Word Meanings - DANTEAN - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Relatingto, emanating from or resembling, the poet Dante or his writings.

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• EMANATIVE
  Issuing forth; effluent.
• EMANATIVELY
  By an emanation.
• RESEMBLINGLY
  So as to resemble; with resemblance or likeness.
• EMANATION
  1. The act of flowing or proceeding from a fountain head or origin. South. Those profitable and excellent emanations from God. Jer. Taylor. 2. That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as a source; efflux; an effluence; as, perfume
• RESEMBLANT
  Having or exhibiting resemblance; resembling. Gower.
• EMANATE
  prob. for madnare, and akin to madere to be wet, drip, madidus wet, 1. To issue forth from a source; to flow out from more or less constantly; as, fragrance emanates from flowers. 2. To proceed from, as a source or fountain; to take origin; to
• EMANATORY
  Emanative; of the nature of an emanation. Dr. H. More.
• DANTESQUE
  Dantelike; Dantean. Earle.
• RESEMBLE
  sembler to seem, resemble, fr. L. similare, simulare, to imitate, fr. 1. To be like or similar to; to bear the similitude of, either in appearance or qualities; as, these brothers resemble each other. We will resemble you in that. Shak.
• RESEMBLABLE
  Admitting of being compared; like. Gower.
• DANTEAN
  Relatingto, emanating from or resembling, the poet Dante or his writings.
• RESEMBLER
  One who resembles.
• RESEMBLANCE
  1. The quality or state of resembling; likeness; similitude; similarity. One main end of poetry and painting is to please; they bear a great resemblance to each other. Dryden. 2. That which resembles, or is similar; a representation; a likeness.
• ANDANTE
  Moving moderately slow, but distinct and flowing; quicker than larghetto, and slower than allegretto. -- n.
• CONFIDANT; CONFIDANTE
  One to whom secrets, especially those relating to affairs of love, are confided or intrusted; a confidential or bosom friend. You love me for no other end Than to become my confidant and friend; As such I keep no secret from your sight. Dryden.
• VADANTES
  An extensive artificial group of birds including the wading, swimming, and cursorial birds.
• NONRESEMBLANCE
  Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilarity.