton.
Your Christian principles . . . which will preserve you incorrupt
as individuals. Bp. Hurd.
Incorrupted
In"cor*rupt"ed (?), a. Uncorrupted. [Obs.]
Breathed into their incorrupted breasts. Sir J. Davies.
Incorruptibility
In`cor*rupt`i*bil"i*ty (?), n. [L. incorruptibilitas: cf. F.
incorruptibilit\'82.] The quality of being incorruptible; incapability
of corruption. Holland.
Incorruptible
In"cor*rupt"i*ble (?), a. [L. incorruptibilis: cf. F. incorruptible.
See In- not, and Corrupt.]
1. Not corruptible; incapable of corruption, decay, or dissolution;
as, gold is incorruptible.
Our bodies shall be changed into incorruptible and immortal
substances. Wake.
2. Incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted; inflexibly just and
upright.
Incorruptible
In"cor*rupt"i*ble, n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a religious sect which
arose in Alexandria, in the reign of the Emperor Justinian, and which
believed that the body of Christ was incorruptible, and that he
suffered hunger, thirst, pain, only in appearance.
Incorruptible
In"cor*rupt"i*ble, n. The quality or state of being incorruptible.
Boyle.
Incorruptibly
In"cor*rupt"i*bly, adv. In an incorruptible manner.
Incorruption
In"cor*rup"tion (?), n. [L. incorruptio: cf. F. incorruption. See In-
not, and Corruption.] The condition or quality of being incorrupt or
incorruptible; absence of, or exemption from, corruption.
It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption. 1 Cor. xv.
42.
The same preservation, or, rather, incorruption, we have observed
in the flesh of turkeys, capons, etc. Sir T. Browne.
Incorruptive
In`cor*rupt"ive (?), a. [L. incorruptivus.] Incorruptible; not liable
to decay. Akenside.
Incorruptly
In`cor*rupt"ly (?), adv. Without corruption.
To demean themselves incorruptly. Milton.
Incorruptness
In`cor*rupt"ness, n.
1. Freedom or exemption from decay or corruption.
2. Probity; integrity; honesty. Woodward.
Incrassate
In*cras"sate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incrassated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Incrassating.] [L. incrassatus, p. p. of incrassare; pref. in- in +
crassus thick.] To make thick or thicker; to thicken; especially, in
pharmacy, to thicken (a liquid) by the mixture of another substance,
or by evaporating the thinner parts.
Acids dissolve or attenuate; alkalies precipitate or incrassate.
Sir I. Newton.
Liquors which time hath incrassated into jellies. Sir T. Browne.
Incrassate
In*cras"sate, v. i. To become thick or thicker.
Incrassate, Incrassated
In*cras"sate (?), In*cras"sa*ted (?), a. [L. incrassatus, p. p.]
1. Made thick or thicker; thickened; inspissated.
2. (Bot.) Thickened; becoming thicker. Martyn.
3. (Zo\'94l.) Swelled out on some particular part, as the antenn\'91
of certain insects.
Incrassation
In`cras*sa"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. incrassation.]
1. The act or process of thickening or making thick; the process of
becoming thick or thicker.
2. The state of being incrassated or made thick; inspissation. Sir T.
Browne.
Incrassative
In*cras"sa*tive (?), a. Having the quality of thickening; tending to
thicken. Harvey.
Incrassative
In*cras"sa*tive, n. A substance which has the power to thicken;
formerly, a medicine supposed to thicken the humors. Harvey.
Increasable
In*creas"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being increased. Sherwood. --
In*creas"a*ble*ness, n.
An indefinite increasableness of some of our ideas. Bp. Law.
Increase
In*crease" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Increased (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Increasing.] [OE. incresen, encresen, enrescen, OF. encreistre, fr. L.
increscere; pref. in- in + crescere to grow. See Crescent, and cf.
Decrease.]
1. To become greater or more in size, quantity, number, degree, value,
intensity, power, authority, reputation, wealth; to grow; to augment;
to advance; -- opposed to decrease.
The waters increased and bare up the ark. Gen. vii. 17.
He must increase, but I must decrease. John iii. 30.
The heavens forbid But that our loves and comforts should increase,
Even as our days do grow! Shak.
2. To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or
prolific.
Fishes are more numerous of increasing than beasts or birds, as
appears by their numerous spawn. Sir M. Hale.
3. (Astron.) To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface;
to wax; as, the moon increases.
Increasing function (Math.), a function whose value increases when
that of the variable increases, and decreases when the latter is
diminished. Syn. -- To enlarge; extend; multiply; expand; develop;
heighten; amplify; raise; enhance; spread; aggravate; magnify;
augment; advance. -- To Increase, Enlarge, Extend. Enlarge implies to
make larger or broader in size. Extend marks the progress of
enlargement so as to have wider boundaries. Increase denotes
enlargement by growth and internal vitality, as in the case of plants.
