fissiparous (en)

(adjective) tending to break up into parts; divisive

fixism (en)

the non-scientific theory that the species alive today are identical to those of the past and that evolution does not happen

flagitious (en)

(adjective) marked by scandalous crime or vice; villainous

flatus vocis (la)

(from Medieval Latin: breath of the voice) a term used by French philosopher Roscellinus (1050-1125), founder of nominalism; means a mere name, word, or sound without a corresponding objective reality

flitches (en)

(noun) a side of cured meat / (noun) a side of bacon / (noun) a longitudinal section of a log

flocculence (en)

flakiness; containing or made up of small particles that have been aggregated

florid (en)

(adjective) very flowery in style; ornate / tinged with red; ruddy / marked by emotional or sexual fervor / elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated

flummery (en)

(noun) a soft jelly or porridge made with flour or meal / (noun) any of several sweet desserts / (noun) mummery mumbo jumbo

foible (en)

a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character

fomenting (en)

(verb) to promote the growth or development of; rouse incite

Fordism (en)

the use in manufacturing industry of the methods pioneered by Henry Ford, typified by large-scale mechanized mass production

forfend (en)

(verb) forbid / (verb) to ward off; prevent / (verb) protect preserve

fossick (en)

(verb) to search for gold or gemstones typically by picking over abandoned workings / (verb) to search about; rummage / (verb) to search for by or as if by rummaging; ferret out

frabjous (en)

(adjective) delightful; joyous [humorous]

fractious (en)

difficult to control; unruly; irritable and quarrelsome

frangible (en)

(adjective) readily or easily broken

Frankfurt School (en)

a school of social theory and philosophy associated in part with the Institute for Social Research at the Goethe University Frankfurt; consisted of dissidents who felt at home neither in the existent capitalist, fascist, nor communist systems that had formed at the time

free indirect style (en)

a style of third-person narration which uses some of the characteristics of third-person along with the essence of first-person direct speech

Freytag's pyramid (en)

the structure of a dramatic work such as a play or film (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement)

friable (en)

(adjective) easily crumbled or pulverized

frictionless capitalism (en)

a term coined by Bill Gates in 1995 in his book The Road Ahead; describes an extremely efficient market in which buyers and sellers can find each other easily, can interact directly, and can perform transactions with only minimal overhead costs

frippery (en)

(noun) showy or unnecessary ornament in architecture, dress, or language

frisson (en)

(noun) a brief moment of emotional excitement; shudder thrill

fronds (en)

the leaf or leaflike part of a palm, fern, or similar plant

frowsty (en)

(adjective) musty / (adjective) frowsy / having a stale, warm, and stuffy atmosphere.