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illogical.adjective
not observing the principles
of
logic;
devoid
of logic; senseless, such as this statement by Frederick Turner."The
brain is hungry not for method
but for content, especially content which contains generalizations
that are powerful, precise
and explicit.".and
note the
circular reasoning
here
illogically.adverb
illogicality.noun,.plural.illogicalities
illogicalness.noun
insolence.noun,.plural.insolences
the state
of being insolent; despitefulness;
arrogance;
impudence
insolent.adjective
if you say that someone is being insolent, you
mean they are being rude
to someone they ought
to be respectful
to; disrespectful
of custom,
methods
or caring and helpful opinions and motives
of others (decisions against proper and careful safety regulations evidence
a rejectionist.motivated
by either
lack of concern or greed); impudent;
arrogant
insolently.adverb
intrinsic.adjective
belonging to the essential nature or constitution
of a thing (the intrinsic worth of a gem) (the intrinsic brightness of
a star); contrast extrinsic
intrinsically.adverb
Grammar:.idiom.noun,.plural.idioms
an idiom is a group of words which have a different
meaning when used together from the one they would have if you took the
meaning of each word separately; a speech form or an expression of a given
language that is peculiar to itself
grammatically or cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its
elements, as in 'talk turkey',
'take to heart', 'in
spite of', 'by virtue of',
etc.; the language peculiar to
a people or to a district, community or class; dialect;
the syntactical, grammatical
or structural form peculiar to a language; manner; style
Grammar:.idiomatic.adjective
idiomatic means a speech
form or an expression of a given language that is peculiar to itself grammatically
or cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements, as
in 'keep tabs on'; of, relating to or conforming to idiom;-peculiar
to a particular group, individual
or style
idiomatically.adverb
idiomaticness.noun
imbue, imbued,
imbuing,
imbues.transitive
verbs
to permeate
or influence as if by dyeing;
to tinge
or dye deeply
synonym.infuse
imperceptible.adjective
extremely slight, gradual or subtle;
not perceptible by the senses
or mind
imperceptibly.adverb
imply,
implied,
implying,
implies.transitive
verbs
to hint;
to indicate without saying openly
or directly (his tone implied disapproval; although he didn't directly
say it, he implied he would be soon moving into the country); suggest;
to involve by logical necessity;
entail
(life implies learning and growth; to express or indicate.indirectly)
implication.noun,.plural.implications
the act
of implicating or the condition
of being implicated; the act of implying or the
condition of being implied; an indirect indication
(what are the implications of decisions one is considering?) a suggestion;
an implied.meaning;
something
that is implied, especially;
implicit.significance;
to suggest; an inference
implicatively.adverb
implicative.adjective
implicate,
implicated,
implicating,
implicates.transitive
verbs
from Latin, to entwine.(to
involve,
to employ;
intimately
connected (what is the far reaching implication of his decision?); to implicate
someone means to show or claim that they were involved in something having
negative
effect upon others; to have as a consequence,
corollary
or natural inference; to imply;
to bring into intimate or incriminating
connection; to involve in the nature or operation of something; entail
(life implies growth through learning)l to involve
or connect intimately or incriminatingly
(evidence that implicates others in the plot);
to have as a consequence
or an inference; imply; to interweave or entangle
inculcate,
inculcated,
inculcating,
inculcates,
inculcated,
inculcating.transitive
verbs
to teach and impress
upon the mind; to fix ideas, principles
etc in someone's mind (she takes efforts to inculcate a sense of responsibility
in her children; not all schools manage to successfully inculcate a love
of learning); to make part of one's personality
makeup by resolve, frequent.contemplation,
instruction or repetition; instil;
implant;
indoctrinate;
propagandize
inculcation.noun,.plural.inculcations
inculcator.noun,.plural.inculcators
insipid.adjective
devoid
of qualities that make for spirit
and character.(the
new chilies are missing the fire we enjoyed earlier); lacking taste or
savor; tasteless; lacking
in qualities that interest, stimulate
or challenge; dull, flat, boring, unintelligent, selfishly minded
insipidly.adverb
insipidity.noun,.plural.insipidities
insipidness.noun,.plural.insipidnesses
synonyms.vapid,
flat, jejune, banal,
inane
insipid implies
a lack
of sufficient
taste or savor
to please or interest (an insipid romance)
vapid suggests a
lack of liveliness, force or spirit (an exciting story given a vapid treatment)
flat applies to things
that have lost their sparkle or zest (although well regarded in its day,
the novel now seems flat)
inane, inaner,
inanest.adjective
lacking.significance,
meaning
or point;
silly;
lacking sense
or substance;
empty (an inane comment; a ditzy
person); implies
a lack of any significant or convincing.quality
(an inane interpretation
of the play); unintelligent-
inanely.adverb
inanity.noun,.plural.inanities
something empty of meaning or sense; the quality.or.condition
of being inane
itinerant.adjective
traveling from place to
place, especially to perform work or a duty (an itinerant judge, itinerant
