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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. Ĭn'ab-strāct'ed, a.p. 670Not abstracted. Hooker.
  2. In'a-bū'sive-ly, adv.p. 670Without abuse.
  3. Ĭn'ac-cess'i-bĭl'i-ty or Ĭn'ac-cess'i-ble-ness, n.p. 670The quality or state of being inaccessible, or not to be reached.
  4. In'ac-cess'i-ble, a.p. 670Not accessible; not to be reached, obtained, or approached; unobtainable; as, an inaccessible rock, fortress, document, prince, &c.
  5. Ĭn′a·e-cĕss′i-bly, adv.p. 670In an inaccessible manner; unapproachably. Warton.
  6. In'æ-cōrd'ant, a.p. 670Not in a state of accordance.
  7. In-ăc'cu-ra-cy, n.p. 670The quality of being inaccurate; want of accuracy or exactness; mistake; fault; defect; error; as, an inaccuracy in writing, in a transcript, or in a calculation. Syn.—Mistake; fault; defect; error…
  8. In-ăc'cu-rate, a.p. 670Not accurate; displaying a want of careful attention; not exact or correct; not according to truth; erroneous; as, an inaccurate man, narration, copy, or instrument.
  9. In-ăc′cu-rate-ly, adv.p. 670In an inaccurate manner; incorrectly; erroneously; as, the accounts are inaccurately stated.
  10. Ĭn/ac-quāint'ançe, n.p. 670Unacquaintance. Good.
  11. In-ăe-qui-ēs'cent, a.p. 670Not acquiescing.
  12. In-ăc'tion, n.p. 670Want of action; forbearance of labor; idleness; rest.
  13. In-ăc'tive, a.p. 670Not active; inert; having no power to move; as, matter is, of itself, inactive. 2. Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer. 3. (Chem.)…
  14. In·ac'tive-ly, adv.p. 670In an inactive manner; idly; sluggishly.
  15. Ĭn′/ae-tĭv′ĭ-ty, n.p. 670The quality of being inactive; inertness; as, the inactivity of matter. 2. Idleness; indisposition to action or exertion; want of energy; sluggishness. “The gloomy inactivity of despair.” Cook.
  16. In-ăct'ū-āte, v. t.p. 670To put in action. [Obs.]
  17. In-ăct'ū-ā'tion, n.p. 670Operation. [Obs.] Glanville.
  18. In-ăd'ap-tā'tion, n.p. 670A state of being not adapted or fitted. Dick.
  19. In-ăd'e-qua-çy, n.p. 670The quality of being inadequate, or insufficient for a purpose; defectiveness; inequality. The inadequacy and consequent inefficacy of the alleged causes. Dwight. 2. Unjust or improper defect. Dr.…
  20. In-ād'e-quate, a.p. 670Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient to effect the object; unequal; incomplete; defective; as, inadequate resources, power, ideas, representations, and the like. Syn.— Unequal…
  21. In-ăd'e-quate-ly, adv.p. 670In an inadequate manner; not fully or sufficiently.
  22. In-ăd'e-quate-ness, n.p. 670The quality of being inadequate; inadequacy; inequality; incompleteness.
  23. In-ăd'e-quā'tion, n.p. 670Want of exact correspondence. [Obs.] Fuller.
  24. In′ad-hē′rent, a.p. 670Not adhering. 2. (Bot.) Free; not connected with the other organs.
  25. Ĭn’ad-hē’sion, n.p. 670The quality of not adhering; want of adhesion. Porcelain clay is distinguished from colorific earths by inadhesion to the fingers. Kirwan.
  26. In'ad-mis'si-bil'i-ty, n.p. 670The quality of being inadmissible, or not proper to be received; as, the inadmissibility of an argument, or of evidence in court, or of a proposal in a negotiation.
  27. Ĭn'ad-mis'si-ble, a.p. 670Not admissible; not proper to be admitted, allowed, or received; as, inadmissible testimony; an inadmissible proposition.
  28. In'ad-vert'ence or In'ad-vert'en-cy, n.p. 670The quality of being inadvertent; lack of heedfulness or attentiveness; inattention; negligence; as, many mistakes, and some misfortunes, proceed from inadvertence. 2. An effect of inattention; an…
  29. Ĭn'ad-vĕrt'ent, a.p. 670Not turning the mind to a matter; heedless; careless; negligent.
