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INDOIN In"do*in, n. (Chem.)

Defn: A substance resembling indigo blue, obtained artificially from certain isatogen compounds.

INDOL In"dol, n. Etym: [Indigo + -ol of phenol.] (Physiol. Chem.)

Defn: A white, crystalline substance, C8H7N, obtained from blue indigo, and almost all indigo derivatives, by a process of reduction. It is also formed from albuminous matter, together with skatol, by putrefaction, and by fusion with caustic potash, and is present in human excrement, as well as in the intestinal canal of some herbivora.

INDOLENCE In"do*lence, n. Etym: [L. indolentia freedom from pain: cf. F. indolence.]

1. Freedom from that which pains, or harasses, as toil, care, grief, etc. [Obs.] I have ease, if it may not rather be called indolence. Bp. Hough.

2. The quality or condition of being indolent; inaction, or want of exertion of body or mind, proceeding from love of ease or aversion to toil; habitual idleness; indisposition to labor; laziness; sloth; inactivity. Life spent in indolence, and therefore sad. Cowper. As there is a great truth wrapped up in "diligence," what a lie, on the other hand, lurks at the root of our present use of the word "indolence"! This is from "in" and "doleo," not to grieve; and indolence is thus a state in which we have no grief or pain; so that the word, as we now employ it, seems to affirm that indulgence in sloth and ease is that which would constitute for us the absence of all pain. Trench.

INDOLENCY In"do*len*cy, n.

Defn: Indolence. [Obs.] Holland.

INDOLENT In"do*lent, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + L. dolens, -entis, p. pr. of dolere to feel pain: cf. F. indolent. See Dolorous.]

1. Free from toil, pain, or trouble. [Obs.]

2. Indulging in ease; avoiding labor and exertion; habitually idle; lazy; inactive; as, an indolent man. To waste long nights in indolent repose. Pope.

3. (Med.)

Defn: Causing little or no pain or annoyance; as, an indolent tumor.

Syn. -- Idle; lazy; slothful; sluggish; listless; inactive; inert. See Idle.

INDOLENTLY In"do*lent*ly, adv.

Defn: In an indolent manner. Calm and serene you indolently sit. Addison.

INDOLES In"do*les, n. Etym: [L. Cf. Adolescence.]

Defn: Natural disposition; natural quality or abilities.

INDOLIN In"do*lin, n. Etym: [See Indol.] (Chem.)

Defn: A dark resinous substance, polymeric with indol, and obtained by the reduction of indigo white.

INDOMABLE In*dom"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. indomabilis; pref. in- not + domabilis tamable.]

Defn: Indomitable. [Obs.]

INDOMITABLE In*dom"i*ta*ble, a. Etym: [L. indomitabilis; pref. in- not + domitare, intens. fr. domare to tame. See Tame.]

Defn: Not to be subdued; untamable; invincible; as, an indomitable will, courage, animal.

INDOMITE In*dom"ite, a. Etym: [L. indomitus.]

Defn: Not tamed; untamed; savage; wild. [Obs.] J. Salkeld.

INDOMPTABLE In*domp"ta*ble, a. Etym: [F. indomptable, L. indomitabilis.]

Defn: Indomitable. [Obs.] Tooke.

INDONESIAN In`do*ne"sian, a. [Indo- + Gr. island.]

Defn: Of or pertaining to Indonesia or Indonesians.

INDONESIAN In`do*ne"sian, n.

Defn: A member of a race forming the chief pre-Malay population of the Malay Archipelago, and probably sprung from a mixture of Polynesian and Mongoloid immigrants. According to Keane, the autochthonous Negritos were largely expelled by the Caucasian Polynesians, themselves followed by Mongoloid peoples of Indo-Chinese affinities, from mixture with whom sprang the Indonesian race.

The term Indonesian, introduced by Logan to designate the light- colored non-Malay inhabitants of the Eastern Archipelago, is now used as a convenient collective name for all the peoples of Malaysia and Polynesia who are neither Malay nor Papuans, but of Caucasic type. . . . The true Indonesians are of tall stature (5 ft. 10 in.), muscular frame, rather oval features, high, open forehead, large straight or curved nose, large full eyes always horizontal and with no trace of the third lid, light brown complexion (cinnamon or ruddy brown), long black hair, not lank but often slightly curled or wavy, skull generally brachycephalous like that of the melanochroic European. A. H. Keane.

The Indonesians [of the Philippines], with the tribal population of some 251, 200, live almost exclusively on the great island of Mindanao. They are not only physically superior to the Negritos, but to the peoples of the Malayan race as well, and are, as a rule, quite intelligent. Rep. Phil. Com. , 1902.

INDOOR In"door`, a.

Defn: Done or being within doors; within a house or institution; domestic; as, indoor work.

INDOORS In"doors`, adv.

Defn: Within the house; -- usually separated, in doors.

INDOPHENOL In`do*phe"nol, n. Etym: [Indigo + phenol.] (Chem.)

Defn: Any one of a series of artificial blue dyestuffs, resembling indigo in appearance, and obtained by the action of phenol on certain nitrogenous derivatives of quinone. Simple indophenol proper has not yet been isolated.

INDORSABLE In*dors"a*ble, a.

Defn: Capable of being indorsed; transferable; convertible.

INDORSATION In`dor*sa"tion, n.

Defn: Indorsement. [Obs.]

INDORSE In*dorse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indorsed; p. pr. & vb. n. Indorsing.] Etym: [LL. indorsare. See Endorse.] [Written also endorse.]

1. To cover the back of; to load or burden. [Obs.] Elephants indorsed with towers. Milton.

2. To write upon the back or outside of a paper or letter, as a direction, heading, memorandum, or address.

3. (Law & Com.)

Defn: To write one's name, alone or with other words, upon the back of (a paper), for the purpose of transferring it, or to secure the payment of a

4. To give one's name or support to; to sanction; to aid by approval; to approve; as, to indorse an opinion. To indorse in blank, to write one's name on the back of a note or bill, leaving a blank to be filled by the holder.

INDORSED In*dorsed", a. (Her.)

Defn: See Addorsed.

INDORSEE In`dor*see", n.

Defn: The person to whom a note or bill is indorsed, or assigned by indorsement.

INDORSEMENT In*dorse"ment, n. Etym: [From Indorse; cf. Endorsement.] [Written also endorsement.]

1. The act of writing on the back of a note, bill, or other written instrument.

2. That which is written on the back of a note, bill, or other paper, as a name, an order for, or a receipt of, payment, or the return of an officer, etc.; a writing, usually upon the back, but sometimes on the face, of a negotiable instrument, by which the property therein is assigned and transferred. Story. Byles. Burrill.

3. Sanction, support, or approval; as, the indorsement of a rumor, an opinion, a course, conduct. Blank indorsement. See under Blank.

INDORSER; INDORSOR In*dors"er, In*dors"or, n.

Defn: The person who indorses. [Written also endorser.]

INDOW In*dow", v. t.

Defn: See Endow.

INDOWMENT In*dow"ment, n.

Defn: See Endowment.

INDOXYL In*dox"yl, n. Etym: [Indigo + hydroxyl.] (Chem.)

Defn: A nitrogenous substance, C8H7NO, isomeric with oxindol, obtained as an oily liquid.

INDOXYLIC In`dox*yl"ic, a. (Chem.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to, or producing, indoxyl; as, indoxylic acid.

INDRAUGHT In"draught`, n.

1. An opening from the sea into the land; an inlet. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.

2. A draught of air or flow of water setting inward.

INDRAWN In"drawn`, a.

Defn: Drawn in.

INDRENCH In*drench", v. t.

Defn: To overwhelm with water; to drench; to drown. [Obs.] Shak.

INDRIS; INDRI In"dris, In"dri, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any lemurine animal of the genus Indris.

