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adj
- Facile; missing complexity or details in the favor of convenience or simplicity.
- superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject
- Well-executed or delivered; clever, skillful, precise.
- (chemistry) Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.
- Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
- Having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful.
- (Canada, US, colloquial) Good, excellent, desirable; interesting; cool.
- Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.
- showing care in execution
- clean or organized
- excellent
- free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
- (of an alcoholic drink) without water
intj
noun
adj
- Primitive; lacking complexity or sophistication.
- (US, slang) Severe, rude, aggressive.
- Wild; not cultivated or tamed.
- Barbaric; not civilized.
- (Ireland, US, slang) Great, brilliant, amazing.
- (slang) Of an insult or person: disrespectful, audacious, and either blunt or sarcastic, in a hilarious way.
- Brutal, vicious, or merciless.
- (UK, slang) Unpleasant or unfair.
- Fierce and ferocious.
- wild and menacing
- without civilizing influences
- (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
- marked by extreme and violent energy
noun
verb
adj
- not elaborate or elaborated; simple
- lacking embellishment or ornamentation
- lacking patterns especially in color
- clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
- lacking in physical beauty or proportion
- not mixed with extraneous elements
- free from any effort to soften to disguise
- (computing) Containing no extended or nonprinting characters (especially in plain text).
- (card games) Not a trump.
- Simple in habits or qualities; unsophisticated, not exceptional, ordinary.
- Honest and without deception; candid, open; blunt.
- Not unusually beautiful; unattractive.
- Evident to one's senses or reason; manifest, clear, unmistakable.
- Downright; total, unmistakable (as intensifier).
- Clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.
- (of food) Having only few ingredients, or no additional ingredients or seasonings; not elaborate, without toppings or extras.
- Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished.
- Of just one colour; lacking a pattern.
noun
- a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side
- extensive tract of level open land
- (rare, poetic) A lamentation.
- A broad, flat expanse in general, as of water.
- An expanse of land with relatively low relief and few trees, especially a grassy expanse.
adv
verb
adj
- Uncomplicated; lacking complexity; taken by itself, with nothing added.
- having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
- (module theory, of a module) Being non-trivial, and having no proper non-trivial submodules (equivalently, no proper non-trivial quotient modules).
- Free from duplicity; guileless, innocent, straightforward.
- (botany) Not compound, but possibly lobed.
- Easy; not difficult.
- (now colloquial, euphemistic) Feeble-minded; foolish.
- (zoology) Consisting of a single individual or zooid; not compound.
- (algebra, of a Lie algebra) Being non-abelian and having no proper non-zero ideals. (Note that this is non-equivalent to the usual algebra sense; in particular, the abelian Lie algebra of dimension 1 over any given field is non-trivial and has no proper non-zero ideals, but is by convention not considered simple.)
- (mineralogy) Homogenous.
- (ring theory, of a ring) Being non-zero, and having no proper non-zero two-sided ideals (equivalently, no proper non-trivial quotient rings). For commutative rings, this definition coincides with that of a field.
- Without ornamentation; plain.
- (mathematics, real analysis, measure theory, of a real-valued function) Equal to a finite linear combination of indicator functions on measurable sets.
- (group theory, of a group) Being non-trivial, and having no proper non-trivial normal subgroups (equivalently, no proper non-trivial quotient groups).
- Undistinguished in social condition; of no special rank.
- (category theory, of an object in a category with a terminal object) Being non-isomorphic to the terminal object, and such that its only quotient objects (up to isomorphism) are the terminal object and itself.
- (chemistry, pharmacology) Consisting of one single substance; uncompounded.
- Using steam only once in its cylinders, in contrast to a compound engine, where steam is used more than once in high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders. (of a steam engine)
- (universal algebra, of an algebraic structure) Containing more than one element, and such that the only congruences on the structure are the diagonal relation (the equivalence relation a≡b⟺a=b) and the universal relation (the equivalence relation such that a≡b for all a,b). Equivalently, containing more than one element and having no proper non-trivial quotient algebras.
- exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
- (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
- apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
- easy and not involved or complicated
- lacking mental capacity and subtlety
- unornamented
noun
- (weaving) A drawloom.
- (logic) A simple or atomic proposition.
