ANEMOGRAPHICA*nem`o*graph"ic, a.
Defn: Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
ANEMOGRAPHYAn`e*mog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. -graphy.]
1. A description of the winds.
2. The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.
ANEMOLOGYAn`e*mol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.]
Defn: The science of the wind.
ANEMOMETERAn`e*mom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Gr. -meter.]
Defn: An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of the wind; a wind gauge.
ANEMOMETRIC; ANEMOMETRICALAn`e*mo*met"ric, An`e*mo*met"ric*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to anemometry.
ANEMOMETROGRAPHAn`e*mo*met"ro*graph, n. Etym: [Anemometer + -graph.]
Defn: An anemograph. Knight.
ANEMOMETRYAn`e*mom"e*try, n.
Defn: The act or process of ascertaining the force or velocity of the wind.
ANEMONEA*nem"o*ne, n. Etym: [L. anemone, Gr.
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of plants of the Ranunculus or Crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The sea anemone. See Actinia, and Sea anemone.
Note: This word is sometimes pronounced , especially by classical scholars.
ANEMONICAn`e*mon"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: An acrid, poisonous, crystallizable substance, obtained from, the anemone, or from anemonin.
ANEMONINA*nem"o*nin, n. (Chem.)
Defn: An acrid, poisonous, crystallizable substance, obtained from some species of anemone.
ANEMONYA*nem"o*ny, n.
Defn: See Anemone. Sandys.
ANEMORPHILOUSAn`e*morph"i*lous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: Fertilized by the agency of the wind; — said of plants in which the pollen is carried to the stigma by the wind; wind- Fertilized. Lubbock.
ANEMOSCOPEA*nem"o*scope, n. Etym: [Gr. anémoscope.]
Defn: An instrument which shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane; a weathercock; — usually applied to a contrivance consisting of a vane above, connected in the building with a dial or index with pointers to show the changes of the wind.
ANEMOSISAn`e*mo"sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. wind.]
Defn: A condition in the wood of some trees in which the rings are separated, as some suppose, by the action of high winds upon the trunk; wind shake.
ANENCEPHALIC; ANENCEPHALOUSAn*en`ce*phal"ic, An`en*ceph"a*lous, a. Etym: [Gr. Encephalon.](Zoöl.)
Defn: Without a brain; brainless. Todd & B.
ANENST; ANENT A*nenst", A*nent", prep. Etym: [OE. anent, anentis, anence, anens, anents, AS. onefen, onemn; an, on, on + efen even, equal; hence meaning, on an equality with, even with, beside. See Even, a.] [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
1. Over against; as, he lives anent the church.
2. About; concerning; in respect; as, he said nothing anent this particular.
ANENTEROUSAn*en"ter*ous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Destitute of a stomach or an intestine. Owen.
ANERGIA; ANERGYAn*er"gi*a, An"er*gy, n. [NL. anergia, fr. Gr. - not + work.]
Defn: Lack of energy; inactivity. — An*er"gic (#), a.
ANEROIDAn"e*roid, a. Etym: [Gr. -oid: cf. F. anéroïde.]
Defn: Containing no liquid; — said of kind of barometer. Aneroid barometer, a barometer the action of which depends on the varying pressure of the atmosphere upon the elastic top of a metallic box (shaped like a watch) from which the air has been exhausted. An index shows the variation of pressure.
ANEROIDAn"e*roid, n.
Defn: An aneroid barometer.
ANESAnes, adv.
Defn: Once. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICAn`es*the"si*a, n., An`es*thet"ic, a.
Defn: Same as Anæsthesia, Anæsthetic.
ANETAn"et, n. Etym: [F. aneth, fr. L. anethum, Gr. Anise.]
Defn: The herb dill, or dillseed.
ANETHOLAn"e*thol, n. Etym: [L. anethum (see Anise) + -ol.] (Chem.)
Defn: A substance obtained from the volatile oils of anise, fennel, etc., in the form of soft shining scales; — called also anise camphor. Watts.
ANETICA*net"ic, a. Etym: [L. aneticus, Gr. (Med.)
Defn: Soothing.
ANEURISMAn"eu*rism, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Defn: A soft, pulsating, hollow tumor, containing blood, arising from the preternatural dilation or rupture of the coats of an artery. [Written also aneurysm.]
ANEURISMALAn`eu*ris"mal, a. (Med.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to an aneurism; as, an aneurismal tumor; aneurismal diathesis. [Written also aneurysmal.]
ANEWA*new", adv. Etym: [Pref. a- + new.]
Defn: Over again; another time; in a new form; afresh; as, to arm anew; to create anew. Dryden.
ANFRACTUOSEAn*frac"tu*ose`, a. Etym: [See Anfractuous.]
Defn: Anfractuous; as, anfractuose anthers.
ANFRACTUOSITY An*frac`tu*os"i*ty, n.; l. Anfractuosities. Etym: [Cf. F. anfractuosité.]
1. A state of being anfractuous, or full of windings and turnings; sinuosity. The anfractuosities of his intellect and temper. Macaulay.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: A sinuous depression or sulcus like those separating the convolutions of the brain.
ANFRACTUOUS An*frac"tu*ous, a. Etym: [L. anfractuosus, fr. anfractus a turning, a winding, fr. the unused anfringere to wind, bend; an-, for amb- + fractus, p. p. of frangere to break: cf. F. anfractueux.]
Defn: Winding; full of windings and turnings; sinuous; tortuous; as, the anfractuous spires of a born. — An*frac"tu*ous*ness, n.
ANFRACTUREAn*frac"ture, n.
Defn: A mazy winding.
ANGARIATION An*ga"ri*a"tion, n. Etym: [LL. angariatio, fr. L. angaria service to a lord, villenage, fr. anga, Gr.
Defn: Exaction of forced service; compulsion. [Obs.] Speed.
ANGEIOLOGY; ANGEIOTOMYAn`gei*ol"o*gy, n., An`gei*ot"o*my, etc.
Defn: Same as Angiology, Angiotomy, etc.
ANGELAn"gel, n. Etym: [AS. æangel, engel, influenced by OF. angele, angle,F. ange. Both the AS. and the OF. words are from L. angelus, Gr.
1. A messenger. [R.] The dear good angel of the Spring, The nightingale. B. Jonson.
2. A spiritual, celestial being, superior to man in power and intelligence. In the Scriptures the angels appear as God's messengers. O, welcome, pure-eyed Faith, white-handed Hope, Thou hovering angel, girt with golden wings. Milton.
