Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: insinuate – instant
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insinuate (-s), v. [L. insinuāre, bend in windings, curve.]
Slyly suggest; introduce artfully; allude carefully.
insolvency, n. [see insolvent, adj.]
Inability to pay off all debts.
insolvent, adj. [L. in and solvere.] (webplay: contracted, debt, merchant, pay).
Not having money, goods, or estate to pay all debts.
inspect (-ed), v. [Fr. < L. inspicere, look into, inspect, examine.]
- Study; read; scrutinize; consider; examine; go over; scan carefully.
- View; oversee; supervise; look at; glance at.
inspecting, verbal adj. [see inspect, v.] (webplay: looking).
Watching; scrutinizing; noticing; aware; attentive.
inspection (-'s), n. [see inspect, v.] (webplay: eye, world).
- Careful examination; ponderous survey; deep scrutiny.
- Consideration; thought; examination; insight.
inspiriting, verbal adj. [in and spirit, see spirit, n.]
Infuse or incite spirit in; enliven, animate; [fig] create [word play: ED uses this word to describe the nature of God, who gives or puts spirits into Man, thereby giving new life.]
instability, n. [Fr. < L. instabilis.]
Want of stability and firmness in purpose; fickleness; [fig.] transitoriness.
instance, n. [Fr. < L. instāntia, presence, urgency, pleading, objection.]
Example; case occurring; case offered.
instant, adj. [Fr. < L. instāre, be present, be at hand, urge, press upon.] (webplay: death, lightning, pressing, quick, thought).
Immediate; prompt; at hand.