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Malignity; spitefulness; virulency. The rancor of pamphlets, the inveteracy of epigrams, an the mortification of lampoons. Guardian.

Want of retaining power; forgetfulness. De Quincey.

The state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability; petulance; fretfulness; as, irritability of temper.

fear of rivalry in love or preference given to another; painfully suspicious of the faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover. If the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife. Num. v. 14. To both these sisters have I sworn my love: Each jealous of the other, as the stung Are of the adder. Shak. It…

ion of rivalship in cases nearly affecting one's happiness; painful suspicion of the faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover. I was jealous for jealousy. Zech. viii. 2. Jealousy is the . . . apprehension of superiority. Shenstone. Whoever had qualities to alarm our jealousy, had excellence to deserve our fondness. Ramb…

Enjoyment; gayety; festivity; joyfulness. Spenser. Some days of joyance are decreed to all. Byron. From what hid fountains doth thy joyance flow Trench.

Causing joyfulness. [R.] This all joysome grove. T. Browne.

. In value the satisfaction I had in seeing it represented with all the justness and gracefulness of action. Dryden.

Youthfulness; adolescence. Glanvill.

The state or quality of being knowing or intelligent; shrewdness; skillfulness.

The state or quality of being legitimate; lawfulness; genuineness.

A river of Hades whose waters when drunk caused forgetfulness of the past.

Suiting, or proceeding from, lustfulness; involving unlawful sexual desire; as, lewd thoughts, conduct, or language.

just cause or cause or excuse; a wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others; willfulness. Malice aforethought or prepense, malice previously and deliberately entertained.

The quality or state of being marvelous; wonderfulness; strangeness.

Pensive maditation; serious thoughtfulness. [Obs.] "Hail, divinest Melancholy !" Milton.

Regard; mindfulness.

rived from origin; born with one; inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius, cheerfulness, simplicity, rights, etc. Courage is native to you. Jowett (Thucyd. ).

The act of denying; assertion of the nonreality or untruthfulness of anything; declaration that something is not, or has not been, or will not be; denial; -- the opposite of Ant: affirmation. Our assertions and negations should be yea and nay. Rogers.

proper attention; avoidance or disregard of duty, from heedlessness, indifference, or willfulness; failure to do, use, or heed anything; culpable disregard; as, neglect of business, of health, of economy. To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame, Or our neglect, we lost her as we came. Milton.