Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter I - Page 34
Indite (v. i.) To compose; to write, as a poem.
Wounded I sing, tormented I indite. -- Herbert.
Indited (imp. & p. p.) of Indite
Inditing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Indite
Indite (v. t.) 寫成文章；創作 To compose; to write; to be author of; to dictate; to prompt.
My heart is inditing a good matter. -- Ps. xlv. 1.
Could a common grief have indited such expressions? -- South.
Hear how learned Greece her useful rules indites. -- Pope.
Indite (v. t.) To invite or ask. [Obs.]
She will indite him to some supper. -- Shak.
Indite (v. t.) To indict; to accuse; to censure. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Indite (v.) Produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" [syn: write, compose, pen, indite].
Indite (v. t.) [Archaic] Write; compose.
Inditement (n.) The act of inditing. -- Craig.
Inditement (n.) (pl. -s) The act of inditing or the process of being indited : Composition.
Inditer (n.) One who indites. -- Smart.
Indium (n.) (Chem.) A rare metallic element, of atomic number 49, 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 (valence +3). Symbol In. Atomic weight,114.82.
Indium (n.) A rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite [syn: indium, In, atomic number 49].
Indium, ()
Symbol: In
Atomic number: 49
Atomic weight: 114.82
Soft silvery element belonging to group 13 of the periodic table. The most common natural isotope is In-115, which has a half-life of 6*10^4 years.
Five other radioisotopes exist. Discovered in 1863 by Reich and Richter.
Indivertible (a.) Not to be diverted or turned aside. [R.] -- Lamb.
Individable (a.) Indivisible. [R.] -- Shak.
Individed (a.) 未分開的；全部的；專心的；專一的 Undivided. [R.] -- Bp. Patrick.
Individual (a.) 個人的，個體的 [B]；個別的，單獨的 [B]；特有的，獨特的 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.
Mind has a being of its own, distinct from that of all other things, and is pure, unmingled, individual substance. -- A. Tucker.
United as one individual soul. -- Milton.
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.) 個人；個體；【口】（常與形容詞連用）……人 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. -- Cowper.
An object which is in the strict and primary sense one, and can not be logically divided, is called an individual. -- Whately.
That individuals die, his will ordains. -- Dryden.
Individual (n.) (Zool.) An independent, or partially independent, zooid of a compound animal.
Individual (n.) (Zool.) The product of a single egg, whether it remains a single animal or becomes compound by budding or fission.
Individual (a.) Being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways" [syn: individual, single] [ant: common].
Individual (a.) Separate and distinct from others of the same kind; "mark the individual pages"; "on a case-by-case basis" [syn: individual, case-by-case, item-by-item].
Individual (a.) Characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing; "an individual serving"; "single occupancy"; "a single bed" [syn: individual, single(a)].
Individual (a.) Concerning one person exclusively; "we all have individual cars"; "each room has a private bath" [syn: individual(a), private].
Individual (n.) A human being; "there was too much for one person to do" [syn: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul].
Individual (n.) A single organism.
Individualism (n.) 個人主義；強調個人獨特性；個性 The quality of being individual; individuality; personality.
Individualism (n.) An excessive or exclusive regard to one's personal interest; self-interest; selfishness.
The selfishness of the small proprietor has been described by the best writers as individualism. -- Ed. Rev.
Individualism (n.) The principle, policy, or practice of maintaining individuality, or independence of the individual, in action; the theory or practice of maintaining the independence of individual initiative, action, and interests, as in industrial organization or in government.
Individualism (n.) The quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality" [syn: individuality, individualism, individuation] [ant: commonality, commonness].
Individualism (n.) A belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence.
Individualism (n.) The doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs [syn: individualism, laissez faire].
Individualistic (a.) Of or pertaining to the individual or individualism. -- London Athen[ae]um.
Individualistic (a.) Exhibiting marked individuality [3] in thought and action; as, an individualistic way of dressing.
Syn: Individualist.
Individualistic (a.) Marked by or expressing individuality; "an individualistic way of dressing" [syn: individualist, individualistic].
Individualistic (a.) With minimally restricted freedom in commerce [syn: individualistic, laissez-faire(a)].
Individualities (n. pl. ) of Individuality
Individuality (n.) The quality or state of being individual or constituting an individual; separate or distinct existence; oneness; unity. --Arbuthnot.
They possess separate individualities. -- H. Spencer.
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.
Individuality (n.) A habit of thinking and acting in one's own distinctive manner and as one believes appropriate, not being heavily influenced by the opinions of others; -- of people.
Individuality (n.) The quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality" [syn: individuality, individualism, individuation] [ant: commonality, commonness].
