Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: insulator – integrity
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insulator (-s), n. [It. < L. insula + -ate, make into an island.]
Non-conductor; material interrupting the flow of electricity; substance that prevents electric travel.
insult (-ed), v. [Fr. < L. insultāre, leap at, assail.]
Offend; wrong.
insulted, adj. [see insult, v.]
Offended; wronged; hurt.
insulting, verbal adj. [see insult, v.]
Mocking; degrading; hurtful; offensive.
insurance, n. [OFr enseurance.]
Protection against loss or damage of property.
insure (-s), v. [Variant of “ensure” < OFr; see assure, v.] (webplay: houses, secure).
Guarantee; provide; secure; assure.
insuring, verbal adj. [see insure, v.]
Assuring; securing; comforting.
intact, adj. [Fr. < L. intactus.] (webplay: perceptible).
Untouched; pure; unblemished; whole.
integral, adj. [Fr. < L. integrālis, entire.]
Connected; linked; [fig.] mortal; part of God's plan.
integrity, n. [L. integritās, wholeness.]
- Purity; innocence.
- Honesty; virtue; sincerity.