- (pharmacology) A herbal preparation made from one plant, as opposed to something made from more than one plant.
- (Roman Catholicism) A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.
- (weaving) Part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom.
- a person lacking intelligence or common sense
- any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
adj
- Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.
- Lacking concealing elements.
- In a natural, untreated state.
- Lacking tact or taste.
- (grammar) Pertaining to the uninflected stem of a word.
- (statistics) Not adjusted or further analyzed.
- conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
- devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
- not refined or processed
- not carefully or expertly made
- not processed or subjected to analysis
- belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
noun
adj
noun
adj
- lacking fine distinctions or detail
- conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
- visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)
- conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
- before any deductions
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
- repellently fat
- (informal, Australia, Canada, US) Causing disgust.
- (of a product) Lacking refinement; not of high quality.
- (of behaviour) Highly or conspicuously offensive.
- (of a substance) Dense, heavy.
- Lacking refinement in behaviour or manner; offending a standard of morality.
- (of a person) Heavy in proportion to one's height; having a lot of excess flesh.
- (sciences, pathology) Seen without a microscope (usually for a tissue or an organ); at a large scale; not detailed.
- Of an amount: excluding any deductions; including all associated amounts.
- (now chiefly poetic) Difficult or impossible to see through.
noun
verb
adj
- lacking subtlety; obvious
- not detailed or specific
- being at a peak or culminating point
- showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
- having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
- (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional
- broad in scope or content
- very large in expanse or scope
- Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.
- Plain; evident.
- General rather than specific.
- Wide in extent or scope.
- (Gaelic languages) Velarized, i.e. not palatalized.
- Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.
- (of an accent) Strongly regional.
- Having a large measure of any thing or quality; unlimited; unrestrained.
- (writing) Unsubtle; obvious.
- Free; unrestrained; unconfined.
noun
- slang term for a woman
- A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
- (UK) A shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk.
- (film, television) A kind of floodlight.
- (UK, historical) A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656.
noun
adj
adj
- Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety.
- Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.
- Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.
- showing lack of skill or aptitude
- difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
- lacking grace in movement or posture
- not elegant or graceful in expression
noun
adj
noun
- cutting down to the desired size or shape
- attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
- a state of arrangement or appearance
- a decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment
- (uncountable, underwater diving) The horizontal position of an underwater water
- (printing, binding, publishing) Any of the three cut edges of book pages, trimmed with a shear after binding.
- Dress; gear; ornaments.
- (by extension, uncountable, slang, mildly vulgar) Sexual intercourse with a woman.
- (especially automotive) Features optionally available on a vehicle; an established configuration of such features within a model (a trim level).
- (nautical) The arrangement of the sails with reference to the wind.
- (uncountable, aviation, of an aircraft) The state of adjustment of control surfaces such that the desired attitude can be maintained without requiring the continuous application of force to the cockpit controls.
- (nautical) The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water, with reference to the cargo and ballast; the manner in which a vessel floats on the water, whether on an even keel or down by the head or stern.
- (countable) A haircut, especially a moderate one to touch up an existing style.
- (countable) The manner in which something is equipped or adorned; order; disposition.
- (uncountable, aviation, by extension) The mechanism(s) used to trim an aircraft in roll, pitch, and/or yaw.
- (uncountable, slang, mildly vulgar) The female genitalia.
- (uncountable) Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders.
verb
- adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
- cut closely
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- decorate, as with ornaments
- decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
- be in equilibrium during a flight
- balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
- (transitive, aviation, of an aircraft) To adjust the positions of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs, so as to modify or eliminate the aircraft's tendency to pitch, roll, or yaw when the cockpit controls are released.
- (transitive, nautical, of a vessel's sails) To modify the angle (of the sails) relative to the wind, especially to set them at the most advantageous angle.
- (transitive, nautical, of a vessel) To modify the angle relative to the water by shifting cargo or ballast; to adjust for sailing; to assume, or cause to assume a certain position, or trim, in the water.
- (transitive) To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas tree.
- (transitive, historical) To cut back the wick of (a lamp) to maintain a clean, bright flame.
- (transitive) To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
- (transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
- (transitive, carpentry, of timber) To dress; to make smooth.
- (transitive, by extension) To change the carbon rods of (an arc lamp).
adv
adj
- excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
- affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction
- lacking fresh air
- Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.
- Boring, old-fashioned, uninteresting, over-formal, pompous, very conventional.
- Stout; mettlesome; resolute.
- (Scotland) Stout; sturdy.
- Uncomfortably warm without sufficient air circulation.
- (US) Angry and obstinate; sulky.
noun
noun
- The trait of oversimplifying things by ignoring complexity and complications.
- An instance of a brief or reductive depiction that neglects the full nuance and complexity of a concept or issue, and that omits or overlooks important details.
- an act of excessive simplification; the act of making something seem simpler than it really is
- an explanation that simplifies too far to the point of misrepresentation
adj
- Not thorough, deep, or complete; concerned only with the obvious or apparent.
- (British, architecture) Denoting a quantity of a material expressed in terms of area covered rather than linear dimension or volume.
- Lacking depth of character or understanding; lacking substance or significance.
- Appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely.
- (anatomy, relational, often with to) Close to the surface of the body; especially, situated or occurring on the skin or immediately beneath it.
- (relational) Existing, occurring, or located on the surface.
- (rare) Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface.
- occurring on or near the surface of the skin
- hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
- concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually
- of little substance or significance
- of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
noun
adj
noun
- (countable) The fruit or bean of the vanilla plant.
- (uncountable) Any artificially produced homologue of vanilla extract, principally vanillin produced from lignin from the paper industry or from petrochemicals.
- A yellowish-white colour, like that of vanilla ice cream.
- (countable) Any tropical climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes.
- (uncountable) The distinctive fragrant flavour/flavor characteristic of vanilla extract.
- (uncountable, gaming, slang) An unmodded version of a game.
- (uncountable) The extract of the fruit of the vanilla plant.
- (countable, sexuality, slang) Someone who is not into fetishism.
- (derogatory, ethnic slur) A white person.
- a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans
- a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans)
- any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers
adj
- Lazy, simplistic, superficial (especially of explanations, discussions etc.).
- superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject
- Effortless, fluent (of work, abilities etc.).
- (now usually derogatory) Easy; contemptibly easy.
- (chemistry) Of a reaction or other process, taking place readily.
- performing adroitly and without effort
- expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
noun
- a lack of sophistication
- a partiality for some particular place
- (linguistics) A word or locution characteristic of a region or district.
- (politics) Synonym of regionalism: belief in the superiority of one's regional government; the belief that most or nearly all political power should be decentralized to provincial governments.
- The quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners.
adj
adv
noun
verb
- To hit lightly and repeatedly with the flat of the hand to make smooth or flat
- To gently rain.
- To (gently) tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) To stroke or fondle (an animal). Compare pet.
- pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
- hit lightly
adj
- severely simple
- very strong or vigorous
- intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
- very bad in degree or extent
- unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
- causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
- Very bad or intense.
- Sober, plain in appearance, austere.
- Strict or harsh.
adj
- severely simple
- devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
- providing no shelter or sustenance
- complete or extreme
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
- Naked.
- Stiff, rigid.
- Complete, absolute, full.
- Severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather).
- Plain in appearance; barren, desolate.
adv
adj
noun
- the rear part of a ship
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- The tail of an animal; now used only of the tail of a dog.
- The hinder part of anything.
- A bird, the black tern, seabird.
- (nautical) The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel.
- (figurative) The post of management or direction.
verb
adj
- Not thorough or detailed.
- Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement.
- (Australia, slang, of a situation) Disturbing, or indicating possible danger.
- (Canada, US, slang) Of questionable or doubtful quality.
- Resembling a comedy sketch, of sketch quality.
- (Canada, US, slang, of a person) Disturbing or unnerving, often in such a way that others may suspect them of intending physical or sexual harm or harassment.
- (Canada, US, slang, of a person) Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings.
- giving only major points; lacking completeness
adj
verb
- cause to become widely known
- spread or diffuse through
- move outward
- (intransitive) To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
- (transitive) To spread (something) over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
adj
- superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject
- having only superficial plausibility
- marked by skill in deception
- made slick by e.g. ice or grease
- having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk
- Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
- Sleek; smooth.
- Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy.