3. One of a class of "fallen angels;" an evil spirit; as, the devil and his angels.
4. A minister or pastor of a church, as in the Seven Asiatic churches. [Archaic] Unto-the angel of the church of Ephesus write. Rev. ii. 1.
5. Attendant spirit; genius; demon. Shak.
6. An appellation given to a person supposed to be of angelic goodness or loveliness; a darling. When pain and anguish wring the brow. Sir W. Scott.
7. (Numis.)
Defn: An ancient gold coin of England, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael. It varied in value from 6s. 8d. to 10s. Amer. Cyc.
Note: Angel is sometimes used adjectively; as, angel grace; angel whiteness. Angel bed, a bed without posts. — Angel fish. (Zoöl.) (a) A species of shark (Squatina angelus) from six to eight feet long, found on the coasts of Europe and North America. It takes its name from its pectoral fins, which are very large and extend horizontally like wings when spread. (b) One of several species of compressed, bright colored fishes warm seas, belonging to the family, Chætodontidæ. — Angel gold, standard gold. [Obs.] Fuller. — Angel shark. See Angel fish. — Angel shot (Mil.), a kind of chain shot. — Angel water, a perfumed liquid made at first chiefly from angelica; afterwards containing rose, myrtle, and orange-flower waters, with ambergris, etc. [Obs.]
ANGELAGEAn"gel*age, n.
Defn: Existence or state of angels.
ANGELETAn"gel*et, n. Etym: [OF. angelet.]
Defn: A small gold coin formerly current in England; a half angel.Eng. Cyc.
ANGEL FISHAn"gel fish.
Defn: See under Angel.
ANGELHOODAn"gel*hood, n.
Defn: The state of being an angel; angelic nature. Mrs. Browning.
ANGELIC; ANGELICALAn*gel"ic, An*gel"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. angelicus, Gr. angélique.]
Defn: Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine. "Angelic harps." Thomson."Angelical actions." Hooker. The union of womanly tenderness and angelic patience. Macaulay. Angelic Hymn, a very ancient hymn of the Christian Church; — so called from its beginning with the song of the heavenly host recorded in Luke ii. 14. Eadie.
ANGELICAn*gel"ic, a. Etym: [From Angelica.] (Chem.)
Defn: Of or derived from angelica; as, angelic acid; angelic ether.Angelic acid, an acid obtained from angelica and some other plants.
ANGELICAAn*gel"i*ca, n. Etym: [NL. See Angelic.] (Bot.)
1. An aromatic umbelliferous plant (Archangelica officinalis or Angelica archangelica) the leaf stalks of which are sometimes candied and used in confectionery, and the roots and seeds as an aromatic tonic.
2. The candied leaf stalks of angelica. Angelica tree, a thorny North American shrub (Aralia spinosa), called also Hercules' club.
ANGELICALLYAn*gel"ic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: Like an angel.
ANGELICALNESSAn*gel"ic*al*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being angelic; excellence more than human.
ANGELIFYAn*gel"i*fy, v. t.
Defn: To make like an angel; to angelize. [Obs.] Farindon (1647).
ANGELIZEAn"gel*ize, v. t.
Defn: To raise to the state of an angel; to render angelic. It ought not to be our object to angelize, nor to brutalize, but to humanize man. W. Taylor.
ANGELLIKEAn"gel*like`, a. & adv.
Defn: Resembling an angel.
ANGELOLATRYAn`gel*ol"a*try, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Worship paid to angels.
ANGELOLOGYAn`gel*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [L. angelus, Gr. -logy.]
Defn: A discourse on angels, or a body of doctrines in regard toangels.The same mythology commanded the general consent; the sameangelology, demonology. Milman.
ANGELOPHANYAn`gel*oph"a*ny, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: The actual appearance of an angel to man.
ANGELOT An"ge*lot, n. Etym: [F. angelot, LL. angelotus, angellotus, dim. of angelus. See Angel.]
1. A French gold coin of the reign of Louis XI., bearing the image of St. Michael; also, a piece coined at Paris by the English under Henry VI. [Obs.]
2. An instrument of music, of the lute kind, now disused. Johnson. R. Browning.
3. A sort of small, rich cheese, made in Normandy.
ANGELUS An"ge*lus, n. Etym: [L.] (R. C. Ch.) (a) A form of devotion in which three Ave Marias are repeated. It is said at morning, noon, and evening, at the sound of a bell. (b) The Angelus bell. Shipley.
ANGER An"ger, n. Etym: [OE. anger, angre, affliction, anger, fr. Icel. angr affliction, sorrow; akin to Dan. anger regret, Swed. ånger regret, AS. ange oppressed, sad, L. angor a strangling, anguish, angere to strangle, Gr. amhas pain, and to. anguish, anxious, quinsy, and perh. awe, ugly. The word seems to have orig. meant to choke, squeeze.
1. Trouble; vexation; also, physical pain or smart of a sore, etc. [Obs.] I made the experiment, setting the moxa where . . . the greatest anger and soreness still continued. Temple.
2. A strong passion or emotion of displeasure or antagonism, excited by a real or supposed injury or insult to one's self or others, or by the intent to do such injury. Anger is like A full hot horse, who being allowed his way, Self- mettle tires him. Shak.
Syn. — Resentment; wrath; rage; fury; passion; ire gall; choler; indignation; displeasure; vexation; grudge; spleen. — Anger, Indignation, Resentment, Wrath, Ire, Rage, Fury. Anger is a feeling of keen displeasure (usually with a desire to punish) for what we regard as wrong toward ourselves or others. It may be excessive or misplaced, but is not necessarily criminal. Indignation is a generous outburst of anger in view of things which are indigna, or unworthy to be done, involving what is mean, cruel, flagitious, etc., in character or conduct. Resentment is often a moody feeling, leading one to brood over his supposed personal wrongs with a deep and lasting anger. See Resentment. Wrath and ire (the last poetical) express the feelings of one who is bitterly provoked. Rage is a vehement ebullition of anger; and fury is an excess of rage, amounting almost to madness. Warmth of constitution often gives rise to anger; a high sense of honor creates indignation at crime; a man of quick sensibilities is apt to cherish resentment; the wrath and ire of men are often connected with a haughty and vindictive spirit; rage and fury are distempers of the soul to be regarded only with abhorrence.
ANGERAn"ger, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Angered; p. pr. & vb. n. Angering.] Etym:[Cf. Icel. angra.]
1. To make painful; to cause to smart; to inflame. [Obs.] He . . . angereth malign ulcers. Bacon.
2. To excite to anger; to enrage; to provoke. Taxes and impositions . . . which rather angered than grieved the people. Clarendon.
