Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
- Entries
- 95,912
- Pages
- 1,538
- Illustrations
- 2,133
Look up a word as the writers of the time used it.
En'ne-āt'ic or En'ne-āt'ic-al, a. p. 450(Bot.) Occurring once in nine times, days, or years, &c.; ninth. [Rare.] Enneatical days, every ninth day of a disease.—Enneatical years, every ninth year of a man's life.En-new', v. t. p. 450To make new. [Obs.] Skelton.En-nō'ble, v. t. p. 450To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or excellence; to dignify. “Ennobling all that he touches.” Trench. What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards? Pope. 2. To raise to nobility; to…En-nō'ble-ment, n. p. 450The act of making noble, exalting, dignifying, or advancing to nobility. Bacon. 2. That which ennobles or exalts; excellence; dignity. Glanville.Ennui, n. p. 450A feeling of weariness and disgust; dullness and languor of spirits, arising from satiety, want of interest, incapacity of being entertained, and the like; tedium; listlessness.Ennuyé, a. p. 450Affected with ennui; weary in spirits; bored.Ennuyé, n. p. 450One who is affected with ennui; especially one who, through luxury or excessive indulgence in frivolous or sensual enjoyments, has become indifferent to the ordinary pleasures of life.Ennuyée, n. p. 450A woman who is affected with ennui. “The Diary of an Ennuyée.” Mrs. Jameson.Ĕn'o-dā'tion, n. p. 450The act or operation of clearing of knots, or of untying; hence, also, the solution of a difficulty. [Rare.] Bailey.E-nōde', a. p. 450(Bot.) Destitute of knots or joints; knotless.E-nōdĕ', v. t. p. 450To clear of knots; to make clear; to declare. [Obs.] Cockeram.E-nŏm'o-tā'reh, n. p. 450(Gr. Antiq.) The commander of an enomoty. Milford.E-nŏm'o-ty, n. p. 450(Gr. Antiq.) A body of soldiers in the Lacedemonian army, ranging from twenty-five to thirty-six in number, and bound together by oath. Mitford.En-ŏp'to-măn'cy, n. p. 450Divination by the use of a mirror.E-nôrm', a. p. 450Enormous. [Obs.] Spenser.E-nôr'mi-ty, n. p. 450The state or quality of exceeding a measure or rule, or of being immoderate, monstrous, or outrageous. “The enormity of his learned acquisitions.” De Quincey. 2. That which is enormous; especially…E-nōr'moüs, a. p. 450Deviating from, or exceeding, the usual rule, norm, or measure; out of due proportion; inordinate. Wallowing, unwieldy, enormous in their gait. Milton. 2. Great beyond the common measure. Dare I in…E-nôr'moüs'ly, adv. p. 450Beyond measure; excessively; as, an opinion enormously absurd.E-nôr'moüs'ness, n. p. 450The state of being enormous or excessive; immoderateness; immensity.E-nôr'tho-trōpe, n. p. 450A toy, consisting of a card, upon the sides of which confused or incomplete figures are so drawn that when it is rapidly revolved, these representations, being combined by the eye, in consequence of…E-nough', a. p. 450Satisfying desire; giving content; meeting reasonable expectation; adequate to want or demand; answering the purpose;—usually, and more elegantly, following the noun to which it belongs. How many…E-noûgh', adv. p. 450In a degree or quantity that satisfies; to satisfaction; as much as one can ask or expect; sufficiently. 2. Fully; quite;—used to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes…E-nough', n. p. 450A sufficiency; a quantity which satisfies desire, is adequate to the want, or equal to the power or ability; as, he had enough to do to take care of himself. And Esau said, I have enough, my brother.…E-noun'ce', v. t. p. 450To announce; to declare; to state, as a proposition or argument. [Rare.] A. Smith. 2. To utter; to articulate. [Rare.] The student should be able to enounce these [sounds] independently. A. M. Bell.E-nounce'ment, n. p. 450Act of enouncing; that which is enounced.E-now' p. 450Another form of enough:—formerly regarded by some as a plural, but not always so used. [Obs.] Shall I go on, or have I said enow? Shak.En-piërce', v. t. p. 450To empierce; to pierce. Shak.En-quick'en, v. t. p. 450To quicken; to make alive. [Obs.] Sir T. More.En-quire', v. i. & t. p. 450See INQUIRE.En-quir'er, n. p. 450See INQUIRER.En-qui'ry, n. p. 450See INQUIRY.En-rā'ce', v. t. p. 450To enroot; to implant. [Obs.] Spencer.En-rāge', v. t. p. 450To fill with rage; to provoke to frenzy or madness; to make furious. Syn.—To irritate; incense; inflame; exasperate; provoke; anger; incite.En-rāge'ment, n. p. 450The act of enraging or being enraged; excitement. [Obs.] Spencer.En-rânge', v. t. p. 450To put in rank; to arrange. Spencer. 2. To rove over; to range. Spencer.En-rănk', v. t. p. 450To place in ranks or in order. Shak.En-rāp’, v. t. p. 451To bear away in ecstasy; to en-ravish. [Obs.] Shak.En-răpt'ūre, v. t. p. 451To transport with pleasure; to delight beyond measure; to enravish.En-răv'ish, v. t. p. 451To transport with delight; to enrapture; to enchant; to fascinate; to charm.En-rāv'ish-ing-ly, adv. p. 451So as to throw into ecstasy. Sir T. More.En-rāv'ish-ment, n. p. 451The state of being enravished or enraptured; ecstasy; rapture. Glanville.En-rĕg'is-ter, v. t. p. 451To register; to enroll or record. Spencer.En-rheum’, v. i. p. 451To have rheum through cold; to take a cold. [Obs.] Harvey.En-rich', v. t. p. 451To make rich with any kind of wealth; to render opulent; to increase the possessions of; hence, to supply with ornament; to adorn. Seeing, Lord, your great mercy Us hath enriched so openly. Chancer.…En-rĭch'er, n. p. 451One who enriches.En-rich'ment, n. p. 451The act of making rich, or that which enriches; the addition of fertility or ornament; decoration; embellishment.En-rĭdge', v. t. p. 451To form into ridges. Shak.En-rĭng′, v. t. p. 451To encircle; to surround; to bind. [Obs. or poet.]En-rīp’en, v. t. p. 451To ripen; to bring to perfection. [Obs.] Donne.En-rīve’, v. t. p. 451To rive; to cleave. [Obs.] Spencer.En-rōbe', v. t. p. 451To invest or adorn with a robe; to attire. Shak.En-rŏck'ment, n. p. 451A mass of large stones thrown into water at random to form the bases of piers, breakwaters, &c.En-rōll', v. t. p. 451To write in a roll or register; to insert a name or enter in a list or catalogue; hence, to record; to insert in records; to leave in writing; as, to enroll men for service; to enroll a law; also…En-rōll’er, n. p. 451One who enrolls or registers.En-rōll'ment, n. p. 451The act of enrolling. 2. That in which any thing is enrolled; a register.En-rōōt’, v. t. p. 451To fix by the root; to fix fast; to implant deep. Shak.En-round', v. t. p. 451To environ; to surround. [Obs.] Shak.Ēns, n. p. 451(Philos.) Entity, being, or existence; an actually existing being; also, God, as the Being of Beings. [Obs.] 2. (Chem.) Something supposed to condense within itself all the virtues and qualities of a…En-sāfe′, v. t. p. 451To render safe. [Obs.] Hall.En-săm'ple, n. p. 451An example; a pattern or model for imitation. [Obs.] Being ensamples to the flock. 1 Pet. v. 3.