English to English Dictionary

coveted

Greatly desired or envied by many.

credentialing

The process of establishing the qualifications of licensed professionals, especially physicians, nurses, and other health care providers, and assessing their background and legitimacy.

cryptography

The art or science of writing or solving codes, used for secure communication.

cutaneous

Relating to or affecting the skin.

cyberchondria

The unfounded escalation of concerns about common symptomatology based on internet research.

damselfly

An insect related to the dragonfly, typically smaller and more slender, which holds its wings folded back over its abdomen when at rest.

dapper

Neat and stylish in dress, appearance, or manners (typically used of a man).

dearth

A scarcity or lack of something.

declamation

The delivery of an emphatic or rhetorical speech, often performed as an exercise in elocution or acting.

deep-hued

Having a dark, rich, or intense color.

deep-structure

In transformational grammar, the underlying syntactic representation of a sentence that conveys its core semantic meaning before transformations are applied.

deferential

Showing respectful humility or yielding to the judgment, opinion, or wishes of another.