AFFICIONADO | • afficionado n. Alternative spelling of aficionado (“one who likes, knows about, and appreciates an interest”). • AFFICIONADO n. (Spanish) a devotee, admirer, an enthusiastic fan, also AFICIONADO. |
DIFFERENTIA | • differentia n. (Semantics, logic, taxonomy) A distinguishing feature which marks a species off from other members of the same genus. • DIFFERENTIA n. a property which distinguishes one from another. |
DIFFIDENCES | • diffidences n. Plural of diffidence. • DIFFIDENCE n. the state of being diffident. |
DIFFIDENTLY | • diffidently adv. In a diffident manner; without confidence in oneself. • DIFFIDENT adv. hesitant in acting or speaking. |
DIFFRACTING | • diffracting v. Present participle of diffract. • DIFFRACT v. to separate into parts. |
DIFFRACTION | • diffraction n. (Physics) The bending of a wave around an obstacle. • diffraction n. (Quantum mechanics) The breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure (e… • DIFFRACTION n. a modification which light undergoes esp. in passing by the edges of opaque bodies or through narrow openings and in which the rays appear to be deflected. |
DIFFUSIONAL | • diffusional adj. Of or pertaining to diffusion. • DIFFUSIONAL adj. relating to diffusion. |
EFFEMINISED | • effeminised v. Simple past tense and past participle of effeminise. • EFFEMINISE v. (archaic) to make effeminate, also EFFEMINIZE. |
EFFEMINIZED | • effeminized v. Simple past tense and past participle of effeminize. • EFFEMINIZE v. (archaic) to make effeminate. |
FLUIDIFYING | • fluidifying v. Present participle of fluidify. • FLUIDIFY v. to make fluid, also FLUIDIZE, FLUIDISE. |
FRENCHIFIED | • frenchified adj. Alternative letter-case form of Frenchified. • frenchified v. Past participle of frenchify. • Frenchified adj. Made French or more French-like. |
INDIFFERENT | • indifferent adj. Ambivalent; unconcerned; uninterested, apathetic. • indifferent adj. Indicating or reflecting a lack of concern or care. • indifferent adj. Mediocre (usually used negatively in modern usage). |
PARAFFINOID | • paraffinoid adj. (Obsolete, organic chemistry) Resembling paraffin; aliphatic. • PARAFFINOID adj. of or like paraffin, also PARAFFINIC. |
UNFORTIFIED | • unfortified adj. Not fortified. • unfortified v. Simple past tense and past participle of unfortify. • UNFORTIFIED adj. not fortified. |