Afeard
A•feard´ (a•ferd"), p. a. [OE. afered, AS. afaered, p. p. of afaeran to frighten; a. (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + faeran to frighten. See Fear.] Afraid. [Obs.]
"Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises." - Shak.
Affable
Af´fa•ble, a. [F. affable, L. affabilis, fr. affari to speak to; a. + fari to speak. See Fable.]
1. Easy to be spoken to or addressed; receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; courteous; sociable.
"An affable and courteous gentleman." - Shak.
"His manners polite and affable." - Macaulay.
2. Gracious; mild; benign.
"A serene and affable countenance." - Tatler.
Syn. — Courteous; civil; complaisant; accessible; mild; benign; condescending.
Affair
Af•fair´ (af•fâr"), n. [OE. afere, affere, OF. afaire, F. affaire, fr. a faire to do; L.. a. + facere to do. See Fact, and cf. Ado.]
1. That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; — often in the plural. "At the head of affairs." Junius. "A talent for affairs." Prescott.
2. Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely; as an affair of honor, i. e., a duel; an affair of love, i. e., an intrigue.
3. (Mil.) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.
4. Action; endeavor. [Obs.]
"And with his best affair
Obeyed the pleasure of the Sun." - Chapman.
5. A material object (vaguely designated).
"A certain affair of fine red cloth much worn and faded." - Hawthorne.
Affamish
Af•fam´ish (af•fam"ish), v. t. & i. [F. affamer, fr. L. a. + fames hunger. See Famish.] To afflict with, or perish from, hunger. [Obs.] Spenser.
Affamishment
Af•fam´ish•ment (-m ent), n. Starvation. Bp. Hall.
Affatuate
Af•fat´u•ate, v. t. [L. a. + fatuus foolish.] To infatuate. [Obs.] Milton.
Affear
Af•fear´, v. t. [OE. aferen, AS. afran. See Afeard.] To frighten. [Obs.] Spenser.
Affect
Af•fect´ (af•fekt"), v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Affected; p. pr. & vb. n. Affecting.] [L. affectus, p. p. of afficere to affect by active agency; a. + facere to make: cf. F. affectere, L. affectare, freq. of afficere. See Fact.]
1. To act upon; to produce an effect or change upon.
"As might affect the earth with cold heat." - Milton.
"The climate affected their health and spirits." - Macaulay.
2. To influence or move, as the feelings or passions; to touch.
"A consideration of the rationale of our passions seems to me very necessary for all who would affect them upon solid and pure principles."Burke.
3. To love; to regard with affection. [Obs.]
"As for Queen Katharine, he rather respected than affected, rather honored than loved, her." - Fuller.
4. To show a fondness for; to like to use or practice; to choose; hence, to frequent habitually.
"For he does neither affect company, nor is he fit for it, indeed." - Shak.
"Do not affect the society of your inferiors in rank, nor court that of the great." - Hazlitt.
5. To dispose or incline.
"Men whom they thought best affected to religion and their country’s liberty." - Milton.
6. To aim at; to aspire; to covet. [Obs.]
"This proud man affects imperial way." - Dryden.
7. To tend to by affinity or disposition.
"The drops of every fluid affect a round figure." - Newton.
8. To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume; as to affect ignorance.
"Careless she is with artful care, Affecting to seem unaffected." - Congreve.
"Thou dost affect my manners." - Shak.
9. To assign; to appoint. [R.]
"One of the domestics was affected to his special service." - Thackeray.
Syn. — To influence; operate; act on; concern; move; melt; soften; subdue; overcome; pretend; assume.
Affectationist
Af•fec•ta´tion•ist, n. One who exhibits affectation. [R.] Fitzed. Hall.
Affectibility
Af•fect•i•bil´i•ty, n. The quality or state of being affectible. [R.]
Affectingly
Af•fect´ing•ly, adv. In an affecting manner; is a manner to excite emotions.
Affection
Af•fec´tion, n. [F. affection, L. affectio, fr. afficere. See Affect.]
