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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'de-fāt'i-ga-ble-ness, n.p. 679Unweariedness; persistency. Parnell.
  2. In'de-făt'i-ga-bly, adv.p. 679Without weariness; without yielding to fatigue. Dryden.
  3. Ĭn'de-făt'i-gā'tion, n.p. 679Unweariedness. [Obs.]
  4. In'de-fēa'si-bil'i-ty, n.p. 679The quality of being indefeasible, or of not being liable to be abrogated or made void; as, the indefeasibility of a title.
  5. In'de-fēa'si-ble, a.p. 679Not to be defeated; incapable of being made void; as, an indefeasible estate or title.
  6. Ĭn'de-fēa'si-bly, adv.p. 679In a manner not to be defeated or made void.
  7. In'de-fēct'i-bil'i-ty, n.p. 679The quality of being indefectible. Darrow.
  8. Ĭn'de-fēct'i-ble, a.p. 679Not defectible; unfailing; not liable to defect, failure, or decay. “An indefectible treasure in the heavens.” Barrow.
  9. Ĭn'de-fĕc'tive, a.p. 680Not defective; perfect; complete. South.
  10. In'de-fē'zi-ble, a.p. 680Indefeasible. [Obs.]
  11. In'de-fēn'si-bil'i-ty, n.p. 680The quality or state of not being defensible. Walsh.
  12. In'de-fēn'si-ble, a.p. 680Not defensible; not capable of being defended or maintained, vindicated or justified; as, a military post may be indefensible; a bad cause is indefensible.
  13. Ĭn'de-fēn'si-bly, adv.p. 680In an indefensible manner.
  14. In'de-fēn'sive, a.p. 680Having no defense. The sword awes the indefensive villager. Sir T. Herbert.
  15. In'de-fĭ'cien-cy, n.p. 680The quality of not being deficient.
  16. Ĭn'de-fĭ'cient, a.p. 680Not deficient; not failing; perfect.
  17. In'de-fīn'a-ble, a.p. 680Incapable of being defined. Bp. Reynolds.
  18. Ĭn'de-fĭn'a-bly, adv.p. 680So as not to be capable of definition.
  19. In-dĕf′/ĭ-nīte, a.p. 680Not definite; not limited or defined; not determined or fixed upon; hence, not precise or certain; as, an indefinite time, proposition, term, or phrase. 2. Having no determined or certain limits; as…
  20. In-dĕf'i-nīte-ly, adv.p. 680In an indefinite manner; without any settled limitation; not precisely; not with certainty or precision; as, to use a word indefinitely.
  21. In-dēf'ĭ-nĭte-ness, n.p. 680The quality of being undefined, unlimited, or not precise and certain.
  22. In`de-fin'i-tūde, n.p. 680Quantity not limited by our understanding, though yet finite. [Obs.]. Hale.
  23. In'de-his'cençe, n.p. 680(Bot.) The property of being indehiscent, or of not opening at maturity.
  24. In'de-his'cent, a.p. 680(Bot.) Not opening spontaneously at maturity, as the pericarp of the hazel-nut. Lindley.
  25. In'de-lēct'a-ble, a.p. 680Not delectable; unpleasant; disagreeable.
  26. Ĭn'de-lib'er-ate, a.p. 680Done or performed without deliberation or consideration; sudden; unpremeditated; as, the indeliberate commission of sin.
  27. In'de-lib'er-ā'ted, a.p. 680Unpremeditated. [Obs.] Bramhall.
  28. In'de-lib'er-ate-ly, adv.p. 680Without deliberation or premeditation.
  29. In-dĕl'i-bil'i-ty, n.p. 680The quality of being indelible. Horsley.
  30. In-dēl'i-ble, a.p. 680Not to be blotted out; incapable of being effaced; incapable of being canceled, lost, or forgotten; as, indelible letters or characters. 2. Not to be annulled. [Rare.] They are endued with indelible…