A kingdom is enlarged by the addition of new territories; the mind is
enlarged by knowledge. A kingdom is extended when its boundaries are
carried to a greater distance from the center. A man's riches, honors,
knowledge, etc., are increased by accessions which are made from time
to time.
Increase
In*crease" (?), v. t. To augment or make greater in bulk, quantity,
extent, value, or amount, etc.; to add to; to extend; to lengthen; to
enhance; to aggravate; as, to increase one's possessions, influence.
I will increase the famine. Ezek. v. 16.
Make denials Increase your services. Shak.
Increase
In"crease (?; 277), n. [OE. encres, encresse. See Increase, v. i.]
1. Addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity, number,
intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth.
As if increase of appetite had grown By what if fed on. Shak.
For things of tender kind for pleasure made Shoot up with swift
increase, and sudden are decay'd. Dryden.
2. That which is added to the original stock by augmentation or
growth; produce; profit; interest.
Take thou no usury of him, or increase. Lev. xxv. 36.
Let them not live to taste this land's increase. Shak.
3. Progeny; issue; offspring.
All the increase of thy house shall die in the flower of their age.
1 Sam. ii. 33.
4. Generation. [Obs.] "Organs of increase." Shak.
5. (Astron.) The period of increasing light, or luminous phase; the
waxing; -- said of the moon.
Seeds, hair, nails, hedges, and herbs will grow soonest if set or
cut in the increase of the moon. Bacon.
Increase twist, the twixt of a rifle groove in which the angle of
twist increases from the breech to the muzzle. Syn. -- Enlargement;
extension; growth; development; increment; addition; accession;
production.
Increaseful
In*crease"ful (?), a. Full of increase; abundant in produce.
"Increaseful crops." [R.] Shak.
Increasement
In*crease"ment (?), n. Increase. [R.] Bacon.
Increaser
In*creas"er (?), n. One who, or that, increases.
Increasingly
In*creas"ing*ly, adv. More and more.
Increate
In`cre*ate" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Increated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Increating.] [Pref. in- in + create.] To create within. [R.]
Increate, Increated
In"cre*ate (?), In"cre*a`ted (?), a. [L. increatus. See In- not, and
Create.] Uncreated; self-existent. [R.]
Bright effincreate. Milton.
Incredibility
In*cred`i*bil"i*ty (?), n. [L. incredibilitas: cf. F.
incr\'82dibilit\'82.]
1. The quality or state of being incredible; incredibleness. Dryden.
2. That which is incredible. Johnson.
Incredible
In*cred"i*ble (?), a. [L. incredibilis: cf. OF. incredible. See In-
not, and Credible.] Not credible; surpassing belief; too extraordinary
and improbable to admit of belief; unlikely; marvelous; fabulous.
Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God
should raise the dead? Acts xxvi. 8.
Incredibleness
In*cred"i*ble*ness, n. Incredibility.
Incredibly
In*cred"i*bly, adv. In an incredible manner.
Incredited
In*cred"it*ed (?), a. Uncredited. [Obs.]
Incredulity
In`cre*du"li*ty (?), n. [L. incredu: cf. F. incr\'82dulit\'82.] The
state or quality of being i
Of every species of incredulity, religious unbelief is the most
irrational. Buckminster.
Incredulous
In*cred"u*lous (?; 135), a. [L. incredulus. See In- not, and
Credulous.]
1. Not credulous; indisposed to admit or accept that which is related
as true, skeptical; unbelieving. Bacon.
A fantastical incredulous fool. Bp. Wilkins.
2. Indicating, or caused by, disbelief or incredulity. "An incredulous
smile." Longfellow.
3. Incredible; not easy to be believed. [R.] Shak.
Incredulously
In*cred"u*lous*ly, adv. In an incredulous manner; with incredulity.
Incredulousness
In*cred"u*lous*ness, n. Incredulity.
Incremable
In*crem"a*ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + L. cremabilis combustible, fr.
cremare to burn.] Incapable of being burnt; incombustibe. Sir T.
Browne.
Incremate
In"cre*mate (?), v. t. [Pref. in- in + cremate.] To consume or reduce
to ashes by burning, as a dead body; to cremate.
Incremation
In`cre*ma"tion (?), n. Burning; esp., the act of burning a dead body;
cremation.
Increment
In"cre*ment (?), n. [L. incrementum: cf. F. incr\'82ment. See
Increase.]
1. The act or process of increasing; growth in bulk, guantity, number,
value, or amount; augmentation; enlargement.
The seminary that furnisheth matter for the