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4. Generation. [Obs.] "Organs of increase." Shak.

5. (Astron.)

Defn: The period of increasing light, or luminous phase; the waxing; — said of the moon. Seeds, hair, nails, hedges, and herbs will grow soonest if set or cut in the increase of the moon. Bacon. Increase twist, the twixt of a rifle groove in which the angle of twist increases from the breech to the muzzle.

Syn. — Enlargement; extension; growth; development; increment; addition; accession; production.

INCREASEFUL In*crease"ful, a.

Defn: Full of increase; abundant in produce. "Increaseful crops." [R.] Shak.

INCREASEMENT In*crease"ment, n.

Defn: Increase. [R.] Bacon.

INCREASER In*creas"er, n.

Defn: One who, or that, increases.

INCREASINGLY In*creas"ing*ly, adv.

Defn: More and more.

INCREATE In`cre*ate", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Increated; p. pr. & vb. n. Increating.] Etym: [Pref. in- in + create.]

Defn: To create within. [R.]

INCREATE; INCREATED In"cre*ate, In"cre*a`ted, a. Etym: [L. increatus. See In- not, and Create.]

Defn: Uncreated; self-existent. [R.] Bright effincreate. Milton.

INCREDIBILITY In*cred`i*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. incredibilitas: cf. F. incrédibilité.]

1. The quality or state of being incredible; incredibleness. Dryden.

2. That which is incredible. Johnson.

INCREDIBLE In*cred"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. incredibilis: cf. OF. incredible. See In- not, and Credible.]

Defn: Not credible; surpassing belief; too extraordinary and improbable to admit of belief; unlikely; marvelous; fabulous. Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead Acts xxvi. 8.

INCREDIBLENESS In*cred"i*ble*ness, n.

Defn: Incredibility.

INCREDIBLY In*cred"i*bly, adv.

Defn: In an incredible manner.

INCREDITED In*cred"it*ed, a.

Defn: Uncredited. [Obs.]

INCREDULITY In`cre*du"li*ty, n. Etym: [L. incredu: cf. F. incrédulité.]

Defn: The state or quality of being i Of every species of incredulity, religious unbelief is the most irrational. Buckminster.

INCREDULOUS In*cred"u*lous, a. Etym: [L. incredulus. See In- not, and Credulous.]

1. Not credulous; indisposed to admit or accept that which is related as true, skeptical; unbelieving. Bacon. A fantastical incredulous fool. Bp. Wilkins.

2. Indicating, or caused by, disbelief or incredulity. "An incredulous smile." Longfellow.

3. Incredible; not easy to be believed. [R.] Shak.

INCREDULOUSLY In*cred"u*lous*ly, adv.

Defn: In an incredulous manner; with incredulity.

INCREDULOUSNESS In*cred"u*lous*ness, n.

Defn: Incredulity.

INCREMABLE In*crem"a*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + L. cremabilis combustible, fr. cremare to burn.]

Defn: Incapable of being burnt; incombustibe. Sir T. Browne.

INCREMATE In"cre*mate, v. t. Etym: [Pref. in- in + cremate.]

Defn: To consume or reduce to ashes by burning, as a dead body; to cremate.

INCREMATION In`cre*ma"tion, n.

Defn: Burning; esp., the act of burning a dead body; cremation.

INCREMENT In"cre*ment, n. Etym: [L. incrementum: cf. F. incrément. See Increase.]

1. The act or process of increasing; growth in bulk, guantity, number, value, or amount; augmentation; enlargement. The seminary that furnisheth matter for the formation and increment of animal and vegetable bodies. Woodward. A nation, to be great, ought to be compressed in its increment by nations more civilized than itself. Coleridge.

2. Matter added; increase; produce; production; — opposed to decrement. "Large increment." J. Philips.

3. (Math.)

Defn: The increase of a variable quantity or fraction from its present value to its next ascending value; the finite quantity, generally variable, by which a variable quantity is increased.

4. (Rhet.)

Defn: An amplification without strict climax, as in the following passage: Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, . . . think on these things. Phil. iv. 8. Infinitesimal increment (Math.), an infinitesimally small variation considered in Differential Calculus. See Calculus. — Method of increments (Math.), a calculus founded on the properties of the successive values of variable quantities and their differences or increments. It differs from the method of fluxions in treating these differences as finite, instead of infinitely small, and is equivalent to the calculus of finite differences.

INCREMENTAL In`cre*men"tal, a. (Biol.)

Defn: Pertaining to, or resulting from, the process of growth; as, the incremental lines in the dentine of teeth.

INCREPATE In"cre*pate, v. t. Etym: [L. increpatus, p. p. of increpare to upbraid; pref. in- in, against + crepare to talk noisily.]

Defn: To chide; to rebuke; to reprove. [Obs.]

INCREPATION In`cre*pa"tion, n. Etym: [L. increpatio.]

Defn: A chiding; rebuke; reproof. [Obs.] Hammond.

INCRESCENT In*cres"cent, a. Etym: [L. increscens, -entis, p. pr. of increscere. See Increase.]

1. Increasing; growing; augmenting; swelling; enlarging. Between the incresent and decrescent moon. Tennyson.

2. (Her.)

Defn: Increasing; on the increase; — said of the moon represented as the new moon, with the points turned toward the dexter side.

INCREST In*crest", v. t.

Defn: To adorn with a crest. [R.] Drummond.

INCRIMINATE In*crim"i*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incriminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Incriminating.] Etym: [LL. incriminatus, p. p. of incriminare; in- in + criminare, criminari, to accuse one of a crime. See Criminate.]

Defn: To accuse; to charge with a crime or fault; to criminate.

INCRIMINATION In*crim`i*na"tion, n.

Defn: The act of incriminating; crimination.

INCRIMINATORY In*crim"i*na*to*ry, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to crimination; tending to incriminate; criminatory.

INCROYABLE In`croy`a"ble, n. [F., lit., incredible.]

Defn: A French fop or dandy of the time of the Directory; hence, any fop.

The name is said to have been given in allusion not only to the extravagant dress, but also to the frequent use of the phrase "C'est vraiment incroyable" (That is really incredible.).

INCRUENTAL In`cru*en"tal, a. Etym: [L. incruentus. See In- not, and Cruentous.]

Defn: Unbloody; not attended with blood; as, an incruental sacrifice. [Obs.] Brevint.

INCRUST In*crust", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incrusted; p. pr. & vb. n. Incrusting.] Etym: [L. incrustare; pref. in- in + crustare to cover with a crust: cf. F. incruster. See Crust.] [Written also encrust.]

1. To cover or line with a crust, or hard coat; to form a crust on the surface of; as, iron incrusted with rust; a vessel incrusted with salt; a sweetmeat incrusted with sugar. And by the frost refin'd the whiter snow, Incrusted hard. Thomson.

2. (Fine Arts)

Defn: To inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object.

INCRUSTATE In*crus"tate, a. Etym: [L. incrustatus, p. p. See Incrust.]

Defn: Incrusted. Bacon.

INCRUSTATE In*crus"tate, v. t.

Defn: To incrust. [R.] Cheyne.

INCRUSTATION In`crus*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. incrustatio: cf. F. incrustation. See Incrust.]

1. The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted.

2. A crust or hard coating of anything upon or within a body, as a deposit of lime, sediment, etc., from water on the inner surface of a steam boiler.

3. (Arch.)

Defn: A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc., attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement.

4. (Fine Arts)

Defn: Anything inlaid or imbedded.

INCRUSTMENT In*crust"ment, n.

Defn: Incrustation. [R.]

INCRYSTALLIZABLE In*crys"tal*li`za*ble, a.

Defn: Not crystallizable; incapable of being formed into crystals.

INCUBATE In"cu*bate, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Incubated; p. pr. & vb. n. Incubating.] Etym: [L. incubatus, p. p. incubare to lie on; pref. in- in, on + cubare to lie down. Cf. Cubit, Incumbent.]

Defn: To sit, as on eggs for hatching; to brood; to brood upon, or keep warm, as eggs, for the purpose of hatching.

INCUBATION In`cu*ba"tion, n. Etym: [L. incubatio: cf. F. incubation.]

1. A sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, (eggs) to develop the life within, by any process. Ray.

2. (Med.)

Defn: The development of a disease from its causes, or its period of incubation. (See below.)

3. A sleeping in a consecrated place for the purpose of dreaming oracular dreams. Tylor. Period of incubation, or Stage of incubation (Med.), the period which elapses between exposure to the causes of a disease and the attack resulting from it; the time of development of the supposed germs or spores.

INCUBATIVE In"cu*ba*tive, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to incubation, or to the period of incubation.

INCUBATOR In"cu*ba`tor, n.

Defn: That which incubates, especially, an apparatus by means of which eggs are hatched by artificial heat.

INCUBATORY In*cu"ba*to*ry, a.

Defn: Serving for incubation.

INCUBE In*cube", v. t.

Defn: To fix firmly, as in cube; to secure or place firmly. [Obs.] Milton.

INCUBITURE In*cu"bi*ture, n. Etym: [Cf. L. incubitus.]

Defn: Incubation. [Obs.] J. Ellis.

INCUBOUS In"cu*bous, a. Etym: [From L. incubare to lie on.] (Bot.)

Defn: Having the leaves so placed that the upper part of each one covers the base of the leaf next above it, as in hepatic mosses of the genus Frullania. See Succubous.

INCUBUS In"cu*bus, n.; pl. E. Incubuses, L. Incubi. Etym: [L., the nightmare. Cf. Incubate.]

1. A demon; a fiend; a lascivious spirit, supposed to have sexual intercourse with women by night. Tylor. The devils who appeared in the female form were generally called succubi; those who appeared like men incubi, though this distinction was not always preserved. Lecky.

2. (Med.)

Defn: The nightmare. See Nightmare. Such as are troubled with incubus, or witch-ridden, as we call it. Burton.

3. Any oppressive encumbrance or burden; anything that prevents the free use of the faculties. Debt and usury is the incubus which weighs most heavily on the agricultural resources of Turkey. J. L. Farley.

INCULCATE In*cul"cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inculcated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inculcating.] Etym: [L. inculcatus, p. p. of inculcare to tread on; pref. in- in, on + calcare to tread, fr. calx the heel; perh. akin to E. heel. Cf. 2d Calk, Heel.]

Defn: To teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; to urge on the mind; as, Christ inculcates on his followers humility. The most obvious and necessary duties of life they have not yet had authority enough to enforce and inculcate upon men's minds. S. Clarke.

Syn. — To instill; infuse; implant; engraft; impress.

INCULCATION In`cul*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. inculcatio: cf. F. inculcation.]

Defn: A teaching and impressing by frequent repetitions. Bp. Hall.

INCULCATOR In*cul"ca*tor, n. Etym: [L.]

Defn: One who inculcates. Boyle.

INCULK In*culk". v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. inculquer. See Inculcate.]

Defn: To inculcate. [Obs.] Sir T. More.

INCULP In*culp", v. t. Etym: [Cf. inculper. See Inculpate.]

Defn: To inculpate. [Obs.] Shelton.

INCULPABLE In*cul"pa*ble, a. Etym: [L. inculpabilis: cf. F. incupable.]

Defn: Faultless; blameless; innocent. South. An innocent and incupable piece of ignorance. Killingbeck.

INCULPABLENESS In*cul"pa*ble*ness, n.

Defn: Blamelessness; faultlessness.

INCULPABLY In*cul"pa*bly, adv.

Defn: Blamelessly. South.

INCULPATE In*cul"pate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inculpated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inculpating.] Etym: [LL. inculpatus, p. p. of inculpare to blame; pref. in- in + culpa fault. See Culpable.]

Note: [A word of recent introduction.]

Defn: To blame; to impute guilt to; to accuse; to involve or implicate in guilt. That risk could only exculpate her and not inculpate them — the probabilities protected them so perfectly. H. James.

INCULPATION In`cul*pa"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. inculpation.]

Defn: Blame; censure; crimination. Jefferson.

INCULPATORY In*cul"pa*to*ry, a.

Defn: Imputing blame; criminatory; compromising; implicating.

INCULT In*cult", a. Etym: [L. incultus; pref. in- not + cultus, p. p. of colere to cultivate: cf. F. inculte.]

Defn: Untilled; uncultivated; crude; rude; uncivilized. Germany then, says Tacitus, was incult and horrid, now full of magnificent cities. Burton. His style is diffuse and incult. M. W. Shelley.

INCULTIVATED In*cul"ti*va`ted, a.

Defn: Uncultivated. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.

INCULTIVATION In*cul`ti*va"tion, n.

Defn: Want of cultivation. [Obs.] Berington.

INCULTURE In*cul"ture, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + culture: cf. F. inculture.]

Defn: Want or neglect of cultivation or culture. [Obs.] Feltham.

INCUMBENCY In*cum"ben*cy, n.; pl. Incumbencies. Etym: [From Incumbent.]

1. The state of being incumbent; a lying or resting on something.

2. That which is physically incumbent; that which lies as a burden; a weight. Evelyn.

3. That which is morally incumbent, or is imposed, as a rule, a duty, obligation, or responsibility. "The incumbencies of a family." Donne.

4. The state of holding a benefice; the full possession and exercise of any office. These fines are only to be paid to the bishop during his incumbency. Swift.