Note: Several species are known, all of them natives of Madagascar, as the diadem indris (I. diadema), which has a white ruff around the forehead; the woolly indris (I. laniger); and the short-tailed or black indris (I. brevicaudatus), which is black, varied with gray.

INDUBIOUS In*du"bi*ous, a. Etym: [L. indubius. See In- not, and Dubious.]

1. Not dubious or doubtful; certain.

2. Not doubting; unsuspecting. "Indubious confidence." Harvey.

INDUBITABLE In*du"bi*ta*ble, a. Etym: [L. indubitabilis: cf. F. indubitable. See In- not, and Dubitable.]

Defn: Not dubitable or doubtful; too evident to admit of doubt; unquestionable; evident; apparently certain; as, an indubitable conclusion. -- n.

Defn: That which is indubitable.

Syn. -- Unquestionable; evident; incontrovertible; incontestable; undeniable; irrefragable.

INDUBITABLENESS In*du"bi*ta*ble*ness, n.

Defn: The state or quality of being indubitable.

INDUBITABLY In*du"bi*ta*bly, adv.

Defn: Undoubtedly; unquestionably; in a manner to remove all doubt. Oracles indubitably clear and infallibly certain. Barrow.

INDUBITATE In*du"bi*tate, a. Etym: [L. indubitatus; pref. in- not + dubitatus, p. p. of dubitare to doubt.]

Defn: Not questioned or doubtful; evident; certain. [Obs.] Bacon.

INDUBITATE In*du"bi*tate, v. t. Etym: [L. indubitatus, p. p. of indubitare; pref. in- in + dubitare to doubt.]

Defn: To bring into doubt; to cause to be doubted. [Obs.] To conceal, or indubitate, his exigency. Sir T. Browne.

INDUCE In*duce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Induced; p. pr. & vb. n. Inducing.] Etym: [L. inducere, inductum; pref. in- in + ducere to lead. See Duke, and cf. Induct.]

1. To lead in; to introduce. [Obs.] The poet may be seen inducing his personages in the first Iliad. Pope.

2. To draw on; to overspread. [A Latinism] Cowper.

3. To lead on; to influence; to prevail on; to incite; to move by persuasion or influence. Shak. He is not obliged by your offer to do it, . . . though he may be induced, persuaded, prevailed upon, tempted. Paley. Let not the covetous desire of growing rich induce you to ruin your reputation. Dryden.

4. To bring on; to effect; to cause; as, a fever induced by fatigue or exposure. Sour things induces a contraction in the nerves. Bacon.

5. (Physics)

Defn: To produce, or cause, by proximity without contact or transmission, as a particular electric or magnetic condition in a body, by the approach of another body in an opposite electric or magnetic state.

6. (Logic)

Defn: To generalize or conclude as an inference from all the particulars; -- the opposite of deduce.

Syn. -- To move; instigate; urge; impel; incite; press; influence; actuate.

INDUCED CURRENT In*duced" cur"rent. (Elec.)

Defn: A current due to variation in the magnetic field surrounding its conductor.

INDUCEMENT In*duce"ment, n. Etym: [From Induce.]

1. The act of inducing, or the state of being induced.

2. That which induces; a motive or consideration that leads one to action or induces one to act; as, reward is an inducement to toil. "Mark the inducement." Shak.

3. (Law)

Defn: Matter stated by way of explanatory preamble or introduction to the main allegations of a pleading; a leading to.

Syn. -- Motive; reason; influence. See Motive.

INDUCER In*du"cer, n.

Defn: One who, or that which, induces or incites.

INDUCIBLE In*du"ci*ble, a.

1. Capable of being induced, caused, or made to take place.

2. Obtainable by induction; derivable; inferable.

INDUCT In*duct", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inducted; p. pr. & vb. n. Inducting.] Etym: [L. inductus, p. p. of inducere. See Induce.]

1. To bring in; to introduce; to usher in. The independent orator inducting himself without further ceremony into the pulpit. Sir W. Scott.

2. To introduce, as to a benefice or office; to put in actual possession of the temporal rights of an ecclesiastical living, or of any other office, with the customary forms and ceremonies. The prior, when inducted into that dignity, took an oath not to alienate any of their lands. Bp. Burnet.

INDUCTANCE In*duc"tance, n. (Elec.)

Defn: Capacity for induction; the coefficient of self-induction.

The unit of inductance is the henry.

INDUCTANCE COIL In*duc"tance coil. (Elec.)

Defn: A choking coil.

INDUCTEOUS In*duc"te*ous, a. (Elec.)

Defn: Rendered electro-polar by induction, or brought into the opposite electrical state by the influence of inductive bodies.

INDUCTILE In*duc"tile, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + ductile: cf. F. inductile.]

Defn: Not ductile; incapable of being drawn into threads, as a metal; inelastic; tough.

INDUCTILITY In`duc*til"i*ty, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being inductile.

INDUCTION In*duc"tion, n. Etym: [L. inductio: cf. F. induction. See Induct.]

1. The act or process of inducting or bringing in; introduction; entrance; beginning; commencement. I know not you; nor am I well pleased to make this time, as the affair now stands, the induction of your acquaintance. Beau. & Fl. These promises are fair, the parties sure, And our induction dull of prosperous hope. Shak.

2. An introduction or introductory scene, as to a play; a preface; a prologue. [Obs.] This is but an induction: I will dMassinger.

3. (Philos.)

Defn: The act or process of reasoning from a part to a whole, from particulars to generals, or from the individual to the universal; also, the result or inference so reached. Induction is an inference drawn from all the particulars. Sir W. Hamilton. Induction is the process by which we conclude that what is true of certain individuals of a class, is true of the whole class, or that what is true at certain times will be true in similar circumstances at all times. J. S. Mill.

4. The introduction of a clergyman into a benefice, or of an official into a office, with appropriate acts or ceremonies; the giving actual possession of an ecclesiastical living or its temporalities.

5. (Math.)

Defn: A process of demonstration in which a general truth is gathered from an examination of particular cases, one of which is known to be true, the examination being so conducted that each case is made to depend on the preceding one; -- called also successive induction.

6. (Physics)

Defn: The property by which one body, having electrical or magnetic polarity, causes or induces it in another body without direct contact; an impress of electrical or magnetic force or condition from one body on another without actual contact. Electro-dynamic induction, the action by which a variable or interrupted current of electricity excites another current in a neighboring conductor forming a closed circuit. -- Electro-magnetic induction, the influence by which an electric current produces magnetic polarity in certain bodies near or around which it passes. -- Electro-static induction, the action by which a body possessing a charge of statical electricity develops a charge of statical electricity of the opposite character in a neighboring body. -- Induction coil, an apparatus producing induced currents of great intensity. It consists of a coil or helix of stout insulated copper wire, surrounded by another coil of very fine insulated wire, in which a momentary current is induced, when a current (as from a voltaic battery), passing through the inner coil, is made, broken, or varied. The inner coil has within it a core of soft iron, and is connected at its terminals with a condenser; -- called also inductorium, and Ruhmkorff's coil. -- Induction pipe, port, or valve, a pipe, passageway, or valve, for leading or admitting a fluid to a receiver, as steam to an engine cylinder, or water to a pump. -- Magnetic induction, the action by which magnetic polarity is developed in a body susceptible to magnetic effects when brought under the influence of a magnet. -- Magneto-electric induction, the influence by which a magnet excites electric currents in closed circuits. Logical induction, (Philos.), an act or method of reasoning from all the parts separately to the whole which they constitute, or into which they may be united collectively; the operation of discovering and proving general propositions; the scientific method. -- Philosophical induction, the inference, or the act of inferring, that what has been observed or established in respect to a part, individual, or species, may, on the ground of analogy, be affirmed or received of the whole to which it belongs. This last is the inductive method of Bacon. It ascends from the parts to the whole, and forms, from the general analogy of nature, or special presumptions in the case, conclusions which have greater or less degrees of force, and which may be strengthened or weakened by subsequent experience and experiment. It relates to actual existences, as in physical science or the concerns of life. Logical induction is founded on the necessary laws of thought; philosophical induction, on the interpretation of the indications or analogy of nature.