1. The act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being affected.
2. An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as figure, weight, etc., are affections of bodies. "The affections of quantity." Boyle.
"And, truly, waking dreams were, more or less,
An old and strange affection of the house." - Tennyson.
3. Bent of mind; a feeling or natural impulse or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind; any emotion; as the benevolent affections, esteem, gratitude, etc.; the malevolent affections, hatred, envy, etc.; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency.
"Affection is applicable to an unpleasant as well as a pleasant state of the mind, when impressed by any object or quality." - Cogan.
4. A settled good will; kind feeling; love; zealous or tender attachment; — often in the pl. Formerly followed by to, but now more generally by for or towards; as filial, social, or conjugal affections; to have an affection for or towards children.
"All his affections are set on his own country." - Macaulay.
5. Prejudice; bias. [Obs.] Bp. Aylmer.
6. (Med.) Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as a pulmonary affection. Dunglison.
7. The lively representation of any emotion. Wotton.
8. Affectation. [Obs.] "Spruce affection." Shak.
9. Passion; violent emotion. [Obs.]
"Most wretched man,
That to affections does the bridle lend." - Spenser.
Syn. — Attachment; passion; tenderness; fondness; kindness; love; good will. See Attachment; Disease.
Affectionately
Af•fec´tion•ate•ly, adv. With affection; lovingly; fondly; tenderly; kindly.
Affectionateness
Af•fec´tion•ate•ness, n. The quality of being affectionate; fondness; affection.
Affectively
Af•fec´tive•ly, adv. In an affective manner; impressively; emotionally.
Affectuous
Af•fec´tu•ous ( 135), a. [L. affectuous: cf. F. affectueux. See Affect.] Full of passion or emotion; earnest. [Obs.] — Af•fec´tu•ous•ly, adv. [Obs.] Fabyan.
Affeerment
Af•feer´ment, n. [Cf. OF. aforement.] (Old Law) The act of affeering. Blackstone.
Affiance
Af•fi´ance, n. [OE. afiaunce trust, confidence, OF. afiance, fr. afier to trust, fr. LL. affidare to trust; a. + fidare to trust, fr. L. fides faith. See Faith, and cf. Affidavit, Affy, Confidence.]
1. Plighted faith; marriage contract or promise.
2. Trust; reliance; faith; confidence.
"Such feelings promptly yielded to his habitual affiance in the divine love." - Sir J. Stephen.
"Lancelot, my Lancelot, thou in whom I have
Most joy and most affiance." - Tennyson.
Affiance
Af•fi´ance, v. t. [ imp. p. p. Affianced ; p. pr. vb. n. Affiancing .] [Cf. OF. afiancier, fr. afiance.]
1. To betroth; to pledge one’s faith to for marriage, or solemnly promise (one’s self or another) in marriage.
"To me, sad maid, he was affianced." - Spenser.
2. To assure by promise. [Obs.] Pope.
Affiancer
Af•fi´an•cer, n. One who makes a contract of marriage between two persons.
Affiant
Af•fi´ant, n. [From p. pr. of OF. afier, LL. affidare. See Affidavit.] (Law) One who makes an affidavit. [U. S.] Burrill.
Syn. — Deponent. See Deponent.
Affidavit
Af•fi•da´vit, n. [LL. affidavit he has made oath, perfect tense of affidare. See Affiance, Affy.] (Law) A sworn statement in writing; a declaration in writing, signed and made upon oath before an authorized magistrate. Bouvier. Burrill. It is always made ex parte, and without cross-examination, and in this differs from a deposition. It is also applied to written statements made on affirmation.
Syn. — Deposition. See Deposition.
Affiliable
Af•fil´i•a•ble, a. Capable of being affiliated to or on, or connected with in origin.
Affiliate
Af•fil´i•ate, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Affiliated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Affiliating .] [LL. adfiliare, affiliare, to adopt as son; a. + filius son: cf. F. affilier.]
1. To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.
"Is the soul affiliated to God, or is it estranged and in rebellion?" - I. Taylor.
