Webster's Dictionary 1913

4807

Irradiate (2)

Ir‐ra″di‐ate, v. i. To emit rays; to shine.

4808

Irradiate (3)

Ir‐ra″di‐ate (–ā̍t), a. [L. irradiatus, p. p.] Illuminated; irradiated. Mason.

4809

Irradiation

Ir‐ra′di‐a″tion (–ā″shŭn), n. [Cf. F. irradiation.]1. Act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.2. Illumination; irradiance; brilliancy. Sir W. Scott.3. Fig.: Mental ligh...

4810

Irradicate

Ir‐rad″i‐cate (ĭr‐răd″ĭ‐kāt), v. t. To root deeply.

4811

Irrational

Ir‐ra″tion‐al (ĭr‐răsh″ŭn‐al), a. [L. irrationalis: cf. F. irrationnel. See In- not, and Rational.]1. Not rational; void of reason or understanding; as, brutes are irrational an...

4812

Irrationality

Ir‐ra′tion‐al″i‐ty (?), n. The quality or state of being irrational. “Brutish irrationaliity.” South.

4813

Irrationally

Ir‐ra″tion‐al‐ly (?), adv. In an irrational manner. Boyle.

4814

Irrationalness

Ir‐ra″tion‐al‐ness, n. Irrationality.

4815

Irrebuttable

Ir′re‐but″ta‐ble (?), a. Incapable of being rebutted. Coleridge.

4816

Irreceptive

Ir′re‐cep″tive (?), a. Not receiving; incapable of receiving.

4817

Irreclaimable

Ir′re‐claim″a‐ble (?), a. Incapable of being reclaimed. Addison. — Ir′re‐claim″a‐bly, adv.

4818

Irrecognition

Ir‐rec′og‐ni″tion (?), n. [Pref. in- not + recognition.] A failure to recognize; absence of recognition. Lamb.

4819

Irrecognizable

Ir‐rec″og‐ni′za‐ble (?; 277), a. Not recognizable. Carlyle.

4820

Irreconcilability

Ir‐rec′on‐ci′la‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The quality or state of being irreconcilable; irreconcilableness.

4821

Irreconcilable

Ir‐rec″on‐ci′la‐ble (?; 277), a. [Pref. ir- not + reconcilable: cf. F. irréconciliable.] Not reconcilable; implacable; incompatible; inconsistent; disagreeing; as, irreconcilabl...

4822

Irreconcile

Ir‐rec″on‐cile′ (?), v. t. To prevent from being reconciled; to alienate or disaffect.

4823

Irreconcilement

Ir‐rec″on‐cile′ment (?), n. The state or quality of being unreconciled; disagreement.

4824

Irreconciliation

Ir‐rec′on‐cil′i‐a″tion (?), n. Want of reconciliation; disagreement.

4825

Irrecordable

Ir′re‐cord″a‐ble (?), a. [Pref. ir— not + record: cf. L. irrecordabilis not to be remembered.] Not fit or possible to be recorded.

4826

Irrecoverable

Ir′re‐cov″er‐a‐ble (?), a. Not capable of being recovered, regained, or remedied; irreparable; as, an irrecoverable loss, debt, or injury.That which is past is gone and irrecove...

4827

Irrecuperable

Ir′re‐cu″per‐a‐ble (?), a. [L. irrecuperabilis: cf. OF. irrecuperable. See In- not, and Recuperate.] Irrecoverable. — Ir′re‐cu″per‐a‐bly, adv.

4828

Irrecured

Ir′re‐cured″ (?), a. Incurable.

4829

Irrecusable

Ir′re‐cu″sa‐ble (?), a. [L. irrecusabilis; pref. ir— not + recusabilis that should be rejected, fr. recusare to reject: cf. F. irrécusable.] Not liable to exception or rejection...

4830

Irredeemability

Ir′re‐deem′a‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The state or quality of being irredeemable; irredeemableness.

4831

Irredeemable

Ir′re‐deem″a‐ble (?), a. Not redeemable; that can not be redeemed; not payable in gold or silver, as a bond; — used especially of such government notes, issued as currency, as a...

4832

Irreducibility

Ir′re‐du′ci‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The state or quality of being irreducible.

4833

Irreducible

Ir′re‐du″ci‐ble (?), a. 1. Incapable of being reduced, or brought into a different state; incapable of restoration to its proper or normal condition; as, an irreducible hernia.2...