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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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Need'less-ness, n. p. 879Unnecessariness.Need'le-stōne, n. p. 879(Min.) A mineral of the zeolite family;—called also needle-zeolite and natrolite.Nee'dle-wom'an, n. p. 879A woman who works with a needle; a seamstress.Nee'dle-work, n. p. 880Work executed with a needle; the business of a seamstress; embroidery.Nee'dle-worked, a. p. 880Worked with needles.Need'ly, adv. p. 880Of necessity; necessarily; inevitably. [Obs.] Holinshed.Need'ly, a. p. 880Like, or relating to, a needle; sharp as a needle; as, a needly thorn.Need’ment, n. p. 880Something needed or wanted. [Obs.] Shak.Needs, adv. p. 880Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; — generally with must, and equivalent to of need. Needs he must fasten on God a piece of revenge as done for his sake. Milton. A trial at law must needs be…Needs'ly, adv. p. 880Needlessly; without need. “And needsly to the southern fields wilt gad.” Drayton.Need'y, a. p. 880Distressed by want of the means of living; very poor; indigent; necessitous. To relieve the needy and comfort the afflicted are duties that fall in our way every day. Addison. Spare the blushes of…Neeld or Neele, n. p. 880A needle. [Obs.] Their thimbles into armed gauntlets change, Their needles to lances. Shak.Neel'ghau, n. p. 880See NYLGHAU.Nē'er, adv. p. 880A contraction of never.Neese, v. i. p. 880To sneeze. [Obs.] See SNEEZE. By his neesings a light doth shine. Job xli. 19.Neese'wort, n. p. 880A plant. Sherwood.Nē ĕx'e-āt p. 880(Law.) A writ to restrain a person from leaving the country, originally applicable to purposes of state, now an ordinary process of courts of equity, resorted to for the purpose of obtaining bail, or…Nēf, n. p. 880The nave of a church. [Obs.]Ne-fănd′, a. p. 880Nefandous. [Obs.]Ne-făn'doŭs, a. p. 880Not to be named; unfit to speak of; abominable. [Obs.] Sheldon.Ne-fā’ri-oūs, a. p. 880Wicked in the extreme; abominable; atrociously villainous; detestably vile. Syn. — Iniquitous; detestable; horrible; dreadful; atrocious; infamous; impious. See INIQUITOUS.Ne-fā'ri-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 880With extreme wickedness; abominably.Ne-fā'ri-ōus-ness, n. p. 880The quality of being nefarious.Ne-ga'tion, n. p. 880The act of denying; assertion of the non-reality or untruthfulness of any thing; declaration that something is not, or has not been, or will not be; denial; — the opposite of affirmation. Our…Nēg'a-tive, a. p. 880Implying denial, negation, or difference; asserting absence of connection between a subject and a predicate; returning the answer no to an inquiry or request; refusing assent; — opposed to…Nēg'a-tīve, n. p. 880A proposition by which something is denied or forbidden; a conception or term formed by prefixing the negative particle to one which is positive; an opposite or contradictory term or conception. This…Nĕg'a-tive, v. t. p. 880To prove unreal or untrue; to disprove. The omission or infrequency of such recitals does not negative the existence of miracles. Paley. 2. To reject by vote; to refuse to enact or sanction; as, the…Nĕg'a-tive-ly, adv. p. 880In a negative manner; with or by denial. “He answered negatively.” Boyle. 2. In the form of speech implying the absence of something; — opposed to positively. I shall show what this image of God in…Nĕg'a-tive-ness or Nĕg'a-tiv'i-ty, n. p. 880The quality of being negative.Nĕg'a-to-ry, a. p. 880Expressing denial; belonging to negation; negative. [Rare.]Neg-léct’, v. t. p. 880Not to treat with due attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, or the like; to omit; to disregard; to slight; as, to neglect duty or business; to…Neg-lēct’, n. p. 880Omission of proper attention; forbearance of duty, from heedlessness, indifference, or willfulness; failure to do, use, or heed any thing; culpable disregard; as, neglect of business, of health, of…Neg-lēct'ed-ness, n. p. 880State of being neglected.Neg-lēct'er, n. p. 880One who neglects.Neg-lēct'ful, a. p. 880Full of neglect; heedless; careless; inattentive. Pope. 2. Accustomed or apt to omit what may or ought to be done. 3. Treating with neglect or slight. 