ADAPTIVITIES | • adaptivities n. Plural of adaptivity. • ADAPTIVITY n. the quality of being adaptive. |
DESCRIPTIVISM | • descriptivism n. (Linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms… • DESCRIPTIVISM n. a theory of ethics by which only empirical statements are acceptable. |
DESCRIPTIVISMS | • descriptivisms n. Plural of descriptivism. • DESCRIPTIVISM n. a theory of ethics by which only empirical statements are acceptable. |
DESCRIPTIVIST | • descriptivist adj. Subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism. • descriptivist n. (Linguistics) Someone who records and describes actual rules regarding language usage, or who believes… • DESCRIPTIVIST adj. relating to descriptivism, a theory of ethics by which only empirical statements are acceptable. |
DIAPOSITIVE | • diapositive n. (Photography) slide (used with a projector for projecting images). • DIAPOSITIVE n. a transparent photographic positive; a slide. |
DIAPOSITIVES | • diapositives n. Plural of diapositive. • DIAPOSITIVE n. a transparent photographic positive; a slide. |
DISPOSITIVE | • dispositive adj. Intending to or resulting in or capable of disposition (disposing of or settling a matter). • dispositive adj. (Obsolete) By natural disposition, having such an inclination. • dispositive adj. (Euro-English or non-native speakers’ English) Being a statutory provision not mandatory to the parties… |
DISPOSITIVELY | • dispositively adv. (Obsolete) In a dispositive manner; by natural or moral disposition. • DISPOSITIVE adv. relating to or bringing about the settlement of a case. |
DISPOSITIVES | • dispositives n. Plural of dispositive. • DISPOSITIVE n. a thing that disposes. |
DISSIPATIVE | • dissipative adj. That dissipates, or causes dissipation. • DISSIPATIVE adj. relating to dissipation esp. of heat. |
PERFERVIDITIES | • PERFERVIDITY n. the state of being perfervid, also PERFERVIDNESS. |
PRODUCTIVITIES | • productivities n. Plural of productivity. • PRODUCTIVITY n. the state of being productive. |
VAPIDITIES | • vapidities n. Plural of vapidity. • VAPIDITY n. the state of being vapid. |
VESPERTILIONID | • vespertilionid n. Any of very many bats of the family Vespertilionidae. • VESPERTILIONID adj. belonging to the Vespertilionidae family of insect-eating bats. • VESPERTILIONID n. a member of the Vespertilionidae. |
VESPERTILIONIDS | • vespertilionids n. Plural of vespertilionid. • VESPERTILIONID n. a member of the Vespertilionidae. |