Individuality (n.) The distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity; "you can lose your identity when you join the army" [syn: identity, personal identity, individuality].
Individualization (n.) The act of individualizing; the state of being individualized; individuation.
Individualization (n.) Discriminating the individual from the generic group or species [syn: individualization, individualisation, individuation].
Individualized (imp. & p. p.) of Individualize
Individualizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Individualize
Individualize (v. t.) 賦予個性；使具有特徵；個別處理 To mark as an individual, or to distinguish from others by peculiar properties; to invest with individuality; to give distinctive character to; to make distinctive; to enable differentiation from others of similar type; -- of properties of things.
The peculiarities which individualize and distinguish the humor of Addison. -- N. Drake.
Individualize (v. t.) To render (a product or service) suitable to each individual person by varying to some degree its characteristics; to personalize.
Syn: personalize, individualize, make personal, make more personal.
Individualize (v. t.) To consider individually; to mention each individual.
Individualize (v.) Make or mark or treat as individual; "The sounds were individualized by sharpness and tone" [syn: {individualize}, {individualise}].
Individualize (v.) Make personal or more personal; "personalized service" [syn: {personalize}, {personalise}, {individualize}, {individualise}] [ant: {depersonalise}, {depersonalize}, {objectify}].
Individualizer (n.) 有個性者；特殊化者 One who individualizes.
Individually (adv.) 作為個人，單獨地；逐個地；分別地；獨特地；與眾不同地 In an individual manner or relation; as individuals; separately; each by itself. as, every person must apply individually for admission. "Individually or collectively." -- Burke.
How should that subsist solitarily by itself which hath no substance, but individually the very same whereby others subsist with it? -- Hooker.
Individually (adv.) In an inseparable manner; inseparably; incommunicably; indivisibly; as, individually the same.
[Omniscience], An attribute individually proper to the Godhead. -- Hakewill.
Individually (adv.) Apart from others; "taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square"; "the fine points are treated singly" [syn: {individually}, {separately}, {singly}, {severally}, {one by one}, {on an individual basis}].
Individuate (a.) Undivided. [Obs.]
Individuated (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.
Syn: individualize.
The soul, as the prime individuating principle, and the said reserved portion of matter as an essential and radical part of the individuation, shall . . . make up and restore the same individual person. -- South.
Life is individuated into infinite numbers, that have their distinct sense and pleasure. -- Dr. H. More.
Individuate (v.) Give individual character to.
Individuate (v.) Give individual shape or form to; "Language that individuates his memories".
Individuation (n.) The act of individuating or state of being individuated; individualization. -- H. Spencer.
Individuation (n.) Discriminating the individual from the generic group or species [syn: individualization, individualisation, individuation].
Individuation (n.) The quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality" [syn: individuality, individualism, individuation] [ant: commonality, commonness].
Individuator (n.) One who, or that which, individuates. -- Sir K. Digby.
Individuity (n.) Separate existence; individuality; oneness. -- Fuller.
Indivinity (n.) Lack or absence of divine power or of divinity. [Obs.] -- Sir T. Browne.
Indivisibility (n.) The state or property of being indivisible or inseparable; inseparability. -- Locke.
Indivisible (n.) 不可分割之事物；極微小物 That which is indivisible.
By atom, nobody will imagine we intend to express a perfect indivisible, but only the least sort of natural bodies. -- Digby.
Indivisible (n.) (Geom.) An infinitely small quantity which is assumed to admit of no further division.
Method of indivisibles, A kind of calculus, formerly in use, in which lines were considered as made up of an infinite number of points; surfaces, as made up of an infinite number of lines; and volumes, as made up of an infinite number of surfaces.
Indivisible (a.) 不可分割的；【數】不能整除的 Not divisible; incapable of being divided, separated, or broken; not separable into parts. "One indivisible point of time." -- Dryden.
Indivisible (a.) (Math.) Not capable of exact division, as one quantity by another; incommensurable.
Indivisible (a.) Impossible of undergoing division; "an indivisible union of states"; "one nation indivisible" [ant: divisible].
Indivisibleness (n.) 不可分割；不能除盡 The state of being indivisible; indivisibility. -- W. Montagu.
Indivisibly (adv.) 不可分割地 In an indivisible manner.
Indivision (n.) A state of being not divided; oneness. [Obs.] -- Bp. Hall.
Indo- () A prefix signifying Indian (i. e., East Indian); of or pertaining of India.
Indoaniline (n.) (Chem.) 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. -- Malcom. Indochinese
Indochina (n.) 中南半島；印度支那A peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam [syn: Indochina, Indochinese peninsula].
