Search the Dictionary

Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

98,828 entries. Headwords are matched first, then definition text.

8,784 words match “ILL”

ILLUMINATION n. 6 definitions
The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
ILLUMINATISM n.
Illuminism. [R.]
ILLUMINATIVE a.
Tending to illuminate or illustrate; throwing light; illustrative. "Illuminative reading." Carlyle.
ILLUMINATOR n. 2 definitions
occupation is to adorn books, especially manuscripts, with miniatures, borders, etc. See Illuminate, v. t., 3.
ILLUMINE v.
To illuminate; to light up; to adorn.
ILLUMINEE n.
One of the Illuminati.
ILLUMINER n.
One who, or that which, illuminates.
ILLUMINISM n.
The principles of the Illuminati.
ILLUMINISTIC a.
Of or pertaining to illuminism, or the Illuminati.
ILLUMINIZE v.
To initiate the doctrines or principles of the Illuminati.
ILLUMINOUS a.
Bright; clear. [R.] H. Taylor.
ILLURE v.
To deceive; to entice; to lure. [Obs.] The devil insnareth the souls of many men, by illuring them with the muck and dung of this world. Fuller.
ILLUSION n. 4 definitions
a deceptive appearance; a false show; mockery; hallucination. To cheat the eye with blear illusions. Milton.
ILLUSIONABLE a.
Liable to illusion.
ILLUSIONIST n.
One given to illusion; a visionary dreamer.
ILLUSIVE a.
Deceiving by false show; deceitful; deceptive; false; illusory; unreal. Truth from illusive falsehood to command. Thomson.
ILLUSIVELY adv.
In a illusive manner; falsely.
ILLUSIVENESS n.
The quality of being illusive; deceptiveness; false show.
ILLUSORY a.
Deceiving, or tending of deceive; fallacious; illusive; as, illusory promises or hopes.
ILLUSTRABLE a.
Capable of illustration. Sir T. Browne.
← Previous Page 5 of 440 Next →