FISSIPARISM | • fissiparism n. (Biology) reproduction by spontaneous fission. • FISSIPARISM n. the state of being fissiparous. |
INSIPIDNESS | • insipidness n. A lack of distinctive, appealing, or energetic character; tastelessness; extreme blandness. • INSIPIDNESS n. the state of being insipid, also INSIPIDITY. |
MISPRISIONS | • misprisions n. Plural of misprision. • MISPRISION n. a wrongful act or omission; specifically a misdemeanour or failure of duty by a public official. |
PASSIVITIES | • passivities n. Plural of passivity. • PASSIVITY n. the state of being passive. |
PESSIMISTIC | • pessimistic adj. Marked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst. • pessimistic adj. Pertaining to the worst-case scenario. • pessimistic adj. (Computing) Taking out exclusive locks on data to prevent conflicts with other processes that might modify it. |
PIANISSIMOS | • pianissimos n. Plural of pianissimo. • PIANISSIMO n. (Italian) a direction to execute a passage as softly as possible. |
POSITIVISMS | • positivisms n. Plural of positivism. • POSITIVISM n. the doctrine that that which is not observable is not knowable. |
POSITIVISTS | • positivists n. Plural of positivist. • POSITIVIST n. a believer in positivism. |
POSSIBILISM | • possibilism n. (Philosophy) The belief that possible things exist, as well as actual things. • possibilism n. The theory that the geographical environment sets certain constraints, but culture is otherwise determined… • possibilism n. An approach that pragmatically focuses on achievable goals rather than impossible ideals. |
POSSIBILIST | • possibilist n. (Philosophy) Someone who advocates possibilism, the position that things do not need to actually exist… • possibilist n. (Socialism, historical) A socialist who advocates focusing on small, achievable forms of immediate progress… • possibilist n. (Philosophy) Someone who neither hopes without reason, nor fears without reason. Someone who uses analysis… |
SOLIPSISTIC | • solipsistic adj. Of, relating to, or being disposed to solipsism. • solipsistic adj. Self-centred, selfish. • SOLIPSISTIC adj. relating to solipsism. |
SPINOSITIES | • spinosities n. Plural of spinosity. • SPINOSITY n. thorniness. |
SPIRILLOSIS | • spirillosis n. Infection by Spirillum bacteria. • SPIRILLOSIS n. infection with a spirillum. |