Syn. -- Deduction. -- Induction, Deduction. In induction we observe a sufficient number of individual facts, and, on the ground of analogy, extend what is true of them to others of the same class, thus arriving at general principles or laws. This is the kind of reasoning in physical science. In deduction we begin with a general truth, which is already proven or provisionally assumed, and seek to connect it with some particular case by means of a middle term, or class of objects, known to be equally connected with both. Thus, we bring down the general into the particular, affirming of the latter the distinctive qualities of the former. This is the syllogistic method. By induction Franklin established the identity of lightning and electricity; by deduction he inferred that dwellings might be protected by lightning rods.

INDUCTIONAL In*duc"tion*al, a.

Defn: Pertaining to, or proceeding by, induction; inductive.

INDUCTION GENERATOR In*duc"tion gen"er*a`tor.

Defn: A machine built as an induction motor and driven above synchronous speed, thus acting as an alternating-current generator; - - called also asynchronous generator. Below synchronism the machine takes in electrical energy and acts as an induction motor; at synchronism the power component of current becomes zero and changes sign, so that above synchronism the machine (driven for this purpose by mechanical power) gives out electrical energy as a generator.

INDUCTION MOTOR Induction motor. (Elec.)

Defn: A type of alternating-current motor comprising two wound members, one stationary, called the stator, and the other rotating, called the rotor, these two members corresponding to a certain extent to the field and armature of a direct-current motor.

INDUCTIVE In*duct"ive, a. Etym: [LL. inductivus: cf. F. inductif. See Induce.]

1. Leading or drawing; persuasive; tempting; -- usually followed by to. A brutish vice, Inductive mainly to the sin of Eve. Milton.

2. Tending to induce or cause. [R.] They may be . . . inductive of credibility. Sir M. Hale.

3. Leading to inferences; proceeding by, derived from, or using, induction; as, inductive reasoning.

4. (Physics) (a) Operating by induction; as, an inductive electrical machine. (b) Facilitating induction; susceptible of being acted upon by induction; as certain substances have a great inductive capacity. Inductive embarrassment (Physics), the retardation in signaling on an electric wire, produced by lateral induction. -- Inductive philosophy or method. See Philosophical induction, under Induction. -- Inductive sciences, those sciences which admit of, and employ, the inductive method, as astronomy, botany, chemistry, etc.

INDUCTIVELY In*duct"ive*ly, adv.

Defn: By induction or inference.

INDUCTOMETER In`duc*tom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Induction + -meter.] (Elec.)

Defn: An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the degree or rate of electrical induction.

INDUCTOR In*duct"or, n. Etym: [L., one who stirs up or rouses. See Induce.]

1. The person who inducts another into an office or benefice.

2. (Elec.)

Defn: That portion of an electrical apparatus, in which is the inducing charge or current.

INDUCTORIUM In`duc*to"ri*um, n.; pl. E. Inductoriums, L. Inductoria. Etym: [NL., fr. E. induction.] (Elec.)

Defn: An induction coil.

INDUCTRIC; INDUCTRICAL In*duc"tric, In*duc"tric*al, a. (Elec.)

Defn: Acting by, or in a state of, induction; relating to electrical induction.

INDUE In*due", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indued; p. pr. & vb. n. Induing.] [Written also endue.] Etym: [L. induere to put on, clothe, fr. OL. indu (fr. in- in) + a root seen also in L. exuere to put off, divest, exuviae the skin of an animal, slough, induviae clothes. Cf. Endue to invest.]

1. To put on, as clothes; to draw on. The baron had indued a pair of jack boots. Sir W. Scott.

2. To clothe; to invest; hence, to endow; to furnish; to supply with moral or mental qualities. Indu'd with robes of various hue she flies. Dryden. Indued with intellectual sense and souls. Shak.

INDUEMENT In*due"ment, n. Etym: [From Indue; cf. Indument, Enduement.]

Defn: The act of induing, or state of being indued; investment; endowment. W. Montagu.

INDULGE In*dulge", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indulged; p. pr. & vb. n. Indulging.] Etym: [L. indulgere to be kind or tender to one; cf. OIr. dilgud, equiv. to L. remissio, OIr. dligeth, equiv. to L. lex, Goth. dulgs debt.]

1. To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain; (a) when said of a habit, desire, etc.: to give free course to; to give one's self up to; as, to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations; (b) when said of a person: to yield to the desire of; to gratify by compliance; to humor; to withhold restraint from; as, to indulge children in their caprices or willfulness; to indulge one's self with a rest or in pleasure. Hope in another life implies that we indulge ourselves in the gratifications of this very sparingly. Atterbury.

2. To grant as by favor; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request. Persuading us that something must be indulged to public manners. Jer. Taylor. Yet, yet a moment, one dim ray of light Indulge, dread Chaos, and eternal Night! Pope.

Note: It is remarked by Johnson, that if the matter of indulgence is a single thing, it has with before it; if it is a habit, it has in; as, he indulged himself with a glass of wine or a new book; he indulges himself in idleness or intemperance. See Gratify.

INDULGE In*dulge", v. i.

Defn: To indulge one's self; to gratify one's tastes or desires; esp., to give one's self up (to); to practice a forbidden or questionable act without restraint; -- followed by in, but formerly, also, by to. "Willing to indulge in easy vices." Johnson.

INDULGEMENT In*dulge"ment, n.

Defn: Indulgence. [R.] Wood.

INDULGENCE In*dul"gence, n. Etym: [L. indulgentia: cf. F. indulgence.]

1. The act of indulging or humoring; the quality of being indulgent; forbearance of restrain or control. If I were a judge, that word indulgence should never issue from my lips. Tooke. They err, that through indulgence to others, or fondness to any sin in themselves, substitute for repentance anything less. Hammond.

2. An indulgent act; favor granted; gratification. If all these gracious indulgences are without any effect on us, we must perish in our own folly. Rogers.

3. (R. C. Ch.)

Defn: Remission of the temporal punishment due to sins, after the guilt of sin has been remitted by sincere repentance; absolution from the censures and public penances of the church. It is a payment of the debt of justice to God by the application of the merits of Christ and his saints to the contrite soul through the church. It is therefore believed to diminish or destroy for sins the punishment of purgatory.

INDULGENCE In*dul"gence, v. t.

Defn: To grant an indulgence to.

INDULGENCY In*dul"gen*cy, n.

Defn: Indulgence. Dryden.

INDULGENT In*dul"gent, a. Etym: [L. indulgens, -entis, p. pr. of indulgere: cf. F. indulgent. See Indulge.]

Defn: Prone to indulge; yielding to the wishes, humor, or appetites of those under one's care; compliant; not opposing or restraining; tolerant; mild; favorable; not severe; as, an indulgent parent. Shak. The indulgent censure of posterity. Waller. The feeble old, indulgent of their ease. Dryden.

INDULGENTIAL In`dul*gen"tial, a.

Defn: Relating to the indulgences of the Roman Catholic Church. Brevint.

INDULGENTLY In*dul"gent*ly, adv.

Defn: In an indulgent manner; mildly; favorably. Dryden.

INDULGER In*dul"ger, n.

Defn: One who indulges. W. Montagu.

INDULGIATE In*dul"gi*ate, v. t.

Defn: To indulge. [R.] Sandys.

INDULINE In"du*line, n. Etym: [Perh. fr. indigo.] (Chem.) (a) Any one of a large series of aniline dyes, colored blue or violet, and represented by aniline violet. (b) A dark green amorphous dyestuff, produced by the oxidation of aniline in the presence of copper or vanadium salts; -- called also aniline black.

INDULT; INDULTO In*dult", In*dul"to, n. Etym: [L. indultum indulgence, favor, fr. indultus, p. p. of indulgere: cf. It. indulto, F. indult. See Indulge.]

