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Today’s pangrams are ATTAINABILITY, BANALITY, and INABILITY.
ATTAINABILITY is defined as the state of being achievable.
BANALITY is defined as a trite or obvious remark.
INABILITY is defined as lacking the power to perform. It is also defined as lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something.
ABILITY is defined as possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done. It is also defined as the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment.
The word ALIT has no known definition.
ANTI is defined as a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.). It is also defined as not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.).
ATILT is defined as departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal.
ATTAIN is defined as reach a point in time, or a certain state or level. It is also defined as find unexpectedly. It is also defined as to gain with effort. It is also defined as reach a destination, either real or abstract.
BAIT is defined as anything that serves as an enticement. It is also defined as something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed. It is also defined as harass with persistent criticism or carping. It is also defined as attack with dogs or set dogs upon. It is also defined as lure, entice, or entrap with bait.
BATTY is defined as informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
BLAT is defined as cry plaintively.
BLATANT is defined as without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious. It is also defined as conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry.
BLATANTLY is defined as in a blatant manner.
INANITY is defined as total lack of meaning or ideas.
INITIAL is defined as mark with one’s initials. It is also defined as occurring at the beginning. It is also defined as the first letter of a word (especially a person’s name).
INITIALLY is defined as at the beginning.
The word ITTY has no known definition.
The word LABILITY has no known definition.
LAITY is defined as in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy.
LANTANA is defined as a flowering shrub.
LIABILITY is defined as an obligation to pay money to another party. It is also defined as the quality of being something that holds you back. It is also defined as the state of being legally obliged and responsible.
LILT is defined as a jaunty rhythm in music. It is also defined as articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way.
LINT is defined as cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds. It is also defined as fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers.
The word LINTY has no known definition.
LITANY is defined as any long and tedious address or recital. It is also defined as a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation.
NATAL is defined as a region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean. It is also defined as a port city in northeastern Brazil. It is also defined as relating to or accompanying birth. It is also defined as of or relating to the buttocks.
NATALITY is defined as the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year.
The word NATANT has no known definition.
NATTILY is defined as in a natty manner; with smartness.
NATTY is defined as marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners.
TABBY is defined as female cat. It is also defined as a cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black. It is also defined as having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats.
The word TABLA has no known definition.
TAIL is defined as a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements. It is also defined as the rear part of a ship. It is also defined as go after with the intent to catch. It is also defined as any projection that resembles the tail of an animal. It is also defined as the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on. It is also defined as the rear part of an aircraft. It is also defined as remove or shorten the tail of an animal. It is also defined as the time of the last part of something. It is also defined as remove the stalk of fruits or berries. It is also defined as the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body. It is also defined as (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person’s head.
TAINT is defined as the state of being contaminated. It is also defined as contaminate with a disease or microorganism. It is also defined as place under suspicion or cast doubt upon.
The word TALI has no known definition.
TALL is defined as too improbable to admit of belief. It is also defined as lofty in style. It is also defined as a garment size for a tall person. It is also defined as great in vertical dimension; high in stature. It is also defined as impressively difficult.
The word TALLIT has no known definition.
TALLY is defined as gain points in a game. It is also defined as keep score, as in games. It is also defined as determine the sum of. It is also defined as a bill for an amount due. It is also defined as a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely. It is also defined as the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order. It is also defined as be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.
TANNIN is defined as any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine.
TATTY is defined as tastelessly showy. It is also defined as showing signs of wear and tear.
TIBIA is defined as the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle.
TIBIAL is defined as relating to or located near a tibia.
TILL is defined as a treasury for government funds. It is also defined as a strongbox for holding cash. It is also defined as unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together. It is also defined as work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation.
TILT is defined as a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances. It is also defined as move sideways or in an unsteady way. It is also defined as pitching dangerously to one side. It is also defined as heel over. It is also defined as a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement. It is also defined as the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical. It is also defined as to incline or bend from a vertical position. It is also defined as a slight but noticeable partiality. It is also defined as charge with a tilt.
The word TINILY has no known definition.
TINNY is defined as of very poor quality; flimsy. It is also defined as thin and metallic in sound; lacking resonance. It is also defined as of or containing tin.
TINT is defined as a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color. It is also defined as a dye for coloring the hair. It is also defined as a just detectable amount. It is also defined as color lightly.
TINY is defined as very small.
TITAN is defined as a person of exceptional importance and reputation. It is also defined as (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth). It is also defined as the largest of the satellites of Saturn; has a hazy nitrogen atmosphere.
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