Enlive En·live" transitive verb [ Prefix
en- +
live , adjective ]
To enliven. [ Obsolete]
Bp. Hall.
Enliven En·liv"en transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Enlivened ;
present participle & verbal noun Enlivening .] [ Prefix
en- +
liven .].
1. To give life, action, or motion to; to make vigorous or active; to excite; to quicken; as, fresh fuel enlivens a fire. Lo! of themselves th' enlivened chessmen move.
Cowley. 2. To give spirit or vivacity to; to make sprightly, gay, or cheerful; to animate; as, mirth and good humor enliven a company; enlivening strains of music. Syn. -- To animate; rouse; inspire; cheer; encourage; comfort; exhilarate; inspirit; invigorate.
Enlivener En·liv"en·er noun One who, or that which, enlivens, animates, or invigorates.
Enlock En·lock" transitive verb To lock; to inclose.
Enlumine En·lu"mine transitive verb [ French
enluminer ; prefix
en- (L.
in ) + Latin
luminare to light up, illumine. See
Illuminate , and confer
Limn .]
To illumine. [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Enlute En·lute" transitive verb [ Prefix
en- + Latin
lutum mud, clay.]
To coat with clay; to lute. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Enmanché En`man`ché" adjective [ F.; prefix
en- (L.
in ) +
manche sleeve.]
(Her.) Resembling, or covered with, a sleeve; -- said of the chief when lines are drawn from the middle point of the upper edge upper edge to the sides.
Enmarble En·mar"ble transitive verb [ Prefix
en- +
marble .]
To make hard as marble; to harden. [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Enmesh En·mesh" transitive verb [ Prefix
en- +
mesh . Confer
Inmesh .]
To catch or entangle in, or as in, meshes. Shak. My doubts enmesh me if I try.
Lowell.
Enmew En·mew" transitive verb See Emmew .
Enmist En·mist" transitive verb To infold, as in a mist.
Enmity En"mi·ty noun ;
plural Enmities . [ Middle English
enemyte , from
enemy : confer French
inimitié , Old French
enemistié . See
Enemy , and confer
Amity .]
1. The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition. No ground of enmity between us known.
Milton. 2. A state of opposition; hostility. The friendship of the world is enmity with God.
James iv. 4. Syn. -- Rancor; hostility; hatred; aversion; antipathy; repugnance; animosity; ill will; malice; malevolence. See
Animosity ,
Rancor .
Enmossed En·mossed" adjective [ Prefix
en- +
moss .]
Covered with moss; mossed. Keats.
Enmove En·move" transitive verb See Emmove . [ Obsolete]
Enmuffle En·muf"fle transitive verb To muffle up.
Enmure En·mure" transitive verb To immure. [ Obsolete]
Ennation En·na"tion noun [ Greek
'enne`a nine.]
(Zoology) The ninth segment in insects.
Ennead En"ne·ad noun [ Greek ..., ..., from
'enne`a nine.]
The number nine or a group of nine. The Enneads ,
the title given to the works of the philosopher Plotinus, published by his pupil Porphyry; -- so called because each of the six books into which it is divided contains nine chapters.
Enneagon En"ne·a·gon noun [ Greek
'enne`a nine +
gwni`a corner, angle: confer
ennéagone .]
(Geom.) A polygon or plane figure with nine sides and nine angles; a nonagon.
Enneagonal En`ne·ag"o·nal adjective (Geom.) Belonging to an enneagon; having nine angles.
Enneagynous En`ne·ag"y·nous adjective [ Greek
'enne`a nine + ... woman, female.]
(Botany) Having or producing nine pistils or styles; -- said of a flower or plant.
Enneahedral En`ne·a·he"dral adjective [ Greek
'enne`a nine + ... side.]
(Geom.) Having nine sides.
Enneahedria, Enneahedron En`ne·a·he"dri·a, En`ne·a·he"dron noun (Geom.) A figure having nine sides; a nonagon.
Enneandria En`ne·an"dri·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek
'enne`a nine +
'anh`r ,
'andro`s , man, male: confer French
ennéandrie .]
(Botany) A Linnæan class of plants having nine stamens.
Enneandrian, Enneandrous En`ne·an"dri·an, En`ne·an"drous adjective (Botany) Having nine stamens.
Enneapetalous En`ne·a·pet"al·ous adjective [ Greek
'enne`a nine + English
petalous : confer French
ennéapétale .]
(Botany) Having nine petals, or flower leaves.
Enneaspermous En`ne·a·sper"mous adjective [ Greek
'enne`a +
spe`rma seed.]
(Botany) Having nine seeds; -- said of fruits.
Enneatic, Enneatical En`ne·at"ic, En`ne·at"ic·al adjective [ Greek
'enne`a nine.]
Occurring once in every nine times, days, years, etc.; every ninth. Enneatical day ,
every ninth day of a disease. --
Enneatical year ,
every ninth year of a man's life.
