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Abortiveness
Abortiveness A*bor"tive*ness, n.
The quality of being abortive.
Absorptiveness
Absorptiveness Ab*sorp"tive*ness, n.
The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.
Abstersiveness
Abstersiveness Ab*ster"sive*ness, n.
The quality of being abstersive. --Fuller.
Abstractiveness
Abstractiveness Ab*strac"tive*ness, n.
The quality of being abstractive; abstractive property.
Abusiveness
Abusiveness A*bu"sive*ness, n.
The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or
violence to the person.
Pick out mirth, like stones out of thy ground,
Profaneness, filthiness, abusiveness. --Herbert.
Acquisitiveness
Acquisitiveness Ac*quis"i*tive*ness, n.
1. The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire
property; desire of possession.
2. (Phren.) The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute
the desire of acquiring and possessing. --Combe.
Activeness
Activeness Ac"tive*ness, n.
The quality of being active; nimbleness; quickness of motion;
activity.
Adaptiveness
Adaptiveness A*dapt"ive*ness, n.
The quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
Adhesiveness
Adhesiveness Ad*he"sive*ness, n.
1. The quality of sticking or adhering; stickiness; tenacity
of union.
2. (Phren.) Propensity to form and maintain attachments to
persons, and to promote social intercourse.
Affrontiveness
Affrontiveness Af*front"ive*ness
([a^]f*fr[u^]nt"[i^]v*n[e^]s), n.
The quality that gives an affront or offense. [R.] --Bailey.
AggressivenessAggressive Ag*gres"sive, a. [Cf. F. agressif.]
Tending or disposed to aggress; characterized by aggression;
making assaults; unjustly attacking; as, an aggressive
policy, war, person, nation. -- Ag*gres"sive*ly, adv. --
Ag*gres"sive*ness, n.
No aggressive movement was made. --Macaulay. Alimentiveness
Alimentiveness Al`i*men"tive*ness, n.
The instinct or faculty of appetite for food. [Chiefly in
Phrenol.]
Allusiveness
Allusiveness Al*lu"sive*ness, n.
The quality of being allusive.
Alternativeness
Alternativeness Al*ter"na*tive*ness, n.
The quality of being alternative, or of offering a choice
between two.
Amativeness
Amativeness Am"a*tive*ness, n. (Phren.)
The faculty supposed to influence sexual desire; propensity
to love. --Combe.
AmusivenessAmusive A*mu"sive (?; 277), a.
Having power to amuse or entertain the mind; fitted to excite
mirth. [R.] -- A*mu"sive*ly, adv. -- A*mu"sive*ness, n. Appellativeness
Appellativeness Ap*pel"la*tive*ness, n.
The quality of being appellative. --Fuller.
Appreciativeness
Appreciativeness Ap*pre"ci*a*tive*ness, n.
The quality of being appreciative; quick recognition of
excellence.
Apprehensiveness
Apprehensiveness Ap`pre*hen"sive*ness, n.
The quality or state of being apprehensive.
Approbativeness
Approbativeness Ap"pro*ba*tive*ness, n.
1. The quality of being approbative.
2. (Phren.) Love of approbation.
AppropriativenessAppropriative Ap*pro"pri*a*tive, a.
Appropriating; making, or tending to, appropriation; as, an
appropriative act. -- Ap*pro"pri*a*tive*ness, n. ArgumentativenessArgumentative Ar`gu*men"ta*tive, a.
1. Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a
process of reasoning; as, an argumentative discourse.
2. Adductive as proof; indicative; as, the adaptation of
things to their uses is argumentative of infinite wisdom
in the Creator. [Obs.]
3. Given to argument; characterized by argument;
disputatious; as, an argumentative writer.
--Ar`gu*men"ta*tive*ly, adv. --
Ar`gu*men"ta*tive*ness, n. AssentivenessAssentive As*sent"ive, a.
Giving assent; of the nature of assent; complying. --
As*sent"ive*ness, n. AssertivenessAssertive As*sert"ive, a.
Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory.
In a confident and assertive form. --Glanvill.
As*sert"ive*ly, adv. -- As*sert"ive*ness, n. AttentivenessAttentive At*ten"tive ([a^]t*t[e^]n"t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F.
attentif.]
1. Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or
attention.
Note: Attentive is applied to the senses of hearing and
seeing, as, an attentive ear or eye; to the application
of the mind, as in contemplation; or to the application
of the mind, in every possible sense, as when a person
is attentive to the words, and to the manner and
matter, of a speaker at the same time.
2. Heedful of the comfort of others; courteous.
Syn: Heedful; intent; observant; mindful; regardful;
circumspect; watchful. -- At*ten"tive*ly, adv. --
At*ten"tive*ness, n. AttractivenessAttractive At*tract"ive, a. [Cf. F. attractif.]
1. Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as,
the attractive force of bodies. --Sir I. Newton.
2. Attracting or drawing by moral influence or pleasurable
emotion; alluring; inviting; pleasing. ``Attractive
graces.' --Milton. ``Attractive eyes.' --Thackeray.
Flowers of a livid yellow, or fleshy color, are most
attractive to flies. --Lubbock.
-- At*tract"ive*ly, adv. -- At*tract"ive*ness, n. AuthoritativenessAuthoritative Au*thor"i*ta*tive, a.
1. Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to
obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding.
The sacred functions of authoritative teaching.
--Barrow.
2. Having an air of authority; positive; dictatorial;
peremptory; as, an authoritative tone.
The mock authoritative manner of the one, and the
insipid mirth of the other. --Swift.
-- Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ly, adv. --
Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ness, n.
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