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αδέξιος
Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments. · adexios
αδεξιότητα
A lack of coordination or elegance; the condition or quality of being clumsy. · adexiotita
αδερφή
(colloquial) Not heterosexual, not allosexual, or not cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc. · aderfi
αδερφίστικος
(colloquial) Not heterosexual, not allosexual, or not cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc. · aderfistikos
αδέσποτο
Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray. · adespoto
αδέσποτος
having no owner. · adespotos
Άδης
(Greek god) The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon. · Adis
αδηφάγος
One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer. · adifagos
αδιάβατος
(of a route, terrain, etc.) Incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated. · adiavatos
αδιάβροχο
A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain. · adiavrocho
αδιάβροχος
Not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof. · adiavrochos
αδιαθεσία
A mild illness, the state of being indisposed. · adiathesia
αδιάκοπα
without ceasing (stopping); continuously · adiakopa
αδιάκοπος
Consistently recurring over time; persistent. · adiakopos
αδιακόσμητος
Having no additional decoration or embellishment; plain and simple · adiakosmitos
αδιάκριτος
Not discreet; lacking in discretion. · adiakritos
αδιάλειπτος
Without pause or stop; not ending, especially to the point of annoyance. · adialeiptos
αδιαλείπτως
without ceasing (stopping); continuously · adialeiptos
αδιάλλακτος
Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable. · adiallaktos
αδιαλλαξία
Unwillingness to change one's views or to agree. · adiallaxia
αδιαμφισβήτητα
Without doubt; definitely. · adiamfisvitita
αδιανόητο
An impossibility. · adianoito
αδιανόητος
Inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense. · adianoitos
αδιαπέραστος
Not penetrable. · adiaperastos
αδιάπτωτος
Held continuously at a certain level. · adiaptotos
αδιάσειστος
Not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning. · adiaseistos
αδιασταύρωτος
Not (yet) confirmed; not verified. · adiastavrotos
αδιάστρεπτος
Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of being made to run backwards. · adiastreptos
αδιαφάνεια
(uncountable) The state or quality of being opaque, not allowing light to pass through. · adiafaneia
αδιαφανής
Allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent. · adiafanis
αδιάφθορος
Incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted; inflexibly just and upright. · adiafthoros
αδιαφορία
The state of being indifferent. · adiaforia
αδιάφορος
Unaware; without noticing; careless; inattentive. · adiaforos
αδιαχώριστος
Built in; inseparably included. · adiachoristos
αδιάψευστος
Not disputable; not open to question; obviously true · adiapsefstos
αδιεκδίκητος
Not claimed. · adiekdikitos
αδιέξοδο
(idiomatic) A street or path or tunnel that goes nowhere or is blocked on one end. · adiexodo
αδιέξοδος
(not comparable) Closed at one end; having a dead end; exitless. · adiexodos
αδιευκρίνιστος
Not clarified. · adiefkrinistos
αδιήγητος
Impossible (or very difficult) to describe. · adiigitos
άδικα
In an unjust manner. · adika
αδικαιολόγητος
not excusable [15th c.] · adikaiologitos
αδίκημα
(countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law. · adikima
αδικία
(figuratively) Injustice, wrong. · adikia
αδικοπραξία
(law) A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages. [from late 16th c.] · adikopraxia
αδικώ
To treat unjustly; to injure or harm; to do wrong by. · adiko
αδιόρατος
Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal. · adioratos
αδίστακτος
Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless. · adistaktos
Αδόλφος
A en given name. · Adolfos
άδοντος
Having no teeth. · adodos
άδραγμα
(sometimes, figurative) Grip. · adragma
αδράνεια
Lack of action or activity or labor · adraneia
αδρανής
Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended. · adranis
αδρανώ
(transitive) To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume. · adrano
αδράχνω
To grip or grasp tightly. [from 17th c.] · adrachno
αδράχτι
(spinning) A rod used for spinning and then winding fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread. · adrachti
αδρεναλίνη
(hormone) Epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter. · adrenalini
Αδριανός
(historical) The Roman emperor Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus. · Adrianos
αδρόνιο
(particle) A composite particle that comprises two or more quarks held together by the strong force and (consequently) can interact with other particles via said force; a meson or a baryon. · adronio
αδρός
Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made. · adros
αδρότητα
The state of being rugged, or degree to which something is rugged. [from 16th c.] · adrotita
αδυναμία
Something that is impossible. · adynamia
αδύναμος
Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability. · adynamos
αδυνατίζω
(transitive) To shed (weight). · adynatizo
αδυνατισμένος
Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease. · adynatismenos
αδύνατο
Something that is impossible. · adynato
αδύνατος
Not possible; not able to be done or happen. · adynatos
αδυσώπητη
Impossible to prevent or stop; inexorable, unrelenting, unstoppable. · adysopiti
αδυσώπητος
Not able to be placated or appeased. · adysopitos
άδυτο
(figuratively, by extension) The most sacred place within a sacred building. · adyto
άδω
(intransitive) To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice. · ado
αεί
Always; forever; eternally. · aei
αειθαλής
Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally. · aeithalis
αέναα
Seeming to never end; endlessly; constantly. · aenaa
αέναος
Lasting or remaining active throughout the year, for multiple years, or all the time. · aenaos
αεραγωγός
A duct, through which air is forced or extracted, that forms part of a building's air conditioning and ventilation system. · aeragogos
αεράκι
A light, gentle wind. · aeraki
αέρας
(transitive) To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound. · aeras
αέρας κοπανιστός
Anything inconsequential or superficial. · aeras kopanistos
αεράτος
(figuratively) With a cheerful, casual, lively and light-hearted manner. · aeratos
άεργος
Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful. · aergos
αερίζω
(transitive) To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise. · aerizo
αερικό
(mythology, fantasy literature, fairy tales) A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature. · aeriko
