Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: indolent – ineffable
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indolent, adj. [late L. in + dolens, grieving.] (webplay: listless).
Idle; lazy; inactive; painless; [fig.] deceased; lifeless.
indorse (-ed), v. [see endorse, v.]
- Claim; accept; agree to pay thirty pieces of silver for; take part as a betrayer behind the back as represented in; (see Matthew 26:14-15).
- Accompany; back up; [fig.] provide a backdrop for.
indorsement (endorsement), n. [see endorse, v. and endorsement, n.]
Confirmation; testimony; authorization; verification; truth.
induce (-ed, -es), v. [L. indūcere, lead into, introduce.] (webplay: change).
- Cause; produce; bring on.
- Persuade; lead; convince; sway; tempt; entice; influence.
indurated, adj. [L.]
Hardened; stubborn; callous; unfeeling; [fig.] frozen; frost-bitten.
industrious, adj. [Fr. < L. industriōsus.] (webplay: diligent, life).
Busy; occupied; persistent; tireless; proficient; hard-working; engaged in work.
industriousness, n. [see industrious, adj.] (webplay: life).
Activity; effort; exertion; diligence; persistence; [fig.] will to live.
industry (industries), n. [Fr. < L. 'diligence'.] (webplay: bee, change, diligent, ease, idle, peace).
- Activity; action; work; [fig.] purpose; aim; reason for living.
- Labor; farm chores; field work; [fig.] sweat; perspiration; work clothes.
- Growth; development; steady productivity; [fig.] blossoming; photosynthesis; [metaphor] vitality; life force.
- Task; toil; drudgery; travail; housework; [fig.] duty; responsibility; service; undertaking.
- Enterprise; endeavor.
- Habitual business; daily employment; weekday attention to work (perhaps in contrast to rest on the Sabbath Day).
- Business; manufacturing; cooperative work; collective labor; [fig.] effort; exertion; diligence.
- Craft; handiwork; [fig.] artistry; painting; fine art; [metaphor] change of season; natural process that colors the autumn leaves.
inebriate, adj. [L.] (webplay: drunken, liquor).
Intoxicated; drunk; [fig.] overwhelmed; excited; overcome; in a state of ecstasy.
ineffable, adj. [Fr. < L. 'unutterable'.] (webplay: heaven).
Inexplicable; fathomless; inexpressible; defying description; [fig.] unbelievable; miraculous.