IDYL — ILLUME NWAD IDYL.1

IDYL, n. [L. idyllium; Gr. supposed to be from form.] NWAD IDYL.1

A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as the idyls of Theocritus. NWAD IDYL.2

I.E. stands for L. id est, that is. NWAD I.E..1

IELAND, n. i’land. [L. aqua, and land. This is the genuine English word, always used in discourse, but for which is used island, an absurd compound of Fr. isle and land, which signifies land in water-land, or rather ieland-land.] NWAD IELAND.1

1. A portion of land surrounded by water; as Bermuda, Barbadoes, Cuba, Great Britain, Borneo. NWAD IELAND.2

2. A large mass of floating ice. NWAD IELAND.3

IF, v.t. It is used as the sign of a condition, or it introduces a conditional sentence. It is a verb, without a specified nominative. In like manner we use grant, admit, suppose. Regularly, if should be followed, as it was formerly, by the substitute or pronoun that, referring to the succeeding sentence or proposition. If that John shall arrive in season, I will send him with a message. But that is now omitted, and the subsequent sentence, proposition or affirmation may be considered as the object of the verb. Give John shall arrive; grant, suppose, admit that he shall arrive, I will send him with a message. The sense of if, or give, in this use, is grant, admit, cause to be, let the fact be, let the thing take place. If then is equivalent to grant, allow, admit. “If thou wilt, thou canst make me whole,” that is, thou canst make me whole, give the fact, that thou wilt. NWAD IF.1

If thou art the son of God, command that these stones be made bread. Matthew 4:3. NWAD IF.2

1. Whether or not. NWAD IF.3

Uncertain if by augury or chance. NWAD IF.4

IGNEOUS, a. [L. igneus, from ignis, fire.] NWAD IGNEOUS.1

1. Consisting of fire; as igneous particles emitted from burning wood. NWAD IGNEOUS.2

2. Containing fire; having the nature of fire. NWAD IGNEOUS.3

3. Resembling fire; as an igneous appearance. NWAD IGNEOUS.4

IGNESCENT, a. [L. ignescens, ignesco, from ignis, fire.] NWAD IGNESCENT.1

Emitting sparks of fire when struck with steel; scintillating; as ignescent stones. NWAD IGNESCENT.2

IGNESCENT, n. A stone or mineral that gives out sparks when struck with steel or iron. NWAD IGNESCENT.3

Many other stones, besides this class of ignescents, produce a real scintillation when struck against steel. NWAD IGNESCENT.4

IGNIFY, v.t. [L. ignis and facio.] To form into fire. NWAD IGNIFY.1

IGNIFLUOUS, a. [L. ignifluus.] Flowing with fire. NWAD IGNIFLUOUS.1

IGNIPOTENT, a. [L. ignis, fire, and potens, powerful.] NWAD IGNIPOTENT.1

Presiding over fire. Vulcan is called the power ignipotent. NWAD IGNIPOTENT.2

IGNIS FATUUS, n. [L.] A meteor or light that appears in the night, over marshy grounds, supposed to be occasioned by phosphoric matter extricated from putrefying animal or vegetable substances, or by some inflammable gas; vulgarly called - Will with the wisp, and Jack with a lantern. NWAD IGNIS_FATUUS.1

IGNITE, v.t. [L. ignis, fire.] To kindle, or set on fire. NWAD IGNITE.1

1. More generally, to communicate fire to, or to render luminous or red by heat; as, to ignite charcoal or iron. Anthracite is ignited with more difficulty than bituminous coal. NWAD IGNITE.2

IGNITE, v.i. To take fire; to become red with heat. NWAD IGNITE.3

IGNITED, pp. Set on fire. NWAD IGNITED.1

1. Rendered red or luminous by heat or fire. NWAD IGNITED.2

IGNITING, ppr. Setting on fire; becoming red with heat. NWAD IGNITING.1

1. Communicating fire to; heating to redness. NWAD IGNITING.2

IGNITION, n. The act of kindling, or setting on fire. NWAD IGNITION.1

1. The act or operation of communicating fire or heat, till the substance becomes red or luminous. NWAD IGNITION.2

2. The state of being kindled; more generally, the state of being heated to redness or luminousness. NWAD IGNITION.3

3. Calcination. NWAD IGNITION.4

IGNITIBLE, a. Capable of being ignited. NWAD IGNITIBLE.1

IGNIVOMOUS, a. [L. ignivomus; ignis, fire, and vomo, to vomit.] NWAD IGNIVOMOUS.1