  30. In'ad-vĕrt'ent-ly, adv.p. 670From want of attention; inconsiderately; heedlessly; carelessly.
  31. In'ad-vĕr'tīse-ment, n.p. 670Inadvertence. [Rare.] Broome.
  32. In-ăf/fa-bĭl'i-ty, n.p. 670Reservedness in conversation; want of affability or sociability; reticence.
  33. In-ăf'fa-ble, a.p. 670Not affable; reserved.
  34. In-ăf-fec-tā'tion, n.p. 670Freedom from affected manner. Shak.
  35. Ĭn'af-fĕct'ed, a.p. 670Unaffected. [Obs.]
  36. Ĭn'af-fĕct'ed-ly, adv.p. 670Unaffectedly. [Obs.] Cockeram.
  37. In-āid'a-ble, a.p. 670Incapable of being assisted. [Obs.] Shak.
  38. In-āl'ien-a-bil'i-ty, n.p. 670The quality of being inalienable.
  39. In-āl’ien-a-ble, a.p. 670Incapable of being put off, alienated, or transferred to another; unalienable. His inalienable character was that of an emissary of peace. Milman.
  40. In-āl'ien-a-ble-ness, n.p. 670The state of being inalienable. Scott.
  41. In-āl'ien-a-bly, adv.p. 670In a manner that forbids alienation; as, rights inalienably vested.
  42. In-ăl'i-mĕnt'al, a.p. 670Affording no nourishment. [Obs.] Bacon.
  43. In-al’ter-a-bil’i-ty, n.p. 670The quality of being unalterable or unchangeable.
  44. In-al'ter-a-ble, a.p. 670Not alterable; incapable of being altered or changed; unalterable. [Obs.] Hakewill.
  45. In-ā'mi-a-ble, a.p. 670Unamiable. [Obs.] Cockeram.
  46. In-ā'mi-a-ble-ness, n.p. 670Unamiableness. [Obs.]
  47. Ĭn'a-mĭs'sĭ-ble, a.p. 670Not to be lost. [Obs.] Hammond.
  48. In'a-mis'si-ble-ness, n.p. 670The state of not being liable to be lost. [Obs.] Scott.
  49. In-ăm'o-rā'tă or In-ăm'o-rā'to, n. f.p. 670In-ăm'o-rā'to, n. m. (Synop., § 130). [It. innamorata, innamorato, p. p. of innamorare, to inspire with love. See ENAMOR.] One who is enamored or in love; a lover.
  50. In-and-in, n.p. 670A game used in gambling, and played by three persons with four dice, each person having a box. In signified that there was a doublet, or two dice alike, out of the four; in-and-in, that there were…
  51. In-and-in, a.p. 670(Breeding.) From animals of the same parentage. In-and-in, or in-and-in breeding. See BREEDING.
  52. In-āne', a.p. 670Destitute of contents; empty; void; without definite intentions or object; void of sense or intelligence. “Vague and inane instincts.” I. Taylor.
  53. In-āne', n.p. 670That which is void or empty; infinite space; vacuity. [Rare.] We sometimes speak of place, distance, or bulk, in the great inane, beyond the confines of the world. Locke. It moves or stands still in…
  54. In-ăn'gu-lar, a.p. 670Not angular. [Obs.] Browne.
  55. In'an-il'o-quent or In'an-il'o-quo'ous, a.p. 670Loquacious; very talkative; garrulous. [Rare.]
  56. In-ăn'i-māte, v. t.p. 670To animate. [Obs.] Donne.
  57. In-ăn'/i-mate, a.p. 670Not animate; destitute of life or spirit; inert; dead; as, stones and earth are inanimate substances; a corpse is an inanimate body. Syn.—Lifeless; dead; inert; inactive; dull; soulless; spiritless.…
  58. In-ăn'i-mā'ted, a.p. 670Destitute of life; lacking animation; unanimated.
  59. In-ăn'i-mate-ness, n.p. 670The state of being inanimate. “The deadness and inanimateness of the subject.” Montaigne.
  60. In-ăn'i-mā'tion, n.p. 670Want of animation; lifelessness; dullness. 2. Infusion of life or vigor; animation. Satan accounts it no small mastery; . . . to bereave us of this habitual joy in the Holy Ghost, arising from the…