| 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. |
| EMPOVERISHING | • empoverishing v. Present participle of empoverish. • EMPOVERISH v. (obsolete) to make poor, also IMPOVERISH. |
| IMPERFECTIVES | • imperfectives n. Plural of imperfective. • IMPERFECTIVE n. a tense expressing incomplete action. |
| IMPOVERISHERS | • impoverishers n. Plural of impoverisher. • IMPOVERISHER n. one who impoverishes. |
| IMPOVERISHING | • impoverishing v. Present participle of impoverish. • IMPOVERISH v. to make poor, also EMPOVERISH. |
| IMPROVIDENCES | • improvidences n. Plural of improvidence. • IMPROVIDENCE n. the state of being improvident. |
| IMPROVISATORE | • improvisatore n. (Poetry) An individual who recites impromptu verse, as from a song or poem. • IMPROVISATORE n. (Italian) an improviser in an Italian manner, also IMPROVVISATORE. |
| MISPERCEIVING | • misperceiving v. Present participle of misperceive. • MISPERCEIVE v. to perceive wrongly. |
| NONPERMISSIVE | • nonpermissive adj. Not permissive. • NONPERMISSIVE adj. not permissive. |
| OVEROPTIMISMS | • overoptimisms n. Plural of overoptimism. • OVEROPTIMISM n. excessive optimism. |
| OVEROPTIMISTS | • overoptimists n. Plural of overoptimist. • OVEROPTIMIST n. one who is excessively optimistic. |
| OVERPROMISING | • overpromising v. Present participle of overpromise. • OVERPROMISE v. to promise too much. |
| PARVANIMITIES | • parvanimities n. Plural of parvanimity. • PARVANIMITY n. pettiness, meanness. |
| PERSPECTIVISM | • perspectivism n. The philosophical view that all perception always takes place from a specific perspective. • PERSPECTIVISM n. the theory that things can only be known from an individual point of view at a particular time. |
| PLUVIOMETRIES | • PLUVIOMETRY n. the measurement of rain. |
| PRIMITIVENESS | • primitiveness n. The quality or state of being primitive. • PRIMITIVENESS n. the state of being primitive. |
| PRIMITIVITIES | • primitivities n. Plural of primitivity. • PRIMITIVITY n. the state of being primitive. |
| PROGRESSIVISM | • progressivism n. A political ideology that favours progress towards better conditions in society. • PROGRESSIVISM n. sympathy with or advocacy of progress, also PROGRESSISM. |
| PROVERBIALISM | • proverbialism n. A proverbial phrase. • PROVERBIALISM n. a saying in the form of, or like, a proverb. |
| SEMIOVIPAROUS | • semioviparous adj. (Zoology, obsolete) Imperfectly viviparous; giving birth to immature young that finish developing outside… • SEMIOVIPAROUS adj. bringing forth young in an incomplete developmental state. |