Webster's Dictionary 1913

3133

Difficulty

Dif″fi‐cul‐ty (?), n.; pl.Difficulties (#). [L. difficultas, fr. difficilis difficult; dif-= dis- + facilis easy: cf. F. difficulté. See Facile.] 1. The state of being difficult...

3134

Diffide

Dif‐fide″ (?), v. i. [L. diffidere. See Diffident.] To be distrustful. Dr. H. More.

3135

Diffidence

Dif″fi‐dence (?), n. [L. diffidentia.] 1. The state of being diffident; distrust; want of confidence; doubt of the power, ability, or disposition of others.That affliction grew ...

3136

Diffidency

Dif″fi‐den‐cy (?), n. See Diffidence.

3137

Diffident

Dif″fi‐dent (?), a. [L. diffidens, -entis, p. pr. of diffidere; dif- = dis + fidere to trust; akin to fides faith. See Faith, and cf. Defy.] 1. Wanting confidence in others; dis...

3138

Diffidently

Dif″fi‐dent‐ly, adv. In a diffident manner.To stand diffidently against each other with their thoughts in battle array. Hobbes.

3139

Diffind

Dif‐find (?), v. t. [L. diffindere, diffissum; dif- = dis- + findere to split.] To split. Bailey.

3140

Diffine

Dif‐fine″ (?), v. t. To define. Chaucer.

3141

Diffinitive

Dif‐fin″i‐tive (?), a. [For definitive.] Definitive; determinate; final. Sir H. Wotton.

3142

Diffission

Dif‐fis″sion (?), n. [See Diffind.] Act of cleaving or splitting. Bailey.

3143

Difflation

Dif‐fla″tion (?), n. [LL. difflatio, fr. L. difflare, difflatum, to disperse by blowing.] A blowing apart or away. Bailey.

3144

Diffluence

{ Dif″flu‐ence (?), Dif″flu‐en‐cy (?), } n. A flowing off on all sides; fluidity.

3145

Diffluent

Dif″flu‐ent (?), a. [L. diffluens, p. pr. of diffluere to flow off; dif- = dis- + fluere to flow.] Flowing apart or off; dissolving; not fixed. Bailey.

3146

Difform

Dif″form′ (?), a. [Cf. F. difforme, fr. L. dif- = dis- + forma form. Cf. Deform.] Irregular in form; — opposed to uniform; anomalous; hence, unlike; dissimilar; as, to difform c...

3147

Difformity

Dif‐form″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. difformité. See Difform, Deformity.] Irregularity of form; diversity of form; want of uniformity. Sir T. Browne.

3148

Diffract

Dif‐fract″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Diffracted; p. pr. & vb. n.Diffracting.] [L. diffractus, p. p. of diffringere to break in pieces; dif- = dis- + frangere to break. See Fractur...

3149

Diffraction

Dif‐frac″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. diffraction.] (Opt.) The deflection and decomposition of light in passing by the edges of opaque bodies or through narrow slits, causing the appear...

3150

Diffractive

Dif‐frac″tive (?), a. That produces diffraction.

3151

Diffranchise

{ Dif‐fran″chise (?), Dif‐fran″chise‐ment (?) }. See Disfranchise, Disfranchisement.

3152

Diffusate

Dif‐fus″ate (?), n.(Chem.) Material which, in the process of catalysis, has diffused or passed through the separating membrane.

3153

Diffuse

Dif‐fuse″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Diffused (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Diffusing.] [L. diffusus, p. p. of diffundere to pour out, to diffuse; dif- = dis- + fundere to pour. See Fuse to ...

3154

Diffuse (2)

Dif‐fuse″, v. i. To pass by spreading every way, to diffuse itself.

3155

Diffuse (3)

Dif‐fuse″ (?), a. [L. diffusus, p. p.] Poured out; widely spread; not restrained; copious; full; esp., of style, opposed to concise or terse; verbose; prolix; as, a diffuse styl...

3156

Diffused

Dif‐fused″ (?), a. Spread abroad; dispersed; loose; flowing; diffuse.It grew to be a widely diffused opinion. Hawthorne.— Dif‐fus″ed‐ly (#), adv. — Dif‐fus″ed‐ness, n.

3157

Diffusely

Dif‐fuse″ly (?), adv. In a diffuse manner.

3158

Diffuseness

Dif‐fuse″ness, n. The quality of being diffuse; especially, in writing, the use of a great or excessive number of word to express the meaning; copiousness; verbosity; prolixity.

3159

Diffuser

Dif‐fus″er (?), n. One who, or that which, diffuses.