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VERBALIST

Definition: VERBALIST

VERBALIST

Noun

1. A literal adherent to, or a minute critic of, words; a literalist.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

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Crosswords: VERBALIST

English words defined with "VERBALIST": Wordsman. (references)
Etymologies containing "VERBALIST": Wordsman. (references)

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Modern Translations: VERBALIST

Language Translations for "VERBALIST"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

pedant (donnish, dryasdust, finical, finicking, finicky, finikin, meticulous, pedagogue, pedant, pedantic, pernickety, precise, precisian). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏اللفظية غلبة اللفظ على المعنى. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

буквоядец (legalist), педант (formalist, pedagogue, pedant, pettifogger, precisian, prig, scholastic, square toes). (various references)

   

French

  

verbaliste. (various references)

   

German

  

Wortkundler. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

φλύαροσ (babbler, blabber, chatty, gabbler, garrulous, gushy, jabberer, loquacious, prattler, talker, tattler, tattletale, tittle-tattler, twaddler, wordy, yapping). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

מלולן. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

szavakhoz ragaszkodó. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

erbalistvay

   

Russian 

  

педант (disciplinarian, formalist, pedagogue, pedant). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

verbalista, frazer (phrasemonger). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

sözcüklere önem veren kimse, lafebesi (chatterer, gasbag, great talker). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

nh phê bình về từ người quá nệ về cách dùng từ người có t i chơi chữ. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: VERBALIST

Derivations

Words beginning with "VERBALIST": verbalistic, verbalists. (additional references)

Words ending with "VERBALIST": cruciverbalist. (additional references)

Words containing "VERBALIST": cruciverbalists. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "VERBALIST"