ANGERLYAn"ger*ly, adv.
Defn: Angrily. [Obs. or Poetic]Why, how now, Hecate! you look angerly. Shak.
ANGEVINEAn"ge*vine, a. Etym: [F. Angevin.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Anjou in France.— n. A native of Anjou.
ANGIENCHYMAAn`gi*en"chy*ma, n. Etym: [Gr. Parenchyma.] (Bot.)
Defn: Vascular tissue of plants, consisting of spiral vessels, dotted, barred, and pitted ducts, and laticiferous vessels.
ANGINA An*gi"na, n. Etym: [L., fr. angere to strangle, to choke. See Anger, n.] (Med.)
Defn: Any inflammatory affection of the throat or faces, as the quinsy, malignant sore throat, croup, etc., especially such as tends to produce suffocation, choking, or shortness of breath. Angina pectoris, a peculiarly painful disease, so named from a sense of suffocating contraction or tightening of the lower part of the chest; — called also breast pang, spasm of the chest.
ANGINOUS; ANGINOSEAn"gi*nous, An"gi*nose`, a. (Med.)
Defn: Pertaining to angina or angina pectoris.
ANGIO-An"gi*o-. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: A prefix, or combining form, in numerous compounds, usually relating to seed or blood vessels, or to something contained in, or covered by, a vessel.
ANGIOCARPOUS An`gi*o*car"pous, a. Etym: [Angio- + Gr. (Bot.) (a) Having fruit inclosed within a covering that does not form a part of itself; as, the filbert covered by its husk, or the acorn seated in its cupule. Brande & C. (b) Having the seeds or spores covered, as in certain lichens. Gray.
ANGIOGRAPHYAn`gi*og"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Angio- + -graphy: cf. F. angiographie.](Anat.)
Defn: A description of blood vessels and lymphatics.
ANGIOLOGYAn`gi*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Angio- + -logy.] (Anat.)
Defn: That part of anatomy which treats of blood vessels and lymphatics.
ANGIOMAAn`gi*o"ma, n. Etym: [ + -oma.] (Med.)
Defn: A tumor composed chiefly of dilated blood vessels.
ANGIOMONOSPERMOUSAn`gi*o*mon`o*sper"mous, a. Etym: [Angio- + monospermous.] (Bot.)
Defn: Producing one seed only in a seed pod.
ANGIONEUROSISAn`gi*o*neu*ro"sis, n. [NL.; angio- + neurosis.] (Med.)
Defn: Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel. —An`gi*o*neu*rot"ic (#), a.
ANGIOPATHYAn`gi*op"a*thy, n. [Angio- + Gr. disease.] (Med.)
Defn: Disease of the vessels, esp. the blood vessels.
ANGIOSCOPEAn"gi*o*scope, n. Etym: [Angio- + -scope.]
Defn: An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants. Morin.
ANGIOSPERMAn"gi*o*sperm, n. Etym: [Angio- + Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp.
Note: The term is restricted to exogenous plants, and applied to one of the two grand divisions of these species, the other division including gymnosperms, or those which have naked seeds. The oak, apple, beech, etc., are angiosperms, while the pines, spruce, hemlock, and the allied varieties, are gymnosperms.
ANGIOSPERMATOUSAn`gi*o*sper"ma*tous, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Same as Angiospermous.
ANGIOSPERMOUSAn`gi*o*sper"mous, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Having seeds inclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
ANGIOSPOROUSAn`gi*os"po*rous, a. Etym: [Angio- + spore.] (Bot.)
Defn: Having spores contained in cells or thecæ, as in the case of some fungi.
ANGIOSTOMOUSAn`gi*os"to*mous, a. Etym: [Angio- + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: With a narrow mouth, as the shell of certain gastropods.
ANGIOTOMYAn`gi*ot"o*my, n. Etym: [Angio- + Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: Dissection of the blood vessels and lymphatics of the body.Dunglison.
ANGLE An"gle, n. Etym: [F. angle, L. angulus angle, corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. angel hook, fish-hook, G. angel, and F. anchor.]
1. The inclosed space near the point where two lines; a corner; anook.Into the utmost angle of the world. Spenser.To search the tenderest angles of the heart. Milton.
2. (Geom.) (a) The figure made by. two lines which meet. (b) The difference of direction of two lines. In the lines meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle.
3. A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment. Though but an angle reached him of the stone. Dryden.
4. (Astrol.)
Defn: A name given to four of the twelve astrological "houses."[Obs.] Chaucer.
5. Etym: [AS. angel.]
Defn: A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod. Give me mine angle: we 'll to the river there. Shak. A fisher next his trembling angle bears. Pope. Acute angle, one less than a right angle, or less than 90º. — Adjacent or Contiguous angles, such as have one leg common to both angles. — Alternate angles. See Alternate. — Angle bar. (a) (Carp.) An upright bar at the angle where two faces of a polygonal or bay window meet. Knight. (b) (Mach.) Same as Angle iron. — Angle bead (Arch.), a bead worked on or fixed to the angle of any architectural work, esp. for protecting an angle of a wall. — Angle brace, Angle tie (Carp.), a brace across an interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypothenuse and securing the two side pieces together. Knight. — Angle iron (Mach.), a rolled bar or plate of iron having one or more angles, used for forming the corners, or connecting or sustaining the sides of an iron structure to which it is riveted. — Angle leaf (Arch.), a detail in the form of a leaf, more or less conventionalized, used to decorate and sometimes to strengthen an angle. — Angle meter, an instrument for measuring angles, esp. for ascertaining the dip of strata. — Angle shaft (Arch.), an enriched angle bead, often having a capital or base, or both. — Curvilineal angle, one formed by two curved lines. — External angles, angles formed by the sides of any right-lined figure, when the sides are produced or lengthened. — Facial angle. See under Facial. — Internal angles, those which are within any right-lined figure. — Mixtilineal angle, one formed by a right line with a curved line. — Oblique angle, one acute or obtuse, in opposition to a right angle. — Obtuse angle, one greater than a right angle, or more than 90º. — Optic angle. See under Optic. — Rectilineal or Right-lined angle, one formed by two right lines. — Right angle, one formed by a right line falling on another perpendicularly, or an angle of 90º (measured by a quarter circle). — Solid angle, the figure formed by the meeting of three or more plane angles at one point. — Spherical angle, one made by the meeting of two arcs of great circles, which mutually cut one another on the surface of a globe or sphere. — Visual angle, the angle formed by two rays of light, or two straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object to the center of the eye. — For Angles of commutation, draught, incidence, reflection, refraction, position, repose, fraction, see Commutation, Draught, Incidence, Reflection, Refraction, etc.
