Words that rhyme with adrienne

  • abecedarian
    adj 1: alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers) n 1: a novice learning the rudiments of some subject 2: a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge
  • again
    adv 1: anew; "she tried again"; "they rehearsed the scene again" [syn: again, once again, once more, over again]
  • agrarian
    adj 1: relating to rural matters; "an agrarian (or agricultural) society"; "farming communities" [syn: agrarian, agricultural, farming(a)]
  • amen
    n 1: a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes [syn: Amen, Amon, Amun]
  • antiquarian
    adj 1: of or relating to persons who study or deal in antiques or antiquities 2: of or relating to antiques or antiquities n 1: an expert or collector of antiquities [syn: antiquary, antiquarian, archaist]
  • apiarian
    adj 1: relating to bees or beekeeping
  • authoritarian
    adj 1: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government" [syn: authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical] 2: expecting unquestioning obedience; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter" [syn: authoritarian, dictatorial, overbearing] n 1: a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime" [syn: authoritarian, dictator]
  • barbarian
    adj 1: without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes" [syn: barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild] n 1: a member of an uncivilized people [syn: savage, barbarian] 2: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement [syn: peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike]
  • carrion
    n 1: the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food
  • cayenne
    n 1: plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red [syn: cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, long pepper, jalapeno, Capsicum annuum longum] 2: ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum [syn: cayenne, cayenne pepper, red pepper] 3: a long and often twisted hot red pepper [syn: cayenne, cayenne pepper]
  • centenarian
    adj 1: being at least 100 years old n 1: someone who is at least 100 years old
  • centurion
    n 1: (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers
  • clarion
    adj 1: loud and clear; "a clarion call" n 1: a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone v 1: blow the clarion 2: proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion
  • comedienne
    n 1: a female actor in a comedy 2: a female comedian
  • criterion
    n 1: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work" [syn: standard, criterion, measure, touchstone] 2: the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community" [syn: criterion, standard]
  • den
    n 1: the habitation of wild animals [syn: lair, den] 2: a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws [syn: hideout, hideaway, den] 3: a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts 4: a room that is comfortable and secluded
  • disciplinarian
    n 1: someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms [syn: martinet, disciplinarian, moralist]
  • durian
    n 1: tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind [syn: durian, durion, durian tree, Durio zibethinus] 2: huge fruit native to southeastern Asia `smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts
  • egalitarian
    adj 1: favoring social equality; "a classless society" [syn: classless, egalitarian] n 1: a person who believes in the equality of all people [syn: egalitarian, equalitarian] [ant: elitist]
  • empyrean
    adj 1: of or relating to the sky or heavens; "the empyrean sphere" [syn: empyrean, empyreal] 2: inspiring awe; "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night" [syn: empyreal, empyrean, sublime] n 1: the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected [syn: celestial sphere, sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkin]
  • en
    n 1: half the width of an em [syn: en, nut]
  • equalitarian
    n 1: a person who believes in the equality of all people [syn: egalitarian, equalitarian] [ant: elitist]
  • equestrian
    adj 1: of or relating to or composed of knights 2: of or relating to or featuring horseback riding n 1: a man skilled in equitation [syn: horseman, equestrian, horseback rider]
  • fen
    n 1: 100 fen equal 1 yuan in China 2: low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "the fens of eastern England" [syn: marsh, marshland, fen, fenland]
  • glen
    n 1: a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
  • grammarian
    n 1: a linguist who specializes in the study of grammar and syntax [syn: grammarian, syntactician]
  • hen
    n 1: adult female chicken [syn: hen, biddy] 2: adult female bird 3: flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing 4: female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster
  • historian
    n 1: a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it [syn: historian, historiographer]
  • humanitarian
    adj 1: marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species" [syn: human-centered, human-centred, humanist, humanistic, humanitarian] 2: of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism; "humanitarian aid" n 1: someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms [syn: humanitarian, do-gooder, improver] 2: an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans [syn: humanist, humanitarian]
  • hyperborean
    n 1: (Greek mythology) one of a people that the ancient Greeks believed lived in a warm and sunny land north of the source of the north wind
  • ken
    n 1: range of what one can know or understand; "beyond my ken" [syn: cognizance, ken] 2: the range of vision; "out of sight of land" [syn: sight, ken]
  • latitudinarian
    adj 1: unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion) [syn: free-thinking, latitudinarian, undogmatic, undogmatical] n 1: a person who is broad-minded and tolerant (especially in standards of religious belief and conduct)
  • libertarian
    n 1: an advocate of libertarianism 2: someone who believes the doctrine of free will [ant: necessitarian]
  • librarian
    n 1: a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services [syn: librarian, bibliothec]
  • men
    n 1: the force of workers available [syn: work force, workforce, manpower, hands, men]
  • millenarian
    adj 1: relating to or believing in the millennium of peace and happiness [syn: millenarian, chiliastic] n 1: a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity) [syn: millenarian, millenarist, chiliast]
  • mitochondrion
