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Definition: Tantalizer |
TantalizerNoun1. Someone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "tantalizer" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1873. (references) |
Synonym: TantalizerSynonym: tantaliser (n). (additional references) |
| Language | Translations for "tantalizer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Pig Latin | antalizertay.(various references) | |
Russian | мучитель (mauler, tormenter, tormentor, torturer). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | người nhử trêu ngươi. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "tantalizer": tantalizers. (additional references) | |
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"Tantalizer" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: tantalis, tantalise, tantilize, tantillize, tauntalize, Tintelize. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "tantalizer" (pronounced 'Tan"ta*li`zer'): Aggrandizer, Allegorizer, Analyzer, Anathematizer, Anatomizer, Apologizer, Appetizer, Aromatizer, Atmolyzer, Atomizer, Attitudinizer, Authorizer, Botanizer, Bulldozer, Colonizer, Decarbonizer, Deodorizer, Deoxidizer, Depolarizer, Dialyzer, Disorganizer, Dogmatizer, Economizer, Electrizer, Energizer, Epigrammatizer, Epistolizer, Epitomizer, Extemporizer, Fraternizer, galvanizer, Generalizer, Gormandizer, harmonizer, Humanizer, Hybridizer, hypnotizer, Idealizer, idolizer, Individualizer, Iodizer, Judaizer, Liberalizer, Literalizer, Magnetizer, Memorializer, Mesmerizer, Methodizer, Mineralizer, Modernizer, Monarchizer, monopolizer, Moralizer, Mythologizer, Nebulizer, Neutralizer, Organizer, Oxidizer, Ozonizer, Patronizer, Philosophizer, Platonizer, Pluralizer, Polarizer, Popularizer, Prologizer, Proselytizer, Pulverizer, Realizer, Reconizer, Romanizer, scrutinizer, sensitizer, sermonizer, Skeletonizer, Solemnizer, Spiritualizer, sterilizer, Subtilizer, syllogizer, symbolizer, sympathizer, systematizer, systemizer, temporizer, theologizer, theorizer, Vaporizer, Villanizer, Vulcanizer. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-i-l-n-r-t-t-z" | |
-1 letter: tantalize. | |
-2 letters: alterant, atrazine, attainer, reattain, tarletan, zaratite. | |
-3 letters: arietta, intreat, iterant, latrine, lazaret, nattier, nitrate, ratline, rattail, reliant, retinal, tertial, tertian, tetanal, trenail, tzarina. | |
-4 letters: aerial, aliner, antiar, antler, antral, atrial, attain, attire, entail, lanate, lariat, larine, latent, latria, latten, latter, lattin, lazier, learnt, linear, linter, litten, litter, nailer, narial, natter, ratine, ratite, ratlin, rattan, ratten, rattle, realia, renail, rental, retail, retain, retial, retina, retint, taenia, tailer, talent, tantra, tarnal, tartan, tarzan, tenail, tilter, tineal, tinter, trinal, zanier, zeatin. | |
-5 letters: alane, alant, alate, alert, alien, aline, altar, alter, anear, anile, antae, antra, antre, areal, arena, ariel, artal, artel, atilt, atria, attar, azine, elain, elint, entia, inert, inlet, inter, irate, laari, lanai, laten, later, latte, lazar, leant, learn, liana, liane, liner, liter, litre, naira, natal, nertz, niter, nitre, ratal, ratan, ratel, reata, relit, renal, retia, riant, riata, taint, talar, taler, tatar, tater, telia, tenia, terai, tetra, tiara, tiler, tinea, titan, titer, title, titre, trail, train, trait, treat, trial, trine, trite, zaire. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-e-i-l-n-r-t-t-z" | |
+1 letter: tantalizers. | |
+2 letters: laterization. | |
+3 letters: cartelization, laterizations. | |
+4 letters: cartelizations, centralization, lateralization, literalization, neutralization, revitalization, thermalization, traditionalize. | |
+5 letters: centralizations, departmentalize, detribalization, etherealization, externalization, internalization, lateralizations, literalizations, materialization, neutralizations, revitalizations, theatricalizing, thermalizations, totalitarianize, traditionalized, traditionalizes. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 61 6E 74 61 6C 69 7A 65 72 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)- .- -. - .- .-.. .. --.. . .-. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01100001 01101110 01110100 01100001 01101100 01101001 01111010 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T a n t a l i z e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0061 006E 0074 0061 006C 0069 007A 0065 0072 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)54678086677875927184 |
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