n. 1. 1 any plant of the genus Achimenes having gloxinialike flowers.
Syn. -- hot water plant [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The quality of being awesome. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. (&unr_;) concealed, p. p. of &unr_; to conceal. ] (Zool.) A genus of trilobites characteristic of the Silurian age. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Cinnamic. ] (Chem.) Styrene (which was formerly called cinnamene because obtained from cinnamic acid). See Styrene. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] (Chem.) Same as Olibene. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Cumin. ] (Chem.) A colorless oily hydrocarbon, C6H5.C3H7, obtained by the distillation of cuminic acid; -- called also cumol. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A colorless, liquid, combustible hydrocarbon, CH3.C6H4.C3H7, of pleasant odor, obtained from oil of cumin, oil of caraway, carvacrol, camphor, etc.; -- called also paracymene, and formerly camphogen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Endurance; pluck. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of experiencing joy and pleasure.
Syn. -- gladness, gladfulness. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The quality of being handsome. [ 1913 Webster ]

Handsomeness is the mere animal excellence, beauty the mere imaginative. Hare. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to interpret: cf. F. herméneutique. ] Unfolding the signification; of or pertaining to interpretation; exegetical; explanatory; as, hermeneutic theology, or the art of expounding the Scriptures; a hermeneutic phrase. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. According to the principles of interpretation; as, a verse of Scripture was examined hermeneutically. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_;). ] The science of interpretation and explanation; exegesis; esp., that branch of theology which defines the laws whereby the meaning of the Scriptures is to be ascertained. Schaff-Herzog Encyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Quality of being humorsome. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. hymeneius, a., also Hymenaeus, n., Hymen, Gr. &unr_; the wedding song, also &unr_; Hymen: cf. F. hyménéal, hyménéen. ] Of or pertaining to marriage; as, hymeneal rites. Pope.

{ } n. A marriage song. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having unlucky omens; inauspicious. See Note under Ill, adv.
Syn. -- ill-fated, ill-starred, unlucky. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The same as Isocheim. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The condition or quality of being lame; as, the lameness of an excuse or an argument. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Lima, or to the inhabitants of Lima, in Peru. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Lima. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a disposition toward being alone.
Syn. -- aloneness, loneliness, solitude. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. The condition of being alone; the feeling of sadness resulting from being alone. [ PJC ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, lit., the songstress, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, to sing. ] 1. (Class. Myth.) The Muse of tragedy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Astron.) The eighteenth asteroid. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Zool.) A genus of East Indian fruit bats.
Syn. -- genus Nyctimene. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Attended by, or containing, an omen or omens; as, happy-omened day; an ill-omened venture. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ Oxy- (b) + cymene. ] (Chem.) Hydroxy cymene. Same as Carvacrol. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. para- + cymene. ] (Chem.) Same as Cymene. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The nightingale. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The quality or state of being first. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The quality or state of being prime, or excellent. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pseudo- + cumene. ] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon of the aromatic series, metameric with mesitylene and cumene, found in coal tar, and obtained as a colorless liquid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The state of being the same; identity; absence of difference; near resemblance; correspondence; similarity; as, a sameness of person, of manner, of sound, of appearance, and the like. “A sameness of the terms.” Bp. Horsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, want of variety; tedious monotony. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Identity; identicalness; oneness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, p. pr. pass. from &unr_; to burn to ashes, from spodo`s ashes; cf. F. spodumène. ] (Min.) A mineral of a white to yellowish, purplish, or emerald-green color, occurring in prismatic crystals, often of great size. It is a silicate of alumina and lithia. See Hiddenite. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Furnished with stamens. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being sublime; sublimity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being tame. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A liquid terpene obtained from oil of thyme. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being welcome; gratefulness; agreeableness; kind reception. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The characteristic of being winsome; attractiveness of manner. J. R. Green. [ 1913 Webster ]