ANGLEAn"gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Angled; p. pr. & vb. n. Angling.]
1. To fish with an angle (fishhook), or with hook and line.
2. To use some bait or artifice; to intrigue; to scheme; as, to angle for praise. The hearts of all that he did angle for. Shak.
ANGLEAn"gle, v. t.
Defn: To try to gain by some insinuating artifice; to allure. [Obs.]"He angled the people's hearts." Sir P. Sidney.
ANGLEDAn"gled, a.
Defn: Having an angle or angles; — used in compounds; as, right- angled, many-angled, etc. The thrice three-angled beechnut shell. Bp. Hall.
ANGLEMETERAn"gle*me`ter, n. Etym: [Angle + -meter.]
Defn: An instrument to measure angles, esp. one used by geologists to measure the dip of strata.
ANGLE OF ENTRYAn"gle of en"try. (Aëronautics)
Defn: The angle between the tangent to the advancing edge (of an aërocurve) and the line of motion; — contrasted with angle of trail, which is the angle between the tangent to the following edge and the line of motion.
ANGLE OF INCIDENCEAngle of incidence. (Aëronautics)
Defn: The angle between the chord of an aërocurve and the relative direction of the undisturbed air current.
ANGLERAn"gler, n.
1. One who angles.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A fish (Lophius piscatorius), of Europe and America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also fishing frog, frogfish, toadfish, goosefish, allmouth, monkfish, etc.
ANGLESAn"gles, n. pl. Etym: [L. Angli. See Anglican.] (Ethnol.)
Defn: An ancient Low German tribe, that settled in Britain, which came to be called Engla-land (Angleland or England). The Angles probably came from the district of Angeln (now within the limits of Schleswig), and the country now Lower Hanover, etc.
ANGLESITEAn"gle*site, n. Etym: [From the Isle of Anglesea.] (Min.)
Defn: A native sulphate of lead. It occurs in white or yellowish transparent, prismatic crystals.
ANGLEWISEAn"gle*wise`, adv. Etym: [Angle + wise, OE. wise manner.]
Defn: In an angular manner; angularly.
ANGLEWORMAn"gle*worm`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A earthworm of the genus Lumbricus, frequently used by anglers for bait. See Earthworm.
ANGLIANAn"gli*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Angles.— n.
Defn: One of the Angles.
ANGLICAn"glic, a.
Defn: Anglian.
ANGLICANAn"gli*can, a. Etym: [Angli the Angles, a Germanic tribe in LowerGermany. Cf. English.]
1. English; of or pertaining to England or the English nation; especially, pertaining to, or connected with, the established church of England; as, the Anglican church, doctrine, orders, ritual, etc.
2. Pertaining to, characteristic of, or held by, the high church party of the Church of England.
ANGLICANAn"gli*can, n.
1. A member of the Church of England. Whether Catholics, Anglicans, or Calvinists. Burke.
2. In a restricted sense, a member of the High Church party, or of the more advanced ritualistic section, in the Church of England.
ANGLICANISMAn"gli*can*ism, n.
1. Strong partiality to the principles and rites of the Church of England.
2. The principles of the established church of England; also, in a restricted sense, the doctrines held by the high-church party.
3. Attachment to England or English institutions.
ANGLICEAn"gli*ce, adv. Etym: [NL.]
Defn: In English; in the English manner; as, Livorno, AngliceLeghorn.
ANGLICIFYAn*glic"i*fy, v. t. Etym: [NL. Anglicus English + -fly.]
Defn: To anglicize. [R.]
ANGLICISMAn"gli*cism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. anglicisme.]
1. An English idiom; a phrase or form language peculiar to the English. Dryden.
2. The quality of being English; an English characteristic, custom, or method.
ANGLICITYAn*glic"i*ty, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being English.
ANGLICIZATIONAn`gli*ci*za"tion, n.
Defn: The act of anglicizing, or making English in character.
ANGLICIZEAn"gli*cize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anglicized; p. pr. & vb. n.Anglicizing.]
Defn: To make English; to English; to anglify; render conformable to the English idiom, or to English analogies.
ANGLIFYAn"gli*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anglified; p. pr. & vb. n.Anglifying.] Etym: [L. Angli + -fly.]
Defn: To convert into English; to anglicize. Franklin. Darwin.
ANGLINGAn"gling, n.
Defn: The act of one who angles; the art of fishing with rod and line. Walton.
ANGLO-An"glo- Etym: [NL. Anglus English. See Anglican.]
Defn: A combining form meaning the same as English; or English and, or English conjoined with; as, Anglo-Turkish treaty, Anglo-German, Anglo-Irish. Anglo-American, . Of or pertaining to the English and Americans, or to the descendants of Englishmen in America. — n. A descendant from English ancestors born in America, or the United States. Anglo-Danish, a. Of or pertaining to the English and Danes, or to the Danes who settled in England. Anglo-Indian, a. Of or pertaining to the English in India, or to the English and East Indian peoples or languages. — n. One of the Anglo-Indian race born or resident in the East Indies. Anglo-Norman, a. Of or pertaining to the English and Normans, or to the Normans who settled in England. — n. One of the English Normans, or the Normans who conquered England. Anglo-Saxon. See Anglo-Saxon in the Vocabulary.
ANGLO-CATHOLICAn"glo-Cath"o*lic, a.,
Defn: Of or pertaining to a church modeled on the EnglishReformation; Anglican; — sometimes restricted to the ritualistic orHigh Church section of the Church of England.
ANGLO-CATHOLICAn"glo-Cath"o*lic, n.
Defn: A member of the Church of England who contends for its catholic character; more specifically, a High Churchman.
ANGLO-CATHOLICISMAn"glo-Ca*thol"i*cism, n.
Defn: The belief of those in the Church of England who accept many doctrines and practices which they maintain were those of the primitive, or true, Catholic Church, of which they consider the Church of England to be the lineal descendant.
ANGLOMANIAAn"glo*ma"ni*a, n. Etym: [Anglo'cf + mania.]
Defn: A mania for, or an inordinate attachment to, English customs, institutions, etc.
ANGLOMANIACAn`glo*ma"ni*ac, n.
Defn: One affected with Anglomania.
ANGLOPHOBIAAn`glo*pho"bi*a, n. Etym: [Anglo- + Gr.
Defn: Intense dread of, or aversion to, England or the English.— An"glo*phobe, n.
ANGLO-SAXONAn"glo-Sax"on, n. Etym: [L. Angli-Saxones English Saxons.]
1. A Saxon of Britain, that is, an English Saxon, or one the Saxons who settled in England, as distinguished from a continental (or "Old") Saxon.
2. pl.
Defn: The Teutonic people (Angles, Saxons, Jutes) of England, or the English people, collectively, before the Norman Conquest. It is quite correct to call Æthelstan "King of the Anglo-Saxons," but to call this or that subject of Æthelstan "an Anglo-Saxon" is simply nonsense. E. A. Freeman.
3. The language of the English people before the Conquest (sometimes called Old English). See Saxon.
4. One of the race or people who claim descent from the Saxons, Angles, or other Teutonic tribes who settled in England; a person of English descent in its broadest sense.
ANGLO-SAXONAn"glo-Sax"on, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Anglo-Saxons or their language.
ANGLO-SAXONDOMAn"glo-Sax"on*dom, n.
Defn: The Anglo-Saxon domain (i. e., Great Britain and the UnitedStates, etc.); the Anglo-Saxon race.
ANGLO-SAXONISMAn"glo-Sax"on*ism, n.
1. A characteristic of the Anglo-Saxon race; especially, a word or an idiom of the Anglo-Saxon tongue. M. Arnold.
2. The quality or sentiment of being Anglo-Saxon, or English in its ethnological sense.
ANGOLAAn*go"la, n. Etym: [A corruption of Angora.]
Defn: A fabric made from the wool of the Angora goat.
ANGOLA PEAAn*go"la pea`. (Bot.)
Defn: A tropical plant (Cajanus indicus) and its edible seed, a kind of pulse; — so called from Angola in Western Africa. Called also pigeon pea and Congo pea.
ANGORAn"gor, n. Etym: [L. See Anger.] (Med.)
Defn: Great anxiety accompanied by painful constriction at the upper part of the belly, often with palpitation and oppression.
ANGORAAn*go"ra, n.
Defn: A city of Asia Minor (or Anatolia) which has given its name to a goat, a cat, etc. Angora cat (Zoöl.), a variety of the domestic cat with very long and silky hair, generally of the brownish white color. Called also Angola cat. See Cat. — Angora goat (Zoöl.), a variety of the domestic goat, reared for its long silky hair, which is highly prized for manufacture.
ANGOSTURA BARKAn`gos*tu"ra bark". Etym: [From Angostura, in Venezuela.]
Defn: An aromatic bark used as a tonic, obtained from a SouthAmerican of the rue family (Galipea cusparia, or officinalis). U. S.Disp.
ANGOUMOIS MOTHAn`gou`mois" moth". Etym: [So named from Angoumois in France.](Zoöl.)
Defn: A small moth (Gelechia cerealella) which is very destructive to wheat and other grain. The larva eats out the inferior of the grain, leaving only the shell.
ANGRILYAn"gri*ly, adv.
Defn: In an angry manner; under the influence of anger.
ANGRINESSAn"gri*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being angry, or of being inclined to anger.Such an angriness of humor that we take fire at everything. WholeDuty of Man.
ANGRYAn"gry, a. [Compar. Angrier; superl. Angriest.] Etym: [See Anger.]
1. Troublesome; vexatious; rigorous. [Obs.] God had provided a severe and angry education to chastise the forwardness of a young spirit. Jer. Taylor.
2. Inflamed and painful, as a sore.
3. Touched with anger; under the emotion of anger; feeling resentment; enraged; — followed generally by with before a person, and at before a thing. Be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves. Gen. xlv. 5. Wherefore should God be angry at thy voice Eccles. v. 6.
4. Showing anger; proceeding from anger; acting as if moved by anger; wearing the marks of anger; as, angry words or tones; an angry sky; angry waves. "An angry countenance." Prov. xxv. 23.
5. Red. [R.] Sweet rose, whose hue, angry and brave. Herbert.
6. Sharp; keen; stimulated. [R.] I never ate with angrier appetite. Tennyson.
Syn. — Passionate; resentful; irritated; irascible; indignant; provoked; enraged; incensed; exasperated; irate; hot; raging; furious; wrathful; wroth; choleric; inflamed; infuriated.
ANGUIFORMAn"gui*form, a. Etym: [L. angius snake + -form.]
Defn: Snake-shaped.
ANGUILLIFORM An*guil"li*form, a. Etym: [L. anguilla eel (dim. of anguis snake) + - form.]
Defn: Eel-shaped.
Note: The "Anguillæformes" of Cuvier are fishes related to thee eel.
ANGUINEAn"guine, a. Etym: [L. anguinus, fr. anguis snake.]
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a snake or serpent. "The anguine or snakelike reptiles." Owen.
ANGUINEALAn*guin"e*al, a.
Defn: Anguineous.
ANGUINEOUSAn*guin"e*ous, a. Etym: [L. anguineus.]
Defn: Snakelike.
ANGUISHAn"guish, n. Etym: [OE. anguishe, anguise, angoise, F. angoisse, fr.L. angustia narrowness, difficulty, distress, fr. angustus narrow,difficult, fr. angere to press together. See Anger.]
Defn: Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.But they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and forcruel bondage. Ex. vi. 9.Anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child. Jer. iv. 31.
Note: Rarely used in the plural: - Ye miserable people, you must go to God in anguishes, and make your prayer to him. Latimer.
Syn.— Agony; pang; torture; torment. See Agony.
ANGUISHAn"guish, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. angoisser, fr. L. angustiare.]
Defn: To distress with extreme pain or grief. [R.] Temple.
ANGULARAn"gu*lar, a. Etym: [L. angularis, fr. angulus angle, corner. SeeAngle.]
1. Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as, an angular figure.
2. Measured by an angle; as, angular distance.
3. Fig.: Lean; lank; raw-boned; ungraceful; sharp and stiff in character; as, remarkably angular in his habits and appearance; an angular female. Angular aperture, Angular distance. See Aperture, Distance. — Angular motion, the motion of a body about a fixed point or fixed axis, as of a planet or pendulum. It is equal to the angle passed over at the point or axis by a line drawn to the body. — Angular point, the point at which the sides of the angle meet; the vertex. — Angular velocity, the ratio of anuglar motion to the time employed in describing.
ANGULARAn"gu*lar, n. (Anat.)
Defn: A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.
ANGULARITYAn`gu*lar"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being angular; angularness.
ANGULARLYAn"gu*lar*ly, adv.
