Mediateness — Me di*ate*ness, n. The state of being mediate. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mediateness — me·di·ate·ness … English syllables
mediateness — noun the quality of being mediate • Syn: ↑mediacy • Ant: ↑immediacy (for: ↑mediacy) • Derivationally related forms: ↑mediate • … Useful english dictionary
mediacy — noun the quality of being mediate • Syn: ↑mediateness • Ant: ↑immediacy • Derivationally related forms: ↑mediate (for: ↑mediateness) … Useful english dictionary
mediate — mediately, adv. mediateness, n. v. /mee dee ayt /; adj. /mee dee it/, v., mediated, mediating, adj. v.t. 1. to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile. 2. to bring about (an agreement, accord, truce, peace,… … Universalium
descent — Hereditary succession. Succession to the ownership of an estate by inheritance, or by any act of law, as distinguished from purchase. Title by descent is the title by which one person, upon the death of another, acquires the real estate of the… … Black's law dictionary
descent — Hereditary succession. Succession to the ownership of an estate by inheritance, or by any act of law, as distinguished from purchase. Title by descent is the title by which one person, upon the death of another, acquires the real estate of the… … Black's law dictionary
indirectness — noun having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal • Ant: ↑directness • Derivationally related forms: ↑indirect • Hypernyms: ↑characteristic • Hyponyms: ↑allusiveness, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