- (US, West Coast slang) Extraordinarily great or special.
- Appearing expensive or sophisticated.
- (often sarcastic) Clever, making an apparently hard task look easy.
noun
- a slippery smoothness
- a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water
- a trowel used to make a surface slick
- a magazine printed on good quality paper
- (printing) A camera-ready image to be used by a printer. The "slick" is photographed to produce a negative image which is then used to burn a positive offset plate or other printing device.
- (fandom slang) In omegaverse fiction, the copious, lubricating bodily fluid produced by an omega in heat.
- A tool used to make something smooth or even.
- A wide paring chisel used in joinery.
- (sports, automotive) A tire with a smooth surface instead of a tread pattern, often used in auto racing.
- Someone who is clever and untrustworthy.
- Alternative form of schlich.
- (slang) A silver coin that has been worn to the point its surface feels smooth to the touch.
- (US, military slang) A helicopter.
- A covering of liquid, particularly oil.
- (publishing, slang) A glossy magazine.
verb
adv
adj
noun
adj
- Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed and unengaging, or by being theoretical and speculative with no practical importance.
- Having a love of or aptitude for learning.
- Subscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius.
- So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness; inexperienced in practical matters.
- In particular: relating to literary, classical, or artistic studies like the humanities, rather than to technical or vocational studies like engineering or welding.
- Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization.
- (art) Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic.
- Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato.
- associated with academia or an academy
- hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result
- marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
noun
- (plural only) Academic dress; academicals.
- A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice.
- (plural only) Academic studies.
- A member of the Academy; an academician.
- (usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.
- an educator who works at a college or university
adj
adj
adj
- Lacking depth or substance; insubstantial, thoughtless, vague.
- Breathing out or giving off vapour.
- Of a place: filled with vapour; foggy, misty.
- Feeling melancholy; experiencing the vapors.
- Of a thing: covered or hidden by vapour, fog, or mist.
- Of clothes or fabric: thin and translucent; filmy, gauzy.
- Of or relating to vapour; also, having the characteristics or consistency of vapour.
- resembling or characteristic of vapor
- filled with vapor
- so thin as to transmit light
noun
adj
noun
- The trait of oversimplifying things by ignoring complexity and complications.
- An instance of a brief or reductive depiction that neglects the full nuance and complexity of a concept or issue, and that omits or overlooks important details.
- an act of excessive simplification; the act of making something seem simpler than it really is
- an explanation that simplifies too far to the point of misrepresentation
noun
- a lack of sophistication
- a partiality for some particular place
- (linguistics) A word or locution characteristic of a region or district.
- (politics) Synonym of regionalism: belief in the superiority of one's regional government; the belief that most or nearly all political power should be decentralized to provincial governments.
- The quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners.
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adj
- Facile; missing complexity or details in the favor of convenience or simplicity.
- superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject
- Well-executed or delivered; clever, skillful, precise.
- (chemistry) Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.
- Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
- Having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful.
- (Canada, US, colloquial) Good, excellent, desirable; interesting; cool.
- Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.
- showing care in execution
- clean or organized
- excellent
- free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
- (of an alcoholic drink) without water
intj
noun
adj
- Primitive; lacking complexity or sophistication.
- (US, slang) Severe, rude, aggressive.
- Wild; not cultivated or tamed.
- Barbaric; not civilized.
- (Ireland, US, slang) Great, brilliant, amazing.
- (slang) Of an insult or person: disrespectful, audacious, and either blunt or sarcastic, in a hilarious way.
- Brutal, vicious, or merciless.
- (UK, slang) Unpleasant or unfair.
- Fierce and ferocious.
- wild and menacing
- without civilizing influences
- (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
- marked by extreme and violent energy
noun
verb
adj
- not elaborate or elaborated; simple
- lacking embellishment or ornamentation
- lacking patterns especially in color
- clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
- lacking in physical beauty or proportion
- not mixed with extraneous elements
- free from any effort to soften to disguise
- (computing) Containing no extended or nonprinting characters (especially in plain text).
- (card games) Not a trump.
- Simple in habits or qualities; unsophisticated, not exceptional, ordinary.
- Honest and without deception; candid, open; blunt.
- Not unusually beautiful; unattractive.
