Difficult, dif′i-kult,adj.not easy: hard to be done: requiring labour and pains: hard to please: not easily persuaded.—adv.Diff′icultly.—n.Diff′iculty, laboriousness: obstacle: objection: that which cannot be easily understood or believed: embarrassment of affairs: a quarrel. [The adj. was formed fromdifficulty, in place of the old formdifficile. Fr.difficulté—L.difficultas=difficilitas—difficilis—dif(=dis), neg., andfacilis, easy.]
Diffident, dif′i-dent,adj.wanting faith in: distrustful of one's self: modest: bashful.—n.Diff′idence, want of confidence: want of self-reliance: modesty: bashfulness.—adv.Diff′idently. [L., pr.p. ofdiffidĕre, to distrust—dif(=dis), neg.,fīdĕre, to trust—fĭdes, faith.]
Diffluent, dif′loo-ent,adj.tending to flow away readily.
Difform, dif′orm,adj.not uniform, irregular in form.—n.Diffor′mity.
Diffract, dif-frakt′,v.t.to break or separate into parts, as rays of light.—n.Diffrac′tion, a name for certain phenomena connected with light passing through a narrow opening or by the edge of an opaque body: the spreading of the rays, with interference phenomena, coloured and other.—adj.Diffrac′tive.—n.Diffrangibil′ity.—adj.Diffran′gible. [L.diffringĕre,diffractum—dis, asunder,frangĕre, to break.]
Diffuse, dif-ūz′,v.t.to pour out all round: to send out in all directions: to scatter: to circulate: to publish.—v.i.to spread, as a liquid does.—pa.p.andadj.Diffused′, spread widely: loose.—adv.Diffus′edly.—ns.Diffus′edness;Diffus′er;Diffusibil′ity.—adj.Diffus′ible, that may be diffused.—ns.Diffū′sion, a spreading or scattering abroad: extension: distribution: in the case of gases or liquids in contact, mixture through each other;Diffū′sion-tube, an instrument for determining the rate of diffusion for different gases.—adj.Diffus′ive, extending: spreading widely.—adv.Diffus′ively.—n.Diffus′iveness. [L.diffundĕre,diffūsum—dif(=dis), asunder,fundĕre, to pour out.]
Diffuse, dif-ūs′,adj.diffused: widely spread: wordy: not concise.—adv.Diffuse′ly.—n.Diffuse′ness.
Dig, dig,v.t.to excavate: to turn up the earth: to cultivate with a spade: to poke or thrust, as one's elbow into another's side, or spurs into a horse.—v.i.to till the ground; to occupy one's self in digging; (U.S. slang) to study hard:—pr.p.dig′ging;pa.t.andpa.p.dug, (B.) digged.—n.a thrust, a poke: (U.S. slang) a hard student.—adj.Dig′gable, that may be dug.—n.Dig′ger, a person or animal that digs: a machine for digging, as asteam-digger.—n.pl.Dig′gings, places where mining is carried on, esp. for gold: (slang, orig. American) lodgings, rooms.—Dig in, to cover over by digging: to work hard;Dig out(U.S. slang), to decamp.—Digger Indians, degraded Indian tribes of California and Nevada, who live by digging roots. [Prob. O. Fr.diguer, to dig; of Teut. origin.]
Digamma, dī-gam′ma,n.an obsolete letter of the Greek alphabet, having the force of our W. [So called from its form (Digamma), like one capitalΓ(gamma) placed over another.]
Digamy, dig′a-mi,n.a second marriage.—n.Dig′amist.—adj.Dig′amous(bot.), androgynous. [Gr.dis, twice, andgamos, marriage.]
Digastric, dī-gas′trik,adj.double-bellied, or fleshy at each end, as is one of the muscles of the lower jaw. [Gr.di-, double,gastēr, the belly.]
Digenesis, dī-jen′e-sis,n.reproduction by two methods, a sexual followed by an assexual.—adj.Digenet′ic.
Digest, di-jest′,v.t.to dissolve food in the stomach: to soften by heat and moisture: to distribute and arrange: to prepare or classify in the mind: to think over.—v.i.to be dissolved in the stomach: to be softened by heat and moisture.—adv.Digest′edly.—n.Digest′er, one who digests: a close vessel in which by heat and pressure strong extracts are made from animal and vegetable substances.—n.Digestibil′ity.—adj.Digest′ible, that may be digested.—n.Diges′tion, the dissolving of the food in the stomach: orderly arrangement: exposing to slow heat, &c.—adj.Digest′ive, pertaining to digestion: promoting digestion.—adv.Digest′ively. [L.digerĕre,digestum, to carry asunder or dissolve—di(=dis), asunder, andgerĕre, to bear.]
Digest, dī′jest,n.a body of laws collected and arranged, esp. the Justinian code of civil laws. [L.digesta, neut. pl. ofdigestus, pa.p. ofdigerĕre, to carry apart, to arrange.]
Dight, dīt,adj.disposed, adorned.—adv.finely.—AlsoDight′ly. [A.S.dihtan, to arrange, prescribe, from L.dictāre, to dictate, whence Ger.dichten, to write poetry, and the Scotch verbdight, to dress, used of stones, flour, &c.]
Digit, dij′it,n.a finger's breadth or ¾ inch: from the habit of counting on the fingers, any one of the nine numbers: the twelfth part of the diameter of the sun or moon.—adj.Dig′ital, pertaining to the fingers.—n.finger: a key of a piano, &c.—ns.Digitā′lia,Dig′italine,Dig′italin, the active principles of digitalis;Digitā′lis, a genus of plants, including the foxglove;Digitā′ria, a genus of grasses with digitate spikes.—adjs.Digitate,-d, consisting of several finger-like sections.—adv.Dig′itately.—n.Digitā′tion, finger-like arrangement: a finger-like process.—adj.Digit′iform, formed like fingers;Dig′itigrade, walking on the toes.—n.an animal that walks on its toes, as the lion—opp. toPlantigrade.—ns.Dig′itigradism;Digitō′rium, a small portable instrument used for making the fingers flexible for piano-playing. [L.digitus, a finger or toe, akin to Gr.daktylos.]
Diglyph, dī′glif,n.(archit.) an ornament consisting of a double groove.
Dignify, dig′ni-fī,v.t.to invest with honour: to exalt:—pr.p.dig′nifying;pa.p.dig′nified.—n.Dignificā′tion.—adj.Dig′nified, marked with dignity: exalted: noble: grave. [Low L.dignificāre—dignus, worthy,facĕre, to make.]
Dignity, dig′ni-ti,n.the state of being dignified: elevation of mind or character: grandeur of mien: elevation in rank, place, &c.: degree of excellence: preferment: high office: a dignitary.—n.Dig′nitary, one in a dignified position or rank, esp. in the church. [Fr.dignité—L.dignitas—dignus, worthy.]
