Causal: Definition and part of speech

Causal

  1. n. A causal word or form of speech.
  2. a. Relating to a cause or causes; inplying or containing a cause or causes; expressing a cause; causative.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Causality: Definition and part of speech

Causality

  1. n. The faculty of tracing effects to their causes.
  2. n. The agency of a cause; the action or power of a cause, in producing its effect.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Causally: Definition and part of speech

Causally

  1. n. The lighter, earthy parts of ore, carried off washing.
  2. adv. According to the order or series of causes; by tracing effects to causes.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Causative: Definition and part of speech

Causative

  1. n. A word which expresses or suggests a cause.
  2. a. Effective, as a cause or agent; causing.
  3. a. Expressing a cause or reason; causal; as, the ablative is a causative case.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Cause: Definition and part of speech

Cause

  1. v. The side of a question, which is espoused, advocated, and upheld by a person or party; a principle which is advocated; that which a person or party seeks to attain.
  2. v. That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.
  3. v. That which is the occasion of an action or state; ground; reason; motive; as, cause for rejoicing.
  4. v. Sake; interest; advantage.
  5. v. A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.
  6. v. Any subject of discussion or debate; matter; question; affair in general.
  7. The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.