1. A privilege or exemption; an indulgence; a dispensation granted by the pope.

2. (Spain)

Defn: A duty levied on all importations.

INDUMENT In"du*ment, n. Etym: [L. indumentum a covering. See Indue, and cf. Induement.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: Plumage; feathers.

INDUPLICATE In*du"pli*cate, a. (Bot.) (a) Having the edges bent abruptly toward the axis; -- said of the parts of the calyx or corolla in æstivation. (b) Having the edges rolled inward and then arranged about the axis without overlapping; -- said of leaves in vernation.

INDUPLICATIVE In*du"pli*ca*tive, a. (Bot.) (a) Having induplicate sepals or petals in æstivation. (b) Having induplicate leaves in vernation.

INDURANCE In*dur"ance, n. [Obs.]

Defn: See Endurance.

INDURATE In"du*rate, a. Etym: [L. induratus, p. p. of indurare to harden. See Endure.]

1. Hardened; not soft; indurated. Tyndale.

2. Without sensibility; unfeeling; obdurate.

INDURATE In"du*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indurated; p. pr. & vb. n. Indurating.]

1. To make hard; as, extreme heat indurates clay; some fossils are indurated by exposure to the air.

2. To make unfeeling; to deprive of sensibility; to render obdurate.

INDURATE In"du*rate, v. i.

Defn: To grow hard; to harden, or become hard; as, clay indurates by drying, and by heat.

INDURATED In"du*ra`ted, a.

Defn: Hardened; as, indurated clay; an indurated heart. Goldsmith.

INDURATION In`du*ra"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. induration, L. induratio hardness of heart.]

1. The act of hardening, or the process of growing hard.

2. State of being indurated, or of having become hard.

3. Hardness of character, manner, sensibility, etc.; obduracy; stiffness; want of pliancy or feeling. A certain induration of character had arisen from long habits of business. Coleridge.

INDUSIAL In*du"sial, a. Etym: [See Indusium.]

Defn: Of, pertaining to, or containing, the petrified cases of the larvæ of certain insects. Indusial limestone (Geol.), a fresh-water limestone, largely composed of the agglomerated cases of caddice worms, or larvæ of caddice flies (Phryganea). It is found in Miocene strata of Auvergne, France, and some other localities.

INDUSIATE; INDUSIATED In*du"si*ate, In*du"si*a`ted, a. (Bot.)

Defn: Furnished with an indusium.

INDUSIUM In*du"si*um, n.; pl. Indu. Etym: [L., an under garment, fr. induere to put on: cf. F. indusie the covering of the seed spots of ferns.] (Bot.) (a) A collection of hairs united so as to form a sort of cup, and inclosing the stigma of a flower. (b) The immediate covering of the fruit dots or sori in many ferns, usually a very thin scale attached by the middle or side to a veinlet. (c) A peculiar covering found in certain fungi.

INDUSTRIAL In*dus"tri*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. industriel, LL. industrialis. See Industry.]

Defn: Consisting in industry; pertaining to industry, or the arts and products of industry; concerning those employed in labor, especially in manual labor, and their wages, duties, and rights. The great ideas of industrial development and economic social amelioration. M. Arnold.

Industrial exhibition, a public exhibition of the various industrial products of a country, or of various countries. -- Industrial school, a school for teaching one or more branches of industry; also, a school for educating neglected children, and training them to habits of industry.

INDUSTRIALISM In*dus"tri*al*ism, n.

1. Devotion to industrial pursuits; labor; industry. J. S. Mill.

2. The principles or policy applicable to industrial pursuits or organized labor. Industrialism must not confounded with industriousness. H. Spencer.

INDUSTRIALLY In*dus"tri*al*ly, adv.

Defn: With reference to industry.

INDUSTRIOUS In*dus"tri*ous, a. Etym: [L. industrius, industriosus: cf. F. industrieux. See Industry.]

1. Given to industry; characterized by diligence; constantly, regularly, or habitually occupied; busy; assiduous; not slothful or idle; -- commonly implying devotion to lawful and useful labor. Frugal and industrious men are commonly friendly to the established government. Sir W. Temple.

2. Steadily and perseveringly active in a particular pursuit or aim; as, he was negligent in business, but industrious in pleasure; an industrious mischief maker. Industrious to seek out the truth of all things. Spenser. -- In*dus"tri*ous*ly, adv. -- In*dus"tri*ous*ness, n.

INDUSTRY In"dus*try, n.; pl. Industries. Etym: [L. industria, cf. industrius diligent; of uncertain origin: cf. F. industrie.]

1. Habitual diligence in any employment or pursuit, either bodily or mental; steady attention to business; assiduity; -- opposed to sloth and idleness; as, industry pays debts, while idleness or despair will increase them. We are more industrious than our forefathers, because in the present times the funds destined for the maintenance of industry are much greater in proportion to those which are likely to be employed in the maintenance of idleness, than they were two or three centuries ago. A. Smith.

2. Any department or branch of art, occupation, or business; especially, one which employs much labor and capital and is a distinct branch of trade; as, the sugar industry; the iron industry; the cotton industry.

3. (Polit. Econ.)

Defn: Human exertion of any kind employed for the creation of value, and regarded by some as a species of capital or wealth; labor.

Syn. -- Diligence; assiduity; perseverance; activity; laboriousness; attention. See Diligence.

INDUTIVE In*du"tive, a. Etym: [L. indutus, p. p. of induere to put on. See Indue.] (Bot.)

Defn: Covered; -- applied to seeds which have the usual integumentary covering.

INDUVIAE In*du"vi*æ, n. pl. Etym: [L., clothes, fr. induere to put on. See Indue.] (Bot.)

Defn: Persistent portions of a calyx or corolla; also, leaves which do not disarticulate from the stem, and hence remain for a long time.

INDUVIATE In*du"vi*ate, a. (Bot.)

Defn: Covered with induviæ, as the upper part of the trunk of a palm tree.

INDWELL In"dwell`, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Indwelt; p. pr. & vb. n. Indwelling.]

Defn: To dwell in; to abide within; to remain in possession. The Holy Ghost became a dove, not as a symbol, but as a constantly indwelt form. Milman.

INDWELLER In"dwell`er n.

Defn: An inhabitant. Spenser.

INDWELLING In"dwell`ing, n.

Defn: Residence within, as in the heart. The personal indwelling of the Spirit in believers. South.

-INE -ine (; 104).

1. (Chem.)

Defn: A suffix, indicating that those substances of whose names it is a part are basic, and alkaloidal in their nature.

Note: All organic bases, and basic substances (especially nitrogenous substances), are systematically written with the termination -ine; as, quinine, morphine, guanidine, etc. All indifferent and neutral substances, as proteids, glycerides, glucosides, etc., should commonly be spelled with -in; as, gelatin, amygdalin, etc. This rue has no application to those numerous commercial or popular names with the termination -ine; as, gasoline, vaseline, etc.

2. (Organ. Chem.)

Defn: A suffix, used to indicate hydrocarbons of the second degree of unsaturation; i. e., members of the acetyline series; as, hexine, heptine, etc.

INEARTH In*earth", v. t.

Defn: To inter. [R.] Southey.

INEBRIANT In*e"bri*ant, a. Etym: [L. inebrians, p. pr. of inebriare. See Inebriate.]

Defn: Intoxicating.

INEBRIANT In*e"bri*ant, n.

Defn: Anything that intoxicates, as opium, alcohol, etc.; an intoxicant. Smart.

INEBRIATE In*e"bri*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inebriated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inebriating.] Etym: [L. inebriatus, p. p. of inebriare; pref. in- in + ebriare to make drunk, fr. ebrius drunk. See Ebriety.]

1. To make drunk; to intoxicate. The cups That cheer but not inebriate. Cowper.

2. Fig.: To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate or elate as if by spirituous drink; to deprive of sense and judgment; also, to stupefy. The inebriating effect of popular applause. Macaulay.