2. To fix the paternity of; — said of an illegitimate child; as to affiliate the child to (or on or upon) one man rather than another.
3. To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.
"How do these facts tend to affiliate the faculty of hearing upon the aboriginal vegetative processes?" - H. Spencer.
4. To attach ( to) or unite ( with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.; — followed by to or with. Affiliated societies, societies connected with a central society, or with each other.
Affinal
Af•fi´nal, a. [L. affinis.] Related by marriage; from the same source.
Affine
Af•fine´, v. t. [F. affiner to refine; (L. a. ) + fin fine. See Fine.] To refine. [Obs.] Holland.
Affinitative
Af•fin´i•ta•tive, a. Of the nature of affinity. — Af•fin´i•ta•tive•ly, adv.
Affinitive
Af•fin´i•tive, a. Closely connected, as by affinity.
Affinity
Af•fin´i•ty, n. ; pl. Affinities. [OF. afinite, F. affinite, L. affinites, fr. affinis. See Affined.]
1. Relationship by marriage (as between a husband and his wife’s blood relations, or between a wife and her husband’s blood relations); — in contradistinction to consanguinity, or relationship by blood; — followed by with, to, or between.
"Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh." - 1 Kings iii. 1.
2. Kinship generally; close agreement; relation; conformity; resemblance; connection; as the affinity of sounds, of colors, or of languages.
"There is a close affinity between imposture and credulity." - Sir G. C. Lewis.
2. Companionship; acquaintance. [Obs.]
"About forty years past, I began a happy affinity with William Cranmer." - Burton.
4. (Chem.) That attraction which takes place, at an insensible distance, between the heterogeneous particles of bodies, and unites them to form chemical compounds; chemism; chemical or elective affinity or attraction.
5. (Nat. Hist.) A relation between species or highe groups dependent on resemblance in the whole plan of structure, and indicating community of origin.
6. (Spiritualism) A superior spiritual relationship or attraction held to exist sometimes between persons, esp. persons of the opposite sex; also the man or woman who exerts such psychical or spiritual attraction.
Affirm
Af•firm´ (af•ferm"), v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Affirmed (-fermd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Affirming.] [OE. affermen, OF. afermer, F. affirmer, affermir, fr. L. affirmare; a. + firmare to make firm, firmus firm. See Firm.]
1. To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; esp. (Law), to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.
2. To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true; — opposed to deny.
"Jesus, … whom Paul affirmed to be alive." - Acts xxv. 19.
3. (Law) To declare, as a fact, solemnly, under judicial sanction. See Affirmation, 4.
Syn. — To assert; aver; declare; asseverate; assure; pronounce; protest; avouch; confirm; establish; ratify. — To Affirm, Asseverate, Aver, Protest. We affirm when we declare a thing as a fact or a proposition. We asseverate it in a peculiarly earnest manner, or with increased positiveness as what can not be disputed. We aver it, or formally declare it to be true, when we have positive knowledge of it. We protest in a more public manner and with the energy of perfect sincerity. People asseverate in order to produce a conviction of their veracity; they aver when they are peculiarly desirous to be believed; they protest when they wish to free themselves from imputations, or to produce a conviction of their innocence.
Affirmant
Af•firm´ant (af•ferm"ant), n. [L. affirmans, -antis, p. pr. See Affirm.]
1. One who affirms or asserts.
2. (Law) One who affirms, instead of taking an oath.
Affirmatory
Af•firm´a•to•ry, a. Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative. Massey.
Affix
Af•fix´, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Affixed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Affixing.] [LL. affixare, L. affixus, p. p. of affigere to fasten to; a. + figere to fasten: cf. OE. affichen, F. afficher, ultimately fr. L. affigere. See Fix.]
1. To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to; to fix to any part of; as to affix a syllable to a word; to affix a seal to an instrument; to affix one’s name to a writing.
2. To fix or fasten in any way; to attach physically.
"Should they [caterpillars] affix them to the leaves of a plant improper for their food." - Ray.
