Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Anodyne

An″o‐dyne (ăn″ō̍‐dīn), a. [L. anodynus, Gr. � free from pain, stilling pain; αν̓ priv. + � pain: cf. F. anodin.] Serving to assuage pain; soothing.The anodyne draught of oblivio...

4376

Anodyne (2)

An″o‐dyne, n. [L. anodynon. See Anodyne, a.] Any medicine which allays pain, as an opiate or narcotic; anything that soothes disturbed feelings.

4377

Anodynous

An″o‐dy′nous (�), a. Anodyne.

4378

Anoetic

An′o‐et″ic (?), a. 1. Unthinkable.2. (Psychol.) Not subject to conscious attention; having an indefinite, relatively passive, conscious being; characteristic of the “fringe” or ...

4379

Anoil

A‐noil″ (�), v. t. [OF. enoilier.] To anoint with oil. Holinshed.

4380

Anoint

A‐noint″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Anointed; p. pr. & vb. n.Anointing.] [OF. enoint, p. p. of enoindre, fr. L. inungere; in + ungere, unguere, to smear, anoint. See Ointment, Ungu...

4381

Anoint (2)

A‐noint″, p. p. Anointed. Chaucer.

4382

Anointer

A‐noint″er (�), n. One who anoints.

4383

Anointment

A‐noint″ment (�), n. The act of anointing, or state of being anointed; also, an ointment. Milton.

4384

Anolis

‖A‐no″lis (�), n. [In the Antilles, anoli, anoalli, a lizard.] (Zoöl.) A genus of lizards which belong to the family Iguanidæ. They take the place in the New World of the chamel...

4385

Anomal

A‐nom″al (�), n. Anything anomalous.

4386

Anomaliped

{ A‐nom″a‐li‐ped (�)(#), A‐nom″a‐li‐pede (�), } a. [L. anomalus irregular + pes, pedis, foot.] Having anomalous feet.

4387

Anomaliped (2)

A‐nom″a‐li‐ped, n.(Zoöl.) One of a group of perching birds, having the middle toe more or less united to the outer and inner ones.

4388

Anomalism

A‐nom″a‐lism (�), n. An anomaly; a deviation from rule. Hooker.

4389

Anomalistic

{ A‐nom′a‐lis″tic (�), A‐nom′a‐lis″tic‐al (�), } a. [Cf. F. anomalistique.] 1. Irregular; departing from common or established rules.2. (Astron.) Pertaining to the anomaly, or a...

4390

Anomalistically

A‐nom′a‐lis″tic‐al‐ly, adv. With irregularity.

4391

Anomaloflorous

A‐nom′a‐lo‐flo″rous (�), a. [L. anomalus irregular + flos, floris, flower.] (Bot.) Having anomalous flowers.

4392

Anomalous

A‐nom″a‐lous (�), a. [L. anomalus, Gr. � uneven, irregular; αν̓ priv. + � even, � same. See Same, and cf. Abnormal.] Deviating from a general rule, method, or analogy; abnormal;...

4393

Anomalously

A‐nom″a‐lous‐ly, adv. In an anomalous manner.

4394

Anomalousness

A‐nom″a‐lous‐ness, n. Quality of being anomalous.

4395

Anomaly

A‐nom″a‐ly (�), n.; pl.Anomalies (�). [L. anomalia, Gr. �. See Anomalous.] 1. Deviation from the common rule; an irregularity; anything anomalous.We are enabled to unite into a ...

4396

Anomia

‖A‐no″mi‐a (�), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � irregular; ἀ priv. + νομοσ̓ law.] (Zoöl.) A genus of bivalve shells, allied to the oyster, so called from their unequal valves, of which the l...

4397

Anomophyllous

An′o‐moph″yl‐lous (�), a.(Bot.) Having leaves irregularly placed.

4398

Anomura

{ ‖An′o‐mu″ra (�), ‖An′o‐mou″ra (�), } n. pl.(Zoöl.) A group of decapod Crustacea, of which the hermit crab in an example.

4399

Anomural

{ An′o‐mu″ral (�), An′o‐mu″ran (�), } a. Irregular in the character of the tail or abdomen; as, the anomural crustaceans. [Written also anomoural, anomouran.]

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Anomuran (2)

An′o‐mu″ran, n.(Zoöl.) One of the Anomura.

4401

Anomy

An″o‐my (�), n. [Gr. �. See Anomia.] Disregard or violation of law. Glanvill.