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Today’s pangrams are FAINTLY, FINALITY, and INFANTILITY.
FAINTLY is defined as to a faint degree or weakly perceived.
FINALITY is defined as the quality of being final or definitely settled.
The word INFANTILITY has no known definition.
AFFIANT is defined as a person who makes an affidavit.
AFFINITY is defined as the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule. It is also defined as a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character. It is also defined as (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts. It is also defined as a natural attraction or feeling of kinship. It is also defined as (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship. It is also defined as (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody. It is also defined as inherent resemblance between persons or things.
ALFALFA is defined as important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop. It is also defined as leguminous plant grown for hay or forage.
The word ALIT has no known definition.
ALLAY is defined as satisfy (thirst). It is also defined as lessen the intensity of or calm.
ALLY is defined as an associate who provides cooperation or assistance. It is also defined as a friendly nation. It is also defined as become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage.
ANAL is defined as a stage in psychosexual development when the child’s interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.. It is also defined as of or related to the anus.
The word ANALLY has no known definition.
The word ANNAL 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.).
The word ANTIFA has no known definition.
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.
FAIL is defined as disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake. It is also defined as be unsuccessful. It is also defined as fail to do something; leave something undone. It is also defined as stop operating or functioning. It is also defined as prove insufficient. It is also defined as fail to get a passing grade. It is also defined as fall short in what is expected. It is also defined as get worse. It is also defined as judge unacceptable. It is also defined as be unable. It is also defined as become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close.
FAINT is defined as weak and likely to lose consciousness. It is also defined as deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc. It is also defined as lacking conviction or boldness or courage. It is also defined as pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain. It is also defined as lacking strength or vigor. It is also defined as lacking clarity or distinctness. It is also defined as a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain. It is also defined as indistinctly understood or felt or perceived.
FALL is defined as move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way. It is also defined as the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions). It is also defined as come into the possession of. It is also defined as when a wrestler’s shoulders are forced to the mat. It is also defined as fall from clouds. It is also defined as lose an upright position suddenly. It is also defined as a sudden decline in strength or number or importance. It is also defined as fall or flow in a certain way. It is also defined as fall to somebody by assignment or lot. It is also defined as a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity. It is also defined as a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity. It is also defined as touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly. It is also defined as decrease in size, extent, or range. It is also defined as come as if by falling. It is also defined as a downward slope or bend. It is also defined as the season when the leaves fall from the trees. It is also defined as the time of day immediately following sunset. It is also defined as a sudden drop from an upright position. It is also defined as come under, be classified or included. It is also defined as be inherited by. It is also defined as a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity. It is also defined as a movement downward. It is also defined as assume a disappointed or sad expression. It is also defined as be born, used chiefly of lambs. It is also defined as be captured. It is also defined as be cast down. It is also defined as be due. It is also defined as begin vigorously. It is also defined as come out; issue. It is also defined as descend in free fall under the influence of gravity. It is also defined as die, as in battle or in a hunt. It is also defined as drop oneself to a lower or less erect position. It is also defined as go as if by falling. It is also defined as lose office or power. It is also defined as lose one’s chastity. It is also defined as move in a specified direction. It is also defined as occur at a specified time or place. It is also defined as pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind. It is also defined as slope downward. It is also defined as suffer defeat, failure, or ruin. It is also defined as the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve. It is also defined as to be given by assignment or distribution. It is also defined as to be given by right or inheritance. It is also defined as yield to temptation or sin.
FANNY is defined as external female sex organs. It is also defined as the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.
FANTAIL is defined as an overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship.
FATAL is defined as (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin. It is also defined as controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined. It is also defined as having momentous consequences; of decisive importance. It is also defined as bringing death.
FATALITY is defined as a death resulting from an accident or a disaster. It is also defined as the quality of being able to cause death or fatal disasters.
FATALLY is defined as with fatal consequences or implications.
The word FATLY has no known definition.
FATTY is defined as a rotund individual. It is also defined as containing or composed of fat.
FIAT is defined as a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge).
FILIAL is defined as designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation. It is also defined as relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring.
The word FILIALLY has no known definition.
FINAL is defined as not to be altered or undone. It is also defined as an examination administered at the end of an academic term. It is also defined as occurring at or forming an end or termination. It is also defined as conclusive in a process or progression. It is also defined as the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament.
FINALLY is defined as the item at the end. It is also defined as as the end result of a succession or process. It is also defined as after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay.
FINIAL is defined as an ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a foliated fleur-de-lis.
FLAIL is defined as move like a flail; thresh about. It is also defined as give a thrashing to; beat hard. It is also defined as an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing.
FLAN is defined as open pastry filled with fruit or custard.
FLAT is defined as a deflated pneumatic tire. It is also defined as freight car without permanent sides or roof. It is also defined as a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house. It is also defined as lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth. It is also defined as in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly. It is also defined as not modified or restricted by reservations. It is also defined as not reflecting light; not glossy. It is also defined as lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting. It is also defined as lacking taste or flavor or tang. It is also defined as having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another. It is also defined as sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch. It is also defined as stretched out and lying at full length along the ground. It is also defined as flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes). It is also defined as a level tract of land. It is also defined as a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named. It is also defined as a shallow box in which seedlings are started. It is also defined as commercially inactive. It is also defined as having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness. It is also defined as having lost effervescence. It is also defined as horizontally level. It is also defined as lacking contrast or shading between tones. It is also defined as (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone. It is also defined as scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting.
FLATLY is defined as in an unqualified manner.
FLAY is defined as strip the skin off.
INANITY is defined as total lack of meaning or ideas.
INFANT is defined as a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
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.
INLAY is defined as a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface. It is also defined as decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal. It is also defined as (dentistry) a filling consisting of a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place.
The word LAIN 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.
LANAI is defined as an island of central Hawaii; a pineapple-growing area. It is also defined as a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room.
LANTANA is defined as a flowering shrub.
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.
NAAN is defined as leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop.
NAIF is defined as marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience. It is also defined as a naive or inexperienced person.
NAIL is defined as hit hard. It is also defined as take into custody. It is also defined as complete a pass. It is also defined as locate exactly. It is also defined as succeed at easily. It is also defined as succeed in obtaining a position. It is also defined as a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard. It is also defined as a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener. It is also defined as attach something somewhere by means of nails. It is also defined as horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits.
The word NANA has no known definition.
NANNY is defined as a woman who is the custodian of children. It is also defined as female goat.
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.
TAFFY is defined as chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy.
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.
TIFFANY is defined as United States artist who developed Tiffany glass (1848-1933).
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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