INCUMBENT In*cum"bent, a. Etym: [L. incumbens, -entis, p. pr. of incumbere to lie down upon, press upon; pref. in- in, on + cumbere (in comp.); akin to cubare to lie down. See Incubate.]

1. Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent; superimposed; superincumbent. Two incumbent figures, gracefully leaning upon it. Sir H. Wotton. To move the incumbent load they try. Addison.

2. Lying, resting, or imposed, as a duty or obligation; obligatory; always with on or upon. All men, truly zealous, will perform those good works that are incumbent on all Christians. Sprat.

3. (Bot.)

Defn: Leaning or resting; — said of anthers when lying on the inner side of the filament, or of cotyledons when the radicle lies against the back of one of them. Gray.

4. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Bent downwards so that the ends touch, or rest on, something else; as, the incumbent toe of a bird.

INCUMBENT In*cum"bent, n.

Defn: A person who is in present possession of a benefice or of any office. The incumbent lieth at the mercy of his patron. Swift.

INCUMBENTLY In*cum"bent*ly, adv.

Defn: In an incumbent manner; so as to be incumbent.

INCUMBER In*cum"ber, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incumbered; p. pr. & vb. n. Incumbering.]

Defn: See Encumber.

INCUMBITION In`cum*bi"tion, n.

Defn: Incubation. [R.] Sterne.

INCUMBRANCE In*cum"brance, n. Etym: [See Encumbrance.] [Written also encumbrance.]

1. A burdensome and troublesome load; anything that impedes motion or action, or renders it difficult or laborious; clog; impediment; hindrance; check. Cowper.

2. (Law)

Defn: A burden or charge upon property; a claim or lien upon an estate, which may diminish its value.

INCUMBRANCER In*cum"bran*cer, n. (Law)

Defn: One who holds Kent.

INCUMBROUS In*cum"brous, a. Etym: [Cf. OF. encombros.]

Defn: Cumbersome; troublesome. [Written also encombrous.] [Obs.] Chaucer.

INCUNABULUM In`cu*nab"u*lum, n.; pl. Incunabula. Etym: [L. incunabula cradle, birthplace, origin. See 1st In-, and Cunabula.]

Defn: A work of art or of human industry, of an early epoch; especially, a book printed before A. D. 1500.

INCUR In*cur", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incurred; p. pr. & vb. n. Incurring.] Etym: [L. incurrere to run into or toward; pref. in- in + currere to run. See Current.]

1. To meet or fall in with, as something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to put one's self in the way of; to expose one's self to; to become liable or subject to; to bring down upon one's self; to encounter; to contract; as, to incur debt, danger, displeasure I know not what I shall incur to passShak.

2. To render liable or subject to; to occasion. [Obs.] Lest you incur me much more damage in my fame than you have done me pleasure in preserving my life. Chapman.

INCUR In*cur", v. i.

Defn: To pass; to enter. [Obs.] Light is discerned by itself because by itself it incurs into the eye. South.

INCURABILITY In*cur`a*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. incurabilité incurability, LL. incurabilitas negligence.]

Defn: The state of being uncurable; irremediableness. Harvey.

INCURABLE In*cur"a*ble, a. Etym: [F. incurable, L. incurabilis. See In- not, and Curable.]

1. Not capable of being cured; beyond the power of skill or medicine to remedy; as, an incurable disease. A scirrh is not absolutely incurable. Arbuthnot.

2. Not admitting or capable of remedy or correction; irremediable; remediless; as, incurable evils. Rancorous and incurable hostility. Burke. They were laboring under a profound, and, as it might have seemed, an almost incurable ignorance. Sir J. Stephen.

Syn. — Irremediable; remediless; irrecoverable; irretrievable; irreparable; hopeless.

INCURABLE In*cur"a*ble, n.

Defn: A person diseased beyond cure.

INCURABLENESS In*cur"a*ble*ness, n.

Defn: The state of being incurable; incurability. Boyle.

INCURABLY In*cur"a*bly, adv.

Defn: In a manner that renders cure impracticable or impossible; irremediably. "Incurably diseased." Bp. Hall. "Incurably wicked." Blair.

INCURIOSITY In*cu`ri*os"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. incuriositas: cf. F. incurosité.]

Defn: Want of curiosity or interest; inattentiveness; indifference. Sir H. Wotton.

INCURIOUS In*cu"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. incuriosus: cf. F. incurieux. See In- not, and Curious.]

Defn: Not curious or inquisitive; without care for or interest in; inattentive; careless; negligent; heedless. Carelessnesses and incurious deportments toward their children. Jer. Taylor.

INCURIOUSLY In*cu"ri*ous*ly, adv.

Defn: In an curious manner.

INCURIOUSNESS In*cu"ri*ous*ness, n.

Defn: Unconcernedness; incuriosity. Sordid incuriousness and slovenly neglect. Bp. Hall.

INCURRENCE In*cur"rence, n. Etym: [See Incur.]

Defn: The act of incurring, bringing on, or subjecting one's self to (something troublesome or burdensome); as, the incurrence of guilt, debt, responsibility, etc.

INCURRENT In*cur"rent, a. Etym: [L. incurrens, p. pr. incurere, incursum, to run in; in- + currere to run.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: Characterized by a current which flows inward; as, the incurrent orifice of lamellibranch Mollusca.

INCURSION In*cur"sion, n. Etym: [L. incursio: cf. F. incursion. See Incur.]

1. A running into; hence, an entering into a territory with hostile intention; a temporary invasion; a predatory or harassing inroad; a raid. The Scythian, whose incursions wild Have wasted Sogdiana. Milton. The incursions of the Goths disordered the affairs of the Roman Empire. Arbuthnot.

2. Attack; occurrence. [Obs.] Sins of daily incursion. South.

Syn. — Invasion; inroad; raid; foray; sally; attack; onset; irruption. See Invasion.

INCURSIVE In*cur"sive, a.

Defn: Making an incursion; invasive; aggressive; hostile.

INCURTAIN In*cur"tain, v. t.

Defn: To curtain. [Obs.]

INCURVATE In*cur"vate, a. Etym: [L. incurvatus, p. p. of incurvare to crook; pref. in- in + curvus bent. See Curve, and cf. Incurve.]

Defn: Curved; bent; crooked. Derham.

INCURVATE In*cur"vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incurvated; p. pr. & vb. n. Incurvating.]

Defn: To turn from a straight line or course; to bend; to crook. Cheyne.

INCURVATION In`cur*va"tion, n. Etym: [L. incurvatio: cf. F. incurvation.]

1. The act of bending, or curving.

2. The state of being bent or curved; curvature. An incurvation of the rays. Derham.

3. The act of bowing, or bending the body, in respect or reverence. "The incurvations of the knee." Bp. Hall.

INCURVE In*curve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incurved; p. pr. & vb. n. Incurving.] Etym: [See Incurvate.]

Defn: To bend; to curve; to make crooked.

INCURVED In*curved", a. Etym: [Pref. in- in + curved.] (Bot.)

Defn: Bending gradually toward the axis or center, as branches or petals.

INCURVITY In*cur"vi*ty, n. Etym: [From L. incurvus bent. See Incurvate.]

Defn: A state of being bent or curved; incurvation; a bending inwards. Sir T. Browne.

INCUS In"cus, n. Etym: [L., anvil.]

1. An anvil.

2. (Anat.)

Defn: One of the small bones in the tympanum of the ear; the anvil bone. See Ear.

3. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The central portion of the armature of the pharynx in the Rotifera.

INCUSE In*cuse", a. Etym: [See Incuse, v. t.] (Numismatics)

Defn: Cut or stamped in, or hollowed out by engraving. "Irregular incuse square." Dr. W. Smith.

INCUSE; INCUSS In*cuse", In*cuss", v. t. Etym: [L. incussus, p. p. of incutere to strike. See 1st In-, and Concuss.]

Defn: To form, or mold, by striking or stamping, as a coin or medal.

INCUTE In*cute", v. t. Etym: [See Incuse.]

Defn: To strike or stamp in. [Obs.] Becon.

INCYST In*cyst", v. t.

Defn: See Encyst.

INCYSTED In*cyst"ed, a.

Defn: See Encysted.

IND Ind, n.

Defn: India. [Poetical] Shak. Milton.

INDAGATE In"da*gate, v. t. Etym: [L. indagatus, p. p. of indagare to seek.]

Defn: To seek or search out. [Obs.]

INDAGATION In`da*ga"tion, n. Etym: [L. indagatio: cf. F. indagation.]

Defn: Search; inquiry; investigation. [Obs.]

INDAGATIVE In"da*ga*tive, a.

Defn: Searching; exploring; investigating. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

INDAGATOR In"da*ga`tor, n. Etym: [L.]

Defn: A searcher; an explorer; an investigator. [Obs.] Searched into by such skillful indagators of nature. Boyle.

INDAMAGE In*dam"age (; 48), v. t.

Defn: See Endamage. [R.]

INDAMAGED In*dam"aged, a.

Defn: Not damaged. [Obs.] Milton.

INDART In*dart", v. t.

Defn: To pierce, as with a dart.

INDAZOL In"da*zol, n. Etym: [Indol + azote.] (Chem.)

Defn: A nitrogenous compound, C7H6N2, analogous to indol, and produced from a diazo derivative or cinnamic acid.

INDE Inde, a.

Defn: Azure-colored; of a bright blue color. [Obs.] Rom. of R.

INDEAR In*dear", v. t.

Defn: See Endear.

INDEBT In*debt", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indebted; p. pr. & vb. n. Indebting.] Etym: [OE. endetten, F. endetter; pref. en- (L. in) + F. dette debt. See Debt.]

Defn: To bring into debt; to place under obligation; — chiefly used in the participle indebted. Thy fortune hath indebted thee to none. Daniel.

INDEBTED In*debt"ed, a.

1. Brought into debt; being under obligation; held to payment or requital; beholden. By owing, owes not, but still pays, at once Indebted and discharged. Milton.

2. Placed under obligation for something received, for which restitution or gratitude is due; as, we are indebted to our parents for their care of us in infancy; indebted to friends for help and encouragement. Cowper.

INDEBTEDNESS In*debt"ed*ness, n.

1. The state of being indebted.

2. The sum owed; debts, collectively.

INDEBTMENT In*debt"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. endettement.]

Defn: Indebtedness. [R.] Bp. Hall.

INDECENCE In*de"cence, n.

Defn: See Indecency. [Obs.] "An indecence of barbarity." Bp. Burnet.

INDECENCY In*de"cen*cy, n.; pl. Indecencies. Etym: [L. indecentia unseemliness: cf. F. indécence.]

1. The quality or state of being indecent; want of decency, modesty, or good manners; obscenity.

2. That which is indecent; an indecent word or act; an offense against delicacy. They who, by speech or writing, present to the ear or the eye of modesty any of the indecencies I allude to, are pests of society. Beattie.

Syn. — Indelicacy; indecorum; immodesty; impurity; obscenity. See Indecorum.

INDECENT In*de"cent, a. Etym: [L. indecens unseemly, unbecoming: cf. F. indécent. See In- not, and Decent.]

Defn: Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language. Cowper.

Syn. — Unbecoming; indecorous; indelicate; unseemly; immodest; gross; shameful; impure; improper; obscene; filthy.

INDECENTLY In*de"cent*ly, adv.

Defn: In an indecent manner.

INDECIDUATE In`de*cid"u*ate, a.

1. Indeciduous.

2. (Anat.)

Defn: Having no decidua; nondeciduate.

INDECIDUOUS In`de*cid"u*ous, a.

Defn: Not deciduous or falling, as the leaves of trees in autumn; lasting; evergreen; persistent; permanent; perennial. The indeciduous and unshaven locks of Apollo. Sir T. Browne.

INDECIMABLE In*dec"i*ma*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + LL. decimare to tithe: cf. F. indécimable. See Decimate.]

Defn: Not decimable, or liable to be decimated; not liable to the payment of tithes. Cowell.

INDECIPHERABLE In`de*ci"pher*a*ble, a.

Defn: Not decipherable; incapable of being deciphered, explained, or solved. — In`de*ci"pher*a*bly, adv.

INDECISION In`de*ci"sion, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + decision: cf. F. indécision.]

Defn: Want of decision; want of settled purpose, or of firmness; indetermination; wavering of mind; irresolution; vacillation; hesitation. The term indecision . . . implies an idea very nicely different from irresolution; yet it has a tendency to produce it. Shenstone. Indecision . . . is the natural accomplice of violence. Burke.

INDECISIVE In`de*ci"sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. indécisif.]

1. Not decisive; not bringing to a final or ultimate issue; as, an indecisive battle, argument, answer. The campaign had everywhere been indecisive. Macaulay.

2. Undetermined; prone to indecision; irresolute; unsettled; wavering; vacillating; hesitating; as, an indecisive state of mind; an indecisive character.

INDECISIVELY In`de*ci"sive*ly, adv.

Defn: Without decision.

INDECISIVENESS In`de*ci"sive*ness, n.

Defn: The state of being indecisive; unsettled state.

INDECLINABLE In`de*clin"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. indeclinabilis: cf. F. indéclinable. See In- not, and Decline.] (Gram.)

Defn: Not declinable; not varied by inflective terminations; as, nihil (nothing), in Latin, is an indeclinable noun. — n.

