| infectious mononucleosis |
a severe viral disease, usu. occurring in children and adolescents, that causes fever, swelling of the lymph nodes, sore throat, and an increase of white cells with a single nucleus in the bloodstream; glandular fever. |
| infective |
able or likely to cause infection; infectious. |
| infelicitous |
inappropriate or unfortunate; inopportune. |
| infelicity |
the quality or condition of being infelicitous. [3 definitions] |
| infer |
to conclude or determine on the basis of evidence or logical premises. [2 definitions] |
| inferable |
combined form of infer. |
| inference |
a conclusion derived from inferring. [2 definitions] |
| inferential |
involving, based on, or deducible by inference. |
| inferior |
subordinate in rank, position, or degree. [5 definitions] |
| inferiority |
the fact or condition of being lesser in quality, worth, importance, rank, or position. |
| inferiority complex |
a neurotic condition caused by intense feelings of inferiority or inadequacy and characterized by either extreme reserve or aggressive behavior. [2 definitions] |
| infernal |
of or pertaining to hell or the world of the dead. [3 definitions] |
| inferno |
hell. [2 definitions] |
| infertile |
of land, not fertile or productive; barren. [2 definitions] |
| infest |
to spread in or overrun as a nuisance or danger. [2 definitions] |
| infidel |
one who does not believe in or accept a religious faith, esp. that of Christianity or Islam. [2 definitions] |
| infidelity |
unfaithfulness, esp. to marital vows; adultery. [3 definitions] |
| infield |
a baseball diamond, the positions at the four corners of the diamond, or the players playing those positions as a group. (Cf. outfield.) [2 definitions] |
| infielder |
a baseball player whose position is in the infield. |
| infighting |
combat at close range, as in boxing. [2 definitions] |
| infiltrate |
to go into or through as though by filtering, esp. for destructive purposes. [4 definitions] |