insectarium (n.) Look up insectarium at Dictionary.com
1872, from insect + -arium, abstracted from aquarium, etc.
infuriation (n.) Look up infuriation at Dictionary.com
1791, noun of action from infuriate (v.).
ingratiation (n.) Look up ingratiation at Dictionary.com
1804, noun of action from ingratiate (v.).
insensuous (adj.) Look up insensuous at Dictionary.com
"not affecting the senses," 1851, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + sensuous. Related: Insensuously; insensuousness.
inshore (adj.) Look up inshore at Dictionary.com
also in-shore, "near the shore," 1701, from in (prep.) + shore (n.). As an adverb from 1737.
insert (n.) Look up insert at Dictionary.com
"something inserted," 1893, especially a paper, etc., placed in among the pages of a newspaper, magazine, etc., from insert (v.).
insinuating (adj.) Look up insinuating at Dictionary.com
"wheedling, ingratiating," 1590s, present-participle adjective from insinuate (v.). Related: Insinuatingly.
insolation (n.) Look up insolation at Dictionary.com
"exposure to the sun's rays," 1610s, from French insolation (16c.), from Latin insolationem (nominative insolatio), noun of action from past participle stem of insolare "place in the sun, expose to the sun," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + sol "sun" (see Sol).
insociability (n.) Look up insociability at Dictionary.com
1740, from insociable "unsociable" (1580s), from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + sociable.
insolvable (adj.) Look up insolvable at Dictionary.com
1650s, from French insolvable (15c.), from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (2)) + solvable (see solvable).
inspectorate (n.) Look up inspectorate at Dictionary.com
1762, "function or office of an inspector," from inspector + -ate (1). From 1853 as "district under the supervision of an inspector."
interflow (n.) Look up interflow at Dictionary.com
"a flowing into each other," 1839, from inter- + flow (n.).
interfold (v.) Look up interfold at Dictionary.com
1570s, from inter- + fold (v.). Related: Interfolded; interfolding.
interleaf (n.) Look up interleaf at Dictionary.com
"extra page in a book," usually left blank and for taking notes, 1741, from inter- "between" + leaf (n.).
intercommunion (n.) Look up intercommunion at Dictionary.com
1749, "intimate intercourse, fellowship," from inter- "between" + communion (n.).
intercommunicate (v.) Look up intercommunicate at Dictionary.com
1580s, "communicate reciprocally," from inter- + communicate (v.) or else from Medieval Latin intercommunicatus, past participle of intercommunicare.
intercollegiate (adj.) Look up intercollegiate at Dictionary.com
1873, from inter- + collegiate.
interconnectedness (n.) Look up interconnectedness at Dictionary.com
1873, noun of state from past participle of interconnect + -ness. Interconnection is attested from 1827.
intercommunication (n.) Look up intercommunication at Dictionary.com
mid-15c., "discussion, conference," from Anglo-Latin intercommunicationem; see inter- + communication). Attested from 1881 in reference to systems of linked telephones.
intercept (n.) Look up intercept at Dictionary.com
"that which is intercepted," from intercept (v.). From 1821 of a ball thrown in a sport; 1880 in navigation; 1942 in reference to secret messages.
interamnian (adj.) Look up interamnian at Dictionary.com
"between two rivers" (usually, if not exclusively, with reference to Mesopotamia), 1774, from Late Latin interamnius, from inter "between" (see inter-) + amnis "a river," a word perhaps of Celtic origin (see afanc).
interblend (v.) Look up interblend at Dictionary.com
"intermingle," 1823, from inter- + blend (v.). Related: Interblended; interblending.
intentioned (adj.) Look up intentioned at Dictionary.com
"having intentions" (of a specified kind), 16c., from intention + -ed.
intended (n.) Look up intended at Dictionary.com
"one's intended husband or wife," 1767, noun use of past participle of intend (v.).
intellection (n.) Look up intellection at Dictionary.com
c. 1400, intellecioun "meaning, purpose;" mid-15c., "the understanding;" 1610s, "an act of understanding," from Old French intelleccion and directly from Medieval Latin intellectionem (nominative intellectio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin intelligere "to understand, discern" (see intelligence).
insusceptible (adj.) Look up insusceptible at Dictionary.com
c. 1600; see in- (1) "not, opposite of" + susceptible (adj.). Perhaps modeled on French insusceptible (16c.).
