| BENIGHTEDNESSES | • BENIGHTEDNESS n. the state of being benighted. |
| COUNTERSHADINGS | • countershadings n. Plural of countershading. • COUNTERSHADING n. cryptic coloration of an animal with parts normally in shadow being light and parts normally illuminated being dark thereby reducing shadows and contours. |
| DEHYDROGENISING | • dehydrogenising v. Present participle of dehydrogenise. • DEHYDROGENISE v. to remove hydrogen from, also DEHYDROGENIZE. |
| DISENCHANTINGLY | • disenchantingly adv. In a disenchanting manner. • DISENCHANTING adv. DISENCHANT, to free from enchantment. |
| DISHEARTENINGLY | • dishearteningly adv. In a disheartening manner. • DISHEARTENING adv. DISHEARTEN, to cause to lose spirit or morale. |
| DISINTHRALLINGS | • DISINTHRALLING n. the act of releasing from a state of enthralment. |
| DISTINGUISHMENT | • distinguishment n. A distinction; observation of difference. • DISTINGUISHMENT n. (Shakespeare) distinction. |
| DOWNRIGHTNESSES | • DOWNRIGHTNESS n. DOWNRIGHT, plainspoken, blunt. |
| HYDROGENISATION | • hydrogenisation n. Alternative form of hydrogenization. • HYDROGENISATION n. the process of hydrogenising, also HYDROGENIZATION. |
| LONGSIGHTEDNESS | • longsightedness n. Farsight; farsightedness; far sight; long sight. • LONGSIGHTEDNESS n. the state of being longsighted. |
| MISAPPREHENDING | • misapprehending v. Present participle of misapprehend. • MISAPPREHEND v. to apprehend wrongly. |
| MONOPHTHONGISED | • monophthongised v. Simple past tense and past participle of monophthongise. • MONOPHTHONGISE v. to pronounce as a monophthong, also MONOPHTHONGIZE. |
| NEARSIGHTEDNESS | • nearsightedness n. The property of being nearsighted, myopia. • near-sightedness n. Alternative spelling of nearsightedness. • NEARSIGHTED n. able to see near things more clearly than distant ones. |
| NOTWITHSTANDING | • notwithstanding adv. Nevertheless, all the same. • notwithstanding conj. Although; despite; even though. • notwithstanding prep. In spite of, despite. |
| SCRIMSHANDERING | • scrimshandering v. Present participle of scrimshander. • SCRIMSHANDER v. to ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines, also SCRIMSHANDY, SCRIMSHAW. |
| THUNDERSTRIKING | • thunderstriking v. Present participle of thunderstrike. • thunderstriking adj. (Rare) Causing great amazement or shock. • THUNDERSTRIKE v. to strike dumb. |
| UNDERNOURISHING | • undernourishing v. Present participle of undernourish. • UNDERNOURISH v. to nourish insufficiently. |
| UNDISTINGUISHED | • undistinguished adj. Not distinguished: not marked by conspicuous qualities. • undistinguished adj. Not distinguished: not having an air of distinction. • UNDISTINGUISHED adj. not distinguished. |