Defn: In an angular manner; with of at angles or corners. B. Jonson.
ANGULARNESSAn"gu*lar*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being angular.
ANGULATEAn"gu*late, v. t.
Defn: To make angular.
ANGULATE; ANGULATED An"gu*late, An"gu*la`ted, a. Etym: [L. angulatus, p. p. of angulare to make angular.]
Defn: Having angles or corners; angled; as, angulate leaves.
ANGULATIONAn`gu*la"tion, n.
Defn: A making angular; angular formation. Huxley.
ANGULO-DENTATE An"gu*lo-den"tate(#), a.. Etym: [L. angulus angle + dens, dentis, tooth.] (Bot.)
Defn: Angularly toothed, as certain leaves.
ANGULOMETERAn"gu*lom"e*ter, n. Etym: [L. angulus angle + -meter.]
Defn: An instrument for measuring external angles.
ANGULOSEAn"gu*lose`, a.
Defn: Angulous. [R.]
ANGULOSITYAn`gu*los"i*ty, n.
Defn: A state of being angulous or angular. [Obs.]
ANGULOUSAn"gu*lous, a. Etym: [L. angulosus: cf. F. anguleux.]
Defn: Angular; having corners; hooked. [R.]Held together by hooks and angulous involutions. Glanvill.
ANGUSTAn*gust", a. Etym: [L. angustus. See Anguish.]
Defn: Narrow; strait. [Obs.]
ANGUSTATE An*gus"tate, a. Etym: [L. angustatus, p. p. of angustare to make narrow.]
Defn: Narrowed.
ANGUSTATIONAn`gus*ta"tion, n.
Defn: The act or making narrow; a straitening or contacting. Wiseman.
ANGUSTICLAVE An*gus"ti*clave (an*gus"ti*klav), n. [L. angustus narrow + clavus a nail, a stripe.] (Rom. Antiq.)
Defn: A narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank.
ANGUSTIFOLIATE; ANGUSTIFOLIOUS An*gus`ti*fo"li*ate, An*gus`ti*fo"li*ous, a. Etym: [L. angustus narrow (see Anguish) + folium leaf.] (Bot.)
Defn: Having narrow leaves. Wright.
ANGUSTURA BARKAn`gus*tu"ra bark`.
Defn: See Angostura bark.
ANGWANTIBOAn`gwan*ti"bo, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small lemuroid mammal (Arctocebus Calabarensis) of Africa. It has only a rudimentary tail.
ANHANGAn*hang", v. t. Etym: [AS. onhangian.]
Defn: To hang. [Obs.] Chaucer.
ANHARMONICAn`har*mon"ic, a. Etym: [F. anharmonique, fr. Gr. (Math.)
Defn: Not harmonic. The anharmonic function or ratio of four points abcd on a straight line is the quantity (ac/ad):(bc/bd), where the segments are to regarded as plus or minus, according to the order of the letters.
ANHELATION An`he*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. anhelatio, fr. anhelare to pant; an (perh. akin to E. on) + halare to breathe: cf. F. anhélation.]
Defn: Short and rapid breathing; a panting; asthma. Glanvill.
ANHELEAn*hele", v. i. Etym: [Cf. OF. aneler, anheler. See Anhelation.]
Defn: To pant; to be breathlessly anxious or eager (for). [Obs.]They anhele . . . for the fruit of our convocation. Latimer.
ANHELOSEAn"he*lose, a.
Defn: Anhelous; panting. [R.]
ANHELOUSAn*he"lous, a. Etym: [L. anhelus.]
Defn: Short of breath; panting.
ANHIMAAn"hi*ma, n. Etym: [Brazilian name.]
Defn: A South American aquatic bird; the horned screamer or kamichi(Palamedea cornuta). See Kamichi.
ANHINGAAn*hin"ga, n. Etym: [Pg.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: An aquatic bird of the southern United States (Platus anhinga); the darter, or snakebird.
ANHISTOUSAn*his"tous, a. Etym: [Gr. anhiste.] (Biol.)
Defn: Without definite structure; as, an anhistous membrane.
ANHUNGEREDAn*hun"gered, a.
Defn: Ahungered; longing. [Archaic]
ANHYDRIDEAn*hy"dride, n. Etym: [See Anhydrous.] (Chem.)
Defn: An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical, capable of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water; — so called because it may be formed from an acid by the abstraction of water.
ANHYDRITEAn*hy"drite, n. Etym: [See Anhydrous.] (Min.)
Defn: A mineral of a white a slightly bluish color, usually massive. It is anhydrous sulphate of lime, and differs from gypsum in not containing water (whence the name).
ANHYDROUSAn*hy"drous, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Destitute of water; as, anhydrous salts or acids.
ANI; ANOA"ni or A"no, n. Etym: [Native name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A black bird of tropical America, the West Indies and Florida (Crotophaga ani), allied to the cuckoos, and remarkable for communistic nesting.
ANICUT; ANNICUTAn"i*cut, An"ni*cut, n. Etym: [Tamil anai kattu dam building.]
Defn: A dam or mole made in the course of a stream for the purpose of regulating the flow of a system of irrigation. [India] Brande & C.
ANIDIOMATIC; ANIDIOMATICAL; UNIDIOMATIC; UNIDIOMATICALAn*id`io*mat"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. idiomatical.]
Defn: Not idiomatic. [R.] Landor.
ANIENT; ANIENTISEAn"i*ent, An`i*en"tise, v. t. Etym: [OF. anientir, F. anéantir.]
Defn: To frustrate; to bring to naught; to annihilate. [Obs.]Chaucer.
ANIGHA*nigh", prep. & adv. Etym: [Pref. a- + nigh.]
Defn: Nigh. [Archaic]
ANIGHT; ANIGHTSA*night", A*nights", adv. Etym: [OE. on niht.]
Defn: In the night time; at night. [Archaic]Does he hawk anights still Marston.
ANIL An"il, n. Etym: [F. anil, Sp. anil, or Pg. anil; all fr. Ar. an-nil, for al-nil the indigo plant, fr. Skr. nila dark blue, nili indigo, indigo plant. Cf. Lilac.] (Bot.)
Defn: A West Indian plant (Indigofera anil), one of the original sources of indigo; also, the indigo dye.
ANILEAn"ile, a. Etym: [L. anilis, fr. anus an old woman.]
Defn: Old-womanish; imbecile. "Anile ideas." Walpole.
ANILENESSAn"ile*ness, n.
Defn: Anility. [R.]
