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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Id'i-ōt'i-cōn, n.p. 654A dictionary of a particular dialect, or of the words and phrases peculiar to one part of a country.
  2. Id'i-ot-ish, a.p. 654Like an idiot; partaking of idiocy; foolish.
  3. Ĭdĭ-ot-īsm, n.p. 654An idiom; a mode of expression peculiar to a language. Scholars sometimes give terminations and idiotisms, suitable to their native language, to words newly invented. [Obs.] Hale. 2. Lack of…
  4. Id'i-ot-ize, v. i.p. 654To become stupid. [Rare.]
  5. Ĭd'i-ot-ry, n.p. 654Idiocy. [Very rare.] Warburton.
  6. Ī'dle, a.p. 654Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; barren. “Idle deserts.” Shak. Every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. Matt. xii. 36. Down…
  7. Ī'dle, v. i.p. 654To lose or spend time in inaction, or without being employed in business. [Obs.]
  8. Ī'dle, v. t.p. 654To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume;—often followed by away; as, to idle away an hour or day.
  9. Ī'dle-hĕad'ed, a.p. 654Foolish; unreasonable. Carew. 2. Delirious; infatuated. L'Estrange.
  10. Ĭ’dle-ness, n.p. 654The condition or quality of being idle, in the various senses of that word; uselessness; triviality; fatuity; laziness. Syn.—Inaction; indolence; sluggishness; sloth; laziness.
  11. ĭ'dle-pā'ted, a.p. 654Idle-headed; stupid. Overbury.
  12. Idler, n.p. 654One who idles; one who spends his time in inaction; a lazy person; a sluggard. 2. (Naut.) One who has constant day duties on board ship, and hence keeps no regular watch. Totten. 3. (Mach.) An…
  13. Ĭ'dles-by, n.p. 654— An idle or lazy person. [Obs.] Whitlock.
  14. Id'less or Id'lesse, n.p. 654Idleness; sloth; indolence. [Obs.] And an idless all the day Beside a wandering stream. Browning.
  15. I'dle-wheel, n.p. 654(Mach.) A wheel placed between two others, to transfer motion from one to the other without changing the direction of revolution.
  16. Idly, adv.p. 654In an idle manner; ineffectually; vainly;
  17. Id'o-crāse, n.p. 655(Min.) A mineral, occurring either in massive or in modified square prisms, presenting a handsome brown or brownish-yellow color. It consists essentially of silica, alumina, and lime. It is the…
  18. Idol, n.p. 655An image, form, or representation of any thing. Pallas her favors varied, and addressed An idol that Iphthima did present In structure of her every lineament. Chapman. 2. An image of a divinity; a…
  19. I-dōl'a-ter, n.p. 655A worshiper of idols; one who pays divine honors to images, statues, or representations of any thing made by hands; one who worships as a deity that which is not God; a pagan. 2. An adorer; a great…
  20. Ī-dŏl'a-tress, n.p. 655A female worshiper of idols.
  21. Ĭd-o-lăt'ri-cal, a.p. 655Tending to idolatry; idolatrous. [Obs.]
  22. Ī-dōl'a-trīze, v. i.p. 655To worship idols.
  23. Ī-dōl'a-trīze, v. t.p. 655To make an idol of; to adore; to worship; to idolize. Ainsworth.
  24. Ī-dŏl'a-trōüs, a.p. 655Pertaining to idolatry; partaking of the nature of idolatry, or of the worship of false gods; consisting in the worship of idols; as, idolatrous worship. 2. Consisting in, or partaking of, an…
  25. Ī-dŏl'a-trōŭs-ly, adv.p. 655In an idolatrous manner; with excessive reverence.
  26. Ī-dŏl'a-try, n.p. 655The worship of idols, images, or any thing made by hands, or which is not God. His eye surveyed The dark idolatries of alienated Judah. Milton. 2. Excessive attachment or veneration for any thing, or…
  27. Ī'dol-ĭsh, a.p. 655Idolatrous. [Obs.] Milton.
  28. Ī'dol-ĭsm, n.p. 655The worship of idols. [Obs.] Milton.
  29. Ī'dol-ĭst, n.p. 655A worshiper of images. [Obs.] Milton.
