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

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  • earnest/ˈɝ.nɪst/adjectiveC12 meaningsDeeply sincere and serious about what you do.
  • earthy/ˈɜː.θi/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsSmelling of soil and damp woodland.
  • eccentric/ɪkˈsɛntɹɪk/adjectiveC13 meaningsOdd in a harmless, likeable way; living by your own rules.
  • eclectic/ɛkˈlɛk.tɪk/adjectiveC1Drawing on many different sources and styles.
  • ecological/ˌiːkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/adjectiveC1To do with living things and their surroundings.
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/ˈɛd͡ʒi/
adjectiveB22 meanings
Tense and on the point of snapping.
  • edible/ˈɛdɪbəl/adjectiveB1+3 meaningsSafe or fit to eat.
  • eerie/ˈɪəɹi/adjectiveB22 meaningsStrange and frightening in a quiet, ghostly way.
  • effective/ɪˈfɛktɪv/adjectiveB1+3 meaningsProducing the result it was meant to produce.
  • effervescent/ˌɛfəˈvɛsənt/adjectiveC12 meaningsGiving off bubbles of gas.
  • effortless/ˈɛfə(ɹ)tlɪs/adjectiveC1Done so well it looks easy.
  • egotistical/ˌi.ɡoʊˈtɪs.tɪk.(ə)l/adjectiveC1Excessively concerned with yourself and your own importance.
  • egregious/ɪˈɡɹiː.d͡ʒəs/adjectiveC1Outstandingly bad.
  • elastic/ɪˈlæstɪk/nounC12 meaningsA band that stretches and springs back.
  • elective/ɪˈlɛktɪv/nounB2+3 meaningsA course a student chooses rather than has to take.
  • electoral/ɪˈlɛk.tə.ɹəl/adjectiveC1To do with elections and voting.
  • elegant/ˈɛləɡənt/adjectiveB22 meaningsBeautiful in a graceful, restrained way.
  • elemental/(ˌ)ɛləˈmɛntəl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsBelonging to the basic forces of nature.
  • eligible/ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsMeeting the conditions that allow you to do or receive something.
  • elitist/ɪˈliːtɪst/adjectiveC1Favouring a select few over everybody else.
  • elusive/ɪˈl(j)uː.sɪv/adjectiveC1Always slipping away just before you catch it.
  • emaciated/əˈmeɪ.ʃi.eɪ.tɪd/adjectiveC1Abnormally thin and weak from hunger or illness.
  • embattled/ɛmˈbætl̩d/adjectiveC1Under attack from all sides.
  • empirical/ɪmˈpɪɹɪkəl/adjectiveC1Based on observed evidence and experiment.
  • enamoured/ɛˈnæməd/adjectiveC1Filled with liking or love for someone or something.
  • encrustedadjectiveC1Covered with a hard or jewelled layer.
  • endemic/ɛnˈdɛm.ɪk/adjectiveC1Regularly found in one place or group.
  • endothermic/ˌɛndəʊˈθəːmɪk/adjectiveC1Taking in heat as it reacts.
  • engaging/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/adjectiveC1Charming, and holding your attention.
  • engrossed/ɛnˈɡɹoʊst/adjectiveC1Completely taken up by what you are doing.
  • entrancingadjectiveC1So delightful that it holds you spellbound.
  • enviable/ˈɛn.vi.ə.bl̩/adjectiveC1Good enough that others would like to have it.
  • equestrian/ɪˈkwɛs.tri.ən/adjectiveC12 meaningsRelating to horse riding.
  • equidistant/ˌɛk.wɪˈdɪs.tənt/adjectiveC1The same distance from two or more points.
  • equitable/ˈɛk.wɪ.tə.bəl/adjectiveC1Fair to everybody involved.
  • equivocal/əˈkwɪvəkəl/adjectiveC1Worded so that it could be taken either way.
  • erect/ɪˈɹɛkt/verbC12 meaningsTo build or put up something upright.
  • erratic/ɪˈɹætɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsJumping about with no steady pattern.
  • esoteric/ˌiː.səʊˈtɛɹ.ɪk/adjectiveC1Understood only by a small circle of initiates.
  • estrangedadjectiveC1No longer in contact with a relative.
  • ethereal/ɪˈθɪə.ɹɪ.əl/adjectiveC1So delicate and light it seems not of this world.
  • even-handedadjectiveC1Treating all sides fairly.
  • evolutionary/ˌiː.vəˈl(j)uː.ʃən.ɹi/adjectiveC12 meaningsRelating to the gradual development of species over generations.
  • exact/ɪɡˈzækt/adjectiveA2+3 meaningsCorrect in every detail; not rounded off or approximate.
  • exacting/ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ/adjectiveC1Demanding great care and effort.
  • exasperated/ɪɡˈzæspəɹeɪtɪd/adjectiveC1Worn out by something that keeps going wrong.
  • exceptional/ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsFar better than the rest.
  • exemplary/ɪɡˈzɛmpləɹi/adjectiveC12 meaningsSo good that it should be the model for everyone else.
  • exhaustive/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪv/adjectiveC1Leaving nothing out, however small.
  • exhilaratingadjectiveC1Making you feel thrillingly alive.
  • exorbitant/ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt/adjectiveC1Far higher in price than is reasonable.
  • exothermicadjectiveC1Giving out heat as it reacts.
  • exotic/ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/adjectiveB22 meaningsExcitingly foreign and unfamiliar.
  • expedient/ɪkˈspiːdi.ənt/adjectiveC1Useful for the moment, whatever the principle.
  • expendable/ɪkˈspɛndəbəl/adjectiveC1Able to be given up or used up without great loss.
  • experimental/ɪkspɛɹəˈmɛntəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsBased on trying something new to see what happens.
  • explanatory/ɪkˈsplæn.ə.t(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC1Meant to make something clear.
  • explicit/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt/adjectiveC12 meaningsStated fully and directly, with nothing left implied.
  • explosive/ɛkˈspləʊsɪv/adjectiveC12 meaningsAble to burst violently.
  • exquisite/ɪkˈskwɪzɪt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsBeautiful in a fine, delicate way.