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Unamiable. [Obs.] -- In*a"mi*a*ble*ness, n. [Obs.]

Incapable of being lost. [R.] Hammond. -- In`a*mis"si*ble*ness, n. [R.]

A woman in love; a mistress. "The fair inamorata." Sherburne.

Enamored. Chapman. -- In*am"o*rate*ly, adv. [R.]

A male lover.

Not amovable or removable. [R.] Palgrave.

Of, pertaining to, having, or denoting, equality of force. Isodynamic foods (Physiol.), those foods that produce a similar amount of heat. -- Isodynamic lines (Magnetism), lines on the earth's surface connecting places at which the magnetic intensity is the same.

Of equal force or size.

Lint; esp., lint made into a tent for insertion into wounds or ulcers.

To call by the wrong name; to give a wrong or inappropriate name to.

An amido compound with only one amido group.

A basic compound containing one amido group; as, methyl amine is a monamine.

Possessing but one capacity or power. "Monodynamic men." De Quincey.

The theory that the various forms of activity in nature are manifestations of the same force. G. H. Lewes.

The department of physiology which deals with the principles of muscular contraction; the exercise of muscular force or contraction.

A myodynamometer.

An instrument for measuring the muscular strength of man or of other animals; a dynamometer. Dunglison.

A name given in contempt, derision, or sportive familiarity; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation.

s or adorns; that which adds grace or beauty; embellishment; decoration; adornment. The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit. 1 Pet. iii. 4. Like that long-buried body of the king Found lying with his urns and ornaments. Tennyson.

Serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying; embellishing. Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles. Sir T. Browne.