English to English Dictionary

Exine

The outer, highly resistant layer of the wall of a spore or pollen grain, composed largely of sporopollenin.

Existentialism

A philosophical approach that emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will.

Exogamy

The custom of marrying outside a community, clan, or tribe.

Expediatory

Serving to expedite or facilitate a process, course of action, or official procedure.

Expediential

Based on or relating to expediency; tending to promote a desired object; governed by considerations of advantage and practical utility rather than by right or principle.

Expiatory

Serving to atone for sin, guilt, or wrongdoing.

Expostulatory

Expressing earnest remonstrance, protest, or complaint.

Expurgation

The removal of material from a piece of writing that is considered offensive or unsuitable.

Exsufflicate

Empty, unsubstantial, frivolous, or blown out like a bubble.

Extemporize

To compose, perform, or speak without prior preparation or rehearsal.

Extemporizer

A person who speaks, performs, or composes music without any previous preparation or script.

Extensional

Concerned with or consisting of the actual members or instances of a set, class, or concept, rather than its defining properties or attributes.