Digraph, dī′graf,n.two letters expressing but one sound, asphindigraph. [Gr.di-, twice,graphē, a mark, a character—graphein, to write.]
Digress, di-gres′,v.i.to step aside or go from the main subject: to introduce irrelevant matter.—n.Digres′sion, a going from the main point: a part of a discourse not upon the main subject.—adjs.Digres′sional,Digress′ive, of the nature of a digression: departing from the main subject.—adv.Digress′ively. [L.digredi,digressus—di, aside,gradi, to step. SeeGrade.]
Digynia, dī-jin′i-a,n.an order of plants having in the flower two styles or a deeply cleft style.—adjs.Digyn′ian,Dig′ynous. [Gr.dis, twice, andgynē, a woman.]
Dihedral, dī-hē′dral,adj.having two sides, or two plane faces—alsoDiē′dral.—n.Dihē′dron. [Gr.di-, two,hedra, a seat.]
Dihexagonal, dī-heks-ag′ō-nal,adj.twelve-sided.
Dihexahedral, dī-heks-a-hē′dral,adj.pertaining to a six-sided prism having three planes on the extremities.—n.Dihexahē′dron.
Dijudicate, dī-jōō′di-kāt,v.t.andv.i.to judge between two: to decide.—n.Dijudicā′tion. [L.di, asunder, andjudicāre, judge.]
Dike, dīk,n.a trench, or the earth dug out and thrown up: a ditch: a mound raised to prevent inundation: in Scotland, a wall (Dry-stane dike, a wall without mortar;Fail-dike, a wall of turf), sometimes even a thorn-hedge: (geol.) a wall-like mass of igneous rock in the fissures of stratified rocks.—v.t.to surround with a dike or bank. [A.S.díc; Dut.dijk, Ger.teich, a pond; perh. conn. with Gr.teichos, a wall or rampart. SeeDig,Ditch.]
Dilacerate, di-las′ėr-āt,v.t.to rend or tear asunder.—n.Dilacerā′tion. [L.di, asunder, andlacerate.]
Dilapidate, di-lap′i-dāt,v.t.to pull stone from stone: to lay waste: to suffer to go to ruin.—adj.Dilap′idated, in ruins.—ns.Dilapidā′tion, the state of ruin: impairing of church property during an incumbency: (pl.) money paid at the end of an incumbency by the incumbent or his heirs for the purpose of putting the parsonage, &c. in good repair for the succeeding incumbent;Dilap′idator. [L.dilapidāre—di, asunder,lapis,lapidis, a stone.]
Dilate, di-lāt′,v.t.to spread out in all directions: to enlarge: the opposite ofcontract.—v.i.to widen: to swell out: to speak at length.—ns.Dilātabil′ity,Dilāt′ancy,Dilatā′tion,Dilā′tion, expansion.—adjs.Dilāt′able, that may be dilated or expanded;Dilā′tant.—ns.Dī′latātor,Dilāt′or,Dilāt′er.—adj.Dilāt′ive. [L.dilatus(used as pa.p. ofdifferre), fromdi(=dis), apart, andlatus, borne.]
Dilatory, dil′a-tor-i,adj.slow: given to procrastination: loitering: tending to delay.—adv.Dil′atorily.—n.Dil′atoriness. [L.dilatorius, extending or putting off (time). SeeDilate.]
Dilemma, di-lem′a,n.a form of argument in which the maintainer of a certain proposition is committed to accept one of two alternative propositions each of which contradicts his original contention: a position where each of two alternative courses (or of all the feasible courses) is eminently undesirable: a trying practical difficulty. The argument was called a 'horned syllogism,' and the victim compared to a man certain to be impaled on one or other of the horns of an infuriated bull, hence theHorns of a dilemma: the usual phraseLanded in a dilemmais, or suggests, a mixed metaphor.—adj.Dilemmat′ic. [L.,—Gr.dilēmma—di-, twice, double,lēmma, an assumption—lambanein, to take.]
Dilettante, dil-et-an′te,n.one who loves the fine arts, but in a superficial way and without serious purpose (theamateurusually practises them): a dabbler in art, science, or literature:—pl.Dilettan′ti(′tē).—adj.Dilettan′tish.—ns.Dilettan′tism,Dilettan′teism. [It., pr.p. ofdilettare, to take delight in—L.delectāre, to delight.]
Diligent, dil′i-jent,adj.steady and earnest in application: industrious.—n.Dil′igence, steady application: industry: (Scots law) a warrant to produce witnesses, books, &c., or a process by which persons or goods are attached: a French or continental stage-coach (also pronounced dē-lē-zhongs)—alsoDill′y.—adv.Dil′igently. [Fr.,—diligens,-entis, pr.p. of L.diligĕre, to choose.]
Dill, dil,n.an umbelliferous annual, the seeds used in medicine.—n.Dill′-wa′ter, a stomachic and carminative. [A.S.dile; Ger. and Sw.dill.]
Dilling, dil′ing,n.a darling: the youngest child, the weakling of a litter.
Dilly-bag, dil′i-bag,n.an Australian native-made rush or bark-bag.—AlsoDill′i,Dill′y.
Dilly-dally, dil′i-dal′i,v.i.to loiter, trifle. [A kind of reduplication ofdally. Cf.Shilly-shally.]
Dilogy, dil′ō-ji,n.repetition: intentional ambiguity.—adj.Dilog′ical.
Dilucidate, di-lū′si-dāt,v.t.(obs.) to elucidate.—adj.Dilū′cid.—n.Dilucidā′tion.
Dilute, dil-ūt′,v.t.to make thinner or more liquid: to diminish the strength, flavour, &c. of, by mixing, esp. with water.—v.i.to become mixed.—adj.diminished in strength by mixing with water.—adj.Dil′uent, diluting.—n.that which dilutes.—ns.Dilute′ness;Dilū′tion. [L.diluĕre,dilūtum—di, away from,luĕre, to wash.]
Diluvium, dil-ū′vi-um,n.an inundation or flood: (geol.) a deposit of sand, gravel, &c. made by extraordinary currents of water—alsoDilū′vion.—adjs.Dilū′vial,Dilū′vian, pertaining to a flood, esp. that in the time of Noah: caused by a deluge: composed of diluvium.—n.Dilū′vialist, one who explains geological phenomena by the Flood. [L.diluvium—diluĕre.]
Dim, dim,adj.not bright or distinct: obscure: mysterious: not seeing clearly.—v.t.to make dark: to obscure.—v.i.to become dim:—pr.p.dim′ming;pa.p.dimmed.—adv.Dim′ly.—adj.Dim′mish, somewhat dim.—n.Dim′ness. [A.S.dim; akin to Ice.dimmr, dark, and Ger.dämmerung, twilight.]
