9-letter words containing y, g
- foetology — fetology.
- fogramity — a fogey or antiquated thing
- foiningly — by means of a thrust or push
- fontology — (XEROX PARC) The body of knowledge dealing with the construction and use of new fonts (e.g. for window systems and typesetting software). It has been said that fontology recapitulates file-ogeny. Unfortunately, this reference to the embryological dictum that "Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny" is not merely a joke. On the Macintosh, for example, System 7 has to go through contortions to compensate for an earlier design error that created a whole different set of abstractions for fonts parallel to "files" and "folders" - ESR
- fossilogy — (archaic, 1776-19th century) The science or study of fossils.
- fragilely — In a fragile way or manner.
- fragility — easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance.
- fragrancy — fragrance (def 1).
- frenzying — Present participle of frenzy.
- frigidity — the state or condition of being frigid.
- frog lily — a yellow water lily.
- frugality — the quality of being frugal, or prudent in saving; the lack of wastefulness: Many people who have lived through periods of economic deprivation develop lifelong habits of frugality and are almost never tempted by wasteful consumption.
- fulgently — In a fulgent manner; so as to dazzle or glitter.
- fungosity — the condition of being fungous.
- gainfully — In a gainful manner; profitably.
- gainsayer — to deny, dispute, or contradict.
- gallantly — brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous: a gallant knight; a gallant rescue attempt.
- gallantry — dashing courage; heroic bravery; noble-minded behavior.
- gallberry — either of two North American shrubs, Ilex glabra, the inkberry, or I. coriacea, having glossy leaves and white flowers.
- gallingly — In a galling manner.
- game away — to squander or lose in gambling
- gameyness — quality of being gamey
- gamma ray — a photon of penetrating electromagnetic radiation (gamma radiation) emitted from an atomic nucleus.
- garbology — the study of the material discarded by a society to learn what it reveals about social or cultural patterns.
- gargoyled — (of a building) Having gargoyles carved into it.
- gargoyles — Plural form of gargoyle.
- garlandry — a collection of garlands
- garnishry — an adornment or decoration
- garrulity — the quality of being garrulous; talkativeness; loquacity.
- garryowen — (rugby union) A high short punt onto or behind the defending team.
- gasifying — Present participle of gasify.
- gasometry — the measurement of gases.
- gay power — the organized political influence exerted by homosexuals as a group, especially to ensure equal rights in employment, housing, etc.
- gaycation — a holiday specifically designed for the gay market
- geminally — in a geminal manner
- gemmology — (mineralogy, petrology) the branch of mineralogy that studies mineral gems and petrified gemstones.
- genealogy — a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
- geneology — Misspelling of genealogy.
- generalcy — the office or tenure of a general.
- generally — usually; commonly; ordinarily: He generally comes home at noon.
- geniality — warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial: a genial disposition; a genial host.
- genically — by a genic process
- genitally — Concerning the genitals.
- genotypes — the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits.
- genotypic — the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits.
- genteelly — belonging or suited to polite society.
- gentility — good breeding or refinement.
- genuinely — possessing the claimed or attributed character, quality, or origin; not counterfeit; authentic; real: genuine sympathy; a genuine antique.
- geobotany — phytogeography.
- geography — the science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth's surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, industries, or states, and of the unit areas formed by the complex of these individual elements.