Words rhyming with "VERBALIST" (pronounced 'Ver"bal*ist'): Abacist, Abaist, Abiogenist, Abolitionist, Abortionist, Absist, Abstractionist, Academist, Accompanist, Accordionist, Acephalist, Acolothist, Acolythist, Acosmist, Acquist, Actualist, Adeptist, Adiaphorist, Adonist, Adoptionist, Adventist, Aerologist, Aeroplanist, Affectationist, Agamist, Agist, Agonist, Agrammatist, Agricolist, Agriculturalist, Agriculturist, Agriologist, Agronomist, Agrostologist, Aladinist, Alarmist, Alchemist, Alcoranist, Algebraist, Algologist, Alienist, Alkoranist, Allegorist, Allodialist, Allopathist, Alopecist, Alpinist, Altarist, Altruist, Ambitionist, Amethodist, Amnicolist, Amorist, Anabaptist, Anagrammatist, Analogist, Anarchist, Anatomist, Anecdotist, Animalculist, Animist, Annalist, Annexationist, Annexionist, Annotationist, Annualist, Antarchist, Anthologist, Anthropologist, Anthropomorphist, Anthropotomist, Antichrist, Anti-federalist, Antiloquist, Antimonarchist, Antinomist, Antipathist, Antiquist, Antisocialist, Antitheist, Antivaccinist, Aorist, Apathist, Aphorist, Apiarist, Apiologist, Apocryphalist, Apologist, Apothegmatist, Appanagist, Aquarellist, Arabist, Arachnologist, Arboriculturist, Arborist, Archaeologist, Archaist, Archivist, Arcubalist, Areopagist, Arist, Armorist, Artillerist, Artist, Assientist, Associationist, Assyriologist, Atheist, Atmologist, Atomist, Augurist, Aurist, Autobiographist, Autoomist, Autotheist, Averroist, Bacteriologist, Balloonist, Baptist, Barrowist, Bassoonist, Battologist, Belle-lettrist, Bemist, Biblicist, Bibliopegist, Bibliophilist, Bibliopolist, Biblist, Bicyclist, Bigamist, Bilinguist, Bimetallist, Biogenist, Biologist, Blacklist, Boist, Bonapartist, Boodhist, Botanist, Bourbonist, Bromatologist, Bronzist, Bryologist, Bullionist, Bullist, Bureaucratist, Burinist, Cabalist, Calamist, Calligraphist, Calvinist, Cambist, Campanologist, Canoeist, Canonist, Capitalist, Caricaturist, Carlist, Carnalist, Carpologist, Cartist, Cartoonist, Carvist, Casualist, Catabaptist, Cataclysmist, Catastrophist, Catechist, Catechumenist, Categorist, Catharist, Causationist, Celibatist, Cellarist, Cerebralist, Cerographist, Cetologist, Charterist, Chartist, Chemist, Chiaroscurist, Chirographist, Chirologist, Chiropodist, Chirosophist, Choralist, Chorist, Christ, Chronogrammatist, Ciderist, Cinquecentist, Cist, Civilist, Classicalist, Classicist, Climatologist, Clubbist, Clubfist, Coalitionist, Codist, Coexist, Coleopterist, Collectivist, Colloquist, Collybist, Colonist, Colonizationist, Colorist, Communalist, Communist, Computist, Comtist, Conceptionalist, Conceptualist, Concessionist, Conchologist, Conclavist, Concordist, Confessionalist, Confessionist, Conformist, Confucianist, Congregationalist, Conjecturalist, Consist, Constitutionalist, Constitutionist, Constructionist, Consubstantialist, Contagionist, Contemplatist, Contertionist, Contrabandist, Contrapuntist, Contrist, Controversialist, Controvertist, Conventionalist, Conventionist, Conversationalist, Conversationist, Convivialist, Convocationist, Convulsionist, Copist, Copyist, Co-religionist, Cornist, Corporealist, Correligionist, Corruptionist, Cosmogonist, Cosmologist, Councilist, Craniologist, Cranioscopist, Cremationist, Criminalist, Crustaceologist, Crustalogist, Cryptogamist, Cryptographist, Culturist, Cumulatist, Curialist, Cyclist, Cyclopedist, Cymbalist, Dactylist, Damianist, Decadist, Decalogist, Decembrist, Decretist, Defectionist, Degenerationist, Deipnosophist, Deist, Democratist, Demolitionist, Demonist, Demonologist, Demonomist, Dendrologist, Denominationalist, Dentiloquist, Dentist, Deontologist, Dermatologist, Desist, Despotist, Destinist, Destructionist, Determinist, Deuterogamist, Deuteronomist, Dialist, Dialogist, Diarist, Diatribist, Dichotomist, Dietetist, Digamist, Diluvialist, Diplomatist, Discursist, Dissertationist, Distributionist, Disunionist, Ditheist, Diurnalist, Dogmatist, Donatist, Dramatist, Dramaturgist, Drollist, Druggist, Dualist, Duelist, Dynamist, Ebonist, Ecclesiologist, Economist, Educationist, Egoist, Egotist, Electro-biologist, Elegist, Elocutionist, Elogist, Elohist, Emancipationist, Emancipist, Emblematist, Embryologist, Emigrationist, Empiricist, Encyclopedist, Enigmatist, Enmist, Entomologist, Entomotomist, Entozoologist, Ephemerist, Epidemiologist, Epigenesist, Epigrammatist, Epigrammist, Epigraphist, Epitaphist, Epitomist, Eponymist, Equilibrist, Erpetologist, Errorist, Essayist, Etacist, Eternalist, Ethicist, Ethnologist, Ethologist, Etymologist, Eucharist, Euhemerist, Eulogist, Euphuist, Evangelist, Evolutionist, Exclusionist, Exclusivist, Excursionist, Exegetist, Exist, Exorcist, Expeditionist, Experientiallist, Experimentist, Experimetalist, Expiatist, Extensionist, Extremist, Fabulist, Factionist, Fallowist, Familist, Famulist, Fashionist, Fatalist, Fatiloquist, Faunist, Federalist, Femalist, feudalist, Feudist, Feuilltonist, Fictionist, Figurist, finalist, Financialist. (additional references)

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Anagrams: VERBALIST

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-e-i-l-r-s-t-v"

-1 letter: blastier, librates, vibrates.

-2 letters: albites, astilbe, bailers, baiters, barites, bastile, bestial, blaster, blastie, blister, blivets, bravest, bristle, estival, labrets, librate, realist, rebaits, retails, revisal, riblets, saltier, saltire, slatier, stabile, stabler, tailers, terbias, travels, triable, varlets, vastier, verbals, veritas, vestral, vibrate.

