blas´phe|mous|ness — blas|phe|mous «BLAS fuh muhs», adjective. speaking or writing about God or sacred things with abuse or contempt: »blasphemous language. SYNONYM(S): irreverent, impious, profane, sacrilegious. –blas´phe|mous|ly, adverb. –blas´phe|mous|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
post´hu|mous|ness — post|hu|mous «POS chu muhs», adjective. 1. happening after death: »posthumous fame. 2. published after the death of the author: »a posthumous book. 3. born after the death of the father: »a posthumous child. ╂[< Late Latin posthumus, (with… … Useful english dictionary
e|nor´mous|ness — e|nor|mous «ih NR muhs», adjective. 1. very, very large; huge: »Long ago, enormous, shaggy mammoths lived on the earth. The glutton had an enormous appetite. SYNONYM(S): immense, colossal, gigantic, vast, mammoth, prodigious, stupendous. See syn … Useful english dictionary
a|non´y|mous|ness — a|non|y|mous «uh NON uh muhs», adjective. 1. by or from a person whose name is not known or given: »threats in an anonymous letter. An anonymous book is one published without the name of the author. 2. having no name; of unknown name; nameless:… … Useful english dictionary
fa´mous|ness — fa|mous «FAY muhs», adjective. 1. very well known; much talked about or written about; noted; celebrated: »a region famous for its scenery. A great crowd of people greeted the famous hero. 2. Informal. first rate; excellent: »That wooded park… … Useful english dictionary
mag|nan´i|mous|ness — mag|nan|i|mous «mag NAN uh muhs», adjective. 1. noble in soul or mind; generous in forgiving; free from mean or petty feelings or acts: »a magnanimous adversary. SYNONYM(S): high minded, unselfish. 2. showing or arising from a generous spirit: »a … Useful english dictionary
mo|nog´a|mous|ness — mo|nog|a|mous «muh NOG uh muhs», adjective. 1. practicing or advocating monogamy: »We may now return to the criteria to be applied in drawing judgments concerning polygamous as against monogamous families (Melville J. Herskovits). 2. of or having … Useful english dictionary
pseu|don´y|mous|ness — pseu|don|y|mous «soo DON uh muhs», adjective. 1. bearing a false name: »a pseudonymous author. 2. writing or written under an assumed or fictitious name. –pseu|don´y|mous|ly, adverb. –pseu|don´y|mous|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
pu´sil|lan´i|mous|ness — pu|sil|lan|i|mous «PYOO suh LAN uh muhs», adjective. cowardly; fainthearted; mean spirited; timid: »The pusillanimous man would not defend his own family…an indignity which no prince, how inconsiderable or pusillanimous soever, could tamely… … Useful english dictionary
squa´mous|ness — squa|mous «SKWAY muhs», adjective. 1. furnished with, covered with, or formed of scales. 2. characterized by the development of scales; scalelike: »An epithelium is designated cubical, columnar, or squamous, according to the shape of its… … Useful english dictionary