Dime, dīm,n.the tenth part of an American dollar, 10 cents, nearly equal to 5d.—Dime museum, a cheap show;Dime novel, a cheap novel, usually sensational. [Fr., orig.disme, from L.decima(pars, a part, being understood), a tenth part.]
Dimension, di-men′shun,n.usually inpl., measure in length, breadth, and thickness (the three dimensions of space): extent: size.—adjs.Dimen′sional, concerning dimension (one-dimensional, two-dimensional, three-dimensional space = space of one, two, three dimensions);Dimen′sioned, having dimension;Dimen′sionless.—Dimension work, masonry in stones of specified size.—Fourth dimension, an additional dimension attributed to space by a hypothetical speculation. [Fr.,—L.dimensio—dimetīri,dimensus—di(=dis), apart,metīri, to measure.]
Dimerous, dim′e-rus,adj.consisting of two parts: (bot.) with two members in each whorl: (entom.) having two-jointed tarsi.—n.Dim′erism. [Gr.,di-, double,meros, a part.]
Dimeter, dim′e-tėr,adj.containing two metres or measures.—n.a verse of two measures. [L.,—Gr.dimetros—di-, twice,metron, a measure.]
Dimethylaniline, di-meth-il-an′i-lin,n.an oily liquid: aniline heated with methyl alcohol and hydrochloric acid—from which dyes are obtained. [L.di-, twice,methyl, andaniline.]
Dimetric, dī-met′rik,adj.(crystal.) tetragonal.
Dimidiate, di-mid′i-āt,adj.divided into halves: having a shape that appears as if halved.—v.t.(her.) to represent the half of.—n.Dimidiā′tion. [L.dimidiāre,-ātum, to halve—dimidius; half—dis, twice,medius, the middle.]
Diminish, di-min′ish,v.t.to make less: to take a part from: to degrade.—v.i.to grow or appear less: to subside.—adj.Dimin′ishable.—p.adj.Dimin′ished, made smaller, humbled: (mus.) lessened by a half-step, as an interval.—adv.Dimin′ishingly. [Coined by addingdito the wordminish, an imitation of L.diminuĕre—di=dis, apart,minuĕre, to make less.]
Diminuendo, di-min-ū-en′dō,adv.(mus.) a direction to let the sound die away, marked thusDiminuendo symbol. [It.,—L.diminuendus, fut. part. pass. ofdiminuĕre,diminūtum, to lessen.]
Diminution, dim-in-ū′shun,n.a lessening: degradation.—adj.Dimin′utive, of a diminished size: small: contracted.—n.(gram.) a word formed from another to express a little one of the kind.—adv.Dimin′utively.—n.Dimin′utiveness.
Dimissory, dim′is-or-i,adj.sending away or giving leave to depart to another jurisdiction. [L.dimissorius—dimittĕre,dimissum.]
Dimity, dim′i-ti,n.a kind of stout white cotton cloth, striped or figured in the loom by weaving with two threads. [Through the L., from Gr.dimitos—di-, twice,mitos, a thread.]
Dimorphism, dī-mor′fizm,n.(bot.) a state in which two forms of flower, leaf, &c. are produced by the same species of plant: the property of crystallising in two forms.—adjs.Dimor′phic,Dimor′phous. [Gr.di-, twice,morphē, form.]
Dimple, dim′pl,n.a small hollow: a small natural depression on the face.—v.i.to form dimples.—v.t.to mark with dimples.—p.adj.Dim′pled.—n.Dim′plement.—adj.Dim′ply. [Dim. ofdip, with insertedm. Another dim. isdapple.]
Dimyarian, dim-i-ā′ri-an,adj.double-muscled (of bivalve shells like the clam)—alsoDim′yary.—n.pl.Dimyā′ria. [Gr.di-, two,mys, a muscle.]
Din, din,n.a loud continued noise.—v.t.to assail (the ears) with noise: to annoy with clamour: to obtrude noisily (as to din one's complaints into their ears):—pr.p.din′ning;pa.p.dinned.—adj.Din′ful. [A.S.dyn,dyne; cf. Ice.dynr, Dan.dön, noise.]
Dinanderie, dē-nong′de-rē,n.domestic utensils of copper, esp. such as are quaint and artistic—applied also to Indian and Levantine brass-ware. [Fr., fromDinantin Belgium.]
Dinar, dē-när′,n.an ancient Arab gold coin of 65 grains weight. [L.denarius.]
Dinarchy. SeeDiarchy.
Dindle. SeeDinnle.
Dine, dīn,v.i.to take dinner.—v.t.to give a dinner to.—n.(obs.) dinner-time.—ns.Din′er-out, one who goes much to dinner-parties;Dinette′, a preliminary dinner, luncheon;Din′ing-hall;Din′ing-room;Din′ing-tā′ble.—Dine out, to dine elsewhere than at home;Dine with Duke Humphrey, to go without a meal, like those who, unable to procure a dinner, loitered about Duke Humphrey's Walk in Old St Paul's. [O. Fr.disner(Fr.dîner)—Low L.disjunāre, fordisjejunāre, to break one's fast—L.dis-, andjejunus, fasting (cf.Déjeuner). Others explaindisnareas fromdecenāre—L.de, inten., andcenāre, to dine.]
Ding, ding,v.t.to throw, dash, or hurl: to beat: (arch.) to urge or enforce: (Scot.) to defeat, non-plus—also, asv.i., to be defeated: to descend, fall, as of continued heavy rain or snow falling.—Ding doun(Scot.), to knock or throw down. [M. E.dingen; cf. Ice.dengja, Sw.dänga, to bang.]
Ding, ding,v.i.to ring, keep sounding.—v.t.to reiterate to a wearisome degree.—n.Ding′-dong, the sound of bells ringing: monotony: sameness. [Imit. Cf.Ring.]
Dingle, ding′gl,n.a little hollow or narrow valley. [Prob. conn. withdimpleanddip.]
Dingle-dangle, ding′gl-dang′gl,adv.hanging loose: swinging backwards and forwards. [A duplication ofDangle.]
Dingo, ding′gō,n.the native dog of Australia.
Dingy,Dingey, ding′gi,n.the smallest ship's boat: in India, a canoe. [Beng.dingī, a boat.]
Dingy, din′ji,adj.of a dim or dark colour: dull: soiled.—n.Din′giness. [Acc. to Skeat =dungy.]
Dinic, din′ik,adj.relating to vertigo or dizziness.—n.a remedy for dizziness. [Gr.dinos, whirling.]
Dink, dingk,adj.(Scot.) braw, trim.—v.t.to dress neatly.
Dinmont, din′mont,n.a Border name for a wether between the first and second shearing.
Dinner, din′ėr,n.the chief meal of the day: a feast.—ns.Dinnerette′, a little dinner;Dinn′er-hour.—adj.Dinn′erless.—ns.Dinn′er-tā′ble;Dinn′er-time;Dinn′er-wag′on, a set of light movable shelves for a dining-room. [O. Fr.disner, prop. breakfast. SeeDine.]
