| DEMOTIVATIONS | • DEMOTIVATION n. the act of demotivating. |
| DENOMINATIVES | • denominatives n. Plural of denominative. • DENOMINATIVE n. a word derived from a noun or adjective. |
| DESCRIPTIVISM | • descriptivism n. (Linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms… • DESCRIPTIVISM n. a theory of ethics by which only empirical statements are acceptable. |
| DESTRUCTIVISM | • destructivism n. An art movement that involves destroying objects in front of spectators. • DESTRUCTIVISM n. the theory that a part of a whole may be considered a principle part if the destruction of that part would lead to the destruction of the whole. |
| DEVIATIONISMS | • deviationisms n. Plural of deviationism. • DEVIATIONISM n. the deviation of a doctrine from the strictly orthodox. |
| DISINVESTMENT | • disinvestment n. The process of disinvesting; negative investment. • DISINVESTMENT n. consumption of capital. |
| DISSEMINATIVE | • disseminative adj. Tending to disseminate, or to become disseminated. • DISSEMINATIVE adj. serving to disseminate. |
| DISSIMILATIVE | • dissimilative adj. Pertaining to, modifying by, showing dissimilation. • DISSIMILATIVE adj. serving to dissimilate, make dissimilar, also DISSIMILATORY. |
| DISSIMULATIVE | • dissimulative adj. Of or pertaining to dissimulation. • DISSIMULATIVE adj. related to dissimulation. |
| DIVERTIMENTOS | • divertimentos n. Plural of divertimento. • DIVERTIMENTO n. (Italian) a genre of 18th century chamber music having several short movements. |
| DIVERTISEMENT | • divertisement n. (Archaic) diversion; amusement; recreation. • DIVERTISEMENT n. a diversion; a divertimento. |
| DOMESTICATIVE | • DOMESTICATIVE adj. relating to domestication. |
| MEDIAEVALISTS | • mediaevalists n. Plural of mediaevalist. • mediævalists n. Plural of mediævalist. • MEDIAEVALIST n. a supporter of mediaevalism, also MEDIEVALIST. |
| MEDIEVALISTIC | • medievalistic adj. Having a medieval style, though not actually from that era. • medievalistic adj. Relating to the study of medievalism. • MEDIEVALISTIC adj. related to mediaevalism, also MEDIAEVALISTIC. |
| MULTIGRAVIDAS | • multigravidas n. Plural of multigravida. • MULTIGRAVIDA n. a woman pregnant for at least the third time. |