Ennew En·new" transitive verb [ Prefix
en- +
new . Confer
Innovate .]
To make new. [ Obsolete]
Skelton.
Enniche En·niche" transitive verb To place in a niche. Sterne.
Ennoble En·no"ble transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Ennobled ;
present participle & verbal noun Ennobling .] [ Prefix
en- +
noble : confer French
ennoblir .]
1. To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or excellence; to dignify. "
Ennobling all that he touches."
Trench. What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards?
Alas! not all the blood of all the Howards.
Pope. 2. To raise to the rank of nobility; as, to ennoble a commoner. Syn. -- To raise; dignify; exalt; elevate; aggrandize.
Ennoblement En·no"ble·ment noun 1. The act of making noble, or of exalting, dignifying, or advancing to nobility. Bacon. 2. That which ennobles; excellence; dignity.
Ennobler En·no"bler noun One who ennobles.
Ennui En`nui" noun [ French, from Latin
in odio in hatred. See
Annoy .]
A feeling of weariness and disgust; dullness and languor of spirits, arising from satiety or want of interest; tedium. T. Gray.
Ennuyé En`nuy`é" adjective [ French, past participle of
ennuyer . See
Ennui .]
Affected with ennui; weary in spirits; emotionally exhausted.
Ennuyé En`nuy`é" noun [ French]
One who is affected with ennui.
Ennuyée En`nuy`ée" noun [ French]
A woman affected with ennui. Mrs. Jameson.
Enodal E·nod"al adjective (Botany) Without a node. Gray.
Enodation En`o·da"tion noun [ Latin
enodatio explanation, from
enodare to free from knots. See
Enode .]
The act or operation of clearing of knots, or of untying; hence, also, the solution of a difficulty. [ R.]
Bailey.
Enode E·node" transitive verb [ Latin
enodare ;
e out +
nodare to fill with knots,
nodus a knot.]
To clear of knots; to make clear. [ Obsolete]
Cockeram.
Enoint E·noint" adjective Anointed. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Enomotarch E·nom"o·tarch noun [ Greek ...; ... + ... leader. See
Enomoty .]
(Gr. Antiq.) The commander of an enomoty. Mitford.
Enomoty E·nom"o·ty noun [ Greek ..., from ... sworn; ... in + ... to swear.]
(Gr. Antiq.) A band of sworn soldiers; a division of the Spartan army ranging from twenty- five to thirty-six men, bound together by oath.
Enopla En"o·pla noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... armed; ... in + ..., plural, armor.]
(Zoology) One of the orders of Nemertina, characterized by the presence of a peculiar armature of spines or plates in the proboscis.
Enoptomancy En·op"to·man`cy noun [ Greek ... visible in (a thing) +
-mancy .]
Divination by the use of a mirror.
Enorm E·norm" adjective [ Confer French
énorme . See
Enormous .]
Enormous. [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Enormity E·nor"mi·ty noun ;
plural Enormities . [ Latin
enormitas , from
enormis enormous: confer French
énormité . See
Enormous .]
1. The state or quality of exceeding a measure or rule, or of being immoderate, monstrous, or outrageous. The enormity of his learned acquisitions.
De Quincey. 2. That which is enormous; especially, an exceeding offense against order, right, or decency; an atrocious crime; flagitious villainy; an atrocity. These clamorous enormities which are grown too big and strong for law or shame.
South.
Enormous E·nor"mous adjective [ Latin
enormis enormous, out of rule;
e out +
norma rule: confer French
énorme . See
Normal .]
1. Exceeding the usual rule, norm, or measure; out of due proportion; inordinate; abnormal. "
Enormous bliss."
Milton. "This
enormous state."
Shak. "The hoop's
enormous size."
Jenyns. Wallowing unwieldy, enormous in their gait.
Milton. 2. Exceedingly wicked; outrageous; atrocious; monstrous; as, an enormous crime. That detestable profession of a life so enormous .
Bale. Syn. -- Huge; vast; immoderate; immense; excessive; prodigious; monstrous. --
Enormous ,
Immense ,
Excessive . We speak of a thing as
enormous when it overpasses its ordinary law of existence or far exceeds its proper average or standard, and becomes -- so to speak --
abnormal in its magnitude, degree, etc.; as, a man of
enormous strength; a deed of
enormous wickedness.
Immense expresses somewhat indefinitely an immeasurable quantity or extent.
Excessive is applied to what is beyond a just measure or amount, and is always used in an evil; as,
enormous size; an
enormous crime; an
immense expenditure; the expanse of ocean is
immense . "
Excessive levity and indulgence are ultimately
excessive rigor."
V. Knox. "Complaisance becomes servitude when it is
excessive ."
La Rochefoucauld (Trans).
Enormously E·nor"mous·ly adverb In an enormous degree.
Enormousness E·nor"mous·ness noun The state of being enormous.
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