ANILICAn*il"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or obtained from, anil; indigotic; — applied to an acid formed by the action of nitric acid on indigo. [R.]
ANILIDEAn"i*lide, n. (Chem.)
Defn: 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.
ANILINEAn"i*line, n. Etym: [See Anil.] (Chem.)
Defn: 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.
ANILINEAn"i*line, a.
Defn: Made from, or of the nature of, aniline.
ANILINISMAn"i*lin*ism, n. [Aniline + -ism.] (Med.)
Defn: A disease due to inhaling the poisonous fumes present in the manufacture of aniline.
ANILITYA*nil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. anilitas. See Anile.]
Defn: The state of being and old woman; old-womanishness; dotage."Marks of anility." Sterne.
ANIMADVERSALAn`i*mad*ver"sal, n.
Defn: The faculty of perceiving; a percipient. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
ANIMADVERSIONAn`i*mad*ver"sion, n. Etym: [L. animadversio, fr. animadvertere: cf.F. animadversion. See Animadvert.]
1. The act or power of perceiving or taking notice; direct or simple perception. [Obs.] The soul is the sole percipient which hath animadversion and sense, properly so called. Glanvill.
2. Monition; warning. [Obs.] Clarendon.
3. Remarks by way of criticism and usually of censure; adverse criticism; reproof; blame. He dismissed their commissioners with severe and sharp animadversions. Clarendon.
4. Judicial cognizance of an offense; chastisement; punishment. [Archaic] "Divine animadversions." Wesley.
Syn.— Stricture; criticism; censure; reproof; blame; comment.
ANIMADVERSIVEAn`i*mad*ver"sive, a.
Defn: Having the power of perceiving; percipient. [Archaic] Glanvill. I do not mean there is a certain number of ideas glaring and shining to the animadversive faculty. Coleridge.
ANIMADVERTAn`i*mad*vert", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Animadverted; p. pr. & vb. n.Animadverting.] Etym: [L. animadvertere; animus mind + advertere toturn to; ad to + vertere to turn.]
1. To take notice; to observe; — commonly followed by that. Dr. H. More.
2. To consider or remark by way of criticism or censure; to express censure; — with on or upon. I should not animadvert on him . . . if he had not used extreme severity in his judgment of the incomparable Shakespeare. Dryden.
3. To take cognizance judicially; to inflict punishment. [Archaic] Grew.
Syn.— To remark; comment; criticise; censure.
ANIMADVERTERAn`i*mad*vert"er, n.
Defn: One who animadverts; a censurer; also [Obs.], a chastiser.
ANIMALAn"i*mal, n. Etym: [L., fr. anima breath, soul: cf. F. animal. SeeAnimate.]
1. An organized living being endowed with sensation and the power of voluntary motion, and also characterized by taking its food into an internal cavity or stomach for digestion; by giving carbonic acid to the air and taking oxygen in the process of respiration; and by increasing in motive power or active aggressive force with progress to maturity.
2. One of the lower animals; a brute or beast, as distinguished from man; as, men and animals.
ANIMALAn"i*mal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. animal.]
1. Of or relating to animals; as, animal functions.
2. Pertaining to the merely sentient part of a creature, as distinguished from the intellectual, rational, or spiritual part; as, the animal passions or appetites.
3. Consisting of the flesh of animals; as, animal food. Animal magnetism. See Magnetism and Mesmerism. — Animal electricity, the electricity developed in some animals, as the electric eel, torpedo, etc. — Animal flower (Zoöl.), a name given to certain marine animals resembling a flower, as any species of actinia or sea anemone, and other Anthozoa, hydroids, starfishes, etc. — Animal heat (Physiol.), the heat generated in the body of a living animal, by means of which the animal is kept at nearly a uniform temperature. — Animal spirits. See under Spirit. — Animal kingdom, the whole class of beings endowed with animal life. It embraces several subkingdoms, and under these there are Classes, Orders, Families, Genera, Species, and sometimes intermediate groupings, all in regular subordination, but variously arranged by different writers.
Note: The following are the grand divisions, or subkingdoms, and the principal classes under them, generally recognized at the present time: -Vertebrata, including Mammalia or Mammals, Aves or Birds, Reptilia, Amphibia, Pisces or Fishes, Marsipobranchiata (Craniota); and Leptocardia (Acrania). Tunicata, including the Thaliacea, and Ascidioidea or Ascidians. Articulata or Annulosa, including Insecta, Myriapoda, Malacapoda, Arachnida, Pycnogonida, Merostomata, Crustacea (Arthropoda); and Annelida, Gehyrea (Anarthropoda). Helminthes or Vermes, including Rotifera, Chætognatha, Nematoidea, Acanthocephala, Nemertina, Turbellaria, Trematoda, Cestoidea, Mesozea. Molluscoidea, including Brachiopoda and Bryozoa. Mollusca, including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Pteropoda, Scaphopoda, Lamellibranchiata or Acephala. Echinodermata, including Holothurioidea, Echinoidea, Asterioidea, Ophiuroidea, and Crinoidea. Coelenterata, including Anthozoa or Polyps, Ctenophora, and Hydrozoa or Acalephs. Spongiozoa or Porifera, including the sponges. Protozoa, including Infusoria and Rhizopoda. For definitions, see these names in the Vocabulary.
ANIMALCULAR; ANIMALCULINEAn`i*mal"cu*lar, An`i*mal"cu*line, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, animalcules. "Animalcular life." Tyndall.
ANIMALCULEAn`i*mal"cule, n. Etym: [As if fr. a L. animalculum, dim. of animal.]
1. A small animal, as a fly, spider, etc. [Obs.] Ray.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An animal, invisible, or nearly so, to the naked eye. SeeInfusoria.
Note: Many of the so-called animalcules have been shown to be plants, having locomotive powers something like those of animals. Among these are Volvox, the Desmidiacæ, and the siliceous Diatomaceæ. Spermatic animalcules. See Spermatozoa.
ANIMALCULISMAn`i*mal"cu*lism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. animalculisme.] (Biol.)
Defn: The theory which seeks to explain certain physiological and pathological by means of animalcules.
ANIMALCULISTAn`i*mal"cu*list, n. Etym: [Cf. F. animalculiste.]
1. One versed in the knowledge of animalcules. Keith.
2. A believer in the theory of animalculism.
ANIMALCULUMAn`i*mal"cu*lum, n.; pl. Animalcula. Etym: [NL. See Animalcule.]
Defn: An animalcule.
Note: Animalculæ, as if from a Latin singular animalcula, is a barbarism.