Dinnle, din′l,v.i.(Scot.) to tingle.—n.a thrill.—AlsoDin′dle.
Dinoceras, dī-nos′er-as,n.an extinct genus of mammals found in Wyoming, approaching the elephant in size, and named from three pairs of osseous protuberances on the skull. [Formed from Gr.deinos, terrible,keras, horn.]
Dinornis, dī-nor′nis,n.a genus of large extinct birds, the bones of which are found in New Zealand. [Formed from Gr.deinos, terrible, andornis, a bird.]
Dinosaur, dī′no-sawr,n.a gigantic extinct reptile, which attained a length of eighty feet. [Formed from Gr.deinos, terrible, andsauros, lizard.]
Dinotherium, dī-no-thē′ri-um,n.an extinct animal of huge size, with elephant-like tusks and trunk. [Gr.deinos, terrible,thērion, a beast.]
Dint, dint,n.a blow or stroke: the mark of a blow (oftenDent): force: power (as in 'by dint of').—v.t.to make a dint in. [A.S.dynt, a blow; Scot.dunt, a blow with a dull sound, Ice.dyntr.]
Diocese, dī′ō-sēs,n.the circuit or extent of a bishop's jurisdiction.—adj.Diocesan(dī-os′es-an, ordī′ō-sē-san), pertaining to a diocese.—n.a bishop as regards his diocese: one of the clergy in the diocese. [Through Fr. and L. from Gr.dioikēsis,dioikein, to keep house—di, fordia, sig. completeness,oikein, to manage a household—oikos, a house.]
Diodon, dī′o-don,n.a genus of globe-fishes which have all their teeth consolidated on the jaws, so as to make them like the beak of a bird. [Gr.dis, twice, double,odous,odontos, a tooth.]
Diœcia, dī-ē′shi-a,n.a class of plants having the stamens on one plant and the pistils on another.—adjs.Diœ′cious,Diœ′cian.—adv.Diœ′ciously.—n.Diœ′ciousness. [Gr.di-, twice,oikos, a house.]
Diogenic, dī-o-jen′ik,adj.resembling the Cynic philosopherDiogenes(412-323B.C.), cynical.
Dionæa, dī-ō-nē′a,n.Venus's fly-trap: an American insectivorous plant. [L., from Gr., a name of Aphrodite or Venus, from her motherDiōnē.]
Dionysia, dī-o-niz′i-a,n.pl.dramatic and orgiastic festivals in honour ofDionysus(Bacchus), god of wine.—adjs.Dionys′iac,Dionys′ian.
Diophantine, dī-o-fan′tīn,adj.pertaining to the Alexandrian mathematicianDiophantus(c. 275A.D.).—Diophantine analysis, the part of algebra which treats of finding particular rational values for general expressions under a surd form.
Diopside, dī-op′sid,n.a grayish and readily cleavable variety of pyroxene. [Gr.,dia, through,opsis, a view.]
Diopsis, dī-op′sis,n.a genus of dipterous insects, of the fly family.
Dioptase, dī-op′tās,n.emerald copper ore.
Dioptrate, dī-op′trāt,adj.(entom.) divided transversely.
Transverse section of Dioptric System, showing rays of light passing through the dioptric lenses, (a), (b), (c), in parallel lines, assisted by reflection from the dioptric spherical minor, (a), (d), (c).
Dioptric,-al, dī-op′trik, -al,adj.pertaining to dioptrics.—ns.Diop′ter, an ancient form of theodolite: the index-arm of a graduated circle;Diop′trics, the part of optics which treats of the transmission of light from one medium to another.—Dioptric system, in lighthouses (as opposed toreflecting system), illumination from a central lamp whose rays are transmitted through a combination of lenses. [Gr.dia, through,opt-, as inopsesthai, to see, &c.]
Diorama, dī-ō-rä′ma,n.an exhibition of pictures, illuminated, and viewed through an opening in the wall of a darkened chamber.—adj.Dioram′ic. [Gr.dia, through,horama, a sight.]
Diorism, dī′ō-rizm,n.distinction, definition.—adjs.Dioris′tic,-al.—adv.Dioris′tically. [Gr.diorizein, to divide,dia, through,horos, a boundary.]
Diorite, dī′o-rīt,n.a crystalline granular igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende. [Gr.diorizein, to distinguish—dia, through,horos, a boundary.]
Diorthosis, dī-or-thō′sis,n.(surg.) the reduction of a dislocation, the correction of a deformity: a critical revision of a text.—adj.Diorthrot′ic. [Gr.,dia, through,orthos, straight.]
Dioscorea, di-os-kōr′e-a,n.a genus of twining plants, containing the yams.—n.Dioscorā′ceæ, the order to which Dioscorea belongs.—adj.Dioscorā′ceous. [From the 1st-cent. Greek physicianDioscorides.]
Dioscuri, di-os-kū′ri,n.pl.Castor and Pollux, as sons of Jupiter. [Gr.Dios, gen. of Zeus (Jupiter), andkoros(Ion.kouros), a son, a lad.]
Diosmosis, dī-oz-mō′zis,n.the transfusion of a liquid through a membrane.—AlsoDios′mose. [Gr.dia, through,ōsmos, a pushing—ōthein, to thrust.]
Diota, dī-ō′ta,n.a two-handled Roman vase.
Diothelism, dī-oth′e-lizm,n.the doctrine that Christ during His life on earth possessed two wills, a human and a divine—opp. toMonothelism—alsoDyoth′elism.—n.Dioth′elite, one who holds this.
Dioxide, dī-oks′īd,n.an oxide containing two equivalents of oxygen to one of a metal. [Gr.di-, twice, andoxide.]
Dip, dip,v.t.to dive or plunge into any liquid for a moment: to lower and raise again (as a flag): to baptise by immersion.—v.i.to sink: to enter slightly: to look cursorily: to incline downwards:—pr.p.dip′ping;pa.p.dipped.—n.inclination downwards: a sloping: (geol.) the angle a stratum of rock makes with a horizontal plane: a bath: a candle made by dipping a wick in tallow.—Dip of the horizon, the angle of the horizon below the level of the eye;Dip of the needle, the angle a balanced magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon, measured by theDipping needle, orCompass. [A.S.dyppan, causal ofdýpan, to plunge in—deóp, deep; cf. Dan.dyppe; Ger.taufen, to immerse.]
Dipchick, dip′chik,n.Same asDabchick.
Dipetalous, dī-pet′a-lus,adj.having two petals. [Gr.di-, twice, andpetal.]
Diphtheria, dif-thē′ri-a,n.a throat disease in which the air-passages become covered and impeded with a leathery membrane, and a dangerous fever is present.—adj.Diphtherit′ic. [A coinage of 1859 from Gr.diphthera, leather.]