αέρινος
Pertaining to the presupposition of an invisible air-like element permeating all of space, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere. · aerinos
αέριο
(uncountable, physical chemistry) Matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid, or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly by deposition. · aerio
αεριοποιώ
To convert into gas, or an aeriform fluid, as by the application of heat, or by chemical processes. · aeriopoio
αεριούχος
Of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy. · aeriouchos
αερισμός
The replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh. · aerismos
αεριώδης
Relating to, or existing as gas (matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma). · aeriodis
αεριωθούμενος
Propelled by turbine engines. · aeriothoumenos
αεροβικός
Of or relating to aerobics. · aerovikos
αερόβιος
Living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen e.g. aerobic bacteria. · aerovios
αερογενής
In or carried by the air. · aerogenis
αερογεφύρωμα
(military) An area of hostile territory that has been seized for use as an airbase to ensure the further safe landing of troops and materiel. · aerogefyroma
αερογραμμή
A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods. · aerogrammi
αεροδιάδρομος
(aviation) A predefined route, or series of routes, in which a commercial or military aircraft must fly. · aerodiadromos
αεροδιάστημα
The atmosphere of the Earth and the region of space around it. · aerodiastima
αεροδιαστημικός
Of or pertaining to aerospace. · aerodiastimikos
αεροδρόμιο
An airfield: · aerodromio
αεροδυναμική
The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere. · aerodynamiki
αεροδυναμικός
Of, or relating to the science of aerodynamics. · aerodynamikos
αεροζόλ
A mixture of fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium. · aerozol
αερολιμένας
An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals. · aerolimenas
αερολογίες
(uncountable, chiefly, US, slang) Nonsense. · aerologies
αερολόγος
(mildly, derogatory) Someone who talks excessively. · aerologos
αερολογώ
To talk nonsense; to talk senselessly; to drool. · aerologo
αερομεταφερόμενος
In or carried by the air. · aerometaferomenos
αερόμπικ
A form of exercise, designed to enhance one's cardiovascular fitness, normally performed to music. [1968] · aerobik
αεροναύτης
A person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon. · aeronaftis
αεροναυτική
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects · aeronaftiki
αεροναυτικός
Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight · aeronaftikos
αεροπειρατεία
An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking. · aeropeirateia
αεροπλάνο
(chiefly, US, Canada, Philippines) A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings. · aeroplano
αεροπλάνο της γραμμής
A passenger-carrying aircraft, especially one of a fleet operated by an airline. · aeroplano tis grammis
αερόπλοιο
(aviation) A type of large dirigible rigid airship of the early 20th century, built by the German Luftschiffbau Zeppelin and designed to carry passengers or bombs. · aeroploio
αεροπορία
A branch of the military mainly devoted to air warfare, as opposed to (land) army and (sea) navy. · aeroporia
αεροπόρος
An aircraft pilot, especially a military pilot. The use of the word may imply claims of superior airmanship, as in navy aviator vs. air force pilot. · aeroporos
αερόσακος
(automotive) A protective system in automobiles in which when a crash occurs, a bag containing nitrogen, formed by the explosive decomposition of sodium azide, quickly inflates in front of the driver or passenger, preventing injury to the head. Side air bags, including the back seat passengers, also prevent injury. · aerosakos
αεροσκάφος
A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift. · aeroskafos
αερόστατο
An aircraft, such as a dirigible or balloon, that derives its lift from buoyancy rather than from wings or rotors. · aerostato
αεροστεγής
Impermeable to air or other gases. · aerostegis
αερόστρωμνο
(vehicle, genericized trademark) A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to traverse many different types of terrain and travel over water, used for transport. · aerostromno
αεροσυμπιεστής
A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas. · aerosybiestis
αεροσυνοδός
A member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers. · aerosynodos
αεροτομή
A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air. · aerotomi
αετός
Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision. · aetos
αέτωμα
(architectural element) The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches). · aetoma
αζαλέα
A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea. · azalea
αζιμούθιο
An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object. · azimouthio
Αζραήλ
The angel of death in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, and in Islam. · Azrail
Αζτέκος
A Mexica. · Aztekos
άζωτο
(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas. · azoto
Άη
Abbreviation of store. · Ai
αηδία
An intense dislike or loathing someone feels for something bad or nasty. · aidia
αηδιάζω
To cause an intense dislike for something. · aidiazo
αηδιαστικός
Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful. · aidiastikos
αηδόνι
A Eurasian and African songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, family Muscicapidae, famed for its beautiful singing at night; a common nightingale. · aidoni
αήττητος
Impossible to defeat, destroy, or kill; too powerful to be defeated or overcome. · aittitos
άηχος
(phonetics, of a consonant or vowel) Spoken without vibration of the vocal cords; unvoiced, surd, breathed. Examples: [t], [s], [f], [m̥], [u̥]. · aichos
αθανασία
(religion, mythology, biology) The condition of being immortal. · athanasia
αθάνατος
Not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying. · athanatos
αθάρρευτος
Lacking in courage or confidence. · atharreftos
αθέατος
Unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible. · atheatos
άθελα
Unintentionally; because of an oversight. · athela
αθέλητα
In an unwitting manner; inadvertently, obliviously, unintentionally, unknowingly. · athelita
αθέμιτος
Breaking social norms. · athemitos
άθεος
Of or relating to atheists or atheism. · atheos
αθεοσύνη
The state of being godless. · atheosyni
αθεότητα
The state of being godless. · atheotita
αθεόφοβος
Of a person: lacking reverence for God; of an action: not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings. · atheofovos

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