a. [ L. acanthinus, Gr. &unr_;, thorny, fr. &unr_;. See Acanthus. ] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. fitness to fly. “the plane received a certificate of airworthiness”. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. 1. Of or pertaining to amaranth. “Amaranthine bowers.” Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Unfading, as the poetic amaranth; undying. [ 1913 Webster ]

They only amaranthine flower on earth
Is virtue. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Of a purplish color. Buchanan. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. Native bismuth sulphide; -- sometimes called bismuthite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being earthy, or of containing earth; hence, grossness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) Acetylene. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The state of being filthy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. 2 Cor. vii. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is filthy, or makes filthy; foulness; nastiness; corruption; pollution; impurity. [ 1913 Webster ]

Carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place. 2 Chron. xxix. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. State or quality of being frothy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being healthy or healthful; freedom from disease. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. hyacinthinus, Gr. &unr_;. ] Belonging to the hyacinth; resembling the hyacinth; in color like the hyacinth. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

His curling locks like hyacinthine flowers. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

The hyacinthine boy, for whom
Morn well might break and April bloom. Emerson.

a. Pertaining to, or like, a labyrinth; labyrinthal; labyrinthian. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being lengthy; prolixity. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Gr. fy^kos seaweed + &unr_; yellow. ] A yellowish coloring matter found in certain algae. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being pithy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being praiseworthy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Rhadamanthus; rigorously just; as, a Rhadamanthine judgment. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being seaworthy, or able to resist the ordinary violence of wind and weather. Kent. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state, quality, or character of being stealthy; stealth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being swarthy; a dusky or dark complexion; tawniness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. terbinthinus, Gr. &unr_;. ] Of or pertaining to turpentine; consisting of turpentine, or partaking of its qualities. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being thankworthy. [ 1913 Webster ]

pron. & a. [ OE. thin, AS. ðīn, originally gen. of ðu, ðū, thou; akin to G. dein thine, Icel. þinn, possessive pron., þīn, gen. of þū thou, Goth. þeins, possessive pron., þeina, gen. of þu thou. See Thou, and cf. Thy. ] A form of the possessive case of the pronoun thou, now superseded in common discourse by your, the possessive of you, but maintaining a place in solemn discourse, in poetry, and in the usual language of the Friends, or Quakers. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In the old style, thine was commonly shortened to thi (thy) when used attributively before words beginning with a consonant; now, thy is used also before vowels. Thine is often used absolutely, the thing possessed being understood. [ 1913 Webster ]

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n. The quality or state of being wealthy, or rich; richness; opulence. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being worthy; desert; merit; excellence; dignity; virtue; worth. [ 1913 Webster ]

Who is sure he hath a soul, unless
It see, and judge, and follow worthiness? Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]

She is not worthy to be loved that hath not some feeling of her own worthiness. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

The prayers which our Savior made were for his own worthiness accepted. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ n. Also }. [ Gr. xanqo`s yellow. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A type of purine obtainable as a white microcrystalline powder, C5H4O2N4, present in muscle tissue, in the liver, spleen, pancreas, and other organs, and also in urine (in small quantities) and some urinary calculi, and in the juices of certain plants; -- so called because it leaves a yellow residue when evaporated to dryness with nitric acid. It is also present in guano. Xanthine is closely related to uric acid. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]