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14-letter words containing n, o, f, i, d

  • nondiffractive — Not diffractive.
  • nondiversified — Not diversified.
  • norfolk island — an island in the S Pacific between New Caledonia and New Zealand: a territory of Australia. 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
  • off-line world — (jargon)   A die-hard nethead term for non-computer-related experience. See also big room.
  • old franconian — the Franconian language before 1100; Frankish.
  • on firm ground — in a safe situation
  • over-confident — too confident.
  • over-dignified — to confer honor or dignity upon; honor; ennoble.
  • overconfidence — too confident.
  • oxford english — that form of the received pronunciation of English supposed to be typical of Oxford University and regarded by many as affected or pretentious
  • ozone-friendly — Ozone-friendly chemicals, products, or technology do not cause harm to the ozone layer.
  • perfidiousness — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
  • pinafore dress — a sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or sweater
  • point of order — a question raised as to whether proceedings are in order, or in conformity with parliamentary law.
  • pride of china — the chinaberry, Melia azedarach.
  • pride-of-india — chinaberry (sense 1)
  • radiofrequency — the frequency of the transmitting waves of a given radio message or broadcast.
  • recodification — the act, process, or result of arranging in a systematic form or code.
  • revolving fund — any loan fund intended to be maintained by the repayment of past loans.
  • rigidification — the state or process of stiffening or rigidifying
  • school of mind — (in Chinese philosophy) a Neo-Confucian school asserting the original unity of all things, to be grasped through the perfect attainment of jen.
  • self-adulation — excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery.
  • self-appointed — chosen by oneself to act in a certain capacity or to fulfill a certain function, especially pompously or self-righteously: a self-appointed guardian of the public's morals.
  • self-conceited — an excessively favorable opinion of oneself, one's abilities, etc.; vanity.
  • self-confident — realistic confidence in one's own judgment, ability, power, etc.
  • self-contained — containing in oneself or itself all that is necessary; independent.
  • self-deception — the act or fact of deceiving oneself.
  • self-diagnosis — the diagnosis of one's own malady or illness.
  • self-diffusion — act of diffusing; state of being diffused.
  • self-direction — the act or an instance of directing.
  • self-dominance — rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
  • self-induction — the process by which an electromotive force is induced in a circuit by a varying current in that circuit.
  • self-laudation — an act or instance of lauding; encomium; tribute.
  • self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
  • self-recording — recording automatically, as an instrument.
  • solidification — to make solid; make into a hard or compact mass; change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form.
  • southern-fried — coated with flour, egg, and bread crumbs and fried in deep fat: Southern-fried chicken.
  • staff discount — a discount off goods sold by a particular shop, given to members of staff of that shop
  • stop-and-frisk — a policy that permits a police officer to momentarily detain and pat down or search a person suspected of criminal activity, especially when suspected of concealing a weapon.
  • subinfeudation — the granting of a portion of an estate by a feudal tenant to a subtenant, held from the tenant on terms similar to those of the grant to the tenant.
  • subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
  • sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
  • superconfident — very or extremely confident, overly confident
  • the federation — the federation of the Australian colonies in 1901
  • theory of mind — Psychology, Philosophy. the ability to interpret one’s own and other people’s mental and emotional states, understanding that each person has unique motives, perspectives, etc.: People with autism seem to lack theory of mind. Abbreviation: ToM, TOM.
  • thetford mines — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: asbestos mining.
  • tin difluoride — stannous fluoride.
  • to windward of — advantageously situated with respect to
  • underinflation — the lack of sufficient air pressure
  • unprovided for — without income or means
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