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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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In'sig-nif'i-cant-ly, adv. p. 698Without meaning or significance. 2. Without importance or effect; to no purpose.Ĭn'sig-nĭf'i-ca-tīve, a. p. 698Not expressing by external signs; not significant.In'sin-cēre', a. p. 698Not being in truth what one appears to be; not sincere; dissembling; hypocritical, false;—said of persons; as, his professed friends were insincere. 2. Deceitful; hypocritical; false;—said of things…Ĭn'sin-cēre'ly, adv. p. 698Without sincerity; hypocritically.In'sin-cĕr'i-ty, n. p. 698The quality of being insincere; want of sincerity, or of being in reality what one appears to be; dissimulation; hypocrisy; deceitfulness; hollowness; as, the insincerity of a professed friend; the…In-sin'ew, v. t. p. 698To strengthen; to give vigor to. [Obs.] All members of our cause That are insinewed to this action. Shak.In-sin'ū-ant, a. p. 698Insinuating; having the power to gain favor; insinuative. [Obs.] Walton.In-sin'ū-āte, v. t. p. 698To introduce gently, or as by a winding or narrow passage; to wind in. The water easily insinuates itself into, and placidly distends, the vessels of vegetables. Woodward. 2. To infuse gently; to…In-sĭn'ŭ-āte, v. i. p. 698To creep, wind, or flow in; to enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices. 2. To ingratiate one's self; to obtain access by flattery or stealth. He would insinuate with thee but to make…In-sĭn'ū-ā'ting, p. a. p. 698Tending to enter gently; insensibly winning favor and confidence. His address was courteous, and even insinuating. Prescott.In-sĭn'ū-ā'ting-ly, adv. p. 698By insinuation.In-sin'ü-ā'tion, n. p. 698The act of insinuating; a creeping or winding in; a flowing into crevices. 2. The act of gaining favor or affection by gentle or artful means. 3. The art or power of pleasing and stealing on the…In-sĭn'ū-ā'tĭve, a. p. 698Stealing on the confidence or affections. 2. Using insinuations; giving hints; insinuating.In-sin'ü-ā'tor, n. p. 698One who, or that which, insinuates; one who hints.In-sĭn′ū-a-to-ry, a. p. 698Insinuating; insinuative.In-sip'id, a. p. 698Destitute of taste; wanting the qualities which affect the organs of taste; vapid; as, insipid liquor. 2. Wanting spirit, life, or animation; wanting pathos, or the power of exciting emotions; flat…Ĭn'sĭ-pĭd'ĭ-ty or In-sĭp'id-ness, n. p. 698The quality of being insipid; want of taste, or the power of exciting sensation in the tongue; tastelessness; vapidity; staleness. 2. Want of interest, life, or spirit; dullness; flatness; stupidity.…In-sĭp'id-ly, adv. p. 699In an insipid manner; without taste; without spirit or life.In-sip'i-ence, n. p. 699Want of wisdom; folly; foolishness; want of understanding. [Rare.] Blount.In-sip'i-ent, a. p. 699Wanting wisdom; foolish. [Rare.]In-sist', v. i. p. 699To stand or rest on; to find support;—with on. [Rare.] Ray. 2. To rest or dwell upon as a matter of special moment; to attach great importance to; to refuse to give way; to be persistent, urgent, or…In-sist’ence, n. p. 699The quality of insisting, or being urgent or pressing.In-sist'ent, a. p. 699Standing or resting on; as, an insistent wall. Wotton.In-sist′ure, n. p. 699A dwelling or standing on; fixedness; persistence. [Obs.] Shak.In-sĭ'ti-en-cy, n. p. 699Freedom from thirst. [Obs.] Grew.In-si'tion, n. p. 699The insertion of a scion in a stock; ingraftment. Ray.In-snâre', v. t. p. 699To catch in a snare; to entrap; to take by artificial means. 2. To inveigle; to seduce by artifice; to take by wiles, stratagem, or deceit; to involve in difficulties or perplexities; to entangle.…In-snâr'er, n. p. 699One who insnares.In-snärl', v. t. p. 699To make into a snarl or knot; to entangle. [Obs.] Cotgrave.Ĭn′so-brī′e-ty, n. p. 699Want of sobriety; intemperance; drunkenness.In-sō'cia-bil'i-ty, n. p. 699Want of sociability. [Rare.] Warburton.In-sō'cia-ble, a. p. 699Incapable of being associated, joined, or connected. [Obs.] Lime and wood are insociable. Wotton. 