Defn: An indeclinable word.

INDECLINABLY In`de*clin"a*bly, adv.

1. Without variation.

2. (Gram.)

Defn: Without variation of termination.

INDECOMPOSABLE In*de`com*pos"a*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + decomposable: cf. F. indécomposable.]

Defn: Not decomposable; incapable or difficult of decomposition; not resolvable into its constituents or elements.

INDECOMPOSABLENESS In*de`com*pos"a*ble*ness, n.

Defn: Incapableness of decomposition; stability; permanence; durability.

INDECOROUS In`de*co"rous, a. Etym: [L. indecorous. See In- not, and Decorous.]

Defn: Not decorous; violating good manners; contrary to good breeding or etiquette; unbecoming; improper; out of place; as, indecorous conduct. It was useless and indecorous to attempt anything more by mere struggle. Burke.

Syn. — Unbecoming; unseemly; unbefitting; rude; coarse; impolite; uncivil; ill-bred.

INDECOROUSLY In`de*co"rous*ly, adv.

Defn: In an indecorous manner.

INDECOROUSNESS In`de*co"rous*ness, n.

Defn: The quality of being indecorous; want of decorum.

INDECORUM In`de*co"rum, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + decorum: cf. L. indecorous unbecoming.]

1. Want of decorum; impropriety of behavior; that in behavior or manners which violates the established rules of civility, custom, or etiquette; indecorousness.

2. An indecorous or becoming action. Young.

Syn. — Indecorum is sometimes synonymous with indecency; but indecency, more frequently than indecorum, is applied to words or actions which refer to what nature and propriety require to be concealed or suppressed. Indecency is the stronger word; indecorum refers to any transgression of etiquette or civility, especially in public.

INDEED In*deed", adv. Etym: [Prep. in + deed.]

Defn: In reality; in truth; in fact; verily; truly; — used in a variety of sense. Esp.: (a) Denoting emphasis; as, indeed it is so. (b) Denoting concession or admission; as, indeed, you are right. (c) Denoting surprise; as, indeed, is it you Its meaning is not intrinsic or fixed, but depends largely on the form of expression which it accompanies.

The carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. Rom. viii. 7. I were a beast indeed to do you wrong. Dryden. There is, indeed, no great pleasure in visiting these magazines of war. Addison.

INDEFATIGABILITY In`de*fat`i*ga*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: The state of being indefatigable.

INDEFATIGABLE In`de*fat"i*ga*ble, a. Etym: [L. indefatigabilis: cf. OF. indefatigable. See In- not, and Defatigable, and cf. Infatigable.]

Defn: Incapable of being fatigued; not readily exhausted; unremitting in labor or effort; untiring; unwearying; not yielding to fatigue; as, indefatigable exertions, perseverance, application. "A constant, indefatigable attendance." South. Upborne with indefatigable wings. Milton.

Syn. — Unwearied; untiring; persevering; persistent.

INDEFATIGABLENESS In`de*fat"i*ga*ble*ness, n.

Defn: Indefatigable quality; unweariedness; persistency. Parnell.

INDEFATIGABLY In`de*fat"i*ga*bly, adv.

Defn: Without weariness; without yielding to fatigue; persistently. Dryden.

INDEFATIGATION In`de*fat`i*ga"tion, n.

Defn: Indefatigableness; unweariedness. [Obs.] J. Gregory.

INDEFEASIBILITY In`de*fea`si*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: The quality of being undefeasible.

INDEFEASIBLE In`de*fea`si*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + defeasible: cf. OF. indefaisable.]

Defn: Not to be defeated; not defeasible; incapable of being annulled or made void; as, an indefeasible or title. That the king had a divine and an indefeasible right to the regal power. Macaulay.

INDEFECTIBILITY In`de*fect`i*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indéfectibilité.]

Defn: The quality of being indefectible. Barrow.

INDEFECTIBLE In`de*fect"i*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + defectible: cf. F. indéfectible.]

Defn: Not defectible; unfailing; not liable to defect, failure, or decay. An indefectible treasure in the heavens. Barrow. A state of indefectible virtue and happiness. S. Clarke.

INDEFECTIVE In`de*fect"ive, a.

Defn: Not defective; perfect; complete. "Absolute, indefective obedience." South.

INDEFEISIBLE In`de*fei"si*ble, a.

Defn: Indefeasible. [Obs.]

INDEFENSIBILITY In`de*fen`si*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: The quality or state of not being defensible. Walsh.

INDEFENSIBLE In`de*fen"si*ble, Etym: [Pref. in- not + defensible: cf. OF. indefensible, indefensable.]

Defn: Not defensible; not capable of being defended, maintained, vindicated, or justified; unjustifiable; untenable; as, an indefensible fortress, position, cause, etc. Men find that something can be said in favor of what, on the very proposal, they thought utterly indefensible. Burke.

INDEFENSIBLY In`de*fen"si*bly, adv.

Defn: In an indefensible manner.

INDEFENSIVE In`de*fen"sive, a.

Defn: Defenseless. [Obs.] The sword awes the indefensive villager. Sir T. Herbert.

INDEFICIENCY In`de*fi"cien*cy, n.

Defn: The state or quality of not being deficient. [Obs.] Strype.

INDEFICIENT In`de*fi"cient, a. Etym: [L. indeficiens. See In- not, and Deficient.]

Defn: Not deficient; full. [Obs.] Brighter than the sun, and indeficient as the light of heaven. Jer. Taylor.

INDEFINABLE In`de*fin"a*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being defined or described; inexplicable. Bp. Reynolds.

INDEFINABLY In`de*fin"a*bly, adv.

Defn: In an indefinable manner.

INDEFINITE In*def"i*nite, a. Etym: [L. indefinitus. See In- not, and Definite.]

1. Not definite; not limited, defined, or specified; not explicit; not determined or fixed upon; not precise; uncertain; vague; confused; obscure; as, an indefinite time, plan, etc. It were to be wished that . . . men would leave off that indefinite way of vouching, "the chymists say this," or "the chymists affirm that." Boyle. The time of this last is left indefinite. Dryden.

2. Having no determined or certain limits; large and unmeasured, though not infinite; unlimited; as indefinite space; the indefinite extension of a straight line. Though it is not infinite, it may be indefinite; though it is not boundless in itself, it may be so to human comprehension. Spectator.

3. Boundless; infinite. [R.] Indefinite and omnipresent God, Inhabiting eternity. W. Thompson (1745).

4. (Bot.)

Defn: Too numerous or variable to make a particular enumeration important; — said of the parts of a flower, and the like. Also, indeterminate. Indefinite article (Gram.), the word a or an, used with nouns to denote any one of a common or general class. — Indefinite inflorescence. (Bot.) See Indeterminate inflorescence, under Indeterminate. — Indefinite proposition (Logic), a statement whose subject is a common term, with nothing to indicate distribution or nondistribution; as, Man is mortal. — Indefinite term (Logic), a negative term; as, the not-good.

Syn. — Inexplicit; vague; uncertain; unsettled; indeterminate; loose; equivocal; inexact; approximate.

INDEFINITELY In*def"i*nite*ly, adv.

Defn: In an indefinite manner or degree; without any settled limitation; vaguely; not with certainty or exactness; as, to use a word indefinitely. If the world be indefinitely extended, that is, so far as no human intellect can fancy any bound of it. Ray.

INDEFINITENESS In*def"i*nite*ness, n.

Defn: The quality of being indefinite.

INDEFINITUDE In`de*fin"i*tude, n.

Defn: Indefiniteness; vagueness; also, number or quantity not limited by our understanding, though yet finite. [Obs.] Sir M . Hale.

INDEHISCENCE In`de*his"cence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indéhiscence.] (Bot.)

Defn: The property or state of being indehiscent.

INDEHISCENT In`de*his"cent, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + dehiscent: cf. F. indéhiscent.] (Bot.)

Defn: Remaining closed at maturity, or not opening along regular lines, as the acorn, or a cocoanut.

INDELECTABLE In`de*lec"ta*ble, a.

Defn: Not delectable; unpleasant; disagreeable. [R.] Richardson.

INDELIBERATE In`de*lib"er*ate, a. Etym: [L. indeliberatus. See In- not, and Deliberate.]

Defn: Done without deliberation; unpremeditated. [Obs.] — In`de*lib"er*ate*ly, adv. [Obs.]

INDELIBERATED In`de*lib"er*a`ted, a.

Defn: Indeliberate. [Obs.]

INDELIBILITY In*del`i*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indélébilité.]

Defn: The quality of being indelible. Bp. Horsley.

INDELIBLE In*del"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. indelebilis; pref.in- not + delebilis capable of being destroyed: cf. F. indélébile. See In- not, and Deleble.] [Formerly written also indeleble, which accords with the etymology of the word.]

1. That can not be removed, washed away, blotted out, or effaced; incapable of being canceled, lost, or forgotten; as, indelible characters; an indelible stain; an indelible impression on the memory.

2. That can not be annulled; indestructible. [R.] They are endued with indelible power from above. Sprat. Indelible colors, fast colors which do not fade or tarnish by exposure. — Indelible ink, an ink obliterated by washing; esp., a solution of silver nitrate.

Syn. — Fixed; fast; permanent; ineffaceable. — In*del"i*ble*ness, n. — In*del"i*bly, adv. Indelibly stamped and impressed. J. Ellis.

INDELICACY In*del"i*ca*cy, n.; pl. Indelicacies. Etym: [From Indelicate.]

Defn: The quality of being indelicate; want of delicacy, or of a nice sense of, or regard for, purity, propriety, or refinement in manners, language, etc.; rudeness; coarseness; also, that which is offensive to refined taste or purity of mind. The indelicacy of English comedy. Blair. Your papers would be chargeable with worse than indelicacy; they would be immoral. Addison.

INDELICATE In*del"i*cate, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + delicate: cf. F. indélicat.]

Defn: Not delicate; wanting delicacy; offensive to good manners, or to purity of mind; coarse; rude; as, an indelicate word or suggestion; indelicate behavior. Macaulay. — In*del"i*cate*ly, adv.

Syn. — Indecorous; unbecoming; unseemly; rude; coarse; broad; impolite; gross; indecent; offensive; improper; unchaste; impure; unrefined.

INDEMNIFICATION In*dem`ni*fi*ca"tion, n.

1. The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty; reimbursement of loss, damage, or penalty; the state of being indemnified. Indemnification is capable of some estimate; dignity has no standard. Burke.

2. That which indemnifies. No reward with the name of an indemnification. De Quincey.

INDEMNIFY In*dem"ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indemnified; p. pr. & vb. n. Indemnifying.] Etym: [L. indemnis unhurt (in- not + damnum hurt, damage) + -fy. Cf. Damn, Damnify.]

1. To save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure. The states must at last engage to the merchants here that they will indemnify them from all that shall fall out. Sir W. Temple.

2. To make restitution or compensation for, as for that which is lost; to make whole; to reimburse; to compensate. Beattie.

INDEMNITY In*dem"ni*ty, n.; pl. Indemnities. Etym: [L. indemnitas, fr. indemnis uninjured: cf. F. indemnité. See Indemnify.]

1. Security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage, past or to come; immunity from penalty, or the punishment of past offenses; amnesty. Having first obtained a promise of indemnity for the riot they had committed. Sir W. Scott.

2. Indemnification, compensation, or remuneration for loss, damage, or injury sustained. They were told to expect, upon the fall of Walpole, a large and lucrative indemnity for their pretended wrongs. Ld. Mahon.

Note: Insurance is a contract of indemnity. Arnould. The owner of private property taken for public use is entitled to compensation or indemnity. Kent. Act of indemnity (Law), an act or law passed in order to relieve persons, especially in an official station, from some penalty to which they are liable in consequence of acting illegally, or, in case of ministers, in consequence of exceeding the limits of their strict constitutional powers. These acts also sometimes provide compensation for losses or damage, either incurred in the service of the government, or resulting from some public measure.

INDEMONSTRABILITY In`de*mon`stra*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: The quality of being indemonstrable.

INDEMONSTRABLE In`de*mon"stra*ble, a. Etym: [L. indemonstrabilis. See In- not, and Demonstrable.]

Defn: Incapable of being demonstrated. — In`de*mon"stra*ble*ness, n.

INDENIZATION In*den`i*za"tion, n.

Defn: The act of naturalizing; endenization. [R.] Evelyn.

INDENIZE In*den"ize, v. t.

Defn: To naturalize. [R.]

INDENIZEN In*den"i*zen, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indenizened; p. pr. & vb. n. Indenizening.]

Defn: To invest with the privileges of a denizen; to naturalize. [R.] Words indenizened, and commonly used as English. B. Jonson.

INDENT In*dent", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indented; p. pr. & vb. n. Indenting.] Etym: [OE. endenten to notch, fit in, OF. endenter, LL. indentare, fr. L. in + dens, dentis, tooth. See Tooth, and cf. Indenture.]

1. To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper.

2. To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress; as, indent a smooth surface with a hammer; to indent wax with a stamp.

3. Etym: [Cf. Indenture.]

Defn: To bind out by indenture or contract; to indenture; to apprentice; as, to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a servant.

4. (Print.)

Defn: To begin (a line or lines) at a greater or less distance from the margin; as, to indent the first line of a paragraph one em; to indent the second paragraph two ems more than the first. See Indentation, and Indention.

