Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z accidental Pertaining to accident and not essence; thus, inessential; incidental; secondary. accidentalism Accidental character or effect. accidentalist Someone who believes in accidentalism. accidentality The quality of being accidental; accidentalness. accidentally In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly. accidentalness The quality of being accidental; casualness. accidentary Accidental; occurring by chance; occasional. accidented Having had an accident. accidently Accidentally; by chance, unintentionally. accidentologist A specialist in accidentology accidentology The study of accidents, especially of motor vehicle accidents. accidie Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy. accidious Lazy, slothful. accinge To prepare oneself for action. accipenser Any sturgeon of the genus Acipenser. accipient Someone who, or something which, accepts (willingly receives). accipiter Any hawk of the genus Accipiter. accipitral Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a falcon or hawk; hawklike. accipitrary A falconer. accipitrid Any member of the family Accipitridae of birds of prey. accipitriform Any bird of prey of the order Accipitriformes accipitrine A hawk or a hawk-like bird. acciptrid Any bird from the Accipitridae family accismus The feigning of disinterest in something while actually desiring it. accite To summon. acclaim To shout; to call out. acclaimable Subject to acclaim; worthy of acclaim; praiseworthy. acclaimed Greatly praised or lauded, revered, highly respected. acclaimer One who salutes or praises with great approval. acclaiming That acclaims; applauding, welcoming enthusiastically. acclamate To acclaim. acclamation A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause. acclamative Relating to an acclamation acclamatory Pertaining to, or expressing approval by, acclamation. acclimatable Capable of being acclimated. acclimatation Acclimatization. acclimate To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize. acclimated Accustomed, adapted, or hardened to some environment or circumstance. acclimatement acclimation acclimation The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate, surroundings, or situation; especially, acclimatization. acclimational Relating to acclimation. acclimatisation Non-Oxford British English and New Zealand standard spelling of acclimatization. acclimatisational Non-Oxford British English and New Zealand standard spelling of acclimatizational. acclimatise Non-Oxford British English and New Zealand standard spelling of acclimatize. acclimative That leads to acclimatization acclimatizable Capable of being acclimatized acclimatization The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured. acclimatizational Of or pertaining to acclimatization. acclimatize To get used to a new climate, or to a new situation. acclimatized Having undergone acclimatization. acclimatizer An agent that acclimatizes itself or others. acclimator One who or that which acclimates. acclimatory Relating to acclimatization. acclimature The act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated. acclinate Having an upward slope. acclivated Upward-sloping. acclive Synonym of acclivous (“sloping upwards”). acclivitous Acclivous acclivity A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; ascent. acclivous sloping upward; rising like a hillside. accloy To drive a nail into a horseshoe; to lame. accolade An expression of approval; praise. accoladed Having been the subject of accolade(s); having won awards, received honors or been commended. accolated Containing two or more profile heads so arranged that one partially overlaps the next. accolent One who lives nearby; neighbor. accoll To embrace; cling to. accoma A large tree, Sideroxylon foetidissimum, (possibly native to the island of Hispaniola); also, the very hard wood harvested from it, used especially for shipbuilding. Accomac A community in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. accombination A combining together. accommodability The quality or degree of being accommodable. accommodable That may be accommodated; suitable. accommodableness The quality or condition of being accommodable accommodat accommodated accommodatable Capable of being accommodated. accommodate To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt. accommodatedness The quality of being accommodated. accommodately suitably; fitly accommodateness Fitness. accommodating Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; helpful. accommodatingly In an accommodating manner. accommodatingness The state of being accommodating. accommodation Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or students, etc. accommodational Of or relating to accommodation. accommodationism A policy of being accommodating; in particular, of accommodating an opposition (e.g. politically), especially with regard to established religions (state religions), freedom of religion, and separation of church and state. accommodationist Someone who tries to accommodate an opposition, usually a political one. accommodations accommodation, lodging accommodative Supplying with or obliging; accommodating. accommodatively In a accommodative manner; accommodatingly. accommodativeness The state or quality of being accommodative. accommodator One who accommodates. accommodatory Of or relating to accommodation. accommode To accommodate. accommodometer An instrument used to measure the accommodation of the eye. accomodate Accommated. accompagnato A tempo mark directing that a recitative is to be accompanied by the orchestra. accompanable sociable accompaniable Able to be accompanied. accompanied Having accompaniment; being part of a group of at least two. accompanier Someone or something that accompanies. accompaniment A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; also, the harmony of a figured bass. accompanimental Relating to or serving as an accompaniment accompanist The performer in music who takes the accompanying part. accompanitive Indicative of accompaniment; comitative. accompany To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with. accompanying Present together. accompass To achieve; effect; bring about. accompletive Tending to accomplish. accomplice An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory. accompliceship The state of being an accomplice. accomplicity The act or state of being an accomplice. accompliment Something that enhances or completes the qualities or appearance of something else. accomplish To finish successfully. accomplishable Capable of being accomplished; practicable. accomplished Completed; effected; established. accomplishedly In an accomplished manner. accomplisher One who accomplishes. accomplishment The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment. accomplition The act of accomplishing, or state of being accomplished; accomplishment. Accompong A village in Saint Elizabeth parish, Jamaica. accompt Account. accomptable Accountable. accomptant An accountant. accord Agreement of opinion, will, or action. accordability The condition of being accordable accordable Able to be given or dispensed. accordance Agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance. accordancy accordance accordant In agreement; agreeing. accordantly In accordance or agreement; agreeably; conformably. accorder One who accords. according Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious. accordingly Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably. accordion A box-shaped musical instrument played by compressing or expanding its bellows while pressing its buttons or its keys, causing pallets to open, which allow air to flow across strips of brass or steel (reeds). accordioned Having formed, been crumpled into the form of, an accordion-like shape. accordionesque Characteristic of an accordion accordionist Someone who plays the accordion. accordionlike Resembling an accordion accordment Agreement; reconcilement. accordyng Early Modern spelling of according. accorgan A musical instrument combining an electronic keyboard with an accordion. accost To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request. accostable Approachable; affable; willing to be accosted. accosted Supported on both sides by other charges. accoster One who accosts somebody. accosting The act of physically confronting a person. accostment an action of accosting accouche To aid in an accouchement; to assist (a mother) in the birth (of a child). accouchement Delivery in childbed; parturition accoucheur A person, especially a man, who delivers a baby (in childbirth). accoucheurship The role or position of accoucheur.