- Evident to one's senses or reason; manifest, clear, unmistakable.
- Downright; total, unmistakable (as intensifier).
- Clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.
- (of food) Having only few ingredients, or no additional ingredients or seasonings; not elaborate, without toppings or extras.
- Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished.
- Of just one colour; lacking a pattern.
noun
- a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side
- extensive tract of level open land
- (rare, poetic) A lamentation.
- A broad, flat expanse in general, as of water.
- An expanse of land with relatively low relief and few trees, especially a grassy expanse.
adv
verb
adj
- Uncomplicated; lacking complexity; taken by itself, with nothing added.
- having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
- (module theory, of a module) Being non-trivial, and having no proper non-trivial submodules (equivalently, no proper non-trivial quotient modules).
- Free from duplicity; guileless, innocent, straightforward.
- (botany) Not compound, but possibly lobed.
- Easy; not difficult.
- (now colloquial, euphemistic) Feeble-minded; foolish.
- (zoology) Consisting of a single individual or zooid; not compound.
- (algebra, of a Lie algebra) Being non-abelian and having no proper non-zero ideals. (Note that this is non-equivalent to the usual algebra sense; in particular, the abelian Lie algebra of dimension 1 over any given field is non-trivial and has no proper non-zero ideals, but is by convention not considered simple.)
- (mineralogy) Homogenous.
- (ring theory, of a ring) Being non-zero, and having no proper non-zero two-sided ideals (equivalently, no proper non-trivial quotient rings). For commutative rings, this definition coincides with that of a field.
- Without ornamentation; plain.
- (mathematics, real analysis, measure theory, of a real-valued function) Equal to a finite linear combination of indicator functions on measurable sets.
- (group theory, of a group) Being non-trivial, and having no proper non-trivial normal subgroups (equivalently, no proper non-trivial quotient groups).
- Undistinguished in social condition; of no special rank.
- (category theory, of an object in a category with a terminal object) Being non-isomorphic to the terminal object, and such that its only quotient objects (up to isomorphism) are the terminal object and itself.
- (chemistry, pharmacology) Consisting of one single substance; uncompounded.
- Using steam only once in its cylinders, in contrast to a compound engine, where steam is used more than once in high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders. (of a steam engine)
- (universal algebra, of an algebraic structure) Containing more than one element, and such that the only congruences on the structure are the diagonal relation (the equivalence relation a≡b⟺a=b) and the universal relation (the equivalence relation such that a≡b for all a,b). Equivalently, containing more than one element and having no proper non-trivial quotient algebras.
- exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
- (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
- apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
- easy and not involved or complicated
- lacking mental capacity and subtlety
- unornamented
noun
- (weaving) A drawloom.
- (logic) A simple or atomic proposition.
- (pharmacology) A herbal preparation made from one plant, as opposed to something made from more than one plant.
- (Roman Catholicism) A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.
- (weaving) Part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom.
- a person lacking intelligence or common sense
- any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
adj
- Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.
- Lacking concealing elements.
- In a natural, untreated state.
- Lacking tact or taste.
- (grammar) Pertaining to the uninflected stem of a word.
- (statistics) Not adjusted or further analyzed.
- conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
- devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
- not refined or processed
- not carefully or expertly made
- not processed or subjected to analysis
- belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
noun
adj
noun
adj
- lacking fine distinctions or detail
- conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
- visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)
- conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
- before any deductions
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
- repellently fat
- (informal, Australia, Canada, US) Causing disgust.
- (of a product) Lacking refinement; not of high quality.
- (of behaviour) Highly or conspicuously offensive.
- (of a substance) Dense, heavy.
- Lacking refinement in behaviour or manner; offending a standard of morality.
- (of a person) Heavy in proportion to one's height; having a lot of excess flesh.
- (sciences, pathology) Seen without a microscope (usually for a tissue or an organ); at a large scale; not detailed.
- Of an amount: excluding any deductions; including all associated amounts.
- (now chiefly poetic) Difficult or impossible to see through.
noun
verb
adj
- lacking subtlety; obvious
- not detailed or specific
- being at a peak or culminating point
- showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
- having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
- (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional
- broad in scope or content
- very large in expanse or scope
- Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.
- Plain; evident.
- General rather than specific.
