Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter I - Page 34

Indited (imp. & p. p.) of Indite

Inditing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Indite

Indite (v. t.) To compose; to write; to be author of; to dictate; to prompt.

Indite (v. t.) To invite or ask.

Indite (v. t.) To indict; to accuse; to censure.

Indite (v. i.) To compose; to write, as a poem.

Inditement (n.) The act of inditing.

Inditer (n.) One who indites.

Indium (n.) A rare metallic element, discovered in certain ores of zinc, by means of its characteristic spectrum of two indigo blue lines; hence, its name. In appearance it resembles zinc, being white or lead gray, soft, malleable and easily fusible, but in its chemical relation it resembles aluminium or gallium. Symbol In. Atomic weight, 113.4.

Indivertible (a.) Not to be diverted or turned aside.

Individable (a.) Indivisible.

Individed (a.) Undivided.

Individual (a.) Not divided, or not to be divided; existing as one entity, or distinct being or object; single; one; as, an individual man, animal, or city.

Individual (a.) Of or pertaining to one only; peculiar to, or characteristic of, a single person or thing; distinctive; as, individual traits of character; individual exertions; individual peculiarities.

Individual (n.) A single person, animal, or thing of any kind; a thing or being incapable of separation or division, without losing its identity; especially, a human being; a person.

Individual (n.) An independent, or partially independent, zooid of a compound animal.

Individual (n.) The product of a single egg, whether it remains a single animal or becomes compound by budding or fission.

Individualism (n.) The quality of being individual; individuality; personality.

Individualism (n.) An excessive or exclusive regard to one's personal interest; self-interest; selfishness.

Individualistic (a.) Of or pertaining to the individual or individualism.

Individualities (pl. ) of Individuality

Individuality (n.) The quality or state of being individual or constituting an individual; separate or distinct existence; oneness; unity.

Individuality (n.) The character or property appropriate or peculiar to an individual; that quality which distinguishes one person or thing from another; the sum of characteristic traits; distinctive character; as, he is a person of marked individuality.

Individualization (n.) The act of individualizing; the state of being individualized; individuation.

Individualized (imp. & p. p.) of Individualize

Individualizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Individualize

Individualize (v. t.) The mark as an individual, or to distinguish from others by peculiar properties; to invest with individuality.

Individualizer (n.) One who individualizes.

Individually (adv.) In an individual manner or relation; as individuals; separately; each by itself.

Individually (adv.) In an inseparable manner; inseparably; incommunicably; indivisibly; as, individuallyhe same.

Individuate (a.) Undivided.

Individua (imp. & p. p.) of Individuate

Individuating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Individuate

Individuate (v. t.) To distinguish from others from others of the species; to endow with individuality; to divide into individuals; to discriminate.

Individuation (n.) The act of individuating or state of being individuated; individualization.

Individuator (n.) One who, or that which, individuates.

Individuity (n.) Separate existence; individuality; oneness.

Indivinity (n.) Want or absence of divine power or of divinity.

Indivisibility (n.) The state or property of being indivisible or inseparable; inseparability.

Indivisible (a.) Not divisible; incapable of being divided, separated, or broken; not separable into parts.

Indivisible (a.) Not capable of exact division, as one quantity by another; incommensurable.

Indivisible (n.) That which is indivisible.

Indivisible (n.) An infinitely small quantity which is assumed to admit of no further division.

Indivisibleness (n.) The state of being indivisible; indivisibility.

Indivisibly (adv.) In an indivisible manner.

Indivision (n.) A state of being not divided; oneness.

Indo- () A prefix signifying Indian (i. e., East Indian); of or pertaining of India.

Indoaniline (n.) Any one of a series of artificial blue dyes, in appearance resembling indigo, for which they are often used as substitutes.

IndoBriton (n.) A person born in India, of mixed Indian and British blood; a half-caste.

Indo-Chinese (a.) Of or pertaining to Indo-China (i. e., Farther India, or India beyond the Ganges).

Indocibility (n.) The state of being indocible; indocibleness; indocility.

Indocible (a.) Incapable of being taught, or not easily instructed; dull in intellect; intractable; unteachable; indocile.

Indocile (a.) Not teachable; indisposed to be taught, trained, or disciplined; not easily instructed or governed; dull; intractable.

Indocility (n.) The quality or state of being indocile; dullness of intellect; unteachableness; intractableness.

