| 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. |
| AFFLICTIONS | • afflictions n. Plural of affliction. • AFFLICTION n. the state of being afflicted. |
| 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. |
| COPLAINTIFF | • coplaintiff n. (Law) Any of several plaintiffs bringing the same charge. • COPLAINTIFF n. a joint plaintiff. |
| DIFFRACTION | • diffraction n. (Physics) The bending of a wave around an obstacle. • diffraction n. (Quantum mechanics) The breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure (e… • DIFFRACTION n. a modification which light undergoes esp. in passing by the edges of opaque bodies or through narrow openings and in which the rays appear to be deflected. |
| EFFICACIOUS | • efficacious adj. (Formal) Effective; possessing efficacy. • EFFICACIOUS adj. having the power to produce a desired effect. |
| NONOFFICIAL | • nonofficial adj. Not official. • nonofficial n. One who is not an official. • non-official adj. Alternative spelling of nonofficial. |
| OFFICIALDOM | • officialdom n. The people elected to government or employed in the civil service. • OFFICIALDOM n. officials as a class. |
| OFFICIALESE | • officialese n. The typical language of officials or official documents; legalistic and pompous language. • OFFICIALESE n. the characteristic language of official statements. |
| OFFICIALISM | • officialism n. The rigid, perfunctory and literal adherence to official duties and regulations. • officialism n. Officials collectively. • OFFICIALISM n. excessive devotion to routine or position. |
| OFFICIALITY | • officiality n. The charge, office, court, or jurisdiction of an official. • officiality n. The ecclesiastical charge, office, court, or jurisdiction of an official principal. • officiality n. The state or fact of being official. |
| OFFICIARIES | • officiaries n. Plural of officiary. • OFFICIARY n. a body of officers; an official body. |
| OFFICIATING | • officiating v. Present participle of officiate. • OFFICIATE v. to perform the duties of an office. |
| OFFICIATION | • officiation n. The act of officiating. • OFFICIATION n. the act of officiating. |
| OFFICIATORS | • officiators n. Plural of officiator. • OFFICIATOR n. one who officiates. |
| OFFICINALLY | • officinally adv. In officinal terms. • OFFICINAL adv. tending or used to cure disease or relieve pain. |