| 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. |
| IMPASSIVENESS | • impassiveness n. The state of being impassive. • IMPASSIVE n. not showing feeling or emotion. |
| IMPASSIVITIES | • impassivities n. Plural of impassivity. • IMPASSIVITY n. the quality of being impassive. |
| IMPOVERISHERS | • impoverishers n. Plural of impoverisher. • IMPOVERISHER n. one who impoverishes. |
| IMPULSIVENESS | • impulsiveness n. The quality of being impulsive. • IMPULSIVENESS n. the state of being impulsive. |
| IMPULSIVITIES | • impulsivities n. Plural of impulsivity. • IMPULSIVITY n. the state of being impulsive. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| PHOTOEMISSIVE | • photoemissive adj. Of, or relating to photoemission. • PHOTOEMISSIVE adj. relating to photoemission. |
| PRIMITIVENESS | • primitiveness n. The quality or state of being primitive. • PRIMITIVENESS 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. |
| 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. |