3. To attach, unite, or connect with; as names affixed to ideas or ideas affixed to things; to affix a stigma to a person; to affix ridicule or blame to any one.
4. To fix or fasten figuratively; — with on or upon; as eyes affixed upon the ground. [Obs.] Spenser.
Syn. — To attach; subjoin; connect; annex; unite.
Affixion
Af•fix´ion, n. [L. affixio, fr. affigere.] Affixture. [Obs.] T. Adams.
Affixture
Af•fix´ture ( 135), n. The act of affixing, or the state of being affixed; attachment.
Afflatus
Af•fla´tus, n. [L., fr. afflare. See Afflation.]
1. A breath or blast of wind.
2. A divine impartation of knowledge; supernatural impulse; inspiration.
"A poet writing against his genius will be like a prophet without his afflatus." - Spence.
Afflict
Af•flict´, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Afflicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Afflicting.] [L. afflictus, p. p. of affigere to cast down, deject; a. + fligere to strike: cf. OF. aflit, afflict, p. p. Cf. Flagellate.]
1. To strike or cast down; to overthrow. [Obs.] "Reassembling our afflicted powers." Milton.
2. To inflict some great injury or hurt upon, causing continued pain or mental distress; to trouble grievously; to torment.
"They did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens." - Exod. i. 11.
"That which was the worst now least afflicts me." - Milton.
3. To make low or humble. [Obs.] Spenser.
"Men are apt to prefer a prosperous error before an afflicted truth." - Jer. Taylor.
Syn. — To trouble; grieve; pain; distress; harass; torment; wound; hurt.
Afflict
Af•flict´, p. p. & a. [L. afflictus, p. p.] Afflicted. [Obs.] Becon.
Afflictedness
Af•flict´ed•ness, n. The state of being afflicted; affliction. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Affliction
Af•flic´tion, n. [F. affliction, L. afflictio, fr. affligere.]
1. The cause of continued pain of body or mind, as sickness, losses, etc.; an instance of grievous distress; a pain or grief.
"To repay that money will be a biting affliction." - Shak.
2. The state of being afflicted; a state of pain, distress, or grief.
"Some virtues are seen only in affliction." - Addison.
Syn. — Calamity; sorrow; distress; grief; pain; adversity; misery; wretchedness; misfortune; trouble; hardship. — Affliction, Sorrow, Grief, Distress. Affliction and sorrow are terms of wide and general application; grief and distress have reference to particular cases. Affliction is the stronger term. The suffering lies deeper in the soul, and usually arises from some powerful cause, such as the loss of what is most dear — friends, health, etc. We do not speak of mere sickness or pain as "an affliction," though one who suffers from either is said to be afflicted; but deprivations of every kind, such as deafness, blindness, loss of limbs, etc., are called afflictions, showing that term applies particularly to prolonged sources of suffering. Sorrow and grief are much alike in meaning, but grief is the stronger term of the two, usually denoting poignant mental suffering for some definite cause, as grief for the death of a dear friend; sorrow is more reflective, and is tinged with regret, as the misconduct of a child is looked upon with sorrow. Grief is often violent and demonstrative; sorrow deep and brooding. Distress implies extreme suffering, either bodily or mental. In its higher stages, it denotes pain of a restless, agitating kind, and almost always supposes some struggle of mind or body. Affliction is allayed, grief subsides, sorrow is soothed, distress is mitigated.
Affluence
Af´flu•ence, n. [F. affluence, L. affluentia, fr. affluens, p. pr. of affluere to flow to; a. + fluere to flow. See Flux.]
1. A flowing to or towards; a concourse; an influx.
"The affluence of young nobles from hence into Spain." - Wotton.
"There is an unusual affluence of strangers this year." - Carlyle.
2. An abundant supply, as of thought, words, feelings, etc.; profusion; also abundance of property; wealth.
"And old age of elegance, affluence, and ease." - Coldsmith.
Syn. — Abundance; riches; profusion; exuberance; plenty; wealth; opulence.
