ACCENDIBLE
ACCEND'IBLE, adjective Capable OF being inflamed or kindled.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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ACCENSION
ACCEN'SION, noun The act of kindling or setting on fire; or the state of being kindled; inflammation.
ACCENT
AC'CENT, noun [Latin accentus, from ad and cano, cantum, to sing; See Accend.]1. The modulation of the voice in reading or speaking, as practiced by the ancient Greeks, which re...
ACCENTED
AC'CENTED, participle passive Uttered with accent; marked with accent.
ACCENTING
AC'CENTING, participle present tense Pronouncing or marking with accent.
ACCENTUAL
ACCENT'UAL, adjective Pertaining to accent.
ACCENTUATE
ACCENT'UATE, verb transitive To mark or pronounce with an accent or with accents.
ACCENTUATION
ACCENTUA'TION, noun The act of placing accents in writing, or of pronouncing them in speaking.
ACCEPT
ACCEPT', verb transitive [Latin accepto, from accipio, ad and capio, to take.]1. To take or receive what is offered, with a consenting mind; to receive with approbation or favor...
ACCEPTABLE
ACCEPT'ABLE, adjective1. That may be received with pleasure; hence pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; as an acceptable present.2. Agreeable or pleasing in person; as, a man mak...
ACCEPTABLENESS
ACCEPT'ABLENESS, noun the quality of being agreeable to a ACCEPTABIL'ITY, receiver, or to a person with whom one has intercourse. [The latter word is little used, or not at all.]
ACCEPTABLY
ACCEPT'ABLY, adverb In a manner to please, or give satisfaction.Let us have grace whereby we may serve God acceptablyHebrews 12:28.
ACCEPTANCE
ACCEPT'ANCE, noun1. A receiving with approbation or satisfaction; favorable reception; as work done to acceptanceThey shall come up with acceptance on my altar. Isaiah 60:7.2. t...
ACCEPTATION
ACCEPTA'TION, noun1. Kind reception; a receiving with favor or approbation.This is a saying worthy of all acceptation 1 Timothy 1:15.2. A state of being acceptable; favorable re...
ACCEPTED
ACCEPT'ED, participle passive Kindly received; regarded; agreed to; understood; received as a bill of exchange.
ACCEPTER
ACCEPT'ER, OR ACCEPT'OR, noun A person who accepts; the person who receives a bill of exchange so as to bind himself to pay it. [See Acceptance.]
ACCEPTING
ACCEPT'ING, participle present tense Receiving favorably; agreeing to; understanding.
ACCEPTION
ACCEP'TION, noun The received sense of a word. [Not now used.]
ACCEPTIVE
ACCEPT'IVE, adjective Ready to accept. [Not used.]
ACCEPTOR
ACCEPT'ER, OR ACCEPT'OR, noun A person who accepts; the person who receives a bill of exchange so as to bind himself to pay it. [See Acceptance.]
ACCESS
ACCESS', noun [Latin accessus, from accedo. See Accede.]1. A coming to; near approach; admittance; admission, as to gain access to a prince.2. Approach, or the way by which a th...
ACCESSARILY
ACCESSARILY, See ACCESSORILY.
ACCESSARINESS
ACCESSARINESS, See ACCESSORINESS
ACCESSARY
ACCESSARY, See ACCESSORY.
ACCESSIBILITY
ACCESSIBIL'ITY, noun The quality of being approachable; or of admitting access.
ACCESSIBLE
ACCESS'IBLE, adjective1. That may be approached or reached; approachable; applied to things; as an accessible town or mountain.2. Easy of approach, affable, used of persons.
ACCESSION
ACCESS'ION, noun [Latin accessio.]1. A coming to; an acceding to and joining; as a king's accession to a confederacy.2. Increase by something added; that which is added; augment...