Vomiting fire; as an ignivomous mountain, a volcano. NWAD IGNIVOMOUS.2

IGNOBLE, a. [L. ignobilis; in and nobilis. See Noble.] NWAD IGNOBLE.1

1. Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious. NWAD IGNOBLE.2

2. Mean; worthless; as an ignoble plant. NWAD IGNOBLE.3

3. Base, not honorable; as an ignoble motive. NWAD IGNOBLE.4

IGNOBILITY, n. Ignobleness. [Not in use.] NWAD IGNOBILITY.1

IGNOBLENESS, n. Want of dignity; meanness. NWAD IGNOBLENESS.1

IGNOBLY, adv. Of low family or birth; as ignobly born. NWAD IGNOBLY.1

1. Meanly; dishonorably; reproachfully; disgracefully; basely. The troops ignobly fly. NWAD IGNOBLY.2

IGNOMINIOUS, a. [L. ignominiosus. See Ignominy.] NWAD IGNOMINIOUS.1

1. Incurring disgrace; cowardly; of mean character. NWAD IGNOMINIOUS.2

Then with pale fear surprised, NWAD IGNOMINIOUS.3

Fled ignominious. NWAD IGNOMINIOUS.4

2. Very shameful; reproachful; dishonorable; infamous. To be hanged for a crime is ignominious. Whipping, cropping and branding are ignominious punishments. NWAD IGNOMINIOUS.5

3. Despicable; worthy of contempt; as an ignominious projector. NWAD IGNOMINIOUS.6

IGNOMINIOUSLY, adv. Meanly; disgracefully; shamefully. NWAD IGNOMINIOUSLY.1

IGNOMINY, n. [L. ignominia; in and nomen, against name or reputation.] Public disgrace; shame; reproach; dishonor; infamy. NWAD IGNOMINY.1

Their generals have been received with honor after their defeat; yours with ignominy after conquest. NWAD IGNOMINY.2

Vice begins in mistake, and ends in ignominy. NWAD IGNOMINY.3

IGNORAMUS, n. [L. we are ignorant; from ignoro.] NWAD IGNORAMUS.1

1. The indorsement which a grand jury make on a bill presented to them for inquiry, when there is not evidence to support the charges, on which all proceedings are stopped, and the accused person is discharged. NWAD IGNORAMUS.2

2. An ignorant person; a vain pretender to knowledge. NWAD IGNORAMUS.3

IGNORANCE, n. [L. ignorantia; ignoro, not to know; ignarus, ignorant; in and gnarus, knowing.] NWAD IGNORANCE.1

1. Want, absence or destitution of knowledge; the negative state of the mind which has not been instructed in arts, literature or science, or has not been informed of facts. Ignorance may be general, or it may be limited to particular subjects. Ignorance of the law does not excuse a man for violating it. Ignorance of facts if often venial. NWAD IGNORANCE.2

Ignorance is preferable to error. NWAD IGNORANCE.3

2. Ignorances, in the plural, is used sometimes for omissions or mistakes; but the use is uncommon and not to be encouraged. NWAD IGNORANCE.4

IGNORANT, a. [L. ignorans.] Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught; unenlightened. A man may be ignorant of the law, or of any art or science. He may be ignorant of his own rights, or of the rights of others. NWAD IGNORANT.1

1. Unknown; undiscovered; a poetical use; as ignorant concealment. NWAD IGNORANT.2

2. Unacquainted with. NWAD IGNORANT.3

Ignorant of guilt, I fear not shame. NWAD IGNORANT.4

3. Unskillfully made or done. [Not legitimate.] NWAD IGNORANT.5

Poor ignorant baubles. NWAD IGNORANT.6

IGNORANT, n. A person untaught or uninformed; one unlettered or unskilled. NWAD IGNORANT.7

