Formal

This page gathers the 283 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Formal” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 1 of 3: from “abjure” to “gaslight”.

1. abjure verb To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate.
2. abode noun A residence, dwelling or habitation.
3. absolute adj Indicating that a tenure or estate in land is not conditional or liable to terminate on (strictly) any occurrence or (sometimes…
4. abstruse adj Difficult to comprehend or understand; obscure.
5. address verb To direct attention towards a problem or obstacle, in an attempt to resolve it.
6. adjourn verb To move as a group from one place to another.
7. adjunction noun A natural isomorphism Φ: operatorname Hom_( mathcal )C(G·,·)→ operatorname Hom_( mathcal )D(·,F·) (where the hom-functors are understood as…
8. adjuvant adj Providing assistance or help; assistive, facilitative, helpful.
9. advise verb To provide information to a sovereign or head of state which they have previously asked for.
10. agenda verb To add an item to an official schedule.
11. aggrandize verb To make appear great or greater; to exalt.
12. amity noun Friendship; friendliness.
13. anterior adj Coming before or earlier in time or development, prior to, preceding.
14. appellation noun A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; a designation.
15. as adv For example; for instance. (Compare such as.)
16. as if conj As though; in a manner suggesting.
17. as one prep_phrase simultaneously, at the same time, all together
18. asperity noun The quality of having a rough or uneven surface; roughness, unevenness; (countable, chiefly in the plural) a protruding or rough area or…
19. at length prep_phrase At last, finally, eventually.
20. at someone's service prep_phrase By way of introduction on first meeting another person.
21. at your service prep_phrase Used as a polite introduction on first meeting another person.
22. August Thearch noun the emperor of ancient China, especially in reference to the literal religious meaning of the title.
23. autochthon noun The earliest inhabitant of an area; an indigenous person.
24. autonepiophilia noun Paraphilic infantilism with oneself in the role of the infant or toddler, wearing diapers, engaging in child-like activities and engaging…
25. autozoophilia noun Synonym of petplay (“a fetish activity in which one takes on the role of an animal, sometimes as the pet of another”).
26. await verb To wait for.
27. balneation noun The act of bathing.
28. banausic adj Of or pertaining to technical matters; mechanical.
29. Batavian noun A Dutch person; a Dutchman or Dutchwoman.
30. bedmaker noun A bedder.
31. behove verb To befit, to suit.
32. beseech verb To beg or implore something of (a person).
33. bespeak verb To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss.
34. betroth verb Of a man: to promise to take (a woman) as a future spouse; to plight one's troth to.
35. brook verb To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate.
36. calculandum noun An equation, ratio, or other quantitative problem designated for calculation; “that which is to be calculated”.
37. calumny verb To make false accusations or levy false charges against a person with the intent to tarnish that person's reputation or standing; to…
38. calvous adj Lacking most or all of one's hair; bald, hairless.
39. canine noun Any of certain extant canids regarded as similar to the dog or wolf (including coyotes, jackals, etc.) but distinguished from the vulpines…
40. care verb To want, to desire; to like; to be inclined towards or interested in.
41. castigate verb To punish or reprimand someone severely.
42. cease verb To stop.
43. changing bag noun Synonym of diaper bag.
44. charagma noun A mark or marking.
45. cimmerian adj Perpetually dark or gloomy.
46. closed captioning noun The analogue standard for this transcription, which analogue media like videotapes, laser discs, and cable television use, but also digital…
47. colloquy noun # A conversation or dialogue.
48. come intj An exclamation to express annoyance.
49. commutation noun Substitution of one thing for another; interchange.
50. compass noun Synonym of scope.
51. condole verb To express regret or sorrow over (an undesirable event or other misfortune); to bemoan, to grieve, to lament.
52. conduce verb To cause (something) to occur; to bring about.
53. confirmed adj Having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual.
54. conformal geometry noun an ordered pair comprising a space and the group of conformal transformations that act on the space.
55. conjecture noun A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
56. converse verb To talk; to engage in conversation.
57. copulate verb To engage in sexual intercourse.
58. correctional center noun A prison, reformatory, or similar institution in which people are confined for the purpose of punishment and/or social rehabilitation.
59. correctional facility noun A prison, reformatory, or similar institution in which people are confined for the purpose of punishment or social rehabilitation.
60. correlative noun Either of two correlative things.
61. decease noun Death, departure from life.
62. deleterious adj Harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way.
63. deliver verb To assist (a female) in bearing, that is, in bringing forth (a child).
64. depositable adj Capable of being deposited; able to be placed, laid down, or accumulated in a particular place, typically as a layer, residue, or item.
65. desuetude noun The state when something (for example, a custom or a law) is no longer observed nor practised; disuse, obsolescence.
66. dialogize verb To discourse in dialogue.
67. diaperism noun A kink or fetish in which arousal is derived from diapers, especially wearing them; a kink in which one engages in diaperplay; diaper…
68. discalced adj Shoeless; without shoes on; barefoot, or wearing sandals rather than shoes.
69. discrepant adj Showing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.
70. divisim adv Separately.
71. domicile noun A home or residence.
72. draw verb To pull (someone or something) in a particular direction or manner.
73. effluxion of time noun The determination of a term of years due to the passage of time, rather than the occurrence of a specific event.
74. embarrass verb To perplex mentally; confuse, disconcert; catch off guard.
75. emolument noun Payment for employment or an office; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary.
76. enter verb To begin (a regular activity or job); to undertake; to take up.
77. environ noun A surrounding area or place (especially of an urban settlement); an environment.
78. err verb To make a mistake.
79. erstwhile adv Formerly; in the past.
80. esculent adj Suitable for eating; eatable, edible.
81. esurient adj Very greedy or hungry; ravenous; (figuratively) avid, eager.
82. even then adv At that very moment.
83. ever adv Always, frequently, forever.
84. evolute verb Synonym of evolve (“cause to come into being”).
85. excalceate adj Not wearing shoes; barefoot.
86. excuse me phrase Said as an expression of unexpected or early farewell.
87. exordium noun A beginning.
88. expiscate verb To fish out; to find out by skill or laborious investigation; to search out or rummage (for information)
89. explication noun The act of explaining; an explanation.
90. expound verb To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length.
91. extenuate verb To make (something) less dense, or thinner; also, to lower the viscosity of (something).
92. factitious adj Counterfeit, fabricated, fake.
93. fall verb To die, especially in battle or by disease.
94. fancy verb To appreciate without jealousy or greed.
95. fecund adj Highly fertile; able to produce offspring.
96. flagellum noun A whip.
97. for conj Because.
98. for a while phrase Ellipsis of please wait for a while.
99. forth adv Forward in time, place or degree.
100. gaslight verb To manipulate someone such that they doubt their own memory, perceptions of reality, or sanity, typically for malevolent reasons.

All registers · Search for a word