    n 1: an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy [syn: mitochondrion, chondriosome]
  • nonagenarian
    adj 1: being from 90 to 99 years old; "the nonagenarian inhabitants of the nursing home" n 1: someone whose age is in the nineties
  • octogenarian
    adj 1: being from 80 to 89 years old n 1: someone whose age is in the eighties
  • parliamentarian
    n 1: an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons [syn: Parliamentarian, Member of Parliament] 2: an expert in parliamentary rules and procedures
  • pedestrian
    adj 1: lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot" [syn: pedestrian, prosaic, prosy, earthbound] n 1: a person who travels by foot [syn: pedestrian, walker, footer]
  • pen
    n 1: a writing implement with a point from which ink flows 2: an enclosure for confining livestock 3: a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play [syn: playpen, pen] 4: a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes [syn: penitentiary, pen] 5: female swan v 1: produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" [syn: write, compose, pen, indite]
  • planarian
    n 1: free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts [syn: planarian, planaria]
  • proletarian
    adj 1: belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat n 1: a member of the working class (not necessarily employed); "workers of the world--unite!" [syn: proletarian, prole, worker]
  • radiolarian
    n 1: protozoa with amoeba-like bodies and radiating filamentous pseudopods
  • riparian
    adj 1: of or relating to or located on the banks of a river or stream; "riparian land"
  • salutatorian
    n 1: a graduating student with the second highest academic rank; may deliver the opening address at graduation exercises [syn: salutatorian, salutatory speaker]
  • saurian
    adj 1: of or relating to lizards [syn: saurian, lacertilian] n 1: any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards; in former classifications included also the crocodiles and dinosaurs
  • sectarian
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects; "sectarian differences" 2: belonging to or characteristic of a sect; "a sectarian mind"; "the negations of sectarian ideology"- Sidney Hook; "sectarian squabbles in psychology" [ant: nonsectarian, unsectarian] n 1: a member of a sect; "most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect" [syn: sectarian, sectary, sectarist]
  • seminarian
    n 1: a student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary) [syn: seminarian, seminarist]
  • septuagenarian
    n 1: someone whose age is in the seventies
  • sexagenarian
    adj 1: being from 60 to 69 years old; "the sexagenarian population is growing" n 1: someone whose age is in the sixties
  • stentorian
    adj 1: used of the voice [syn: booming, stentorian]
  • tellurian
    adj 1: of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air [syn: tellurian, telluric, terrestrial, terrene] n 1: an inhabitant of the earth [syn: tellurian, earthling, earthman, worldling]
  • ten
    adj 1: being one more than nine [syn: ten, 10, x] n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system [syn: ten, 10, X, tenner, decade] 2: one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face [syn: ten-spot, ten]
  • then
    adv 1: subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors); "then he left"; "go left first, then right"; "first came lightning, then thunder"; "we watched the late movie and then went to bed"; "and so home and to bed" [syn: then, so, and so, and then] 2: in that case or as a consequence; "if he didn't take it, then who did?"; "keep it then if you want to"; "the case, then, is closed"; "you've made up your mind then?"; "then you'll be rich" 3: at that time; "I was young then"; "prices were lower back then"; "science as it was then taught" adj 1: at a specific prior time; "the then president" n 1: that time; that moment; "we will arrive before then"; "we were friends from then on"
  • totalitarian
    adj 1: characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control; "a totalitarian regime crushes all autonomous institutions in its drive to seize the human soul"- Arthur M.Schlesinger, Jr. 2: of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life; "totalitarian theory and practice"; "operating in a totalistic fashion" [syn: totalitarian, totalistic] n 1: an adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian government
  • tragedienne
    n 1: an actress who specializes in tragic roles
  • un
    n 1: an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security [syn: United Nations, UN]
  • utilitarian
    adj 1: having a useful function; "utilitarian steel tables" [syn: utilitarian, useful] 2: having utility often to the exclusion of values; "plain utilitarian kitchenware" n 1: someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility
  • valedictorian
    n 1: the student with the best grades who usually delivers the valedictory address at commencement [syn: valedictorian, valedictory speaker]
  • valerian
    n 1: a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or pink flowers
  • valetudinarian
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian [syn: valetudinarian, valetudinary] n 1: weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health
  • vegetarian
    n 1: eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat or fish or (often) any animal products
  • veterinarian
    n 1: a doctor who practices veterinary medicine [syn: veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary surgeon, vet]
  • wren
    n 1: English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723) [syn: Wren, Sir Christopher Wren] 2: any of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects [syn: wren, jenny wren]
  • yen
    n 1: a yearning for something or to do something [syn: hankering, yen] 2: the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen v 1: have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" [syn: ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish]
  • ben
    n 1: a mountain or tall hill; "they were climbing the ben"
  • benne
    n 1: East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil [syn: sesame, benne, benni, benny, Sesamum indicum]
  • bren
    n 1: a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II [syn: Bren, Bren gun]
  • chen
    n 1: wild goose having white adult plumage [syn: Chen, subgenus Chen]
  • gen
    n 1: informal term for information; "give me the gen on your new line of computers"
  • glenn
    n 1: made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-) [syn: Glenn, John Glenn, John Herschel Glenn Jr.]
