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Traditional English :: indigo
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indigo.html - n. (pl. -os) 1 a a natural blue dye obtained from the indigo plant. b a synthetic form of this dye. 2 any plant of the genus Indigofera. 3 (in full indigo blue) a colour between blue and violet in the spectrum. indigotic adj. [16th-c. indico (f. Sp.), indigo (f. Port.) f. L indicum f. Gk indikon INDIAN (dye)] |
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Traditional English :: indigenize
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indigo.html - v.tr. (also -ise) 1 make indigenous; subject to native influence. 2 subject to increased use of indigenous people in government etc. |
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Traditional English :: indigenous
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indigo.html - adj. 1 a (esp. of flora or fauna) originating naturally in a region. b (of people) born in a region. 2 (foll. by to) belonging naturally to a place. indigenously adv. indigenousness n. [L indigena f. indi- = IN-(2) + gen- be born] |
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Traditional English :: indigent
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indigo.html - adj. needy, poor. indigence n. [ME f. OF f. LL indigere f. indi- = IN-(2) + egere need] |
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Traditional English :: indigested
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indigo.html - adj.
1 shapeless.
2 ill-considered.
3 not digested. |
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Traditional English :: indigestible
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indigo.html - adj. 1 difficult or impossible to digest. 2 too complex or awkward to read or comprehend easily. indigestibility n. indigestibly adv. [F indigestible or LL indigestibilis (as IN-(1), DIGEST)] |
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