| ANTIMINE | • antimine adj. (Military) Countering or opposing mines (explosive devices). • ANTIMINE adj. designed to counteract landmines. |
| BETIMING | • betiming v. Present participle of betime. • BETIME v. (Shakespeare) to betide. |
| INTIMISM | • intimism n. (Art) A genre of art (or literature) involving the depiction of quiet, domestic scenes, usually of domestic interiors. • INTIMISM n. a genre of French impressionist painting of the early 20th century. |
| INTIMIST | • intimist n. A painter or writer whose art is in the intimism genre. • intimist adj. (Art) Pertaining to or characteristic of the intimism genre; focussed on everyday domestic matters. • intimist adj. (Film, literature) Introspective; concerned with inner life and psychological experiences. |
| INTIMITY | • INTIMITY n. a state of close familiarity, also INTIMACY. |
| OPTIMISE | • optimise v. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of optimize. • OPTIMISE v. to make as effective as possible, also OPTIMIZE. |
| OPTIMISM | • optimism n. A tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome. • optimism n. The doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds. • optimism n. The belief that good will eventually triumph over evil. |
| OPTIMIST | • optimist n. A person who expects a favourable outcome. • optimist n. A believer in optimism. • Optimist n. (Nautical) A small centre-board sailing dinghy designed to train and introduce young children into sailing. |
| OPTIMIZE | • optimize v. (Originally intransitive) To act optimistically or as an optimist. • optimize v. (Transitive) To make (something) optimal. • optimize v. (Transitive) To make (something) more efficient, such as a computer program. |
| RETIMING | • retiming v. Present participle of retime. • RETIME v. to time again. |
| TIMIDEST | • timidest adj. Superlative form of timid: most timid. • TIMID adj. lacking courage or self-confidence. |
| TIMIDITY | • timidity n. The state of being timid; shyness. • TIMIDITY n. the quality of being timid. |