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NO FORCE

Definition: NO FORCE

NO FORCE

1. No matter of urgency or consequence; no account; hence, to do no force, to make no account of; not to heed. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Crosswords: NO FORCE

English words defined with "NO FORCE": A-dead, defunctinvalidNonresistantTo renounce probate, To use upVis mortua, Vital forcewind. (references)
Specialty definitions using "NO FORCE": Application Configuration Access Protocolcentrifugal clutchDecide, Discouraged workers, Dondasch'eight queens puzzleForce-Free Currents, free facehydrabrake retarderideal velocity, Immortal Three, Internet-DraftLow Insertion ForceMelitaNonepolice inspector, chiefRegularsSkimble-Skamble, superintendent, policeUN*X. (references)

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Modern Usage: NO FORCE

DomainUsage

Screenplays

No force on Earth or Hell could get me on that island. (Jurassic Park III; writing credit: Peter Buchman)

I'm sure your world has no force so ruthless, so disciplined. (Farscape; writing credit: Olivier Cauvin)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: NO FORCE

AuthorQuotation

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against good wit.

William Wordsworth

No motion has she now, no force; she neither hears nor sees; rolled around in earth's diurnal course, with rocks, and stones, and trees.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: NO FORCE

SubjectTopicQuote

Civil Liberties

Jordan

No force was used in the incident. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Bible Trace: NO FORCE

LanguageDateSourceIsaiah Chapter 40, Verse 29
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintDidouV toiV peinwsin iscun kai toiV mh odunwmenoiV luphn
Latin405VulgateQui dat lasso virtutem et his qui non sunt fortitudinem et robur multiplicat
Middle English1395WyclifThat yyueth to the weri vertue, and to them that ben not, strengthe and stalwrthenesse multeplieth.
Jacobean English1611King JamesHe giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
Victorian English1833WebsterHe giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
Basic English1964OgdenHe gives power to the feeble, increasing the strength of him who has no force.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: NO FORCE

LanguageIsaiah Chapter 40, Verse 29
CebuanoSiya nagahatag ug gahum niadtong maluya; ug kaniya nga walay kabaskug nagadugang siya ug kusog.
CroatianUmornome snagu vraæa, jaèa nemoænoga.
Danishhan giver den trætte Kraft, den svage Fylde af Styrke.
DutchHij geeft den moeden kracht, en Hij vermenigvuldigt de sterkte dien, die geen krachten heeft.
FinnishHän antaa väsyneelle väkeä ja voimattomalle voimaa yltäkyllin.
FrenchIl donne de la force celui qui est fatigué, Et il augmente la vigueur de celui qui tombe en défaillance.
GermanEr gibt den Müden Kraft, und Stärke genug dem Unvermögenden.
HungarianErõt ad a megfáradottnak, és az erõtlen erejét megsokasítja.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariIa menguatkan orang yang lelah, memberi semangat kepada yang tak berdaya.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaIa juga yang mengaruniakan kuat kepada orang yang penat dan ditambahinya kuat kepada orang yang tiada bergaya lagi.
ItalianEgli d forza allo stanco e moltiplica il vigore allo spossato.
MaoriE homai ana e ia he kaha ki te hunga ngenge: a whakanuia ana e ia te pakari o te mea ngoikore.
NorwegianHan gir den trette kraft, og den som ingen krefter har, gir han stor styrke.
PortugueseEle dá força ao cansado, e aumenta as forças ao que não tem nenhum vigor.   
RumanianEl dq tqrie celui obosit, wi mqrewte puterea celui ce cade kn lewin.
RussianпО "БЕФ ХФПНМЕООПНХ УЙМХ, Й ЙЪОЕНПЗЫЕНХ "БТХЕФ ЛТЕ ПУФШ.
SpanishDa fuerzas al cansado y le aumenta el poder al que no tiene vigor.
SwedishHan giver den trötte kraft och förökar den maktlöses styrka.
Ukrainian'ін змученому да" силу, а безсилому міць.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: NO FORCE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-e-f-n-o-o-r"

-1 letter: confer.

-2 letters: cooer, crone, croon, force, recon.

-3 letters: cero, cone, coof, coon, core, corf, corn, fern, fore, froe, once, roof.

-4 letters: con, coo, cor, eon, ern, fen, fer, foe, fon, for, fro, noo, nor, one, orc, ore, rec, ref, roc, roe.

-5 letters: ef, en, er, ne, no, oe, of, on, or, re.

 Words containing the letters "c-e-f-n-o-o-r"
 

+2 letters: cofounder, confessor, confiteor, conformed, conformer.

 

+3 letters: cofounders, coneflower, confessors, confiteors, conformers, confounder, confronted, confronter, coniferous, cornflower, coryneform, oceanfront.

 

+4 letters: coneflowers, conformable, conformance, confounders, confronters, cornflowers, counterflow, counterfoil, foreclosing, forelocking, francophone, oceanfronts.

 

+5 letters: colorfulness, confectioner, conformances, conformities, counterflows, counterfoils, counterforce, counteroffer, ferrosilicon, nonconformed, nonconformer, overfocusing, vociferation.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: NO FORCE


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4E 4F      46 4F 52 43 45

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001110 01001111 00100000 01000110 01001111 01010010 01000011 01000101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#78 &#79 &#32 &#70 &#79 &#82 &#67 &#69

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004E 004F      0046 004F 0052 0043 0045

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

484924049523739

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Quotations: Familiar
5. Quotations: Non-fiction
6. Bible Trace
7. Anagrams
8. Orthography
9. Bibliography


  

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