Did I for this take pains to teach NWAD IGNORANT.8

Our zealous ignorants to preach? NWAD IGNORANT.9

IGNORANTLY, adv. Without knowledge, instruction or information. NWAD IGNORANTLY.1

Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. Acts 17:23. NWAD IGNORANTLY.2

1. Unskillfully; inexpertly. A man may mistake blunders for beauties and ignorantly admire them. NWAD IGNORANTLY.3

IGNORE, v.t. To be ignorant. [Not in use.] NWAD IGNORE.1

IGNOSCIBLE, a. [L. ignoscibilis.] Pardonable. [Not used.] NWAD IGNOSCIBLE.1

IGNOTE, a. [L. ignotus.] Unknown. [Not used.] NWAD IGNOTE.1

IGUANA, n. A species of lizard, of the genus Lacerta. NWAD IGUANA.1

ILE, so written by Pope for aile, a walk or alley in a church or public building. [Not in use.] NWAD ILE.1

1. An ear of corn. [Not used.] NWAD ILE.2

ILEX, n. [L.] In botany, the generic name of the Holly-tree. NWAD ILEX.1

Also, the Quercus ilex, or great scarlet oak. NWAD ILEX.2

ILIAC, a. [L. iliacus, from ilia, the flank, or small intestines; Gr. to wind.] Pertaining to the lower bowels, or to the ileum. The iliac passion, is a violent and dangerous kind of colic, with an inversion of the peristaltic motion of the bowels. NWAD ILIAC.1

ILIAD, n. [from Ilium, Ilion, Troy.] An epic poem, composed by Homer, in twenty four books. The subject of this poem is the wrath of Achilles; in describing which, the poet exhibits the miserable effects of disunion and public dissensions. Hence the phrase, Ilias malorum, an Iliad of woes or calamities, a world of disasters. NWAD ILIAD.1

ILK, a. The same; each. This is retained in Scottish, from the Saxon elc, each. NWAD ILK.1

ILL, n. NWAD ILL.1

1. Bad or evil, in a general sense; contrary to good, physical or moral; applied to things; evil; wicked; wrong; iniquitous; as, his ways are ill; he sets an ill example. NWAD ILL.2

2. Producing evil or misfortune; as an ill star or planet. NWAD ILL.3

3. Bad; evil; unfortunate; as an ill end; an ill fate. NWAD ILL.4

4. Unhealthy; insalubrious; as an ill air or climate. NWAD ILL.5

5. Cross; crabbed; surly; peevish; as ill nature; ill temper. NWAD ILL.6

6. Diseased; disordered; sick or indisposed; applied to persons; as, the man is ill; he has been ill a long time; he is ill of a fever. NWAD ILL.7

7. Diseased; impaired; as an ill state of health. NWAD ILL.8

8. Discordant; harsh; disagreeable; as an ill sound. NWAD ILL.9

9. Homely; ugly; as ill looks, or an ill countenance. NWAD ILL.10

10. Unfavorable; suspicious; as when we say, this affair bears an ill look or aspect. NWAD ILL.11

11. Rude; unpolished; as ill breeding; ill manners. NWAD ILL.12

12. Not proper; not regular or legitimate; as an ill expression in grammar. NWAD ILL.13

ILL, n. Wickedness; depravity; evil. NWAD ILL.14

Strong virtue, like strong nature, struggles still, NWAD ILL.15

Exerts itself and then throws off the ill. NWAD ILL.16

1. Misfortune; calamity; evil; disease; pain; whatever annoys or impairs happiness, or prevents success. NWAD ILL.17

Who can all sense of other’s ills escape, NWAD ILL.18

Is but a brute at beat in human shape. NWAD ILL.19

ILL, adv. Not well; not rightly or perfectly. NWAD ILL.20

He is ill at ease. NWAD ILL.21

1. Not easily; with pain or difficulty. He is ill able to sustain the burden. NWAD ILL.22

Ill bears the sex the youthful lovers’ fate, NWAD ILL.23

When just approaching to the nuptial state. NWAD ILL.24

ILL, prefixed to participles of the present tense, and denoting evil or wrong, may be considered as a noun governed by the participle, or as making a part of a compound word; as an ill meaning man, an ill designing man, an ill boding hour; that is, a man meaning ill, an hour boding ill. It is more consonant, however, to the genius of our language, to treat these and similar words as compounds. In some cases, as before the participles of intransitive verbs, ill must be considered as a part of the compound, as in ill-looking. When used before the perfect participle, ill is to be considered as an adverb, or modifying word, or to be treated as a part of the compound; as in ill-bred, ill-governed, ill-fated, ill-favored, ill-formed, ill-minded. In these and all similar connections, it might be well to unite the two words in a compound by a hyphen. As ill may be prefixed to almost any participle, it is needless to attempt to collect a list of such words for insertion. NWAD ILL.25

