English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Anient
(v. t.)
Alt. of Anientise
Anientise
(v. t.)
To frustrate; to bring to naught; to annihilate.
Anigh
(prep. & adv.)
Nigh.
Anight
(adv.)
Alt. of Anights
Anights
(adv.)
In the night time; at night.
Anil
(n.)
A West Indian plant (Indigofera anil), one of the original
sources of indigo; also, the indigo dye.
Anile
(a.)
Old-womanish; imbecile.
Anileness
(n.)
Anility.
Anilic
(a.)
Pertaining to, or obtained from, anil; indigotic; --
applied to an acid formed by the action of nitric acid on indigo.
Anilide
(n.)
One of a class of compounds which may be regarded as
amides in which more or less of the hydrogen has been replaced by
phenyl.
Aniline
(n.)
An organic base belonging to the phenylamines. It may be
regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the
radical phenyl. It is a colorless, oily liquid, originally obtained
from indigo by distillation, but now largely manufactured from coal tar
or nitrobenzene as a base from which many brilliant dyes are made.
Aniline
(a.)
Made from, or of the nature of, aniline.
Anility
(n.)
The state of being and old woman; old-womanishness;
dotage.
Animadversal
(n.)
The faculty of perceiving; a percipient.
Animadversion
(n.)
Monition; warning.
Animadversion
(n.)
The act or power of perceiving or taking notice;
direct or simple perception.
Animadversion
(n.)
Judicial cognizance of an offense; chastisement;
punishment.
Animadversion
(n.)
Remarks by way of criticism and usually of censure;
adverse criticism; reproof; blame.
Animadversive
(a.)
Having the power of perceiving; percipient.
Animadvert
(v. i.)
To take notice; to observe; -- commonly followed by
that.