ANTIFACE
AN'TIFACE, noun Opposite face.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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ANTIFANATIC
ANTIFANAT'IC, noun An opposer of fanaticism.
ANTIFEBRILE
ANTIFE'BRILE, adjective [against, and febrile.]That has the quality of abating fever; opposing or tending to cure fever.ANTIFE'BRILE, noun A medicine that cures, abates, or tend...
ANTIFLATTERING
ANTIFLAT'TERING, adjective Opposite to flattery.
ANTIGUGLER
ANTIGUG'LER, noun [anti and guggle.]A crooked tube of metal, so bent as to be introduced into the neck of a bottle, for drawing out the liquor, without disturbing the sediment.
ANTIHECTIC
ANTIHEC'TIC, adjective [Gr. against, and hectic.]That has the quality of opposing or curing hectical disorders.ANTIHEC'TIC, noun A medicine that is good in the cure of hectic di...
ANTIHYPNOTIC
ANTIHYPNOT'IC, adjective [Gr. sleep.]Counteracting sleep; tending to prevent sleep or lethargy.ANTIHYPNOT'IC, noun A medicine that prevents or tends to prevent sleep.
ANTIHYPOCHONDRIAC
ANTIHYPOCHOND'RIAC, adjective [Gr. hypochondriac.]That counteracts or tends to cure hypochondriac affections, and depression of spirits.ANTIHYPOCHOND'RIAC, noun A remedy for hyp...
ANTIHYPOPHORA
ANTIHYPOPH'ORA, noun [Gr. an inference.]In rhetoric, a figure which consists in refuting an objection by the opposition of a contrary sentence.
ANTIHYSTERIC
ANTIHYSTER'IC, adjective [Gr. uterus.] Counteracting hysterics.ANTIHYSTER'IC, noun A medicine that cures or counteracts hysterical affections.
ANTILOGARITHM
ANTILOG'ARITHM, noun [anti and logarithm.]The complement of the logarithm of any sine, tangent or secant, to 90 degrees.
ANTILOGY
ANTIL'OGY, noun [Gr. against, and speech.]A contradiction between any words or passages in an author.
ANTIMAGISTRICAL
ANTIMAGIS'TRICAL, adjective Opposed to the office of magistrates. [Not used.]
ANTIMANIAC
ANTIMA'NIAC,ANTIMANI'ACAL, adjective [anti and maniac.] Counteracting or curing madness or frenzy.
ANTIMANIACAL
ANTIMANI'ACAL, a. [anti and maniac.] Counteracting or curing madness or frenzy.
ANTIMASK
AN'TIMASK, noun A lesser mask.
ANTIMETABOLE
ANTIMETAB'OLE, noun antimetab'oly. [Gr. against, and mutation.]In rhetoric, a setting of two things in opposition to each other; as, an honorable action may be attended with lab...
ANTIMETATHESIS
ANTIMETATH'ESIS, noun [Gr. against, and a transposition.]In rhetoric, an inversion of the parts or members of an antithesis; as, 'Compare the arrival of this governor, with the ...
ANTIMETER
ANTIM'ETER, noun [Gr. measure.]An optical instrument for measuring angles, with greater accuracy than can be done by the usual quadrants or sextants.
ANTIMETRICAL
ANTIMET'RICAL, adjective Contrary to the rules of meter or verse.
ANTIMINISTERIAL
ANTIMINISTE'RIAL, adjective [anti and ministerial.]Opposed to the ministry, or administration of government.
ANTIMINISTERIALIST
ANTIMINISTE'RIALIST, noun One that opposes the ministry.
ANTIMONARCHICAL
ANTIMONARCH'ICAL, adjective [anti, against and monarchical.]Opposed to monarchy; that opposes a kingly government.
ANTIMONARCHICALNES
ANTIMONARCH'ICALNESS, noun The quality of being opposed to monarchy.
ANTIMONIAL
ANTIMO'NIAL, adjective [from antimony.]Pertaining to antimony; relating to antimony, or partaking of its qualities.ANTIMO'NIAL, noun A preparation of antimony; a medicine in whi...
ANTIMONIATE
ANTIMO'NIATE, noun A compound or salt composed of antimonic acid and a base.
ANTIMONIATED
ANTIMO'NIATED, adjective Partaking of antimony; mixed or prepared with antimony; as antimoniated tartar.