Il, prefixed to words beginning with l, stands for in, as used in the Latin language, and usually denotes a negation of the sense of the simple word, as illegal, not legal; or it denotes to or on, and merely augments or enforces the sense, as in illuminate. NWAD Il.1

ILLABILE, a. [See Labile.] Not liable to fall or err; infallible. [Not used.] NWAD ILLABILE.1

ILLABILITY, n. The quality of not being liable to err, fall or apostatize. [Not used.] NWAD ILLABILITY.1

ILLACERABLE, a. [See Lacerate.] That cannot be torn or rent. NWAD ILLACERABLE.1

ILLAPSE, n. illaps’. [See Lapse.] A sliding in; an immission or entrance of one thing into another. NWAD ILLAPSE.1

1. A falling on; a sudden attack. NWAD ILLAPSE.2

ILLAQUEATE, v.t. [L. illaqueo; in and laqueo, to ensnare; laquens, a snare.] To ensnare; to entrap; to entangle; to catch. [Little used.] NWAD ILLAQUEATE.1

ILLAQUEATED, pp. Ensnared. NWAD ILLAQUEATED.1

ILLAQUEATION, n. The act of ensnaring; a catching or entrapping. [Little used.] NWAD ILLAQUEATION.1

1. A snare. NWAD ILLAQUEATION.2

ILLATION, n. [L. illatio; in and latio, a bearing; latus, from fero.] An inference from premises; a conclusion; deduction. [Little used.] NWAD ILLATION.1

ILLATAIVE, a. [See Illation.] Relating to illation; that may be inferred; as an illative consequence. NWAD ILLATAIVE.1

1. That denotes an inference; as an illative word or particle, as then and therefore. NWAD ILLATAIVE.2

ILLATAIVE, n. That which denotes illation or inference. NWAD ILLATAIVE.3

ILLAUDABLE, a. [See Laudable.] Not laudable; not worthy of approbation or commendation; as an illaudable motive or act. NWAD ILLAUDABLE.1

1. Worthy of censure or dispraise. NWAD ILLAUDABLE.2

ILLAUDABLY, adv. In a manner unworthy of praise; without deserving praise. NWAD ILLAUDABLY.1

ILL-BRED, a. Not well bred; unpolite. NWAD ILL-BRED.1

ILL-BREEDING, n. Want of good breeding; unpoliteness. NWAD ILL-BREEDING.1

ILL-CONDITIONED, a. [See Condition.] Being in bad order or state. NWAD ILL-CONDITIONED.1

ILLECEBROUS, a. [L. illecebrosus.] Alluring; full of allurement. NWAD ILLECEBROUS.1

ILLEGAL, a. [See Legal.] Not legal; unlawful; contrary to law; illicit; as an illegal act; illegal trade. NWAD ILLEGAL.1

ILLEGALITY, n. Contrariety to law; unlawfulness; as the illegality of trespass, or of false imprisonment. NWAD ILLEGALITY.1

ILLEGALIZE, v.t. To render unlawful. NWAD ILLEGALIZE.1

ILLEGALLY, adv. In a manner contrary to law; unlawfully; as a man illegally imprisoned. NWAD ILLEGALLY.1

ILLEGIBILITY, n. The quality of being illegible. NWAD ILLEGIBILITY.1

ILLEGIBLE, a. [See Legible.] That cannot be read; obscure or defaced so that the words cannot be known. It is a disgrace to a gentleman to write an illegible hand. The manuscripts found in the ruins of Herculaneum are mostly illegible. NWAD ILLEGIBLE.1