Affluent
Af´flu•ent, a. [Cf. F. affluent, L. affluens, -entis, p. pr. See Affluence.]
1. Flowing to; flowing abundantly. "Affluent blood." Harvey.
2. Abundant; copious; plenteous; hence, wealthy; abounding in goods or riches.
"Language … affluent in expression." - H. Reed.
"Loaded and blest with all the affluent store,
Which human vows at smoking shrines implore." - Prior.
Afflux
Af´flux, n. [L. affluxum, p. p. of affluere: cf. F. afflux. See Affluence.] A flowing towards; that which flows to; as an afflux of blood to the head.
Affluxion
Af•flux´ion, n. The act of flowing towards; afflux. Sir T. Browne.
Afford
Af•ford´ (af•ford"), v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Afforded; p. pr. & vb. n. Affording.] [OE. aforthen, AS. geforðian, forðian, to further, accomplish, afford, fr. forð forth, forward. The prefix ge- has no well defined sense. See Forth.]
1. To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue; as grapes afford wine; olives afford oil; the earth affords fruit; the sea affords an abundant supply of fish.
2. To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish; as a good life affords consolation in old age.
"His tuneful Muse affords the sweetest numbers." - Addison.
"The quiet lanes … afford calmer retreats." - Gilpin.
3. To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting, expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury; as A affords his goods cheaper than B; a man can afford a sum yearly in charity.
4. To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; — with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able or rich enough.
"The merchant can afford to trade for smaller profits." - Hamilton.
"He could afford to suffer
With those whom he saw suffer." - Wordsworth.
Affordment
Af•ford´ment, n. Anything given as a help; bestowal. [Obs.]
Afforest
Af•for´est, v. t. [LL. afforestare; a. + forestare. See Forest.] To convert into a forest; as to afforest a tract of country.
Afforestation
Af•for•es•ta´tion, n. The act of converting into forest or woodland. Blackstone.
Affranchise
Af•fran´chise, v. t. [F. affranchir; (L. a. ) + franc free. See Franchise and Frank.] To make free; to enfranchise. Johnson.
Affrap
Af•frap´, v. t. & i. [Cf. It. affrappare, frappare, to cut, mince, F. frapper to strike. See Frap.] To strike, or strike down. [Obs.] Spenser.
Affray
Af•fray´, v. t. [ p. p. Affrayed.] [OE. afraien, affraien, OF. effreer, esfreer, F. effrayer, orig. to disquiet, put out of peace, fr. L. ex + OHG. fridu peace (akin to E. free). Cf. Afraid, Fray, Frith inclosure.] [Archaic]
1. To startle from quiet; to alarm.
"Smale foules a great heap
That had afrayed [affrayed] me out of my sleep." - Chaucer.
2. To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.
"That voice doth us affray." - Shak.
Affray
Af•fray´, n. [OE. afrai, affrai, OF. esfrei, F. effroi, fr. OF. esfreer. See Affray, v. t.]
1. The act of suddenly disturbing any one; an assault or attack. [Obs.]
2. Alarm; terror; fright. [Obs.] Spenser.
3. A tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl; a fray. "In the very midst of the affray." Motley.
4. (Law) The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others. Blackstone. A fighting in private is not, in a legal sense, an affray.
Syn. — Quarrel; brawl; scuffle; encounter; fight; contest; feud; tumult; disturbance.
Affreight
Af•freight´, v. t. [Pref. ad- + freight: cf. F. affreter. See Freight.] To hire, as a ship, for the transportation of goods or freight.
Affreighter
Af•freight´er, n. One who hires or charters a ship to convey goods.
Affriction
Af•fric´tion, n. [L. affricare to rub on. See Friction.] The act of rubbing against. [Obs.]
Affriended
Af•friend´ed, p. p. Made friends; reconciled. [Obs.] "Deadly foes … affriended." Spenser.
Affright
Af•fright´, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Affrighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Affrighting.] [Orig. p. p.; OE. afright, AS. afyrhtan to terrify; a. (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + fyrhto fright. See Fright.] To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.