Indochinese, Indo-Chinese (prop. a.) 中南半島的；中南半島人的 Of or pertaining to Indo-China (i. e., Farther India, or India beyond the Ganges).
Indo-Chinese (a.) Of or pert. to the Mongoloid races of India, esp. Farther India, or designating, or of, their languages.
Tradition and comparative philology agree in pointing to northwestern China, between the upper courses of the Yang-tsekiang and of the Ho-ang-ho, as the original home of the Indo-Chinese race. -- Census of India, 1901.
Indo-Chinese (n.) 中南半島人 A native or inhabitant of Indochina.
Indo-Chinese (n.) Sino-Tibetan.
Compare: Sino-Tibetan
Sino-Tibetan (n.) A language family comprising Tibeto-Burman and Chinese.
Compare: Tibeto-Burman
Tibeto-Burman (n.) A branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages spoken from Tibet to the Malay Peninsula [syn: Tibeto-Burman, Tibeto-Burman language].
Compare: Tibet
Tibet (n.) 西藏 An autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the Himalayas [syn: Tibet, Thibet, Xizang, Sitsang]
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. -- Bp. Hall. -- In*doc"i*ble*ness, n.
Indocile (a.) Not teachable; indisposed to be taught, trained, or disciplined; not easily instructed or governed; dull; intractable.
Indocile (a.) Of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly" [syn: indocile, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly].
Indocility (n.) The quality or state of being indocile; dullness of intellect; unteachableness; intractableness.
The stiffness and indocility of the Pharisees. -- W. Montagu.
Indoctrinated (imp. & p. p.) of Indoctrinate.
Indoctrinating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Indoctrinate.
Indoctrinate (v. t.) 向……灌輸（學說、信仰等）；教訓；教導 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.
A master that . . . took much delight in indoctrinating his young, unexperienced favorite. -- Clarendon.
Indoctrinate (v. t.) To instruct in, or imbue with, doctrines, principles or ideologies, especially from a specific point of view which may be partisan or biased; to strongly press one's own point of view upon.
Indoctrinate (v.) Teach doctrines to; teach uncritically; "The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples".
Indoctrinate (v.) [T] (Disapproving) 向…灌輸 To often repeat an idea or belief to someone in order to persuade them to accept it.
// Some parents were critical of attempts to indoctrinate children in green ideology.
// They have been indoctrinated by television to believe that violence is normal.
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. -- Sir T. Browne.
Indoctrination (n.) Teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically.
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.
The common origin of the Indo-European nations. -- Tylor.
Indo-European () A member of one of the Caucasian races of Europe or India speaking an Indo-European language.
Professor Otto Schrader . . . considers that the oldest probable domicile of the Indo-Europeans is to be sought for on the common borderland of Asia and of Europe, -- in the steppe country of southern Russia. -- Census of India, 1901.
Indo-European (a.) Of or relating to the Indo-European language family [syn: Indo-European, Indo-Germanic].
Indo-European (a.) Of or relating to the former Indo-European people; "Indo- European migrations" [syn: Indo-European, Indo-Aryan, Aryan].
Indo-European (n.) A member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo European [syn: Aryan, Indo-European].
Indo-European (n.) The family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia [syn: Indo-European, Indo-European language, Indo- Hittite].
Indogen (n.) (Chem.) A complex, nitrogenous radical, C8H5NO, regarded as the essential nucleus of indigo.
Indogenide (n.) (Chem.) 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.
Indo-Germanic (a.) Of or relating to the Indo-European language family [syn: Indo-European, Indo-Germanic].
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.) 懶散，懶惰；【醫】無痛 Freedom from that which pains, or harasses, as toil, care, grief, etc. [Obs.]
I have ease, if it may not rather be called indolence. -- Bp. Hough.
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.
Life spent in indolence, and therefore sad. -- Cowper.
As there is a great truth wrapped up in "diligence," what a lie, on the other hand, lurks at the root of our present use of the word "indolence"! This is from "in" and "doleo," not to grieve; and indolence is thus a state in which we have no grief or pain; so that the word, as we now employ it, seems to affirm that indulgence in sloth and ease is that which would constitute for us the absence of all pain. -- Trench.
Indolence (n.) Inactivity resulting from a dislike of work [syn: {indolence}, {laziness}].
Indolency (n.) Indolence. [Obs.] -- Holland.
Indolent (a.) Free from toil, pain, or trouble. [Obs.]
Indolent (a.) Indulging in ease; avoiding labor and exertion; habitually idle; lazy; inactive; as, an indolent man.
