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 plungingly With a motion like a plunge. plunk A brief, dull sound, such as the sound of a string of a stringed instrument being plucked, or the thud of something landing on a surface. plunker An angler who throws bait into the water and waits on the shore, rather than fishing from a boat. plunket Synonym of blunket. Plunkett A surname from Norman. plunking A noise that plunks. plunky Making a plunking sound. pluot A hybrid fruit resulting from the crossbreeding of a Japanese plum and an apricot, exhibiting predominantly plumlike characteristics rather than those of the apricot. plup A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water. plupatriotic Highly or excessively patriotic. pluperfect More than perfect, utterly perfect, ideal. pluperfection The quality or state of being more than perfect or complete. pluperfectly In a way that is more than perfect. pluperfectness The quality of being pluperfect. pluplural A word that is its own plural; an autological plural form. plupluralism Synonym of superpluralism pluractional Exhibiting or relating to pluractionality. pluractionality A grammatical device indicating that a verb's action or participants is/are plural. plural Consisting of or containing more than one of something. pluralism The quality or state of being plural, or in the plural number. pluralist A person who holds multiple offices, especially a clergyman who holds more than one ecclesiastical benefice. pluralistic Characteristic of pluralism. pluralistical Synonym of pluralistic. pluralistically In a pluralistic way. plurality The state of being plural. pluralizability The state or condition of being pluralizable. pluralizable That can be pluralized. pluralization The act of making plural. pluralize To make plural. pluralizer A syntactic marker that indicates something is plural; a plural marker. plurally In a plural manner or fashion. pluralphobe One who exhibits pluralphobia. pluralphobia The dislike, denial, or stigmatization of, or prejudice against, people with multiplicity (the psychological condition). pluralphobic Relating to or exhibiting pluralphobia. pluranimity Diversity of opinions; (also) an instance of this. pluranimous Not unanimous. plurannual Being effectually an annual plant because it is killed by the cold at the end of the season. plurennial Spanning several years in duration or interval. plurialgal Relating to or composed of multiple types of alga. pluriannual Covering more than one year. pluriannually In a pluriannual manner pluriarticular Relating to, or affecting multiple joints (of the body) pluriarticulate Having many joints / articulations pluriaxial Having more than one axis pluribacillary Having many bacilli pluricanonical multicanonical pluricarpellate Having many carpels pluricellular Consisting of multiple cells; multicellular pluricellularity The condition of being pluricellular pluricentral Pluricentric; having more than one centre. pluricentric Having more than one center; multicentric. pluriclosed closed in multiple ways pluricolpate Having several colpi pluricolumnal Having several columns pluricontinental Of or relating to more than one continent. pluricontinentalism A geopolitical concept according to which Portugal was a unified nation-state spanning multiple continents. pluricultural Of or pertaining to several cultures. pluriculturalism A pluricultural approach or policy. pluricyclic Forming rings of several sizes pluridimensional Of several dimensions. pluridimensionality The condition of being pluridimensional pluridisciplinarity Synonym of multidisciplinarity. pluridisciplinary Synonym of multidisciplinary. pluriennial Lasting a few years pluries A writ issued in the third place, after two former writs have been disregarded. plurifactorial Synonym of multifactorial. plurifarious Of many kinds or types; multifarious. plurifine affine in multiple ways plurifinely In a plurifine manner pluriflorous Having many flowers per inflorescence. plurifoliate Having many leaves plurifoliolate Having multiple leaflets. pluriform Multiform. pluriformity plurality plurifunctional Having several different functions plurifunctionality The condition of being plurifunctional plurify To make or become many. plurigenic Synonym of polygenic. plurigenus The dimension of a canonical ring. pluriglandular Synonym of polyglandular. pluriharmonic Locally the real part of a holomorphic function of several complex variables. plurihormonal Associated with several hormones plurilaminar Composed of many thin layers plurilateral Involving several parties. plurilateralism The quality of being plurilateral. plurilinear multilinear plurilingual Of or pertaining to several languages. plurilingualism The condition of being plurilingual. plurilingualist A plurilingual person. pluriliteracy literacy in more than one language or script pluriliteral Consisting of more than three letters. pluriliterate literate in more than one language or script plurilobed Having several lobes plurilocal Existing simultaneously in multiple localities. plurilocality The quality of being plurilocal. plurilocular Synonym of multilocular. plurimalformative That creates several malformations plurimedial Pertaining to multiple media. plurimediality The quality of being plurimedial. plurimetabolic Relating to several metabolic disorders plurimetastatic Having several metastases plurimetric That involves multiple measurements plurimodal Having several modes plurination A state containing large groups of people of different nationalities. plurinational Describing a state containing large groups of people of different nationalities. plurinationalism A plurinational approach or policy. plurinationality The quality of being plurinational. plurinationally In a plurinational manner. plurinominal Nominating or electing more than one representative at once. plurinucleate Synonym of multinucleate. plurinucleated Synonym of multinucleated. pluriovulate Having many ovules. pluripara A multipara; a woman who has given birth to more than one child. pluriparity The condition of being pluriparous pluriparous Producing several young at a single birth pluripartidism A multiparty system pluripartite Deeply divided into several portions. pluripartyism Synonym of multipartyism. pluripetalous Synonym of polypetalous. pluripolar Having several poles instead of just two (said of mitosis, a cell undergoing mitosis, or the spindle apparatus). pluripotency The state of being pluripotent. pluripotent Having much or unlimited potential to develop in a certain way, especially in a desirable fashion. pluripotential pluripotent pluripotentiality The property of being pluripotent. pluripotently In a pluripotent manner pluripresence Presence in more than one place. pluripresent Present in more than one place. pluriresistant Multiresistant. plurisecular Of or related to a span of several centuries, centuries-old. plurisegmental Having more than one segment pluriseptate Synonym of multiseptate. pluriserial Having multiple layers. pluriseriate Having multiple layers. plurisexual Sexually attracted to members of multiple sexes. plurisexuality The state of being sexually and romantically attracted to members of more than one gender. plurisignification The property of having multiple meanings. plurisignify To have meaning or importance in multiple ways. plurisignifying Having multiple meanings. plurispecific Composed of (similar) organisms of many different species plurispore An algal spore that develops within a plurilocular sporangium. plurisporous Having two or more seeds. pluristratified Having several stratifications plurisubharmonic Describing a generalization of subharmonic functions plurisubharmonically In a plurisubharmonic manner. plurisubharmonicity The property of being plurisubharmonic. plurisy superabundance, excess, plethora plurisyllabic Having or relating to more than one syllable. plurisyllable A word of more than one syllable. pluritopic Multiply targeted. pluritropic Attracted to, or affected by several different things