ILLEGIBLY, adv. In a manner not to be read; as a letter written illegibly. NWAD ILLEGIBLY.1

ILLEGITIMACY, n. [See Legitimate.] NWAD ILLEGITIMACY.1

1. The state of being born out of wedlock; the state of bastardy. NWAD ILLEGITIMACY.2

2. The state of being not genuine, or of legitimate origin. NWAD ILLEGITIMACY.3

ILLEGITIMATE, a. [See Legitimate.] NWAD ILLEGITIMATE.1

1. Unlawfully begotten; born out of wedlock; spurious; as an illegitimate son or daughter. NWAD ILLEGITIMATE.2

2. Unlawful; contrary to law. NWAD ILLEGITIMATE.3

3. Not genuine; not of genuine origin; as an illegitimate inference. NWAD ILLEGITIMATE.4

4. Not authorized by good usage; as an illegitimate word. NWAD ILLEGITIMATE.5

ILLEGITIMATE, v.t. To render illegitimate; to prove to be born out of wedlock; to bastardize. NWAD ILLEGITIMATE.6

ILLEGITIMATELY, adv. Not in wedlock; without authority. NWAD ILLEGITIMATELY.1

ILLELGITIMATION, n. The state of one not born in wedlock. NWAD ILLELGITIMATION.1

1. Want of genuineness. NWAD ILLELGITIMATION.2

ILLEVIABLE, a. That cannot be levied or collected. NWAD ILLEVIABLE.1

ILL-FACED, a. Having an ugly face. NWAD ILL-FACED.1

ILL-FAVORED, a. [ill and favored.] Ugly; ill-looking; wanting beauty; deformed. NWAD ILL-FAVORED.1

Ill-favored and lean fleshed. Genesis 41:3-4, 19. NWAD ILL-FAVORED.2

ILL-FAVOREDLY, adv. With deformity. NWAD ILL-FAVOREDLY.1

1. Roughly; rudely. NWAD ILL-FAVOREDLY.2

ILL-FAVOREDNESS, n. Ugliness; deformity. NWAD ILL-FAVOREDNESS.1

ILLIBERAL, a. [See Liberal.] Not liberal; not free or generous. NWAD ILLIBERAL.1

1. Not noble; not ingenuous; not catholic; of a contracted mind. Cold in charity; in religion, illiberal. NWAD ILLIBERAL.2

2. Not candid; uncharitable in judging. NWAD ILLIBERAL.3

3. Not generous; not munificent; sparing of gifts. NWAD ILLIBERAL.4

4. Not becoming a well bred man. NWAD ILLIBERAL.5

5. Not pure; not well authorized or elegant; as illiberal words in Latin. NWAD ILLIBERAL.6

ILLIBERALITY, n. Narrowness of mind; contractedness; meanness; want of catholic opinions. NWAD ILLIBERALITY.1

1. Parsimony; want of munificence. NWAD ILLIBERALITY.2

ILLIBERALLY, adv. Ungenerously; uncandidly; uncharitably; disingenuously. NWAD ILLIBERALLY.1

1. Parsimoniously. NWAD ILLIBERALLY.2

ILLICIT, a. [L. illicitus; in and licitus, from liceo, to permit.] NWAD ILLICIT.1

Not permitted or allowed; prohibited; unlawful; as an illicit trade; illicit intercourse or connection. NWAD ILLICIT.2

ILLICITLY, adv. Unlawfully. NWAD ILLICITLY.1

ILLICITNESS, n. Unlawfulness. NWAD ILLICITNESS.1

ILLICITOUS, a. Unlawful. NWAD ILLICITOUS.1

ILLIGHTEN, v.t. [See Light, Lighten.] To enlighten. [Not in use.] NWAD ILLIGHTEN.1

ILLIMITABLE, a. [in, not, and limit, or L. limes.] NWAD ILLIMITABLE.1

That cannot be limited or bounded; as the illimitable void. NWAD ILLIMITABLE.2

ILLIMITABLY, adv. Without possibility of being bounded. NWAD ILLIMITABLY.1

1. Without limits. NWAD ILLIMITABLY.2

ILLIMITED, a. [L. limes, a limit.] Unbounded; not limited; interminable. NWAD ILLIMITED.1

