Part 3801

<h1>Enneatic, Enneatical</h1> <Xpage=494>

<hw><hw>En`ne*at"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>En`ne*at"ic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ nine.]</ety> <def>Occurring once in every nine times, days, years, etc.; every ninth.</def>

<cs><col>Enneatical day</col>, <cd>every ninth day of a disease.</cd> -- <col>Enneatical year</col>, <cd>every ninth year of a man's life.</cd></cs>

<h1>Ennew</h1> <Xpage=494>

<hw>En*new"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>en-</ets> + <ets>new</ets>. Cf. <er>Innovate</er>.]</ety> <def>To make new.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Skelton.</i>

<h1>Enniche</h1> <Xpage=494>

<hw>En*niche"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To place in a niche.</def>

<i>Sterne.</i>

<h1>Ennoble</h1> <Xpage=494>

<hw>En*no"ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Ennobled</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Ennobling</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Pref. <ets>en-</ets> + <ets>noble</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ennoblir</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or excellence; to dignify.</def> "<i>Ennobling</i> all that he touches."

<i>Trench.</i>

<blockquote>What can <b>ennoble</b> sots, or slaves, or cowards? Alas! not all the blood of all the Howards. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To raise to the rank of nobility; <as>as, to <ex>ennoble</ex> a commoner</as>.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- To raise; dignify; exalt; elevate; aggrandize.</syn>

<h1>Ennoblement</h1> <Xpage=494>

<hw>En*no"ble*ment</hw>, <tt>n.</tt>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of making noble, or of exalting, dignifying, or advancing to nobility.</def>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>That which ennobles; excellence; dignity.</def>

<h1>Ennobler</h1> <Xpage=494>

<hw>En*no"bler</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who ennobles.</def>

<h1>Ennui</h1> <Xpage=494>

<hw>En`nui"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>in odio</ets> in hatred. See <er>Annoy</er>.]</ety> <def>A feeling of weariness and disgust; dullness and languor of spirits, arising from satiety or want of interest; tedium.</def>

<i>T. Gray.</i>

<h1>Ennuy\'82</h1> <Xpage=494>

<hw>En`nuy`\'82"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F., p. p. of <ets>ennuyer</ets>. See <er>Ennui</er>.]</ety> <def>Affected with ennui; weary in spirits; emotionally exhausted.</def>