labor)
itinerant.noun,.plural.itinerants
one who travels from place
to place
irresolute.adjective
unsure of how to act or proceed; undecided; lacking
in
resolution; indecisive
irresolutely.adverb
irresolution.noun,.plural.irresolutions
irresoluteness.noun.(words
ending in 'ess'
are usually without pluralization - adding an 'es'
making '...esses'
is clumsy)
institutionalize,
institutionalized,
institutionalizing,
institutionalizes.transitive
verbs
to make part of a structured
and usually well established system; to make into, treat as or give the
character of an institution to; to place (an individual) in the care of
an institution
institutionalization.noun,.plural.institutionalizations
institute, instituted,
instituting,
institutes.transitive
verbs
to establish,
organize
and set in operation; to initiate;
begin institute.noun,.plural.institutes
something instituted; an organization founded
to promote
a cause (a research institute); an educational institution, especially
one for the instruction of technical subjects; the building or buildings
housing such an institution
instituter.or.institutor.noun,.plural.instituters.or.institutors
institution.noun,.plural.institutions
buildings housing organizations of specialized
efforts (a learning institution; a research institution); the act of
instituting;
customs, practices, relationships or behavioral patterns of importance
in the life of a community or society (the institutions of Thanksgiving
Day and the family); one long associated with a specified place, position
or function; a place for the care of persons who are destitute, disabled
or mentally ill
impact,
impacted,
impacting,
impacts.verbs
transitive verb use.to
have an effect or impact on; to
pack firmly together; wedged or packed in, so as to fill or block an organ
or a passage (impacted feces); to
strike forcefully (meteorites impacting the lunar surface)
intransitive
verb use.to
have an effect or impact
impaction.noun,.plural.impactions
impact.noun,.plural.impacts
the power of making a strong,
immediate impression (a speech that lacked impact); the effect or impression
of one thing on another (still gauging the impact of automation on the
lives of factory workers); the striking of one body against another; collision;
the force or impetus transmitted by a collision
implausible.adjective
difficult to believe; not
plausible;
if you describe something as implausible, you believe that it is unlikely
to be true (I had to admit it sounded like an implausible excuse; it's
not entirely implausible that a galaxy could be similar
to our own)
implausibility.noun,.plural.implausibilities
implausibleness.noun
implausibly.adverb
inalienable.adjective
if you say that someone
has an inalienable right to something, you are emphasizing
that they have a right to it which cannot be changed or taken awaythat
cannot
be transferred to another or others (inalienable
or unalienable rights)
inalienably.adverb
inalienability.noun,.plural.inalienabilities
intellect.noun,.plural.intellects
the ability to learn and reason; the capacity
for knowledge and understanding; the ability to think abstractly
or profoundly; mind; a person
of great intellectual ability; intelligent
inconsequential.adjective
lacking importance; not following from premises
or evidence; illogical
inconsequentially.adverb
inconsequential.noun,.plural.inconsequentials
a triviality
inconsequentiality.noun,.plural.inconsequentialities
inconsequentialness.noun
immaterial.adjective
of no importance or relevance;
inconsequential
or irrelevant; having no material
body or form
immaterially.adverb
immaterialness.noun
insubstantial.adjective
lacking substance or reality; immaterial;
not firm or solid; flimsy; delicate;
fine
insubstantiality.noun,.plural.insubstantialities
incorrupt, incorruptible.adjectives
not subject
to corruption or decay;
incapable
of being morally corrupted
incorruptibly.adverb
incorruptibility.noun,.plural.incorruptibilities
incorruptness.noun
incorruption.noun,.plural.incorruptions
the quality
or state of being free from physical
decay; characterized by integrity
or probity
intersect, intersected,
intersecting,
intersects.verbs
transitive verb use.to
cut across or through (the path intersects the park); to form an intersection
with; cross (the road intersects the highway a mile from here)
intransitive verb use.to
cut across or overlap each other (circles intersecting on a graph);
to form an intersection; cross (these two fences intersect at the creek)
intersection.noun,.plural.intersections
the act,
process.or.result
of intersecting; a place where things intersect, especially a place where
two or more roads cross; in mathematics, the point or locus
of points where one line, surface, or solid crosses another; a set that
contains elements shared by two or more given sets
isthmus.noun,.plural.isthmuses.or.isthmi
a narrow strip of land connecting two larger masses
of land
inefficient.adjective
not efficient,
as lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; incompetent
(an inefficient manager); not producing the intended
result; ineffective (an inefficient campaign against illegal drugs); wasteful
of time, energy or materials (an inefficient design; outdated and inefficient
methods)
inefficiently.adverb
inefficiency.noun,
plural.inefficiencies
the quality,
condition
or fact
of being inefficient; an inefficient act, design
or procedure (pointed out certain inefficiencies in the many government
and corporate concerns)
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