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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • a cappella/ˌæ.kəˈpɛl.ə/adjectiveC1Sung with no instruments at all.
  • abiding/əˈbaɪ.dɪŋ/adjectiveC1Lasting for a very long time.
  • abrasive/əˈbɹeɪ.sɪv/adjectiveC12 meaningsRough enough to scrape.
  • absent/ˈæb.sn̩t/adjectiveB24 meaningsNot in the place where you are expected to be.
  • abstract/ˈæbˌstɹækt/adjectiveB24 meaningsExisting as an idea rather than as a thing you can touch.
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/əˈbʌn.dənt/
adjectiveC1
Present in more than plenty.
  • accessible/əkˈsɛs.ɪ.bəl/adjectiveC1Easy to reach, to enter or to understand.
  • accountable/əˈkaʊntəbl̩/adjectiveC1Having to answer for what you do.
  • accursed/əˈkɜː.sɪd/adjectiveC12 meaningsUnder a curse.
  • accustomed/əˈkʌs.təmd/adjectiveC1Used to something through long habit.
  • acidic/əˈsɪd.ɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsSharp and biting in taste.
  • acoustic/əˈkuː.stɪk/adjectiveC1To do with sound, or played without electrical amplification.
  • acquired/əˈkwaɪɹd/adjectiveB22 meaningsGained or developed rather than possessed from birth.
  • acrid/ˈæk.ɹɪd/adjectiveC1Sharp and bitter enough to sting the nose.
  • acrimonious/ˌæk.ɹɪˈməʊ.nɪ.əs/adjectiveC1Full of bitterness and angry feeling.
  • acute/əˈkjuːt/adjectiveC14 meaningsSevere and sharp — of pain, a shortage, embarrassment or need.
  • adamant/ˈæd.ə.mənt/adjectiveC1Refusing absolutely to change your mind.
  • adept/əˈdɛpt/adjectiveC1Highly skilled at something through practice.
  • adjacent/əˈd͡ʒeɪ.sənt/adjectiveC13 meaningsNext to something and touching it, or sharing a border with it.
  • adjoining/əˈd͡ʒɔɪ.nɪŋ/adjectiveC1Sharing a wall or a border with the next one.
  • adjustable/əˈd͡ʒʌstəbəl/adjectiveC1Able to be altered to suit different needs or sizes.
  • administrative/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹə.tɪv/adjectiveC1Relating to the organisation and running of an institution.
  • adrift/əˈdɹɪft/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsFloating with no power and no control.
  • advantageous/ˌædvənˈteɪd͡ʒ(i)əs/adjectiveC1Putting you in a better position than before.
  • adverse/ˈæd.və(ɹ)s/adjectiveC1Working against you.
  • advisory/ədˈvaɪzəɹi/adjectiveC1Giving advice rather than orders.
  • aesthetic/iːsˈθɛ.tɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsConcerning beauty and how things look.
  • affable/ˈæf.ə.bəl/adjectiveC1Easy and pleasant to talk to.
  • affluent/ˈæf.lu.ənt/adjectiveC1Having plenty of money.
  • afoot/əˈfʊt/adjectiveC1Happening or being planned.
  • aggregate/ˈæɡ.ɹɪ.ɡət/verbC14 meaningsTo gather separate items or figures together into one whole or one total.
  • aggrievedadjectiveC1Feeling that you have been treated unfairly.
  • aglow/əˈɡloʊ/adjectiveC1Shining with a warm soft light.
  • agnostic/aɡˈnɒstɪk/nounC12 meaningsA person who thinks it cannot be known whether a god exists.
  • agricultural/ˌæɡ.ɹɪˈkʌl.tjʊə.ɹəl/adjectiveC1To do with farming.
  • aimless/ˈeɪm.ləs/adjectiveC1Without purpose or direction.
  • airy/ˈɛə.ɹi/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsFull of fresh air and light.
  • alight/əˈlaɪt/adjectiveC13 meaningsOn fire, or burning.
  • all-outadjectiveC1Using every resource available.
  • aloof/əˈluːf/adjectiveC12 meaningsKeeping a cool distance from other people.
  • alpine/ˈæl.paɪn/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsBelonging to high mountains above the treeline.
  • altruistic/ˌæl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk/adjectiveC1Caring for others before yourself.
  • ambivalent/æmˈbɪv.ə.lənt/adjectiveC1Pulled both ways at once about the same thing.
  • amenable/əˈmiːnəbəl/adjectiveC1Willing to be persuaded or to co-operate.
  • amiable/ˈeɪ.mi.ə.bəl/adjectiveC1Friendly and good-natured.
  • amicable/ˈæ.mɪ.kə.bəl/adjectiveC1Friendly and free of hostility, especially after a dispute.
  • amorous/ˈæ.mə.ɹəs/adjectiveC1Showing or feeling sexual love.
  • analogous/əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs/adjectiveC1Alike enough for a comparison to hold.
  • ancestral/ænˈsɛs.təɹ.əl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsBelonging to the family members who came before.
  • anecdotal[ˌænɪkˈdəʊ̯tɫ̩]adjectiveC1Based on single stories rather than gathered evidence.
  • annual/ˈæn.ju.əl/adjectiveB22 meaningsHappening once every year.
  • answerable/ˈɑːnsəɹəb(ə)l/adjectiveC1Capable of being settled by a definite reply, as a well-posed question is.
  • antenatal/ˌæntɪˈneɪtəl/adjectiveC1Happening before a birth.
  • anticlimactic/ˌantɪjklɑjˈmaktɪk/adjectiveC1Disappointing after everything that built up to it.
  • antiquated/ˈæntɪˌkweɪtɪd/adjectiveC1So old-fashioned that it is no longer practical.
  • anxious/ˈæŋkʃəs/adjectiveB22 meaningsWorried and uneasy about what may happen.
  • apathetic/ˌæpəˈθɛtɪk/adjectiveC1Feeling no interest or care about anything.
  • apologetic/əˌpɒləˈdʒɛtɪk/adjectiveC1Showing or expressing regret.
  • appalling/əˈpɔːlɪŋ/adjectiveC1Shockingly bad or horrifying.
  • appealing/əˈpiː.lɪŋ/adjectiveC1Attractive, or asking for sympathy.