Diphthong, dif′thong, ordip′thong,n.two vowel-sounds pronounced as one syllable.—adj.Diphthong′al, relating to a diphthong.—adv.Diphthong′ally.—n.Diphthongā′tion.—v.t.Diph′thongise. [Through Fr. from Gr.diphthongos, with two sounds—di-, twice,phthongos, sound.]
Diphycercal, dif-i-ser′kal,adj.having the tail symmetrical (of fishes).—AlsoDiph′ycerc. [Formed from Gr.diphyēs, of double nature,kerkos, a tail.]
Diphyllous, dī-fil′us,adj.having two leaves. [Gr.di-, twice, andphyllon, a leaf.]
Diphyodont, dif′i-ō-dont,adj.having two sets of teeth.—n.a mammal possessing such.
Diphysite, dif′i-sīt,n.one who holds the doctrine ofDiph′ysitism, or the belief of the existence of two natures in Christ, a divine and a human—opp. toMonophysite; less correctlyDioph′ysite,Diophys′itism. [Gr.di-, two,physis, nature.]
Dipleidoscope, di-plī′dō-skōp,n.an instrument for ascertaining the moment of passage of the sun or a star over the meridian. [Formed from Gr.diploos, double,eidos, appearance,skopein, to view.]
Diplex, dī′pleks,adj.pertaining to the transmission of two simultaneous messages over one wire in the same direction.
Diploe, dip′lō-ē,n.(anat.) the spongy tissue between the hard inner and outer tables of the skull.
Diplogenic, dip-lō-jen′ik,adj.producing two bodies.—n.Diplogen′esis, the production in duplicate of parts normally single. [Gr.diploos, double,genesis, generation.]
Diploma, di-plō′ma,n.a writing conferring some honour or privilege, as a university degree, &c.—v.t.to furnish with a diploma. [L.,—Gr.diplōma, a letter folded double—diploos, double.]
Diplomacy, di-plō′ma-si,n.the art of negotiation, esp. of treaties between states: political skill.—n.Diplomat′ic, a minister at a foreign court: (pl.) the science of deciphering ancient writings, as charters, decrees, &c.—paleography.—adjs.Diplomat′ic,-al, pertaining to diplomacy: skilful in negotiation.—adv.Diplomat′ically.—v.i.andv.t.Diplō′matise, to practise, or effect by, diplomacy.—ns.Diplō′matist,Dip′lōmat, one skilled in diplomacy;Diplomatol′ogy, the study or science of diplomatics, charters, decrees, &c.—Diplomatic corps, orCorps diplomatique, the whole body of foreign diplomatists resident at any court.
Diplopia, dip′-lō′pi-a,n.double vision.
Diplozoon, dip-lō-zō′on,n.a remarkable flat worm or Trematode, consisting of two organisms fused together. [Gr.diploos, double,zōon, an animal.]
Dipnoi, dip′noi,n.pl.the lung fishes.—adj.Dip′noous, having both lungs and gills.
Dipody, dip′o-di,n.(pros.) a double foot.
Dipolar, dī-pō′lar,adj.having two poles.
Dipper, dip′ėr,n.a genus of birds in the Thrush family that find their food by diving into streams or lakes: a kind of Baptist or Dunker.
Diprismatic, dī-priz-mat′ik,adj.doubly prismatic.
Dipsacus, dip′sa-kus,n.the teasel. [Gr.dipsa, thirst, because the leaf-axils hold water.]
Dipsas, dip′sas,n.a snake whose bite was believed to cause intense thirst: a genus of non-venomous snakes. [Gr.dipsas—dipsa, thirst.]
Dipsector, dip′sekt-or,n.an instrument for observing the dip of the horizon. [Dipandsector.]
Dipsomania, dip-sō-mā′ni-a,n.a morbid craving for alcoholic stimulants.—ns.Dipsomā′niac, one who suffers from the foregoing;Dipsop′athy, treatment by restricting a patient's drink;Dipsō′sis, morbid thirst. [Gr.dipsa, thirst, andmania, madness.]
Diptera, dip′ter-a,n.pl.two-winged insects or flies.—ns.Dip′teran, a dipterous insect;Dip′teros, a building with double peristyle or colonnade.—adjs.Dip′terous,Dip′teral. [Gr.dipteros, two-winged,di-, twice,pteron, a wing.]
Diptych, dip′tik,n.a double-folding writing-tablet: a register of bishops, saints, &c. read aloud during the eucharist: a pair of pictures as folding-tablets. [Gr.diptychos—di-, andptyssein, to fold.]
Dirdum, dir′dum,n.(Scot.) uproar: a scolding.
Dire, dīr,adj.dreadful: calamitous in a high degree—(poet.)Dire′ful.—adv.Dire′fully.—n.Dire′fulness. [L.dirus; cf. Gr.deinos, frightful.]
Direct, di-rekt′,adj.quite straight: straightforward: in the line of descent: outspoken: sincere: unambiguous: unsophisticated in manner.—v.t.to keep or lay quite straight: to point or aim straightly or correctly: to point out the proper course to: to guide: to order: to mark with the name and residence of a person.—v.i.to act as director.—n.Direc′tion, aim at a certain point: the line of course in which anything moves: guidance: command: the body of persons who guide or manage a matter: the written name and residence of a person.—adjs.Direc′tional;Direct′ive, having power or tendency to direct.—adv.Direct′ly, in a direct manner: without intermediary: immediately (in time and otherwise).—ns.Direct′ness;Direct′or, one who directs: a manager or governor: a counsellor: a father confessor or spiritual guide: part of a machine or instrument which guides its motion:—fem.Direct′ress,Direct′rix.—ns.Direct′orāte,Direct′orship, the office, or a body of, directors.—adjs.Directō′rial;Direct′ory, containing directions: guiding.—n.a body of directions: a guide: a book with the names and residences of the inhabitants of a place: a body of directors: theDirectoire, or French Republican government of 1795-99.—n.Direct′rix, a line serving to describe a circle. [L.dirigĕre,directum—di, apart, andregĕre, to rule, to make straight.]
Dirge, dėrj,n.a funeral song or hymn. [Contracted fromdirige, the first word of an antiphon sung in the office for the dead—the words from the Vulgate, Psalm v. 8. L.dirigĕre, to direct.]
Dirhem, dir′hem,n.an oriental weight and silver coin, originally two-thirds of an Attic drachma.—AlsoDir′ham,Der′ham. [Ar., Pers., and Turk. modifications of the Greekdrachmē, a drachma or dram.]
Dirigible, dir′i-ji-bl,adj.that can be directed.—adj.Dir′igent, directing. [SeeDirect.]
Diriment, dir′i-ment,adj.nullifying. [L.dirimĕre.]
Dirk, dėrk,n.a Highland dagger or poniard: a side-arm worn by midshipmen and cadets of the royal navy.—v.t.to stab with a dirk. [Scot.durk; from the Celt., as in Ir.duirc.]