  30. Idol-īze, v. t.p. 655To make an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to; as, to idolize the sacred bull in Egypt. 2. To love to excess; to love or reverence to adoration; as, to idolize gold or wealth; to idolize children…
  31. Ī'dol-īze, v. i.p. 655To make idols; to form or portray idols for worship. “To idolize after the manner of Egypt.” Fairbairn.
  32. I’dol-iz’er, n.p. 655One who idolizes or loves to reverence; idolater.
  33. Ī-dōl'o-clāst, n.p. 655A breaker of idols; an iconoclast. [Rare.]
  34. Ī'dol-oŭs, a.p. 655Idolatrous. [Obs.] Bale.
  35. Ĭ-dō'ne-oŭs, a.p. 655Characterized by appropriateness; suitable; convenient; fit; proper. “The idoneous vehicle of abuse against the establishment.” Coleridge.
  36. Ĭd'rĭ-a-līne, n.p. 655(Min.) A bituminous substance obtained from the quicksilver mines of Idria, where it occurs in connection with cinnabar. It is combustible, and fusible at a high temperature. Dana.
  37. Ĭd'yl or ĭd'yl, n.p. 655A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the idyls of Theocritus; but also any poem, especially a narrative or descriptive poem, written in an elevated and highly-finished style. [Written…
  38. Ĭ-dȳl'ic, a.p. 655Of, or belonging to, idyls.
  39. If, v. t.p. 655but commonly called a conj. [O. Eng. & A-S. gif, O. Fries. jef, Icel. ef, O. H. Ger. ibu, oba, obe, ob, Goth. iba, ibai. The A-S. gif has been explained by Horne Tooke, and by others after him, as…
  40. I' faith, adv.p. 655Indeed; truly. Shak.
  41. Ĭg'a-sū'rĭc, a.p. 655(Chem.) Obtained from nux-vomica and St. Ignatius' bean; as, igasuric acid.
  42. Ĭg'a-sū'rīne, n.p. 655(Chem.) An alkali found in nux-vomica.
  43. Ig-nā'ro, n.p. 655An ignorant person; a blockhead. [Obs.] Spenser.
  44. Ig'ne-oŭs, a.p. 655Pertaining to, or consisting of, fire; as, igneous particles emitted from burning wood; containing fire; having the nature of fire; resembling fire; as, an igneous appearance. 2. (Geol.) Resulting…
  45. Ig-nēs'cent, a.p. 655Emitting sparks of fire when struck with steel; scintillating; as, ignescent stones.
  46. Ig-nĭe'o-lĭst, n.p. 655A worshiper of fire.
  47. Ig-nĭf'er-oŭs, a.p. 655Producing fire. [Rare.] Blount.
  48. Ig-nīf'lu-oŭs, a.p. 655Flowing with fire. [Obs.] Cockram.
  49. Ig'ni-fy, v. t.p. 655To form into fire. [Obs.] Stukely.
  50. Ig-nĭg'e-noŭs, a.p. 655Produced by fire; as, lava is ignigenous. [Rare.]
  51. Ig-nīp'o-ten'ce, n.p. 655Power over fire.
  52. Ig-nĭp'o-tent, a.p. 655Presiding over fire. “Vulcan is called the power ignipotent.” Pope.
  53. Ĭg'nis-fāt'ū-ŭs, n.p. 655A meteor or light that appears, in the night, over marshy grounds, supposed to be occasioned by the decomposition of animal or vegetable substances, or by some inflammable gas; — popularly called…
  54. Ig-nīte', v. t.p. 655To kindle or set on fire; to communicate fire to; as, to ignite charcoal or iron.
  55. Ig-nīte', v. i.p. 655To take fire; to begin to burn.
  56. Ig-nīt'i-ble, a.p. 655Capable of being ignited. Browne.
  57. Ig-nī'tion, n.p. 655The act of igniting, kindling, or setting on fire. 2. The state of being ignited or kindled.
  58. Ig-nĭv'o-moŭs, a.p. 655Vomiting fire. “Ignivomous mountains.” Derham.
  59. Ĭg'no-bĭl'i-ty, n.p. 655Ignobleness. [Obs.] Bale.
  60. Ig-nō'ble, a.p. 655Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious. I was not ignoble of descent. Shak. 2. Mean; worthless. “Graft with ignoble plants.” Shak. 3. Not honorable, elevated, or generous; base. “A base…