12-letter words containing ines
- knightliness — Knightly behaviour; chivalry.
- landgravines — Plural form of landgravine.
- langoustines — Plural form of langoustine.
- law of sines — a law stating that the ratio of a side of a plane triangle to the sine of the opposite angle is the same for all three sides.
- lawyerliness — Quality of being lawyerly.
- linespersons — Plural form of linesperson.
- literariness — pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, especially those classed as literature: literary history.
- lubberliness — Quality of being lubberly.
- luminescence — the emission of light not caused by incandescence and occurring at a temperature below that of incandescent bodies.
- maidenliness — The state or condition of being maidenly.
- mannerliness — Politeness, good manners.
- marlinespike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
- masterliness — The quality of being masterly.
- minesweepers — Plural form of minesweeper.
- minesweeping — (nautical) The detection and safe disposal of mines.
- monkeyshines — Usually, monkeyshines. a frivolous or mischievous prank; monkey business.
- motherliness — The property of being motherly.
- new business — New business is the number of new policies that are written by an insurance company in a particular period.
- nitrosamines — Plural form of nitrosamine.
- nugatoriness — Quality of being nugatory.
- ordinariness — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
- photokinesis — movement occurring upon exposure to light.
- plasteriness — the state of being made of or resembling plaster
- rag business — the garment, clothing, or fashion industry.
- san marinese — a small republic in E Italy: the oldest independent country in Europe. 38 sq. mi. (98 sq. km). Capital: San Marino.
- sanitariness — of or relating to health or the conditions affecting health, especially with reference to cleanliness, precautions against disease, etc.
- slovenliness — untidy or unclean in appearance or habits.
- smotheriness — the condition or state of smothering
- solitariness — alone; without companions; unattended: a solitary passer-by.
- splotchiness — the state or condition of being splotchy
- stealthiness — done, characterized, or acting by stealth; furtive: stealthy footsteps.
- the business — If you say that someone or something is the business, you mean that they are the best of their kind.
- to the nines — to perfection
- uncomeliness — the quality or condition of being uncomely
- unkindliness — an unkindly nature or quality
- unliveliness — the state or quality of being unlively
- unprettiness — the state of quality of being ugly, unattractive, or unbecoming
- unsteadiness — not steady or firm; unstable; shaky: an unsteady hand.
- untimeliness — not timely; not occurring at a suitable time or season; ill-timed or inopportune: An untimely downpour stopped the game.
- untrustiness — unfaithfulness; faithlessness; inconstancy
- unworthiness — not worthy; lacking worth or excellence.
- westerliness — Westerly position.