To waste long nights in indolent repose. -- Pope.
Indolent (a.) (Med.) Causing little or no pain or annoyance; as, an indolent tumor.
Syn: Idle; lazy; slothful; sluggish; listless; inactive; inert. See {Idle}.
Indolent (a.) Disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger- on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy" [syn: {faineant}, {indolent}, {lazy}, {otiose}, {slothful}, {work-shy}].
Indolent (a.) (Of tumors, e.g.) Slow to heal or develop and usually painless; "an indolent ulcer"; "leprosy is an indolent infectious disease".
Indolently (adv.) In an indolent manner.
Calm and serene you indolently sit. -- Addison.
Indolently (adv.) In an indolent manner; "he lives indolently with his relatives".
Indoles (n.) Natural disposition; natural quality or abilities.
Indolin (n.) (Chem.) A dark resinous substance, polymeric with indol, and obtained by the reduction of indigo white.
Indomable (a.) Indomitable. [Obs.]
Indomitable (a.) Not to be subdued; untamable; invincible; as, an indomitable will, courage, animal.
Indomitable (a.) Impossible to subdue [syn: {indomitable}, {never-say-die}, {unsubduable}].
Indomite (a.) Not tamed; untamed; savage; wild. [Obs.] -- J. Salkeld.
Indomptable (a.) Indomitable. [Obs.] -- Tooke.
Indoor (a.) Done or being within doors; within a house or institution; domestic; as, indoor work.
Indoor (a.) Located, suited for, or taking place within a building; "indoor activities for a rainy day"; "an indoor pool" [ant: {out-of-door}, {outdoor(a)}, {outside}].
Indoor (a.) Within doors; "an indoor setting".
Indoors (adv.) Within the house; -- usually separated, {in doors}.
Indoors (adv.) Within a building; "in winter we play inside" [syn: {inside}, {indoors}] [ant: {alfresco}, {out of doors}, {outdoors}, {outside}].
Indophenol (n.) 靛基酚；藍靛酚；靛酚 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, the parent compound of the dye series, is a quinonimine derivative with the formula {C12 H9 NO2}.
Indorsable (a.) Capable of being indorsed; transferable; convertible.
Indorsation (n.) Indorsement. [Obs.]
Indorsed (imp. & p. p.) of Indorse
Indorsing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Indorse
Indorse (v. t.) 背書（限指收款人自己背書）；承認；贊成 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.) (Law & Com.) 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 note, 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.
{To indorse in blank}, To write one's name on the back of a note or bill, leaving a blank to be filled by the holder.
Indorse (v.) Be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" [syn: {back}, {endorse}, {indorse}, {plump for}, {plunk for}, {support}].
Indorse (v.) Give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project" [syn: {second}, {back}, {endorse}, {indorse}].
Indorse (v.) Guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade AAA meat" [syn: {certify}, {endorse}, {indorse}].
Indorse (v.) Sign as evidence of legal transfer; "endorse cheques" [syn: {endorse}, {indorse}]
Indorsed (a.) See Addorsed.
Indorsee (n.) The person to whom a note or bill is indorsed, or assigned by indorsement.
Indorsement (n.) 擔保，背書；認可，支持 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.
Indorsement (n.) A promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book" [syn: {endorsement}, {indorsement}, {blurb}].
Indorsement (n.) A speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?" [syn: {second}, {secondment}, {endorsement}, {indorsement}].
Indorsement (n.) Formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement" [syn: {sanction}, {countenance}, {endorsement}, {indorsement}, {warrant}, {imprimatur}].
Indorsement (n.) A signature that validates something; "the cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement" [syn: {endorsement}, {indorsement}].
Indorsement (n.) The act of endorsing; "a star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements" [syn: {endorsement}, {indorsement}].
Indorser (n.) Alt. of Indorsor.
Indorsor (n.) 背書人；轉讓人 [C] The person who indorses. [Written also {endorser}.]
Indorser (n.) Someone who expresses strong approval [syn: {subscriber}, {endorser}, {indorser}, {ratifier}].
Indorser (n.) A person who transfers his ownership interest in something by signing a check or negotiable security [syn: {endorser}, {indorser}].
Indow (v. t.) See {Endow}.
Indowment (n.) See {Endowment}.
Indoxyl (n.) (pl. Indoxyls) (Chem.) 【化】引朵酚 A nitrogenous substance, {C8 H7 NO}, isomeric with oxindol, obtained as an oily liquid.
Indoxyl (n.) (pl. Indoxyls) (Organic chemistry) A hydroxyl derivative of indole produced by bacterial degradation of indoleacetic acid.