INEBRIATE In*e"bri*ate, v. i.

Defn: To become drunk. [Obs.] Bacon.

INEBRIATE In*e"bri*ate, a. Etym: [L. inebriatus, p. p.]

Defn: Intoxicated; drunk; habitually given to drink; stupefied. Thus spake Peter, as a man inebriate and made drunken with the sweetness of this vision, not knowing what he said. Udall.

INEBRIATE In*e"bri*ate, n.

Defn: One who is drunk or intoxicated; esp., an habitual drunkard; as, an asylum fro inebriates. Some inebriates have their paroxysms of inebriety. E. Darwin.

INEBRIATION In*e`bri*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. inebriatio.]

Defn: The condition of being inebriated; intoxication; figuratively, deprivation of sense and judgment by anything that exhilarates, as success. Sir T. Browne. Preserve him from the inebriation of prosperity. Macaulay.

Syn. -- See Drunkenness.

INEBRIETY In`e*bri"e*ty, n. Etym: [See Inebriate, Ebriety.]

Defn: Drunkenness; inebriation. E. Darwin.

INEBRIOUS In*e"bri*ous, a.

Defn: Intoxicated, or partially so; intoxicating. [R.] T. Brown.

INEDIBLE In*ed"i*ble, a. [LL. inedibilis. See In- not, and Edible.]

Defn: Not edible; not fit for food. -- In*ed`i*bil"i*ty (#), n.

INEDITED In*ed"it*ed, a.

Defn: Not edited; unpublished; as, an inedited manuscript. T. Warton.

INEE I`née", n. Etym: [F.]

Defn: An arrow poison, made from an apocynaceous plant (Strophanthus hispidus) of the Gaboon country; -- called also onaye.

INEFFABILITY In*ef`fa*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. ineffabilitas: cf. F. ineffabilité.]

Defn: The quality or state of being ineffable; ineffableness; unspeakableness.

INEFFABLE In*ef"fa*ble, a. Etym: [L. ineffabilis: cf. F. ineffable. See In- not, and Effable, Fame.]

Defn: Incapable of being expresses in words; unspeakable; unutterable; indescribable; as, the ineffable joys of heaven. Contentment with our lot . . . will diffuse ineffable contenBeattie.

INEFFABLENESS In*ef"fa*ble*ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being ineffable or unutterable; unspeakableness.

INEFFABLY In*ef"fa*bly, adv.

Defn: In a manner not to be expressed in words; unspeakably. Milton.

INEFFACEABLE In`ef*face"a*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + effaceable: cf. F. ineffa.]

Defn: Incapable of being effaced; indelible; ineradicable.

INEFFACEABLY In`ef*face"a*bly, adv.

Defn: So as not to be effaceable.

INEFFECTIBLE In`ef*fect"i*ble, a.

Defn: Ineffectual; impracticable. [R.] Bp. Hall.

INEFFECTIVE In`ef*fect"ive, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + effective: cf. F. ineffectif.]

Defn: Not effective; ineffectual; futile; inefficient; useless; as, an ineffective appeal. The word of God, without the spirit, [is] a dead and ineffective letter. Jer. Taylor.

INEFFECTIVELY In`ef*fect"ive*ly, adv.

Defn: In an ineffective manner; without effect; inefficiently; ineffectually.

INEFFECTIVENESS In`ef*fect"ive*ness, n.

Defn: Quality of being ineffective.

INEFFECTUAL In`ef*fec"tu*al, a.

Defn: Not producing the proper effect; without effect; inefficient; weak; useless; futile; unavailing; as, an ineffectual attempt; an ineffectual expedient. Pope. The peony root has been much commended, . . . and yet has been by many found ineffectual. Boyle.

Syn. -- Inefficient; useless; inefficacious; vain; fruitless; unavailing; futile. See Uselesss, Inefficacious.

INEFFECTUALITY In`ef*fec`tu*al"i*ty, n.

Defn: Ineffectualness. [R.]

INEFFECTUALLY In`ef*fec"tu*al*ly, adv.

Defn: Without effect; in vain. Hereford . . . had been besieged for abouineffectually by the Scots. Ludlow.

INEFFECTUALNESS In`ef*fec"tu*al*ness, n.

Defn: Want of effect, or of power to produce it; inefficacy. The ineffectualness of some men's devotion. Wake.

INEFFERVESCENCE In*ef`fer*ves"cence, n.

Defn: Want of effervescence. Kirwan.

INEFFERVESCENT In*ef`fer*ves"cent, a.

Defn: Not effervescing, or not susceptible of effervescence; quiescent.

INEFFERVESCIBILITY In*ef`fer*ves`ci*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: The quality of being ineffervescible.

INEFFERVESCIBLE In*ef`fer*ves"ci*ble, a.

Defn: Not capable or susceptible of effervescence.

INEFFICACIOUS In*ef`fi*ca"cious, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + efficacious: cf. F. inefficace, L. inefficax.]

Defn: Not efficacious; not having power to produce the effect desired; inadequate; incompetent; inefficient; impotent. Boyle. The authority of Parliament must become inefficacious . . . to restrain the growth of disorders. Burke.

Note: Ineffectual, says Johnson, rather denotes an actual failure, and inefficacious and habitual impotence to any effect. But the distinction is not always observed, nor can it be; for we can not always know whether means are inefficacious till experiment has proved them ineffectual. Inefficacious is therefore sometimes synonymous with ineffectual.

INEFFICACIOUSLY In*ef`fi*ca"cious*ly, adv.

Defn: without efficacy or effect.

INEFFICACIOUSNESS In*ef`fi*ca"cious*ness, n.

Defn: Want of effect, or of power to produce the effect; inefficacy.

INEFFICACY In*ef"fi*ca*cy, n. Etym: [L. inefficacia. See In- not, and Efficacy.]

Defn: Want of power to produce the desired or proper effect; inefficiency; ineffectualness; futility; uselessness; fruitlessness; as, the inefficacy of medicines or means. The seeming inefficacy of censures. Bp. Hall. The inefficacy was soon proved, like that of many similar medicines. James Gregory.

INEFFICIENCY In`ef*fi"cien*cy, n.

Defn: The quality of being inefficient; want of power or energy sufficient; want of power or energy sufficient for the desired effect; inefficacy; incapacity; as, he was discharged from his position for inefficiency.

INEFFICIENT In`ef*fi"cient, a.

1. Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious; as, inefficient means or measures.

2. Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or remiss; effecting little or nothing; as, inefficient workmen; an inefficient administrator.

INEFFICIENTLY In`ef*fi"cient*ly, adv.

Defn: In an inefficient manner.

INELABORATE In`e*lab"o*rate, a. Etym: [L. inelaboratus. See In- not, and Elaborate.]

Defn: Not elaborate; not wrought with care; unpolished; crude; unfinished.

INELASTIC In`e*las"tic, a.

Defn: Not elastic.

INELASTICITY In`e*las*tic"i*ty, n.

Defn: Want of elasticity.

INELEGANCE; INELEGANCY In*el"e*gance, In*el"e*gan*cy, n.; pl. Inelegances, Inelegancies. Etym: [L. inelegantia: cf. F. inélégance.]

1. The quality of being inelegant; want of elegance or grace; want of refinement, beauty, or polish in language, composition, or manners. The notorious inelegance of her figure. T. Hook.

2. Anything inelegant; as, inelegance of style in literary composition.

INELEGANT In*el"e*gant, a. Etym: [L. inelegans: cf. F. inélégant. See In- not, and Elegant.]

Defn: Not elegant; deficient in beauty, polish, refinement, grave, or ornament; wanting in anything which correct taste requires. What order so contrived as not to mix Tastes, not well joined, inelegant. Milton. It renders style often obscure, always embarrassed and inelegant. Blair.