4. Indicating neglect, slight, or indifference…Neg-lĕct'ful-ly, adv. p. 880In a neglectful manner; with heedless inattention; with careless indifference.Neg-lĕct'ing-ly, adv. p. 880Carelessly; heedlessly.Neg-léct'ion, n. p. 880The state of being negligent. [Obs.]Neg-léct'ive, a. p. 880Inattentive; regardless. [Obs.]Neg-lĭ-gee', n. p. 880An easy, unceremonious attire; undress; dishabil(l)e; also, a kind of easy dress or dressing-gown formerly worn by ladies. 2. A long necklace, usually of red coral.Neg'li-gence, n. p. 880The quality of being negligent; omission of duty; habitual neglect; heedlessness. 2. A negligent act; an omission of what ought to be done. Remarking his beauties, . . . I must also point out his…Nĕg'li-gent, a. p. 880Apt to neglect; customarily neglectful; careless; heedless. He that thinks he can afford to be negligent, is not far from being poor. Rambler. Be thou negligent of fame. Swift. Syn.—Careless…Nĕg'li-gent-ly, adv. p. 880In a negligent manner; carelessly; heedlessly; without exactness; as, a person negligently dressed; a piece negligently written; a farm negligently cultivated. 2. With slight, disregard, or…Ne-gōçe', n. p. 880Business; occupation. [Obs. and rare.]Ne-gō'ti-a-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 880The quality of being negotiable or transferable by indorsement.Ne-gō'ti-a-ble, a. p. 880Capable of being negotiated; transferable by assignment or indorsement to another person; as, a negotiable note or bill of exchange.Ne-gō'ti-ant, n. p. 880One who negotiates; a negotiator. [Obs.] Raleigh.Ne-gō'ti-āte, v. i. p. 880To transact business; to treat with another respecting purchase and sale; to hold intercourse in bargain or trade; as, to negotiate with a man for the purchase of goods or a farm. 2. To hold…Ne-gō'ti-āte, v. t. p. 880To procure by mutual intercourse and agreement with another; to arrange for; to settle by dealing and management. Constantinople had negotiated in the isles of the Archipelago, the Morea, and Sicily…Ne-gō'ti-ā'tion, n. p. 880The act of negotiating; the transacting of business in traffic; the treating with another respecting sale or purchase. 2. Hence, mercantile business; trading. Who had lost, with these prizes, forty…Ne-gō'ti-ā'tor, n. p. 880One who negotiates; a person who treats with others, either as principal or agent, in respect to purchase and sale, or public compacts.Ne-gō'ti-a-to-ry, a. p. 880Of, or pertaining to, negotiation.Ne-gō'ti-ā'trix, n. p. 880A female who negotiates.Ne-gō'ti-ōs'i-ty, n. p. 880The state of being busy; engrossing occupation. [Obs.] Were this possible, yet would such infinite negotiosity be . . . altogether inconsistent with happiness. Cudworth.Ne-gō'tioŭs, a. p. 881Very busy; busily employed; active. [Obs.]Ne-gō'tioŭs-ness, n. p. 881The state of being busily occupied; employment; activity. [Obs.]Nē'gress, n. p. 881A black woman; a female negro.Nē'gro, n. p. 881A black man; especially, one of a race of black or very dark persons who inhabit the greater part of Africa, and are distinguished by crisped or curly hair, flat noses, high cheek-bones, and thick…Nē'gro-cōrn, n. p. 881The Indian millet or durra; — so called in the West Indies. See DURRA. Simmonds.Nē'gro-hēad, n. p. 881(Com.) Tobacco prepared by softening with molasses, and then pressing it into cakes; — called also Cavendish. Simmonds.