| COGNITIVISM | • cognitivism n. (Philosophy) The view that ethical sentences express propositions and are therefore capable of being true or false. • cognitivism n. (Art) The view that a work of art is valuable if it contributes to knowledge. • cognitivism n. (Psychology) The view that mental function can be understood as the internal manipulation of symbols… |
| COMBINATIVE | • combinative adj. Of, pertaining to, or resulting from combination. • combinative adj. Serving, tending, or able to combine. • COMBINATIVE adj. tending or able to combine. |
| COMMINATIVE | • comminative adj. Of or relating to commination. • COMMINATIVE adj. threatening punishment, also COMMINATORY. |
| CONVICTISMS | • CONVICTISM n. the policy or practice of transporting convicts to penal settlements. |
| IMPROVIDENT | • improvident adj. Failing to provide for the future; reckless. • improvident adj. Incautious; prone to rashness. • IMPROVIDENT adj. lacking foresight, thoughtless, also UNPROVIDENT. |
| INFORMATIVE | • informative adj. Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information. • informative adj. (In standards and specifications) Not specifying requirements, but merely providing information. • informative adj. (Obsolete) Formative; having power to form. |
| MISDEVOTION | • misdevotion n. Mistaken devotion. • MISDEVOTION n. a wrong devotion. |
| MOTIVATIONS | • motivations n. Plural of motivation. • MOTIVATION n. the act of motivating. |
| NEOVITALISM | • neovitalism n. Any revival of vitalism, but especially that of Johannes Reinke (1849–1931). • NEOVITALISM n. the theory or belief that complete causal explanation of vital phenomena cannot be reached without invoking some extra-material concept. |
| NOMINATIVAL | • nominatival adj. (Grammar) Of or pertaining to the nominative case; nominative. • NOMINATIVAL adj. relating to the nominative. |
| NOMINATIVES | • nominatives n. Plural of nominative. • NOMINATIVE n. a case indicating the subject of a verb. |
| PREMONITIVE | • premonitive adj. Premonitory. • PREMONITIVE adj. conveying a warning, also PREMONITORY. |
| PROVITAMINS | • provitamins n. Plural of provitamin. • PROVITAMIN n. a pre-vitamin. |
| VERMINATION | • vermination n. (Archaic) The generation or breeding of vermin. • vermination n. (Archaic) A griping of the bowels. • VERMINATION n. worm infestation; worm breeding. |