ILLIMITABLE
ILLIM'ITABLE, adjective [in, not, and limit, or Latin limes.]That cannot be limited or bounded; as the illimitable void.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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ILLIMITABLY
ILLIM'ITABLY, adverb Without possibility of being bounded.1. Without limits.
ILLIMITED
ILLIM'ITED, adjective [Latin limes, a limit.] Unbounded; not limited; interminable.
ILLIMITEDNESS
ILLIM'ITEDNESS, noun Boundlessness; the state of being without limits or restriction.The absoluteness and illimitedness of his commission was much spoken of.
ILLINITION
ILLINI'TION, noun [Latin illinitus, illinio, to anoint; in and lino, to besmear.] A thin crust of some extraneous substance formed on minerals.It is sometimes disguised by a thi...
ILLITERACY
ILLIT'ERACY, noun [from illiterate.] The state of being untaught or unlearned; want of a knowledge of letters; ignorance.
ILLITERATE
ILLIT'ERATE, adjective [Latin illiteratus; in and literatus; from litera, a letter.] Unlettered; ignorant of letters or books; untaught; unlearned; uninstructed in science; as a...
ILLITERATENESS
ILLIT'ERATENESS, noun Want of learning; ignorance of letters, books or science.
ILLITERATURE
ILLIT'ERATURE, noun Want of learning. [Little used.]
ILLNESS
ILL'NESS, noun [from ill.] Badness; unfavorableness; as the illness of the weather. [Not used.]1. Disease; indisposition; malady; disorder of health; sickness. He has recovered ...
ILLOGICAL
ILLOG'ICAL, adjective [See Logical.] Ignorant or negligent of the rules of logic or correct reasoning; as an illogical disputant.1. Contrary to the rules of logic or sound reaso...
ILLOGICALLY
ILLOG'ICALLY, adverb In a manner contrary to the rules of correct reasoning.
ILLOGICALNESS
ILLOG'ICALNESS, noun Contrariety to sound reasoning.
ILLSTARRED
ILL'STARRED, adjective [ill and star.] Fated to be unfortunate.ILL'-TRAINED, adjective Not well trained or disciplined.
ILLUDE
ILLU'DE, verb transitive [Latin illudo; in and ludo, to play. See Ludicrous.]To play upon by artifice; to deceive; to mock; to excite hope and disappoint it.
ILLUDED
ILLU'DED, participle passive Deceived; mocked.
ILLUDING
ILLU'DING, participle present tense Playing on by artifice; deceiving.
ILLUME
ILLU'MEILLU'MINANT, noun That which illuminates or affords light.
ILLUMINANT
ILLU'MINANT, n. That which illuminates or affords light.
ILLUMINATE
ILLU'MINATE, verb transitive [See Illume.] To enlighten; to throw light on; to supply with light. [This word is used in poetry or prose.]1. To adorn with festal lamps or bonfire...
ILLUMINATED
ILLU'MINATED, participle passive Enlightened; rendered light or luminous; illustrated; adorned with pictures, as books.
ILLUMINATI
ILLUMINA'TI, noun A church term anciently applied to persons who had received baptism; in which ceremony they received a lighted taper, as a symbol of the faith and grace they h...
ILLUMINATING
ILLU'MINATING, participle present tense Enlightening; rendering luminous or bright; illustrating; adorning with pictures.ILLU'MINATING, noun The act, practice or art of adorning...
ILLUMINATION
ILLUMINA'TION, noun The act of illuminating or rendering luminous; the act of supplying with light.1. The act of rendering a house or a town light, by placing lights at the wind...
ILLUMINATIVE
ILLU'MINATIVE, adjective Having the power of giving light.
ILLUMINATOR
ILLU'MINATOR, noun He or that which illuminates or gives light.1. One whose occupation is to decorate manuscripts and books with pictures, portraits and drawings of any kind. Th...
ILLUMINE
ILLU'MINE, verb transitive [Latin illumino; in and lumino, to enlighten, from lumen, light. See Luminous.]1. To illuminate; to enlighten; to throw or spread light on; to make li...