Word Meanings - DEFIANT - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Full of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or act. In attitude stern and defiant. Longfellow. -- De*fi"ant*ly, adv. -- De*fi"ant*ness, n.

Related words: (words related to DEFIANT)

• SPIRITUOUS
  1. Having the quality of spirit; tenuous in substance, and having active powers or properties; ethereal; immaterial; spiritual; pure. 2. Containing, or of the nature of, alcoholic spirit; consisting of refined spirit; alcoholic; ardent;
• STERNFOREMOST
  With the stern, instead of the bow, in advance; hence, figuratively, in an awkward, blundering manner. A fatal genius for going sternforemost. Lowell.
• STERNUTATORY
  Sternutative. -- n.
• STERNOHYOID
  Of or pertaining to the sternum and the hyoid bone or cartilage.
• STERNAL
  Of or pertaining to the sternum; in the region of the sternum. Sternal ribs. See the Note under Rib, n., 1.
• SPIRITUALIZE
  To extract spirit from; also, to convert into, or impregnate with, spirit. (more info) 1. To refine intellectiually or morally; to purify from the corrupting influence of the world; to give a spiritual character or tendency to; as, to spiritualize
• INSOLENTLY
  In an insolent manner.
• STERNSMAN
  A steersman.
• STERNMOST
  Farthest in the rear; farthest astern; as, the sternmost ship in a convoy.
• SPIRITUOSITY
  The quality or state of being spirituous; spirituousness.
• STERNOMASTOID
  Of or pertaining to the sternum and the mastoid process.
• STERNSON
  The end of a ship's keelson, to which the sternpost is bolted; -- called also stern knee.
• SPIRITUAL-MINDED
  Having the mind set on spiritual things, or filled with holy desires and affections. -- Spir"it*u*al-mind`ed*ness, n.
• SPIRITISM
  Spiritualsm.
• SPIRIT
  Rum, whisky, brandy, gin, and other distilled liquors having much alcohol, in distinction from wine and malt liquors. (more info) 1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself. "All of spirit would deprive." Spenser.
• STERNAGE
  Stern. Shak.
• STERNNESS
  The quality or state of being stern.
• STERN
  The black tern.
• SPIRITUALISTIC
  Relating to, or connected with, spiritualism.
• STERNOCOSTAL
  Of or pertaining to the sternum and the ribs; as, the sternocostal cartilages.
• PUBLIC-SPIRITED
  1. Having, or exercising, a disposition to advance the interest of the community or public; as, public-spirited men. 2. Dictated by a regard to public good; as, a public-spirited project or measure. Addison. -- Pub"lic-spir`it*ed*ly,
• PROSTERNATION
  Dejection; depression. Wiseman.
• DISPIRITED
  Depressed in spirits; disheartened; daunted. -- Dis*pir"it*ed*ly, adv. -- Dis*pir"it*ed, n.
• EPISTERNUM
  One of the lateral pieces next to the sternum in the thorax of insects. (more info) A median bone connected with the sternum, in many vertebrates; the interclavicle. Same as Epiplastron.
• SUPRASTERNAL
  Situated above, or anterior to, the sternum.
• DISSPIRIT
  See DISPIRIT
• PINK STERN
  See PINK
• PINK-STERNED
  Having a very narrow stern; -- said of a vessel.