Dirk, dėrk,adj.(Spens.) dark.—v.t.(Spens.) to darken. [SeeDark.]
Dirl, dirl,v.i.(Scot.) to thrill, vibrate.—n.a vibration, a sensation of tingling as after a blow.
Dirt, dėrt,n.any filthy substance, such as dung, mud, &c.: loose earth.—v.t.to make dirty.—n.Dirt′-bed, a quarryman's term for several layers in the Purbeck group.—adj.Dirt′-cheap, cheap as dirt, very cheap.—n.Dirt′-eating, a practice of using some kinds of clay for food, as among the Ottomacs of South America: a morbid impulse to eat dirt, amongst negroes (Cachexia Africana) and pregnant women.—adv.Dirt′ily.—ns.Dirt′iness;Dirt′-pie, clay moulded by children's hands in the form of a pie.—adjs.Dirt′-rotten(Shak.), wholly decayed;Dirt′y, foul, filthy: unclean in thought or conversation: despicable: mean.—v.t.to soil with dirt: to sully:—pr.p.dirt′ying;pa.p.dirt′ied.—Eat dirt, submissively to acquiesce in a humiliation;Throw dirt at, to abuse scurrilously or slanderously. [M. E.drit—Scand., Ice.drit, excrement.]
Dis, dis,n.a name for Pluto, sometimes the infernal world. [L., cog. withdeus,divus.]
Disable, dis-ā′bl,v.t.to deprive of power: to weaken: to disqualify.—ns.Disā′blement,Disabil′ity, want of power; want of legal qualification: disqualification.
Disabuse, dis-ab-ūz′,v.t.to undeceive: to set right.
Disaccommodate, dis-a-kom′ō-dāt,v.t.to put to inconvenience.—n.Disaccommodā′tion.
Disaccord, dis-ak-kord′,v.i.(Spens.) to refuse to accord, to dissent.—adj.Disaccord′ant.
Disaccustom, dis-a-kus′tom,v.t.to make a habit to be lost through disuse.
Disacknowledge, dis-ak-nol′ej,v.t.to refuse to acknowledge, disown.
Disadorn, dis-a-dorn′,v.t.to deprive of ornaments.
Disadvance, dis-ad-vans′,v.t.to cause to retreat: (Spens.) to draw back.
Disadvantage, dis-ad-vant′āj,n.want of advantage: what is unfavourable to one's interest: loss: injury.—adjs.Disadvan′tageable(obs.);Disadvantā′geous, attended with disadvantage: unfavourable.—adv.Disadvantā′geously.—n.Disadvantā′geousness.
Disadventurous, dis-ad-ven′tūr-us,adj.unfortunate.—ns.Disadven′ture,Disaven′ture(Spens.), a mishap.—adj.Disaven′trous(Spens.), unfortunate.
Disaffect, dis-af-fekt′,v.t.to take away the affection of: to make discontented or unfriendly.—pa.p.andadj.Disaffect′ed, ill-disposed, disloyal.—adv.Disaffect′edly.—ns.Disaffect′edness,Disaffec′tion, state of being disaffected: want of affection or friendliness: disloyalty: hostility: ill-will.—adj.Disaffec′tionate.
Disaffirm, dis-af-fėrm′,v.t.to deny (what has been affirmed): to contradict.—ns.Disaffirm′ance,Disaffirma′tion.
Disafforest, dis-af-for′est,v.t.to deprive of the privilege of forest laws: to bring into the condition of common land.—ns.Disafforestā′tion,Disaffor′estment(seeDisforest). [L.dis, neg., and Low L.afforestāre, to make into a forest. SeeForest.]
Disaggregate, dis-ag′greg-āt,v.t.to separate into component parts.—n.Disaggregā′tion.
Disagree, dis-a-grē′,v.i.to differ or be at variance: to dissent: to quarrel: to prove unsuitable or a source of annoyance, as of food disagreeing with the stomach.—adj.Disagree′able, not agreeable: unpleasant: offensive.—ns.Disagree′ableness,Disagreeabil′ity.—n.pl.Disagree′ables, annoyances.—adv.Disagree′ably.—n.Disagree′ment, want of agreement: difference: unsuitableness: dispute.
Disallow, dis-al-low′,v.t.not to allow: to refuse permission to: to deny the authority of: to reject.—adj.Disallow′able.—n.Disallow′ance.
Disally, dis-al-lī′,v.t.to break the alliance of: (Milt.) to separate, sunder.
Disanchor, dis-angk′ur,v.t.to free from the anchor.—v.i.to weigh anchor.
Disanimate, dis-an′i-māt,v.t.to deprive of spirit or animation: (Shak.) to deject.
Disannex, dis-a-neks′,v.t.to disjoin.
Disannul, dis-an-nul′,v.t.to annul completely.—ns.Disannul′ler;Disannul′ment,Disannul′ling.
Disanoint, dis-a-noint′,v.t.to undo the anointing or consecration of.
Disapparal, dis-ap-par′el,v.t.to disrobe.
Disappear, dis-ap-pēr′,v.i.to vanish from sight.—n.Disappear′ance, a ceasing to appear: removal from sight, flight, secret withdrawal.
Disappoint, dis-ap-point′,v.t.to frustrate of what is appointed: to deprive one of what he expected.—p.adjs.Disappoint′ed, balked: frustrated: (Shak.) unprepared or ill-prepared;Disappoint′ing, causing disappointment.—n.Disappoint′ment, the defeat of one's hopes: frustration: the vexation accompanying failure. [O. Fr.desapointer—des= L.dis, away, andapointer, to appoint. SeeAppoint.]
Disapprobation, dis-ap-prob-ā′shun,n.censure: dislike.—adjs.Disap′probātive,Disap′probātry.
Disappropriate, dis-ap-prō′pri-āt,v.t.to take away from that to which anything has been appropriated.—adj.deprived of appropriation.
Disapprove, dis-a-prōōv′,v.t.to give an unfavourable opinion of, to regard as bad or blameworthy (usually followed withof): to reject.—n.Disapprov′al.—adv.Disapprov′ingly.
Disarm, diz-ärm′,v.t.to deprive of arms: to render defenceless: to quell: to deprive of the power to hurt: to reduce to a peace footing.—v.i.to disband troops, reduce national armaments to a peace footing.—n.Disarm′ament. [O. Fr.desarmer,des—L.dis-, neg.,armer, to arm.]
Disarrange, dis-ar-rānj′,v.t.to undo the arrangement of: to disorder: to derange.—n.Disarrange′ment.
Disarray, dis-ar-rā′,v.t.to break the array of: to throw into disorder: to strip of array or dress.—n.want of array or order: undress. [O. Fr.desarroi,des—L.dis, away,arroi. SeeArray.]
