Webster's Dictionary 1913

4186

Anight

{ A‐night″ (�), A‐nights″ (�), } adv. [OE. on niht.] In the night time; at night.Does he hawk anights still?Marston.

4187

Anil

An″il (�), n. [F. anil, Sp. anīl, or Pg. anil; all fr. Ar. an-nīl, for al-nīl the indigo plant, fr. Skr. nīla dark blue, nīlī indigo, indigo plant. Cf. Lilac.] (Bot.) A West Ind...

4188

Anile

An″ile (�), a. [L. anilis, fr. anus an old woman.] Old-womanish; imbecile. “Anile ideas.” Walpole.

4189

Anileness

An″ile‐ness (�), n. Anility.

4190

Anilic

An‐il″ic (�), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, anil; indigotic; — applied to an acid formed by the action of nitric acid on indigo.

4191

Anilide

An″i‐lide (�), n.(Chem.) One of a class of compounds which may be regarded as amides in which more or less of the hydrogen has been replaced by phenyl.

4192

Aniline

An″i‐line (?; 277), n. [See Anil.] (Chem.) An organic base belonging to the phenylamines. It may be regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the radic...

4193

Aniline (2)

An″i‐line, a. Made from, or of the nature of, aniline.

4194

Anilinism

An″i‐lin‐ism (?), n. [Aniline + -ism.] (Med.) A disease due to inhaling the poisonous fumes present in the manufacture of aniline.

4195

Anility

A‐nil″i‐ty (�), n. [L. anilitas. See Anile.] The state of being an old woman; old-womanishness; dotage. “Marks of anility.” Sterne.

4196

Animadversal

An′i‐mad‐ver″sal (�), n. The faculty of perceiving; a percipient. Dr. H. More.

4197

Animadversion

An′i‐mad‐ver″sion (�), n. [L. animadversio, fr. animadvertere: cf. F. animadversion. See Animadvert.] 1. The act or power of perceiving or taking notice; direct or simple percep...

4198

Animadversive

An′i‐mad‐ver″sive (�), a. Having the power of perceiving; percipient. Glanvill.I do not mean there is a certain number of ideas glaring and shining to the animadversive faculty....

4199

Animadvert

An′i‐mad‐vert″ (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Animadverted; p. pr. & vb. n.Animadverting.] [L. animadvertere; animus mind + advertere to turn to; ad to + vertere to turn.] 1. To take n...

4200

Animadverter

An′i‐mad‐vert″er (�), n. One who animadverts; a censurer; also, a chastiser.

4201

Animal

An″i‐mal (�), n. [L., fr. anima breath, soul: cf. F. animal. See Animate.] 1. An organized living being endowed with sensation and the power of voluntary motion, and also charac...

4202

Animal (2)

An″i‐mal, a. [Cf. F. animal.] 1. Of or relating to animals; as, animal functions.2. Pertaining to the merely sentient part of a creature, as distinguished from the intellectual,...

4203

Animalcular

{ An′i‐mal″cu‐lar (�), An′i‐mal″cu‐line (�), } a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, animalcules. “Animalcular life.” Tyndall.

4204

Animalcule

An′i‐mal″cule (�), n. [As if fr. a L. animalculum, dim. of animal.] 1. A small animal, as a fly, spider, etc. Ray.2. (Zoöl.) An animal, invisible, or nearly so, to the naked eye...

4205

Animalculism

An′i‐mal″cu‐lism (�), n. [Cf. F. animalculisme.] (Biol.) The theory which seeks to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena by means of animalcules.

4206

Animalculism (2)

An′i‐mal″cu‐lism (?), n.(Biol.) The theory that the spermatozoön and not the ovum contains the whole of the embryo; spermatism; — opposed to ovism.

4207

Animalculist

An′i‐mal″cu‐list (�), n. [Cf. F. animalculiste.] 1. One versed in the knowledge of animalcules. Keith.2. A believer in the theory of animalculism.

4208

Animalculum

‖An′i‐mal″cu‐lum (�), n.; pl.Animalcula (�). [NL. See Animalcule.] An animalcule.☞ Animalculæ, as if from a Latin singular animalcula, is a barbarism.

4209

Animalish

An″i‐mal‐ish (�), a. Like an animal.

4210

Animalism

An″i‐mal‐ism (�), n. [Cf. F. animalisme.] The state, activity, or enjoyment of animals; mere animal life without intellectual or moral qualities; sensuality.

4211

Animality

An′i‐mal″i‐ty (�), n. [Cf. F. animalité.] Animal existence or nature. Locke.

4212

Animalization

An′i‐mal‐i‐za″tion (�), n. [Cf. F. animalisation.] 1. The act of animalizing; the giving of animal life, or endowing with animal properties.2. Conversion into animal matter by t...