- Wide in extent or scope.
- (Gaelic languages) Velarized, i.e. not palatalized.
- Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.
- (of an accent) Strongly regional.
- Having a large measure of any thing or quality; unlimited; unrestrained.
- (writing) Unsubtle; obvious.
- Free; unrestrained; unconfined.
noun
- slang term for a woman
- A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
- (UK) A shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk.
- (film, television) A kind of floodlight.
- (UK, historical) A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656.
adj
- Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety.
- Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.
- Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.
- showing lack of skill or aptitude
- difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
- lacking grace in movement or posture
- not elegant or graceful in expression
noun
adj
noun
- cutting down to the desired size or shape
- attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
- a state of arrangement or appearance
- a decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment
- (uncountable, underwater diving) The horizontal position of an underwater water
- (printing, binding, publishing) Any of the three cut edges of book pages, trimmed with a shear after binding.
- Dress; gear; ornaments.
- (by extension, uncountable, slang, mildly vulgar) Sexual intercourse with a woman.
- (especially automotive) Features optionally available on a vehicle; an established configuration of such features within a model (a trim level).
- (nautical) The arrangement of the sails with reference to the wind.
- (uncountable, aviation, of an aircraft) The state of adjustment of control surfaces such that the desired attitude can be maintained without requiring the continuous application of force to the cockpit controls.
- (nautical) The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water, with reference to the cargo and ballast; the manner in which a vessel floats on the water, whether on an even keel or down by the head or stern.
- (countable) A haircut, especially a moderate one to touch up an existing style.
- (countable) The manner in which something is equipped or adorned; order; disposition.
- (uncountable, aviation, by extension) The mechanism(s) used to trim an aircraft in roll, pitch, and/or yaw.
- (uncountable, slang, mildly vulgar) The female genitalia.
- (uncountable) Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders.
verb
- adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
- cut closely
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- decorate, as with ornaments
- decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
- be in equilibrium during a flight
- balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
- (transitive, aviation, of an aircraft) To adjust the positions of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs, so as to modify or eliminate the aircraft's tendency to pitch, roll, or yaw when the cockpit controls are released.
- (transitive, nautical, of a vessel's sails) To modify the angle (of the sails) relative to the wind, especially to set them at the most advantageous angle.
- (transitive, nautical, of a vessel) To modify the angle relative to the water by shifting cargo or ballast; to adjust for sailing; to assume, or cause to assume a certain position, or trim, in the water.
- (transitive) To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas tree.
- (transitive, historical) To cut back the wick of (a lamp) to maintain a clean, bright flame.
- (transitive) To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
- (transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
- (transitive, carpentry, of timber) To dress; to make smooth.
- (transitive, by extension) To change the carbon rods of (an arc lamp).
adv
adj
- excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
- affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction
- lacking fresh air
- Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.
- Boring, old-fashioned, uninteresting, over-formal, pompous, very conventional.
- Stout; mettlesome; resolute.
- (Scotland) Stout; sturdy.
- Uncomfortably warm without sufficient air circulation.
- (US) Angry and obstinate; sulky.
noun
adj
- Not thorough, deep, or complete; concerned only with the obvious or apparent.
- (British, architecture) Denoting a quantity of a material expressed in terms of area covered rather than linear dimension or volume.
- Lacking depth of character or understanding; lacking substance or significance.
- Appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely.
- (anatomy, relational, often with to) Close to the surface of the body; especially, situated or occurring on the skin or immediately beneath it.
- (relational) Existing, occurring, or located on the surface.
- (rare) Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface.
- occurring on or near the surface of the skin
- hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
- concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually
- of little substance or significance
- of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
noun
adj
noun
- (countable) The fruit or bean of the vanilla plant.
- (uncountable) Any artificially produced homologue of vanilla extract, principally vanillin produced from lignin from the paper industry or from petrochemicals.
- A yellowish-white colour, like that of vanilla ice cream.
- (countable) Any tropical climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes.
- (uncountable) The distinctive fragrant flavour/flavor characteristic of vanilla extract.
- (uncountable, gaming, slang) An unmodded version of a game.
- (uncountable) The extract of the fruit of the vanilla plant.
- (countable, sexuality, slang) Someone who is not into fetishism.