"Dreams affright our souls." - Shak.
"A drear and dying sound Affrights the flamens at their service quaint." - Milton.
Syn. — To terrify; frighten; alarm; dismay; appall; scare; startle; daunt; intimidate.
Affrighten
Af•fright´en, v. t. To frighten. [Archaic] "Fit tales … to affrighten babes." Southey.
Affront
Af•front´, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Affronted; p. pr. & vb. n. Affronting.] [OF. afronter, F. affronter, to confront, LL. affrontare to strike against, fr. L. a. + frons forehead, front. See Front.]
1. To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face. [Obs.]
"All the sea-coasts do affront the Levant." - Holland.
"That he, as ’t were by accident, may here Affront Ophelia." - Shak.
2. To face in defiance; to confront; as to affront death; hence, to meet in hostile encounter. [Archaic]
3. To offend by some manifestation of disrespect; to insult to the face by demeanor or language; to treat with marked incivility.
"How can any one imagine that the fathers would have dared to affront the wife of Aurelius?" - Addison.
Syn. — To insult; abuse; outrage; wound; illtreat; slight; defy; offend; provoke; pique; nettle.
Affront
Af•front´, n. [Cf. F. affront, fr. affronter.]
1. An encounter either friendly or hostile. [Obs.]
"I walked about, admired of all, and dreaded
On hostile ground, none daring my affront." - Milton.
2. Contemptuous or rude treatment which excites or justifies resentment; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity; insult.
"Offering an affront to our understanding." - Addison.
3. An offense to one’s self-respect; shame. Arbuthnot.
Syn. — Affront, Insult, Outrage. An affront is a designed mark of disrespect, usually in the presence of others. An insult is a personal attack either by words or actions, designed to humiliate or degrade. An outrage is an act of extreme and violent insult or abuse. An affront piques and mortifies; an insult irritates and provokes; an outrage wounds and injures.
"Captious persons construe every innocent freedom into an affront. When people are in a state of animosity, they seek opportunities of offering each other insults. Intoxication or violent passion impels men to the commission of outrages." - Crabb.
Affronte
Af•fron•te´, a. [F. affronte, p. p.] (Her.) Face to face, or front to front; facing.
Affrontee
Af•fron•tee´, n. One who receives an affront. Lytton.
Affronter
Af•front´er, n. One who affronts, or insults to the face.
Affuse
Af•fuse´ (af•fuz"), v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Affused (-fuzd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Affusing .] [L. affusus, p. p. of affundere to pour to; a. + fundere. See Fuse.] To pour out or upon. [R.]
"I first affused water upon the compressed beans." - Boyle.
Affy
Af•fy´, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Affied ; p. pr. Affying.] [OF. afier, LL. affidare. Cf. Affiance.]
1. To confide (one’s self to, or in); to trust. [Obs.]
2. To betroth or espouse; to affiance. [Obs.] Shak.
3. To bind in faith. [Obs.] Bp. Montagu.
Afghan
Af´ghan, a. Of or pertaining to Afghanistan.
Afghan
Af´ghan, n.
1. A native of Afghanistan.
2. A kind of worsted blanket or wrap.
Afire
A•fire´ (a•fir"), adv. & a. [Pref. a. + fire.] On fire.
Aflat
A•flat´ (a•flat"), adv. [Pref. a. + flat.] Level with the ground; flat. [Obs.] Bacon.
Aflicker
A•flick´er (a•flik"er), adv. & a. [Pref. a. + flicker.] In a flickering state.
Aflush
A•flush´ (a•flush"), adv. & a. [Pref. a. + flush, n.] In a flushed or blushing state.
Aflutter
A•flut´ter, adv. & a. [Pref. a. + flutter.] In a flutter; agitated.
Afoam
A•foam´, adv. & a. [Pref. a. + foam.] In a foaming state; as the sea is all afoam.
Aforementioned
A•fore´men•tioned, a. Previously mentioned; before-mentioned. Addison.