inspired (adj.) Look up inspired at Dictionary.com
c. 1400, "communicated by divine or supernatural powers," past-participle adjective from inspire (v.). From 1660s as "infused with seemingly supernatural influence."
inspissation (n.) Look up inspissation at Dictionary.com
c. 1600, from Medieval Latin inspissationem (nominative inspissatio), noun of action from past participle stem of inspissare, from in- "in, into" (see in- (2)) + Latin spissare "to thicken," related to spissus "thick" (see spissitude).
insufflation (n.) Look up insufflation at Dictionary.com
1570s, in ecclesiastical use, "a breathing upon," to symbolize the influence of the Holy Ghost or to expel evil spirits, from Late Latin insufflationem (nominative insufflatio) "a blowing into," noun of action from past participle stem of insufflare, from in- "in, into" (see in- (2)) + sufflare "blow from below," from assimilated form of sub- "under, below" (see sub-) + flare "to blow" (see blow (v.1)). Medical sense of "a blowing of air into" (the lungs) is from 1821; that sense is found earlier in French.
insularism (n.) Look up insularism at Dictionary.com
1828, from insular in the figurative sense + -ism.
insulting (adj.) Look up insulting at Dictionary.com
"containing or inflicting insult," 1590s, present-participle adjective from insult (v.). Related: insultingly.
instance (v.) Look up instance at Dictionary.com
"cite as an instance" (in the logical sense), c. 1600, from instance (n.). Middle English had a verb instauncen "to plead with, urge, entreat." Related: Instanced; instancing.
instanter (adv.) Look up instanter at Dictionary.com
"instantly," 1680s, from Latin instanter "urgently, pressingly," in Medieval Latin, "presently, at once," from Latin instans "present, pressing, urgent," literally "standing near" (see instant (adj.)).
instellation (n.) Look up instellation at Dictionary.com
"a putting among the stars," 1795, from in- (2) "in" + noun of action from Latin stellare "to set with stars," from stella (see star (n.)). Perhaps modeled on earlier French instellation.
instauration (n.) Look up instauration at Dictionary.com
"restoration, renewal," c. 1600, from Latin instaurationem (nominative instauratio) "a renewal," noun of action from last participle stem of instaurare, from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + -staurare (ending also found in restaurant), from PIE *stau-ro-, from root *stā- "to stand, set down, make or be firm," with derivatives meaning "place or thing that is standing" (see stet).
instructible (adj.) Look up instructible at Dictionary.com
c. 1600, from instruct + -ible.
instreaming (adj.) Look up instreaming at Dictionary.com
1855, from in (adv.) + streaming. As a noun from 1876.
instrumentary (adj.) Look up instrumentary at Dictionary.com
"of or pertaining to a deed or legal instrument," 1722, from instrument (n.) in the legal sense.
insurable (adj.) Look up insurable at Dictionary.com
1786, from insure (v.) + -able. Related: Insurability.
interfacial (adj.) Look up interfacial at Dictionary.com
1837, of crystals, from inter- "between" + facial (adj.).
interlanguage (n.) Look up interlanguage at Dictionary.com
"artificial or auxilliary language," 1927, from inter- + language.
intermediacy (n.) Look up intermediacy at Dictionary.com
1713, from intermediate + -cy. Intermediateness is from 1826.
intermediation (n.) Look up intermediation at Dictionary.com
c. 1600, noun of action from intermediate (v.).
interlingual (adj.) Look up interlingual at Dictionary.com
"between or relating to two languages," 1854, from inter- "between" + lingual. Related: Interlingually.
intermigration (n.) Look up intermigration at Dictionary.com
"reciprocal migration," 1670s, from inter- "between" + migration.
interminate (adj.) Look up interminate at Dictionary.com
1530s, from Latin interminatus "unbounded, endless," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + terminalis "pertaining to a boundary or end, final," from terminus "end, boundary line" (see terminus).
interministerial (adj.) Look up interministerial at Dictionary.com
1917, in reference to branches of government, from inter- "between" + ministerial.
intermissive (adj.) Look up intermissive at Dictionary.com
"not continuous," 1580s, from Latin intermiss-, past participle stem of intermittere "leave off, leave an interval" (see intermit).
intermitting (adj.) Look up intermitting at Dictionary.com
"stopping at intervals," 1620s, present-participle adjective from intermit (v.). Related: Intermittingly.
internee (n.) Look up internee at Dictionary.com
"one who is interned," from intern (v.1) + -ee.