  31. In-dēl'i-ble-ness, n.p. 680State or quality of being indelible.
  32. In-dĕl'i-bly, adv.p. 680In a manner not to be blotted out or effaced.
  33. In-dĕl'i-ca-cy, n.p. 680The quality of being indelicate; want of delicacy; want of a nice sense of propriety, or nice regard to refinement in manners or in the treatment of others; rudeness; coarseness of manners or…
  34. In-dĕl'i-cate, a.p. 680Not delicate; wanting delicacy; indecent; offensive to good manners, or to purity of mind; coarse; rude; as, an indelicate word or suggestion; indelicate behavior. Churchill. Syn. – Indecorous…
  35. In-dĕl'i-cate-ly, adv.p. 680In an indelicate manner; indecently.
  36. In-dĕm′ni-fi-cā′tion, n.p. 680The act of indemnifying, saving harmless, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty; reimbursement of loss, damage, or penalty. 2. That which indemnifies, preserves from harm or injury, or…
  37. In-dĕm'ni-fy, v. t.p. 680To save harmless; to secure against future loss or damage. I believe the states must at last engage to the merchants here that they will indemnify them from all that shall fall out. W. Temple. 2. To…
  38. In-dēm'ni-ty, n.p. 680Security to save harmless; exemption from loss or damage, past or to come; security from penalty, or the punishment of past offenses. Having first obtained a promise of indemnity for the riot they…
  39. Act of indemnityp. 680an act or law passed in order to relieve persons, especially in an official station, from some penalty to which they are liable in consequence of acting illegally, or, in case of ministers, in…
  40. Ĭn'de-mŏn'stra-bĭl'i-ty, n.p. 680The quality of being indemonstrable.
  41. Ĭn/de-mōn’stra-ble, a.p. 680Incapable of being demonstrated.
  42. Ĭn'de-mōn'stra-ble-ness, n.p. 680The quality of being indemonstrable.
  43. In-dĕn′i-zā′tion, n.p. 680The act of naturalizing, or the patent by which a person is made free.
  44. In-dēn′ize, v. t.p. 680To endenize; to make free. [R.]
  45. In-dĕn'i-zen, v. t.p. 680To invest with the privileges of a free citizen; to naturalize; to adopt. “Words indenizened, and commonly used as English.” B. Jonson.
  46. In-dĕnt', v. t.p. 680To notch; to jag; to cut into points or inequalities, like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper. 2. To bind out by indenture or contract; to indenture; as, to indent a young man to a…
  47. In-dĕnt', v. i.p. 680To be cut or notched. 2. To crook or turn; to wind in and out. 3. To contract; to bargain or covenant. [Obs.] “To indent and drive bargains with the Almighty.” South.
  48. In-dént', n.p. 680A cut or notch in the margin of any thing, or a recess like a notch. Shak. 2. A stamp; an impression. [Obs.] 3. (Law.) A certificate, or indented certificate, issued by the government of the United…
  49. In'den-tā'tion, n.p. 680A notch; a cut in the margin of paper or other things. Woodward. 2. A recess or depression in any border. 3. (Print.) The act of beginning the first line of a paragraph further in from the margin…
  50. In-dĕnt'ed, p. a.p. 680Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; jagged; notched. “Indented meads.” Milton. 2. Bound out by indented writings; as, an indented apprentice or servant.
  51. In-dĕn'tĕd-ly, adv.p. 680With indentations.
  52. In'den-ti'ley, a.p. 680(Her.) Having deep indentations forming long projections like piles conjoined; — said of an ordinary.
  53. In-dĕnt'ing, n.p. 680An impression like that made by a tooth.
  54. In-dĕnt'ment, n.p. 680Indenture. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
  55. In-dĕnt'ūre, n.p. 680The act of indenting, or the state of being indented. 2. (Law.) A mutual agreement in writing between two or more parties, whereof each party has usually a part. ☞ Indentures were originally…
  56. In-dĕnt′ūre, v. t.p. 680To indent; to bind by indentures; as, to indenture an apprentice.
  57. In-dĕnt′ūre, v. i.p. 680To run in and out; to be cut or notched; to indent. Heywood.
  58. Ĭn′de-pĕnd′ençe, n.p. 680The state or quality of being independent; absence of dependence; exemption from reliance on others, or control from them; self-subsistence or maintenance; direction of one’s own affairs without…
  59. Ĭn·de-pĕnd'en·cy, n.p. 680Independence. [Obsolescent.] “Give me,” I cried (enough for me), “My bread and independence.” Pope. 2. (Eccl.) The doctrine that a local church is independent of every other church in respect to…
  60. Ĭn/de-pĕnd'ent, a.p. 680Not dependent; not subject to the control of others; not relying on others; not subordinate; as, few men are wholly independent, even in property, and none independent for the supply of their wants.…