| 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. |
| EVAPORIMETERS | • evaporimeters n. Plural of evaporimeter. • EVAPORIMETER n. an instrument for measuring the rate of evaporation, also EVAPOROMETER. |
| IMPERFECTIVES | • imperfectives n. Plural of imperfective. • IMPERFECTIVE n. a tense expressing incomplete action. |
| IMPERSEVERANT | • imperseverant adj. (Obsolete) Not persevering; fickle; thoughtless. • IMPERSEVERANT adj. lacking the power to perceive. |
| 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. |
| OVEROPTIMISMS | • overoptimisms n. Plural of overoptimism. • OVEROPTIMISM n. excessive optimism. |
| OVEROPTIMISTS | • overoptimists n. Plural of overoptimist. • OVEROPTIMIST n. one who is excessively optimistic. |
| PARVANIMITIES | • parvanimities n. Plural of parvanimity. • PARVANIMITY n. pettiness, meanness. |
| PERFORMATIVES | • performatives n. Plural of performative. • PERFORMATIVE n. such a statement, as opposed to constative. |
| 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. |
| PREFORMATIVES | • preformatives n. Plural of preformative. • PREFORMATIVE n. a prefixture in Semitic languages. |
| PRESUMPTIVELY | • presumptively adv. In a presumptive manner. • presumptively adv. As is presumed to be the case. • PRESUMPTIVE adv. based on probability or presumption. |
| 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. |
| PRIVATEERSMAN | • privateersman n. (Nautical) The captain or member of the crew of a privateer. • PRIVATEERSMAN n. a crew member on a privateer. |
| PRIVATEERSMEN | • privateersmen n. Plural of privateersman. • PRIVATEERSMAN n. a crew member on a privateer. |
| PROMOTIVENESS | • promotiveness n. The quality of being promotive. • PROMOTIVENESS n. the state of being promotive. |
| SEPTEMVIRATES | • septemvirates n. Plural of septemvirate. • SEPTEMVIRATE n. government by, or group of, seven men. |