INELEGANTLY In*el"e*gant*ly, adv.

Defn: In an inelegant manner.

INELIGIBILITY In*el`i*gi*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. inéligibilité.]

Defn: The state or quality of being ineligible.

INELIGIBLE In*el"i*gi*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + eligible: cf. F. inéligible.]

Defn: Not eligible; not qualified to be chos Burke.

INELLIGIBLY In*el"li*gi*bly, adv.

Defn: In an ineligible manner.

INELOQUENT In*e"lo*quent, a. Etym: [L. ineloquens: cf. F. inéloquent. See In- not, and Eloquent.]

Defn: Not eloquent; not fluent, graceful, or pathetic; not persuasive; as, ineloquent language. Nor are thy lips ungraceful, sire of men, Nor tongue ineloquent. Milton.

INELOQUENTLY In*e"lo*quent*ly, adv.

Defn: Without eloquence.

INELUCTABLE In`e*luc"ta*ble, a. Etym: [L. ineluctabilis; pref. in- not + eluctabilis to be surmounted, fr. eluctari to struggle out of, to surmount: cf. F. inéluctable. See Eluctate.]

Defn: Not to be overcome by struggling; irresistible; inevitable. Bp. Pearson. The ineluctable conditions of matter. Hamerton.

INELUDIBLE In`e*lud"i*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being eluded or evaded; unvoidable. Most pressing reasons and ineludible demonstrations. Glanvill.

INEMBRYONATE In*em"bry*o*nate, a. (Biol.)

Defn: Not embryonate.

INENARRABLE In`e*nar"ra*ble, a. Etym: [L. inenarrabilis; pref. in- not + enarrabilis that may be related; fr. enarrare to relate: cf. F. inénarrable. See Enarration.]

Defn: Incapable of being narrated; indescribable; ineffable. [Obs.] "Inenarrable goodness." Bp. Fisher.

INEPT In*ept", a. Etym: [L. ineptus; prefix. in- not + aptus apt, fit: cf. F. inepte. Cf. Inapt.]

1. Not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable; improper; unbecoming. The Aristotelian philosophy is inept for new discoveries. Glanvill.

2. Silly; useless; nonsensical; absurd; foolish. To view attention as a special act of intelligence, and to distinguish it from consciousness, is utterly inept. Sir W. Hamilton.

INEPTITUDE In*ept"i*tude, n. Etym: [L. ineptitudo.]

1. The quality of being inept; unfitness; inaptitude; unsuitableness. That ineptitude for society, which is frequently the fault of us scholars. Tatler.

2. Absurdity; nonsense; foolishness.

INEPTLY In*ept"ly, adv.

Defn: Unfitly; unsuitably; awkwardly. None of them are made foolishly or ineptly. Dr. H. More.

INEPTNESS In*ept"ness, n.

Defn: Unfitness; ineptitude. The feebleness and miserable ineptness of infancy. Dr. H. More.

INEQUABLE In*e"qua*ble, a.

Defn: Unequable. [R.] Bailey.

INEQUAL In*e"qual, a. Etym: [L. inaequalis. See In- not, and Equal.]

Defn: Unequal; uneven; various. [Obs.] Chaucer.

INEQUALITY In`e*qual"i*ty, n.; pl. Inequalities. Etym: [L. inaequalitas.]

1. The quality of being unequal; difference, or want of equality, in any respect; lack of uniformity; disproportion; unevenness; disparity; diversity; as, an inequality in size, stature, numbers, power, distances, motions, rank, property, etc. There is so great an inequality in the length of our legs and arms as makes it impossible for us to walk on all four. Ray. Notwithstanding which inequality of number, it was resolved in a council of war to fight the Dutch fleet. Ludlow. Sympathy is rarely strong where there is a great inequality of condition. Macaulay.

2. Unevenness; want of levelness; the alternate rising and falling of a surface; as, the inequalities of the surface of the earth, or of a marble slab, etc. The country is cut into so many hills and inequalities as renders it defensible. Addison.

3. Variableness; changeableness; inconstancy; lack of smoothness or equability; deviation; unsteadiness, as of the weather, feelings, etc. Inequality of air is ever an enemy to health. Bacon.

4. Disproportion to any office or purpose; inadequacy; competency; as, the inequality of terrestrial things to the wants of a rational soul. South.

5. (Alg.)

Defn: An expression consisting of two unequal quantities, with the sign of inequality (> or <) between them; as, the inequality 2 < 3, or 4 > 1.

6. (Astron.)

Defn: An irregularity, or a deviation, in the motion of a planet or satellite from its uniform mean motion; the amount of such deviation.

INEQUATION In`e*qua"tion, n. (Math.)

Defn: An inequality.

INEQUIDISTANT In*e`qui*dis"tant, a.

Defn: Not equally distant; not equidistant.

INEQUILATERAL In*e`qui*lat"er*al, a.

1. Having unequal sides; unsymmetrical; unequal-sided.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Having the two ends unequal, as in the clam, quahaug, and most lamellibranch shells.

INEQUILOBATE In*e`qui*lo"bate, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + equi- + lobate.] (Biol.)

Defn: Unequally lobed; cut into lobes of different shapes or sizes.

INEQUITABLE In*eq"ui*ta*ble, a.

Defn: Not equitable; not just. Burke.

INEQUITATE In*eq"ui*tate, v. t. Etym: [L. inequitatus, p. p. inequitare to ride over. See 1st In-, and Equitant.]

Defn: To ride over or through. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

INEQUITY In*eq"ui*ty, n.

Defn: Want of equity; injustice; wrong. "Some form of inequity." H. Spencer.

INEQUIVALVE; INEQUIVALVULAR In*e"qui*valve, In*e`qui*val"vu*lar, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Having unequal valves, as the shell of an oyster.

INERADICABLE In`e*rad"i*ca*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being The bad seed thus sown was ineradicable. Ld. Lytton.

INERADICABLY In`e*rad"i*ca*bly, adv.

Defn: So as not to be eradicable.

INERGETIC; INERGETICAL In`er*get"ic, In`er*get"ic*al, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + energetic, - ical.]

Defn: Having no energy; sluggish. [R.] Boyle.

INERGETICALLY In`er*get"ic*al*ly, adv.

Defn: Without energy. [R.]

INERM; INERMOUS In*erm", In*er"mous, a. (Bot.)

Defn: Same as Inermis.

INERMIS In*er"mis, a. Etym: [L. inermis, inermus; pref. in- not + arma arms: cf. F. inerme.] (Bot.)

Defn: Unarmed; destitute of prickles or thorns, as a leaf. Gray.

INERRABILITY In*er`ra*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: Freedom or exemption from error; infallibility. Eikon Basilike.

INERRABLE In*er"ra*ble, a. Etym: [L. inerrabilis. See In- not, and Err.]

Defn: Incapable of erring; infallible; unerring. "Inerabble and requisite conditions." Sir T. Browne. "Not an inerrable text." Gladstone.

INERRABLENESS In*er"ra*ble*ness, n.

Defn: Exemption from error; inerrability; infallibility. Hammond.

INERRABLY In*er"ra*bly, adv.

Defn: With security from error; infallibly; unerringly.

INERRANCY In*er"ran*cy, n.

Defn: Exemption from error. The absolute inerrancy odf the Bible. The Century.

INERRATIC In`er*rat"ic, a.

Defn: Not erratic or wandering; fixed; settled; established.

INERRINGLY In*err"ing*ly, adv.

Defn: Without error, mistake, or deviation; unerringly. Glanvill.

INERT In*ert", a. Etym: [L. iners, inertis, unskilled, idle; pref. in- + ars art: cf. F. inerte. See Art.]

1. Destitute of the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to motion; as, matter is inert.

2. Indisposed to move or act; very slow to act; sluggish; dull; inactive; indolent; lifeless. The inert and desponding party of the court. Macaulay. It present becomes extravagant, then imbecile, and at length utterly inert. I. Taylor.

