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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. Jour'nal-ism, n.p. 729The keeping of a journal. Carlisle. 2. The profession of editing, or writing for, journals; the interest embarked in public journals; the influence exerted by public journals.
  2. Jour'nal-ist, n.p. 729The writer of a journal or diary. 2. The conductor of, or a contributor to, a public journal.
  3. Jou'rnal-ist'ic, a.p. 729Pertaining to journals or to journalism; contained in, or characteristic of, the public journals; as, journalistic literature.
  4. Jour'nal-ize, v. t.p. 729To enter in a journal an account of.
  5. Joŭr'nal-īze, v. i.p. 729To aid by writing in carrying on a public journal.
  6. Jour'ney, n.p. 729The travel of a day; daily career. [Obs.] We have yet large day, for scarce the sun Hath finished half his journey. Milton. 2. Travel from one place to another; passage; excursion; voyage. Syn.—Tour…
  7. Jour'ney, v. i.p. 729To travel from place to place; to pass from home to a distance. Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south. Gen. xii. 9.
  8. Jour'ney-bāt'ed, a.p. 729Worn out with journeying. [Obs.] Shak.
  9. Jōur'ney-er, n.p. 729One who journeys.
  10. Jour'ney-man, n.p. 729A man hired to work by the day; hence, any mechanic who is hired to work for another, whether by the month, year, or other term.
  11. Jour'ney-weight, n.p. 729A weight used in a mint in weighing coin.
  12. Jour'ney-work, n.p. 729Work done for hire by a mechanic. Milton.
  13. Jou'st, n. & v. i.p. 729The same as JUST, q. v.
  14. Jōve, n.p. 729The chief divinity of the ancient Romans; Jupiter. 2. The planet Jupiter. [Rare.] Or ask of yonder argent fields above Why Jove’s satellites are less than Jove. Pope. 3. The air or atmosphere, or the…
  15. Jō'vi-al, a.p. 729Under the influence of Jupiter, the planet. The fixed stars astrologically differenced by the planets, and esteemed Martial or Jovial according to the colors whereby they answer these planets.…
  16. Jō'vi-al-īst, n.p. 729One who lives a jovial life. Bp. Hall.
  17. Jō'vi-āl'i-ty, n.p. 729The quality of being jovial; jovialness.
  18. Jō'vi-al-ly, adv.p. 729Merrily; gayly; with noisy mirth.
  19. Jō′vi-al-ness, n.p. 729Noisy mirth; gayety.
  20. Jō'vi-al-ty, n.p. 729Merriment; joviality.
  21. Jō'vi-cen'tric, a.p. 729Appearing as viewed from the planet Jupiter. [Rare.]
  22. Jō-vin'ian-ist, n.p. 729(Eccl. Hist.) An adherent to the doctrines of Jovinian, a monk who lived in the fifth century, and who denied the virginity of Mary.
  23. Jō'vy, a.p. 729Jovial; gay. [Obs.] “I thought I might be jovy.” Beau. & Fl.
  24. Jōwl, n.p. 729The cheek. Cheek by jowl, with the cheeks close together.
  25. Jōwl, v. t.p. 729To throw or dash; to jolt. “Look how he jowls it to the ground.” Shak.
  26. Jōwl'er or Jowl'er, n.p. 729A hunting-dog, beagle, or other dog. Dryden.
  27. Jow'ter, n.p. 729One who carries fish around the country, on horseback, for sale. [Obs.] Carew.
  28. Joy, n.p. 729The passion or emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good; excitement of pleasurable feelings caused by success, good fortune, the gratification of desire or some good possessed, or by…
  29. Joy, v. i.p. 729To rejoice; to be glad; to exult. “In whose sight all things joy.” Milton. I will joy in the God of my salvation. Hab. iii. 18.
  30. Joy, v. t.p. 729To give joy to; to congratulate; to entertain kindly. 2. To gladden; to exhilarate. “My soul was joyed in vain.” Pope. 3. [Fr. jouir.] To enjoy; to have or possess with pleasure, or to have pleasure…
  31. Joy'ance, n.p. 729Gayety; festivity. Some days of joyance are decreed to all. Byron. From what hid fountains doth thy joyance flow? Trench.