  • n
    n 1: a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues [syn: nitrogen, N, atomic number 7] 2: the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees [syn: north, due north, northward, N] 3: a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes [syn: newton, N] 4: (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter [syn: normality, N] 5: the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: N, n]
  • penn
    n 1: Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718) [syn: Penn, William Penn] 2: a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [syn: University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Penn]
  • sen
    n 1: a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
  • venn
    n 1: English logician who introduced Venn diagrams (1834-1923) [syn: Venn, John Venn]
  • wen
    n 1: a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked [syn: sebaceous cyst, pilar cyst, wen, steatocystoma]
  • zen
    n 1: school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan [syn: Zen, Zen Buddhism] 2: a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight [syn: Zen, Zen Buddhism] 3: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: acid, back breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, Elvis, loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, pane, superman, window pane, Zen]
  • cheyenne
    n 1: the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the southeastern corner of the state [syn: Cheyenne, capital of Wyoming] 2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Cheyenne 3: a member of a North American Indian people living on the western plains (now living in Oklahoma and Montana)
  • asean
    n 1: an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism [syn: Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN]
  • lpn
    n 1: a nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick [syn: licensed practical nurse, LPN, practical nurse]
  • marian
    adj 1: of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
  • bulgarian
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Bulgaria or its people; "the Bulgarian capital is Sofia" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Bulgaria 2: a Slavic language spoken in Bulgaria
  • contrarian
    n 1: an investor who deliberately decides to go against the prevailing wisdom of other investors
  • hungarian
    adj 1: relating to or characteristic of Hungary; "Hungarian folk music" [syn: Hungarian, Magyar] n 1: a native or inhabitant of Hungary [syn: Hungarian, Magyar] 2: the official language of Hungary (also spoken in Rumania); belongs to the Ugric family of languages [syn: Hungarian, Magyar]
  • wagnerian
    adj 1: of or relating to Richard Wagner or his music n 1: a follower of the theories or an admirer of the music of Richard Wagner
  • caesarean
    adj 1: relating to abdominal delivery [syn: cesarean, cesarian, caesarean, caesarian] 2: of or relating to or in the manner of Julius Caesar [syn: Caesarian, Caesarean] n 1: the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) [syn: cesarean delivery, caesarean delivery, caesarian delivery, cesarean section, cesarian section, caesarean section, caesarian section, C-section, cesarean, cesarian, caesarean, caesarian, abdominal delivery]
  • aryan
    adj 1: of or relating to the former Indo-European people; "Indo- European migrations" [syn: Indo-European, Indo-Aryan, Aryan] n 1: (according to Nazi doctrine) a Caucasian person of Nordic descent (and not a Jew) 2: a member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo European [syn: Aryan, Indo-European]
  • rotarian
    n 1: a member of a Rotary Club
  • tocharian
    n 1: a branch of the Indo-European language family that originated in central Asia during the first millennium A.D.
  • vulgarian
    n 1: a vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth)
  • prelapsarian
    adj 1: of or relating to the time before the Fall of Adam and Eve
  • sabbatarian
    adj 1: pertaining to the Sabbath and its observance n 1: one who observes Saturday as the Sabbath (as in Judaism)
  • trinitarian
    n 1: adherent of Trinitarianism
  • doyenne
    n 1: a woman who is the senior member of a group
  • valenciennes
    n 1: a town in northeastern France long noted for its lace industry 2: a type of bobbin lace with floral patterns [syn: Valenciennes, Valenciennes lace]
  • chorion
    n 1: the outermost membranous sac enclosing the embryo in higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
  • morion
    n 1: a metal helmet worn by common soldiers in the 16th century [syn: morion, cabasset]
  • korean
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Korea or its people or language; "Korean handicrafts" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Korea who speaks the Korean language 2: the Altaic language spoken by Koreans