Emily Dickinson Lexicon

industry (industries), n. [Fr. < L. 'diligence'.] (webplay: bee, change, diligent, ease, idle, peace).

1. Effort; labor; exertion; work; Golden Age ideal of diligence and unity.
2. Habitual diligence in employment.
3. Steady attention to business.
4. Habitual employment in useful work.
5. Diligence.

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; defying description; inexpressible; [fig.] unbelievable; miraculous.

inertia, n. [L. iners, want of art or skill.]

Lack of movement; inactivity; slowness.

infamy, n. [Fr. < L.] (webplay: conviction).

Shame; disgrace; ignominy; opprobrium.

infant, adj. [OFr enfant < L.] (webplay: years).

Childlike; youthful; [fig.] soft; tender; innocent; trustworthy; guileless.

infect (-s), v. [Fr. < L. inficere, dip in, stain, taint, spoil.] (webplay: taint).

Contaminate; infuse; influence; imbue; corrupt.

infection, n. [Fr. < L. infectiōnem, contagion.]

Contamination; corruption; pollution; [fig.] ailment; sickness; malady.

infer (inferred, -s), v. [Fr. < L. inferre bear, bring, or carry in, inflict, cause, occasion, introduce.] (webplay: bear, conclusion, creator, God, obligation, premises, true).

1. Ascertain; discover; conclude; understand.
2. Induce; cause; commence; achieve.

inference, n. [L. inferentia, implying.] (webplay: mind).

1. Conclusion; reasoning; understanding; guess; implication.
2. Suggestion; proposition; hint; trace.