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v. t. [ AS. onhangian. ] To hang. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. anharmonique, fr. Gr. 'an priv. + &unr_; harmonic. ] (Math.) Not harmonic. [ 1913 Webster ]

The
anharmonic function or
anharmonic ratio of four points abcd on a straight line is the quantity (ac/ad):(bc/bd), where the segments are to be regarded as plus or minus, according to the order of the letters. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who dwells with another, or with others. “Coinhabitants of the same element.” Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of Denmark. Population (2000) = 1, 339, 395. [ PJC ]

n. [ From Copenhagen, Denmark. ] 1. A sweetened hot drink of spirit and beaten eggs. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A children's game in which one player is inclosed by a circle of others holding a rope. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Uninhabited. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) A rope to haul down, or to assist in hauling down, a sail; as, a staysail downhaul; a trysail downhaul. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To surround with a halo. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Enhanced p. pr. & vb. n. Enhancing ] [ Norm. F. enhauncer, enhaucer, OF. enhaleier, enhaucier; pref. en- (L. in) + haucier to lift, raise up, from an assumed L. altiare, fr. L. altus high; cf. Pr. enansar, enanzar, to advance, exalt, and E. advance. See Altitude, and cf. Hawser. ] 1. To raise or lift up; to exalt. [ Obs. ] Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

Who, naught aghast, his mighty hand enhanced. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To advance; to augment; to increase; to heighten; to make more costly or attractive; as, to enhance the price of commodities; to enhance beauty or kindness; hence, also, to render more heinous; to aggravate; as, to enhance crime. [ 1913 Webster ]

The reputation of ferocity enhanced the value of their services, in making them feared as well as hated. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To be raised up; to grow larger; as, a debt enhances rapidly by compound interest. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. improved. Contrasted with unenhanced.
Syn. -- better. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The act of increasing, or state of being increased; augmentation; aggravation; as, the enhancement of value, price, enjoyments, crime. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who enhances; one who, or that which, raises the amount, price, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To find harbor or safety in; to dwell in or inhabit. W. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref. en- + harden: cf. F. enhardir to embolden. ] To harden; to embolden. [ Obs. ] Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. 'enarmoniko`s, 'enarmo`nios fitting, accordant; 'en in + "armoni`a harmony: cf. F. enharmonique.]

1. (Anc. Mus.) Of or pertaining to that one of the three kinds of musical scale (diatonic, chromatic, enharmonic) recognized by the ancient Greeks, which consisted of quarter tones and major thirds, and was regarded as the most accurate. [1913 Webster]

2. (Mus.) (a) Pertaining to a change of notes to the eye, while, as the same keys are used, the instrument can mark no difference to the ear, as the substitution of A♭ for G♯. (b) Pertaining to a scale of perfect intonation which recognizes all the notes and intervals that result from the exact tuning of diatonic scales and their transposition into other keys. [1913 Webster]

adv. In the enharmonic style or system; in just intonation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Equality. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Fair or impartial; unbiased. “Evenhanded justice.” Shak. -- E"ven*hand`ed*ly, adv. -- E"ven*hand`ed*ness, n. Froude. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ G., House of Lords. ] See Legislature, Austria, Prussia. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L. inhabilis: cf. F. inhabile. See In- not, and Habile, and cf. Unable. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Not apt or fit; unfit; not convenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; as, inhabile matter. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Unskilled; unready; awkward; incompetent; unqualified; -- said of persons. [ Obs. ] See Unable. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. inhabileté, inhabilité. See Inability. ] Unsuitableness; unaptness; unfitness; inability. [ Obs. ] Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inhabited; p. pr. & vb. n. Inhabiting. ] [ OE. enhabiten, OF. enhabiter, L. inhabitare; pref. in- in + habitare to dwell. See Habit. ] To live or dwell in; to occupy, as a place of settled residence; as, wild beasts inhabit the forest; men inhabit cities and houses. [ 1913 Webster ]

The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity. Is. lvii. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

O, who would inhabit
This bleak world alone? Moore. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To have residence in a place; to dwell; to live; to abide. [ Archaic or Poetic ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

They say wild beasts inhabit here. Waller. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. inhabitabilis. See Inhabit. ] Capable of being inhabited; habitable. [ 1913 Webster ]

Systems of inhabitable planets. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. inhabitabilis: cf. F. inhabitable. See In- not, and Habitable. ] Not habitable; not suitable to be inhabited. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The frozen ridges of the Alps
Or other ground inhabitable. Shak.

{ } n. 1. The act of inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited; the condition of an inhabitant; residence; occupancy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ruins yet resting in the wild moors testify a former inhabitance. Carew. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) The state of having legal right to claim the privileges of a recognized inhabitant; especially, the right to support in case of poverty, acquired by residence in a town; habitancy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. inhabitans, -antis, p. pr. of inhabitare. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. One who dwells or resides permanently in a place, as distinguished from a transient lodger or visitor; as, an inhabitant of a house, a town, a city, county, or state. “Frail inhabitants of earth.” Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

In this place, they report that they saw inhabitants which were very fair and fat people. Abp. Abbot. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) One who has a legal settlement in a town, city, or parish; a permanent resident. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To inhabit. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. inhabitatio a dwelling. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act of inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited; indwelling. [ 1913 Webster ]

The inhabitation of the Holy Ghost. Bp. Pearson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Abode; place of dwelling; residence. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Population; inhabitants. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

The beginning of nations and of the world's inhabitation. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Phrenol.) A tendency or propensity to permanent residence in a place or abode; love of home and country. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Uninhabited. [ Obs. ] Brathwait. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An inhabitant. [ R. ] Derham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Phrenol.) See Inhabitativeness. [ 1913 Webster ]

What the phrenologists call inhabitiveness. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A female inhabitant. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. inhalant. ] Inhaling; used for inhaling. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An apparatus also called an inhaler (which see); also, that which is to be inhaled, especially a medicine taken by inhalation. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ Cf. F. inhalation. ] The act of inhaling; also, that which is inhaled. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inhaled p. pr. & vb. n. Inhaling. ] [ L. inhalare to breathe upon; pref. in- in + halare to breathe: cf. F. inhaler. Cf. Exhale. ] To breathe or draw into the lungs; to inspire; as, to inhale air; -- opposed to exhale. [ 1913 Webster ]

Martin was walking forth to inhale the fresh breeze of the evening. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. drawn into the lungs; breathed in; as, inhaled smoke can damage the lungs. Inverse of exhaled. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Used for inhaling; as, the inhalent end of a duct. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who inhales. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An apparatus for inhaling any vapor or volatile substance, such as ether or chloroform, or an aerosol mist of a solution, for medicinal purposes; as, he alway carried his inhaler around in his pocket in case he had asthmatic attack. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

3. A contrivance to filter, as air, in order to protect the lungs from inhaling damp or cold air, noxious gases, dust, etc.; also, the respiratory apparatus for divers. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. See Enhance.

{ } a. Not harmonic; inharmonious; discordant; dissonant. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. in- not + harmonious: cf. F. inharmonieux. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Not harmonious; unmusical; discordant; dissonant. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sounds inharmonious in themselves and harsh. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Conflicting; jarring; not in harmony. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Without harmony. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being inharmonious; lack of harmony; discord. [ 1913 Webster ]

The inharmoniousness of a verse. A. Tucker. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Lack of harmony.