Aforesaid
A•fore´said, a. Said before, or in a preceding part; already described or identified.
Aforetime
A•fore´time, adv. In time past; formerly. "He prayed … as he did aforetime." Dan. vi. 10.
Afraid
A•fraid´, p. a. [OE. afrayed, affraide, p. p. of afraien to affray. See Affray, and cf. Afeard.] Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive. [Afraid comes after the noun it limits.] "Back they recoiled, afraid." Milton. This word expresses a less degree of fear than terrified or frightened. It is followed by of before the object of fear, or by the infinitive, or by a dependent clause; as to be afraid of death. "I am afraid to die." "I am afraid he will chastise me." "Be not afraid that I your hand should take." Shak. I am afraid is sometimes used colloquially to soften a statement; as I am afraid I can not help you in this matter.
Syn. — Fearful; timid; timorous; alarmed; anxious.
African
Af´ri•can, n. A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.
Afront
A•front´, adv. [Pref. a. + front.] In front; face to face. — prep. In front of. Shak.
Aft (aft), adv. & a. [AS. aeftan behind; orig. superl. of of, off. See After.] (Naut.) Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.
After
Aft´er (aft"ter), a. [AS. aefter after, behind; akin to Goth. aftaro, aftra, backwards, Icel. aptr, Sw. and Dan. efter, OHG. aftar behind, Dutch and LG. achter, Gr. ’apwte•rw further off. The ending -ter is an old comparative suffix, in E. generally -ther (as in other), and after is a compar. of of, off. rad.194. See Of; cf. Aft.]
1. Next; later in time; subsequent; succeeding; as an after period of life. Marshall. In this sense the word is sometimes needlessly combined with the following noun, by means of a hyphen, as after-ages, after- act, after-days, after-life. For the most part the words are properly kept separate when after has this meaning.
2. Hinder; nearer the rear. (Naut.) To ward the stern of the ship; — applied to any object in the rear part of a vessel; as the after cabin, after hatchway. It is often combined with its noun; as after-bowlines, after-braces, after-sails, after-yards, those on the mainmasts and mizzenmasts. After body (Naut.), the part of a ship abaft the dead flat, or middle part.
After
Aft´er, adv. Subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward; as he follows after.
"It was about the space of three hours after." - Acts. v. 7.
After is prefixed to many words, forming compounds, but retaining its usual signification. The prefix may be adverbial, prepositional, or adjectival; as in after- described, after- dinner, after-part. The hyphen is sometimes needlessly used to connect the adjective after with its noun. See Note under After, a. , 1.
After damp
Aft"er damp .An irrespirable gas remaining after an explosion of fire damp in mines; choke damp. See Carbonic acid.
Aftercrop
Aft´er•crop, n. A second crop or harvest in the same year. Mortimer.
After-glow
Aft´er-glow, n. A glow of refulgence in the western sky after sunset.
Aftergrass
Aft´er•grass, n. The grass that grows after the first crop has been mown; aftermath.
Aftergrowth
Aft´er•growth, n. A second growth or crop, or (metaphorically) development. J. S. Mill.
Afterings
Aft´er•ings, n. pl. The last milk drawn in milking; strokings. [Obs.] Grose.
Aftermath
Aft´er•math, n. [ After + math. See Math.] A second moving; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; rowen. Holland.
Afternoon
Aft´er•noon´, n. The part of the day which follows noon, between noon and evening.
Aftertaste
Aft´er•taste, n. A taste which remains in the mouth after eating or drinking.
Afterthought
Aft´er•thought, n. Reflection after an act; later or subsequent thought or expedient. { Aft´er•wards, Aft´er•ward } adv. [AS. aefteweard, a., behind. See Aft, and -ward (suffix). The final s in afterwards is adverbial, orig. a genitive ending.] At a later or succeeding time.
Afterwise
Aft´er•wise, a. Wise after the event; wise or knowing, when it is too late.
After-witted
Aft´er-wit•ted, a. Characterized by after-wit; slow-witted. Tyndale.