-3 letters: ablest, abseil, airest, aivers, albeit, albite, alerts, alters, ariels, artels, averts, bailer, baiter, balers, barest, barite, baster, bestir, birles, bister, bistre, biters, blares, blears, bleats, blites, blivet, brails, braise, brasil, braves, breast, ervils, estral, labret, laster, lavers, libers, librae, libras, lister, liters, litres, livers, livest, livres, rabies, ratels, ravels, rebait, relist, resail, retail, retial, riblet, rivals, rivets, sailer, salter, saltie, salver, satire, serail, serial, serval, silvae, silver, slater, slaver, sliver, stable, staler, starve, stelai, stelar, stiver, striae, strive, tabers, tables, tailer, talers, terais, terbia, tilers, trails, travel, traves, trials, tribal, tribes, valets, valise, varies, varlet, vaster, velars, verbal, verist, versal, vestal, viable, vilest, vitals.

-4 letters: abets, abler, ables, abris, airts, aisle, aiver, alert, alist, alive, alter, ariel, arils, arise, arles, artel, aster, astir, avers, avert, bails, baits, baler, bales, bares, baser, basil, baste, bates, bears, beast, beats, belts, betas, biers, biles, birle, birls, birse, biter, bites, blare, blase, blast, blate, blats, blear, bleat, blest, blets, blite, braes, brail, brats, brave, bravi, bries, brits, earls, ervil, evils, irate, islet, istle, lairs, lares, laris, laser, later, laver, laves, lears, least, liars, liber, libra, liers, liras, litas, liter, litre, liver, lives, livre, rails, raise, rales, ratel, rates, ravel, raves, reals, relit, retia, rials, ribes, riels, riles, rites, rival, rives, rivet, saber, sabir, sable, sabre, salve, saver, selva, serai, seral, setal, silva, sitar, siver, slate, slave, slier, stair, stale, stare, stave, steal, stela, stile, stria, taber, tabes, table, taels, tails, taler, tales, tares, tarsi, teals, tears, telia, terai, tesla, tiers, tiler, tiles, tires, tirls, trail, trave, trial, tribe, tries, vails, vairs, vales, valet, valse, veals, veils, velar, verbs, verst, verts, vesta, vials, vibes, viers, viler, viral, vires, virls, vista, vitae, vital.

-5 letters: abet, able, abri, ails, airs, airt, aits, albs, ales, alit, alts, arbs, ares, aril, arse, arts, ates, aver, aves, bail, bait, bale, bals, bare, bars, base, bast, bate, bats, bear, beat, bels, belt, best, beta, bets, bias, bier, bile, birl, bise, bite, bits, blae, blat, blet, brae, bras, brat, brie, bris, brit, earl, ears, east, eats, eras, erst, etas, evil, ilea, ires, isba, isle, labs, lair, lari, lars, lase, last, late, lati, lats, lave, lavs, lear, leas, leis, lest, lets, leva, liar, libs, lier, lies, lira.

 Words containing the letters "a-b-e-i-l-r-s-t-v"
 

+1 letter: verbalists, vestibular.

 

+2 letters: subinterval, verbalistic, vibratoless.

 

+3 letters: severability, subintervals.

 

+4 letters: drivabilities, observability, observational, overstability, variabilities, veritableness, vibrationless.

 

+5 letters: collaboratives, cruciverbalist, driveabilities, preservability, removabilities, serviceability, severabilities, venerabilities, verbalizations.

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

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Alternative Orthography: VERBALIST


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

56 45 52 42 41 4C 49 53 54

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

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

...-    .    .-.    -...    .-    .-..    ..    ...    -

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

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

01010110 01000101 01010010 01000010 01000001 01001100 01001001 01010011 01010100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#86 &#69 &#82 &#66 &#65 &#76 &#73 &#83 &#84

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0056 0045 0052 0042 0041 004C 0049 0053 0054

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

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

563952363546435354

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Translations: Modern
4. Derivations
5. Rhymes
6. Anagrams
7. Orthography
8. Bibliography


  

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