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 adventuresome Characterised or marked by adventure. adventuresomely In an adventuresome manner. adventuresomeness The state or quality of being adventuresome. adventuress A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure. adventuring adventure adventurish Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism. adventurism The behavior of an adventurer; risk-taking. adventurist Someone who is into adventurism. adventuristic Relating to or exhibiting adventurism. adventurize To make into an adventure; to give adventurous characteristics to. adventurous Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring. adventurously In an adventurous manner. adventurousness The quality of being adventurous. adventury Adventure-like. adverb A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses. adverbative Functioning as an adverb; adverbial. adverbhood The property of being an adverb. adverbial Of or relating to an adverb. adverbialism The view that perceptions do not have objects, so for example one "senses redly" rather than being aware of a red sense datum. adverbialist An advocate of adverbialism adverbiality The condition of having characteristics of an adverb. adverbialization A process of rendering adverbial, of adverbializing. adverbialize To use as or change into an adverb. adverbializer A morpheme, particle, etc. that converts a word into an adverb. adverbially As, or in the manner of, an adverb. adverbialness Adverbiality. adverbify To convert (a word that is not an adverb) into an adverb. adverbize To convert to an adverb. adverbless Without an adverb or adverbs. adverblike Resembling or characteristic of an adverb. adverbophobia An excessive aversion to the use of adverbs, especially in writing literature. advergame A computer game published by an advertiser in order to promote a product or service. advergaming The creation or playing of advergames. advergence The evolution of a mimic to resemble its model more closely. advermation Useful information within an advertisement. Adversane A hamlet in Billingshurst parish, Horsham district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ0723). adversant Opposed; adverse. adversaria (treated as plural) A collection of miscellaneous notes, remarks, or fragments of writing, typically preserved in a notebook. Originally, a book of accounts, so named from the placing of debt and credit in opposition to each other. adversarial Characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary; combative, hostile, opposed. adversariality The quality of being adversarial. adversarially In an adversarial way. adversarialness The quality of being adversarial. adversariness Quality of being adversary. adversarious hostile; adversarial adversary A person, group, or thing that opposes or attacks another person or group; an opponent or rival. adversative Expressing opposition or difference. adversatively In an adversative manner adversativeness Quality of being adversative. adversativity adversativeness adverse Unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction. adversely In an adverse manner. adverseness The state or quality of being adverse, or opposed. adversifoliate Having leaves placed opposite each other on a stem. adversifolious Synonym of adversifoliate. adversion A tendency or wish to avoid someone or something. adversity The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity. adversive opposite, contrary advert An advertisement, an ad. advertainment A form of communication that combines the elements of advertising and entertainment. advertecture Large advertising painted on the walls of buildings. advertence The quality of being advertent advertency The quality of being advertent. advertent Attentive. advertently intentionally, on purpose, purposely advertese The specialized vocabulary of the advertising industry. adverticle An advertisement masquerading as an actual news or feature article in a newspaper or magazine. advertique Any antique promotional gift item. advertisability The quality of being advertisable. advertisable Suitable for being advertised. advertise To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly. advertisee One who views or reads an advertisement; the target of advertising. advertisement A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar. advertisementlike Resembling or characteristic of an advertisement. advertiser One who advertises. advertisey Tending to advertise something; promotional. advertising Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services. advertisingese The jargon used in advertising. advertizer One who advertizes. advertorial An advertisement written in the form of an objective editorial, presented in a printed publication, and usually designed to look like a legitimate and independent news article. advertorially In terms of advertorials; in the form of an advertorial. advesperate To draw towards evening. advesperation The approach of evening. advice An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful. adviceful Attentive; watchful. adviceless Lacking advice. adviceline A telephone service offering advice; a helpline. Advie A small village in Strathspey, Highland council area, Scotland, historically in Morayshire (OS grid ref NJ1234). advieh A Persian spice blend Advil A brand name for ibuprofen, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. advillin A gelsolin that regulates the morphogenesis of neurons Advincula A surname from Spanish. advisability The quality of being advisable or prudent. advisable Worthy of being recommended; desirable. advisableness Synonym of advisability. advisably Wisely, in an advisable manner. advisal The act of advising. advisatory Advisory. advise To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed. advised Considered or thought out; resulting from deliberation. advisedly With intentionality, and deliberately, usually also with a connotation of due consideration and wise choosing. advisedness The state or quality of being advised—of being done or used advisedly. advisee someone who receives advice. advisement Consideration or deliberation. adviser One who advises. advisership The status or office of an adviser. advising Advice. advisingly So as to advise. advisive Advisory in tone and content. adviso An advisory; information; advice; intelligence. advisor One who offers advice. advisorate A group of people having advisory power. advisoress A female advisor. advisorily By way of advice. advisorship The state or role of an advisor advisory Able to give advice. advocaat A Dutch liqueur made of egg yolks, sugar and strong liquor, typically brandy. advocacy The profession of an advocate. advocate Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel. advocated Having been argued in favor of. advocateship The office or function of an advocate; advocacy. advocatess A female advocate. advocation Advocacy; the act of advocating or pleading. advocational Relating to, or characterised by, advocacy or advocation. advocationally By means of advocacy advocative Related to advocation advocator One who advocates; an advocate. advocatory Characteristic of an advocate. advocatress A female advocate. advocatrice A female advocate. advocatrix A female advocate, especially as a title of Mary, mother of Jesus. advocatus A medieval officeholder, particularly important in the Holy Roman Empire, who was delegated some of the powers and functions of a major feudal lord, or for an institution such as an abbey. advoke To summon or call (to a higher tribunal). advolute Having or being a (mollusc) spiral shell in which the whorls touch along a line (but do not overlap). advolution A rolling toward something; goal orientation. advoutrer An adulterer. advoutress An adulteress. advoutry adultery advowee One who has an advowson. advowrer A protector, especially a patron saint. advowson The right to present a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church office. advowsonage An advowson. advowtry adultery Adwa A town and separate woreda in Tigray Region, Ethiopia, near the site of the 1896 Battle of Adwa. adware A software application that includes advertisements, which are displayed while the software is running. Developers use adware as a source of income and to keep the costs of the software down (usually making it free). Some adware programs can include spyware. adwise With regards to ads (advertisements). adwoman A woman working in advertising; a female adman. Adya A barangay of Lipa, Batangas, Philippines. Adygea A republic and federal subject of south-west Russia. Official name: Republic of Adygea. Capital: Maykop. Adygean Of or pertaining to Adyghe. Adygei A Northwest Caucasian language spoken in the Republic of Adygea, in the Russian Federation.