3. Not having or manifesting active properties; not affecting other substances when brought in contact with them; powerless for an expected or desired effect.

Syn. -- Inactive; dull; passive; indolent; sluggish; slothful; lazy; lifeless; irresolute; stupid; senseless; insensible. -- Inert, Inactive, Sluggish. A man may be inactive from mere want of stimulus to effort; but one who is inert has something in his constitution or his habits which operates like a weight holding him back from exertion. Sluggish is still stronger, implying some defect of temperament which directly impedes action. Inert and inactive are negative, sluggish is positive. Even the favored isles . . . Can boast but little virtue; and, inert Through plenty, lose in morals what they gain In manners -- victims of luxurious ease. Cowper. Doomed to lose four months in inactive obscurity. Johnson. Sluggish Idleness, the nurse of sin, Upon a slothful ass he chose to ride. Spenser.

INERTIA In*er"ti*a, n. Etym: [L., idleness, fr. iners idle. See Inert.]

1. (Physics)

Defn: That property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion, and in the same straight line or direction, unless acted on by some external force; - - sometimes called vis inertiæ.

2. Inertness; indisposition to motion, exertion, or action; want of energy; sluggishness. Men . . . have immense irresolution and inertia. Carlyle.

3. (Med.)

Defn: Want of activity; sluggishness; -- said especially of the uterus, when, in labor, its contractions have nearly or wholly ceased. Center of inertia. (Mech.) See under Center.

INERTION In*er"tion, n.

Defn: Want of activity or exertion; inertness; quietude. [R.] These vicissitudes of exertion and inertion of the arterial system constitute the paroxysms of remittent fever. E. Darwin.

INERTITUDE In*ert"i*tude, n. Etym: [See Inert.]

Defn: Inertness; inertia. [R.] Good.

INERTLY In*ert"ly, adv.

Defn: Without activity; sluggishly. Pope.

INERTNESS In*ert"ness, n.

1. Want of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to action or motion; sluggishness; apathy; insensibility. Glanvill. Laziness and inertness of mind. Burke.

2. Absence of the power of self-motion; inertia.

INERUDITE In*er"u*dite, a. Etym: [L. ineruditus. See In- not, and Erudite.]

Defn: Not erudite; unlearned; ignorant.

INESCAPABLE In`es*cap"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not escapable.

INESCATE In*es"cate, v. t. Etym: [L. inescatus, p. p. of inescare; in- in + esca bait.]

Defn: To allure; to lay a bait for. [Obs.] To inescate and beguile young women! Burton.

INESCATION In`es*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. inescatio.]

Defn: The act of baiting; allurement. [Obs.] Hallywell.

INESCUTCHEON In`es*cutch"eon, n. (Her.)

Defn: A small escutcheon borne within a shield.

IN ESSE In` es"se. Etym: [L.]

Defn: In being; actually existing; -- distinguished from in posse, or in potentia, which denote that a thing is not, but may be.

INESSENTIAL In`es*sen"tial, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + essential: cf. F. inessentiel.]

1. Having no essence or being. H. Brooke. The womb of inessential Naught. Shelley.

2. Not essential; unessential.

INESTIMABLE In*es"ti*ma*ble, a. Etym: [L. inaestimabilis: cf. F. inestimable. See In- not, and Estimate.]

Defn: Incapable of being estimated or computed; especially, too valuable or excellent to be measured or fully appreciated; above all price; as, inestimable rights or privileges. But above all, for thine inestimable love. Bk. of Com. Prayer. Science is too inestimable for expression by a money standard. Lyon Playfair.

Syn. -- Incalculable; invaluable; priceless.

INESTIMABLY In*es"ti*ma*bly, adv.

Defn: In a manner, or to a degree, above estimation; as, things inestimably excellent.

INEVASIBLE In`e*va"si*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being

INEVIDENCE In*ev"i*dence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. inévidence.]

Defn: Want of evidence; obscurity. [Obs.] Barrow.

INEVIDENT In*ev"i*dent, a. Etym: [Cf. F. inévident.]

Defn: Not evident; not clear or obvious; obscure.

INEVITABILITY In*ev`i*ta*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. inévitabilité.]

Defn: Impossibility to be avoided or shunned; inevitableness. Shelford.

INEVITABLE In*ev"i*ta*ble, a. Etym: [L. inevitabilis: cf. F. inévitable. See In- not, and Evitable.]

1. Not evitable; incapable of being shunned; unavoidable; certain. "The inevitable hour." Gray. It was inevitable; it was necessary; it was planted in the nature of things. Burke.

2. Irresistible. "Inevitable charms." Dryden.

INEVITABLENESS In*ev"i*ta*ble*ness, n.

Defn: The state of being unavoidable; certainty to happen. Prideaux.

INEVITABLY In*ev"i*ta*bly, adv.

Defn: Without possibility of escape or evasion; unavoidably; certainly. Inevitably thou shalt die. Milton. How inevitably does immoderate laughter end in a sigh! South.

INEXACT In`ex*act", a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + exact: cf. F. inexact.]

Defn: Not exact; not precisely correct or true; inaccurate.

INEXACTITUDE In`ex*act"i*tude, n.

Defn: Inexactness; uncertainty; as, geographical inexactitude.

INEXACTLY In`ex*act"ly, adv.

Defn: In a manner not exact or precise; inaccurately. R. A. Proctor.

INEXACTNESS In`ex*act"ness, n.

Defn: Incorrectness; want of exactness.

INEXCITABILITY In`ex*cit`a*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: The quality of being inexcitable; insusceptibility to excitement.

INEXCITABLE In`ex*cit"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. inexcitabilis from which one cannot be aroused. See In- not, and Excite.]

Defn: Not susceptible of excitement; dull; lifeless; torpid.

INEXCUSABLE In`ex*cus"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. inexcusabilis: cf. F. inexcusable. See Excuse.]

Defn: Not excusable; not admitting excuse or justification; as, inexcusable folly. Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest; for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. Rom. ii. 1.

INEXCUSABLENESS In`ex*cus"a*ble*ness, n.

Defn: The quality of being inexcusable; enormity forgiveness. South.

INEXCUSABLY In`ex*cus"a*bly, adv.

Defn: With a degree of guilt or folly beyond excuse or justification. Inexcusably obstinate and perverse. Jortin.

INEXECRABLE In*ex"e*cra*ble, a.

Defn: That can not be execrated enough. [R.]

INEXECUTABLE In*ex"e*cu`ta*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + executable: cf. F. inexécutable.]

Defn: Incapable of being executed or performed; impracticable; infeasible.

INEXECUTION In*ex`e*cu"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + execution: cf. F. inexécution.]

Defn: Neglect of execution; nonperformance; as, the inexecution of a treaty. Spence.

INEXERTION In`ex*er"tion, n.

Defn: Want of exertion; want of effort; defect of action; indolence; laziness.

INEXHALABLE In`ex*hal"a*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being exhaled. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

INEXHAUSTED In`ex*haust"ed, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + exhausted: cf. F. inexhaustus.]

Defn: Not exhausted; not emptied; not spent; not having lost all strength or resources; unexhausted. Dryden.

INEXHAUSTEDLY In`ex*haust"ed*ly, adv.

Defn: Without exhaustion.

INEXHAUSTIBILITY In`ex*haust`i*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: The state or quality of being inexhaustible; abundance.

INEXHAUSTIBLE In`ex*haust"i*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being exhausted, emptied, or used up; unfailing; not to be wasted or spent; as, inexhaustible stores of provisions; an inexhaustible stock of elegant words. Dryden. An inexhaustible store of anecdotes. Macaulay. -- In`ex*haust"i*ble*ness, n. -- In`ex*haust"i*bly, adv.

INEXHAUSTIVE In`ex*haust"ive, a.

Defn: Inexhaustible. Thomson.

