Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IN-AD-VERT'ENCE, or IN-AD-VERT'EN-CY, n. [Fr. inadvertence, from L. in and advertens, adverto. See Alyea.]

1. A not turning the mind to; inattention; negligence; heedlessness. Many mistakes and some misfortunes proceed from inadvertence.
2. The effect of inattention; any oversight, mistake or fault which proceeds from negligence of thought. The productions of a great genius, with many lapses and inadvertencies, are infinitely preferable to works of an inferior kind of author. Addisan.

IN-AD-VERT'ENT, a. [L. in and advertens.]

Not turning the mind to; heedless; careless; negligent.

IN-AD-VERT'ENT-LY, adv.

Heedlessly; carelessly; from want of attention; inconsiderately.

IN-AF-FA-BILITY, n.

Reservedness in conversation.

IN-AF'FA-BLE, a.

Not affable; reserved.

IN-AF-FECFED, a.

Unaffected. [Not used.]

IN-AID-A-BLE, a.

That can not be assisted. Shale.

IN-ALIEN-A-BLE, a. [Fr; in and alienable, from L. al. ieno, alienus.]

Unalienable; that can not be legally or justly alienated or transferred to another. The dominions of a king are inalienable. All men have certain natural rights which are inalienable. The estate of a minor is inalienable, without a reservation of the right of redemption, or the authority of the legislature.

IN-AL-IEN-A-BLE-NESS, n.

The state of being inalienable. Scott.

IN-AL-IEN-A-BLY, adv.

In a manner that forbids alienation; as, rights inalienably vested.

IN-AL-TER-A-BILITY, n. [from inalterable.]

The quality of not being alteruble or changeable. Fourcroy.

IN-ALTER-A-BLE, a. [in and alterable.]

That can not or may not be altered or changed; unalterable. Hakewill.

IN-A'MI-A-BLE, a.

Unamiable. [Not in use.]

IN-AMI-A-BLE-NESS, n.

Unamiableness. [Not in use.]

IN-A-MIS'SI-BLE, a. [L. in and mitt, to lose.]

Not to be lost. [Little used.] Hammond.

IN-A-MIS'SI-BLE-NESS, n.

The state of not being liable to be lost.

INAMO-RATO, n. [L. in and armor, love.]

A lover. Marston.

IN-ANE, a. [L. inanis, empty.]

Empty; void; sometimes used as a noun, to express a void space. Locke.

IN-AN'GU-LAR, a.

Not angular. [Little used.] Brown.

IN-AN'IMATE, a. [L. inanimatim; in and animo, animatus.]

1. Destitute of animal life. Plants, stones and earth are inanimate substances; a corpse is an inanimate body.
2. Destitute of animation or life.

IN-AN'IMATE, v.t. [infra.]

To animate. [Little used.]

IN-AN'I-MA-TED, a.

1. Destitute of animal life. Cheyne.
2. Not animated; not sprightly. [See Unanimated.]

IN-AN-I-MA'TION, n.

Animation. [Unusual and useless.]

IN-A-NI'TION, n. [Fr. from L. inania, empty.]

Emptiness; want of fullness; as, inanition of body or of the vessels. Burton.

IN-AN'ITY, n. [L. Manitas, from Mania, void.]

Emptiness; void space; vacuity. Digby.