Explore further
Words connected by meaning
Their definitions overlap or refer to similar ideas. Use these to widen your search, then compare the exact meanings.
-ably
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix composed of -able and the adverbial suffix -ly; as, favorably.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, superlative, adjectives, adverbs, smoothest.
-en
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix signifying to make, to cause, used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives; as in strengthen, quicken, frighten. This must no…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, superlative, adjectives, adverbs, smoothest.
-er
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix used to form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs; as, warmer, sooner, lat(e)er, earl(y)ier.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, superlative, adjectives, adverbs, smoothest.
-ish
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix used to from adjectives from nouns and from adjectives. It denotes relation, resemblance, similarity, and sometimes has a dim…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, superlative, adjectives, adverbs, smoothest.
-ly
adjective · 78% connection
A suffix forming adjectives and adverbs, and denoting likeness or resemblance.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, superlative, adjectives, adverbs, smoothest.
Arundelian
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to an Earl of Arundel; as, Arundel or Arundelian marbles, marbles from ancient Greece, bought by the Earl of Arundel in 162…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, superlative, adjectives, adverbs, smoothest.
Belted
adjective · 78% connection
Encircled by, or secured with, a belt; as, a belted plaid; girt with a belt, as an honorary distinction; as, a belted knight; a belted…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, superlative, adjectives, adverbs, smoothest.
Comparative
noun · 78% connection
The comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs; also, the form by which the comparative degree is expressed; as, stronger, wiser, we…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, superlative, adjectives, adverbs, smoothest.
Compare
verb · 78% connection
To inflect according to the degrees of comparison; to state positive, comparative, and superlative forms of; as, most adjectives of on…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, superlative, adjectives, adverbs, smoothest.
Count
noun · 78% connection
A nobleman on the continent of Europe, equal in rank to an English earl.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, superlative, adjectives, adverbs, smoothest.
Countess
noun · 78% connection
The wife of an earl in the British peerage, or of a count in the Continental nobility; also, a lady possessed of the same dignity in h…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, superlative, adjectives, adverbs, smoothest.
County
noun · 78% connection
An earldom; the domain of a count or earl.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, superlative, adjectives, adverbs, smoothest.
Cousin
noun · 78% connection
A title formerly given by a king to a nobleman, particularly to those of the council. In English writs, etc., issued by the crown, it…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, superlative, adjectives, adverbs, smoothest.
Derby
noun · 78% connection
A race for three-old horses, run annually at Epsom (near London), for the Derby stakes. It was instituted by the 12th Earl of Derby, i…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, superlative, adjectives, adverbs, smoothest.
Draw
verb · 78% connection
To move; to come or go; literally, to draw one's self; -- with prepositions and adverbs; as, to draw away, to move off, esp. in racing…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, superlative, adjectives, adverbs, smoothest.
Earl
noun · 78% connection
A nobleman of England ranking below a marquis, and above a viscount. The rank of an earl corresponds to that of a count (comte) in Fra…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, superlative, adjectives, adverbs, smoothest.
Earldom
noun · 78% connection
The jurisdiction of an earl; the territorial possessions of an earl.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, superlative, adjectives, adverbs, smoothest.
Elative
adjective · 78% connection
Raised; lifted up; -- a term applied to what is also called the absolute superlative, denoting a high or intense degree of a quality,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, superlative, adjectives, adverbs, smoothest.