5. (Mil.)

Defn: To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores. [India] Wilhelm.

INDENT In*dent", v. i.

1. To be cut, notched, or dented.

2. To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag.

3. To contract; to bargain or covenant. Shak. To indent and drive bargains with the Almighty. South.

INDENT In*dent", n.

1. A cut or notch in the man gin of anything, or a recess like a notch. Shak.

2. A stamp; an impression. [Obs.]

3. A certificate, or intended certificate, issued by the government of the United States at the close of the Revolution, for the principal or interest of the public debt. D. Ramsay. A. Hamilton.

4. (Mil.)

Defn: A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army. [India] Wilhelm.

INDENTATION In`den*ta"tion, n.

1. The act of indenting or state of being indented.

2. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc.

3. A recess or sharp depression in any surface.

4. (Print.) (a) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph. (b) The measure of the distance; as, an indentation of one em, or of two ems. Hanging, or Reverse, indentation, indentation of all the lines of a paragraph except the first, which is a full line.

INDENTED In*dent"ed, a.

1. Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; jagged; notched; stamped in; dented on the surface.

2. Having an uneven, irregular border; sinuous; undulating. Milton. Shak.

3. (Her.)

Defn: Notched like the part of a saw consisting of the teeth; serrated; as, an indented border or ordinary.

4. Bound out by an indenture; apprenticed; indentured; as, an indented servant.

5. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Notched along the margin with a different color, as the feathers of some birds. Indented line (Fort.), a line with alternate long and short faces, with salient and receding angles, each face giving a flanking fire along the front of the next.

INDENTEDLY In*dent"ed*ly, adv.

Defn: With indentations.

INDENTING In*dent"ing, n.

Defn: Indentation; an impression like that made by a tooth.

INDENTION In*den"tion, n. (Print.)

Defn: Same as Indentation, 4.

INDENTMENT In*dent"ment, n.

Defn: Indenture. [Obs.]

INDENTURE In*den"ture, n. Etym: [OE. endenture, OF. endenture, LL. indentura a deed in duplicate, with indented edges. See the Note below. See Indent.]

1. The act of indenting, or state of being indented.

2. (Law)

Defn: A mutual agreement in writing between two or more parties, whereof each party has usually a counterpart or duplicate; sometimes in the pl., a short form for indentures of apprenticeship, the contract by which a youth is bound apprentice to a master. The law is the best expositor of the gospel; they are like a pair of indentures: they answer in every part. C. Leslie.

Note: Indentures were originally duplicates, laid together and intended by a notched cut or line, or else written on the same piece of parchment and separated by a notched line so that the two papers or parchments corresponded to each other. But indenting has gradually become a mere form, and is often neglected, while the writings or counterparts retain the name of indentures.

INDENTURE In*den"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indentured; p. pr. & vb. n. Indenturing.]

1. To indent; to make hollows, notches, or wrinkles in; to furrow. Though age may creep on, and indenture the brow. Woty.

2. To bind by indentures or written contract; as, to indenture an apprentice.

INDENTURE In*den"ture, v. i.

Defn: To run or wind in and out; to be cut or notched; to indent. Heywood.

INDEPENDENCE In`de*pend"ence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indépendance.]

1. The state or quality of being independent; freedom from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by, others; self- subsistence or maintenance; direction of one's own affairs without interference. Let fortune do her worst, . . . as long as she never makes us lose our honesty and our independence. Pope.

2. Sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood. Declaration of Independence (Amer. Hist.), the declaration of the Congress of the Thirteen United States of America, on the 4th of July, 1776, by which they formally declared that these colonies were free and independent States, not subject to the government of Great Britain.

INDEPENDENCE DAY In`de*pend"ence Day.

Defn: In the United States, a holiday, the 4th of July, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on that day in 1776.

INDEPENDENCY In`de*pend"en*cy, n.

1. Independence. "Give me," I cried (enough for me), "My bread, and independency!" Pope.

2. (Eccl.)

Defn: Doctrine and polity of the Independents.

INDEPENDENT In`de*pend"ent, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + dependent: cf. F. indépendant.]

1. Not dependent; free; not subject to control by others; not relying on others; not subordinate; as, few men are wholly independent. A dry, but independent crust. Cowper.

2. Affording a comfortable livelihood; as, an independent property.

3. Not subject to bias or influence; not obsequious; self-directing; as, a man of an independent mind.

4. Expressing or indicating the feeling of independence; free; easy; bold; unconstrained; as, an independent air or manner.

5. Separate from; exclusive; irrespective. That obligation in general, under which we conceive ourselves bound to obey a law, independent of those resources which the law provides for its own enforcement. R. P. Ward.

6. (Eccl.)

Defn: Belonging or pertaining to, or holding to the doctrines or methods of, the Independents.

7. (Math.)

Defn: Not dependent upon another quantity in respect to value or rate of variation; — said of quantities or functions.

8. (U. S. Politics)

Defn: Not bound by party; exercising a free choice in voting with either or any party. Independent company (Mil.), one not incorporated in any regiment. — Independent seconds watch, a stop watch having a second hand driven by a separate set of wheels, springs, etc., for timing to a fraction of a second. — Independent variable. (Math.) See Dependent variable, under Dependent.

Syn. — Free; uncontrolled; separate; uncoerced; self-reliant; bold; unconstrained; unrestricted.

INDEPENDENT In`de*pend"ent, n.

1. (Eccl.)

Defn: One who believes that an organized Christian church is complete in itself, competent to self-government, and independent of all ecclesiastical authority.

Note: In England the name is often applied (commonly in the pl.) to the Congregationalists.

2. (Politics)

Defn: One who does not acknowledge an obligation to support a party's candidate under all circumstances; one who exercises liberty in voting.

INDEPENDENTISM In`de*pend"ent*ism, n.

Defn: Independency; the church system of Independents. Bp. Gauden.

INDEPENDENTLY In`de*pend"ent*ly, adv.

Defn: In an independent manner; without control.

INDEPOSABLE In`de*pos"a*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being deposed. [R.] Princes indeposable by the pope. Bp. Stillingfleet.

INDEPRAVATE In*dep"ra*vate, a. Etym: [L. indepravatus.]

Defn: Undepraved. [R.] Davies (Holy Roode).

INDEPRECABLE In*dep"re*ca*ble, a. Etym: [L. indeprecabilis. See In- not, and Deprecate.]

Defn: Incapable or undeserving of being deprecated. Cockeram.

INDEPREHENSIBLE In*dep`re*hen"si*ble, a. Etym: [L. indeprehensibilis. See In- not, and Deprehensible.]

Defn: Incapable of being found out. Bp. Morton.

INDEPRIVABLE In`de*priv"a*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being deprived, or of being taken away.

INDESCRIBABLE In`de*scrib"a*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being described. — In`de*scrib"a*bly, adv.

INDESCRIPTIVE In`de*scrip"tive, a.

Defn: Not descriptive.

INDESERT In`de*sert", n.

Defn: Ill desert. [R.] Addison.

INDESINENT In*des"i*nent, a. Etym: [L. indesinens. See In- not, and Desinent.]

Defn: Not ceasing; perpetual. [Obs.] Baxter. — In*des"i*nent*ly, adv. [Obs.] Ray.

INDESIRABLE In`de*sir"a*ble, a.

Defn: Undesirable.

INDESTRUCTIBILITY In`de*struc`ti*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indestructibilité.]

Defn: The quality of being indestructible.

INDESTRUCTIBLE In`de*struc"ti*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + destructible: cf. F. indestructible.]

Defn: Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed. — In`de*struc"ti*ble*ness, n. — In`de*struc"ti*bly, adv.

INDETERMINABLE In`de*ter"mi*na*ble, a. Etym: [L. indeterminabilis: cf. F. indéterminable. See In- not, and Determine.]

Defn: Not determinable; impossible to be determined; not to be definitely known, ascertained, defined, or limited. — In`de*ter"mi*na*bly, adv.

INDETERMINABLE In`de*ter"mi*na*ble, n.

Defn: An indeterminable thing or quantity. Sir T. Browne.

INDETERMINATE In`de*ter"mi*nate, a. Etym: [L. indeterminatus.]

Defn: Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not precise; as, an indeterminate number of years. Paley. Indeterminate analysis (Math.), that branch of analysis which has for its object the solution of indeterminate problems. — Indeterminate coefficients (Math.), coefficients arbitrarily assumed for convenience of calculation, or to facilitate some artifice of analysis. Their values are subsequently determined. — Indeterminate equation (Math.), an equation in which the unknown quantities admit of an infinite number of values, or sets of values. A group of equations is indeterminate when it contains more unknown quantities than there are equations. — Indeterminate inflorescence (Bot.), a mode of inflorescence in which the flowers all arise from axillary buds, the terminal bud going on to grow and sometimes continuing the stem indefinitely; — called also acropetal, botryose, centripetal, and indefinite inflorescence. Gray. — Indeterminate problem (Math.), a problem which admits of an infinite number of solutions, or one in which there are fewer imposed conditions than there are unknown or required results. — Indeterminate quantity (Math.), a quantity which has no fixed value, but which may be varied in accordance with any proposed condition. — Indeterminate series (Math.), a series whose terms proceed by the powers of an indeterminate quantity, sometimes also with indeterminate exponents, or indeterminate coefficients. — In`de*ter"mi*nate*ly adv. — In`de*ter"mi*nate*ness, n.

INDETERMINATION In`de*ter`mi*na"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + determination: cf. indétermination.]

1. Want of determination; an unsettled or wavering state, as of the mind. Jer. Taylor.

2. Want of fixed or stated direction. Abp. Bramhall.

INDETERMINED In`de*ter"mined, a.

Defn: Undetermined.

INDEVIRGINATE In`de*vir"gin*ate, a. Etym: [See In- not, Devirginate.]

Defn: Not devirginate. [Obs.] Chapman.

INDEVOTE In*de*vote", a. Etym: [L. indevotus: cf. F. indévot. Cf. Indevout.]

Defn: Not devoted. [Obs.] Bentley. Clarendon.

INDEVOTION In`de*vo"tion, n. Etym: [L. indevotio: cf. F. indévotion.]

Defn: Want of devotion; impiety; irreligion. "An age of indevotion." Jer. Taylor.

INDEVOUT In*de*vout", a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + devout. Cf. Indevote.]

Defn: Not devout. — In*de*vout"ly, adv.

INDEW In*dew", v. t.

Defn: To indue. [Obs.] Spenser.

INDEX In"dex, n.; pl. E. Indexes, L. Indices(. Etym: [L.: cf. F. index. See Indicate, Diction.]

1. That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses. Tastes are the indexes of the different qualities of plants. Arbuthnot.

2. That which guides, points out, informs, or directs; a pointer or a hand that directs to anything, as the hand of a watch, a movable finger on a gauge, scale, or other graduated instrument. In printing, a sign [*] used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph; — called also fist.

3. A table for facilitating reference to topics, names, and the like, in a book; — usually alphabetical in arrangement, and printed at the end of the volume.

4. A prologue indicating what follows. [Obs.] Shak.

5. (Anat.)

Defn: The second digit, that next pollex, in the manus, or hand; the forefinger; index finger.

6. (Math.)

Defn: The figure or letter which shows the power or root of a quantity; the exponent. [In this sense the plural is always indices.] Index error, the error in the reading of a mathematical instrument arising from the zero of the index not being in complete adjustment with that of the limb, or with its theoretically perfect position in the instrument; a correction to be applied to the instrument readings equal to the error of the zero adjustment. — Index expurgatorius. Etym: [L.] See Index prohibitorius (below). — Index finger. See Index, 5. — Index glass, the mirror on the index of a quadrant, sextant, etc. — Index hand, the pointer or hand of a clock, watch, or other registering machine; a hand that points to something. — Index of a logarithm (Math.), the integral part of the logarithm, and always one less than the number of integral figures in the given number. It is also called the characteristic. — Index of refraction, or Refractive index (Opt.), the number which expresses the ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction. Thus the index of refraction for sulphur is 2, because, when light passes out of air into sulphur, the sine of the angle of incidence is double the sine of the angle of refraction. — Index plate, a graduated circular plate, or one with circular rows of holes differently spaced; used in machines for graduating circles, cutting gear teeth, etc. — Index prohibitorius Etym: [L.], or Prohibitory index (R. C. Ch.), a catalogue of books which are forbidden by the church to be read; the index expurgatorius Etym: [L.], or expurgatory index, is a catalogue of books from which passages marked as against faith or morals must be removed before Catholics can read them. These catalogues are published with additions, from time to time, by the Congregation of the Index, composed of cardinals, theologians, etc., under the sanction of the pope. Hook. — Index rerum Etym: [L.], a tabulated and alphabetized notebook, for systematic preservation of items, quotations, etc.

INDEX In"dex, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indexed; p. pr. & vb. n. Indexing.]

Defn: To provide with an index or table of references; to put into an index; as, to index a book, or its contents.

INDEXER In"dex*er, n.

Defn: One who makes an index.

INDEXICAL In*dex"ic*al, a.

Defn: Of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an index.

INDEXICALLY In*dex"ic*al*ly, adv.

Defn: In the manner of an index.

INDEXTERITY In`dex*ter"i*ty, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + dexterity: cf. F. indextérité.]

