Word Meanings - ALPHABETICS - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.

Related words: (words related to ALPHABETICS)

• REPRESENTABLE
  Capable of being represented.
• REPRESENTATIVELY
  In a representative manner; vicariously.
• REPRESENTANT
  Appearing or acting for another; representing.
• REPRESENTATIONARY
  Implying representation; representative.
• REPRESENTER
  1. One who shows, exhibits, or describes. Sir T. Browne. 2. A representative. Swift.
• REPRESENTATIVE
  Giving, or existing as, a transcript of what was originally presentative knowledge; as, representative faculties; representative knowledge. See Presentative, 3 and Represent, 8. (more info) 1. Fitted to represent; exhibiting a similitude.
• REPRESENTATIVENESS
  The quality or state of being representative. Dr. Burnet observes, that every thought is attended with conssciousness and representativeness. Spectator.
• REPRESENT
  To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something which was originally apprehended by direct presentation). See Presentative,3. The general capability of knowledge necessarily requires that, besides the
• SPOKEN
  1. Uttered in speech; delivered by word of mouth; oral; as, a spoken narrative; the spoken word. 2. Characterized by a certain manner or style in speaking; -- often in composition; as, a pleasant-spoken man. Methinks you 're better spoken. Shak.
• REPRESENTATION
  1. The act of representing, in any sense of the verb. 2. That which represents. Specifically: A likeness, a picture, or a model; as, a representation of the human face, or figure, and the like. A dramatic performance; as, a theatrical
• REPRESENTMENT
  Representation.
• REPRESENTANCE
  Representation; likeness. Donne.
• SCIENCE
  1. Knowledge; lnowledge of principles and causes; ascertained truth of facts. If we conceive God's or science, before the creation, to be extended to all and every part of the world, seeing everything as it is, . . . his science or sight from all
• PRESCIENCE
  Knowledge of events before they take place; foresight. God's certain prescience of the volitions of moral agents. J. Edwards.
• FREE-SPOKEN
  Accustomed to speak without reserve. Bacon. -- Free"-spo`ken-ness, n.
• IRREPRESENTABLE
  Not capable of being represented or portrayed.
• OMNISCIENCE
  The quality or state of being omniscient; -- an attribute peculiar to God. Dryden.
• UNSCIENCE
  Want of science or knowledge; ignorance. If that any wight ween a thing to be otherwise than it is, it is not only unscience, but it is deceivable opinion. Chaucer.
• FAIR-SPOKEN
  Using fair speech, or uttered with fairness; bland; civil; courteous; plausible. "A marvelous fair-spoken man." Hooker.
• CONSCIENCE
  consciens, p.pr. of conscire to know, to be conscious; con- + scire 1. Knowledge of one's own thoughts or actions; consciousness. The sweetest cordial we receive, at last, Is conscience of our virtuous actions past. Denham. 2. The faculty, power,
• PRETTY-SPOKEN
  Spoken or speaking prettily.
• SMOOTH-SPOKEN
  Speaking smoothly; plausible; flattering; smooth-tongued.
• PLAIN-SPOKEN
  Speaking with plain, unreserved sincerity; also, spoken sincerely; as, plain-spoken words. Dryden.
• CONSCIENCED
  Having a conscience. "Soft-conscienced men." Shak.
• MISREPRESENTATION
  Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or account; -- usually unfavorable to the thing represented; as, a misrepresentation of a person's motives. Sydney Smith. Note: In popular use, this word often conveys the idea of intentional
• NESCIENCE
  Want of knowledge; ignorance; agnosticism. God fetched it about for me, in that absence and nescience of mine. Bp. Hall.
• SHORT-SPOKEN
  Speaking in a quick or short manner; hence, gruff; curt.
• WELL-SPOKEN
  1. Speaking well; speaking with fitness or grace; speaking kindly. "A knight well-spoken." Shak. 2. Spoken with propriety; as, well-spoken words.