Disarticulate, dis-ar-tik′ūl-āt,v.t.to separate the joints of.—n.Disarticulā′tion.
Disassociate, dis-as-sō′shi-āt,v.t.to disconnect things associated: to dissociate.—n.Disassociā′tion.
Disaster, diz-as′tėr,n.an adverse or unfortunate event: a great and sudden misfortune: calamity.—adj.Disas′trous, calamitous, ruinous: gloomy, foreboding disaster.—adv.Disas′trously. [O. Fr.desastre,des—L.dis, with evil sense,astre—L.astrum, a star, destiny.]
Disattach, dis-a-tach′,v.t.to undo what is attached.—n.Disattach′ment.
Disattire, dis-at-tīr′,v.t.to divest of attire or dress: (Spens.) to undress.
Disattune, dis-at-tūn′,v.t.to put out of harmony.
Disauthorise, dis-aw′thor-īz,v.t.to deprive of authority.
Disaventure(Spens.) = disadventure.
Disavouch, dis-a-vowch′,v.t.to disavow.
Disavow, dis-a-vow′,v.t.to disclaim knowledge of, sanction of, or connection with: to disown: to deny.—n.Disavow′al. [O. Fr.desavouer,des—L.dis, away,avouer, to avow.]
Disband, dis-band′,v.t.to break up a band: to disperse, esp. of troops.—v.i.to break up.—n.Disband′ment. [O. Fr.desbander,des—L.dis, neg.,bander.]
Disbar, dis-bär′,v.t.to expel a barrister from the bar.
Disbark, dis-bärk′,v.t.to land from a ship: to disembark. [O. Fr.desbarquer,des—L.dis, neg.,barque, bark.]
Disbark, dis-bärk′,v.t.to strip of bark, to bark.
Disbelieve, dis-be-lēv′,v.t.to refuse belief or credit to: to deny the truth of, esp. of religious dogmas.—ns.Disbelief′;Disbeliev′er.
Disbench, dis-bensh′,v.t.(Shak.) to drive from a bench or seat: to deprive of the privilege of a bencher (e.g. in the Inns of Court).
Disbend, dis-bend′,v.t.to unbend.
Disbloom, dis-blōōm′,v.t.to deprive of bloom or blossoms.
Disbodied, dis-bod′id,adj.disembodied.
Disbosom, dis-booz′um,v.t.to make known, reveal.
Disbowel, dis-bow′el,v.t.(fig.) to disembowel:—pr.p.disbow′elling;pa.p.disbow′elled.
Disbranch, dis-bransh′,v.t.to break off, as a branch from a tree: to sever.
Disbud, dis-bud′,v.t.to deprive of buds or shoots.
Disburden, dis-bur′dn,Disburthen,dis-bur′thn,v.t.to unburden or rid of a burden: to free.
Disburse, dis-burs′,v.t.to pay out.—n.Disburse′ment, a paying out: that which is paid out. [O. Fr.desbourser,des—L.dis, apart, andbourse, a purse.]
Disc,Disk, disk,n.the face of a round plate, any flat, round object: the face of a celestial body: (bot.) the flat surface of an organ, as a leaf, any flat, round growth.—adjs.Disc′al;Discif′erous;Disciflō′ral;Dis′ciform. [L.discus—Gr.diskos, a round plate, a quoit—dikein, to cast. SeeDesk,Dish.]
Discage, dis-kāj′,v.t.to take out of a cage.
Discalced, dis-kalsd′,adj.without shoes, barefooted, a term for a branch of the Carmelite order. [L.discalceātus—dis, neg., andcalceāre,-ātum, to shoe,calceus, a shoe—calx, the heel.]
Discandy, dis-kan′di,v.i.(Shak.) to dissolve or melt from a state of being candied.
Discant, dis′kant. Same asDescant.
Discapacitate, dis-ka-pas′i-tāt,v.t.to incapacitate.
Discard, dis-kärd,v.t.andv.i.to throw away, as not needed or not allowed by the game, said of cards: in whist, to throw down a (useless) card of another suit when one cannot follow suit and cannot or will not trump: to cast off: to discharge: to reject.—n.the act of discarding: the card or cards thrown out of the hand.—n.Discard′ment.
Discase, dis-kās′,v.t.(Shak.) to remove a case or covering from, to undress.
Discept, dis-ept′,v.i.(Browning) to dispute, debate.—n.Disceptā′tion.—adj.Disceptā′tious.—n.Disceptā′tor.—adj.Disceptatō′rial. [L.disceptare,-ātum, to contend.]
Discern, diz-ėrn′,v.t.to distinguish clearly by the eye or understanding: to judge (sometimes withbetween).—n.Discern′er.—adj.Discern′ible.—adv.Discern′ibly.—p.adj.Discern′ing, discriminating, acute.—n.Discern′ment, power or faculty of discriminating: judgment: acuteness. [L.discern˘ere—dis, thoroughly, andcernĕre, to sift, perceive.]
Discerp, di-serp′,v.t.to separate.—n.Discerpibil′ity, capability of being disunited.—adjs.Discerp′ible,Discerp′tible.—n.Discerp′tion.—adj.Discerp′tive. [L.discerpĕre, to tear in pieces.]
Discharge, dis-chärj′,v.t.to free from a load or charge: to unload or remove the cargo: to set free: to acquit: to dismiss: to fire, as a gun: to let out or emit: to perform, as duties: to pay, as an account.—n.act of discharging: unloading: acquittance: dismissal: a flowing out: payment: performance: that which is discharged.—n.Discharg′er. [O. Fr.descharger—des, apart, andcharger, to load.]
Discharity, dis-char′i-ti,n.want of charity.
Discharm, dis-chärm,v.t.to remove the charm, or power of a charm, from.
Dischurch, dis-church′,v.t.to deprive of church rank or privileges.
Discide, dis-sīd′,v.t.(Spens.) to cut asunder, to divide. [L.dis, asunder, andcœdĕre, to cut.]
Discinct, dis-singkt′,adj.ungirded. [L.discingĕre,-cinctum, to ungird.]
Disciple, dis-ī′pl,n.one who professes to receive instruction from another: one who follows or believes in the doctrine of another: a follower, esp. one of the twelve disciples of Christ.—v.t.(Spens.) to teach.—n.Discī′pleship.—Disciples of Christ, a denomination of American Baptists, also known asCampbellites. [Fr.,—L.discipulus, fromdiscĕre, to learn; akin todocēre, to teach.]
