| ACINACIFORM | • acinaciform adj. (Botany) Shaped like a scimitar. • ACINACIFORM adj. scimitar-shaped. |
| AFFICIONADO | • afficionado n. Alternative spelling of aficionado (“one who likes, knows about, and appreciates an interest”). • AFFICIONADO n. (Spanish) a devotee, admirer, an enthusiastic fan, also AFICIONADO. |
| AFFILIATION | • affiliation n. The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another. • affiliation n. (Law) The establishment of a child’s paternity or maternity. • affiliation n. A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union. |
| AFFIRMATION | • affirmation n. That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true. • affirmation n. (Law) The solemn declaration made by Quakers and others incapable of taking an oath. • affirmation n. A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion. |
| AFFIXATIONS | • affixations n. Plural of affixation. • AFFIXATION n. the act of affixing. |
| AFFRICATION | • affrication n. (Phonetics, uncountable, of a consonant) Becoming an affricate sound. • affrication n. (Countable) A particular instance of such change. • AFFRICATION n. the act of making a sound affricative. |
| AFICIONADAS | • aficionadas n. Plural of aficionada. • AFICIONADA n. a female aficionado. |
| AFICIONADOS | • aficionados n. Plural of aficionado. • AFICIONADO n. (Spanish) a devotee, admirer, an enthusiastic fan, also AFFICIONADO. |
| ANTIFASHION | • antifashion n. Any fashion that is intentionally contrary to the mainstream. • antifashion adj. Opposed to fashion. • ANTIFASHION n. a deliberately unfashionable style. |
| ANTIFOAMING | • antifoaming adj. That inhibits the formation of foam. • ANTIFOAMING adj. designed to prevent foaming. |
| FABRICATION | • fabrication n. (Uncountable) The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture. • fabrication n. (Countable) That which is fabricated; a falsehood. • fabrication n. (Cooking) The act of cutting up an animal carcass as preparation for cooking; butchery. |
| FANDABIDOZI | • fandabidozi adj. (Britain, informal) Very good. • FANDABIDOZI interj. an expression of admiration or enthusiasm. |
| FASCIATIONS | • fasciations n. Plural of fasciation. • FASCIATION n. bandaging or becoming bound up. |
| FASCINATION | • fascination n. (Archaic) The act of bewitching, or enchanting. • fascination n. The state or condition of being fascinated. • fascination n. Something which fascinates. |
| FASHIONISTA | • fashionista n. A person who creates or promotes high fashion, i.e. a fashion designer or fashion editor. • fashionista n. A person who dresses according to the trends of fashion, or one who closely follows those trends. • FASHIONISTA n. a follower or setter of fashion, also FASHIONIST. |
| FLAGITATION | • flagitation n. (Archaic) importunity; urgent demand. • FLAGITATION n. the action of asking or demanding with passion. |
| INFATUATION | • infatuation n. An immensely strong love or sexual attraction. • infatuation n. (Obsolete) The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; madness. • infatuation n. Something which infatuates. |
| NONFAMILIAL | • nonfamilial adj. Not familial. • NONFAMILIAL adj. not familial. |
| PARAFFINOID | • paraffinoid adj. (Obsolete, organic chemistry) Resembling paraffin; aliphatic. • PARAFFINOID adj. of or like paraffin, also PARAFFINIC. |