Eclipse, v. n. Suffer eclipse, be eclipsed, darkened, veiled, hidden, dimmed, or obscured.
Eclogue, n. Bucolic, idyl, pastoral, pastoral poem.
Economic, Economical, a.
- 1. Household, housekeeping, relating to housekeeping or the household, housewifely.
- 2. Relating to economics, concerning public economy.
- 3. Saving, sparing, provident, thrifty, frugal, free from lavishness or waste.
Economics, n.
- 1. Science of wealth, method of developing public wealth, plutology, public economy, political economy.
- 2. Household management, household economy, housewifery.
Economize, v. a. Save, husband, manage frugally, use prudently, expend with frugality or without waste.
Economize, v. n. Retrench, be frugal, be prudent, be economical, practise economy, husband one’s resources, avoid waste.
Economy, n.
- 1. Frugality, thrift, thriftiness, good husbandry, good housewifery.
- 2. Arrangement, regulation, management, administration.
- 3. System, plan, dispensation, established order.
Ecphonesis, n. [Gr.] (Rhet.) Exclamation, ejaculation, interjection, animated or passionate utterance.
Ecstasy, n.
- 1. Trance, suspension of external sense.
- 2. Transport, rapture, ravishment, delight, excessive joy, supreme delight, transporting pleasure.
Ecstatic, Ecstatical, a.
- 1. Entrancing, suspending the senses.
- 2. Resulting from or given in trance or ecstasy.