Defn: Want of dexterity or readiness, especially in the use of the hands; clumsiness; awkwardness. Harvey.

INDIA In"di*a, n. Etym: [See Indian.]

Defn: A country in Southern Asia; the two peninsulas of Hither and Farther India; in a restricted sense, Hither India, or Hindostan. India ink, a nearly black pigment brought chiefly from China, used for water colors. It is in rolls, or in square, and consists of lampblack or ivory black and animal glue. Called also China ink. The true India ink is sepia. See Sepia. — India matting, floor matting made in China, India, etc., from grass and reeds; — also called Canton, or China, matting. — India paper, a variety of Chinese paper, of smooth but not glossy surface, used for printing from engravings, woodcuts, etc. — India proof (Engraving), a proof impression from an engraved plate, taken on India paper. — India rubber. See Caoutchouc. — India-rubber tree (Bot.), any tree yielding caoutchouc, but especially the East Indian Ficus elastica, often cultivated for its large, shining, elliptical leaves.

INDIADEM In*di"a*dem, v. t.

Defn: To place or set in a diadem, as a gem or gems.

INDIAMAN In"di*a*man, n.; pl. Indiamen (.

Defn: A large vessel in the India trade. Macaulay.

INDIAN In"di*an, a Etym: [From India, and this fr. Indus, the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. Hindu, name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus. Cf. Hindoo.]

1. Of or pertaining to India proper; also to the East Indies, or, sometimes, to the West Indies.

2. Of or pertaining to the aborigines, or Indians, of America; as, Indian wars; the Indian tomahawk.

3. Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian corn, Indian meal, Indian bread, and the like. [U.S.] Indian bay (Bot.), a lauraceous tree (Persea Indica). — Indian bean (Bot.), a name of the catalpa. — Indian berry. (Bot.) Same as Cocculus indicus. — Indian bread. (Bot.) Same as Cassava. — Indian club, a wooden club, which is swung by the hand for gymnastic exercise. — Indian cordage, cordage made of the fibers of cocoanut husk. — Indian corn (Bot.), a plant of the genus Zea (Z. Mays); the maize, a native of America. See Corn, and Maize. — Indian cress (Bot.), nasturtium. See Nasturtium, 2. — Indian cucumber (Bot.), a plant of the genus Medeola (M. Virginica), a common in woods in the United States. The white rootstock has a taste like cucumbers. — Indian currant (Bot.), a plant of the genus Symphoricarpus (S. vulgaris), bearing small red berries. — Indian dye, the puccoon. — Indian fig. (Bot.) (a) The banyan. See Banyan. (b) The prickly pear. — Indian file, single file; arrangement of persons in a row following one after another, the usual way among Indians of traversing woods, especially when on the war path. — Indian fire, a pyrotechnic composition of sulphur, niter, and realgar, burning with a brilliant white light. — Indian grass (Bot.), a coarse, high grass (Chrysopogon nutans), common in the southern portions of the United States; wood grass. Gray. — Indian hemp. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Apocynum (A. cannabinum), having a milky juice, and a tough, fibrous bark, whence the name. The root it used in medicine and is both emetic and cathartic in properties. (b) The variety of common hemp (Cannabis Indica), from which hasheesh is obtained. — Indian mallow (Bot.), the velvet leaf (Abutilon Avicennæ). See Abutilon. — Indian meal, ground corn or maize. [U.S.] — Indian millet (Bot.), a tall annual grass (Sorghum vulgare), having many varieties, among which are broom corn, Guinea corn, durra, and the Chinese sugar cane. It is called also Guinea corn. See Durra. — Indian ox (Zoöl.), the zebu. — Indian paint. See Bloodroot. — Indian paper. See India paper, under India. — Indian physic (Bot.), a plant of two species of the genus Gillenia (G. trifoliata, and G. stipulacea), common in the United States, the roots of which are used in medicine as a mild emetic; — called also American ipecac, and bowman's root. Gray. — Indian pink. (Bot.) (a) The Cypress vine (Ipomoea Quamoclit); — so called in the West Indies. (b) See China pink, under China. — Indian pipe (Bot.), a low, fleshy herb (Monotropa uniflora), growing in clusters in dark woods, and having scalelike leaves, and a solitary nodding flower. The whole plant is waxy white, but turns black in drying. — Indian plantain (Bot.), a name given to several species of the genus Cacalia, tall herbs with composite white flowers, common through the United States in rich woods. Gray. — Indian poke (Bot.), a plant usually known as the white hellebore (Veratrum viride). — Indian pudding, a pudding of which the chief ingredients are Indian meal, milk, and molasses. — Indian purple. (a) A dull purple color. (b) The pigment of the same name, intensely blue and black. — Indian red. (a) A purplish red earth or pigment composed of a silicate of iron and alumina, with magnesia. It comes from the Persian Gulf. Called also Persian red. (b) See Almagra. — Indian rice (Bot.), a reedlike water grass. See Rice. — Indian shot (Bot.), a plant of the genus Canna (C. Indica). The hard black seeds are as large as swan shot. See Canna. — Indian summer, in the United States, a period of warm and pleasant weather occurring late in autumn. See under Summer. — Indian tobacco (Bot.), a species of Lobelia. See Lobelia. — Indian turnip (Bot.), an American plant of the genus Arisæma. A. triphyllum has a wrinkled farinaceous root resembling a small turnip, but with a very acrid juice. See Jack in the Pulpit, and Wake-robin. — Indian wheat, maize or Indian corn. — Indian yellow. (a) An intense rich yellow color, deeper than gamboge but less pure than cadmium. (b) See Euxanthin.

INDIAN In"di*an, n.

1. A native or inhabitant of India.

2. One of the aboriginal inhabitants of America; — so called originally from the supposed identity of America with India.

INDIANEER In`di*an*eer", n. (Naut.)

Defn: An Indiaman.

INDIA RUBBER In"di*a rub"ber

Defn: . See Caoutchouc.

INDIA STEEL In"di*a steel.

Defn: Same as Wootz.

INDICAL In"dic*al, a. Etym: [From L. index, indicis, an index.]

Defn: Indexical. [R.] Fuller.

INDICAN In"di*can, n. Etym: [See Indigo.]

1. (Chem.)

Defn: A glucoside obtained from woad (indigo plant) and other plants, as a yellow or light brown sirup. It has a nauseous bitter taste, a decomposes or drying. By the action of acids, ferments, etc., it breaks down into sugar and indigo. It is the source of natural indigo.

2. (Physiol. Chem.)

Defn: An indigo-forming substance, found in urine, and other animal fluids, and convertible into red and blue indigo (urrhodin and uroglaucin). Chemically, it is indoxyl sulphate of potash, C8H6NSO4K, and is derived from the indol formed in the alimentary canal. Called also uroxanthin.

INDICANT In"di*cant, a. Etym: [L. indicans, p. pr. indicare. See Indicate.]

Defn: Serving to point out, as a remedy; indicating.

INDICANT In"di*cant, n.

Defn: That which indicates or points out; as, an indicant of the remedy for a disease.

INDICATE In"di*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Indicating.] Etym: [L. indicatus, p. p. of indicare to indicate; pref. in- in + dicare to proclaim; akin to dicere to say. See Diction, and cf. Indict, Indite.]

1. To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known. That turns and turns to indicate From what point blows the weather. Cowper.

2. (Med.)

Defn: To show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the proper remedies; as, great prostration of strength indicates the use of stimulants.

3. (Mach.)

Defn: To investigate the condition or power of, as of steam engine, by means of an indicator.

Syn. — To show; mark; signify; denote; discover; evidence; evince; manifest; declare; specify; explain; exhibit; present; reveal; disclose; display.

INDICATED In"di*ca`ted, a.

Defn: Shown; denoted; registered; measured. Indicated power. See Indicated horse power, under Horse power.

INDICATION In`di*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. indicatio: cf. F. indication.]

1. Act of pointing out or indicating.

2. That which serves to indicate or point out; mark; token; sign; symptom; evidence. The frequent stops they make in the most convenient places are plain indications of their weariness. Addison.

3. Discovery made; information. Bentley.

4. Explanation; display. [Obs.] Bacon.

5. (Med.)

Defn: Any symptom or occurrence in a disease, which serves to direct to suitable remedies.

Syn. — Proof; demonstration; sign; token; mark; evidence; signal.

INDICATIVE In*dic"a*tive, a. Etym: [L. indicativus: cf. F. indicatif.]

1. Pointing out; bringing to notice; giving intimation or knowledge of something not visible or obvious. That truth id productive of utility, and utility indicative of truth, may be thus proved. Bp. Warburton.

2. (Fine Arts)

Defn: Suggestive; representing the whole by a part, as a fleet by a ship, a forest by a tree, etc. Indicative mood (Gram.), that mood or form of the verb which indicates, that is, which simply affirms or denies or inquires; as, he writes; he is not writing; has the mail arrived

INDICATIVE In*dic"a*tive, n. (Gram.)

Defn: The indicative mood.

INDICATIVELY In*dic"a*tive*ly, adv.

Defn: In an indicative manner; in a way to show or signify.

INDICATOR In"di*ca`tor, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. indicateur.]

1. One who, or that which, shows or points out; as, a fare indicator in a street car.

2. (Mach.)

Defn: A pressure gauge; a water gauge, as for a steam boiler; an apparatus or instrument for showing the working of a machine or moving part; as: (a) (Steam Engine) An instrument which draws a diagram showing the varying pressure in the cylinder of an engine or pump at every point of the stroke. It consists of a small cylinder communicating with the engine cylinder and fitted with a piston which the varying pressure drives upward more or less against the resistance of a spring. A lever imparts motion to a pencil which traces the diagram on a card wrapped around a vertical drum which is turned back and forth by a string connected with the piston rod of the engine. See Indicator card (below). (b) A telltale connected with a hoisting machine, to show, at the surface, the position of the cage in the shaft of a mine, etc.

3. (Mech.)

Defn: The part of an instrument by which an effect is indicated, as an index or pointer.

4. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any bird of the genus Indicator and allied genera. See Honey guide, under Honey.

5. (Chem.)

Defn: That which indicates the condition of acidity, alkalinity, or the deficiency, excess, or sufficiency of a standard reagent, by causing an appearance, disappearance, or change of color, as in titration or volumetric analysis.

Note: The common indicators are limits, tropæolin, phenol phthalein, potassic permanganate, etc. Indicator card, the figure drawn by an engine indicator, by means of which the working of the engine can be investigated and its power calculated. The Illustration shows one form of indicator card, from a steam engine, together with scales by which the pressure of the steam above or below that of the atmosphere, corresponding to any position of the engine piston in its stroke, can be measured. Called also indicator diagram. — Indicator telegraph, a telegraph in which the signals are the deflections of a magnetic needle, as in the trans-Atlantic system.

INDICATORY In"di*ca*to*ry, a.

Defn: Serving to show or make known; showing; indicative; signifying; implying.

INDICATRIX In`di*ca"trix, n. Etym: [NL.] (Geom. of Three Dimensions)

Defn: A certain conic section supposed to be drawn in the tangent plane to any surface, and used to determine the accidents of curvature of the surface at the point of contact. The curve is similar to the intersection of the surface with a parallel to the tangent plane and indefinitely near it. It is an ellipse when the curvature is synclastic, and an hyperbola when the curvature is anticlastic.

INDICAVIT In`di*ca"vit, n. Etym: [L., he has indicated.] (Eng. Law)

Defn: A writ of prohibition against proceeding in the spiritual court in certain cases, when the suit belongs to the common-law courts. Wharton (Law Dict. ).

INDICE In"dice, n. Etym: [F. indice indication, index. See Index.]

Defn: Index; indication. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

INDICES In"di*ces, n. pl.

Defn: See Index.

INDICIA In*di"ci*a, n. pl. Etym: [L., pl. of indicium, fr. index an index.] (Law)

Defn: Discriminating marks; signs; tokens; indications; appearances. Burrill.

INDICIBLE In*dic"i*ble, a. Etym: [F.]

Defn: Unspeakable. [Obs.]

INDICOLITE In*dic"o*lite, n. Etym: [L. indicum indigo + -lite: cf. F. indicolithe.] (Min.)

Defn: A variety of tourmaline of an indigo-blue color.

INDICT In*dict", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Indicting.] Etym: [OE. enditen. See Indite.]

1. To write; to compose; to dictate; to indite. [Obs.]

2. To appoint publicly or by authority; to proclaim or announce. [Obs.] I am told shall have no Lent indicted this year. Evelyn.

3. (Law)

Defn: To charge with a crime, in due form of law, by the finding or presentment of a grand jury; to find an indictment against; as, to indict a man for arson. It is the peculiar province of a grand jury to indict, as it is of a house of representatives to impeach.

INDICTABLE In*dict"a*ble, a.

Defn: Capable of being, or liable to be, indicted; subject to indictment; as, an indictable offender or offense.

INDICTEE In`dict*ee", n. (Law)

Defn: A person indicted.

INDICTER In*dict"er, n.

Defn: One who indicts.

INDICTION In*dic"tion, n. Etym: [L. indictio: cf. F. indiction. See Indict, Indite.]

1. Declaration; proclamation; public notice or appointment. [Obs.] "Indiction of a war." Bacon. Secular princes did use to indict, or permit the indiction of, synods of bishops. Jer. Taylor.

