re´cent|ness — re|cent «REE suhnt», adjective. 1. done or made not long ago: »recent events. 2. not long past; modern: »a recent period in history. 3. lately or newly come. ╂[< Latin recēns, entis new, fresh] –re´cent|ly, adverb. – … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
cent — ab·du·cent; acau·les·cent; ac·cres·cent; aces·cent; ac·qui·es·cent; ad·du·cent; ad·ja·cent; ad·ja·cent·ly; al·ka·les·cent; ar·bo·res·cent; as·cent; be·nef·i·cent; can·des·cent; ca·nes·cent; cau·les·cent; cent; cent·ge·ner; cent·ner;… … English syllables
re´cent|ly — re|cent «REE suhnt», adjective. 1. done or made not long ago: »recent events. 2. not long past; modern: »a recent period in history. 3. lately or newly come. ╂[< Latin recēns, entis new, fresh] –re´cent|ly, adverb. – … Useful english dictionary
Re|cent — «REE suhnt», adjective. 1. done or made not long ago: »recent events. 2. not long past; modern: »a recent period in history. 3. lately or newly come. ╂[< Latin recēns, entis new, fresh] –re´cent|ly, adverb. – … Useful english dictionary
re|cent — «REE suhnt», adjective. 1. done or made not long ago: »recent events. 2. not long past; modern: »a recent period in history. 3. lately or newly come. ╂[< Latin recēns, entis new, fresh] –re´cent|ly, adverb. – … Useful english dictionary
de|cent — «DEE suhnt», adjective. 1. proper and right: »It is not decent to laugh at a crippled person. SYNONYM(S): suitable, appropriate. 2. modest; free from vulgarity; not obscene: »His study was simple and serious and showed a more decent taste (Edmund … Useful english dictionary
pen´niless|ness — pen|ni|less «PEHN ee lihs», adjective. without a cent of money; very poor: »The thief snatched my purse and left me penniless in the big city. SYNONYM(S): destitute, indigent. See syn. under poor. (Cf. ↑poor) –pen´ni|less|ly, adverb.… … Useful english dictionary
ster´ling|ness — ster|ling «STUR lihng», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. containing 92.5 per cent pure silver; of standard quality for silver. Sterling is stamped on solid silver knives, forks, and the like. 2. made of sterling silver. 3. Figurative. genuine reliable;… … Useful english dictionary
u|su´ri|ous|ness — u|su|ri|ous «yoo ZHUR ee uhs», adjective. 1. taking extremely high or unlawful interest for the use of money. 2. characterized by or involving usury: »Fifty per cent is a usurious rate of interest. 3. of or having to do with usury.… … Useful english dictionary