INEXIST In`ex*ist", v. i. Etym: [Pref. in- in + exist.]

Defn: To exist within; to dwell within. [Obs.] Substances inexisting within the divine mind. A. Tucker.

INEXISTANT In`ex*ist"ant, a. Etym: [Cf. F. inexistant. See 1st Inexistent.]

Defn: Inexistent; not existing. [Obs.] Gudworth.

INEXISTENCE In`ex*ist"ence, n. Etym: [Pref. in- in + existence.] [Obs.] (a) Inherence; subsistence. Bp. Hall. (b) That which exists within; a constituent. A. Tucker.

INEXISTENCE In`ex*ist"ence, n. Etym: [Pref. in- in + existence: cf. F. inexistence.]

Defn: Want of being or existence.

INEXISTENT In`ex*ist"ent, a. Etym: [Pref. in- in + existent: cf. F. inexistant.]

Defn: Not having being; not existing.

INEXISTENT In`ex*ist"ent, a. Etym: [Pref. in- in + existent.]

Defn: Inherent; innate; indwelling. Boyle.

INEXORABILITY In*ex`o*ra*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. inexorabilitas: cf. F. inexorabilité.]

Defn: The quality of being inexorable, or unyielding to entreaty. Paley.

INEXORABLE In*ex"o*ra*ble, a. Etym: [L. inexorabilis: cf. F. inexorable. See In- not, and Exorable, Adore.]

Defn: Not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer; firm; determined; unyielding; unchangeable; inflexible; relentless; as, an inexorable prince or tyrant; an inexorable judge. "Inexorable equality of laws." Gibbon. "Death's inexorable doom." Dryden. You are more inhuman, more inexorable, O, ten times more than tigers of Hyrcania. Shak.

INEXORABLENESS In*ex"o*ra*ble*ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being inexorable. Chillingworth.

INEXORABLY In*ex"o*ra*bly, adv.

Defn: In an inexorable manner; inflexibly. "Inexorably firm." Thomson.

INEXPANSIBLE In`ex*pan"si*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of expansion, enlargement, or extension. Tyndall.

INEXPECTABLE In`ex*pect"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not to be expected or anticipated. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

INEXPECTANT In"ex*pect"ant, a.

Defn: Not expectant. C. Bronté.

INEXPECTATION In*ex`pec*ta"tion, n.

Defn: Absence of expectation. Feltham.

INEXPECTED In`ex*pect"ed, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + expected: cf. L. inexspectatus.]

Defn: Unexpected. [Obs.]

INEXPECTEDLY In`ex*pect"ed*ly, adv.

Defn: Unexpectedly. [Obs.]

INEXPECTEDNESS In`ex*pect"ed*ness, n.

Defn: Unexpectedness. [Obs.]

INEXPEDIENCE; INEXPEDIENCY In`ex*pe"di*ence, In`ex*pe"di*en*cy, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being inexpedient; want of fitness; unsuitableness to the end or object; impropriety; as, the inexpedience of some measures. It is not the rigor but the inexpediency of laws and acts of authority which makes them tyrannical. Paley.

INEXPEDIENT In`ex*pe"di*ent, a.

Defn: Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to the end desired; inadvisable; unfit; improper; unsuitable to time and place; as, what is expedient at one time may be inexpedient at another. If it was not unlawful, yet it was highly inexpedient to use those ceremonies. Bp. Burnet.

Syn. -- Unwise; impolitic; imprudent; indiscreet; unprofitable; inadvisable; disadvantageous.

INEXPEDIENTLY In`ex*pe"di*ent*ly, adv.

Defn: Not

INEXPENSIVE In`ex*pen"sive, a.

Defn: Not expensive; cheap.

INEXPERIENCE In`ex*pe"ri*ence, n. Etym: [L. inexperientia, cf. F. inexpérience. See In- not, and Experience.]

Defn: Absence or want of experience; lack of personal and experimental knowledge; as, the inexperience of youth. Failings which are incident to youth and inexperience. Dryden. Prejudice and self-sufficiency naturally proceed from inexperience of the world, and ignorance of mankind. Addison.

INEXPERIENCED In`ex*pe"ri*enced, a.

Defn: Not having experience unskilled. "Inexperienced youth." Cowper.

INEXPERT In`ex*pert", a. Etym: [L. inexpertus inexperienced: cf. F. inexpert. See In- not, and Expert.]

1. Destitute of experience or of much experience. [Obs.] Milton.

2. Not expert; not skilled; destitute of knowledge or dexterity derived from practice. Akenside.

INEXPERTNESS In`ex*pert"ness, n.

Defn: Want of expertness or skill.

INEXPIABLE In*ex"pi*a*ble, a. Etym: [L. inexpiabilis: cf. F. inexpiable. See In- not, and Expiable.]

1. Admitting of no expiation, atonement, or satisfaction; as, an inexpiable crime or offense. Pomfret.

2. Incapable of being mollified or appeased; relentless; implacable. [Archaic] "Inexpiable hate." Milton. They are at inexpiable war with all establishments. Burke.

INEXPIABLENESS In*ex"pi*a*ble*ness, n.

Defn: Quality of being inexpiable.

INEXPIABLY In*ex"pi*a*bly, adv.

Defn: In an inexpiable manner of degree; to a degree that admits of no atonement.

INEXPIATE In*ex"pi*ate, a. Etym: [L. inexpiatus. See In- not, and Expiate.]

Defn: Not appeased or placated. [Obs.] To rest inexpiate were much too rude a part. Chapman.

INEXPLAINABLE In`ex*plain"a*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + explainable; cf. L. inexplanabilis.]

Defn: Incapable of being explained; inexplicable.

INEXPLEABLY In*ex"ple*a*bly, adv. Etym: [Cf. L. inexplebilis; pref. in- not + explere to fill up. See Expletion.]

Defn: Insatiably. [Obs.] Sandys.

INEXPLICABILITY In*ex`pli*ca*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. inexplicabilité.]

Defn: The quality or state of being inexplicable. H. Spencer.

INEXPLICABLE In*ex"pli*ca*ble, a. Etym: [L. inexplicabilis: cf. F. inexplicable. See In- not, and Explicable.]

Defn: Not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for; as, an inexplicable mystery. "An inexplicable scratching." Cowper. Their reason is disturbed; their views become vast and perplexed, to others inexplicable, to themselves uncertain. Burke.

INEXPLICABLENESS In*ex"pli*ca*ble*ness, n.

Defn: A state of being inexplicable; inexplicability.

INEXPLICABLY In*ex"pli*ca*bly, adv.

Defn: In an inexplicable manner.

INEXPLICIT In`ex*plic"it, a. Etym: [L. inexplicitus: cf. F. inexplicite. See In- not, and Explicit.]

Defn: Not explicit; not clearly stated; indefinite; vague.

INEXPLORABLE In`ex*plor"a*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being explored, searched out, or discovered. Sir G. Buck.

INEXPLOSIVE In`ex*plo"sive, a.

Defn: Not explosive.

INEXPOSURE In`ex*po"sure, n.

Defn: A state of not being exposed.

INEXPRESSIBLE In`ex*press"i*ble, a.

Defn: Not capable of expression or utterance in language; ineffable; unspeakable; indescribable; unutterable; as, inexpressible grief or pleasure. "Inexpressible grandeur." Blair. In orbs Of circuit inexpressible they stood. Milton.

INEXPRESSIBLES In`ex*press"i*bles, n. pl.

Defn: Breeches; trousers. [Colloq. or Slang] Ld. Lytton.

INEXPRESSIBLY In`ex*press"i*bly, adv.

Defn: In an inexpressible manner or degree; unspeakably; unutterably. Spectator.

INEXPRESSIVE In`ex*press"ive, a.

1. Inexpressible. [R.]

2. Without expression or meaning; not expressive; dull; unintelligent; as, an inexpressive countenance.

INEXPRESSIVENESS In`ex*press"ive*ness, n.