2. A cycle of fifteen years.

Note: This mode of reckoning time is said to have been introduced by Constantine the Great, in connection with the payment of tribute. It was adopted at various times by the Greek emperors of Constantinople, the popes, and the parliaments of France. Through the influence of the popes, it was extensively used in the ecclesiastical chronology of the Middle Ages. The number of indictions was reckoned at first from 312 a. d., but since the twelfth century it has been reckoned from the birth of Christ. The papal indiction is the only one ever used at the present day. To find the indiction and year of the indiction by the first method, subtract 312 from the given year a. d., and divide by 15; by the second method, add 3 to the given year a. d., and the divide by 15. In either case, the quotient is the number of the current indiction, and the remainder the year of the indiction. See Cycle of indiction, under Cycle.

INDICTIVE In*dic"tive, a. Etym: [L. indictivus. See Indict.]

Defn: Proclaimed; declared; public. Kennet.

INDICTMENT In*dict"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. Inditement.]

1. The act of indicting, or the state of being indicted.

2. (Law)

Defn: The formal statement of an offense, as framed by the prosecuting authority of the State, and found by the grand jury.

Note: To the validity of an indictment a finding by the grand jury is essential, while an information rests only on presentation by the prosecuting authority.

3. An accusation in general; a formal accusation. Bill of indictment. See under Bill.

INDICTOR In*dict"or, n. (Law)

Defn: One who indicts. Bacon.

INDIES In"dies, n. pl.

Defn: A name designating the East Indies, also the West Indies. Our king has all the Indies in his arms. Shak.

INDIFFERENCE In*dif"fer*ence, n. Etym: [L. indifferentia similarity, want of difference: cf. F. indifférence.]

1. The quality or state of being indifferent, or not making a difference; want of sufficient importance to constitute a difference; absence of weight; insignificance.

2. Passableness; mediocrity.

3. Impartiality; freedom from prejudice, prepossession, or bias. He . . . is far from such indifference and equity as ought and must be in judges which he saith I assign. Sir T. More.

4. Absence of anxiety or interest in respect to what is presented to the mind; unconcernedness; as, entire indifference to all that occurs. Indifference can not but be criminal, when it is conversant about objects which are so far from being of an indifferent nature, that they are highest importance. Addison.

Syn. — Carelessness; negligence; unconcern; apathy; insensibility; coldness; lukewarmness.

INDIFFERENCY In*dif"fer*en*cy, n.

Defn: Absence of interest in, or influence from, anything; unconcernedness; equilibrium; indifferentism; indifference. Gladstone. To give ourselves to a detestable indifferency or neutrality in this cause. Fuller. Moral liberty . . . does not, after all, consist in a power of indifferency, or in a power of choosing without regard to motives. Hazlitt.

INDIFFERENT In*dif"fer*ent, a. Etym: [F. indifférent, L. indifferens. See In- not, and Different.]

1. Not mal Dangers are to me indifferent. Shak. Everything in the world is indifferent but sin. Jer. Taylor. His slightest and most indifferent acts . . . were odious in the clergyman's sight. Hawthorne.

2. Neither particularly good, not very bad; of a middle state or quality; passable; mediocre. The staterooms are in indifferent order. Sir W. Scott.

3. Not inclined to one side, party, or choice more than to another; neutral; impartial. Indifferent in his choice to sleep or die. Addison.

4. Feeling no interest, anxiety, or care, respecting anything; unconcerned; inattentive; apathetic; heedless; as, to be indifferent to the welfare of one's family. It was a law of Solon, that any person who, in the civil commotions of the republic, remained neuter, or an indifferent spectator of the contending parties, should be condemned to perpetual banishment. Addison.

5. (Law)

Defn: Free from bias or prejudice; impartial; unbiased; disinterested. In choice of committees for ripening business for the counsel, it is better indifferent persons than to make an indifferency by putting in those that are strong on both sides. Bacon. Indifferent tissue (Anat.), the primitive, embryonic, undifferentiated tissue, before conversion into connective, muscular, nervous, or other definite tissue.

INDIFFERENT In*dif"fer*ent, adv.

Defn: To a moderate degree; passably; tolerably. [Obs.] "News indifferent good." Shak.

INDIFFERENTISM In*dif"fer*ent*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indifférentisme.]

1. State of indifference; want of interest or earnestness; especially, a systematic apathy regarding what is true or false in religion or philosophy; agnosticism. The indifferentism which equalizes all religions and gives equal rights to truth and error. Cardinal Manning.

2. (Metaph.)

Defn: Same as Identism.

3. (R. C. Ch.)

Defn: A heresy consisting in an unconcern for any particular creed, provided the morals be right and good. Gregory XVI.

INDIFFERENTIST In*dif"fer*ent*ist, n.

Defn: One governed by indifferentism.

INDIFFERENTLY In*dif"fer*ent*ly, adv.

Defn: In an indifferent manner; without distinction or preference; impartially; without concern, wish, affection, or aversion; tolerably; passably. That they may truly and indifferently minister justice, to the punishment of wickedness and vice, and to the maintenance of thy true religion, and virtue. Book of Com. Prayer [Eng. Ed. ] Set honor in one eye and death i' the other, And I will look on both indifferently. Shak. I hope it may indifferently entertain your lordship at an unbending hour. Rowe.

INDIFULVIN In`di*ful"vin, n. Etym: [Indican + L. fulvus reddish yellow.] (Chem.)

Defn: A reddish resinous substance, obtained from indican.

INDIFUSCIN In`di*fus"cin, n. Etym: [Indican + L. fuscus dusky.] (Chem.)

Defn: A brown amorphous powder, obtained from indican.

INDIGEEN In"di*geen, n.

Defn: Same as Indigene. Darwin.

INDIGENCE In"di*gence, n. Etym: [L. indigentia: cf. F. indigence. See Indigent.]

Defn: The condition of being indigent; want of estate, or means of comfortable subsistence; penury; poverty; as, helpless, indigence. Cowper.

Syn. — Poverty; penury; destitution; want; need; privation; lack. See Poverty.

INDIGENCY In"di*gen*cy, n.

Defn: Indigence. New indigencies founded upon new desires. South.

INDIGENE In"di*gene, n. Etym: [L. indigena: cf. F. indigène. See Indigenous.]

Defn: One born in a country; an aboriginal animal or plant; an autochthon. Evelyn. Tylor.

INDIGENOUS In*dig"e*nous, a. Etym: [L. indigenus, indigena, fr. OL. indu (fr. in in) + the root of L. gignere to beget, bear. See In, and Gender.]

1. Native; produced, growing, or living, naturally in a country or climate; not exotic; not imported. Negroes were all transported from Africa and are not indigenous or proper natives of America. Sir T. Browne. In America, cotton, being indigenous, is cheap. Lion Playas.

2. Native; inherent; innate. Joy and hope are emotions indigenous to the human mind. I. Taylor.

INDIGENT In"di*gent, a. Etym: [L. indigent, L. indigens, p. p. of indigere to stand in need of, fr. OL. indu (fr. in- in) + L. egere to be needy, to need.]

1. Wanting; void; free; destitute; — used with of. [Obs.] Bacon.

2. Destitute of property or means of comfortable subsistence; needy; poor; in want; necessitous. Indigent faint souls past corporal toil. Shak. Charity consists in relieving the indigent. Addison.

INDIGENTLY In"di*gent*ly, adv.

Defn: In an indigent manner.

INDIGEST In`di*gest", a. Etym: [L. indigestus unarranged. See Indigested.]

Defn: Crude; unformed; unorganized; undigested. [Obs.] "A chaos rude and indigest." W. Browne. "Monsters and things indigest." Shak.

INDIGEST In`di*gest", n.

Defn: Something indigested. [Obs.] Shak.

INDIGESTED In`di*gest"ed, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + digested.]

1. Not digested; undigested. "Indigested food." Dryden.

2. Not resolved; not regularly disposed and arranged; not methodical; crude; as, an indigested array of facts. In hot reformations . . . the whole is generally crude, harsh, and indigested. Burke. This, like an indigested meteor, appeared and disappeared almost at the same time. South.

3. (Med.) (a) Not in a state suitable for healing; — said of wounds. (b) Not ripened or suppurated; — said of an abscess or its contents.

4. Not softened by heat, hot water, or steam.

INDIGESTEDNESS In`di*gest"ed*ness, n.

Defn: The state or quality of being undigested; crudeness. Bp. Burnet.

INDIGESTIBILITY In*di*gest`i*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: The state or quality of being indigestible; indigestibleness.

INDIGESTIBLE In`di*gest"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. indigestibilis: cf. F. indigestible. See In- not, and Digest.]

1. Not digestible; not readily soluble in the digestive juices; not easily convertible into products fitted for absorption.

2. Not digestible in the mind; distressful; intolerable; as, an indigestible simile. T. Warton. — In`di*gest"i*ble*ness, n. — In`di*gest"i*bly, adv.

INDIGESTION In`di*ges"tion, n. Etym: [L. indigestio: cf. F. indigestion. See In- not, and Digest.]

Defn: Lack of proper digestive action; a failure of the normal changes which food should undergo in the alimentary canal; dyspepsia; incomplete or difficult digestion.

INDIGITATE In*dig"i*tate, v. i. Etym: [Pref. in- in + L. digitus finger.]

Defn: To communicative ideas by the fingers; to show or compute by the fingers. [Obs.]

INDIGITATE In*dig"i*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indigitated; p. pr. & vb. n. Indigitating.]

Defn: To point out with the finger; to indicate. [Obs.] The depressing this finger, . . . in the right hand indigitate six hundred. Sir T. Browne.

INDIGITATION In*dig`i*ta"tion, n.

Defn: The act of pointing out as with the finger; indication. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

INDIGLUCIN In`di*glu"cin, n. Etym: [Indican + glucin.] (Chem.)

Defn: The variety of sugar (glucose) obtained from the glucoside indican. It is unfermentable, but reduces Fehling's solution.

INDIGN In*dign", a. Etym: [L. indignus; pref. in- not + dignus worthy: cf. F. indigne. See Dignity.]

Defn: Unworthy; undeserving; disgraceful; degrading. Chaucer. Counts it scorn to draw Comfort indign from any meaner thing. Trench.

INDIGNANCE; INDIGNANCY In*dig"nance, In*dig"nan*cy, n.

Defn: Indignation. [Obs.] Spenser.

INDIGNANT In*dig"nant, a. Etym: [L. indignans, -antis, p. pr. of indignari to be indignant, disdain. See Indign.]

Defn: Affected with indignation; wrathful; passionate; irate; feeling wrath, as when a person is exasperated by unworthy or unjust treatment, by a mean action, or by a degrading accusation. He strides indignant, and with haughty cries To single fight the fairy prince defies. Tickell.

INDIGNANTLY In*dig"nant*ly, adv.

Defn: In an indignant manner.

INDIGNATION In`dig*na"tion, n. Etym: [F. indignation, L. indignatio. See Indign.]

1. The feeling excited by that which is unworthy, base, or disgraceful; anger mingled with contempt, disgust, or abhorrence. Shak. Indignation expresses a strong and elevated disapprobation of mind, which is also inspired by something flagitious in the conduct of another. Cogan. When Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai. Esther v. 9.

2. The effect of anger; punishment. Shak. Hide thyself . . . until the indignation be overpast. Is. xxvi. 20.

Syn. — Anger; ire wrath; fury; rage. See Anger.

INDIGNIFY In*dig"ni*fy, v. t. Etym: [L. indignus unworthy + -fy.]

Defn: To treat disdainfully or with indignity; to contemn. [Obs.] Spenser.

INDIGNITY In*dig"ni*ty, n.; pl. Indignities. Etym: [L. indignitas: cf. F. indignité. See Indign.]

Defn: Any action toward another which manifests contempt for him; an offense against personal dignity; unmerited contemptuous treatment; contumely; incivility or injury, accompanied with insult. How might a prince of my great hopes forget So great indignities you laid upon me Shak. A person of so great place and worth constrained to endure so foul indignities. Hooker.

INDIGNLY In*dign"ly, adv.

Defn: Unworthily. [Obs.]

INDIGO In"di*go, n.; pl. Indigoes. Etym: [F. indigo, Sp. indigo, indico, L. indicum indigo, fr. Indicus Indian. See Indian.]

1. A kind of deep blue, one of the seven prismatic colors.

2. (Chem.)

Defn: A blue dyestuff obtained from several plants belonging to very different genera and orders; as, the woad, Isatis tinctoria, Indigofera tinctoria, I. Anil, Nereum tinctorium, etc. It is a dark blue earthy substance, tasteless and odorless, with a copper-violet luster when rubbed. Indigo does not exist in the plants as such, but is obtained by decomposition of the glycoside indican.

Note: Commercial indigo contains the essential coloring principle indigo blue or indigotine, with several other dyes; as, indigo red, indigo brown, etc., and various impurities. Indigo is insoluble in ordinary reagents, with the exception of strong sulphuric acid. Chinese indigo (Bot.), Isatis indigotica, a kind of woad. — Wild indigo (Bot.), the American herb Baptisia tinctoria which yields a poor quality of indigo, as do several other species of the same genus.

INDIGO In"di*go, a.

