different between indisposed vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

in- +? disposed

Adjective

indisposed (comparative more indisposed, superlative most indisposed)

1. Mildly ill.

   He was indisposed with a cold.

2. Not disposed, predisposed, or inclined; unwilling.

   I stayed indoors all day, feeling indisposed to finish mowing the lawn.

3. Not yet ready (especially with regard to receiving a visitor) because not yet arranged into a state of readiness (i.e., not disposed); (especially, more specifically):
   1. (euphemistic) In the lavatory/WC.
   2. (euphemistic) Undressed; not yet dressed enough to be seen by visitors.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:diseased

Related terms

• indisposition

Translations

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French taxonomie. Surface analysis taxo- +? -nomy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tæk?s?n?mi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tæk?s??n?mi/
• Rhymes: -?n?mi

Noun

taxonomy (countable and uncountable, plural taxonomies)

1. The science or the technique used to make a classification.
2. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
3. (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

Synonyms

• taxonomics
• (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms): alpha taxonomy

Coordinate terms

• nomenclature
• ontology

Derived terms

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