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Traditional English :: syphilis
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sypathy.html - n. a contagious venereal disease progressing from infection of the genitals via the skin and mucous membrane to the bones, muscles, and brain. syphilitic adj. syphilize v.tr. (also -ise). syphiloid adj. [mod.L f. title (Syphilis, sive Morbus Gallicus) of a Latin poem (1530), f. Syphilus, a character in it, the supposed first sufferer from the disease] |
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Traditional English :: syphon
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sypathy.html - var. of SIPHON. |
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English Idioms :: syllable
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sypathy.html - See: WORDS OF ONE SYLLABLE. |
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English Idioms :: system
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sypathy.html - See: PUBLIC-ADDRESS SYSTEM. |
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Traditional English :: SY
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sypathy.html - abbr.
steam yacht. |
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Traditional English :: sybarite
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sypathy.html - n. & adj. --n. a person who is self-indulgent or devoted to sensuous luxury. --adj. fond of luxury or sensuousness. sybaritic adj. sybaritical adj. sybaritically adv. sybaritism n. [orig. an inhabitant of Sybaris in S. Italy, noted for luxury, f. L sybarita f. Gk subarites] |
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