Defn: Having the color of, pertaining to, or derived from, indigo. Indigo berry (Bot.), the fruit of the West Indian shrub Randia aculeata, used as a blue dye. — Indigo bird (Zoöl.), a small North American finch (Cyanospiza cyanea). The male is indigo blue in color. Called also indigo bunting. — Indigo blue. (a) The essential coloring material of commercial indigo, from which it is obtained as a dark blue earthy powder, with a reddish luster, C16H10N2O2, which may be crystallized by sublimation. Indigo blue is also made from artificial amido cinnamic acid, and from artificial isatine; and these methods are of great commercial importance. Called also indigotin. (b) A dark, dull blue color like the indigo of commerce. — Indigo brown (Chem.), a brown resinous substance found in crude indigo. — Indigo copper (Min.), covellite. — Indigo green, a green obtained from indigo. — Indigo plant (Bot.), a leguminous plant of several species (genus Indigofera), from which indigo is prepared. The different varieties are natives of Asia, Africa, and America. Several species are cultivated, of which the most important are the I. tinctoria, or common indigo plant, the I. Anil, a larger species, and the I. disperma. — Indigo purple, a purple obtained from indigo. — Indigo red, a dyestuff, isomeric with indigo blue, obtained from crude indigo as a dark brown amorphous powder. — Indigo snake (Zoöl.), the gopher snake. — Indigo white, a white crystalline powder obtained by reduction from indigo blue, and by oxidation easily changed back to it; — called also indigogen. — Indigo yellow, a substance obtained from indigo.

INDIGOFERA In`di*gof"e*ra, n. Etym: [NL., from E. indigo + L. ferre to bear.] (Bot.)

Defn: A genus of leguminous plants having many species, mostly in tropical countries, several of them yielding indigo, esp. Indigofera tinctoria, and I. Anil.

INDIGOGEN In"di*go*gen, n. Etym: [Indigo + -gen.]

1. (Chem.)

Defn: See Indigo white, under Indigo.

2. (Physiol. Chem.)

Defn: Same as Indican, 2.

INDIGOMETER In`di*gom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Indigo + -meter.]

Defn: An instrument for ascertaining the strength of an indigo solution, as in volumetric analysis. Ure.

INDIGOMETRY In`di*gom"e*try, n.

Defn: The art or method of determining the coloring power of indigo.

INDIGOTIC In`di*got"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. indigotique.] (Chem.)

Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, indigo; as, indigotic acid, which is also called anilic or nitrosalicylic acid.

INDIGOTIN In"di*go*tin, n. (Chem.)

Defn: See Indigo blue, under Indigo.

INDIGRUBIN In`dig*ru"bin, n. Etym: [Indigo + L. ruber red.] (Physiol. Chem.)

Defn: Same as Urrhodin.

INDIHUMIN In`di*hu"min, n. Etym: [Indican + humin.] (Chem.)

Defn: A brown amorphous substance resembling humin, and obtained from indican.

INDILATORY In*dil"a*to*ry, a.

Defn: Not dilatory. [Obs.]

INDILIGENCE In*dil"i*gence, n. Etym: [L. indiligentia: cf. F. indiligence.]

Defn: Want of diligence. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

INDILIGENT In*dil"i*gent, a. Etym: [L. indiligens: cf. F. indiligent. See Diligent.]

Defn: Not diligent; idle; slothful. [Obs.] Feltham. — In*dil"i*gent*ly, adv. [Obs.]

INDIMINISHABLE In`di*min"ish*a*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being diminished. [R.] Milton.

INDIN In"din, n. Etym: [From Indigo.] (Chem.)

Defn: A dark red crystalline substance, isomeric with and resembling indigo blue, and obtained from isatide and dioxindol.

INDIRECT In`di*rect", a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + direct: cf. F. indirect.]

1. Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.

2. Not tending to an aim, purpose, or result by the plainest course, or by obvious means, but obliquely or consequentially; by remote means; as, an indirect accusation, attack, answer, or proposal. By what bypaths and indirect, crooked ways I met this crown. Shak.

3. Not straightforward or upright; unfair; dishonest; tending to mislead or deceive. Indirect dealing will be discovered one time or other. Tillotson.

4. Not resulting directly from an act or cause, but more or less remotely connected with or growing out of it; as, indirect results, damages, or claims.

5. (Logic & Math.)

Defn: Not reaching the end aimed at by the most plain and direct method; as, an indirect proof, demonstration, etc. Indirect claims, claims for remote or consequential damage. Such claims were presented to and thrown out by the commissioners who arbitrated the damage inflicted on the United States by the Confederate States cruisers built and supplied by Great Britain. — Indirect demonstration, a mode of demonstration in which proof is given by showing that any other supposition involves an absurdity (reductio ad absurdum), or an impossibility; thus, one quantity may be proved equal to another by showing that it can be neither greater nor less. — Indirect discourse. (Gram.) See Direct discourse, under Direct. — Indirect evidence, evidence or testimony which is circumstantial or inferential, but without witness; — opposed to direct evidence. — Indirect tax, a tax, such as customs, excises, etc., exacted directly from the merchant, but paid indirectly by the consumer in the higher price demanded for the articles of merchandise.

INDIRECTED In`di*rect"ed, a.

Defn: Not directed; aimless. [Obs.]

INDIRECTION In`di*rec"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indirection.]

Defn: Oblique course or means; dishonest practices; indirectness. "By indirections find directions out." Shak.

INDIRECTLY In`di*rect"ly, adv.

Defn: In an direct manner; not in a straight line or course; not in express terms; obliquely; not by direct means; hence, unfairly; wrongly. To tax it indirectly by taxing their expense. A. Smith. Your crown and kingdom indirectly held. Shak.

INDIRECTNESS In`di*rect"ness, n.

1. The quality or state of being indirect; obliquity; deviousness; crookedness.

2. Deviation from an upright or straightforward course; unfairness; dishonesty. W. Montagu.

INDIRETIN In`di*re"tin, n. Etym: [Indian + Gr. (Chem.)

Defn: A dark brown resinous substance obtained from indican.

INDIRUBIN In`di*ru"bin, n. Etym: [Indigo + L. ruber red.] (Chem.)

Defn: A substance isomeric with, and resembling, indigo blue, and accompanying it as a side product, in its artificial production.

INDISCERNIBLE In`dis*cern"i*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + discernible: cf. F. indiscernable.]

Defn: Not to be discerned; imperceptible; not discoverable or visible. Secret and indiscernible ways. Jer. Taylor. — In`dis*cern"i*ble*ness, n. — In`dis*cern"i*bly, adv.

INDISCERPIBILITY; INDISCERPTIBILITY In`dis*cerp`i*bil"i*ty, In`dis*cerp`ti*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: The state or quality of being indiscerpible. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

INDISCERPIBLE; INDISCERPTIBLE In`dis*cerp"i*ble, In`dis*cerp"ti*ble, a.

Defn: Not discerpible; inseparable. [Obs.] Bp. Butler. — In`dis*cerp"i*ble*ness, n., In`dis*cerp"ti*ble*ness, n. [Obs.] — In`dis*cerp"ti*bly, adv. [Obs.]

INDISCIPLINABLE In*dis"ci*plin*a*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + disciplinable: cf. F. indisciplinable.]

Defn: Not disciplinable; undisciplinable. [R.]

INDISCIPLINE In*dis"ci*pline, n. Etym: [L. indisplina: cf. F. indiscipline. See In- not, and Discipline.]

Defn: Want of discipline or instruction. [R.]

INDISCOVERABLE In`dis*cov"er*a*ble, a.

Defn: Not discoverable; undiscoverable. J. Conybeare.

INDISCOVERY In`dis*cov"er*y, n.

Defn: Want of discovery. [Obs.]

INDISCREET In`dis*creet", a. Etym: [OE. indiscret, F. indiscret, fr. L. indiscretus unseparated, indiscreet. See In- not, and Discreet, and cf. Indiscrete.]

Defn: Not discreet; wanting in discretion. So drunken, and so indiscreet an officer. Shak.

Syn. — Imprudent; injudicious; inconsiderate; rash; hasty; incautious; heedless; undiscerning; foolish. — In`dis*creet"ly, adv. — In`dis*creet"ness, n.

INDISCRETE In`dis*crete", a. Etym: [L. indiscretus unseparated. See Indiscreet.]

1. Indiscreet. [Obs.] Boyle.

2. Not discrete or separated; compact; homogenous. An indiscrete mass of confused matter. Pownall.

INDISCRETION In`dis*cre"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + discretion: cf. F. indiscrétion.]

1. The quality or state of being indiscreet; want of discretion; imprudence.

2. An indiscreet act; indiscreet behavior. Past indiscretion is a venial crime. Cowper.

INDISCRIMINATE In`dis*crim"i*nate, a.

Defn: Not discriminate; wanting discrimination; undistinguishing; not making any distinction; confused; promiscuous. "Blind or indiscriminate forgiveness." I. Taylor. The indiscriminate defense of right and wrong. Junius. — In`dis*crim"i*nate*ly, adv. Cowper.

INDISCRIMINATING In`dis*crim"i*na`ting, a.

Defn: Not discriminating. — In`dis*crim"i*na`ting*ly, adv.

INDISCRIMINATION In`dis*crim`i*na"tion, n.

Defn: Want of discrimination or distinction; impartiality. Jefferson.

INDISCRIMINATIVE In`dis*crim"i*na*tive, a.

Defn: Making no distinction; not discriminating.

INDISCUSSED In`dis*cussed", a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + discuss: cf. L. indiscussus.]

Defn: Not discussed. [Obs.] Donne.

INDISPENSABILITY In`dis*pen`sa*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indispensabilité.]

Defn: Indispensableness.

INDISPENSABLE In`dis*pen"sa*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + dispensable: cf. F. indispensable.]

1. Not dispensable; impossible to be omitted, remitted, or spared; absolutely necessary or requisite.

2. (Eccl.)

Defn: Not admitting dispensation; not subject to release or exemption. [R.] The law was moral and indispensable. Bp. Burnet.

3. Unavoidable; inevitable. [Obs.] Fuller.

INDISPENSABLENESS In`dis*pen"sa*ble*ness, n.

Defn: The state or quality of being indispensable, or absolutely necessary. S. Clarke.

INDISPENSABLY In`dis*pen"sa*bly, adv.

Defn: In an indispensable manner. "Indispensably necessary." Bp. Warburton.

INDISPERSED In`dis*persed", a.

Defn: Not dispersed. [R.]

INDISPOSE In`dis*pose", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indisposed; p. pr. & vb. n. Indisposing.] Etym: [OE. indispos indisposed, feeble, or F. indisposé indisposed. See In- not, and Dispose.]

1. To render unfit or unsuited; to disqualify.

2. To disorder slightly as regards health; to make somewhat. Shak. It made him rather indisposed than sick. Walton.

3. To disincline; to render averse or unfavorable; as, a love of pleasure indisposes the mind to severe study; the pride and selfishness of men indispose them to religious duties. The king was sufficiently indisposed towards the persons, or the principles, of Calvin's disciples. Clarendon.

INDISPOSEDNESS In`dis*pos"ed*ness, n.

Defn: The condition or quality of being indisposed. [R.] Bp. Hall.

INDISPOSITION In*dis`po*si"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indisposition.]

1. The state of being indisposed; disinclination; as, the indisposition of two substances to combine. A general indisposition towards believing. Atterbury.

2. A slight disorder or illness. Rather as an indisposition in health than as any set sickness. Hayward.

INDISPUTABILITY In*dis`pu*ta*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indisputabilité.]

Defn: Indisputableness.

INDISPUTABLE In*dis"pu*ta*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + disputable: cf. F. indisputable.]

Defn: Not disputable; incontrovertible; too evident to admit of dispute.

Syn. — Incontestable; unquestionable; incontrovertible; undeniable; irrefragable; certain; positive; undoubted; sure; infallible. — In*dis"pu*ta*ble*ness, n. — In*dis"pu*ta*bly, adv.

INDISPUTED In`dis*put"ed, a.

Defn: Undisputed.

INDISSIPABLE In*dis"si*pa*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable o

INDISSOLUBILITY In*dis`so*lu*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indissolubilité.]

Defn: The quality or state of being indissoluble.

INDISSOLUBLE In*dis"so*lu*ble, a. Etym: [L. indissolubilis: cf. F. indissoluble. See In- not, and Dissoluble, and cf. Indissolvable.]

1. Not dissoluble; not capable of being dissolved, melted, or liquefied; insoluble; as few substances are indissoluble by heat, but many are indissoluble in water. Boyle.

2. Incapable of being rightfully broken or dissolved; perpetually binding or obligatory; firm; stable, as, an indissoluble league or covenant. To the which my duties Are with a most indissoluble tie Forever knit. Shak.

INDISSOLUBLENESS In*dis"so*lu*ble*ness, n.

Defn: Indissolubility. Sir M. Hale.

INDISSOLUBLY In*dis"so*lu*bly, adv.

Defn: In an indissoluble manner. On they move, indissolubly firm. Milton.

INDISSOLVABLE In`dis*solv"a*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + dissolvable. Cf. Indissoluble.]

Defn: Not dissolvable; incapable of being dissolved or separated; incapable oas, an indissolvable bond of union. Bp. Warburton.

