English words starting with inf

Meanings of Inf:

abbreviation

Intermediate-range nuclear force(s).

Meanings of Infall:

noun

The falling of small objects or other matter on to or into a larger body.

Usage examples:

The infall of debris into a black hole

Meanings of Infallible:

adjective

Incapable of making mistakes or being wrong.

Usage examples:

Doctors are not infallible

Meanings of Infallibly:

adverb

In a way that is never wrong or never fails

Usage examples:

My car infallibly starts in cold weather., he is infallibly cheerful.

Meanings of Infamies:

noun

The state of being well known for some bad quality or deed.

Usage examples:

A day that will live in infamy

Meanings of Infamous:

adjective

Well known for some bad quality or deed.

Usage examples:

An infamous war criminal

Meanings of Infamously:

adverb

In a way that is well known for some bad quality or deed.

Usage examples:

He infamously remarked that he hadn't read the treaty

Meanings of Infamy:

noun

The state of being well known for some bad quality or deed.

Usage examples:

A day that will live in infamy

Meanings of Infancy:

noun

The state or period of babyhood or early childhood.

Usage examples:

A son who died in infancy

Meanings of Infangthief:

noun

(in anglo-saxon law) the right of the lord of a manor to try and to punish a thief caught within the limits of his demesne.

Meanings of Infant:

noun

A very young child or baby.

Usage examples:

Healthy infants

Meanings of Infantas:

noun

A daughter of the ruling monarch of spain or portugal, especially the eldest daughter who was not heir to the throne.

Usage examples:

The peace was sealed the next year by the marriage of the king to the infanta maria theresa, thereb…

Meanings of Infante:

noun

A son of the ruling monarch of spain or portugal other than the heir to the throne, specifically the second son.

Usage examples:

It splintered into hundreds of competing chieftainships, all led by infantes claiming descent from …

Meanings of Infantes:

noun

A son of the ruling monarch of spain or portugal other than the heir to the throne, specifically the second son.

Usage examples:

It splintered into hundreds of competing chieftainships, all led by infantes claiming descent from …

Meanings of Infanticide:

noun

The crime of a mother killing her child within a year of birth.

Usage examples:

Cases of infanticide often involve extreme emotional disturbance

Meanings of Infanticides:

noun

The crime of a mother killing her child within a year of birth.

Usage examples:

Cases of infanticide often involve extreme emotional disturbance

Meanings of Infantile:

adjective

Of or occurring among babies or very young children.

Usage examples:

Infantile colic

Meanings of Infantilism:

noun

Childish behaviour.

Usage examples:

His comedy is a blend of slapstick and sentimental infantilism

Meanings of Infantilize:

verb

Treat (someone) as a child or in a way which denies their maturity in age or experience.

Usage examples:

My generation grew up in a time when women were infantilized and treated as property

Meanings of Infantries:

noun

Soldiers marching or fighting on foot; foot soldiers collectively.

Usage examples:

The infantry advanced at sunrise

Meanings of Infantry:

noun

Soldiers marching or fighting on foot; foot soldiers collectively.

Usage examples:

The infantry advanced at sunrise

Meanings of Infantryman:

noun

A soldier belonging to an infantry regiment.

Usage examples:

As operations unfold, the army has found that protection is needed not just for infantrymen but for…

Meanings of Infantrymen:

noun

A soldier belonging to an infantry regiment.

Usage examples:

As operations unfold, the army has found that protection is needed not just for infantrymen but for…

Meanings of Infants:

noun

A very young child or baby.

Usage examples:

Healthy infants

phrase

→  infant school

Usage examples:

Andrew's still in the infants., i used to have school meals when i was in the infants., at 11, she …

Meanings of Infarct:

noun

A small localized area of dead tissue resulting from failure of blood supply.

Usage examples:

Lungs were examined for pneumonia, fibrosis, and infarcts and for atherosclerosis, thrombi, and int…