Discipline, dis′i-plin,n.instruction: training, or mode of life in accordance with rules: subjection to control: order: severe training: mortification: punishment: an instrument of penance or punishment.—v.t.to subject to discipline: to train: to educate: to bring under control: to chastise.—adjs.Dis′ciplinable;Dis′ciplinal.—ns.Dis′ciplinant, one who subjects himself to a certain discipline, esp. one of an order of Spanish flagellants;Disciplinā′rian, one who enforces strict discipline;Disciplinā′rium, a scourge for penitential flogging.—adj.Dis′ciplinary, of the nature of discipline—n.Dis′cipliner, one who disciplines.—First, andSecond,Book of Discipline, two documents (1560 and 1578) embodying the constitution and order of procedure of the Church of Scotland from the period of the Reformation. [L.disciplina, fromdiscipulus.]
Discission, di-sish′un,n.an incision into a tumour or cataract. [SeeDiscide.]
Disclaim, dis-klām′,v.t.to renounce all claim to: to refuse to acknowledge or be responsible for: to reject.—v.i.to give up all claim (within).—ns.Disclaim′er, a denial, disavowal, or renunciation;Disclamā′tion, a disavowal. [O. Fr.disclaimer—L.dis, apart,clamāre, to cry out.]
Disclose, dis-klōz′,v.t.to unclose: to open: to lay open: to bring to light: to reveal.—n.Disclō′sure, act of disclosing: a bringing to light or revealing: that which is disclosed or revealed. [O. Fr.desclos—L.discludēre—dis, apart,claudĕre, to shut, close.]
Discobolus, dis-kob′o-lus,n.'the disc-thrower,' the name of several famous statues of athletes. [L.,—Gr.diskos, a quoit,ballein, to throw.]
Discoid,-al, dis′koid, -al,adj.having the form of a disc. [Gr.diskos, andeidos, form.]
Discolour, dis-kul′ur,v.t.to take away colour from: to change or to spoil the natural colour of: to alter the appearance of: to mark with other colours, to stain: to dirty, disfigure.—n.Discolorā′tion, act of discolouring: state of being discoloured: stain.—p.adj.Discol′oured, stained, &c.: (Spens.) many-coloured. [O. Fr.descolorer—L.dis, apart, andcolorāre—color; colour.]
Discomfit, dis-kum′fit,v.t.to disconcert, to balk: to defeat or rout;—pr.p.discom′fiting;pa.p.discom′fited.—n.(Milt.) defeat.—n.Discom′fiture. [O. Fr.desconfit, pa.p. ofdesconfire—L.dis, neg.,conficĕre, to prepare—con, inten.,facĕre, to make.]
Discomfort, dis-kum′furt,n.want of comfort: uneasiness: pain.—v.t.to deprive of comfort: to make uneasy: to pain: to grieve.—adj.Discom′fortable, causing discomfort: uncomfortable. [O. Fr.desconforter—des, apart,conforter, to comfort.]
Discommend, dis-kom-end′,v.t.to blame.—adj.Discommend′able.—ns.Discommend′ableness,Discommendā′tion.
Discommission, dis-kom-ish′un,v.t.(Milt.) to deprive of a commission.
Discommode, dis-kom-ōd′,v.t.to incommode.—adj.Discommō′dious.—adv.Discommō′diously.—n.Discommod′ity, inconvenience.
Discommon, dis-kom′un,v.t.to deprive of the right of common, or, at Oxford and Cambridge, of dealing with undergraduates.
Discommunity, dis-kom-ūn′i-ti,n.want of community.
Discompose, dis-kom-pōz′,v.t.to deprive of composure: to disarrange, to disorder: to disturb: to agitate.—n.Discompō′sure.
Disconcert, dis-kon-sėrt′,v.t.to deprive of harmony or agreement: to disturb: to frustrate: to defeat: to put out of countenance.—n.Discon′cert, disunion;Disconcer′tion, confusion;Disconcert′ment. [O. Fr.disconcerter—des= L.dis, apart, andconcerter, to concert.]
Disconformable, dis-kon-form′a-bl,adj.not conformable.—n.Disconform′ity, want of conformity: inconsistency.
Discongruity, dis-kon-grōō′i-ti,n.incongruity.
Disconnect, dis-kon-ekt′,v.t.to separate or disjoin (withfrom).—p.adj.Disconnect′ed, separated: loosely united, as of a discourse.—adv.Disconnect′edly.—n.Disconnec′tion.
Disconsent, dis-kon-sent′,v.i.to differ, dissent.
Disconsolate, dis-kon′sō-lāt,adj.without consolation or comfort: hopeless: sad.—adv.Discon′solately.—ns.Discon′solateness,Disconsolā′tion. [L.dis, neg., andconsolāri,consolātus, to console.]
Discontent, dis-kon-tent′,adj.not content: dissatisfied: ill-humoured: peevish.—n.want of content: dissatisfaction: ill-humour.—v.t.to deprive of content: to stir up to ill-will.—adj.Discontent′ed, dissatisfied.—adv.Discontent′edly.—n.Discontent′edness.—adj.Discontent′ful.—p.adj.Discontent′ing, not contenting or satisfying: (Shak.) discontented.—n.Discontent′ment, the opposite of contentment: ill-humour.
Discontinue, dis-kon-tin′ū,v.t.to cease to continue: to put an end to: to leave off: to stop.—v.i.to cease: to be separated from.—ns.Discontin′uance,Discontinuā′tion, a breaking off or ceasing;Discontinū′ity.—adj.Discontin′uous, not continuous: broken off: separated: interrupted by intervening spaces.—adv.Discontin′uously. [O. Fr.discontinuer—L.dis, neg., andcontinuāre, to continue.]
Discophora, dis-kof′ō-ra,n.pl.the discoidal hydrozoans—jelly-fishes, &c.—n.Discoph′oran, one of the foregoing.—adj.Discoph′orous, having a gelatinous bell or disc. [Gr.]
Discord, dis′kord,n.opposite ofconcord: disagreement, strife: difference or contrariety of qualities: a combination of inharmonious sounds: uproarious noise.—v.i.Discord′, to disagree.—ns.Discord′ance,Discord′ancy.—adj.Discord′ant, without concord or agreement: inconsistent: contradictory: harsh: jarring.—adv.Discord′antly.—adj.Discord′ful(Spens.).—Apple of discord(seeApple). [O. Fr.descord—L.discordia—dis, neg., andcor,cordis, the heart.]
Discorporate, dis-kor′pō-rāt,adj.disembodied.
Discounsel, dis-kown′sel,v.t.(Spens.) to dissuade. [O. Fr.desconseillier—des, apart, andconseillier, to counsel.]
Discount, dis′kownt,n.a sum taken from the reckoning: a sum returned to the payer of an account: a deduction made for interest in advancing money on a bill.—v.t.Discount′, to allow discount: to advance money on, deducting discount: to put a reduced value on, as in an extravagant statement or fabulous story.—v.i.to practise discounting.—adj.Discount′able.—ns.Dis′count-brok′er, one who cashes notes or bills of exchange at a discount;Discount′er.—At a discount, below par: not sought after: superfluous: depreciated in value. [O. Fr.descompter,des—L.dis, away,compter, to count.]