2. Not sociable; disinclined to unite in social converse; not given to conversation; unsociable…In-sō'cia-bly, adv. p. 699Unsociably.In-sō'ci-āte, a. p. 699Not associate; without a companion; solitary; recluse. “The insociate virgin life.” B. Jonson.In'so-lāte, v. t. p. 699To dry in the sun's rays; to expose to the heat of the sun; to ripen or prepare by exposure to the sun.Ĭn'so-lā'tion, n. p. 699The act or process of exposing to the rays of the sun. 2. The act of drying or maturing, as fruits, drugs, &c., or of rendering acid, as vinegar, by exposure to the solar rays. 3. A stroke of the…In'so-lence, n. p. 699The quality of being rare or unusual; rarity. [Obs.] Spenser. 2. The quality of being insolent; pride or haughtiness manifested in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of others; petulant contempt…Ĭn'so-lence, v. t. p. 699To treat with haughty contempt. [Obs.] K. Charles.Ĭn'so-len-cy, n. p. 699The same as INSOLENCE. Evelyn.In'so-lent, a. p. 699Deviating from that which is customary; unusual. [Obs.] “If any should accuse me of being new or insolent.” Milton. 2. Proud and haughty, with contempt of others; overbearing; domineering; as, an…Ĭn′so-lent-ly, adv. p. 699In an insolent manner; unusually; haughtily; rudely; saucily.In′so-lid′i-ty, n. p. 699Want of solidity; weakness. More.In-sŏl'ū-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 699The quality of not being soluble or dissolvable, particularly in a fluid. 2. The quality of being inexplicable.In-sŏl'ū-ble, a. p. 699Not soluble; incapable of being dissolved, particularly by a liquid; as, a substance is insoluble in water when its parts will not separate and unite with that fluid. 2. Not to be solved or…In-sŏl'ū-ble-ness, n. p. 699The quality of being insoluble; insolubility.In-sŏlv'a-ble, a. p. 699Not solvable; insoluble; not capable of solution or explication; as, an insolvable problem or difficulty. 2. Incapable of being paid or discharged. 3. Not capable of being loosed or disentangled…In-sŏlv'en-cy, n. p. 699(Law.) (a.) The condition of being insolvent; the state or condition of a person who is insolvent; the condition of one who is unable to pay his debts as they fall due, or in the usual course of…In-sŏlv'ent, a. p. 699(Law.) (a.) Not solvent; not having sufficient estate to pay one's debts; unable to pay one's debts as they fall due, in the ordinary course of trade and business; as, an insolvent debtor. (b.) Not…In-sŏlv'ent, n. p. 699(Law.) One who is unable to pay his debts; one whose estate is insufficient to pay his debts; one who is in a condition of present inability to pay his debts in the ordinary course of business, as…In-sōm'ni-a, n. p. 699Want of sleep; inability to sleep; wakefulness; sleeplessness.In-sōm′ni-ous, a. p. 699Restless in sleep, or being without sleep. Blount.Ĭn'so-mŭch', adv. p. 699So; to such a degree; in such wise; — followed by that or so. Simonides was an excellent poet, insomuch that he made his fortune by it. L’Estrange.In-so͞oth', adv. p. 699In truth; truly; indeed. [Obs.]In-sōul', v. t. p. 699To place a soul in; to bestow a soul upon; to animate; to inspirit. [Obs.] Feltham.In-spĕct', v. t. p. 699To look upon; to examine for the purpose of determining quality, detecting what is wrong, and the like; to view narrowly and critically; as, to inspect conduct. 2. To view and examine officially, as…In-spēct', n. p. 699Close examination. [Obs. or poet.] Thomson.In-spĕc'tion, n. p. 699The act of inspecting; prying examination; close or careful survey; watch; official view or examination. With narrow search, and with inspection deep, Considered every creature. Milton. 2. The act of…In-spĕct′ive, a. p. 699Tending to inspect; engaged in inspection; inspecting.In-spēct'or, n. p. 699One who inspects, views, or oversees; a superintendent; one to whom the examination of any work is committed for the purpose of seeing it faithfully performed; one who makes an official view or…In-spĕct'or-ate or In-spĕct'or-ship, n. p. 699The office of an inspector. Washington. 2. The residence of an inspector; the district embraced by an inspector's jurisdiction.