- (derogatory, ethnic slur) A white person.
- a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans
- a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans)
- any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers
adj
- Lazy, simplistic, superficial (especially of explanations, discussions etc.).
- superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject
- Effortless, fluent (of work, abilities etc.).
- (now usually derogatory) Easy; contemptibly easy.
- (chemistry) Of a reaction or other process, taking place readily.
- performing adroitly and without effort
- expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
adj
adv
noun
verb
- To hit lightly and repeatedly with the flat of the hand to make smooth or flat
- To gently rain.
- To (gently) tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) To stroke or fondle (an animal). Compare pet.
- pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
- hit lightly
adj
- severely simple
- very strong or vigorous
- intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
- very bad in degree or extent
- unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
- causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
- Very bad or intense.
- Sober, plain in appearance, austere.
- Strict or harsh.
adj
- severely simple
- devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
- providing no shelter or sustenance
- complete or extreme
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
- Naked.
- Stiff, rigid.
- Complete, absolute, full.
- Severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather).
- Plain in appearance; barren, desolate.
adv
adj
noun
- the rear part of a ship
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- The tail of an animal; now used only of the tail of a dog.
- The hinder part of anything.
- A bird, the black tern, seabird.
- (nautical) The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel.
- (figurative) The post of management or direction.
verb
adj
- Not thorough or detailed.
- Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement.
- (Australia, slang, of a situation) Disturbing, or indicating possible danger.
- (Canada, US, slang) Of questionable or doubtful quality.
- Resembling a comedy sketch, of sketch quality.
- (Canada, US, slang, of a person) Disturbing or unnerving, often in such a way that others may suspect them of intending physical or sexual harm or harassment.
- (Canada, US, slang, of a person) Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings.
- giving only major points; lacking completeness
adj
verb
- cause to become widely known
- spread or diffuse through
- move outward
- (intransitive) To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
- (transitive) To spread (something) over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
adj
- superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject
- having only superficial plausibility
- marked by skill in deception
- made slick by e.g. ice or grease
- having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk
- Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
- Sleek; smooth.
- Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy.
- (US, West Coast slang) Extraordinarily great or special.
- Appearing expensive or sophisticated.
- (often sarcastic) Clever, making an apparently hard task look easy.
noun
- a slippery smoothness
- a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water
- a trowel used to make a surface slick
- a magazine printed on good quality paper
- (printing) A camera-ready image to be used by a printer. The "slick" is photographed to produce a negative image which is then used to burn a positive offset plate or other printing device.
- (fandom slang) In omegaverse fiction, the copious, lubricating bodily fluid produced by an omega in heat.
- A tool used to make something smooth or even.
- A wide paring chisel used in joinery.
- (sports, automotive) A tire with a smooth surface instead of a tread pattern, often used in auto racing.
- Someone who is clever and untrustworthy.
- Alternative form of schlich.
- (slang) A silver coin that has been worn to the point its surface feels smooth to the touch.
- (US, military slang) A helicopter.
- A covering of liquid, particularly oil.
- (publishing, slang) A glossy magazine.
verb
adv
adj
noun
adj
- Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed and unengaging, or by being theoretical and speculative with no practical importance.
- Having a love of or aptitude for learning.
- Subscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius.
- So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness; inexperienced in practical matters.
- In particular: relating to literary, classical, or artistic studies like the humanities, rather than to technical or vocational studies like engineering or welding.
- Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization.
- (art) Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic.
- Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato.
- associated with academia or an academy
- hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result
- marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
noun
- (plural only) Academic dress; academicals.
- A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice.
- (plural only) Academic studies.
- A member of the Academy; an academician.
- (usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.
- an educator who works at a college or university
adj
adj
adj
- Lacking depth or substance; insubstantial, thoughtless, vague.
- Breathing out or giving off vapour.
- Of a place: filled with vapour; foggy, misty.
- Feeling melancholy; experiencing the vapors.
- Of a thing: covered or hidden by vapour, fog, or mist.
- Of clothes or fabric: thin and translucent; filmy, gauzy.
- Of or relating to vapour; also, having the characteristics or consistency of vapour.
- resembling or characteristic of vapor
- filled with vapor
- so thin as to transmit light