Indoctrinated (imp. & p. p.) of Indoctrinate

Indoctrinating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Indoctrinate

Indoctrinate (v. t.) To instruct in the rudiments or principles of learning, or of a branch of learning; to imbue with learning; to instruct in, or imbue with, principles or doctrines; to teach; -- often followed by in.

Indoctrination (n.) The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated; instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science or system of belief; information.

Indo-English (a.) Of or relating to the English who are born or reside in India; Anglo-Indian.

Indo-European (a.) Aryan; -- applied to the languages of India and Europe which are derived from the prehistoric Aryan language; also, pertaining to the people or nations who speak these languages; as, the Indo-European or Aryan family.

Indogen (n.) A complex, nitrogenous radical, C8H5NO, regarded as the essential nucleus of indigo.

Indogenide (n.) Any one of the derivatives of indogen, which contain that group as a nucleus.

Indo-Germanic (a.) Same as Aryan, and Indo-European.

Indo-Germanic (a.) Pertaining to or denoting the Teutonic family of languages as related to the Sanskrit, or derived from the ancient Aryan language.

Indoin (n.) A substance resembling indigo blue, obtained artificially from certain isatogen compounds.

Indol (n.) A white, crystalline substance, C8H7N, obtained from blue indigo, and almost all indigo derivatives, by a process of reduction. It is also formed from albuminous matter, together with skatol, by putrefaction, and by fusion with caustic potash, and is present in human excrement, as well as in the intestinal canal of some herbivora.

Indolence (n.) Freedom from that which pains, or harasses, as toil, care, grief, etc.

Indolence (n.) The quality or condition of being indolent; inaction, or want of exertion of body or mind, proceeding from love of ease or aversion to toil; habitual idleness; indisposition to labor; laziness; sloth; inactivity.

Indolency (n.) Indolence.

Indolent (a.) Free from toil, pain, or trouble.

Indolent (a.) Indulging in ease; avoiding labor and exertion; habitually idle; lazy; inactive; as, an indolent man.

Indolent (a.) Causing little or no pain or annoyance; as, an indolent tumor.

Indolently (adv.) In an indolent manner.

Indoles (n.) Natural disposition; natural quality or abilities.

Indolin (n.) A dark resinous substance, polymeric with indol, and obtained by the reduction of indigo white.

Indomable (a.) Indomitable.

Indomitable (a.) Not to be subdued; untamable; invincible; as, an indomitable will, courage, animal.

Indomite (a.) Not tamed; untamed; savage; wild.

Indomptable (a.) Indomitable.

Indoor (a.) Done or being within doors; within a house or institution; domestic; as, indoor work.

Indoors (adv.) Within the house; -- usually separated, in doors.

Indophenol (n.) Any one of a series of artificial blue dyestuffs, resembling indigo in appearance, and obtained by the action of phenol on certain nitrogenous derivatives of quinone. Simple indophenol proper has not yet been isolated.

Indorsable (a.) Capable of being indorsed; transferable; convertible.

Indorsation (n.) Indorsement.

Indorsed (imp. & p. p.) of Indorse

Indorsing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Indorse

Indorse (v. t.) To cover the back of; to load or burden.

Indorse (v. t.) To write upon the back or outside of a paper or letter, as a direction, heading, memorandum, or address.

Indorse (v. t.) To write one's name, alone or with other words, upon the back of (a paper), for the purpose of transferring it, or to secure the payment of a /ote, draft, or the like; to guarantee the payment, fulfillment, performance, or validity of, or to certify something upon the back of (a check, draft, writ, warrant of arrest, etc.).

Indorse (v. t.) To give one's name or support to; to sanction; to aid by approval; to approve; as, to indorse an opinion.

Indorsed (a.) See Addorsed.

Indorsee (n.) The person to whom a note or bill is indorsed, or assigned by indorsement.

Indorsement (n.) The act of writing on the back of a note, bill, or other written instrument.

Indorsement (n.) That which is written on the back of a note, bill, or other paper, as a name, an order for, or a receipt of, payment, or the return of an officer, etc.; a writing, usually upon the back, but sometimes on the face, of a negotiable instrument, by which the property therein is assigned and transferred.

Indorsement (n.) Sanction, support, or approval; as, the indorsement of a rumor, an opinion, a course, conduct.

Indorser (n.) Alt. of Indorsor

Indorsor (n.) The person who indorses.

Indow (v. t.) See Endow.

Indowment (n.) See Endowment.

Indoxyl (n.) A nitrogenous substance, C8H7NO, isomeric with oxindol, obtained as an oily liquid.

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