INDISSOLVABLENESS In`dis*solv"a*ble*ness, n.

Defn: Indissolubleness.

INDISTANCY In*dis"tan*cy, n.

Defn: Want of distance o [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.

INDISTINCT In`dis*tinct", a. Etym: [L. indistinctus: cf. F. indistinct. See In- not, and Distinct.]

1. Not distinct or distinguishable; not separate in such a manner as to be perceptible by itself; as, the indistinct parts of a substance. "Indistinct as water is in water." Shak.

2. Obscure to the mind or senses; not clear; not definite; confused; imperfect; faint; as, indistinct vision; an indistinct sound; an indistinct idea or recollection. When we come to parts too small four our senses, our ideas of these little bodies become obscure and indistinct. I. Watts. Their views, indeed, are indistinct and dim. Cowper.

Syn. — Undefined; indistinguishable; obscure; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; uncertain; confused.

INDISTINCTIBLE In`dis*tinc"ti*ble, a.

Defn: Indistinguishable. [Obs.] T. Warton.

INDISTINCTION In`dis*tinc"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indistinction.]

Defn: Want of distinction or distinguishableness; confusion; uncertainty; indiscrimination. The indistinction of many of the same name . . . hath made some doubt. Sir T. Browne. An indistinction of all persons, or equality of all orders, is far from being agreeable to the will of God. Sprat.

INDISTINCTIVE In`dis*tinc"tive, a.

Defn: Having nothing distinctive; common. — In`dis*tinc"tive*ness, n.

INDISTINCTLY In`dis*tinct"ly, adv.

Defn: In an indistinct manner; not clearly; confusedly; dimly; as, certain ideas are indistinctly comprehended. In its sides it was bounded distinctly, but on its ends confusedly an indistinctly. Sir I. Newton.

INDISTINCTNESS In`dis*tinct"ness, n.

Defn: The quality or condition of being indistinct; want of definiteness; dimness; confusion; as, the indistinctness of a picture, or of comprehension; indistinctness of vision.

INDISTINGUISHABLE In`dis*tin"guish*a*ble, a.

Defn: Not distinguishable; not capable of being perceived, known, or discriminated as separate and distinct; hence, not capable of being perceived or known; as, in the distance the flagship was indisguishable; the two copies were indisguishable in form or color; the difference between them was indisguishable.

INDISTINGUISHABLY In`dis*tin"guish*a*bly, adv.

Defn: In a indistinguishable manner. Sir W. Scott.

INDISTINGUISHED In`dis*tin"guished, a.

Defn: Indistinct. [R.] "That indistinguished mass." Sir T. Browne.

INDISTINGUISHING In`dis*tin"guish*ing, a.

Defn: Making no difference; indiscriminative; impartial; as, indistinguishing liberalities. [Obs.] Johnson.

INDISTURBANCE In`dis*turb"ance, n.

Defn: Freedom from disturbance; calmness; repose; apathy; indifference.

INDITCH In*ditch", v. t.

Defn: To bury in, or cast into, a ditch. Bp. Hall.

INDITE In*dite", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indited; p. pr. & vb. n. Inditing.] Etym: [OE. enditen to indite, indict, OF. enditer to indicate, show, dictate, write, inform, and endicter to accuse; both fr. LL. indictare to show, to accuse, fr. L. indicere to proclaim, announce; pref. in- in + dicere to say. The word was influenced also by L. indicare to indicate, and by dictare to dictate. See Diction, and cf. Indict, Indicate, Dictate.]

1. To compose; to write; to be author of; to dictate; to prompt. My heart is inditing a good matter. Ps. xlv. 1. Could a common grief have indited such expressions South. Hear how learned Greece her useful rules indites. Pope.

2. To invite or ask. [Obs.] She will indite him so supper. Shak.

3. To indict; to accuse; to censure. [Obs.] Spenser.

INDITE In*dite", v. i.

Defn: To compose; to write, as a poem. Wounded I sing, tormented I indite. Herbert.

INDITEMENT In*dite"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. Indictment.]

Defn: The act of inditing. Craig.

INDITER In*dit"er, n.

Defn: One who indites. Smart.

INDIUM In"di*um, n. Etym: [NL. See Indigo.] (Chem.)

Defn: A rare metallic element, discovered in certain ores of zinc, by means of its characteristic spectrum of two indigo blue lines; hence, its name. In appearance it resembles zinc, being white or lead gray, soft, malleable and easily fusible, but in its chemical relation it resembles aluminium or gallium. Symbol In. Atomic weight, 113.4.

INDIVERTIBLE In`di*vert"i*ble, a.

Defn: Not to be diverted or turned aside. [R.] Lamb.

INDIVIDABLE In`di*vid"a*ble, a.

Defn: Indivisible. [R.] Shak.

INDIVIDED In`di*vid"ed, a.

Defn: Undivided. [R.] Bp. Patrick.

INDIVIDUAL In`di*vid"u*al, a. Etym: [L. individuus indivisible; pref. in- not + dividuus divisible, fr. dividere to divide: cf. F. individuel. See Divide.]

1. Not divided, or not to be divided; existing as one entity, or distinct being or object; single; one; as, an individual man, animal, or city. Mind has a being of its own, distinct from that of all other things, and is pure, unmingled, individual substance. A. Tucker. United as one individual soul. Milton.

2. Of or pertaining to one only; peculiar to, or characteristic of, a single person or thing; distinctive; as, individual traits of character; individual exertions; individual peculiarities.

INDIVIDUAL In`di*vid"u*al, n.

1. A single person, animal, or thing of any kind; a thing or being incapable of separation or division, without losing its identity; especially, a human being; a person. Cowper. An object which is in the strict and primary sense one, and can not be logically divided, is called an individual. Whately. That individuals die, his will ordains. Dryden.

2. (Zoöl.) (a) An independent, or partially independent, zooid of a compound animal. (b) The product of a single egg, whether it remains a single animal or becomes compound by budding or fission.

INDIVIDUALISM In`di*vid"u*al*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. individualisme.]

1. The quality of being individual; individuality; personality.

2. An excessive or exclusive regard to one's personal interest; self- interest; selfishness. The selfishness of the small proprietor has been described by the best writers as individualism. Ed. Rev.

INDIVIDUALISTIC In`di*vid`u*al*is"tic, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to the individual or individualism. London Athenæum.

INDIVIDUALITY In`di*vid`u*al"i*ty, n.; pl. Individualities. Etym: [Cf. F. individualité.]

1. The quality or state of being individual or constituting an individual; separate or distinct existence; oneness; unity. Arbuthnot. They possess separate individualities. H. Spencer.

2. The character or property appropriate or peculiar to an individual; that quality which distinguishes one person or thing from another; the sum of characteristic traits; distinctive character; as, he is a person of marked individuality.

INDIVIDUALIZATION In`di*vid`u*al*i*za"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. individualization.]

Defn: The act of individualizing; the state of being individualized; individuation.

INDIVIDUALIZE In`di*vid"u*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Individualized; p. pr. & vb. n. Individualizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. individualiser.]

Defn: The mark as an individual, or to distinguish from others by peculiar properties; to invest with individuality. The peculiarities which individualize and distinguish the humor of Addison. N. Drake.

INDIVIDUALIZER In`di*vid"u*al*i`zer, n.

Defn: One who individualizes.

INDIVIDUALLY In`di*vid"u*al*ly, adv.

1. In an individual manner or relation; as individuals; separately; each by itself. "Individually or collectively." Burke. How should that subsist solitarily by itself which hath no substance, but individually the very same whereby others subsist with it Hooker.

2. In an inseparable manner; inseparably; incommunicably; indivisibly; as, individuallyhe same. [Omniscience], an attribute individually proper to the Godhead. Hakewill.

INDIVIDUATE In`di*vid"u*ate, a. Etym: [See Individual.]

Defn: Undivided. [Obs.]

INDIVIDUATE In`di*vid"u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Individuated (p. pr. & vb. n. Individuating.]

Defn: To distinguish from others from others of the species; to endow with individuality; to divide into individuals; to discriminate. The soul, as the prime individuating principle, and the said reserved portion of matter as an essential and radical part of the individuation, shall . . . make up and restore the same individual person. South. Life is individuated into infinite numbers, that have their distinct sense and pleasure. Dr. H. More.

INDIVIDUATION In`di*vid`u*a"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. individuation.]

Defn: The act of individuating or state of being individuated; individualization. H. Spencer.

INDIVIDUATOR In`di*vid"u*a`tor, n.

Defn: One who, or that which, individuates. Sir K. Digby.

INDIVIDUITY In`di*vi*du"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. individuitas.]

Defn: Separate existence; individuality; oneness. Fuller.

INDIVINITY In`di*vin"i*ty, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + divinity: cf. F. indivinité.]

Defn: Want or absence of divine power or of divinity. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

INDIVISIBILITY In`di*vis`i*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indivisibilité.]

Defn: The state or property of being indivisible or inseparable; inseparability. Locke.

INDIVISIBLE In`di*vis"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. indivisibilis: cf. F. indivisible. See In- not, and Divisible.]

1. Not divisible; incapable of being divided, separated, or broken; not separable into parts. "One indivisible point of time." Dryden.

2. (Math.)

Defn: Not capable of exact division, as one quantity by another; incommensurable.

INDIVISIBLE In`di*vis"i*ble, n.

1. That which is indivisible. By atom, nobody will imagine we intend to express a perfect indivisible, but only the least sort of natural bodies. Digby.

2. (Geom.)

Defn: An infinitely small quantity which is assumed to admit of no further division. Method of indivisibles, a kind of calculus, formerly in use, in which lines were considered as made up of an infinite number of points; surfaces, as made up of an infinite number of lines; and volumes, as made up of an infinite number of surfaces.

INDIVISIBLENESS In`di*vis"i*ble*ness, n.

Defn: The state of being indivisible; indivisibility. W. Montagu.

INDIVISIBLY In`di*vis"i*bly, adv.

Defn: In an indivisible manner.

INDIVISION In`di*vi"sion, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + division: cf. F. indivision, LL. indivisio.]

Defn: A state of being not divided; oneness. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

INDO- In"do-. Etym: [From L. Indus East Indian.]

Defn: A prefix signifying Indian (i. e., East Indian); of or pertaining of India.

INDOANILINE In`do*an"i*line, n. Etym: [Indigo + aniline.] (Chem.)

Defn: Any one of a series of artificial blue dyes, in appearance resembling indigo, for which they are often used as substitutes.

INDO-ARYAN In`do-Ar"yan, a.

Defn: Pert. to the Indo-Aryans, or designating, or of, the Aryan languages of India.

INDO-ARYAN In`do-Ar"yan, n.

Defn: A member of one of the native races of India of Aryan speech and blood, characterized by tall stature, dolichocephaly, fair complexion with dark hair and eyes, plentiful beard, and narrow and prominent nose.

INDO-BRITON In`do-*Brit"on, n. Etym: [Indo- + Briton.]

Defn: A person born in India, of mixed Indian and British blood; a half-caste. Malcom.

INDO-CHINESE In`do-Chi*nese", a. Etym: [Indo- + Chinese.]

Defn: Of or pertaining to Indo-China (i. e., Farther India, or India beyond the Ganges).

INDOCIBILITY In*doc`i*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: The state of being indocible; indocibleness; indocility.

INDOCIBLE In*doc"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. indocibilis. See In- not, and Docible.]

Defn: Incapable of being taught, or not easily instructed; dull in intellect; intractable; unteachable; indocile. Bp. Hall. — In*doc"i*ble*ness, n.

INDOCILE In*doc"ile, a. Etym: [L. indocilis: cf. F. indocile. See In- not, and Docile.]

Defn: Not teachable; indisposed to be taught, trained, or disciplined; not easily instructed or governed; dull; intractable.

INDOCILITY In`do*cil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. indocilitas: cf. F. indocilité.]

Defn: The quality or state of being indocile; dullness of intellect; unteachableness; intractableness. The stiffness and indocility of the Pharisees. W. Montagu.

INDOCTRINATE In*doc"tri*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indoctrinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Indoctrinating.] Etym: [Pref. in- in + L. doctrina doctrine: cf. F. endoctriner.]

Defn: To instruct in the rudiments or principles of learning, or of a branch of learning; to imbue with learning; to instruct in, or imbue with, principles or doctrines; to teach; — often followed by in. A master that . . . took much delight in indoctrinating his young, unexperienced favorite. Clarendon.

INDOCTRINATION In*doc`tri*na"tion, n.

Defn: The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated; instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science or system of belief; information. Sir T. Browne.

INDO-DO-CHINESE LANGUAGES In`do-do-Chinese languages.

Defn: A family of languages, mostly of the isolating type, although some are agglutinative, spoken in the great area extending from northern India in the west to Formosa in the east and from Central Asia in the north to the Malay Peninsula in the south.

INDO-ENGLISH In`do-Eng"lish, a. Etym: [Indo- + English.]

Defn: Of or relating to the English who are born or reside in India; Anglo-Indian.

INDO-EUROPEAN In`do-Eu`ro*pe"an, a.

Defn: Aryan; — applied to the languages of India and Europe which are derived from the prehistoric Aryan language; also, pertaining to the people or nations who speak these languages; as, the Indo- European or Aryan family. The common origin of the Indo-European nations. Tylor.