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ENNEAGONAL a.
Belonging to an enneagon; having nine angles.
ENNEAGYNOUS a.
Having or producing nine pistils or styles; -- said of a flower or plant.
ENNEAHEDRAL a.
Having nine sides.
ENNEAHEDRIA; ENNEAHEDRON n.
A figure having nine sides; a nonagon.
ENNEANDRIA n.
A Linnæan class of plants having nine stamens.
ENNEANDRIAN; ENNEANDROUS a.
Having nine stamens.
ENNEAPETALOUS a.
Having nine petals, or flower leaves.
ENNEASPERMOUS a.
Having nine seeds; -- said of fruits.
ENNEATIC; ENNEATICAL a.
Occurring once in every nine times, days, years, etc.; every ninth. Enneatical day, every ninth day of a disease. -- Enneatical year, every ninth year of a man's life.
ENNEW v.
To make new. [Obs.] Skelton.
ENNICHE v.
To place in a niche. Sterne.
ENNOBLE v. 2 definitions
To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or excellence; to dignify. "Ennobling all that he touches." Trench. What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards Alas! not all the blood of all the Howards. Pope.
ENNOBLEMENT n. 2 definitions
That which ennobles; excellence; dignity.
ENNOBLER n.
One who ennobles.
ENNUI n.
A feeling of weariness and disgust; dullness and languor of spirits, arising from satiety or want of interest; tedium. T. Gray.
ENNUYE a. 2 definitions
Affected with ennui; weary in spirits; emotionally exhausted.
ENNUYEE n.
A woman affected with ennui. Mrs. Jameson.
ENODAL a.
Without a node. Gray.
ENODATION n.
The act or operation of clearing of knots, or of untying; hence, also, the solution of a difficulty. [R.] Bailey.
ENODE v.
To clear of knots; to make clear. [Obs.] Cockeram.
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