- abnegation (noun) ab-ni-ˈgā-shən: restraint or denial of desire or self-interest
Origin: Middle English abnegacioun, from Late Latin abnegātiōn-, abnegātiō, from Latin abnegāre “to refute, decline, deny”
First Known Use: 14th century
- amity (noun) a-mə-tē: friendship and goodwill, especially as characterized by mutual acceptance and tolerance of potentially antagonistic standpoints or aims; friendly relations between large groups
Origin: Middle English amite, from Middle French amité, amitié, from Medieval Latin amicitas, from Latin amicus friend, friendly + -itas -ity; akin to Latin amare to love
First Known Use: 15th century
- candor (noun) ˈkan-dər: unreserved, honest, or sincere expression
Origin: French and Latin; French candeur, from Latin candor, from candēre to shine, be white
First Known Use: 14th century
- dauntless (adjective) dȯntlə̇s: marked by courageous resolution: incapable of being daunted, intimidated, or subdued
Origin: Middle English daunten (also, to tame), from Old French danter, alteration (probably influenced by Old French dangier power, jurisdiction) of donter, from Latin domitare to tame, from domitus, past participle of domare to tame, conquer (+ less)
First Known Use: 1588
- erudite (adjective) ˈer-e-ˌdīt: concerned with unduly specialized information : pedantic, bookish; characterized by a love of knowledge for its own sake : devoted to the pursuit of learning
Origin: Middle English erudit, from Latin eruditus: learned, skilled, experienced; from past participle of erudire to polish, instruct; from e- + rudis rude, unpolished, unskilled, ignorant
First Known Use: 15th century
- divergent (adjective) dīˈvərjənt: differing from each other or from a standard
Origin: Medieval Latin divergent-, divergens, present participle of divergere
First Known Use: 1696
- insurgent (noun) ˈ ə̇nˈsərjən(t): a person who rises in revolt against an established government; a rebel not recognized as a belligerent
Origin: Latin insurgent-, insurgens, present participle of insurgere to rise up, insurge
First Known Use: 1765
- allegiant (adjective) ə-ˈlē-jənt: giving allegiance; fidelity by a subject or citizen to a sovereign or government; devotion or loyalty to a person, group, or cause
Origin: allegiance + -ant; Middle English aligeaunce, from Anglo-French allegeance, alteration of ligeance, from lige liege
First Known Use: 1613