AFAR
AF'AR, adverb [a and far. See Far.]1. At a distance in place; to or from a distance; used with from preceding, or off following; as, he was seen from afar; I saw him afar off.2....
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AFEARD
AFE'ARD, adjectiveafeard is the participle passive. See Fear.]Afraid; affected with fear or apprehension, in a more moderate degree than is expressed by terrified. It is followe...
AFFA
AF'FA, noun A weight used on the Guinea coast, equal to an ounce. The half of it is call eggeba.
AFFABILITY
AFFABIL'ITY, noun [See Affable.] The quality of being affable; readiness to converse; civility and courteousness, in receiving others, and in conversation; condescension in mann...
AFFABLE
AF'FABLE, adjective [Latin affabilis, of ad and fabulor. See Fable.]1. Easy of conversation; admitting others to free conversation without reserve; courteous; complaisant; of ea...
AFFABLENESS
AF'FABLENESS, noun Affability.
AFFABLY
AF'FABLY, adverb In an affable manner; courteously; invitingly.
AFFAIR
AFFA'IR, noun [Latin facere. The primary sense of facio is to urge, drive, impel.]1. Business of any kind; that which is done, or is to be done; a word of very indefinite and un...
AFFECT
AFFECT', verb transitive [Latin afficio, affectum, of ad and facio, to make; affecto, to desire, from the same room. affect is to make to, or upon to press upon.]1. To act upon;...
AFFECTATION
AFFECTA'TION, noun [Latin affectatio.]1. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false pretense; artificial appearance, or show; as, an affectation of wit, ...
AFFECTED
AFFECT'ED, participle passive1. Impressed; moved, or touched, either in person or in interest; having suffered some change by external force, loss, danger, and the like; as, we ...
AFFECTEDLY
AFFECT'EDLY, adverb In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality; formally; studiously; unnaturally; as, to walk affectedly; affectedly civil.
AFFECTEDNESS
AFFECT'EDNESS, noun The quality of being affected; affectation.
AFFECTER
AFFECT'ER, noun One that affects; one that practices affectation.
AFFECTING
AFFECT'ING, participle present tense1. Impressing; having an effect on; touching the feelings; moving the passions; attempting a false show; greatly desiring; aspiring to posses...
AFFECTINGLY
AFFECT'INGLY, adverb In an affecting manner; in a manner to excite emotions.
AFFECTION
AFFEC'TION, noun1. The state of being affected. [Little used.]2. Passion; but more generally,3. A bent of mind towards a particular object, holding a middle place between dispos...
AFFECTIONATE
AFFEC'TIONATE, adjective1. Having great love, or affection; fond; as, an affectionate brother.2. Warm in affection; zealous.Man, in his love to God, and desire to please him, ca...
AFFECTIONATELY
AFFEC'TIONATELY, adverb With affection; fondly; tenderly; kindly. 1 Thessalonians 2:8.
AFFECTIONATENESS
AFFEC'TIONATENESS, noun Fondness; goodwill; affection.
AFFECTIONED
AFFEC'TIONED, adjective1. Disposed; having an affection of heart.Be ye kindly affectioned one to another. Romans 12:10.2. Affected; conceited. obsolete
AFFECTIVE
AFFECT'IVE, adjective That affects, or excites emotion; suited to affect. [Little used.]
AFFECTIVELY
AFFECT'IVELY, adverb In an affective or impressive manner.
AFFECTOR
AFFECT'ORAFFECT'UOUS, adjective Full of passion. [Not used.]
AFFEER
AFFEE'R, verb transitive To confirm. [Not used.]AFFEE'R, verb transitiveIn law, to assess or reduce an arbitrary penalty or amercement to a precise sum; to reduce a general amer...
AFFEERED
AFFEE'RED, participle passive Moderated in sum; assessed; reduced to a certainty.
AFFEERMENT
AFFEE'RMENT, noun The act of affeering, or assessing an amercement, according to the circumstances of the case.