| AMORISTIC | • amoristic adj. Pertaining or devoted to love; amatory. • AMORISTIC adj. amorous. |
| ANICONISM | • aniconism n. A prohibition against artists depicting religious figures such as divinities, prophets, or anything… • aniconism n. More broadly, a prohibition against all forms of visual artwork and photography. • ANICONISM n. the worship of an object symbolising but not representing a god. |
| ATOMISTIC | • atomistic adj. Of or pertaining to atoms or to atomism. • atomistic adj. Divided into separate elements; not holistic. • atomistic adj. (Economics) Of a market: divided such that no single actor can noticeably affect market-wide values… |
| COCAINISM | • cocainism n. Cocaine addiction. • COCAINISM n. a morbid condition caused by addiction to cocaine. |
| CRAMOISIE | • cramoisie adj. (Obsolete) crimson. • cramoisie n. (Obsolete) crimson. • CRAMOISIE n. (archaic) crimson, also CRAMESY, CRAMOISY, CREMOSIN, CREMSIN, CRIMSON. |
| INSOMNIAC | • insomniac n. One who suffers an inability or difficulty sleeping; a sufferer from insomnia. • insomniac adj. Suffering from or pertaining to insomnia. • INSOMNIAC n. one who suffers from insomnia. |
| IOTACISMS | • iotacisms n. Plural of iotacism. • IOTACISM n. excessive use of the letter iota. |
| ISOCHIMAL | • isochimal adj. Alternative form of isocheimal. • ISOCHIMAL adj. connecting points of same average winter temperature. • ISOCHIMAL n. an isochimal line, also ISOCHEIMAL. |
| MAIOLICAS | • maiolicas n. Plural of maiolica. • MAIOLICA n. (Italian) an elaborate, highly-colored, glazed Italian pottery, also MAJOLICA. |
| MALICIOUS | • malicious adj. Intending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice. • MALICIOUS adj. bearing ill-will or spite. |
| MICROPSIA | • micropsia n. (Pathology) A disorder in which objects appear much smaller than normal, most often the result of a… • MICROPSIA n. a condition of the eyes in which objects appear smaller than normal. |
| MINACIOUS | • minacious adj. (Now rare) Synonym of threatening, in its various senses. • MINACIOUS adj. threatening. |
| MISOGAMIC | • misogamic adj. Averse to marriage. • MISOGAMIC adj. relating to misogamy, hatred of marriage. |
| MOSAICISM | • mosaicism n. (Genetics) The condition in which more than one genetically distinct population of cells coexist within… • MOSAICISM n. the property or state of being composed of cells of two genetically different types. |
| MOSAICIST | • mosaicist n. A person who designs or builds mosaics. • MOSAICIST n. a worker in mosaic. |
| SIMONIACS | • simoniacs n. Plural of simoniac. • SIMONIAC n. one who practices simony, also SIMONIST. |
| SIMPATICO | • simpatico adj. (Of a person) Having a compatible temperament or pleasing qualities. • simpatico adj. Compatible (with a person, thing, etc). • SIMPATICO adj. (Italian) of like mind, compatible, also SYMPATICO. |
| SOCIALISM | • socialism n. Any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration… • socialism n. (Marxism-Leninism) The intermediate phase of social development between capitalism and communism in… • socialism n. Any of a group of later political philosophies such democratic socialism and social democracy which… |