English Words: P

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partialistnoun

One who is partial.

partialitasnoun

The unique human position in Spinozan philosophy, where humans are simultaneously (i) 'finite modalities' as 'contingent' beings and (ii) because of human potential through the development and maturation of the intellect, a part of the 'infinite modalites' and hence a metaphysical part of the 'real'.

partialitynoun

Preference, bias in favor of, tendency.

partializeverb

To make or become partial; to divide into parts.

partiallyadv

To a partial degree or extent, incompletely.

partially defatted pork fatty tissuenoun

Fresh pork fatty tissue, excluding skin, that has been rendered at a temperature not more than 120 degrees Fahrenheit and is pinkish, fresh-looking, and fresh-smelling.

partially orderedadj

Equipped with a partial order; when the partial order is specified, often construed with by.

partially ordered setnoun

A set that has a given, elsewhere specified partial order.

partialnessnoun

The condition of being partial; partiality

partibilitynoun

The quality or state of being partible; divisibility; separability.

partibleadj

Divisible, able to be divided or partitioned.

partibusnoun

A note in the margin of a summons, giving the name and designation of the pursuer.

particeps criminisnoun

An accomplice in crime; an accessory.

participableadj

Capable of being participated in or shared.

participaladj

Archaic form of participial.

participancenoun

Synonym of participation; the process of act of participating; involvement.

participancynoun

Alternative form of participance (participation)

participantnoun

One who participates.

participant observernoun

One doing participant observation.

participantlyadv

In a participant manner; as a participant.

participateverb

To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something).

participatinglyadv

So as to participate.

participationnoun

The act of participating, of taking part in something.

participation-washingnoun

The strategy or practice by organizations (such as companies and governments) of a process of "hollow" (fake) consultation of citizens or members, despite no (or little) interest in such participation, in order to improve their public image, gather attention and sympathy by creating an illusion of openness.

participationaladj

Of or pertaining to participation.

participationismnoun

An approach to learning that focuses on the individual learner interacting with other people.

participationistnoun

A proponent of participationism.

participativelyadv

In a participative manner.

participatornoun

one who participates, a participant

participatorilyadv

In a participatory manner.

participatoryadj

Relating to participation.

participatressnoun

A female participant.

participialadj

Of, relating to, or being a participle.

participializationnoun

The process of participializing.

participializeverb

To form into, or put in the form of, a participle.

participiallyadv

As a participle; in a participial manner.

participlenoun

A form of a verb that may function as an adjective, noun or adverb. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle. In other languages, there are others, such as future, perfect, and future perfect participles.

particlenoun

A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something.

particle statisticsnoun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see particle, statistics.

particle zoonoun

The extensive list of known elementary particles.

particle-boardnoun

Alternative spelling of particle board.

particledadj

Formed of the specified kind of particle.

particlesnoun

plural of particle

particolouredadj

Made up of sections having different, often bright, colours.

particularadj

Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.

Particular Baptistnoun

A member of an English Baptist sect arising in the seventeenth century which believed in particular redemption.

particularisationnoun

Alternative spelling of particularization.

particulariseverb

Non-Oxford British English spelling of particularize.

particularismnoun

An exclusive focus on a particular area, group, sect, etc.

particularistnoun

One who holds to particularism.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 46,516 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 931 pages, and you are currently viewing page 126. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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