  32. Joy'ful, a.p. 729Full of joy; very glad; exulting;— sometimes with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy. My soul shall be joyful in my God. Is. lxi. 10. Sad for their loss, but joyful of our life.…
  33. Joy'ful-ly, adv.p. 729With joy; gladly. Never did men more joyfully obey. Dryden.
  34. Joy'ful-ness, n.p. 729Great gladness; joy.
  35. Joy'less, a.p. 729Destitute of joy; wanting joy; — sometimes followed by of; as, joyless of the grove. With downcast eyes the joyless victor sat. Dryden. 2. Giving no joy or pleasure; unenjoyable. A joyless, dismal…
  36. Joy'less-ly, adv.p. 729Without joy.
  37. Joy'less-ness, n.p. 729State of being joyless.
  38. Joy'ous, a.p. 729Glad; gay; merry; joyful; — with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy. They all as glad as birds of joyous prime. Spencer. Joyous the birds; fresh gales and gentle airs Whispered…
  39. Joy'ous-ly, adv.p. 729With joy or gladness.
  40. Joy'ōüs-ness, n.p. 729The state of being joyous.
  41. Jŭb, n.p. 729A bottle or vessel; a jug. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  42. Jū'ba, n.p. 729(Zoöl.) The long and thickly set hairs upon the neck, spine, and chest of some animals; mane. Brande.
  43. Jū'bi-lant, a.p. 729Uttering songs of triumph; rejoicing; shouting with joy. While the bright pomp ascended jubilant. Milton. But anon her awful jubilant voice, With a music strange and manifold, Flowed forth on a carol…
  44. Jū/bi-lā’te, n.p. 729The third Sunday after Easter;—so called because the church service, in early times, began, on that day, with the words of the 66th Psalm, “Jubilate Deo,” &c.
  45. Jū'bi-lā'tion, n.p. 729The act of declaring triumph. Bp. Hall.
  46. Jū'bi-lee, n.p. 729[Fr. jubilé, Pr. jubileu, Sp. & Pg. jubileo, It. giubbileo, Lat. jubilæus, Gr. ἰωβηλαῖος, from Heb. yōbēl, the blast of a trumpet, and the grand sabbatical year, which was announced by sound of…
  47. Ju-cŭn'di-ty, n.p. 729Pleasantness; agreeableness. [Obs.] Browne.
  48. Ju-dā'ic or Ju-dā'ic-al, a.p. 729Pertaining to the Jews.
  49. Ju-dā'ie-al-ly, adv.p. 729After the Jewish manner.
  50. Jū'da-īsm, n.p. 729The religious doctrines and rites of the Jews, as enjoined in the laws of Moses. Judaism was a temporary dispensation. 2. Conformity to the Jewish rites and ceremonies.
  51. Jū'da-ist, n.p. 729One who conforms to, or believes in, the doctrines of Judaism; a Judaizer.
  52. Jū'da-ist'ic, a.p. 729Pertaining or belonging to Judaism.
  53. Jū'da-i-zā'tion, n.p. 729A conforming to the Jewish religion or ritual.
  54. Jū'da-ize, v. i.p. 729To conform to the religious doctrines and rites of the Jews. They ... prevailed on the Galatians to Judaize so far as to observe the rites of Moses in various instances. Miner. 2. To reason and…
  55. Jü'da-iz'er, n.p. 729One who conforms to the religion of the Jews. 2. One who reasons like a Jew.
  56. Jū'das-cōl'ored, a.p. 729Red in color, from a fancy that Judas Iscariot had red hair and beard. There's treachery in that Judas-colored beard. Dryden.
  57. Jū'das-tree, n.p. 729(Bot.) A leguminous flowering tree, of the genus Cercis (C. siliquastrum), common in the East, on one of which Judas is said to have hung himself; also, red-bud, a small tree in the U. S.
  58. Jūd'dock, n.p. 730(Ornith.) A small snipe; a bird of the genus Scolopax (S. gallinula);—called also jack-snipe.
  59. Ju-dē'an, n.p. 730A native of Judæa; a Jew; a Hebrew.
  60. Jūdge or Judge-Advocate, n.p. 730(Law.) A civil officer who is invested with authority to hear and determine causes, civil or criminal, and to administer justice between parties in courts held for that purpose, according to his…