ILLIMITEDNESS, n. Boundlessness; the state of being without limits or restriction. NWAD ILLIMITEDNESS.1

The absoluteness and illimitedness of his commission was much spoken of. NWAD ILLIMITEDNESS.2

ILLINITION, n. [L. illinitus, illinio, to anoint; in and lino, to besmear.] A thin crust of some extraneous substance formed on minerals. NWAD ILLINITION.1

It is sometimes disguised by a thin crust or illinition of black manganese. NWAD ILLINITION.2

ILLITERACY, n. [from illiterate.] The state of being untaught or unlearned; want of a knowledge of letters; ignorance. NWAD ILLITERACY.1

ILLITERATE, a. [L. illiteratus; in and literatus; from litera, a letter.] Unlettered; ignorant of letters or books; untaught; unlearned; uninstructed in science; as an illiterate man, nation or tribe. NWAD ILLITERATE.1

ILLITERATENESS, n. Want of learning; ignorance of letters, books or science. NWAD ILLITERATENESS.1

ILLITERATURE, n. Want of learning. [Little used.] NWAD ILLITERATURE.1

ILL-LIVED, a. Leading a wicked life. [Little used.] NWAD ILL-LIVED.1

ILL-NATURE, n. [ill and nature.] Crossness; crabbedness; habitual bad temper, or want of kindness; fractiousness. NWAD ILL-NATURE.1

ILL-NATURED, a. Cross, crabbed; surly; intractable; of habitual bad temper; peevish; fractious. An ill-natured person may disturb the harmony of a whole parish. NWAD ILL-NATURED.1

1. That indicates ill-nature. NWAD ILL-NATURED.2

The ill-natured task refuse. NWAD ILL-NATURED.3

2. Intractable; not yielding to culture; as ill-natured land. [Not legitimate.] NWAD ILL-NATURED.4

ILL-NATUREDLY, adv. In a peevish or forward manner; crossly; unkindly. NWAD ILL-NATUREDLY.1

ILL-NATUREDNESS, n. Crossness; want of a kind disposition. NWAD ILL-NATUREDNESS.1

ILLNESS, n. [from ill.] Badness; unfavorableness; as the illness of the weather. [Not used.] NWAD ILLNESS.1

1. Disease; indisposition; malady; disorder of health; sickness. He has recovered from his illness. NWAD ILLNESS.2

2. Wickedness; iniquity; wrong moral conduct. NWAD ILLNESS.3

ILLOGICAL, a. [See Logical.] Ignorant or negligent of the rules of logic or correct reasoning; as an illogical disputant. NWAD ILLOGICAL.1

1. Contrary to the rules of logic or sound reasoning; as an illogical inference. NWAD ILLOGICAL.2

ILLOGICALLY, adv. In a manner contrary to the rules of correct reasoning. NWAD ILLOGICALLY.1

ILLOGICALNESS, n. Contrariety to sound reasoning. NWAD ILLOGICALNESS.1

ILLSTARRED, a. [ill and star.] Fated to be unfortunate. NWAD ILLSTARRED.1

ILL-TRAINED, a. Not well trained or disciplined. NWAD ILL-TRAINED.1

ILLUDE, v.t. [L. illudo; in and ludo, to play. See Ludicrous.] NWAD ILLUDE.1

To play upon by artifice; to deceive; to mock; to excite hope and disappoint it. NWAD ILLUDE.2

ILLUDED, pp. Deceived; mocked. NWAD ILLUDED.1

ILLUDING, ppr. Playing on by artifice; deceiving. NWAD ILLUDING.1

ILLUME, ILLUMINE, v.t. [L. illumino; in and lumino, to enlighten, from lumen, light. See Luminous.] NWAD ILLUME.1

1. To illuminate; to enlighten; to throw or spread light on; to make light or bright. NWAD ILLUME.2

[These words are used chiefly in poetry.] NWAD ILLUME.3

2. To enlighten, as the mind; to cause to understand. NWAD ILLUME.4

3. To brighten; to adorn. NWAD ILLUME.5

The mountain’s brow, NWAD ILLUME.6

Illum’d with fluid gold-- NWAD ILLUME.7