Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: innominate – insanity
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innominate, adj. [L. innōminātus.]
Unnamed; anonymous; without a name.
innuendo, adj. [see innuendo, n.]
Implied; not directly known.
innuendo (-es), n. [L. innuere, nod to, signify.] (webplay: hint).
Implication; oblique hint; indirect suggestion.
innutritious, adj. [L. nūtrītius < nūtrīx, nurse.] (webplay: nutrition).
Inedible; not fulfilling; not providing sustenance; not affording nourishment; [fig] worthless; empty; vacuous; hollow.
inordinate, adj. [L. inordinātus, not ordered.]
Irregular; disorderly; not limited to rules prescribed.
inquest, n. [OFr enqueste, seek < L.]
Inquiry; search; questioning; interrogation; official examination; prying investigation.
inquire (-s), v. [OFr < L. inquærere.] (webplay: ask).
- Ask; investigate; pose a question.
- Call; request a visit; ask for someone.
- Search; examine; [fig.] wonder; marvel; admire.
inquiry, n. [see inquire, v.]
Interrogation; questioning; act of inquiring.
inquisitor, n. [OFr < L. inquīsītōrem, searcher, detective, spy, examiner.]
Inquirer, seeker, investigator; one who inquires.
insanity, n. [L. insānus; unsoundness, unhealthiness.] (webplay: mind).
Madness; state of being unsound in mind.