ANIMALISHAn"i*mal*ish, a.
Defn: Like an animal.
ANIMALISMAn"i*mal*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. animalisme.]
Defn: The state, activity, or enjoyment of animals; mere animal life without intellectual or moral qualities; sensuality.
ANIMALITYAn`i*mal"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. animalité.]
Defn: Animal existence or nature. Locke.
ANIMALIZATIONAn`i*mal*i*za"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. animalisation.]
1. The act of animalizing; the giving of animal life, or endowing with animal properties.
2. Conversion into animal matter by the process of assimilation. Owen.
ANIMALIZEAn"i*mal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Animalized; p. pr. & vb. n.Animalizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. animaliser.]
1. To endow with the properties of an animal; to represent in animal form. Warburton.
2. To convert into animal matter by the processes of assimilation.
3. To render animal or sentient; to reduce to the state of a lower animal; to sensualize. The unconscious irony of the Epicurean poet on the animalizing tendency of his own philosophy. Coleridge.
ANIMALLYAn"i*mal*ly, adv.
Defn: Physically. G. Eliot.
ANIMALNESSAn"i*mal*ness, n.
Defn: Animality. [R.]
ANIMASTICAn`i*mas"tic, a. Etym: [L. anima breath, life.]
Defn: Pertaining to mind or spirit; spiritual.
ANIMASTICAn`i*mas"tic, n.
Defn: Psychology. [Obs.]
ANIMATE An"i*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Animated; p. pr. & vb. n. Animating.] Etym: [L. animatus, p. p. of animare, fr. anima breath, soul; akin to animus soul, mind, Gr. an to breathe, live, Goth. us-anan to expire (us- out), Icel. önd breath, anda to breathe, OHG. ando anger. Cf. Animal.]
1. To give natural life to; to make alive; to quicken; as, the soul animates the body.
2. To give powers to, or to heighten the powers or effect of; as, to animate a lyre. Dryden.
3. To give spirit or vigor to; to stimulate or incite; to inspirit; to rouse; to enliven. The more to animate the people, he stood on high . . . and cried unto them with a loud voice. Knolles.
Syn. — To enliven; inspirit; stimulate; exhilarate; inspire; instigate; rouse; urge; cheer; prompt; incite; quicken; gladden.
ANIMATEAn"i*mate, a. Etym: [L. animatus, p. p.]
Defn: Endowed with life; alive; living; animated; lively.The admirable structure of animate bodies. Bentley.
ANIMATEDAn"i*ma`ted, a.
Defn: Endowed with life; full of life or spirit; indicating animation; lively; vigorous. "Animated sounds." Pope. "Animated bust." Gray. "Animated descriptions." Lewis.
ANIMATEDLYAn"i*ma`ted*ly, adv.
Defn: With animation.
ANIMATERAn"i*ma`ter, n.
Defn: One who animates. De Quincey.
ANIMATINGAn"i*ma"ting, a.
Defn: Causing animation; life-giving; inspiriting; rousing."Animating cries." Pope.— An"i*ma`ting*ly, adv.
ANIMATIONAn`i*ma"tion, n. Etym: [L. animatio, fr. animare.]
1. The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state of being animate or alive. The animation of the same soul quickening the whole frame. Bp. Hall. Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am speaking, with whatever I posses of animation. Landor.
2. The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness; as, he recited the story with great animation. Suspended animation, temporary suspension of the vital functions, as in persons nearly drowned.
Syn. — Liveliness; vivacity; spirit; buoyancy; airiness; sprightliness; promptitude; enthusiasm; ardor; earnestness; energy. See Liveliness.
ANIMATIVEAn"i*ma*tive, a
Defn: Having the power of giving life or spirit. Johnson.
ANIMATORAn"i*ma`tor, n. Etym: [L. animare.]
Defn: One who, or that which, animates; an animater. Sir T. Browne.
ANIMEA"ni*mé`, a. Etym: [F., animated.] (Her.)
Defn: Of a different tincture from the animal itself; — said of the eyes of a rapacious animal. Brande & C.
ANIME A"ni*mé, n. Etym: [F. animé animated (from the insects that are entrapped in it); or native name.]
Defn: A resin exuding from a tropical American tree (Hymenæa courbaril), and much used by varnish makers. Ure.
ANIMISMAn"i*mism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. animisme, fr. L. anima soul. SeeAnimate.]
1. The doctrine, taught by Stahl, that the soul is the proper principle of life and development in the body.
2. The belief that inanimate objects and the phenomena of nature are endowed with personal life or a living soul; also, in an extended sense, the belief in the existence of soul or spirit apart from matter. Tylor.
ANIMISTAn"i*mist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. animiste.]
Defn: One who maintains the doctrine of animism.
ANIMISTICAn`i*mis"tic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to animism. Huxley. Tylor.
ANIMOSE; ANIMOUS An`i*mose", An"i*mous, a. Etym: [L. animosus, fr. animus soul, spirit, courage.]
Defn: Full of spirit; hot; vehement; resolute. [Obs.] Ash.
ANIMOSENESSAn`i*mose"ness, n.
Defn: Vehemence of temper. [Obs.]
ANIMOSITY An`i*mos"i*ty, n.; pl. Animosities. Etym: [F. animosité, fr. L. animositas. See Animose, Animate, v. t.]
1. Mere spiritedness or courage. [Obs.] Skelton. Such as give some proof of animosity, audacity, and execution, those she [the crocodile] loveth. Holland.
2. Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike. Macaulay.
Syn. — Enmity; hatred; opposition. — Animosity, Enmity. Enmity be dormant or concealed; animosity is active enmity, inflamed by collision and mutual injury between opposing parties. The animosities which were continually springing up among the clans in Scotland kept that kingdom in a state of turmoil and bloodshed for successive ages. The animosities which have been engendered among Christian sects have always been the reproach of the church. Such [writings] as naturally conduce to inflame hatreds and make enmities irreconcilable. Spectator. [These] factions . . . never suspended their animosities till they ruined that unhappy government. Hume.
ANIMUSAn"i*mus, n.; pl. Animi. Etym: [L., mind.]
Defn: Animating spirit; intention; temper. nimus furandi Etym: [L.](Law), intention of stealing.
ANIONAn"i*on, n. Etym: [Gr. (Chem.)
Defn: An electro-negative element, or the element which, in electro- chemical decompositions, is evolved at the anode; — opposed to cation. Faraday.
ANISEAn"ise, n. Etym: [OE. anys, F. anis, L. anisum, anethum, fr. Gr.